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So will this setting do this for desktop mode like i want and not affect big box?
also in desktop mode i'm not really sure which setting(s) to change and where they are?
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Ok, actually I did not have to download any art outside of what LB scares for. The only MAME games that imported without art (except only a couple) for me were games that didn't work anyway. So I'm all good now! Thanks for all the help everyone!
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Is it possible to make it so no background is displayed behind the game titles for all platforms?
I just want a default plain background because the images are too loud and distracting to me.
Thanks!
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yes, i'm using MAME for the emulator.
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In my LB free version 6.7, that option with checkbox does not exist. The last option with checkmark is "Look for PDF files..."
And I still get to the special import screen next.
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I'm thinking game screenshots may be nicer to use than advertisement flyers. I suppose there is no "good" set of "nice" Mame game screenshots that can be used easily?
Can LB grab something like this for my existing Mame games by re-running something and choosing something specific in a wizard?
Too bad it doesn't do this by default for Mame. People can always change things later, but it's kind of a bummer for newbies like me to come out of a big Mame import with mostly empty Mame game boxes with text titles.
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I see. Launchbox displays the games only with Image type choices: Boxes, 3D Boxes, Carts, 3D Carts, Screenshots, Clear logos. It's a drop list for the display. So I guess this is where I'm confused.
Will the flyers show up, if say, image type "Boxes" is selected if i put these flyer image files inside the "Box - Front" LB folder?
And which set download should i get from http://www.progettosnaps.net/flyers/, because I see several with names like "Full Set 0.170_8". I don't know if it matters which one? I'm running MAME 0.175 and 176 now in case that matters.
I only selected box related options in the LB import wizard so maybe that is also why I didn't get much and I should have selected some other image options too.
Sorry for all the questions. I think I'm almost there thanks to you guys.
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Thanks. What is a "flyer" image? Will that be sued to represent the game with an image above the Mame game titles shown in LB, because that's the image I'm hoping for so games don't appear blank with default LB icon. Where would I put these files in which specific LB folder? Thank you.
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I saw nothing like that, but it looks like it came out ok. Maybe I chose it somewhere without realizing it?
In any case, the names are correct now and the games launch again.
But it barely got any box art =(
That's a bummer. I did not choose to include any emu movie or wiki scrapes. I was afraid that would cause it to get massive amounts of videos again.
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ok, i just finished the import wizard and it is busy importing.
there is no setting "Use MAME names/metadata" in the import wizard. maybe in an older LB version? I am using the very latest..
but at the last screen in the wizard it showed me the game names it would use, and they looked right so i clicked finish.
just waiting now as it imports almost 23k games...
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in the wizard it's asking if i want to copy, move, or leave rome in current location. i do not want to copy or move. but it says if i leave them in their current location it will not attempt to organize the files. so that doesn't sound too good? what does it mean?
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i am about to import all the Mame roms again using the import roms wizard and hopefully not include videos/music. i'll watch for that and will be eyeing everything very carefully. keeping fingers crossed. thanks for helping.
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only thing i can think of is delete all Mame games from the LB Mame platform and try importing them again. at best i might get back to where i started which is having working Mame games but no art.
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Well that was a major mistake, all it did was download tons of videos that i already had but almost no cover art. And even worse than that, now I have tons of Mame game names like gal-0017 and many other non human like names and those do not even have rom files to run an actual game.
I haven't found a single game that will launch since doing this download and they all worked before.
Wow, I wish I never did that download. No idea what to do now. It's all messed up.
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I pulled the trigger on the download all. Didn't choose music yet, because I didn't know how much space that would take up. It's been downloading for a while now, which is ok.
My friend setup LB and RocketLauncher on this usb drive for me for all my many platforms. I'm guessing he chose not to let it download for MAME since it would take up a lot of his time. I don't know.
I'm sure liking LB over hyperspin for my personal game computer, although HS is nice for a cabinet (but i think bigbox probably is too, but i haven't built a cabinet yet. can't wait to do it later with LB Bigbox now that I see it has a similar wheel to HS). LB is nice and clean and easy to navigate. I like that on my desktop.
I am hoping LB gets a little bit faster when loaded up with 24k+ games, like I have.
I will try adding my regular PC Steam games next, which is just awesome.
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I am just starting to use LB 6.7 in hopes to replace my Hyperspin front end. I use Rocketlauncher with both since it's already setup for my 24,000+ games.
With Hyperspin, all my games show art and other stuff.
In LB, my platforms do show the cover art, but not for MAME. I have 5000 MAME games in LB now with no cover/box art.
What is the easiest/best way to get it?
Should I just try selecting all 5000 MAME games , then choose LB menu item "Tools->Download Metadata and images " option?
Thanks.
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think i found by unchecking everything in options /images/background priorities.
thanks for leading me in the right direction!