LaunchBox 13.23 - Beta Thread

[skizzosjt]

Sorry but I got another gripe with FFmpeg.

FFmpeg just like WMP messes up the videos "width". Only the "width", height is not impacted. I put "width" in quotes because it's not really width. As in it's not taking for ex a 1920 pixel wide video and making it 1930 pixels wide. The width of the video would still be 1920 pixels, but, the contents of the video get stretched out wider when using FFmpeg just like it always has with WMP. 

VLC did not do this this by comparison. It always has been more difficult to identify this occurring with WMP due to videos have a black screen blip and reset when returning to platform wheel, but it's always been there in previous version of the frontend using WMP too. still there on latest 13.24 beta 1

Here is a video for reference. For easiest way to see what I am talking about is to pay attention to the outer edges of the N64 controller on the left, where it is exactly when I am in the N64 game wheel. Like place your mouse cursor there for a good visual indicator. Then notice when I back out to the platform wheel it suddenly looks like the entire image stretches out width wise. Watch in fullscreen to make it easier to see too. 

This is not theme specific, but unless you have some sort of theme setup like what I am using here it would go unnoticed. For someone who wants a nice seamless transition between wheels where it looks like only part of the view updates when you back out to previous wheel, this is jarring and ugly to see. 

 

[SqHd]

Is the .sid format still supported? The background music (.sid files) for C64 Dreams are throwing an error.

Could not open 'E:\LaunchBox\Music\C64 Dreams\Acid Runner.sid'. Error -1094995529: Invalid data found when processing input

App:     LaunchBox
Version: 13.24-beta-1
Theme:   Default
Type:    Unosquare.FFME.Common.MediaContainerException
Site:    Void StreamInitialize()
Source:  ffme.win

   at Unosquare.FFME.Container.MediaContainer.StreamInitialize()
   at Unosquare.FFME.Container.MediaContainer.Initialize()
   at Unosquare.FFME.Library.RetrieveMediaInfo(String mediaSource)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Music.<>c__DisplayClass76_0.PeekAllocatorAdapter()
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Wait(TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.InvokeImpl(DispatcherOperation operation, CancellationToken cancellationToken, TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Invoke(Action callback, DispatcherPriority priority, CancellationToken cancellationToken, TimeSpan timeout)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Threading.Invoke(Action callback, DispatcherPriority priority)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Music.CheckIsolatedInterpreterSorter(Object instance, Int32 removeBAt)
   at SymbolicManagerSystem.ScanAllocatorAdapter(String instance, Int32 removeBAt, SymbolicManagerSystem)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Music.<>c__DisplayClass62_0.CustomizeInitializerExtractor()
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)

Recent Log:

   2:03:38 AM Exception

 

[wildaces]

Not sure what to do with this error with Bigbox. I've been reinstalling Launchbox, going back to different versions, reinstalling my themes, updating game metadata, disabling and enabling views and filters. I also tried changing to different themes.

It occurs 100% of the time when I go to certain systems in my menu selections. Even if I scroll into a game from that system in another (working) system menu, it will crash with this error.

Seems to have just started randomly, these were working fine previously. Looking at the games in Launchbox works fine.

(Inner Exception)

Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'source')

App:     Big Box
Version: 13.24-beta-1
Theme:   VisioN
Type:    System.ArgumentNullException
Site:    Void ThrowArgumentNullException(System.Linq.ExceptionArgument)
Source:  System.Linq

   at System.Linq.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument argument)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Integrations.MAME.MameHighScores.CheckIfSupported(String romFile)
   at SystemWrapperCompiler.ScanAllocatorAdapter(String romFile, SystemWrapperCompiler)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Integrations.MAME.MameHighScores.CheckIfSupported(Game game)
   at RecordRequester.ScanAllocatorAdapter(Game game, RecordRequester)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Data.Game.get_HasMameHighScoreSupport()
   at TagViewer.ScanAllocatorAdapter(Object, TagViewer)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Badges.MameHighScoresBadge.GetAppliesToGame(IGame game)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Controls.CoverFlow.FlowBadge.<>c__DisplayClass24_0.ListenJoinedBuilderTree(IGameBadge b)
   at System.Linq.Enumerable.TryGetFirst[TSource](IEnumerable`1 source, Func`2 predicate, Boolean& found)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Controls.CoverFlow.FlowBadge.SortGenericWatcherLogger(String def, Boolean isselection)
   at SystemWriterAggregator.ScanAllocatorAdapter(Object, String def, Boolean isselection, SystemWriterAggregator)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Controls.CoverFlow.FlowBadge.ReceivePredictorConfiguration(Object first, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs connection)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.OnDataContextChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.NotifyPropertyChange(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.UpdateEffectiveValue(EntryIndex entryIndex, DependencyProperty dp, PropertyMetadata metadata, EffectiveValueEntry oldEntry, EffectiveValueEntry& newEntry, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, Boolean coerceWithCurrentValue, OperationType operationType)
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.TransferValue(Object newValue, Boolean isASubPropertyChange)
   at MS.Internal.Data.PropertyPathWorker.UpdateSourceValueState(Int32 k, ICollectionView collectionView, Object newValue, Boolean isASubPropertyChange)
   at MS.Internal.Data.ClrBindingWorker.OnSourcePropertyChanged(Object o, String propName)
   at System.Windows.WeakEventManager.ListenerList`1.DeliverEvent(Object sender, EventArgs e, Type managerType)
   at System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventManager.OnPropertyChanged(Object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs args)
   at Caliburn.Micro.XamlPlatformProvider.<>c__DisplayClass10_0.<OnUIThread>b__0()

(Outer Exception)

An error occurred while dispatching a call to the UI Thread

App:     Big Box
Version: 13.24-beta-1
Theme:   VisioN
Type:    System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException
Site:    Void OnUIThread(System.Action)
Source:  Caliburn.Micro.Platform

   at Caliburn.Micro.XamlPlatformProvider.OnUIThread(Action action)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.BigBox.ViewModels.GamesViewModelBase.set_ActiveGame(Game value)
   at SystemServiceExecutor.DefineController(Object, Game value, SystemServiceExecutor)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.BigBox.ViewModels.GamesViewModelBase.LoadDetails(Guid instance)
   at NodeTokenizerSystem.DefineController(Object, Guid instance, NodeTokenizerSystem)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.BigBox.ViewModels.GamesViewModelBase.<>c__DisplayClass206_0.InspectSimpleRecommender()
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)

Recent Log:

   11:49:08 PM Exception

[Gosunkugi]

On 8/23/2025 at 8:41 AM, Rincewind said:

Has something changed in the MAME High Scores? Bubble Bobble has stopped uploading again 😒

Had that issue too with a number of games, Aliens, Double Dragon etc, signing out and back in did nothing, but they suddenly started working again.

Nice score by the way

[jupe69]

my launchbox installation crashes after the update when going to options, in both launchbox and bigbox. Even when i installed 13.22 from the updates folder it's still broken. anyone else has this? No error message, the app just hangs

[Suhrvivor]

It might be just me but the transitions on Bigbox seem to not work as they used to do, they transition into a black screen then to the next screen, instead of going directly from one thing to the other.

[PadeMoNiuM Prods]

8 hours ago, jupe69 said:

my launchbox installation crashes after the update when going to options, in both launchbox and bigbox. Even when i installed 13.22 from the updates folder it's still broken. anyone else has this? No error message, the app just hangs

The problem is that from the moment you installed it even just once it's dead because we haven't isolated the problem yet and we don't really know where it comes from so the fact that you come back won't change anything I( went back to 13.21 and big box doesn't start even without an intro video) Fortunately I always have a neutral setup in case of a blow so think it can be useful in a case like this. for the moment my main configuration is frozen whatever I do.( same thing with the beta 13.24.1)

Edited 6 hours ago by PadeMoNiuM Prods