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Thanks, I just wasn't sure if they became obsolete or not.
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After moving to a database, are all data changes required to go through the front-end? What happens to our old method of updating via XML files in the data folder?
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Launched from a network path.
Didn't get in 13.18. In beta 3, I couldn't even launch LaunchBox. In beta 4, I can navigate but get while in BigBox and navigating/exiting.
Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
App: Big Box
Version: 13.19-beta-4
Theme: Pulse
Type: System.UriFormatException
Site: Void CreateThis(System.String, Boolean, System.UriKind, System.UriCreationOptions ByRef)
Source: System.Private.Uriat System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
at System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayerState.OpenMedia(Uri source)
at System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayerState.SetSource(Uri source)
at System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayerState.Open(Uri source)
at System.Windows.Controls.AVElementHelper.HandleStateChange()
at COMMUNITY_Controls.UCVideo.Media_Loaded(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
at System.Windows.BroadcastEventHelper.BroadcastEvent(DependencyObject root, RoutedEvent routedEvent)
at System.Windows.BroadcastEventHelper.BroadcastLoadedEvent(Object root)
at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks()
at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.AnimatedRenderMessageHandler(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)Recent Log:
10:12:16 PM Exception
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It is possible that this issue is unrelated to Launchbox. However, I have been experiencing difficulties updating Launchbox hosted on my local network via the auto-downloader. Specifically, when attempting to install version 13.8, the installation process stops midway and fails to save the Metadata/Metadata.xml file. A similar issue occurred with version 13.7, but with a different file. On the other hand, when I download the installer directly from the Launchbox website, the installation process completes successfully. Has anyone else encountered anything similar?
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Hi @faeran
Is it possible to have a Carousel Priority setting to specify the type of images and order to appear? I may not want the same screenshot / background priorities, i.e. I may want fanart to appear in the backdrop but I do not want it on the carousel itself.
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There's also a bug. It's displaying Screenshot - Gameplay twice. It appears on every platform and every game.
Edit: This only occurs when I set my background priority as Screenshot - Gameplay. If I de-select background priorities they also go missing from selection, I'm not sure if that is intended or not.
Edit #2: Second image without any background priorities.
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3 minutes ago, neil9000 said:
Faeran, the creator of Neptune also made this new view i believe, so not a copy per se. Sounds like you prefer the other two themes though, so why switch at all?
I never used them and I prefer the default prior to this beta. It's difficult to read any of the text or ratings that's over the image as there is far too much going on. When compared to Neptune where the content is below the image/fanart.
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Is it possible to disable the image background on the Game Details? This is a significant downgrade and a poor copy of the Neptune/Lambda theme.
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I'm super excited for this. Absolutely stunning work and attention to detail.
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Why not use Plex? It's free, auto-scraps, and has features specific to movies and tv shows. You can continue watching your media from one device to another.
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You compared GOG Galaxy and Launchbox, and I use them both (for modern vs retro games). The only difference is that rather than load the game details on the right-hand panel, GOG opens it on the main screen and has a back button to return to the previous screen. "a complete GUI overhaul" is uncalled for. The performance of GOG Galaxy is
significantlyfaster - this could because of the way the assets are optimized and not a fault of the Launchbox as we provide the assets ourselves and these can vary in size... or because I have Launchbox/Bigbox hosted on the network, haha. -
Hey @RULLUR - I've encountered this while my images/videos were hosted on a network attached storage but not while on a dedicated hard drive. It could be the latency that is causing this or lack of folder indexing. Second, I was able to minimize this on the network by removing media for roms I do not have. For example, XBOX 360 has over 1,300 games. I'd only keep the media for the 146 I'm interested in playing - I haven't encountered it since.
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Any chance you could do the New Pokemon Snap and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition?
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I've got images (more specifically, gameplay) that I've added myself and have included multiple images per game. I added a suffix of "-02" and "-03" and so on; however, I noticed it does not pick up the image if it has a "-" elsewhere in the filename. For example,
- Crash Team Racing - Nitro-Fueled-02.jpg - DOES NOT WORK
- Crash Team Racing - Nitro-Fueled (2).jpg - WORKS
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe-01.jpg - WORKS
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe-02.jpg - WORKS
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Hey @Swaf
If you have it, I'd love if you could share:
- Cadence of Hyrule
- Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Luigi's Mansion 3 -
Mario + Rabbids Kindom battle - New Pokemon Snap
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Reinstall Launchbox on top of itself. Windows updates is known to remove drivers, i.e. DirectX. This will not remove any of your settings.
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I don't see a dedicated GPU. I could be wrong, but I don't believe the Vega 11 is rated for 4K. Set your resolution to 1080p and see if it's that. A lot of times you need to adjust the response time on your monitor as well, i.e. fast mode.
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I encounter the exact same as your video when I load BigBox over the network; but I took BigBox as the root cause as it persisted through other themes but was more prominent in game views. As a result I gave up entirely on running this over the network.
How did you check for which files are accessed? If there's a large number of random reads then that's for sure to slow it down.
Unfortunately, I don't think we'll know without relying on Jason to debug / run diagnostics on it.
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@Jason Carr Have you ever explored converting the data (XML) files to a local database? I wonder if it would increase performance, more so on larger platforms (i.e. Arcade)
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@johnsanc as a fellow unraid'er, what model is the HDD? Not all HDD are made the same regardless of the RPM, i.e. the average read speed for 5400 RPM is 100 MB/s; however, for there to be an average that means there are drives far below that number. Secondly, if the drive is being used by other Virtual Machine's or dockers then it cuts away at that speed. The average 4K video is 50MB, whereas the highest is 82MB. It may take 1-4 seconds if it's a highly utilized drive. Third, where is LaunchBox installed? When you're scrolling through platforms it's actually reading your Data files to get a count of games. If your platforms have a large number of games you may see some stutter as it's reading the XML, this happens before the view changes.
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Honestly, I wouldn't have noticed a difference. Optimized withing compromise! The drop shadow scales perfectly on 1440p and should help lower-end machines. Keep it up the work.
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I'm asking because I am experiencing significant lag using both Launchbox and Bigbox over the network, to the point where it corrupts the image caching (and possibly other data).
PC:
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Memory: G.SKILL 32GB 3800 MHZ
GPU: GeForce RTX 2080 TI
Network: Realtek 2.5GbE
Disk: SSD 960 PRO M.2 2TBHome Server:
CPU: AMD Threadripper 2950X
Memory: 128 GB ECC
Network: 10GbE
Disk: SSD 860 EVO 4TB x 6Connection is LAN and wired. Average read and write speed is 200 mb/s. Without saying, this drops significantly for large number of small files.
Am I right to think that Launchbox should be local and to only store the emulators and roms on the network?
Edit: Secondly, if people are not using Launchbox over the network, how are you synching it across multiple machines? Rsync, Deltacopy, (software) etc.?
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13 hours ago, viking said:
The idea is good, but I'm afraid it will increase loading times even more.
LaunchBox seems to already be loading an image for those that have a default device image in Launchbox/Images/Platforms/Devices so it's not that i'm asking to populate a blank page but to provide a more suitable default image, again a suggestion. Jason would be able to confirm if this is the default behavior of what I believe occurs when VLC crashes, or a bug, etc. Could it be a setting I have enabled? I do see your point if you're concerned about the size of the stills.See attached for an example. This is unfortunately a mockup as I was unable to reproduce it today but it occurred multiple times yesterday.After playing around I was able to reproduce it when I removed the video (or prevented BigBox from finding it). The default behaviour seems to fall back to the Device image in Launchbox/Images/Platforms/Devices.
See attached.
I could have sworn I encountered this on a platform where there was a video, but it failed to load, and only loaded after I switched platforms and back.
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Great work! I love everything from color choices to layout. I can't wait to see how this grows.
Note: I have noticed that videos tend to not always load and as a result, reverts to the device image. If I may suggest adding 'stills' of each video as part of the theme: Colorful/Images/Platforms/Device
LaunchBox 13.19 Released!
in News and Updates
Posted · Edited by Kevin_Flynn
Yes, I understand that the XML files are the untouched. I was clarifying if changes to those files would still be reflected on the database, which I assumed it wouldn't.