JoeViking245

2025-07-03T12:23:25Z

9 hours ago, FlickWho said:

If I can add to this thread that has managed to stay alive for four years, I just discovered this plugin and it is a huge help since BigBox videos don't exist in any meaningful way for pinball, however I just use a single-monitor (living room TV, actually) setup and have to set the video rotation at 90 degrees. The issue I'm having is, the clear logo at the end doesn't rotate, so it fades in sideways. Is there a way around that?

Thanks.

Thanks! I'm just happy that it's still [mostly] working after all this time.

Regarding a workaround for the clear logo at the end of the video being rotated (actually, not being rotated with-the-video in your case), there is a simple one: Uncheck the box to add the Clear Logo.

As for a "Fix" for when changing the Video Rotation and having the clear logo change with it, I will add that to the list along with the fix [still] needed for recording the DMD.

Do note, there's a pretty good chance that it won't be fixed anytime soon. Unless you and/or others convincingly shame me into getting on it sooner.

To be fair, EmuMovies does have video snaps for VPX tables and that number has increased over theses past years. Obviously, it won't cover all tables or be author specific for the tables nor have originals. So if you have your premium accounts, quite a few can be downloaded direct into LaunchBox. But they probably won't have the fade in Clear Logo. Rotated or otherwise.

Tuesday at 05:25 PM

36 minutes ago, damageinc86 said:

regardless of the colon/underscore filename format, no longer show the custom images named exactly the same as the game title.

Correct. Because they need to be "named exactly the same as" the game's filename. (hence the use of ApplicationFileNameWithoutExtension ) Not Title.

Edit your 'Pitfall' game in LaunchBox. Go to the Launching section. What is the name of the file?

Mine is pitfall.zip Remove the extension, (as in "application filename without extension"), and it becomes pitfall.

So I'd need to rename the image file to pitfall.png

Though the games Title is Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, that doesn't matter because we're looking for the filename (without extension).

1 hour ago, damageinc86 said:

How about database ID stuff? Can we get this theme xml to tell launchbox to look for the database id number then?

There isn't a binding available to look for the ID. But if there were, you'd need to rename the images to the games id_number.png Which is probably worse than using the games filename.

Tuesday at 03:08 PM

1 minute ago, damageinc86 said:

outside of the normal launchbox directories for images

Ahhh... you want to get the images from the custom folder. In that case, instead of getting the SelectedGame.Title, you want to use SelectedGame.ApplicationFileNameWithoutExtension to get the filename (found in the link I gave you). Then name your images [exactly] the same as the games filename.

(change it in the red box)

10 minutes ago, damageinc86 said:

Maybe this is a larger issue with launchbox in general then?

No. LaunchBox will only do what you tell it to do. Even when you get creative with atypical customizations. Just need to tell it ("ask for") something different.

With creative customizations comes great responsibility [on your part]. And the LaunchBox app will work with you (as much as reasonably possible) to "make it work".

Tuesday at 01:08 PM

On 6/26/2025 at 3:47 PM, damageinc86 said:

Yes, these images were made with the community theme creator, using the fanart background images downloaded in launchbox.

The game does have a launchbox db id present within launchbox (9079). I just tried it as you described (Pitfall_ The Mayan Adventure.png), and it was still a black screen for the startup screen.

Looking deeper into this, even though the images were created with CTC, this is not a CTC issue and should be discussed elsewhere.

I replied to you in the customs themes thread.

Tuesday at 01:08 PM

On 6/23/2025 at 9:15 PM, damageinc86 said:

Some game images absolutely will not show,

This theme uses a direct call to the games literal Title to get the image. (old school)

If the games Title is "The Amazing Spider-Man", the image should be "The Amazing Spider-Man.png".

If the games Title is "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure", the image should be "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure.png". Which is impossible because you can't have the colon in a filename. Thus the image will never be found.

Try replacing the last 2 <Image... lines with

<Image Source="{Binding Path=SelectedGame.FrontImagePath}" Stretch="Fill" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" 
     Height="{Binding ElementName=Canvas, Path=ActualHeight}" Width="{Binding ElementName=Canvas, Path=ActualWidth}" />

Which is changing:

This
- Source="{Binding Text, ElementName=GameImage}"
To
- Source="{Binding Path=SelectedGame.FrontImagePath}"

You can change FrontImagePath to whatever image type you want. Click below for more.

https://feedback.launchbox.gg/help/articles/3543252-data-bindings#467rer00awx

June 26

29 minutes ago, damageinc86 said:

Can someone work on this simple startup theme to fix the broken image lookup when a game title has a dash like this: Pitfall - The Mayan Adventure. I've noticed any game that has a dash in the image file just shows a black screen. But image file names that are just one or two words not separated by a dash, load up just fine. Could someone edit this to maybe just match with the normal launchbox image file names or database id #'s that the CTC exports images as?

Were your images downloaded from the LaunchBox Games Database? Or did you add them to the folders yourself? Does the game have an associated LBDB ID# in the metadata?

I ask because using your example, in the database its Title is Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (with a colon and no dash). And the image downloaded should be Pitfall_ The Mayan Adventure.png (where the colon is replaced with an underscore).

June 4

1 minute ago, JaysArcade said:

I still haven't tried the new hybrid view or understand what it does (got other things on my plate right now), but your continued support for this plugin is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Going off topic (which is fine by me )...

If I understand it correctly:

The Hybrid view is the Platform View (e.g. PlatformWheel1FiltersView.xaml) and Games View (e.g. GameDetailsView.xaml) combined into one (e.g. PlatformHybrid1View.xaml). Think of it as a base-line template for both.

When, from the Platform View you go into the Game View, instead of setting aside the Platform View, loading the Game View and populating it with [that platforms'] games, it uses the same .xaml file that's already in place (loaded) and merely (re)populates it with the game data.

...If ... I understand it correctly.

June 4

New Release: v2.0.0

- Updated to .NET 9
- Requires LaunchBox version 13.19 or newer
- New look. Same feel and function.

- New: Now available in Hybrid Views (available in LB v13.22-beta-1 and newer)
Hybrid View 1 (thru 4 if available)

May 26

42 minutes ago, BoxyOne said:

Hello,
I would like to create a shortcut or use a plugin like LaunchPlatform to open BigBox directly on a specific platform (for example, Nintendo Switch, PS2, etc.) without going through the platform selection wheel, and go straight to the game view with the associated theme. Does this plugin allow that?

I’m a bit stuck with the provided “Music Box Alpha” example, as I don’t really understand how to use it concretely for my case.

Thank you for your help!

I don't think you can start Big Box and have it open in a platform (i.e. in game view).

The intent of this plugin is: if you have a platform that has only one game in it, when selecting the platform, instead of going into game view to see just the one game, it launches that game instead.

May 20

17 minutes ago, Warped Polygon said:

What website is this BTW?

The one and only (IMO) Arcade Database.

http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/

May 20

51 minutes ago, Warped Polygon said:

As for jojobane, this is likely a rom name change by mame. It was a new entry at the time, and a new one has been found superseding it..... out of existence lol. It's still there, just absorbed by another entry. I think jojoban is the one you wanna use instead, but will need to double check.

jojoba is the parent ROM.

May 15

25 minutes ago, Kegath said:

when I view game details in bigbox, i do not see the custom fields for most games

To clarify, in the View you're using (vert. wheel, horz. wheel, whatever) you CAN see the HLTB in the game details for some games. But when you switch to the next (or a different) game (in the same view, same platform), you CAN'T see the HLTB?

Verify the game that doesn't show it actually has one stored for it.

I see with the CZ2 theme, the Horizontal Boxes with Details view, the details max out with 4 lines.

If you select the game to bring up the Game Details screen, does it show there? (it should) Maybe try a different View.

May 3

31 minutes ago, gig71 said:

Very Useful Plugin!

Tanks! Glad you find it handy.

39 minutes ago, gig71 said:

Would be possible to implement a list of shortcut key ?

Maybe in the info window.

For all 3 of them?

The info window's kind of cluttered already. I'll add this to my requests list and see if I can come up with something that doesn't get in the way.

Until then, here they all are:

F show selected image Fullscreen
Delete Delete (remove) selected local image
I switch between database and local Images

May 2

On 4/5/2025 at 6:22 AM, Baggio said:

Would it be possible once in full screen to press the left or right arrow keys to cycle through the images?

v1.3.3 Released
New Feature: When viewing an image fullscreen, use Left/Right arrow keys to navigate through all images.

May 1

2 hours ago, Sbaby said:

Hi @JoeViking245

Is it possible to have an option to view all additional applications? Right now, they can only be seen by filtering by platform. Also, I wanted to report an issue: if someone accidentally clicks 'Check All' without selecting a platform first, LaunchBox crashes.

Thanks for letting me know.

V1.2.0

Fixed: Bulk Remove: Selecting Check All with no platform selected causes error.
New Feature: Added * All 'platform'. Selecting this will show every Additional App. Deleting from this 'platform' is disabled.

Being able to delete from the "* All" platform requires quite a bit more of a code rewrite. Based on all the positive reviews, I'm not sure it warrants the time that would be involved to do it.

April 27

8 minutes ago, Buccaneer said:

Thanks for the Plugin!

And regarding the shaders for the Bezel launcher: are there any beside the default scanline one available?

You're welcome.

I don't really use shaders myself, so don't really know how [the more complex ones] work. The "Scanline" included in a super tiny .png file I got from MAME. You might be able to try some of the other ones they have (in their /artwork/ folder) and see if there's something better you like.

April 23

2 hours ago, jaliwev said:

using 2.3.1.0. since a few days I am no longer able to get HLTB data. I attach partial log. Thank you for consideration.

Thanks!

v2.3.2 released

Super Hot Fix: Fixed calls to HLTB
The previous "epiphany" (v2.3.1) turns out was only half implemented. I expect a long run after this.

April 17

14 minutes ago, alanmar said:

But i need to know what Media this Theme uses, so i can clean up all the rest thats not shown.

Per the writeup, one of the things the utility says it does is:

Quote

[...] remove [...] Media files that are not being used by your current themes in either LaunchBox or Big Box.

I took that to mean, if your Theme(s) doesn't use (aka ones 'not shown') a specific media type (image), it'll add those to the 'remove list'.

I could be misinterpreting that.

April 17

54 minutes ago, alanmar said:

Just one question: i wanna free some space on my system, what Media should i scrap for my games to use with this skin? For example, this didnt use custom music or videos, so i can delete that.

You could the Media Cleanup Utility for this task. You can read more about it the below link from the LaunchBox Featurebase:

Using the Media Cleanup Utility in LaunchBox - LaunchBox

April 14

Version 1.3.2 released

New Feature: Image Region drop-up box to view only images from the selected region
Note: A 'blank' option (an option with no text) indicates images that don't have a specified region.

April 5

16 minutes ago, Baggio said:

Would it be possible once in full screen to press the left or right arrow keys to cycle through the images? That would save using the right-click menu each time.

I always contend, "anything is possible". 😎

I can add it to the request list, but don't hold your breath. Marveling at the images fullscreen I can see as being quite alluring. But to what extent? Have you tried the zoom slider feature?

22 minutes ago, Baggio said:

I'm sure you would have already done this if possible, but is there any way to integrate emumovies into this as well?

Honestly, never looked into it. Something like this would require me to have access your EmuMovies credentials. And then figuring out how access their API (if they even have one publicly available). And then figuring out how to use it. But the worst thing is, I'd have to rename the plugin.

Thanks for the suggestion. But that's a hard pass. 🙃

April 5

1 hour ago, Baggio said:

How did i miss this!!!!

Unbelievable work here, mate. This is fantastic. I have wasted so much time downloading images and going through each one in LB, deleting the ones I don't like which is an absolute pain in the *** lol. This will make it a breeze now.

The only suggestion I have is to make either a single left or right click open the images to view them, so we don't have to right click and select view image fullscreen. Image dimensions and size would have been great as well but saw you addressed that already 🙂

Thanks!

You can also press F on your keyboard to view the selected image Fullscreen. Single clicks are too volatile. Besides, how would you select, say 'the one image in the middle of the gallery, and then [single] click it to view fullscreen?

As you read, image dimensions are unavailable in our local database file unfortunately.

March 23

15 minutes ago, Sbaby said:

I don't think it's you who needs to add them all in the plugin. Anyway, there are only about thirty for now. 😉

Yeah, but I would need to add to [at least some of] my tables to test it. ugh. lol

March 23

On 3/21/2025 at 2:15 AM, Sbaby said:

Hi,

Since the Pinemhi tool (excluding the leaderboard) only works with nvram and fpram files, I discovered that for tables without a ROM, the program should retrieve the hiscore from the vpreg.stg file instead of using PinEMHi.

Do you think you could implement this feature in your fantastic plugin one day? It would be really interesting!

I'll look into it. I'll need to do a deep dive to figure out how that part all works, 1st. lol

For the ROM-less tables, is this were you need to add code to each table 1st for this to work? (Seems like a lot of work. )

March 7

10 minutes ago, Tempest said:

Thanks for your feedback

First off, I must sincerely apologize. I swear we were on a different thread for a different plugin when I first replied to your initial request. (guess that's what I get for trying to multitask with multiple tabs open. 😊)

40 minutes ago, Tempest said:

So I've tested the plugin by selecting the Blank option plus checking Select First Title to see if that would result in the outcome I was looking for.

And in some cases it does. From what I can tell, it selects from the available Blank titles in alphabetical order, which also includes the default/main title from the LB games database.

Also, I don't know if that was supposed to happen but when you change the titles using the plugin it will create a duplicate alternate title for that game.

Some games have multiple alternate Titles that have no Region associated with them. i.e. Halo: Combat Evolved (default), Halo 1 (alt, no region), Halo CE (alt, no region). When choosing to Select First Title, honestly I think it's coincidence that they're grabbed alphabetically. But there's so few to choose from, it's hard to say.

Before changing a games Title, the plugin adds the existing Title to its Alternate Names list if it doesn't already exist there. Thought being, so it doesn't get lost (i.e. you wanted to revert back). But it shouldn't end up with duplicates listed under Alternate Names. 'Duplicates' being case-sensitive. 'Joe' and 'JOE' is not considered a duplicate. However what it doesn't do is remove the 'new Title' from the Alternate Titles list once applied (I debated back-and-forth on this, sticking with the 'safe route'). Making an available Alternate Title a duplicate of the game's [now] Main Title. Hopefully that's what you're seeing. If that's not it, please let me know and I'll dig into it further.

[long, boring background details left out...]

I have on my list to look into restructuring this plugin to make use of the 'new' metadata database file making it so that it will no longer have to rely on per-game downloaded metadata. aka, Alternate and Default Tiles will come "straight from the horse's mouth". This will also allow me to add an option to "update the game title with the default/main title from the LB games database".

No promises on how soon (or not) this may take place.

Profiles

Forums

Articles

Downloads

Gallery

Blogs

File Comments posted by JoeViking245