Jurassic Park PRO stock firmware 1.12: i replace 1 video using one extracted from another modded firmware (working), when i write the image on SD and put it on the pinball, i have Initializing... JP logo, Initializing... JP logo etc...
Game dont boot.
What's wrong? to import the single video i used the button import (no conversion)
thanks

I'm wondering if anybody has mapped which call outs and sound effects have been used in TWD code?

I've only just started using pinball browser and I'm attempting to modify the sound / music on the latest Walking Dead Premium code, but trying to identify which zombie growls and random call outs have been used in the actual game is doing my head in!

Any help with identifying these and their sound script numbers would be greatly appreciated.

Did you use PinballBrowser to write the image or another app like balenaEtcher? They are not all created equal.

I open the stock firmware .raw file with PinballBrowser. I add 1 video and i close pinballbrowser with X button.
Then with win32diskimager i burn the .raw file to the SD.

Before press the X button to close pinballbrowser, it's necessary to press the button SAVE AS or the "Close firmware" ?

thanks

I always choose Close Firmware and wait a few seconds before either closing Pinball Browser or switching to the SmartDMD tab to write the image. Try just writing the image with Pinball Browser, I never use anything else to write the images.

When the Walking Dead file opens, are you asked if you want to search online for bookmarks? You might get lucky and someone already bookmarked them.

Thanks I have done that but when this loads there are only music files listed as bookmarks.

I had tried to load

elvira3-1_07_0.Release.16G.sdcard.raw

I received: Unknown firmware message.
With version elvira3-1_03_0.Release.16G.sdcard.raw it still worked. Is there a trick or does something have to be adjusted in the Pinball Browser?

Thanks

You need to wait for the next PB release.

oga83 has to tweak it whenever new Stern code drops. Usually happens a few days afterwards.

I've followed advice from previous posts using Audacity to output mono tracks with compression and normalise them at -1db (for a SAM a game). The files exported out of Audacity sound pretty good (for mono), but when I attempt to import them into Pin Browser many of the tracks are coming in distorted. I can drop the volume down to 65% when importing which mostly reduces the distortion / clipping problem, but then the tracks don't sound as good and they play at a lower levels to the other tracks.

Does an anybody have any tips or suggestions on how to EQ and import great sounding music tracks into Pin Browser that don't distort?

oga83 Just tried opening the latest Stranger Things 1.09 code and I'm getting unknown firmware. I assume all of the code that just dropped today will get the same.

I emailed Olivier but I thought I would post here as well. Maybe one of you pinsiders may have some insight.

I'm having an issue with pinball browser. I keep getting some "pops" in the audio at the same exact time on the same exact audio tracks.  I have tried completely different songs. I have tried different sound qualities with recordings and different settings in the audacity software.  I cannot find a reason for these "pops".  Very strange that they happen at the same time regardless of the song.  I do not believe that these pops are because of an error on my part. Have any of you seen this before?

Thanks.
Nick

Stern just dropped new gamecode for all 22 recent games....

ugg

probably silly to ask, but when using the factory gamecode, the songs play fine at those specific spots?

Olivier responded...

"Hi Nick
This is a protection implemented by Stern.
You'll hear up to 2 clicks per sound.
Depending on the sound you import, you can hear them... or not.
Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do about it.
All the best,
Olivier"

He's awesome for responding so quickly. I'm disappointed. Figures that Stern would try to pour sugar in the gas tank of this amazing program! Grrrrrr

Yes

I'm posting this purely in an effort to try to help others. I honestly have spent an ungodly amount of hours editing and re-editing, uploading and re-uploading songs in pinball browser and I was unable to remove these "pops" that I keep hearing in certain songs. I have now been informed that this is something that cannot be changed. This is an issue with Stern and not with my song selections or with my editing skills or with pinball browser itself. I'm not complaining about pinball browser. I think it's an amazing program and it works GREAT. But people should know that if they hear these pops it can't be edited out. If I had known this ahead of time it would have saved me many hours of frustration

Rush Pro code had those pops in some clips that I wanted to silence. This was the "shooter lane" callouts added recently and then on the latest code it's allowed to disable those shooter lane callouts, so moot point with what I was trying to do. But yeah, fucking annoying.

Did not have any pops when updating Led Zep or Jurassic code though.

oga83 I'm working on an update to stranger thing 1.09. I'm seeing a really strange situation occur when I replace just 1 video, 20 other videos disappear.

First I verified that the videos I found missing in my version were in the original image and they were. I then created a copy of the original image and before modifying I browsed to the ones missing in my version and all were there. 2 examples are attached images st_mod_verify_first, and st_mod_verify_second. All was well

st_mod_verify_first (resized).png st_mod_verify_second (resized).png

I then replaced the StrangerThings_Title video file with this one
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mgo46ufgijt1kesdn6c9d/Video-0x0222.mp4?rlkey=5psj7gjgxz7re71h54fhbae9u&dl=0

st_mod_replace_this (resized).png

As soon as I do that the following videos disappear from the image when I try to view them in Pinball Browser v8.35 (note that there are 20 of them and each time I've tried this it's been the same 20)

ST_Final_Showdown_Stage_1_Award_2
ST_FollowTheCompassCompass_NorthNorthWest_LCD_PRO
ST_FollowTheCompass_Award2
ST_ItsATrap_proj_idleBG
ST_JunkYardAwardsBGLoop_LCD_PRO
ST_LightTheFire_Loop_LCD_PRE
ST_LureDart_map
ST_Match_10
ST_Mystery_HoldBonus
ST_RunWill_LoopingBG_1_LCD_PRO
ST_RunWill_LoopingBG_2_LCD_PRO
ST_RunWill_LoopingBG_3_LCD_PRO
ST_RunWill_LoopingBG_4_LCD_PRO
ST_SaveWill_LCD_PRE_Intro
ST_SchoolUpsideDown_LCD_PRO
ST_SkillShot
ST_SnowBackgroundLoop_LCD_PRO
ST_SnowBallAward6_LCD_PRO
ST_SuperSkillShot
ST_TK_Multiball_ModeStart_LCD_PRO

These screens are what I see in the ui st_mod_verify_first_fail, st_mod_verify_second_fail. I've now replicated this 5 times with fresh images. The only modification is changing the 1 video then those 20 go away.

st_mod_verify_first_fail (resized).png st_mod_verify_second_fail (resized).png

Any ideas? I may just leave the video off for the time being. Some important videos are being lost.

He’s not yet writing the image to the SD card thought, right? Just replacing a video and then the other videos disappear?

I have to work on my updates to the newest codes and will see if something similar happens.

I think you are saying the video is too large now for the image. I've been using this video on the ST 1.05 and 1.07 images without issue. This is only happening on the most recent 1.09. If it is running out of space do I just try to compress the video more?

I checked the file sizes and my replacement video is on the left and is actually smaller than the original one on the right

replacement_is_smaller (resized).png

in the example I'm giving you the only thing I have done is replace the title with the new one which is smaller. I have made no other changes and 20 other video disappear. Always the same 20. I've replicated this many times now.

Step 1: Download latest ST image from Stern
Step 2: Open in pinball browser
Step 3: replace the StrangerThings_Title video file with this one https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mgo46ufgijt1kesdn6c9d/Video-0x0222.mp4?rlkey=5psj7gjgxz7re71h54fhbae9u&dl=0

the 20 videos I reference above are gone.

Does anyone have any tips on importing images with transparent backgrounds?

I am creating some images, saving in PNG format with transparency but when it gets imported it seems to get converted into a proprietary PBI format which pixelates the images and leaves a lot of artifacts. The resulting image looks like a bit of a mess. It seems to only be when transparency is involved.

I could use those tips as well. I remember trying to make some changes on a game, can’t remember which one, but ran into the same issues you did.

had some problems with transparency too some time ago, when i tried to modify fonts. It looked like the borders are inverted. If you would invert them it would look nice.

font (resized).png

awesome, glad you were able to figure it out quickly!

This is so great. Thanks for all the stuff you are doing.
paint.net can save and create this files -> save as -> dds -> then you can chose either DXT1 or DXT5

This is great.

I tried Paint.NET and when it couldn't open the raw file, I gave up.

I ended up finding some Nvidia tools at https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-exporter that I am still playing around with.

thanks, will have a look it.

dds support would be just great, there are a lot of tools that work with this type.

is it possible that the new function did break the direct picture editing?

when i try to open a picutre in pinball browser i get this:

pasted_image (resized).png

Pinball browser gonna make me buy a PC laptop.

Awesome project, oga83

had the same problem with 8.38 version, then i deleted the old .dat file in the Image folder. After this it worked, not sure why.

But it works now, thanks for the dds import this a great add on feature.

Edit: or it may have been the zoom factor

Is this still true? I just did a test and it seemed to work.

So new code for BM66 and BKSoR dropped from Stern today. Tried to open BM66, but got the "unknown firmware" message.

Just tried it; same result:PinballBrowser unknown (resized).jpg

I also just downloaded another copy of PB and BM66 1.11 and tried it; same thing.

PS: Thanks for all that you do with this!