Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) Could you share me your dump file to try, please? There are no special high specifications needed for the PC: 64 bits, OpenGL, I think 4GB should be OK, but perhaps 6 is needed (I can not test) Edited December 15, 2022 by zedrummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 6 hours ago, zedrummer said: Could you share me your dump file to try, please? There are no special high specifications needed for the PC: 64 bits, OpenGL, I think 4GB should be OK, but perhaps 6 is needed (I can not test) I tested the same ROM dump on my cabinet and your program worked fine so it's not the dump. On my laptop that it wasn't working, I have 24GB RAM, i7 processor with AMD video card so ithe specs shouldn't be an issue. If you implement some sort of error logging in your program, I can generate an error log and send it to you so we can troubleshoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Just now, KRAKEN said: I tested the same ROM dump on my cabinet and your program worked fine so it's not the dump. On my laptop that it wasn't working, I have 24GB RAM, i7 processor with AMD video card so ithe specs shouldn't be an issue. If you implement some sort of error logging in your program, I can generate an error log and send it to you so we can troubleshoot. This is the ROM I was testing with: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 15, 2022 So @KRAKEN : it closes when you load a dump (txt) file, right after clicking the file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) The tutoriel is over, you may read it here https://www.pincabpassion.net/t15414-tuto-comprehensive-tuto-about-colorizingdmd You just have to quickly create an account. I edited the first post. Don't hesitate to comment for bug report or if some parts are not clear enough. Edited December 15, 2022 by zedrummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 42 minutes ago, zedrummer said: So @KRAKEN : it closes when you load a dump (txt) file, right after clicking the file? That is correct, after about a second it closes. I had placed the files in a folder on my desktop but I just moved it to my D drive and it works now, so it had something to do about the file location. Maybe it made the path too long or some permissions issue, although I'm logged in as administrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 9:42 AM, zedrummer said: The tutoriel is over, you may read it here https://www.pincabpassion.net/t15414-tuto-comprehensive-tuto-about-colorizingdmd I edited the first post. Don't hesitate to comment for bug report or if some parts are not clear enough. Thanks for the tutorial. Are you planning on releasing a version that doesn't require me to register to the site to view the images and links? (resolved) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 15, 2022 OK very strange, but happy to know that it isn't more serious than that! Thanks a lot for keeping me advised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) Sorry, for the tutorial, I wanted it to be on my original community. Is that really a problem to create an account quickly? If so, I could try to put it somewhere else, but... Edited December 15, 2022 by zedrummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 15, 2022 I have asked the admin if he can do something for that @KRAKEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 minute ago, zedrummer said: I have asked the admin if he can do something for that @KRAKEN Thanks. The registration process is entirely in French, so the anglophone people may have issues with that. Je suis Français Canadien, alors ça ne crée pas de problème pour moi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 15, 2022 OK it should work now @KRAKEN you don't need an account anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 11:26 AM, zedrummer said: I have asked the admin if he can do something for that @KRAKEN Looks like the admin fixed the issue, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usul27 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Is the documentation on the file format online already? I haven't seen any links yet, but I might have missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, usul27 said: Is the documentation on the file format online already? I haven't seen any links yet, but I might have missed it. There is a text file that comes with the download called formats.txt that explains the cROM format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 16, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) @KRAKEN is right, but it must be updated. @usul27 you may look inside the code of ColorizingDMD in the crom.h file, the "cRom_struct" structure Edited December 16, 2022 by zedrummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Too bad this does not work on Future Pinball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 16, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 16, 2022 Sorry, @GeorgeH I don't know how Future Pinball works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalarts Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Hi GeorgeH, This new tool is based completely on ROM for the DMD content. As far as I know no FP table ever used a Rom (even though since BAM this could theoretically be used) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 6 hours ago, digitalarts said: Hi GeorgeH, This new tool is based completely on ROM for the DMD content. As far as I know no FP table ever used a Rom (even though since BAM this could theoretically be used) You are correct. I think many tables extract DMD content from the ROMs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 I read through the tutorial and am making some progress, but I know I'm not doing it right as I'm losing some frames when it runs the .cRZ file. I also don't know what to do with all the fading that happens between different frames. Hopefully, someone does a good video tutorial soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider zedrummer Posted December 17, 2022 Author Content Provider Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) @KRAKEN I have created a Discord server for helping newcomers to the colorization world Just use this link to join https://discord.gg/gGnwKExm Edited December 18, 2022 by zedrummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider dtatane Posted December 17, 2022 Content Provider Share Posted December 17, 2022 @KRAKEN Good to see you're experiencing the software ! Some frames might seem lost until you colorized them. Once it's colorized, you will se them all. Depending on your ROM, when you dump the files, you have fading.. or what I call transition frames. You should skip them unless you feel it is really necessary for the fluidity of the sequence. HAving a look at the yellow figure (delay in ms) will help sometimes in identifying these frames. You can also delete them if you'd like (it makes the bottom framestrip clean), but I would recommend you keep them at the early stages of your project. Keep in mind that the same sequence could be played several times in the dump file. So if you colorized all the frames in a sequence, have a look later on in the dump, you might find additional frames for the same sequence. (You can use bookmarks/sections to navigate quickly from one point of the dump to the other). For example in scarred stiff project, I colored this transition frame for fluidify : Do not hesitate to join the discord, we will be happy to help you kick start ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAKEN Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 @zedrummerI sent a DM and reached out on discord to join the server... I'm starting to feel more comfortable with the program and maybe it's to early, but here is my wishlist: - be able to give the masks a name instead of just a number. I usually know which mask to re-use but having a description would make it easier to find the right one. - radial gradient draw to properly shade spherical objects - add section names on the toolbar (above icons). I feel like this would have made the learning process easier. -> Colorization Mode (Switch Mode, File/Disk, Colors, Drawing Mode, Tools, Dynamic, Bookmarks, Sprites, etc) -> Same for Comparison/Identification and Sprite windows - add tooltips when hovering the mouse cursor over buttons (again, would make the learning process easier) - a toggle button to show only the "same frames" (the green frame numbers) in the frame strip. Clicking this would hide any frames that are not detected as same. Toggling the button again would show all frames. Overall the program works very well and I'm looking forward to learning more. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider dtatane Posted December 17, 2022 Content Provider Share Posted December 17, 2022 For the "same frames", you can navigate between them holding CTRL + Left or right arrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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