MaLa FE V1.05 released

[FrizzleFried]

Very good news indeed!  I can't wait to beta test your fix.

 

[loadman]

Does this version fix the issue where if you have videos set to hold for 3 seconds and you click in to a game within those 3 seconds half the time the video continues playing in the "background" slowing down MAME considerably (and screwing up the sounds because the sounds of the video are playing in the background)?

If I don't wait for the video to actually start running before hitting the button to load the game,  I'd say about half the time this happens and it's annoying as hell.

This bug has been squashed. 

The fix will be in the next release.

Very good news indeed!  I can't wait to beta test your fix.
 

I think I will send another official release out in the next couple of days. Can you wait? 

[FrizzleFried]

...if I have to wait,  I guess I will live!  Did you fix the slow video issue too?   

[loadman]

...if I have to wait,  I guess I will live!  Did you fix the slow video issue too?   

No  .

Dude, I know MaLa is a bit fussy about playing some Video Types and I will address that in V2.0 ( in time, as it a non trivial job replacing the current Video Engine.)

But in the meantime I think it is fair to report that most other users have found a Video set and Codec combo that plays videos perfectly.   

Good Codecs:
XVID
http://www.xvid.org/Downloads.15.0.html
CCCP
www.cccp-project.net

and make sure DIVX is not installed!!!

Video Sets:
I recommend you contact Circo from EmuMovies and get a FTP account as I have to his video collection and download the videos you have an issue with.

Check out Circo's post here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82577.msg878054#msg878054

Thanks

[FrizzleFried]

Loadman...it's not the same issue described in that thread and it happens to ALL videos and I already DO have and use the FTPed XVID files and I DO only have XVID installed (not DIVX)...

Also,  SOMETIMES it fixes itself where it works perfectly for the entire session only to regress the next time I boot.  The last time I noticed it "go good" was when I went in to and then out of options.  I tried to do it again,  no luck.

[loadman]

Loadman...it's not the same issue described in that thread and it happens to ALL videos and I already DO have and use the FTPed XVID files and I DO only have XVID installed (not DIVX)...

Also,  SOMETIMES it fixes itself where it works perfectly for the entire session only to regress the next time I boot.  The last time I noticed it "go good" was when I went in to and then out of options.  I tried to do it again,  no luck.

ohh ...  A different issue.

In that case I don't know 

I'm not sure if anyone else has reported that particular issue either? The closest one I can think of is video being delayed (out of sync with the sound)

I wonder if it is a soley a MaLa issue. Have you got decent hardware to run the vids?

Either way it will be interesting to see if the next version helps you at all as I added code to stop/start the vids in different circumstances so that may jolt what ever the issue is you are having.?

Does it happen on any another PC's you can get your hands on?

[FrizzleFried]

I only have MALA set up on one MAME cabinet,  the other two use Mamewah.  I'll report my findings when you post the new version.  It's just very strange that it works fine one time then not fine the next.  ...and yup,  the system has enough power to run the vids (AMD 1800+) and plays them fine outside of MALA.

[loadman]

I only have MALA set up on one MAME cabinet,  the other two use Mamewah.  I'll report my findings when you post the new version.  It's just very strange that it works fine one time then not fine the next.  ...and yup,  the system has enough power to run the vids (AMD 1800+) and plays them fine outside of MALA.

I am not suggesting you remove Mamewah.

Can you put MaLa on one of your other Cabs as well to test?

There is no issue having more than one FE on your Hard Drive.

That would be a good test 

[loadman]

Very good news indeed!  I can't wait to beta test your fix.

 Clap clap clap!

Bugger,

I found a bug with 'Hardware' with dealyed layouts that will hold back the next official release.

So you can have this beta in time for Holoween.

I hope it works OK for you 

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=85003.msg893528#msg893528

[FrizzleFried]

I am not sure if you mean that you found the delay bug,  but the fix is not included in this release or if you mean it IS included in this release...

...in any case:

The focus issue appears to be worked out.  I tried multiple times to cause mala to play the videos in the background while mame ran and I could not.  Bravo!

...the delay,  however,  is still present.  I THINK your post meant that you found the  bug but the fix isn't implemented yet,  which would explain why the delay is still there...but just in case you thought you squashed the bug...it's still there.

Thanks!

[loadman]

...the delay,  however,  is still present.  I THINK your post meant that you found the  bug but the fix isn't implemented yet,  which would explain why the delay is still there...but just in case you thought you squashed the bug...it's still there.

Hi,

I am glad you can confirm that the videos don't play underneath games anymore. 

The delay bug I found was LED Hardware not lighting in some scearios.

If you referring to the delayed video you have then No I have not done anything as I can not reproduce it or know of any reports of others who have that type of problem.    So if this is the issue you mean then it would be good if you could try MaLa on one of your other cabs to see if it's just one PC etc

[...Later]

Yes I see I did not word the post in the other thread very well. I have fixed that wording. Sorry to tease you