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BuZz880:

--- Quote from: Silver on January 05, 2005, 06:04:34 pm ---The default option in mame.ini is now movievideo 3. This selects XVID compression - so you will need to install the Xvid codec or choose one of the other codecs. If VirtualDub can not find the codec specified, it defaults to uncompressed - ie MASSIVE files. It will probably be only 2-3megs with Xvid.

Personally, I recommend using Xvid. Its open source and extremely high quality, and fast, IMHO.

You can download the codec for Windows here:

http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/

Loads more Xvid info/source code here:

http://www.xvid.org/



--- End quote ---

k, I get it now.  On movievideo 2 it comes down to 2.8 and looks/sounds great.  Trying with xVid now.
sWampy:
C:\mame>copy /Y dummyvdb.txt pacman.vdb
The system cannot find the file specified.


Where do I get a dummyvdb.txt, and do I need it?


When I run listgen, I end up with an empty listgen.tmp and results.tmp, and a makemovies.bat that looks like the one below.   I've changed all the ini's to point to the correct directories I think.

copy /Y controls.png controls00.png
copy /Y controls.png controls01.png
del controls00.png
del controls01.png


PS did this thing delete my snap directory?
Buddabing:

--- Quote from: sWampy on January 05, 2005, 08:00:12 pm ---C:\mame>copy /Y dummyvdb.txt pacman.vdb
The system cannot find the file specified.


Where do I get a dummyvdb.txt, and do I need it?


When I run listgen, I end up with an empty listgen.tmp and results.tmp, and a makemovies.bat that looks like the one below.   I've changed all the ini's to point to the correct directories I think.

copy /Y controls.png controls00.png
copy /Y controls.png controls01.png
del controls00.png
del controls01.png


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I made the dummyvdb.txt so that the batch process doesn't stop if there is a problem loading the roms or creating the png snapshots. Either copy an existing .vdb file to dummyvdb.txt or delete those steps.

The same thing goes for the copy /Y controls.png. The dummy vdb file causes VirtualDub to make a two-frame movie from those two pngs.

It's not necessary at all.
sWampy:
If I turn on verbose mode, in listgen, I get what's below, but an almost empty makemovies.bat.  I get tons and tons of the rom name not found in rom trees.  listgen.tmp and result.tmp end up empty.


rom name bangbead not found in rom tree
rom name nitd not found in rom tree
rom name zupapa not found in rom tree
rom name sengoku3 not found in rom tree
Writing intermediate file listgen.tmp
Reading intermediate file into filter database
create temporary table gamedata (  romname varchar[12] unique primary key,  full_desc varchar[64],  stripped_desc varchar[64] key,  year varchar[4],  manufacturer varchar[80],  screen varchar[24],  orientation varchar[24],  color varchar[24],  status varchar[24],   sound varchar[24],   control varchar[36],  width integer,  height integer,   isclone integer,  aspectx integer,  aspecty integer,  players integer,  buttons integer,  coins integer,   sourcefile varchar[24],  cloneof varchar[12],  romof varchar[12],  catver_category varchar[48],  catver_veradded varchar[48],  nplayers_category varchar[32],  gameplay_category varchar[32],  gameplay_layout varchar[32],  gameplay_mnop integer,  gameplay_nosp integer,  refresh varchar[32],  channels varchar[8]  service varchar[8],  tilt varchar[8]  );
copy gamedata from 'listgen.tmp' using delimiters '|';
Filtering database into result.tmp
Writing game list to makemovies.bat
Buddabing:

--- Quote from: sWampy on January 05, 2005, 09:38:33 pm ---If I turn on verbose mode, in listgen, I get what's below, but an almost empty makemovies.bat.  I get tons and tons of the rom name not found in rom trees.  listgen.tmp and result.tmp end up empty.


rom name bangbead not found in rom tree
rom name nitd not found in rom tree
rom name zupapa not found in rom tree
rom name sengoku3 not found in rom tree
Writing intermediate file listgen.tmp
Reading intermediate file into filter database
create temporary table gamedata (  romname varchar[12] unique primary key,  full_desc varchar[64],  stripped_desc varchar[64] key,  year varchar[4],  manufacturer varchar[80],  screen varchar[24],  orientation varchar[24],  color varchar[24],  status varchar[24],   sound varchar[24],   control varchar[36],  width integer,  height integer,   isclone integer,  aspectx integer,  aspecty integer,  players integer,  buttons integer,  coins integer,   sourcefile varchar[24],  cloneof varchar[12],  romof varchar[12],  catver_category varchar[48],  catver_veradded varchar[48],  nplayers_category varchar[32],  gameplay_category varchar[32],  gameplay_layout varchar[32],  gameplay_mnop integer,  gameplay_nosp integer,  refresh varchar[32],  channels varchar[8]  service varchar[8],  tilt varchar[8]  );
copy gamedata from 'listgen.tmp' using delimiters '|';
Filtering database into result.tmp
Writing game list to makemovies.bat

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Your listgen.ini needs to be edited so that it knows where MAME is and where your ROMS are.

Optionally, if ListGen knows where MAME is, you can change the audit_roms parameter to 0.
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