LaunchBox Games Database Image Viewer-Plus 1.3.0

JoeViking245

Thank you this is awesome. You should be working for nasa. b safe.

This plugin is really useful and well-made! 💪

The resizable window with the mouse is also very convenient—it would be great to have this feature in all other plugins. I also wanted to report that if I try to remove multiple images at once, it only deletes one, whereas removing them one by one works correctly.

9 minutes ago, Sbaby said:

I also wanted to report that if I try to remove multiple images at once, it only deletes one, whereas removing them one by one works correctly.

Thanks! Glad you like it!  

Bulk delete was never designed in. That's why it's working the way it does.  

17 minutes ago, JoeViking245 said:

Bulk delete was never designed in. That's why it's working the way it does.  

However the plugin allows you to select many images by holding down the CTRL key and mouse click

1 hour ago, Sbaby said:

However the plugin allows you to select many images by holding down the CTRL key and mouse click

Thanks. Guess I never tried that since I knew it wouldn't delete multiple at a time. I'll get the multi-select disabled in the next update.

Will only work on some of my games even though they all have ID's set

 

 

Edited February 16 by Rlad

6 hours ago, Rlad said:

Will only work on some of my games even though they all have ID's set

Not sure what to say. Tried the same game (well, just the first one) that 'failed' and it worked here.

 

Might try doing a Force Update Games Database.  

If that doesn't fix it, 

• Shutdown LaunchBox
• Restart LaunchBox
• Right-click Gekirindan: Time Travel Shooting and select the plugin
• If it still doesn't appear, Exit LaunchBox (Don't dottle. Just exit. Otherwise a ton of other shtuff needs to get sifted through in the log file)
• Drag and drop the most recent log onto your reply here (/LaunchBox/Logs/Debug 2025-02-15 xx-xx-xx AM.log)
• If you didn't have Logging enabled, enable it and restart these steps

Edited February 15 by JoeViking245

6 hours ago, Rlad said:

Will only work on some of my games even though they all have ID's set

Disregard my previous reply.  I did some sleuthing and found that if it errors reading an image from the Database or one of your local images, it prevents it from opening.

I'll see if I can conjure up a solution.  But for now, you'll need to go back to Solution(s) #1 listed in the description when that occurs.

I just made the log, im guessing it's no use now but it's here anyway.

Debug 2025-02-15 11-37-07 PM.log

The plugin doesn't work for some games for me either. For example, for one game where I have 36 images, the plugin doesn't start, and nothing happens.

I've noticed that removing the fanart background from gekirinden makes it work, the same with other saturn games removing FABG and box front reconstructed (added from a forum pack not in the database) also fixes things.

33 minutes ago, Rlad said:

I've noticed that removing the fanart background from gekirinden makes it work, the same with other saturn games removing FABG and box front reconstructed (added from a forum pack not in the database) also fixes things.

Thanks.  That's pretty much what I'm finding too.  Some images have corrupt headers. The one I'm using as a baseline for my ("fail") testing is a Fanart Box-Front that was actually downloaded from the database.

For the local images, that's detectable and I'm just going to replace those [preview] images with 

For the preview images from the database, the ones that have the corrupt header, sometimes they show. Sometimes they're blank (switching to local images and then back fixes it). And sometimes they 'error' and will show the red X.

 

It'd be nice to just have them show. I mean, they'll show in any other image viewer.  We'll see.

2 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

Thank you for fixing the plugin! It now works really well and makes everything much more efficient.

If I may suggest an improvement that I would find useful (and I believe others would too), it would be great to have, along with the image preview, some key details like resolution and file size. This would make it easier to quickly assess which images to keep or delete, helping to choose the best ones more effectively.

In particular, some images may look identical at first glance but could have lower quality when viewed in full screen. Having resolution and file size readily available would make it much easier to spot these differences and make better decisions.

Since I have images archived from many years ago, such a feature would be extremely helpful for managing them more efficiently.

Thanks again for your work!

hello the 13.19 doesnt work for me either can someone please tell me what to do. ive tried deleting the file and grabbing an older one that does work my issue is it wont let me upload an older file that is working it for some reason cant get past the 13.19 someone please help dont know much after trying to overwrite with previous files

 

12 hours ago, Sbaby said:

it would be great to have, along with the image preview, some key details like resolution and file size

Information for the LaunchBox Games Database images comes from the file /Metadata/LaunchBox.Metadata.db (image file web location, type, region and CRC32 value).  It does not provide the image resolution and file size.  I can probably get that info for the local images.  But without physically downloading the web image(s), I can't get it for those.  Making, obtaining that info for the local images a moot point.

 

12 hours ago, Sbaby said:

some images may look identical at first glance but could have lower quality when viewed in full screen.

12 hours ago, Sbaby said:

Since I have images archived from many years ago

Chances are (or maybe not) that over the course of "many years", the images have been replaced with newer ('better') ones.  In this case, you should probably just do a Bulk Download and select Replace for your media.  

Though not specifically stated, the intent of this plugin is for spot checking for missing or getting alternate images. With the added bonus of seeing the images side-by-side (just not-to-scale).  i.e. For my Arcade Platform, I prefer the Arcade - Cabinet left-angle view of the cab (vs. right-angle or straight on view).  (semi-related to Scenario #2 in the description)

Thanks for the update Joe , working great now.

I can't see the plugin in LaunchBox when I right-click on a game. Where is this new version located? Has something changed?

58 minutes ago, Sbaby said:

I can't see the plugin in LaunchBox when I right-click on a game. Where is this new version located? Has something changed?

It was a test to see if you were running the latest beta version of LaunchBox. You failed.   jk  I accidentally built it using LB v13.20-beta-2.

v1.2.1 now built for LB 13.19+

Thanks 💚

Would it be possible to add a feature to the plugin that saves settings upon closing?

Specifically, I'm referring to the 'Hide images you already have' checkbox, so that it remains enabled even after restarting the program.

6 minutes ago, Sbaby said:

Would it be possible to add a feature to the plugin that saves settings upon closing?

Specifically, I'm referring to the 'Hide images you already have' checkbox, so that it remains enabled even after restarting the program.

Doesn't seem too unreasonable.  I can add the request to the list.

Another great one! Thanks a lot for sharing this very useful plugin

Edited February 28 by bundangdon

What an amazing plugin, fantastic job!

Is there any possibility this plugin can be accessed from the right-click menu within LaunchBox's Audit window? This would be a great addition, when sorting through games that might be missing certain image types, but it's already a fantastic help.

Keep up the great work!

Edited February 28 by bob_the_blob2

6 minutes ago, bob_the_blob2 said:

What an amazing plugin, fantastic job!

Is there any possibility this plugin can be accessed from the right-click menu or LaunchBox's Audit window? This would be a great addition, when sorting through games that might be missing certain image types, but it's already a fantastic help.

Keep up the great work!

Thank you very much.

Not sure what you mean by the right-click menu other than that's how the plugin is accessed already.  Unless you mean the right-click menu in the audit window.  The provided LaunchBox API doesn't give us access to the audit window.

Glad you like.  Just "Be[ing] excellent to each other".  

14 hours ago, Sbaby said:

Would it be possible to add a feature to the plugin that saves settings upon closing?

Specifically, I'm referring to the 'Hide images you already have' checkbox, so that it remains enabled even after restarting the program.

v1.3.0-beta-1

New Feature:    Saves Hide images you already have on close and is used next time you open the plugin

Note:  This release won't show up in the plugin as having an update available.  LBDBimages (v1.3.0-beta-1).7z