109 replies to this topic

[LynnInDenver]

Oh, that works beautifully. Works fine with Flash Gordon (Bally) and Solar Ride (Gottlieb).

Now it just needs to reference the Pinmame color assignment for the DMD or otherwise allow a custom color assignment per table, it'd be nice to get the Gottlieb to show up in blue.

[FreeLunch]

I've been testing for awhile, no bugs to report, but I wanted to say thanks for continually improving this software.

[freezy]

Thanks for reporting!

 

I've been working on a way to easily customize the look of the displays, will post something in the next days.

[freezy]

So I've actually tried this in a game with a backglass and I've found out two things:

 

- B2S Dream7 exists, and it doesn't look too bad!

- dmdext's rendering is much less impressive with small sizes.

 

So to use dmdext's segment rendering you actually need to ditch the LED frames from the backglass, unless the frame fits perfectly and you use a solid background.

 

Anyway, i've posted a new build here. It's the first one that should be actually usable, meaning it saves the position per game to dmddevice.ini as you move the displays around. And the look is entirely customizable!

 

 

To open this, hover over the top right corner of a display and you'll get a configuration icon.

 

And here is it in action:

 

[freezy]

Okay here it's a bit bigger:

 

[TerryRed]

Excellent stuff so far!

 

I'm a bit too sick right now to test on my cab...but i tested on my PC and it looks great! The config options panel is awesome!

 

Is it possible to have a "default" size and position for this so those who are using a 3rd screen for this (instead of the backglass) don't have to set that per table?

 

Also...any chance of being able to apply the post-processing effects / glow, etc to your DMD dots?

[FreeLunch]

Yes, the virtual alphanumeric display has a nice glow that "outshines" the virtual dmd display now. Spoil us too much and we'll come up with something new to want haha.

Also...any chance of being able to apply the post-processing effects / glow, etc to your DMD dots?

[TerryRed]

We are indeed spoiled.

[Outhere]

---- I've been testing it in my cab, I used Funhouse for the test looks really nice ----

1 - Is it possible to have the menu open up on the Playfield Because if you're making changes to the dmd screen there's no way to see the menu

2 - If I open the menu,  make some changes save it, Close VP - restart the game the display does not use the new settings but The changes are saved in the ini file

For example the InI file will say bold but when you start a new game The display will be thin

[freezy]

Yeah I'm sorry the documentation is still non-existent.

 

What you're doing when you're hitting "save" in the customize dialog is you're saving a "style", which then can be applied globally or to a game by the "style" setting. For example:

[alphanumeric]
enabled = true
style.mystyle.skewangle = 12
; all the other mystyle attributes

; "globally"
style = mystyle

[fh_906h]
; override per game
alphanumeric style = mystyle

So "mystyle" is currently set globally (because under [alphanumeric], it's set as "style"), and explicitly for Funhouse as well (because under [fh_906h], it's overridden.

 

I'll see what I can do about the custom dialog popping up at the wrong place. It currently shows right to the display where you clicked on.

[Outhere]

I saved 2 games as separate savings in the INI file  And as far as style goes it does not Follow the INI file for me

 

This is my INI file

 

Spoiler

[global]

; how to downscale SEGA 192x64 pixel games to smaller displays: fit, fill or stretch
resize = fit

; flips the image horizontally
fliphorizontally = false

; flips the image vertically
flipvertically = false

; enable or disable frame-by-frame colorization (inactive in VPX bundle)
colorize = true

; a DMD that renders with nice dots on a computer monitor
[virtualdmd]
enabled = false

; virtual dmd stays on top of all other windows
stayontop = true

; hide the resize grip
hidegrip = true

; ignore the aspect ratio of the rendered dots when resizing
ignorear = true

; use VPM's registry values when positioning the virtual dmd
useregistry = false

; x-axis of the window position
;3316
;3877
;left = 2317
; y-axis of the window position
;top = 214
; width of the dmd in monitor pixels
;width = 1846
; height of the dmd in monitor pixels
;height = 606
; scale the dot size (set to 0.8 for same size as pre-1.6.0)
;dotsize = 0.8
left = 3290

; y-axis of the window position
top = 20

; width of the dmd in monitor pixels
width = 733

; height of the dmd in monitor pixels
height = 393

; scale the dot size (set to 0.8 for same size as pre-1.6.0)
dotsize = 0.8

[alphanumeric]
enabled = true
style.fh_905h.skewangle = 12
style.fh_905h.weight = Bold
style.fh_905h.backgroundcolor = #ff000000
style.fh_905h.foreground.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.foreground.color = #fffbe6cb
style.fh_905h.foreground.blur.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.foreground.blur.x = 2
style.fh_905h.foreground.blur.y = 2
style.fh_905h.foreground.dilate.enabled = false
style.fh_905h.innerglow.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.innerglow.color = #a0dd6a03
style.fh_905h.innerglow.blur.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.innerglow.blur.x = 15
style.fh_905h.innerglow.blur.y = 13
style.fh_905h.innerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.innerglow.dilate.x = 15
style.fh_905h.innerglow.dilate.y = 10
style.fh_905h.outerglow.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.outerglow.color = #40b65829
style.fh_905h.outerglow.blur.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.outerglow.blur.x = 50
style.fh_905h.outerglow.blur.y = 50
style.fh_905h.outerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.outerglow.dilate.x = 90
style.fh_905h.outerglow.dilate.y = 40
style.fh_905h.background.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.background.color = #20ffffff
style.fh_905h.background.blur.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.background.blur.x = 7
style.fh_905h.background.blur.y = 7
style.fh_905h.background.dilate.enabled = false
style.bcats_l5.skewangle = 12
style.bcats_l5.weight = Bold
style.bcats_l5.backgroundcolor = #ff000000
style.bcats_l5.foreground.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.foreground.color = #fffbe6cb
style.bcats_l5.foreground.blur.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.foreground.blur.x = 2
style.bcats_l5.foreground.blur.y = 2
style.bcats_l5.foreground.dilate.enabled = false
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.color = #a0dd6a03
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.blur.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.blur.x = 15
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.blur.y = 13
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.dilate.x = 15
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.dilate.y = 10
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.color = #40b65829
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.blur.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.blur.x = 50
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.blur.y = 50
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.dilate.x = 90
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.dilate.y = 40
style.bcats_l5.background.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.background.color = #20ffffff
style.bcats_l5.background.blur.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.background.blur.x = 7
style.bcats_l5.background.blur.y = 7
style.bcats_l5.background.dilate.enabled = false

[pindmd1]

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD1
enabled =

[pindmd2]

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD2
enabled = false

[pindmd3]

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD3
enabled = false

; COM port, e.g. COM3
port =

[[Removed for Trademark Infringement]]

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a [Removed for Trademark Infringement]
enabled = true

[browserstream]

; if enabled, stream to your browser in your LAN
enabled = false
port = 9090

[vpdbstream]

; if enabled, stream DMD to https://test.vpdb.io/live
enabled = false
endpoint = https://api-test.vpdb.io/

[video]

; if enabled, writes frames to an .avi file
enabled = false

; path to folder or .avi file. if folder, gamename.avi is used.
path =

[pinup]

; if enabled, send frames to PinUP.
enabled = true

;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
[tmnt_104]
stayontop = true
virtualdmd enabled = true
virtualdmd left = 4625
virtualdmd top = 945
virtualdmd width = 985
virtualdmd height = 90

;Bowling Strike Master
[strik_l4]
stayontop = true
virtualdmd enabled = true
virtualdmd left = 4285
virtualdmd top = 625
virtualdmd width = 1010
virtualdmd height = 145

[fh_905h]
[Removed for Trademark Infringement] enabled = false
alphanumeric pos.0.left = 5815.42857142857
alphanumeric pos.0.top = 160
alphanumeric pos.0.height = 181.714285714286
alphanumeric pos.1.left = 5815.42857142857
alphanumeric pos.1.top = 340
alphanumeric pos.1.height = 181.714285714286

[bcats_l5]
alphanumeric pos.0.left = 490.285714285714
alphanumeric pos.0.top = 253.142857142857
alphanumeric pos.0.height = 120
alphanumeric pos.1.left = 5772
alphanumeric pos.1.top = 402.285714285714
alphanumeric pos.1.height = 195.428571428571
 

Edited by Outhere, 14 December 2018 - 03:47 PM.

[freezy]

So you named your styles after the ROM. That's okay, but you need to tell the ROM to actually use that style.

 

Add "alphanumeric style = fh_905h" under [fh_905h] and "alphanumeric style = bcats_l5" under [bcats_l5], and you should be fine. However I'd suggest naming them differently, since you probably want them to be re-usable so you don't have to define a style for every game separately.

[Outhere]

Thanks for the quick response and all your hard work of course

Now I see what you mean as far as default or Specific to a game

What if you set it up so a very 1st time you run it it automatically saves default under

[alphanumeric]
enabled = true

-

Then if a person saves for a Specific game have settings go under the rom name and then they would automatically be used when a game is loaded

[freezy]

The config dialog lets you save a "style", but you still need to assign the style to the game. That currently needs to be done manually in the .ini file.

[Outhere]

Everything is working as it should

   Thanks for your Help

Spoiler

[global]

; how to downscale SEGA 192x64 pixel games to smaller displays: fit, fill or stretch
resize = fit

; flips the image horizontally
fliphorizontally = false

; flips the image vertically
flipvertically = false

; enable or disable frame-by-frame colorization (inactive in VPX bundle)
colorize = true

; a DMD that renders with nice dots on a computer monitor
[virtualdmd]
enabled = false

; virtual dmd stays on top of all other windows
stayontop = true

; hide the resize grip
hidegrip = true

; ignore the aspect ratio of the rendered dots when resizing
ignorear = true

; use VPM's registry values when positioning the virtual dmd
useregistry = false

; x-axis of the window position
;3316
;3877
;left = 2317
; y-axis of the window position
;top = 214
; width of the dmd in monitor pixels
;width = 1846
; height of the dmd in monitor pixels
;height = 606
; scale the dot size (set to 0.8 for same size as pre-1.6.0)
;dotsize = 0.8
left = 3290

; y-axis of the window position
top = 20

; width of the dmd in monitor pixels
width = 733

; height of the dmd in monitor pixels
height = 393

; scale the dot size (set to 0.8 for same size as pre-1.6.0)
dotsize = 0.8

[alphanumeric]
enabled = true
style..skewangle = 12
style..weight = Thin
style..backgroundcolor = #ff000000
style..foreground.enabled = true
style..foreground.color = #fffbe6cb
style..foreground.blur.enabled = true
style..foreground.blur.x = 2
style..foreground.blur.y = 2
style..foreground.dilate.enabled = false
style..innerglow.enabled = true
style..innerglow.color = #a0dd6a03
style..innerglow.blur.enabled = true
style..innerglow.blur.x = 15
style..innerglow.blur.y = 13
style..innerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style..innerglow.dilate.x = 15
style..innerglow.dilate.y = 10
style..outerglow.enabled = true
style..outerglow.color = #40b65829
style..outerglow.blur.enabled = true
style..outerglow.blur.x = 50
style..outerglow.blur.y = 50
style..outerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style..outerglow.dilate.x = 90
style..outerglow.dilate.y = 40
style..background.enabled = true
style..background.color = #20ffffff
style..background.blur.enabled = true
style..background.blur.x = 7
style..background.blur.y = 7
style..background.dilate.enabled = false
style.fh_905h.skewangle = 12
style.fh_905h.weight = Bold
style.fh_905h.backgroundcolor = #ff000000
style.fh_905h.foreground.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.foreground.color = #fffbe6cb
style.fh_905h.foreground.blur.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.foreground.blur.x = 2
style.fh_905h.foreground.blur.y = 2
style.fh_905h.foreground.dilate.enabled = false
style.fh_905h.innerglow.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.innerglow.color = #a0dd6a03
style.fh_905h.innerglow.blur.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.innerglow.blur.x = 15
style.fh_905h.innerglow.blur.y = 13
style.fh_905h.innerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.innerglow.dilate.x = 15
style.fh_905h.innerglow.dilate.y = 10
style.fh_905h.outerglow.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.outerglow.color = #40b65829
style.fh_905h.outerglow.blur.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.outerglow.blur.x = 50
style.fh_905h.outerglow.blur.y = 50
style.fh_905h.outerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.outerglow.dilate.x = 90
style.fh_905h.outerglow.dilate.y = 40
style.fh_905h.background.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.background.color = #20ffffff
style.fh_905h.background.blur.enabled = true
style.fh_905h.background.blur.x = 7
style.fh_905h.background.blur.y = 7
style.fh_905h.background.dilate.enabled = false
style.bcats_l5.skewangle = 12
style.bcats_l5.weight = Bold
style.bcats_l5.backgroundcolor = #ff000000
style.bcats_l5.foreground.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.foreground.color = #fffbe6cb
style.bcats_l5.foreground.blur.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.foreground.blur.x = 2
style.bcats_l5.foreground.blur.y = 2
style.bcats_l5.foreground.dilate.enabled = false
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.color = #ff0000ff
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.blur.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.blur.x = 15
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.blur.y = 13
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.dilate.x = 15
style.bcats_l5.innerglow.dilate.y = 10
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.color = #40b65829
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.blur.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.blur.x = 50
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.blur.y = 50
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.dilate.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.dilate.x = 6
style.bcats_l5.outerglow.dilate.y = 40
style.bcats_l5.background.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.background.color = #00ffffff
style.bcats_l5.background.blur.enabled = true
style.bcats_l5.background.blur.x = 7
style.bcats_l5.background.blur.y = 7
style.bcats_l5.background.dilate.enabled = false

[pindmd1]

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD1
enabled =

[pindmd2]

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD2
enabled = false

[pindmd3]

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD3
enabled = false

; COM port, e.g. COM3
port =

[[Pin2DMD uses stolen and/or infringes IP. PinDMD is the genuine product ;) ]]

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a [Pin2DMD uses stolen and/or infringes IP. PinDMD is the genuine product ;) ]
enabled = true

[browserstream]

; if enabled, stream to your browser in your LAN
enabled = false
port = 9090

[vpdbstream]

; if enabled, stream DMD to https://test.vpdb.io/live
enabled = false
endpoint = https://api-test.vpdb.io/

[video]

; if enabled, writes frames to an .avi file
enabled = false

; path to folder or .avi file. if folder, gamename.avi is used.
path =

[pinup]

; if enabled, send frames to PinUP.
enabled = true

;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
[tmnt_104]
stayontop = true
virtualdmd enabled = true
virtualdmd left = 4625
virtualdmd top = 945
virtualdmd width = 985
virtualdmd height = 90

;Bowling Strike Master
[strik_l4]
stayontop = true
virtualdmd enabled = true
virtualdmd left = 4285
virtualdmd top = 625
virtualdmd width = 1010
virtualdmd height = 145

[fh_905h]
[Pin2DMD uses stolen and/or infringes IP. PinDMD is the genuine product ;) ] enabled = false
alphanumeric style = fh_905h
alphanumeric pos.0.left = 5815.42857142857
alphanumeric pos.0.top = 160
alphanumeric pos.0.height = 181.714285714286
alphanumeric pos.1.left = 5815.42857142857
alphanumeric pos.1.top = 340
alphanumeric pos.1.height = 181.714285714286

[bcats_l5]
[Pin2DMD uses stolen and/or infringes IP. PinDMD is the genuine product ;) ] enabled = false
alphanumeric style = bcats_l5
alphanumeric pos.0.left = 5772
alphanumeric pos.0.top = 140
alphanumeric pos.0.height = 195.428571428571
alphanumeric pos.1.left = 5772
alphanumeric pos.1.top = 402.285714285714
alphanumeric pos.1.height = 195.428571428571
 

Edited by Outhere, 14 December 2018 - 06:34 PM.

[senseless]

Cool development freezy, these cool features make me want to play around with my old lcd dmd in stead of the [Pin2DMD uses stolen and/or infringes IP. PinDMD is the genuine product ;) ] .

[Outhere]

See post 39

 

This looks really nice on games were you want to use it

I found if you put this underneath the rom name (alphanumeric enabled = false) and save it when you start the game it Deletes all the information in the file and leaves the one game in their

 

Like this

 

[fh_905h]
alphanumeric enabled = false
alphanumeric style = fh_905h
alphanumeric pos.0.left = 5815.42857142857
alphanumeric pos.0.top = 160
alphanumeric pos.0.height = 181.714285714286
alphanumeric pos.1.left = 5815.42857142857
alphanumeric pos.1.top = 340
alphanumeric pos.1.height = 181.714285714286

Edited by Outhere, 11 January 2019 - 01:16 AM.

[freezy]

Sorry for the late reply. Do you have a log?

[Outhere]

I am unable to reproduce...
Everything seems to be working fine...

If it happens again I will post the log

[freezy]

Okay, thanks!