JoeViking245

Not really sure what to make of that, but I'll go with 'if you went to YouTube and played a video, you'd hear its audio.' I asked about the MAME version because know there were some audio issues with release 0.278. The only reason MAME would stop having audio output is if a setting was changed (in MAME) or your speaker volume is turned down or muted, or your speakers were turned off. Since you indicated your sound is working fine with everything else, I'm inclined to say it's a setting in MAME itself.

Have you recently updated MAME? What version of MAME are you using? The potential issue would be with the emulator itself (not LaunchBox). Do you get sound from your PC otherwise. LaunchBox game video? YouTube video in your web browser?

My cab has a 16:10 monitor (pretty close to 4:3) and looks pretty good. That is, no glaring visual issues. For the Default theme at least, if you look in the /LaunchBox/Themes/Default/ folder, you can edit ThemeSettings.xml (any text editor will work. e.g. Notepad). In the lower half of the document, you'll find <Force4X3AspectRatio>. You can try changing "false" to "true" (without quotes). Save and close then start BigBox. I don't recall if I changed that on the cab or not (it's not on right now). But if I did, it was years ago. Also, not sure if that's an effective element or not. (as in it may be a left-over remnant from days afore) But wouldn't hurt to try. (And if you do, let me know how it turns out. )

I happened to have seen that specific article before, so knew where it was at. When you said 'not documented', I thought I'd run a test. Went to the LaunchBox Strategy Guide main page and in the search box typed in "platform icons". Low and behold, the AI thingy showed me what was needed.

I'm not sure about the 1st part (removing games from playlist - out of my realm). But for the platform icon's [new] location, see here. https://feedback.launchbox.gg/help/articles/0459065-media-packs Though it's explicitly stated in there, it's illudes towards placing them in \LaunchBox\Images\Media Packs\Platform Icons\Nostalgic Platform Icons

Not sure if related to your issue....

The 2 that are commonly missed [for Demul] are check Remove Space... and un-check Extract ROMs.

Shooting from the hip.... you mentioned the file "videoActive". And it has the word "video" in it. (how am I doing so far? lol) Maybe try "the other" video player. WMP or VLC if v13.22 or older. WMP or FFmpeg for 13.23. Also (as I got to thinking about it), that debug fragment you showed was just that. A fragment of the whole kit-and-Kaboodle. I recall seeing in past logs as well, something about the ttf file (don't remember 'exactly' what). But it never stopped BB from opening.

This may be related

13.22 had WMP and VLC. Also note (more of an FYI), VLC and FFmpeg use the same base codec. So, in that regards they're similar. (But different in many other aspects). Yeah. Sorry about that. I actually open and looked. I knew BB has an option to prioritize soundtracks over video audio. Poor assumption (bad memory) on my part that LB did too. 😊

See if yours look like this.

To clarify (for the developers), you're talking about game-specific music/soundtracks? Do your games have video also (and presumably the videos are muted when the game has a soundtrack file)? And then in Tools < Options < General < Video Playback, are you using WMP of FFmpeg? (try the opposite and see if it makes a difference)

If it is that, open LaunchBox and then... Tools < Download < Force Update Games Database Metadata...

Looking at the error... Cannot locate resource 'views/launchbox_theme_folder/fonts/redhatdisplay-black.ttf', it seems to be looking in the wrong folder. Not knowing that particular theme (and just enough theming knowledge to be dangerous ), I think you need to find and change that (those?) lines in the xaml's. The [section of the] line should read like: FontFamily="LAUNCHBOX_THEME_FOLDER/Fonts/RedHatDisplay-Black.ttf#Red Hat Display Black" (without the views/ part.) Why it's suddenly started having issues, don't know. (and with my little bit of knowledge, surprised it worked before)

That most likely means you don't have the correct command-line parameters for the Associated Platform or one (or more) of the required checkboxes in the details section is checked/un-checked. When you have the Edit Emulator window open to the main details section, press Alt+PrintScreen. Reply to this message, put the cursor where you want the picture and press Ctrl+V. Do the same for the Associated Platforms section.

Oh, OK. So they're not "broken", removed or deleted. The image source files are still there (can click to see them. And then can click the displayed left/right chevron [arrow] to go through them). They're just not showing the physical image on the page. That's a good thing (the not deleted part). Hopefully the web development team can do something to make them physically visible, so you don't have to click each one to view them.

I suggest working on just one or the other. Or at least [please] separate your thoughts and paragraphs. Demul: I think you're saying... when you launch a game directly from the Demul UI (File - Run Naomi/Naomi2 -- select a game and press OK) it does work. But in LaunchBox, if you select a game and press Play, it does not. Is that correct? Does Demul open at all? Or do you get a black screen, then it does back to LaunchBox? If it runs in Demul but not in LaunchBox, edit your Demul emulator (in LaunchBox) and share 2 screenshots. One of the main details section. And one of the Associated Platforms section. RetroArch: "It just tells me the bios files are incorrect with every game". Are you saying it's now showing a red dot next to the required files? Can you share a screenshot of that message?

Can you share the link to the page with the [missing] images (not the videos one)? Relatively recently they did a forums server swap?/update?/reconfigure?/something-or-another-to-do-with-the-forums. Probably related to that.

Check that (when you think it). And also, is there still the same 3 options. I've never tried it otherwise, and only have the cab monitor and TV (so just 2). But when I'm going to play on the TV, I make sure it's on and ready to go before starting Big Box. I imagine you do also. The question then is, when you go to start BB, are both monitors already on ( plus the TV)? That is, do you ever have one or the other of the monitors not on when starting BB? (just thinking out loud troubleshooting thoughts)

It doesn't say it's "needed". It says it's "required". (semantics matter) And the green dot says, "File found". But you indicate it still doesn't launch, despite the apparent requirements are met. Does it work when launched directly from Demul? If so, do you have the proper command-line parameters in the Associated Platforms section for that platform? To insert a screen shot, take the screenshot with your favorite capture program. (copy the relevant area) Then here, put the cursor where you want to place it, and press Ctrl+V.

Isn't the red exclamation mark simply saying, "One of the following items are required"? And then, as you stated, all of the boxes below it have a green dot next to them. Also, if you mouse over the red exclamation mark, it'll tell you "The emulator has indicated this group is required," Mouse over the green dot next to the BIOS and it'll tell you "File found!". Red exclamation mark aside, if you go to launch one of the games, does it launch? Regarding Demul, there aren't any command-line parameters available to change the set BIOS. That's needs to be done from within the Demul UI.

Are you saying if you set the Primary Screen in Big Box to #3, it shows correctly on the TV... sometimes. And sometimes (maybe next time you turn on the computer?) it's on a different monitor (still being set to "3")? Or "for some reason" you have to set the screen to (for e.g.) #2 in Big Box to show on the TV. And it always stays on the TV?

System Menu < Options < General < Primary Screen: Screen 3 Note: what Windows sees as monitor #3 may not be what BigBox sees as #3. So try the others if 3 is "the wrong monitor".