Time for a dedicated post for this media capture utility.
PBX Recorder will walk through all the VP tables found in Pinballx, launch each table and record/capture all your videos and/or images automatically. This is intended for 2 or 3 Monitor VP setups (Note: Desktop users - there is now a beta version for single monitor desktop users below). By default, PBX Recorder is setup to find and record missing media. There are options to re-record all media if desired. What to record and length of videos are all configurable.
NOTE: PBX Recorder uses the DirectB2S screenres.txt to figure out how to record the Playfield, Backglass and DMD. If the DMD portion of screenres.txt is not filled in correctly, you will have trouble with DMD video or screenshot capture. Try the included ScreenResCheck utility, to see exactly where PBX Recorder will record. (I have also attached it to this post if you want to try the screenres checker)
Version 1.2 adds basic support for automatic Wheel image download via FTP if you have Pinballx FTP access. To enable FTP support, open the FTPLoginInfo.txt file and put in your user info. If you do not have FTP access, the log file will always report a list of any missing wheel images.
Version 1.3 adds "Record complete media set for new tables only" mode, Drag and drop of VPT/VPX to record (must be in XML already). Ability to record in .mp4 format added. Ability to name media based on table or description names.
Here is a demo video.
Special Thanks to:
- Carny_Priest for his original ffmpeg recording scripts and input on the PinballX forums
- All the beta testers
Official releases now available here: http://www.vpforums....topic=34492&hl=
Just download and unzip to use (run as admin if you have recording issues). Old versions here: https://drive.google...S19UOWJPb2k2WWc
NOTE: PBX Recorder videos requires that you install the LAV filters recommended by PinballX here: http://www.pinballx.com/codecs.exe
Also to view the videos outside of PinballX, I use https://mpc-hc.org/
Here is a v1.3 link for single monitor Desktop users: http://www.vpforums....=33552&p=335557
ALSO HERE IS A LINK to a Future Pinball version of this utility: http://www.gameex.in...#comment-154842
Backup your PinballX media if you are a first time user of PBX Recorder Utility is tested with XML scripts created by PinballX Game Manager and PinX Check (<alternateexe> and <exe> tags supported). PBX recorder uses Autohotkey and ffmpeg.
Attached Files
Edited by gtxjoe, 19 May 2016 - 05:53 PM.