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====== Video Recording ====== | ====== Video Recording ====== | ||
- | Because vpx 10.8 uses more low-level gpu drivers it cannot record via the older default methods | + | Because vpx 10.8 uses more low-level gpu drivers it cannot record via the past older default methods (v1.4.6 |
- | Technical Note: Popper' | + | Technical Note: Popper' |
==== New for Popper v1.5 watch this video to get familiar with how best to do your recordings today: ==== | ==== New for Popper v1.5 watch this video to get familiar with how best to do your recordings today: ==== | ||
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+ | //note in this video you can skip the part where he modifes the operatoredit menu for extra bat files as that is optional.// | ||
[[https:// | [[https:// | ||
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- | Common issues with Recording with v1.5 Popper. | ||
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- | FFMPEG recording of playfield uses GPU recording which can only happen on the PRIMARY display in windows. | ||
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- | **"My playfield 4K videos won't play in Popper, | ||
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- | This is an issue with AMD drivers on certain models (5700xt/ | ||
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- | **"my playfield is ' | ||
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- | If you have your TV/monitor physically reversed in your cabinet and used your windows OS to flip your screen, | ||
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- | after a manual recording, | ||
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- | **"it use to work fine in v1.4.6 but nothing works in v.1.5" | ||
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- | you can use your old recordstart.bat and recordstop.bat from v1.4 as they are backwards compatible. | ||
====== Auto-Record All tables/ | ====== Auto-Record All tables/ | ||
Awesome utility that can scan/find missing media and batch all recordings for you while you sit back on the couch… Fully automated with launch each game, recode each/any display as needed and close game and more onto next game. | Awesome utility that can scan/find missing media and batch all recordings for you while you sit back on the couch… Fully automated with launch each game, recode each/any display as needed and close game and more onto next game. | ||
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+ | //Watch youtube video in above section to see an example of how to record all missing media!// | ||
You should ONLY run this after you have tested and recorded each display manually in Popper to make sure your recording is setup correctly. | You should ONLY run this after you have tested and recorded each display manually in Popper to make sure your recording is setup correctly. | ||
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You may notice things like a bg recording on your playfield or vice versa. This is just an indication that Popper was unable to record the screen and used the last known good recording. | You may notice things like a bg recording on your playfield or vice versa. This is just an indication that Popper was unable to record the screen and used the last known good recording. | ||
- | Most common errors are having PuP-Displays with negative windows positions, or PuP-Displays that are larger than a windows screen. FFMPEG will fail with an error like ' | + | Most common errors are having PuP-Displays with negative windows positions, or PuP-Displays that are larger than a windows screen. FFMPEG will fail with an error like ' |
to troubleshoot: | to troubleshoot: | ||
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* in recordings subfolder, delete the file " | * in recordings subfolder, delete the file " | ||
* in recordings subfolder, remove any output.mp4, output.mkv files if they exist | * in recordings subfolder, remove any output.mp4, output.mkv files if they exist | ||
- | * to test secruity issues, test running pinupmenu.exe as admin and see if there' | ||
* ensure you have a pupcloser.exe file in the recording folder, if not they its your anti-virus that ' | * ensure you have a pupcloser.exe file in the recording folder, if not they its your anti-virus that ' | ||
* again. if you need to ask for support, include the LOG files from recording sub-folder. It solves 99% of issues. | * again. if you need to ask for support, include the LOG files from recording sub-folder. It solves 99% of issues. | ||
- | **"my BG/Topper records fine, its just my playfiled that records wrong screen/no screen…I use Nvidia Shadowplay/ | + | Common issues with Recording with v1.5 Popper. |
- | Shadowplay recording is a very ' | + | **" |
- | if you have just a BLACK screen from recording | + | FFMPEG |
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+ | **"I can record my playfield in 10.8 DX version but cannot record my playfiled | ||
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+ | Some windows and/or nvidia update may make recording OpenGL vpx impossible. You can setup your VPX emulator launch script to alternate launch 10.8 DX when Popper is in recording mode (prior to launching table). | ||
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+ | {{:dec8cb24924f25045e4f36498ccdc094.png}} | ||
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+ | above is the default VPX launch script, you can just copy this one line that sets VPXEXE when recmode=1 into your script right before START line. | ||
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+ | **"My playfield 4K videos won't play in Popper, it only shows a few frames | ||
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+ | This is an issue with AMD drivers on certain models (5700xt/ | ||
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+ | **"my playfield is ' | ||
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+ | If you have your TV/monitor physically reversed in your cabinet and use windows OS to flip your screen. | ||
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+ | **" | ||
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+ | after a manual recording, look at the many LOG files in the recordings sub-folder to see if they report any errors. Sometimes having older nvidia drivers can make GPU recording | ||
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+ | **"i see a bunch of repeating balls appear | ||
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+ | If you use the operator menu to record playfield you may see some repeating ball appear. This is because in vpx 10.8 they added a new feature called "debug balls" and made the default ' | ||
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+ | **"it use to work fine in v1.4.6 but nothing works in v.1.5"** | ||
- | ===== ===== | + | you can use your old recordstart.bat and recordstop.bat from v1.4 as they are backwards compatible. BUT, using your old files will not allow you to record new 10.8 GL or FP in exclusive mode. |
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