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  1. Jason Carr
    Hi Xzf, yes, the view's functionality is still a bit early. If that's the only feature you were interested in, I'm happy to refund you if you'd like. Just email me at jason@unbrokensoftware.com.
  2. Jason Carr
    Oh, it's possible that this was fixed with the latest beta. Are you running 6.12 or the latest beta?
  3. Jason Carr
    Hi @Merbow; I just tested Big Box with your data folder and it starts up lightning fast on my machine, so it must be something odd between LaunchBox/Big Box and your computer's configuration I guess. It's going to be rather hard to pinpoint I think, unfortunately. Are you experiencing slow performance while running LaunchBox or Big Box or is it just Big Box startup and loading up options in LaunchBox?
  4. Jason Carr
    @heelsinc Big Box doesn't change the resolution or the video mode at all; it just uses your current video settings. So I'm rather confused by how overscan would even be possible. Maybe the window was just somehow out of place? Are you able to consistently replicate it, even after a reboot?
  5. Jason Carr
    Thanks all, new beta is out. It's basically just a bugfix release to attempt to fix the various bugs with the background music and other related things. This should hopefully fix the background music image bug reported by @imdavid555 above. Hoping this also fixes the stability issues when using the "prioritize music over video audio" setting. @paulmichel21 Can you start a new thread for the AHK stuff? Also, we're not done with optimizations for the beta downloads, but please do let me know how they fair for you with this beta. Thanks.
  6. Jason Carr
    Hi @Merbow, that is odd. If possible, can you zip up and email me your LaunchBox\Data folder? I can take a look and see if I can replicate the issue. Email it to jason@unbrokensoftware.com. Also, if you can link this thread in the email, then I can follow it through. Thanks!
  7. Jason Carr
    Great to hear. Sorry for the trouble there.
  8. Jason Carr
    Thank you Earl; in the process of moving some stuff around for the new server I didn't realize I had missed that piece. Thanks for pointing it out. It should be fixed now.
  9. Jason Carr
    Ah, I see, thanks @drtechnolust. More likely it's the games themselves that are delaying the startup process (that's at least how it should work). Or are you just changing the platforms file only and leaving your collection empty with no games?
  10. Jason Carr
    Wow @Maddoc1007, very cool! What technique are you using to do that?
  11. Jason Carr
    Hi @drtechnolust, what do you mean by "editing the Platforms.xml file"? What changes did you make?
  12. Jason Carr
    Hi guys, as was clearly stated above, we are working on improving the download performance for the betas and the official app downloads. We're in the process of trying some things to improve the performance. Please bear with us in the mean time. Most people are still seeing quick downloads but we are aware that they are slow for some people. No need to argue back and forth about whether there's a problem, and also no need to be all up in arms about it; we are taking care of it.
  13. Jason Carr
    Hi @skainlurmis, it is indeed possible to skew images and video but might not be easy. You can work with images on a 3D plane which basically allows you to do most anything. There are probably options to transform them as well, though I'm less familiar with that.
  14. Jason Carr
    Makes sense. In theory with XAML's data binding you can plug in properties on a custom control using all the same data bindings that are defined in the documentation PDF for the custom themes. So I think it should be workable as-is, sans for a lack of documentation. Of course this would only let you read the data, not change it, but that's probably the main goal. Let me know what you're trying to build @spektor56 and I can provide anything specific that you need.
  15. Jason Carr
    Sadly this is nonsensical to me as well...I know Nestopia's sound works fine on all the systems I've tested so all I can figure is it would be some sort of weird driver bug with your sound card. Sorry I don't have better news.
  16. Jason Carr
    Hi @CTRL-ALT-DEFEAT, I have seen this happen and I know it is related to that setting; however it is difficult to replicate so it's proving difficult to fix. I'm working on it though. Hopefully you can test more easily than me if I put out another beta since it's happening regularly for you.
  17. Jason Carr
    Very cool @spektor56. I had plans to create documentation and code samples for how to do all that but haven't gotten around to it yet. DLL locations might be kind of difficult unfortunately due to how .NET works. The Metadata folder should work as well for the DLLs, but not the themes folders. The .config files in the root define which folders are parsed, iirc. Unfortunately the way Big Box is built, the built-in controls could not be separated into a separate project and be usable without some major refactoring. I use Caliburn Micro for data binding and such. That said, I expect to get around those types of issues eventually with documentation and examples.
  18. Jason Carr
    The videos are downloading from a completely separate server now, so in theory, they should be pretty lightning fast. Now that I see more of what's going on with the application downloads, I have some work to do to optimize those. However, let me know if anyone is seeing any download performance issues with the videos.
  19. Jason Carr
    We do, actually, yes. That came up in the live stream yesterday. We can use that same new interface to provide options for various types of videos from various people and places.
  20. Jason Carr
    I'm seeing that too actually. I'm starting to see what might be causing some of the performance issues. It might actually be 100% disk access that is caused by database backup operations... Watching it closely.
  21. Jason Carr
    Alright guys; new beta is out that fixes a few bugs and improves the video download features for the new cinematic videos from James Baker. The new interface will show you what is available, what isn't, and let you pick between the available options for each platform. We may rename some files yet in order to make it more obvious what is what. Also, please let me know how the download performance is for everyone when downloading the new beta. We've made some changes and we're hoping to see some improvements there. Also let us know how the download performance is when downloading the videos. Thanks all.
  22. Jason Carr
    @Zombeaver #1 is just because the music engine has to re-initialize if music options were changed. It could be improved though, yeah; I just didn't consider it much of a priority. #2 (per @Charco) is a known issue that I should be able to fix eventually, just a matter of priority of course.
  23. Jason Carr
    Alright, we'll keep WMP; makes sense. There's only a few minor issues with it that need addressed. I will make VLC the default for new users, though. @viking I hit you up on your theme about that VLC issue. @paulmichel21 Honestly I'm clueless as to why that wouldn't be working. All I can figure is it's some kind of odd bug with AutoHotkey on your machine. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful with that. For everyone who is experiencing performance issues in Big Box, try editing the image priorities options in LaunchBox under Tools > Options. Change the priorities to only have one selected item in the list (if possible) and make sure to uncheck anything that you aren't using. @cammelspit reported that it made a big difference for him; let me know if it makes any difference for anyone else. I haven't been able to replicate any performance improvements myself, but it's worth a shot.
  24. Jason Carr
    Alright, I did some more research on this @MrBobC. The default theme should show Arcade - Marquee images as a priority and then show any configured Front images using the image priority settings. There could be any number of things going on: - Check to make sure that your platform folders are right under Tools > Manage Platforms in LaunchBox. Check to make sure those are pointed to the correct folders. - Check to make sure the Front Image Priorities under Tools > Options in LaunchBox have items checked and that they make sense. - Refresh the images in LaunchBox to make sure that the images are in fact loading in LaunchBox. Do you get any images at all when viewing platforms on the platforms screen? You should at least get images there if the game images aren't loading for some reason. If even that isn't working, then there's something else that's odd going on.
  25. Jason Carr
    Welp, it makes sense that reducing the number of selected items in the image priorities would speed things up. I'm not seeing any drastic differences myself, but that does make sense. I've looked through the code though and sadly I'm not seeing any ways to really speed that aspect up.
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