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HyperSpin Maximus Arcade Theme
Dazz:
About roms and game lists:
Yes, not to beat a dead horse, but we are highly aware of the rom folder scanning. Different approaches to this are being worked on as we speak.
If your roms are already No-Intro named and current then you shouldn't have any problems at all when it comes to game lists. If not it's a matter of using a rom auditing tool such as CLRMamePro with a No-Intro dat file to rename your rom sets. I think knowing what rom sets you have, how to update your rom sets and learning how to use CLRMamePro are all crucial if you're going to seriously commit to building a cab/emulation machine. This theory isn't specific to HyperSpin and is something that anyone using any front end should know and use.
Why would anyone want to use .avi files still? ... other than so they don't have to re-download. Avi files are large in size and less in quality when compared to .flv files. .flv files can be manupilated in ways that would make a .avi cry. Even other front ends have added .flv support, so I don't see any reason to ever go back to using .avi files for this scene.
shateredsoul:
--- Quote from: Dazz on July 26, 2010, 05:28:48 am ---
I think knowing what rom sets you have, how to update your rom sets and learning how to use CLRMamePro are all crucial if you're going to seriously commit to building a cab/emulation machine. This theory isn't specific to HyperSpin and is something that anyone using any front end should know and use.
Why would anyone want to use .avi files still? ... other than so they don't have to re-download. Avi files are large in size and less in quality when compared to .flv files. .flv files can be manupilated in ways that would make a .avi cry. Even other front ends have added .flv support, so I don't see any reason to ever go back to using .avi files for this scene.
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I was running Maximus Arcade, setting up emulators, adding new systems all without using clrmamepro. And I was serious! So I'd argue it's not crucial if you have a set of roms you're happy with. I only used it later to figure out what roms I was missing for mame, but that was only recently. Glad to hear new options are being developed. Great news!
I made a video of Border Down for Sega Naomi, and I converted it to .flv format using circo's methods. The avi file looks noticeably better. That's the only reason really. You're right though, for hyperspin avi wont work.
I don't think it's the look that's keeping people from trying hyperspin instead of maximus (after all hyperspin is free and looks pretty nice). Maybe lack of knowledge, patience, or time on the users part? Maybe they already invested a lot of time in renaming vids and don't want to invest more time in renaming rom sets again? Hyperspin is really customizable and the only thing I've really found that is time consuming once you have the naming down is the HyperLaunch file... adding systems isn't as easy but once you add them they run really well. This is especially true for systems that required mounting games through daemon (pcfx, sega saturn, and turbo grafx are running great!).
just defending my first front end is all, it has it's great points. Anyways, the point is the theme you are working on looks great :applaud:, but HyperLaunch is scary to new ppl
Dazz:
--- Quote from: shateredsoul on July 26, 2010, 02:31:21 pm ---
I was running Maximus Arcade, setting up emulators, adding new systems all without using clrmamepro. And I was serious! So I'd argue it's not crucial if you have a set of roms you're happy with.
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Meh, I'm not going to argue with you anymore over this.... I honestly think that learning rom management is a big part to being able to fully enjoy the emulation scene, especially if you are a rom collector. It sure takes the headaches away when trying to find out why a rom isn't working, especially with MAME. It's just my recommendation to learn this for anyone that's wanting to get the most out of the emulation scene.
Anyway, the power supply in my PC died overnight and I was unable to get any work done on this theme. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to put some more work into it. I think I can have a complete Maximus Arcade like Main Menu and game select menus done done in just a couple hours.
DeLuSioNal29:
As for .FLV vs. .AVI - It really depends on what program you ENCODE the file with. FLV is just as sharp, but some programs make it look like crap. I'm in the TV biz and we encode stuff all the time for air. There are professional programs out there that make things look great (hefty price tag) and then there the typical $20 program that outputs garbage.
My guess is the program you are using isn't compressing it well. Either that or your settings are not set correctly for the best output.
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shateredsoul:
hmm could you recommend a program to convert avi to flvs? I'm using the adobe media encoder. Maybe i'm using the wrong settings but it would be cool to know if there is a better program available.
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