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Stern, 2012
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Stern, 2012
Addams Family, The
Bally, 1992
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Stern, 2017
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Quoted from bent98:oga, tried working with Deadpool LE 1.05 firmware and getting this error[quoted image]
You have probably ignored the warning message when you opened that file saying that .spk files are now deprecated in Pinball Browser 
Quoted from Peanuts:with DP 1.04, the longest tracks (the music tracks) are missing :[quoted image]
Thanks, this has been fixed in v7.61
These sound scripts were not displayed because they are not part of a sound request.
You have to change the sort order to see them (as you did).
Quoted from oga83:If it's not deliberated, this new version should be able to open future firmwares.
Stern makes great products and I can't imagine they have time to waste on blocking Pinball Browser.
Quoted from Peanuts:The sounds tab is also missing with Stranger Things LE 1.00 game code
Now, you have the answer !
The issue is in PB this time.
Quoted from Peanuts:No sounds tab with Avengers Infinity Quest LE game code an PB 7.61
Fixed in Pinball Browser v7.62
I can't check the other games today (my internet is broken).
Let me know whether you can open them with this version.
Quoted from timlah79:Also ffmpeg seems to only run well with one version open
You can use several instances at the same time, however, when you hit "Play", the video that will be displayed is the last one that was converted (in any instance).
Unfortunately, this is not a quick fix.
As a workaround, you can move to the next video, back to the previous one, and click on "Play".
This is just a display issue. There is no risk of corrupting a firmware with this.
Quoted from Peanuts:If you open an sd card image, let's say Elvira House of Horrors 1.01 with Pinball Browser
Then you click on the video tab for processing all the videos
Then, without closing Pinball Browser, you load another sd card image, let's say Deadpool LE 1.05
Then you click on the video tab (processing doesn't seem to be triggered this time)
The video of Elvira House of Horrors are still there (the content of the others tabs seems correct):
As a workaround, you could have used the "Search and bookmark videos from Scenes" in the dropdown menu (no need to restart Pinball Browser).
Fixed in Pinball Browser v7.63
Quoted from Peanuts:The only game code that still doesn't have the Sounds tab with the version 7.62 is Deadpool Pro 1.05
Fixed in Pinball Browser v7.63
Quoted from Thunderbird:+1, please consider making PB Mac friendly. Not sure why some software continues to be only windows centric, when Apple is the biggest computer company in the world and used by more and more people.
The main issue is that I don't have a mac and I've never developped anything on that platform.
Quoted from Coyote:As a devleoper, I know for a fact it's a LOT more than "just port a UI".
Agreed !
Ashram56
Yes, macros need to be updated when a new version is released.
The ShiftId macro is probably what you are looking for. See here and here.
You can use the "compare firmware" function. It can help generating the ShiftId macros. See here and here.
You are probably experiencing memory issues because the macros you are trying to use were not designed for this firmware. The available memory is very game/version/firmware dependant.
Quoted from nateluke85:is the download link dead for anyone else?
The link does not seem broken to me : https://tiny.cc/pinballbrowser7
Is anyone else having problems ?
This down-detector only checks domains, not specific URLs.
For example, it will report that https://tiny.cc/pinside is up, even if this URL does not exist.
Quoted from Pixel8Arcade:Help!
I paid to use Pinbrowser a while back and didn’t do much with it. Today I actually cropped some music and went to import and it told me to click on License and when I do and try to Register it says No License Found!
1- First of all, make sure you are using the version that corresponds to your license.
2- Otherwise, if you replaced your computer, PM me the token id from the License dialog box and I'll fix it for you.
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:He literally posted 3 posts above yours - oga83
I think he was asking about the developer of the ST colorization macros (Sharkky in the macro name).
Quoted from Ashram56:Good morning,
I've been trying to use Pinball Browser to run colorization macros on a Star Trek ROM, and it's driving me crazy: even using the stock ROM for which the macro has been designed for (1.61), so no deviation from the original ROM used by the owner of the colorization, I get loads of "out of memory" error, to the point where I can't even finish the macros operation since I literally have hundreds of them, and I have to click on "Continue" every single time.
Have you tried the "Extend Memory" function (Sam tab) ?
Quoted from JohnnyArcade:I'm trying to run a Macro from J_M_. on Metallica. I keep getting a pop-up box asking
"It is very unusual to define a palette for a non full-dmd frame...Continue anyway?" with Yes/No response.
I can get through a few hundred times of clicking this box...but I end up accidentally clicking on the 'Cancel' button or smashing my laptop.
It's a near impossible task...
Is there a way to avoid this message box? Or answer once and it remembers the answer? Or a way around?
Unfortunately, there is no workaround.
This message has been here for a very long time (v4.36).
I'll modify this behaviour in the next version.
Quoted from Elganzo:I'm using Pinball browser 7.63 and the deadpool pro 1.05 version won't load. There is always the error: Unknow firmware !
Any idea's ?
I've just checked and it works. Are you trying to load a .spk file ?
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Quoted from Elganzo:Yes like i always did, I download the version directly from sterns website, with pinball browser i browse to the download map and open it., I get the green loading bar and then after few min it gives me a error.
You might want to use an image of the SD card instead. You'll find it here.
Spk file do not always contain what's required by Pinball Browser.
More information on this in the FAQ.
Quoted from thewool:Anyone managed to open the latest IM code?
It looks like Stern may have increased their protection as it crashes v6, and then no sounds load in v7.
I don't think they did.
Depending on what has been added or modified, Pinball Browser cannot always open new firmwares.
But the current version of Pinball Browser (7.63) is already able to open IM 1.08 Pro (but not LE) :
pb (resized).png
Quoted from delt31:good news is that I was able to inject everything into the new TMNT code.
Bad news is that my custom music is all "tiney" sounding - like the treble is missing. Anything left stock sounds perfectly fine. Never had this happen before - same music used in previous custom.
Any thoughts on correcting this?
Can you give me the ids of a same sound script in both firmwares so that I can compare them ? (for a sound that has the problem. And also which firmware files you are using)
It's possible that the sound script attenuation has changed in the new firmware.
Quoted from delt31:based on testing, it appears stern has put some check in to determine if a song was replaced and if so, the sound file that was injected is made to sound terrible.
It's more likely a wrong encoding in Pinball Browser
Quoted from Phantasize:Was it ever concluded that there was an error with the encoding / sound volumes? Some people mentioned the latest version resulted in really low volumes on all replaced sounds.
I've got mixed information about this.
You can try on your game with the free version for sounds that are shorter than 10s.
Quoted from Animal:When you increase the volume by 10%, then test it out on the machine and decide to move the volume up again. If you adjust the volume up a second time by 10% does it:
- increase the overall volume by 121%: 100 x 10% = 110, then 110 x 10% = 121 or
- just remain at 110, basically overwriting the first 10% increase?
By 121%.
Internally, Pinball Browser exports the sounds, increases the volume by 110% (over the one that was already imported at 110%) and imports it again.
But it's not a good idea to process like this because there is a loss of quality.
Instead, import the original sound again at 121%.
Quoted from Markharris2000:The PB developer needs to 'find' the new locations for all of them each time a new version of code is released.
This is not how Pinball Browser works.
That would require too much work when a new firmware is released.
PB doesn't embed any information specific to a game.
This is why, sometimes, it can open open new firmwares (but this became less frequent recently !).
Quoted from lockeness:So what happens, say in AIQ 0.98 where the sound isn’t yet available and you swap out video and burn an image? Is all the original audio still there?
Yes. When a tab is missing, the other functions are not impacted. It simply means that PB was not able to find the corresponding objects and, thus, will not modify them.
Quoted from lockeness:QQ - is there a way to transfer bookmarks from one firmware to the other? I assume not. In viewing AIQ .95 vs .98 sounds have changed ID's and even time length, but before I go re-indexing some of the sounds, I thought I would ask.
The ShiftId/TranslateId macros are probably what you are looking for. See here and here.
You can also use the "compare firmware" function. It can help generating the ShiftId macros. See here and here.
Quoted from allknowing2012:Exporting a rendered scene loses its transparency. Working with Aersosmith .. the export is done in mp4 and from what I read that cannot have transparency. Is it "just" a matter of having it export to say .avi and then the rendered video would have a transparent background. Scene 99 for example. (v 7.71 Rom 1.07)
This is on purpose.
The scene rendering function is just here to provide a preview.
Having a transparent background yields an awfull result for that purpose (I tried !).
Quoted from Ashram56:oga83, pin2dmd has been updated to natively support colorization for Stern SAM using the pal/fsq file method, which as far as I understand has no limitation with regards to rom size, and does not require patching the Rom.
It would therefore be very helpful if PB included an option to export all DMD frames so that could be imported into pin2dmd editor and used as is.
Unfortunately, I can't do that.
I don't know how the pal/fsq method you mention works but, altenatively, Pinball Browser could export a list of frame hashes.
Quoted from oga83:I'm waiting for more firmwares to be released.
It's easier to train the algorithm on several firmwares.
Sorry for keeping you waiting so long !
New firmwares have just been released, and I was able to train my algorithm on them.
So, here is Pinball Browser v7.80 !
It should work with all existing Spike firmwares
It is possible that a few sounds will not be played correctly.
It appears that there are now a bunch of different sound codecs.
Technically, Pinball Browser don't really need them but it makes it harder to locate each sound, and sometimes, it fails.
I'm not sure about the reason for this, and the help I was receiving from an insider is no longer available.
I will continue to work on this.
I also have added a file explorer that let you see/export/import all the files on the SD card :
pb (resized).png
Quoted from monkeybug:Here is my example. In the treeview, it stops at the newline. When expanded, it runs it all together.[quoted image]
PB doesn't display the newlines for these text items (but the scene is correctly rendered).
I'll fix it in the next version.
Quoted from Peanuts:Dear Oga,
Do you have some WIP status to share with us about the support of the newest game codes (Mandalorian 0.91-0.96-0.97, Led Zeppelin 1.04-1.05, Guardians of the Galaxy 1.08)?
Not yet, sorry. I'll post some information as soon as I know.
Quoted from Ashram56:it did work on older revision
I am not aware of any regression on this.
Did you select the correct side-channel method (SmartDmd tab / Store colors) and use the Extend Memory function (Sam tab) ?
Quoted from pinballjah:I purchased a version of the Pinball Browser about a year ago. Used it to change one song on AC/DC. I was trying to download a newer version of PW and it is asking for a donation again. Won't seem to let me download it without a payment. Do you have to pay again if you want to use a newer version? Thanks for the help.
As long as you have the same major version number (v7.x), you don't have to.
Send me your new token id and I'll fix it for you.
Copy/paste it from the license dialog box (as text, not as an image).
Quoted from pinballjah:Anyone able to successfully replace the Stern logo on start up? Found the PNG files in Scenes, replaced them but doesn’t seem to work in game play. Thanks.
The startup logo is here :
Explorer
To replace it, right-click on the "spike" folder and choose "Import...".
Of course, use the same name.
Quoted from pinballjah:Think that is the issue, I changed the name. All the other files I changed accepted a different file name. I guess some need to be the same. Any general rule for file naming protocol? Thanks for your help.
When you import a file into an object (sound, image, video, ...) the name of the source is not significant.
However, any file that you replace directly in the file system must have the same name; the only example I can think of is the startup logo.
Quoted from berg0319:Is it still possible to use Pinball Browser with a null modem cable to communicate directly to a Spike system?
This is only possible with SAM games.
But it will be available for Spike games in the future.
CommPatch (resized).png
Pinball Browser v8 is available !
It is now compatible with all the latest Spike2 firmwares (and almost all of the older versions) :
Aerosmith v1.09.0
Avengers: Infinity Quest v1.03.0
Batman ’66 v1.05.0
Black Knight: Sword of Rage v1.11.0
Deadpool v1.06.0
Elvira’s House of Horrors v1.03.0
Game of Thrones v1.37.0
Ghostbusters v1.17.0
Godzilla v0.81.0
Guardians of the Galaxy v1.08.0
Iron Maiden v1.10.0
Jurassic Park v1.05.0
Kiss v1.41.0
Led Zeppelin v1.10.0
Pabst Can Crusher v1.02.0
Primus v1.03.0
Star Wars v1.10.0
Stranger Things v1.02.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles v1.50.0
The Beatles v1.15.0
The Mandalorian v1.00.0
The Munsters v1.03.0
WWE v1.35.0
Whoa Nellie v1.55.0
Some functions have been added or improved and a lot of issues have also been fixed.
Adding all these firmwares required a lot of work. This is the reason why it took so long.
Needless to say, Stern didn't help, so I can't guarantee that Pinball Browser will be able to open their future firmwares !
Going forward, v8 is available as a 1-year subscription.
If you want to keep using Pinball Browser v7, you can do it forever.
If your license is less than 1 year old, a free 1-year subscription to v8 has been added for you (from the date of your existing license).
Quoted from pinballjah:For the new 1.10 files, when you unzip the file from the Stern site it comes up as three separate files. Under the old system, it was one single file. Which file(s) do you load into PB v8? Thanks for the assistance.[quoted image]
This is the .spk file.
You need an SD card image.
Download it from Stern's website here : https://f002.backblazeb2.com/file/gamecode/led_zeppelin_le-1_10_0.Release.8G.sdcard.raw.zip
Quoted from cleland:I’m on a Mac and have always used Crossover to run Pinball Browser just fine. With ver 8.0 im getting a no internet connection error when launching PB. oga83 did you change something with that in the update?
A lot of things have changed in the code so it's difficult to say what's going on with Pinball Browser running with Crossover.
The internet connection is required to register Pinball Browser. Once it's done, it is no longer necessary.
Is the connection available with Crossover ?
Quoted from gameroompinball:How can I open a spk file with 8.0? Say I want to change sounds in Pabst Can Crusher? I have the stern code but it doesn't open.
You can't.
Download an SD card image from Stern's website here :
https://f002.backblazeb2.com/file/gamecode/can_crusher-1_01_0.iso.zip
Quoted from cleland:So, it looks like with GOTG 1.08 all of the Sound Request numbers are the same, but the Script values have changed.
How do I do the ""Shift Function"?
Example:
Request 417 was "0x39C" and is now "0x4CC"
TranslateId,1,0x39c,0x4cc
You can use the "Compare Firmware" (Spike tab).
This function will generate a macro like the one above for each sound that needs it.
Quoted from pinballjah:Good morning, will the new LZ 1.12 work with PB 8.3? 8.3 seems to keep crashing and when I try to open either 1.10 or 1.12 it just hangs with "Processing...(Not Responding)" message. Thanks again.
I confirm that PB v8 can open LZ 1.10 and 1.12.
The first time you open a firmware, it can take a long time.
It depends on your PC.
It's usually much faster the 2nd time.
Quoted from pinballjah:Has anyone had any luck changing out the text for the song names in Led Zeppelin? See below image as an example. They seem to be controlled by Request #5 but I had no luck when I updated the Song name text. Was able to change out two songs and like to be able to get the text to change as well.
Maybe even the announcement of the song name. Thanks for the help! [quoted image]
The song names can be stored as images in scenes.
You'll have to find the corresponding scene.
You can use the "Render all scenes" function and then explore all the video files that have been generated.
Quoted from Peanuts:Some adjustments are hidden in Spike 2 machines and are not visible/accessible. Pinball Browser reveals them in the adjustments tab. It would be great, in the adjustments tab, for each adjustment, to display its status (hidden: true/false).
Can you please provide an example ? (game, LE or PRO, firmware version and adjustment id)
Quoted from usul27:I'm having problems getting the AC/DC patch working with the latest pinballbrowser 8
LoadHex,"comm116.hex"
Where do I get the comm116.hex file?
This is an outdated version.
Just replace your macro with :
LoadHex,"pb:/Sam/comm.hex"
It will download the communication patch that matches your PB version.
Quoted from Peanuts:Dear Oga,
Sorry for the delay.
Here is an illustration. I made it with a Mando LE (SD Card image) Game Code 1.01.
the ajustment in green (0xA1) in present in the settings of a Mandalorian LE. The red one (0xA7) is hidden in the settings of the pinball machine.[quoted image]
Thanks !
Quoted from usul27:Ok, next thing that I can't get to work is
Entry,3,0x4110000,24321
What's wrong with this one?
It depends on what you are trying to do and with which firmware version.
What happens ? error message ? crash ? side-channel not working ?
Quoted from Magui76:Hello everyone! Trying to use PB 8.03 for first time, but I stucked since AIQ Premium 1.03 do not load...I have already tried several times, downloading SD CARD images from the path "download from Stern" but all message than poped up is the same : Unknown Firmware!
Anyone is facing the same? Anything to open properly?
Tks for support!!!
Pinball Browser v8.03 is compatible with AIQ 1.03 LE and PRO.
Did you unzip the file you downloaded ?
Quoted from cabal:Hello Oga83,
i have a problem with the TMNT 1.50 pro image. When i get a vanilla image and try to play sound 0x166 it is garbled.
The same sound in the LE (length 4s070ms) 0x2D just plays fine.
can you help me if i am doing something wrong?
You are not doing anything wrong.
You are just experiencing the issue I mentionned here :
Quoted from oga83:It is possible that a few sounds will not be played correctly.
It appears that there are now a bunch of different sound codecs.
Technically, Pinball Browser don't really need them but it makes it harder to locate each sound, and sometimes, it fails.
I'm not sure about the reason for this, and the help I was receiving from an insider is no longer available.
I will continue to work on this.
I have reduced the number of issues with codecs in the latest version but, unfortunately, some of them are still here.
I'll try to fix it in the next version.
Quoted from Crispy77:I am a new user and having the same problem.
I'm sorry about that.
It's not exactly the same problem because you already have a v8 license but it won't register correctly.
Most often, this happens when Pinball Browser is started from a readonly directory (or from the .zip file), or is used on a Windows XP system.
Pinball Browser needs write permissions to the Pinball-Browser.xml file.
Quoted from monkeybug:Same problem for me. It just goes into a loop asking to register everytime I start.
If your Pinball Browser v7 license is older than 1 year, it won't work with v8.
More information here
Otherwise, PM me your token id and I'll check what's going on.
Quoted from HiRez00:I cannot for the life of me be able to get the latest Whoa Nellie .spk file to open in the latest Pinball Browser.
Pinball Browser can't open .spk file anymore since v7.x
See the here and here for more information.
Quoted from Furtys:Hi !
I'm working on changing the sounds of my pinball machine, and I am also looking to change the startup image of the game.
I found a GameLogo.png file at /dev/sda2/gamename/assets/lcd/, I tried to replace it but it shows a black screen instead of the game logo. And if I replace my new file with the original file still black screen.
Has anyone ever managed to do this?
Thanks
Regarding the game logo, I'm not sure
Direct file modification on the SD card has already been used for the startup logo (here).
All the other assets are generally embedded into scenes, and, in this case, you'll have to find the corresponding scene and use the import function in Pinball Browser.
Quoted from Furtys:So sad... I checked all the scenes and none of them manage the logo of the game which is displayed just after Stern's one.
So I think we can't, but why, I don't know... Even overwriting it with the same file (export + import the exported file) results in a black screen, strange ...
Try to replace the startup logo first, as we know it's possible. If it doesn't work, you'll know something is wrong with your file.
Quoted from Torre:I have a real basic question. How do I get the game code off of the SD card from the machine?
Make an image file from your game SD card.
To do that, use the tool provided by Pinball Browser (SmartDmd tab) or any SD card imager program.
You'll be able to read/modify this image file with Pinball Browser, and flash a new SD card.
Quoted from Torre:Thanks but doing that doesn't find any available files. The two files on the card show up as stern-spike2.dtb and zImage but they do not show up when using the software. I also use balena-etcher but I have not seen an option to read a flashed file unless I'm missing something.
Mark
You have to make an image of your sd card.
See here or use the tool I mentionned :
SD-Imager (resized).png
Select the SD card drive, enter a destination filename on your HDD and click on "Read from SD"
[EDIT] There is also an option to do that at the end of the Pinball Browser dropdown menu (firmware section).
Quoted from Ashram56:Question to oga83 : is there any frequency filtering or dynamic compression when importing a WAV file inside the ROM of a Spike2 game (specifically Star Wars) ?
There is no special filtering in Pinball Browser unless you enable the low-pass filter when you import a sound.
LowPassFilter (resized).png
However, transcoding a sound to a different codec always implies some kind of filtering.
You'll get the best result when you import a sound that has a sampling frequency that is a multiple of the game's one
SamplingFreq (resized).png
Quoted from Torre:This does not work on mine. I get "no items match your search". It shows me nothing on my SD Card. It is only searching for img iso and raw files and none of those are the extensions on the SD card. Only files on the card are a dtb file and a zimage file with no extension.
The image is made from the device, not from a file on the SD card.
It means that you don't have to select a file on the SD card.
Just enter a NEW filename to store the image on your HDD; then click on "Read from SD".
Another solution it to use a disk imager program (Win32DiskImager, Balena, ...). There are plenty of tutorials for them.
Quoted from Ashram56:so when importing a file which is at a different sampling frequency, PB will re-sample before integrating into the game ROM, correct ? Whereas if the sampling frequency is identical, it will not re-sample ?
Generally, yes. But for some game codecs, the sound is resampled. The best example is the undersampled sounds you can find in some firmwares (below is SPD 2.61).
Undersampled (resized).png
Quoted from Ashram56:What should be the file format for minimum conversion stages (ie WAV file, no compression I assume ?)
Any lossless codec with a sample rate that is an integer multiple of the game's one.
Please note that the game is not using lossless codecs : if you import/export (or export/import) the same sound, it will be modified.
Quoted from Ashram56:Also, just to be sure we are on the same page: the low pass filter cutout frequency, if enabled, will cut all frequencies above the defined value in the checkbox, right ? May I know the rationale for this particular setting ?
Pinball Browser is using a low-pass biquad filter with the cutoff frequency you specify.
Quoted from acons017:oga83 I’m trying to retain my grand champion score on TMNT. If I enter 98,777,777 into PB then the score will reduce by a 10th and come up as 9,877,777 when I load the code into my pinball machine. I noticed that if I enter a score into PB as 98,777,777 that I need to add a 0 at the end (so 987,777,770). Not a problem at all, I simply compensate by always adding the 0 at the end and my machine shows the score I want. The issue is that I attempted to enter my high score of 248,800,000 into pinball browser as 2,480,000,000 and it won’t accept it. Once I click ok it just reverts back to the old entry. I noticed that I can’t enter anything higher than 2,100,000,000 as a score (which should translate the score into 210,000,000 when loaded into my machine). I noticed that the limit is set on Adjustments tab in PinballBrowser. The Grand Champion Score maximum value there cannot be set higher that ~2,100,000,000. If I try to set the maximum value higher and click OK, it doesn't close the window. I tried changing the score through the service menu too, it accepted it, but won’t show up on the leaderboard. It simply shows the old score. Weird weird problem. Have you ever encountered this?
Not sure about this.
I'll have to check.
In some games, there is a score divider. That was usefull with the 32-bit scores limit.
PB takes it into account to display/modify HS (but it is not displayed in PB and that would be helpfull here)
It seems that PB incorrectly thinks that yours is 10.
It's probably because your game is using 64-bit scores.
Quoted from fuzzel:can you please add a raw import/export functionality for all parts of rom resources?
I'm not sure that it would be very usefull : sounds and frames use proprietary codecs/formats and you wouldn't be able to open the raw format files in any software.
Quoted from fuzzel:I think what PB really misses is the abillity to import/export the code part of the rom together with some references to the graphics/sound resources if possible.
Can you provide an example of what you'd like to do ?
Quoted from fuzzel:I'd like to analyze the firmware with Ghidra. I know it's already possible to load the rom file directly in Ghidra but because of all the additional resources the file is quite big and the analysis takes ages. It would be nice to export just the code part maybe some addional information to help loading the code in Ghidra.
Ofcourse it's possible to do it manually but PB is already very powerfull and I don't want to reinvent the wheel again
Unfortunately, that's beyond the scope of Pinball Browser
Pinball Browser v8.10 is ready
Changes :
- Compatibility with most of the new firmwares
Aerosmith 1.10
Avengers 1.03
Batman 1.06
Beatles 1.20
Black Knight SOR 1.12
Can Crusher 1.01
Deadpool 1.06
Elvira 1.03
Ghostbusters 1.17
Godzilla 0.94
GOT 1.37
Guardians of the Galaxy 1.09
Iron Maiden 1.10
Jurassik Park 1.05
Jurassik Park - The Pin 1.03
Kiss 1.41
LedZep 1.15
Mando 1.20
Munster 1.21
Primus 1.03
Rush 0.93
Star Wars 1.20
Stranger Things 1.05
Turtles 1.51
Whoa Nelly 1.55
WWE 1.35
- Improvements in the image editor
- Added Scorbit achievements : Scorbit is working with volunteer creators to generate achievement frames for DMD machines. This feature is for those creators, and for the creation of venue or custom achievements as well in future releases.
- Fix for a bug that prevented PB from opening when a language other than EN was selected
- Fix for image modification that were randomely not saved when undo had been used
- Fix for sound-scripts ids; Thanks to Skillman !
- Note : Some firmwares take a long time to open the first time : be patient
- Note : Some sounds might be missing (PB can miss some of the 6*32 codecs)
Quoted from cabal:oga83 i was wondering does it help you do provide sound requests that are not working correct?
like when you play them only static is played.
or does this only make sense for sounds that we 100% want, as it is too much manual work for you to correct but does not help you to improve the whole process.
Thanks for the suggestion but, unfortunately, there's nothing much I can do.
So far, PB has found up to 192 random codecs per firmware.
And they are all different from firmware to firmware.
For all the firmwares listed above, that makes about 5000 different codecs ! (even more if you include the previous versions)
Of course, decoding the sounds is all done automatically.
That's one of the reasons why PB takes so long to open some firmwares.
The problem is that, for some codecs, PB doesn't have enough relevant sound samples to figure out how to decode/encode them.
For these codecs, the corresponding sounds are noisy at best, static at worse.
Quoted from Kobaja:I'm kinda sick of the "keep paying" model. I own a SW LE and have created a soundmod and also the Midnight madness thing for myself and as far as legally possible also shared things with others. SW has update cycles of a bit more than a year and for each release i get to pay for this same software again. For one machine. Just to keep one specific change alive.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you paid for Pinball Browser v7.63, which has NO limit in time.
As a result, you can still use it to customize the firmware you have already modified, for as long as you want.
You can even use the v7.71, 7.80, 7.81 versions that have been released after v7.63.
However, in february 2022, SW 1.10 has been updated to 1.20 and Pinball Browser v7 can no longer open it.
A lot of work has been done to make Pinball Browser open the latest firmwares for all games.
See here to have an idea of the difficulties.
Unfortunately, this is what happens will all new firmwares.
That's the reason why unlimited free upgrades are not possible.
Quoted from cleland:Random static still on Stranger Things LE/Premium code. Bummer, as that should be the last update for Stranger Things
There are 18 codecs (over 192) that the current version of PB can't decode on ST LE/Premium.
The corresponding sounds are static.
All the other sounds can be decoded/encoded correctly.
See here for a more detailed answer
As mentionned in the change log, a few firmwares have this issue but ST LE is the most impacted.
Quoted from cabal:I do own a TMNT and Munsters and i guess the software cylce is completed and yes there you are right with machines that do not get any more software updates
Quoted from cleland:as that should be the last update for Stranger Things
I'm afraid that firmwares will be updated until PB can't open them anymore... 
Quoted from Ashram56:Can you clarify what you mean by 'codecs' in this case?
Codec as coder/decoder.
See here.
What wasn't clear in my post is that I said "There are 18 codecs that PB can't decode".
What I rather meant is that "PB can't figure out how 18 of the codecs work".
And of course, when PB doesn't understand how a codec works, it can't mimic its behaviour.
Thus, it can't decode or encode the corresponding sounds.
This generally comes from the lack of significant samples for these codecs.
Quoted from PoMC:I'm working on my version of Guardians of the Galaxy 1.09. I came across one track of static. It was the last of the three duplicate Cherry Bomb tracks. But I was able to import over it using an export of one of the other two. First time I've encountered this myself.
If you import a new sound over a static one, it will probably sound good in PB.
But the codec used by PB and the codec on the game won't match : it will play static on the game...
Quoted from cabal:Thanks oga83 i have so much fun with pinball browser it's worth the money
and i appreciate the work you are putting into the software.
at the moment i am fooling around with fonts, but i am afraid it is as compliacated as i am thinking.
In TMNT 1.51 pro scene 275 "TURTLE SAVED" i try to replace the font.
maybe you can comfirm if i am on the right way?
As i understand it, the glyphs are all in one big image like "image : 512x512-4" they are all unsorted in there and the Rectangle will point to area with the glyph in the picture. When i do an import in the glyph it will update this part in the Picture.
Some of the letters are turned 90° on this letters i was not able to import the single glyph.
I did now export all the glyphs to get the right dimension of each. Then i created with the new fonts pictures with the same dimesions and imported them into the glyphs. This way they are allinged good in the 512x512 picture. For the 90° degrees i did export the 512x512 image, modified it and reimported it.
I had the impression that the rendering works, i needed to close Pinball Browser first and reopen the sd-card image again that it will render right.
i was able to complete this scene, but it was a lot of works and will still need tweaking of single letters.[quoted image][quoted image]
That's amazing !
What you have described is all correct.
You generally don't have to deal with the whole font bitmap, unless you want to change most of its glyphs. But if you want, you can export the font bitmap, modify the glyphs (without modifying their sizes), and reimport it.
But it is generally easier to modify a single glyph.
What you've found about the rotated glyphs is a bug : PB forgets to apply the rotation when it imports such a glyph.
I'll fix it in the next release. As a workaround, you can rotate it yourself before importing it.
Also, you don't need to close and reopen PB to refresh the scene cache : Just collapse and re-expand the scene.
[EDIT] That was an easy fix. Can you try v8.11 and let me know how it works for you ?
Quoted from Ashram56:So yeah that was the same understanding. Your clarification did make more sense then.
But that means that Stern is not using a standard codec for all samples, each is different?
What a pain....
Quoted from Lucxor:Hello Oga
first of all thanks for the hard work.
I use PB often in the last time. i have two things that seem to apear often.
If i make a change on a soundfile and save i can't make a bookmark after it always occurs an unkown error ans i hav to restart PB for making a bookmark. Second If i do a bookmark it always jumps to the top files of the list.
is this known or can it be fixed?
I can reproduce this.
I'm not sure where it comes from but I'll fix it in the next release.
[EDIT]Fixed in v8.12
Quoted from pinballjah:Could be my laptop but it takes close to an hour to open a file.
As stated in the change log, this is normal (and depends on your pc performances) :
Note : Some firmwares take a long time to open the first time : be patient
But it will be much quicker the 2nd time you open it
Quoted from usafstars:I was having issues with 8.10, but 8.12 opens it very quickly now.
This does not depend on the version. The 2nd time you open it is just faster.
Quoted from bart0404:This happens for me also. I have been able to import different videos for different songs a few times, but never more than one video without corrupting the rom. Please help us fix this.
Is the firmware closed in PB when you create the sd card ?
Are you using the embedded sd-card image writer or another one ?
This happened in the past. Not sure it's the same, but see here.
Quoted from PoMC:Guardians Pro.
Script 0x41
Length 2min01s929ms
In guardians-1_09_0.Release.8G.sdcard.raw, sound script 0x41 works fine with PB v8.13
0x41 (resized).png
The song is Cherry Bomb by The Runnaways
[EDIT] If you tried to replace it with a previous version of PB (when it sounded static), that's normal. You should start again with a stock firmware.
Quoted from bart0404:PB I think is choking on the files because of the very large size. Its definitely a huge help but for that portion it just breaks.
If you import a file that exceeds the filesystem capacity, I'm not sure what will happen...
That could explain why the partition got corrupted.
I'll try to add a verification for this in a future version.
Quoted from PoMC:I found some static audio tracks in Led Zeppelin Pro 1.15 with Pinball Browser 8.13.
Scripts:
0x61
0x20B
0x1B5
0x145
There are others too, just happened across two of them and then checked a few others. Was brand new extracted code, not yet used in any version of Pinball Browser.
2 codecs are impacted in this game.
The corresponding sound scripts are :
LedZep (resized).png
Quoted from PoMC:Are you able to add those codecs like you did for Rush...or whatever other game recently had static tracks?
Unfortunately, no.
More information here
These multiple codecs have been implemented exclusively to block Pinball Browser.
They have no other purpose.
Quoted from jurulz:Any possibility to be able to add codecs manually within PB? This could be community driven and not relied only on your shoulders?
Pinball Browser generates the codecs automatically.
This can't be done by hand because there are thousands of them (explained here).
Also, Pinball Browser is firmware-agnostic, meaning that it has no reference at all to specific firmwares (something like : if "rush_le_v097" then do_something).
(BTW, this is the reason why, unless counter-measures are added to intentionally block it, Pinball Browser can open firmwares that are released after itself)
Because of this, even if a codec could be created manually, it would not be possible to add it to Pinball Browser
Quoted from matlynch91:cannot seem to locate the comm140.hex file for the patch. Does this no longer exist?
The file is no longer needed.
Just install the communication patch with the "Sam" tab / "Comm Patch" button
or use the following macro : LoadHex,"pb:/Sam/comm.hex"
Quoted from aWitchNamedMags:Hi, so as it turns out Pinball Explorer doesn't have a Sounds button when loading EHOH, and the videos it finds don't have audio. I assume this is because I'm working with the 1.04 code while PE has support for 1.03, is there any way to get the audio out regardless of this?
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Stern repeatedly added items in an attempt to block Pinball Browser (and they did the same with Scorbit btw; see here and here)
As a result, a firmware that is released after Pinball Browser is generally missing some features
The current version of Pinball Browser can only fully open EHOH v1.03
Quoted from pinballjah:Does anyone know for the Kiss Pro, what is the file extension for the file to include on the USB? I'm not sure if Stern has changed the older files to a new extension that may not work on PB. When you download the most recent Kiss Pro file from the Stern site, it is a ".spk" file type that is not zipped. This file does not seem to load into PB.
I have a zipped file I downloaded back in March and it includes the file with an ".iso" file type and when you unzip the file, it includes a single file that is a "Disk Image File", that will load into PB. Just wondering if Stern may be changing out the older files on the system so they can't be accessed by PB anymore. Thanks for the help.[quoted image]
It's on Stern's website in the SD-card section
Kiss Pro 1.41 is here
Quoted from pinballjah:Interesting observation, when I owned an IM Pro about a year ago, I swapped out some songs on version 1.08 of the Stern SD Card file. It was done with PB. Now when I open the file with PB v 8.13, it doesn't seem to show the Sound tab anymore which seems strange as it was showing in a prior version of PB. Does that make sense? I thought Stern had somehow prevented the code files from showing the Sound tab in PB but this is an old code file that was working previously in PB.
Update - when I open the 1.08 file with version 7.81 of PB it shows the sound tab. When I open the same file with PB 8.13, there is no sound tab.
This is normal.
While I do my best to keep backward compatibility with old firmwares, this is not always possible.
What I mean is that each time a new Pinball Browser version is released, it can open the latest firmwares.
But it is possible that it cannot open some older ones.
In your case, PB v8.13 is able to open IM 1.10. But, as you noticed, it cannot open the older 1.08.
Quoted from Aniraf:when I load the Rush image I don't actually get a sounds tab, nor do I see any sounds imported (see it says 0).
A firmware released after Pinball Browser is generally not supported
The supported firmwares are listed in the changelog, at the end of the OP
Pinball Browser 8.20 is ready !
It can be downloaded here : http://download.pinballbrowser.com
It is compatible with the latest Spike firmwares :
Aerosmith 1.12
Avengers 1.06
Batman 1.08
Beatles 1.24
Black Knight SOR 1.14
Can Crusher 1.01
Deadpool 1.08
Elvira 1.05
Ghostbusters 1.17
Godzilla 1.03
GOT 1.37
Guardians of the Galaxy 1.11
Iron Maiden 1.12
James Bond 0.80
Jurassic Park 1.07
Jurassic Park - The Pin 1.03
Kiss 1.41
Led Zeppelin 1.17
Mando 1.41
Munsters 1.23
Primus 1.03
Rush 1.02
Star Wars 1.22
Star Wars Elg 1.04
Stranger Things 1.07
Turtles 1.54
Whoa Nelly 1.55
WWE 1.35
Thank you to all the Pinsiders who have tested it !
Quoted from Pinballpal:So we can change the songs in the above titles and still use insider connected?
Yes, why do you think it could be otherwise ?
And you can even use Scorbit . See here
Quoted from pinballjah:In case big brother is watching you and can somehow cause issues with the game.
Not sure if this is allowed in the US but, in the EU, it would be a violation of GDPR; And it's certainly not worth taking the risk
Quoted from pinballjah:I tried the code without changing the name of the original file and PB seemed to work ok. Not sure why changing the file name would matter? Maybe the original file was corrupt but it seems to be working again.
The filename has no impact on the sounds
Quoted from TonyScoots:Not sure 8.20 is Not working with Batman 1.08.0, I keep getting unknown firmware
Most likely, there is a problem with the file you're trying to open. Is it a .raw file ?
BM66-1.08 (resized).png
Quoted from noysboy:I opened up deadpool pro 1.08 but many of the sounds scripts are missing
I'll look into this
Quoted from fuzzel:With PB 8.20 I have issues with playing some sounds in JP Pro 1.07. For example sound request #50 script 0x5FD (0min00s951ms) and 0x4AA (0min01s054ms) are completely broken but the third script 0x48A (0min01s234ms) works. There are other sound requests that show the same problem.
Opening JP Pro 1.05 the same sounds work (different sound request though #44.
Update: just checked PB 8.21 and it shows the same issue. Some sounds are broken.
See here for an explanation
Quoted from cabal:is the versioning and differentiation between Pro and LE still working between images?
i did a sound mapping for Munsters 1.23 Pro that opend in Pinball browser with version MUN000.
Then i uploaded the mapping with bookmark sync. The problem now is when i open an LE image it will get the mapping from pro.
When i would do a mapping for an LE it would overwrite the pro mapping.
The sound scripts to differ between this two version.[quoted image][quoted image]
That's because the firmware version has not been correctly identified (0.00)
I'll try to find a fix and use the id instead (that is new since v8)
Quoted from pinballjah:I got an indication on PB that version 8.22 was available for download. When I tried to download it, it downloaded some monitoring software instead. I think the link needs to be fixed. Thanks.
Sorry about this. That's one of my other projects. I have fixed it.
Quoted from DavidLee:I'm having difficulties replacing callout sounds on Big Buck Hunter and I'm hoping someone can advise me what settings to check. One thing that might be relevant is that the sounds are indicated to be "Undersampled 2X" in Pinball Browser. I am using Audacity, and am converting a sound file to one track (mono), changing the Project Rate (Hz) to 24000, and exporting the file as a .wav file with encoding set as "SIgned 16-bit PCM) and no track metadata. The sounds import fine into Pinball Browser, and I can play them fine within Pinball Browswer. HOwever, once installed in the actual game, the sounds are silent. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions of things to check, etc.? TIA.
Sound replacement on SAM games is supposed to work, whatever the encoding method (undersampled 2x included, since v6.00)
Which version of Pinball Browser are you using ?
BTW, you don't have to convert the file before importing it with Pinball Browser : Pinball Browser will convert if for you
Quoted from cabal:so it seems only to be specific for tmnt. I tried both pro and prem code both seem to have the same problem. Code is modifiable. and everything looks nice.
When back in the machine it fails to play the modded videos. The screen is frozen for a moment when the video should play, or it will just restart.
as i remember tmnt was the 1. one with the security fixes and it was a between patch. So maybe they have done something different there.
Did you try to export a video and re-import it with the "Import file (no conversion)" function ?
Quoted from cabal:just did some tests with Pinball Browser 8.23 and TMNT Pro 1.54:
when i export and the import the video without conversion it works.
When i import my video without conversion it works (it has the same specs as original)
When i import my video normal the video (import video) does not work.
can you explain in short the the macro specs for this?
is behind the filename ,X,Y,Z the Z for the conversion/non conversion Flag?
Y = Frames?
can i import a video without giving the Y
Video,69,"69.mp4",0,,1 something like this?
update:
did some more tests, macros seem not to work in any way.
It seems there was an error in the post describing this macro (and a bug in the Import menu function that generates an incorrect macro)
The correct syntax for this macro seems to be :
- To import a video without conversion :
Video,Id,Filename,1
- To import a video with conversion :
Video,Id,Filename
or Video,Id,Filename,StartFrame
or Video,Id,Filename,StartFrame,EndFrame
I'll fix the macro that is created when you manually import a video in the next version.
The syntax will then be :
Video,Id,Filename,noconversion
or Video,Id,Filename
or Video,Id,Filename,StartFrame
or Video,Id,Filename,StartFrame,EndFrame
Quoted from Spyderturbo007:I haven't used this software in awhile and when I opened it I was prompted to upgrade from v7 to v8.23. Now that I've upgraded it appears to have killed my license. It looks like it's now a yearly subscription model as opposed to a one time license?
Anyone know if it can be downgraded? It's a little annoying that there wasn't anything that warned me that an upgrade to the new version would require a migration to a different licensing model.
I realize software takes a lot of time to design and maintain and I have no problem paying. My annoyance was with the lack of notification. Had I know the licensing model would have changed, I would have declined. I just wanted to change one song.
I'm sorry you were not aware of this
At the time Pinball Browser v8 was released, the new licensing scheme was explained here
You got your v8 subscription back in december 2021 as a free upgrade from Pinball Browser v7
Otherwise, when you subscribe to a new license, it's clearly indicated that it is a 1-year subscription
Anyway, you can still use Pinball Browser v7 : your v7 license is still valid and was not replaced by the v8 subscription
Quoted from mlager8:I'm trying to reverse engineer the sprite animations in deadpool LE 1.08, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how animations are being handled in the "scenes" tab. Scene 27 for example shows an image collection of 5 sprite sheets being used and then a frame transforms matrix. What is this matrix telling me? It doesn't seem to be pixel coordinates and I'm completely lost.
Also if I "render" the scene is writes out a 1 second blank .mp4 with the right canvas size, but that's it.
Any insight it whats going on here or how I could recreate these sprite animations?
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You will find some explanations, and an example, in this post :
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/acdc-display-and-modify-dot-matrix-images/page/78#post-5740605
Quoted from mlager8:I see the example you posted which lends itself to what cabal said, it's animation of one frame of text. My case however seems to be a frame sequence. Is there anyway to see info about that sequence? When I hit render, it writes out a blank mp4 that's less than 1 second and contains no information.
IMO, this scene is not an animation
It's just a collection of sprites which must be animated by the code, not by the scene engine
That's the reason why the rendering yields nothing
Quoted from Victor74:I bought the program yesterday and found that the Williams WPC ROMs cannot be edited.
You should definitely have checked the FAQ before purchasing the program as it is specified.
But I also sent an email before buying it since I only wanted the program to edit the Johnny Mnemonic roms and convert it to The Matrix.
It didn't seem right to me to do the work and have to pay to do it and I thought that by contacting it I would be allowed to use it since it is for a Visual Pinball project.
When I did not receive a response, I decided to buy it and I see that it is not working for me, I have sent other emails that have not received a response either.
I'm trying to cancel the payment, I know I should have read the FAQ before buying, but they could also reply to emails.
I've never received any email from you, even in the spam folder. I usually answer to emails within 1 day (because of the time difference).
I'll issue a refund for you.
Quoted from Mutt:doesn't work in chrome for me but works fine in edge
In some places Chrome doesn't work with PB's download url (it complains about too many redirections)
This is a little weird as I would expect Chrome to be the last to have an issue with a file hosted on Google Drive !
Pinball Browser v8.26 is available !
It is compatible with most latest firmwares
Aerosmith 1.12
Avengers 1.06
Batman 1.08
Beatles 1.24
Black Knight SOR 1.14
Can Crusher 1.01
Deadpool 1.08
Elvira 1.05
Foo Fighters 0.91
Ghostbusters 1.17
Godzilla 1.04
GOT 1.37
Guardians of the Galaxy 1.11
Iron Maiden 1.12
James Bond 0.88
James Bond 60th 1.04
Jurassic Park 1.07
Jurassic Park - The Pin 1.03
Kiss 1.41
Led Zeppelin 1.17
Mando 1.41
Munsters 1.23
Primus 1.03
Rush 1.10
Star Wars 1.23
Star Wars Elg 1.04
Stranger Things 1.07
Turtles 1.54
Whoa Nelly 1.55
WWE 1.35
However, it seems that someone paid attentions to the posts about codecs and static sounds :
The most recent firmwares seem to have new codecs which cause a lot of static sounds in PB
Quoted from Cadrion:Hey All, I've been trying to explore editing Star Trek 1.62. Problem is that when I go to edit the image, I see the palette colors in the editor along with any other palette, but when I select a color to edit with it doesn't color correctly. When I select a color from the palette, the wrong color goes into the edit regardless of what color I actually click...doesn't seem to matter on which version of the editor I'm using, they both do it... 825 and 826. Any ideas?
1- You have to configure the SmartDmd device and the palette mode in the SmartDmd tab
SmartDmd (resized).png
2- You have to select the SmarDmd palette in the Display tab
Display (resized).png
Quoted from Cadrion:Oga83, I did follow those steps. The issue comes in when I open and attempt to edit a frame. I see the smart dmd palettes and can select them. I see the colors to choose from that were assigned in the palette but when I select a color and edit the frame in pinball browser, the color that is drawn isn't the color I selected.. all within PB, not in the real pin yet. Is there much in the way of external software requirements? If the problem was universal I'd think you could simply open a firmware, setup smartdmd, then try and edit a frame and it would be apparent right away.. thanks for the help
Edit: I tried installing PB on my wife's PC to see if it's something with my PC and I found the same behavior. What I am doing: open PB, configure smartdmd.txt with palettes, configure side channel serial, load firmware, try to color a frame. In edit, the palette colors are correct but when I draw with any of them like pencil or flood, the color edit doesn't reflect the color selected. One thing I noticed was if I draw a line, while it's stretched and mouse button hasn't been released it's the correct color but when the button is released to set the color, it will not be correct. Hope that helps..
I'm not sure why this is happening
The SmarDmd project is no longer active and this issue might have been here for a very long time
Quoted from Cadrion:After getting some help with older versions, it looks like the color bug came up in v8.0. 7.81 colors ok and I had a license with my old pc for that one but upgraded since then, so can't register that way and it looks like v8 license I have now only with with v8. Any way to help out here oga83? I wouldn't care about having to use an older version of the software...
Thanks for the info
A v8 license does not disable a previous v7 one
If your v7 license is not working any longer, PM me your token id and I'll check it for you
Quoted from Cadrion:Oga83, question just out of curiosity... When PB edits a stern file for just the graphics without smart dmd selected, why does the file get bigger? It seems like you are just changing pixels within the same pallette and not adding color data. Is it the kind of thing where different brightness have different data sizes or something? Thanks
Which file are you talking about ? the firmware file ?
Its size should not change unless, in some cases, you use the Extend Memory function on Sam games
Quoted from Cadrion:Thanks for the reply. Yes, the stern firmware for SAM. Ah ok... So the limitation that was run into when doing the colorization was because of the smartdmd data getting added to firmware?
I'm not sure what you mean.
When using the SmartDmd side-channel, no data is "added" to the firmware when you select a palette.
The palette id is just stored at a location that already exists in the frame header.
However, if you modify a pixel color, the frame size can increase or decrease (depending on the compression) and the frame can be relocated in memory.
When a frame size increases and can't be relocated, most likely because memory is fragmented or exhausted, you'll get a memory error.
There are explanations somewhere in this thread about how to solve memory fragmentation. Basically, all the modifications for the same frame have to be grouped together (use the "optimize" function in the Macro menu for this) and the macro has to run on a fresh fimware.
Quoted from JMB123:I'm getting intermittent audio pops after importing a song into Pinball Browser v8.26. I've made sure all the details of the new file are the same as the original. 44100 hz, 16 PCM, Stereo. Length is the same to the millisecond. It's not redlining, as I've tried lowering the volume. And the pops happen at the exact same moments during playback in PB, even if I import different songs. I'm replacing Request 81 on Turtles Pro 1.54, and the pops come in at about 3, 8, 23, 46 seconds, etc. Different Requests seem to create pops at different points. I've tried importing as wav, mp3, lots of different settings, but nothing changes the pops and where they come up. I tested it in the machine, and the pops come through. Anyone else notice this? Is the file changed in some way when it gets imported into PB? Any possible fix for this?
With all firmwares released after PB v8.13, you can hear exactly two 10ms-clicks per sound. The position and intensity of these clicks depends on the original sound and the one you import. For some sounds, it's hard to hear them; for some others, you can't miss them. Unfortunately, this comes from a change in the firmware code and PB cannot remove these clicks.
Quoted from Speck:Oga83 - what happens to a file when you bump up the volume while importing? Does it distort or hurt the sound quality or is it similar to increasing the volume while listening to music? I’m trying to find the best way to bring up the music in relation to the callouts while keeping the quality as close as possible to what I’ve downloaded. If I bring multiple files into audacity to normalize the volume does that reduce the overall sound quality? What is the best file type to us - WAV or MP3? Any best practices? Is there a volume / music import tutorial that gets into best practices and how it all works? Thanks for any insights.
Pinball Browser will work best with lossless formats (for example: wav; but NOT mp3) and a sampling frequency that is a multiple of the one used by the game (shown in the rightmost panel)
Regarding the volume, I am not an expert on the subject. All I can say is that it depends on the game and obviously you don't want to use clipped audio as input
Quoted from nagamitsu:Wanted to try Pinball Browser, play around a bit/learn, but when I try to open an image file, it says "unknown firmware". Is this a limitation as I've not purchased PB yet or it's firmware from a version or two back from latest?
Thanks!
Tim
No, it's not a limitation od the free version
I didn't find the game you were talking about but, most likelely, your firmware is too recent for Pinball Browser
The firmware compatibility list is in the change log at the end of the OP
Quoted from fuzzel:Is the PB project dead? Download link isn't working anymore and no new updates for months
No, the project is not dead
The last update was 3 month ago but adjusting PB for new firmwares takes time
Regarding the download link, I'm investigating this issue
I'm not sure why Google now flags PB 8.26 as infected
One month ago, it was not the case and the file has not changed :
vt1 (resized).png
The exact same file today :
vt2 (resized).png
Quoted from oga83:Regarding the download link, I'm investigating this issue
After 5 days, Google has still not answered to my request to unflag the file
To restore the download link, I moved the file to another platform than Google Drive
The url is still the same : http://download.pinballbrowser.com
Quoted from pinballjah:Did you figure out how to fix the static sound issue with this version?
Quoted from PoMC:No point in changing anything now if the main song is FUBARed.
Most of the codecs are now working but some of them might not.
The process is entirely automatic and it can fail (each game now has 256 random codecs; they are different for each game/version)
For example, on Foo Fighters 0.96, I think that only 1 codec is not working
For Guardians of Galaxy pro 1.12 :
0x163 (31s176) : IMO, the original is like that; it's not distorsion, it's applause; if you check the other sounds that use the same codec, they play correctly
0x8df, 0x689, 0x80d are all using the same codec which is not working
0x32, 0x68 and 0x6c are all using the same codec which is static on 1 channel (the other one is working)
As I can't check all sounds in all games, if you find one that is still static, just PM the firmware exact version (pro/le), the number of channels (1 or 2) and codec number : that can help improving the algorithm for a future version.
Quoted from oga83:"Pinball browser"can browse all the sounds, images, videos, messages, adjustments, high scores in the firmware of the supported pinballs. And the best is that you can also replace them
It should work with all Stern SAM and Spike firmwares (I tried AC/DC Avatar, Avengers, Tron, Iron man, XMen, Transformers, Tron, Rolling stones, WWE, Kiss, ...).
It can also open WPC games (it can only display DMD frames - no modifications), and Whitestar games (it can only play and modify sounds).
Please update the list of games linked to this topic if it works with one that is not already listed.
It can be downloaded here
(v8.32 - See change log at the end of this post - if the link points to the wrong version, clear your browser cache and retry; if the link does not work with Chrome, try a different browser)
This zip file contains all the necessary files.
If you get an error message like "To run this application, you first must install one of the following versions of the .NET Framework: v4.0", download it
here.
You can also use it on MAC OS :
see here
Check out my other Pinball Browser related projects :
- SmartDmd
- Breakout Game
- Program modification
Happy mod !
Additional infos :
Check the FAQ
Language :
You can select your language between English, French, German or Spanish
Images :
You can either use the embedded editor or import images.
Regarding the imported image format, there is no requirement : it will be resized to the correct size and converted to gray scale. You can also use other formats that JPEG (bmp, png, ...). Best result when you use BMP or PNG with the same size than the orginal image.
For raster-1 and raster-12, the new image is stored at the same place; so, there is no limitation in the number of images you can replace; for other types, you can also replace them, but you are limited by the free available memory in the firmware.
The image size and type is displayed just below the scrollbar.
Sounds :
- Pinball Browser can import many file formats (wav, mp3, ... and even video sound tracks). The embedded small editor will allow you to crop the sound and adjust the volume. It will also convert the file to the adequate format. No need to use Audacity anymore in most cases.
- The sound track duration cannot be changed. If your file is too long, it will be cut; if it is too short, there will be no sound for the remaining time. Internal structures are too complex to allow this kind of modification (a sound-request is generally made of several sound-scripts; each sound-script can be split into several sound-fragments...); Use the embedded sound editor or Audacity to adjust your sounds.
- More info
here
Videos
On some Spike games, like WWE-LE, you can replace the videos.
You'll need ffmpeg; If needed, Pinball Browser will ask you to download it. Just follow the instructions.
Bookmarks
- For sounds and images, the combo box (right next to the scrollbar), will give you a direct access to them when you select the corresponding line. You can enter a new name, or modify an existing one : enter the name, and click on 'Set Name'.
- You can synchonize them with the online database : click on Sync
- You can also :
* Enter 0x123 into images combo box to jump to image 0x123
* Enter 0x123 into sounds combo box to jump to sound script 0x123
* Enter 123 into sounds combo box to jump to sound request 123
- Additional info
hereand
here
Messages :
- Most of the messages are listed in the 'Messages' tab : Choose your language and double-click on the message you want to modify, or click the Edit button. You can also use the seach field.
- When you modify a message, it can be stored in-place : its length cannot be increased (or just a few bytes); if you click on 'override max length', it will be moved to free memory, and its length can be increased.
- Several messages can use the same memory location : if you modify one, all the other ones will also be affected. When modifying such messages, you can change this behaviour : just click on 'Modify this instance only'.
- Never remove or modify '%' patterns... or your firmware will crash when the message is displayed. Those strings are used by 'printf' to format items.
- If a string is not listed in the message tab, you can use the 'Search Firmware' function (on the same tab). However, these strings cannot be moved to free memory : they can be modified but their length cannot be increased.
Adjustments :
- The 'Adjustments' tab can be used to define your favorite adjustments when you load the firmware.
- The 'default' value is the one used after a factory reset; 'Min' and 'Max' are the min/max values that you can define in the service menu; 'Increment' is the step used when you increase/decrease a value in the service menu.
If you have installed the communication patch (see below), you can also :
- modify your adjustments in real time.
- populate the list with the current pinball values (rightmost part of each line); this function will also generate a macro for each value that is different from its factory default value. These macros can later be used to restore the current configuration.
High scores :
You can only modify the default names/scores that are used after a factory or highscore reset.
If you have installed the communication patch (see below), you alse can :
- backup/restore your current high scores
- modify your highscores in real time
- populate the list with the current pinball highscores
Advanced tab :
- Program patches can be loaded. See
Breakout Game,
Program modificationand "Communication with your pinball" below.
Macros :
- Macro can be used to share your mods. Each time you make a modification, it is recorded in the "Macros" tab. Anyone who runs your macro on a stock firmware will have your mods
- Do not share songs or binary files if you don't own the copyrights; instead, use macros.
- Macros can also be used to optimize memory : if you replace the same image several times, it will consume memory. To prevent this, clean up the macro list of all the tests you made (and you don't want to keep), and re-run it on the stock firmware : it will only use the minimum required memory.
More infos
here.
SmartDmd :
SmartDmd is an interface that allows you to display your Dmd on a screen, colorize images, upscale your Dmd, broadcast its images over your network, ...
Pinball Browser is used to colorize images (on a frame by frame basis), receive and display broadcast images througth the network, post Facebook snapshots, configure the system, and more !
To select a palette for a specific DMD image, click on Edit and select the palette you want (you must first choose SmartDmd as DMD type on the "Display System" tab, and configure your palettes on the "SmartDmd" tab).
The "Remote SmartDmd" feature allows you to broadcast your DMD on your network and display it with Pinball-Browser (SmartDmd tab, Display). You can even publish a DMD on your Facebook wall.
More infos
here
Communication with your pinball :
Since version 3.10, Pinball Browser can communicate with your pinball with a serial link (with this kind of cable : http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Modem-Serial-Adapter-ICUSB232FTN/dp/B008634VJY/ref=sr_1_9
)
This allow you to make real-time modifications :
- Modify adjustments (music volume, language, ...) : Edit an adjustment and click on "Get/Set" current value
- Read/Write/Backup/Restore your high scores : See the high scores tab
Each modification you make is immediately taken into account by your pin
To enable this feature, you first need to use the communication patch :
- Connect your pc to your pin with a RS232 cable
- Load a stock firmware in Pinball Browser
- Specify the serial communication port in Pinball-Browser (Advanced tab); there is a 'test' button. At this stage, it should report that the "communication patch" is NOT installed.
- Load the "commXXX.hex" patch that is included into the .zip you've downloaded (Advanced Tab / Load Patch button). If you have any error or warning during this, it probably means that the patch is not compatible with your pinball.
- Save your patched firmware and upgrade your pin with it
- Pinball Browser should now say that the communication is working when you redo the port test.
Untill now, this feature has only been tested on ACD165LE and STLE141 (If you try this feature on a different pinball, please post a message here so that I can update this information).
- More info
here
Misc :
- Pinball-Browser checks whether a newer version exists. If you don't want this, just disable the option "Check for updates at startup" (advanced tab)
- When you save a firmware without the option "Keep CRC consistent", do not verify the image when upgrading :
The upgrade process will end with a message saying that there was a problem ("Update Failed - Error code 8"). This is normal and it works.
If this option is set, you will not have this error, but your high scores and configuration will be erased after the upgrade (but you can backup/restore them - See "High Scores" section above). Please note that you cannot see this option on some firmwares.
- As the boot loader is in prom (not in flash), it is very unlikely that you brick your pinball when you patch your firmware. However, I am not 100% sure. So don't blame me if this happens...
Support this project :
If you want to make a donation to support this project, just click on the Donation button in Pinball Browser.
In return, you'll receive a key that will enable all the features.
Please note that the license is for one computer; if you change your computer, you'll need a new key.
Without this key, the restrictions are :
- Images cannot be imported (but they can still be modified with the integrated editor).
- Videos (Spike) cannot be imported.
- Sounds that are longer than 10s cannot be imported.
- Macros cannot be played and patches cannot be loaded.
Here is an example with one of my photos :
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Screen shots of the app :
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[quoted image]Change Log :
v1.4 : Better motion on compressed images (no more missing pixels). As there is a kind of Mpeg-like compression, scrolling backward (or large moves) may not display correct images. The improvement is spectacular on Spider-man.
Renamed to 'Pinball-Browser'.
Version number is displayed in the window caption.
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v1.41 : Bug Fix (no free memory found on AC/DC).
This whole post has been edited to make it clearer.
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v1.42 : more animations in some firmwares (Tron)
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v1.43 : Export of current image
Anti-aliasing checkbox
Image size is displayed below the image scrollbar
Filename selection when patching firmware
Fix for odd width images
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v1.44 : Support for earlier SAM games
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v1.45 : Specific free memory check for TRN_174LE
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v1.46 : Free memory detection is improved on all games
(No more specific check for TRN)
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v1.50 : Major sound improvement
Sound track export
Firmware informations are displayed in the right window (name, version, statistics, ...)
Anaysis button has been removed (automatic when you select your file)
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v1.51 : Sampling rate changed from 22050 Hz to 24000 Hz
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v1.60 : You can now import WAV sounds Best result with 24000 Hz files
(encoding quality is not perfect : it will be improved in a future release)
You can import PNG, BMP, GIF, JPEG images; PNG is prefered
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v1.61 : Sound duration is displayed (instead of its length)
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v1.62 : Changed the way the patches are applied : you can now load a firmware, do all your imports (sound, images), and then save your modified firmware.
Added image and sound names : you can use the combo to directly access an item, and/or add/modify names.
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v1.63 : Better sound quality for imported sounds
Fixed white bottom bar issue on compressed images
Added support for v1-images (WOF, WPT, FG, ...)
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v1.64 : Sound requests have been added
Change in interface (tab control added)
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v1.65 : Exported files are now in mono
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v1.66 : Added sync between sound scripts scrollbar and sound requests list
Added 'Find next' button to find the next sound request using the current sound script
Fixed issue with the maximum value of scrollbars
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v1.70 : Added a 'Messages' tab; you can list and modify the message table.
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v1.80 : Added "Macros" to record automate changes
Added message number in message list
Edit message box : changed message length/max info
Added search button for messages
Current selection is kept when modifying a message
Added "Change Name" buttons for sounds and images
Parameters (Red colors, anti-aliasing) are saved in .xml file
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v1.81 : Number of instance of a message added (in the Edit box)
It is now possible to modify one specific instance of a message that is used several times
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v1.83 : Image Encoding/Decoding functions have been rewritten to support transparency
Added a 'Show Transparency' checkbox; When checked, transparent pixels are displayed in Yellow; When unchecked, they are really transparent.
Fixed the 'corrupted image bug in macros'
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v1.84 : Added the ability to increase the message length
All pixels in motion frames are now exported (not only changed pixels)
Fixed the dmd when you jump or move backward to motion images
Renamed motion image types (compressed-x to motion-x)
Really fixed the 'corrupted image bug in macros'
v1.85 : Fixed a problem with free memory
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v1.87 : Improved transparency
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v1.90 : Added Adjustments list
Added macro 'CheckVersion' to warn when a macro is executed for a wrong firmware
Improved search in messages
v1.91 : Fixed a macro bug (related to Adjustments)
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v1.92 : Raster-0 is not converted to Raster-12 anymore when you import an image. Necessary for games that does not support Raster-12.
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v2.00 : Game-independant program patches can now be added to the firmware.
Any string can now be replaced (even if it's not listed in the message listbox); Click on 'Search Firmware' in the 'Messages Tab'
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v2.01 : Program patches can now be associated with any pinball knocker.
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v2.04 : Minor fixes
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v2.10 : Added a "play" button for image animations
Added an "Auto next" feature for playing sounds
Added dmd color selection, including a Vga palette (
SVGA on Stern pinball)
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v2.15 : Major change in display rendering :
- Added a 'Leds' display mode
- Now using dmd non-linear light intensity for better rendering
- Dmd gamma value can be adjusted in Pinball-Browser.xml file
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v2.18 : Fix for old games (POTC, FG, SHREK, WPT, ...)
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v3.00 : SmartDmd feature
FG, POTC, WOF, WPT truncated sounds fix
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v3.02 : SmartDmd configuration now supports Data East games
Pinball-Browser now checks for new version (See Misc section in the OP if you don't want this)
Increase the maximum number of images from 8194 to 16384 (fix missing font issue in ST140)
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v3.03 : SmartDmd configuration now supports Bally/Williams games
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v3.10: Communication with pinball through rs232 is now possible (Adjustments and High scores real-time modifications)
High scores tab has been added
Option to keep the firmware CRC consistent or not has been added (see "misc" section above)
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v3.11: High scores fix for 32-bit-score games
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v3.12 : Another High scores fix...
Option added to disable the check for a new version at startup
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v3.13 : Button added to populate the adjustments and highscores lists with the pinball current values
This button will also generate macros for all the adjustments that are different from the factory values
Progression bar has been added for functions that takes time
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v3.14 : Fixes for pinball current values (high scores & adjustments)
Header added in the High scores and Adjustments lists
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v3.20 : MP3 and many other new sound formats can be imported *
Sound track from a video file can also be imported (but the process can be long !) *
Sounds can be edited (volume, startind and ending position) before being imported *
Macros will be generated for sound edition : running them will use the cropping and volume parameters *
Sounds are automatically converted to 24kHz/mono; No need to use Audacity anymore in most cases *
Some program patches can be loaded in the pinball ram instead of the flash (no need to upgrade) *
License button added (for those who made a donation)
The window size is restored when the program is launched
Communication with pinball can be done with a network/serial gateway (like HLK-RM04)
Communication speed with pinball has been increased
New firmwares can now be opened
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v3.22: Fix for XMen151 and MTL151
Fix for sound issue with XP
Option to choose the Sound Engine in Advanced tab :
- Automatic : let Pinball Browser choose (depending on Windows version)
- MediaFoundation : can work with most formats (Windows Vista, 2000, 7, 8.x)
- WindowsMultimedia : can only work with WAV, MP3 (mainly for Windows XP)
- Legacy : same as older PB versions / only WAV - Use only in case the other methods doesn't work.
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v3.23: Sound list can now be sorted by request, script or duration
Multilevel Undo/Redo in Image Editor*
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v3.50: New GUI with bitmaps, icons and tooltips
Export multiple sounds or images at once*
Sounds and Images bookmarks online synchonization
New bookmark combo box features :
- Enter 0x123 into images combo box to jump to image 0x123
- Enter 0x123 into sounds combo box to jump to sound script 0x123
- Enter 123 into sounds combo box to jump to sound request 123
- Enter a Name and click on SetName to define a bookmark
Sound Requests and Scripts are displayed in the list for all sort orders
Macros are automatically saved and loaded in [FirmwareName].pbm
Communication patch is automatically loaded (can be disabled)
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v3.51: Some minor fixes about bookmark sync
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v3.52: Bookmark statistics (see Advanced tab)
Sound script analysis has been improved
Pinball communication has been improved
Fix an image editor issue
Fix for large images (0x9dc and 0xbe1 in STLE142)
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v3.54: Fix for a crash when saving bookmarks
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v3.55: Language selection is used to play sound
Language selection has been moved to the Advanced tab
Language selection is persistent
Fix: POTC firmware was corrupted when "auto install comm patch" was enabled
Fix: Multiple language sounds were not found during analysis
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v3.58: Added "Replace Color" tool in image editor
Fix for an issue with transparency in Image editor
Fix issues with SmartDmd colorization
This version is ready for PinballMikeD AC/DC Interactive LCD MOD
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v3.59: Macros for image editor
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v3.60 & v3.61: Bug fixes in image editor
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v3.62: Image editor has been improved :
- Zoom (400%, 600%, 800%)*
- Hotkeys (Ctrl-Z, Ctrl-Y, C, E, F, L, P, R, Z; see tool tips)
- Ctrl-click on palette to modify a color (SmartDmd has to be configured)
- Better pointing accuracy
- Other minor improvements
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v3.70:
Images and sounds :
- Hotkeys + and - for images and sounds
- New sound script version (for XMEN1.1)
- Modified images are now compressed (no more type transcoding)
Memory management :
- Memory allocation has been optimized
- Gabarge collector to recover space from images
- Total free memory is now displayed
Image Editor :
- New zoom factors
- New hotkey A to change the current palette
- New hotkeys to select palette : 00 to 15 and 16 (transparent)
- Window size is persistent
SmartDmd configuration :
- Fix for SmartDmd when deleting palettes or backgrounds
- Ready for Whitestar support
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v3.71: Improvement of compression for motion pictures (remove artefacts)
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v4.00: Pinball Browser can now open WPC firmwares DMD image viewer only at present time.
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v4.01: Communication protocol modified to support AC/DC v1.68 and similar firmwares
Modifications in patch loading to make it work with AC/DC v1.68
Display Stern logo as first image (if the firmware has one)
This version is ready for
PinballMikeD AC/DC mod
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v4.02: Fix for motion frame modification
Fix for smartdmd palette modification on small frames
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v4.03: Fix to open MTL163
Fix for knocker sound in the latest firmwares (MTL162, STLE1-50)
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v4.10: Firmware memory usage has been optimized
Memory can be extended in order to support complex colorizations*
Edit string now needs 3 letters instead of 4
Communication patch has been improved
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v4.11: Macro line number is displayed
Macro "ExtendMemory" added
Warning messages added in SmartDmd configurator
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v4.13: Temporary display palette for sprites
Search field for macros
Image Editor :
- New Zoom factors
- Scrollbars added
- Properties button
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v4.20: Provision for SmartDmd side-channel colorization
SmartDmd boot screen option
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v4.30: This version is the first to be localized (EN,FR,DE)
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v4.32: Language fixes for FR and DE
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v4.36: Image editor : new "Color Identify" tool
New 16x upscaling and Anti-Aliasing modes in SmartDmd configurator
Option to force an upscaling mode for a palette
Ctrl-P to copy palette from previous frame
Several fixes
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v4.37: Added license in the SmartDmd Configurator
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v4.38: Added macro "ShiftId" to shift ids (ie convert LE to PRO)
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v4.40: Fix for new firmware ST-160
Improve SmartDmd network config
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v4.41: Max number of SmartDmd palettes increased from 32 to 255
Pipe character | can be used for "carriage return" in messages
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v4.42: New communication patch v1.17
PaletteComm macro added
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v4.43: Fixes for Windows 10
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v4.44: New communication patch to support more games
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v5.00: Spike support with videos
Several fixes and improvements
All the features are now available in the free version except :
- Images cannot be imported (but they can still be modified with the integrated editor)
- Videos (Spike) cannot be imported
- Sounds that are longer than 10s cannot be imported
- Macros cannot be played and patches cannot be loaded
In all versions : it is not possible to export Image, videos and sound
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v5.01: Fix for undersampled sounds
Parameter added to disabled online Bookmarks check
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v5.10: Spanish language is now available (Thanks to pinsider the_barto)
SmartDmd configuration : persistent palette are always enabled when using the side-channel.
Fixed a memory leak when changing a palette on compressed/motion frames
Fix for GOT compatibility
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v5.50: Support for Whitestar firmwares (sounds only - 6809 boards only)
New video option in SmartDmd configurator
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v5.51: Fix for undersampled sounds in new firmwares
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v5.52: Fix for Remote SmartDmd Display
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v5.60: Low-pass filter added
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v5.70: Support for Whitestar LOTR (Atmel sound board)
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v5.71: Fix for LOTR
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v5.75 : Fix for Whitestar/Elvis
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v5.76 : Increase bookmark name length
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v5.80 : New communication patch for MTL17LE
Export function for images
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v5.90 : Pinball Browser can now read Spike SD-card images
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v5.91 : Fix for Ghostbusters
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v5.95 : Ghostbusters LCD animations can be viewed and replaced
Batman videos can be viewed (but cannot be not modified so far)
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v5.97 : Fix for some memory leaks
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v6.00 : See
herefor new features
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v6.10 : Support for Spooky games
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v6.11 : Minor fix for Tron17402
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v6.20 : Added MacOS sound engine
Fix for ExtendMemory
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v6.30 : Fix for AC/DC 1.70
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v6.40 : Communication patch : Fix for AC/DC 1.70
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v6.42 : Communication patch : Fix for PinballMikeD's mod on AC/DC 1.70
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v6.50 : Fix for huge firmwares (like Deadwood)
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v6.51 : Fix for MTL180 serial link
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v6.60 : Modification for The Beatles
Fix in 'Search Firmware' function
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v6.61 : Fix for videos not being displayed on same Spike2 games
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v7.00 : See new functions
here
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v7.01 : Several fixes
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v7.02 : New function to import videos without any conversion
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v7.03 : Fix for missing videos on Spike2
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v7.50 : Fix for missing videos on Spike2
Several fixes have been implemented (WPT1400a sounds, WWE 1.35 videos, linefeeds in messages, ...)
It works with the latest Spike firmware revisions
Opening a firmware is faster
An animation (scene) browser/editor has been added
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v7.51 : Fix for distorted sounds
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v7.52 : Added function to compare firmwares and generate ShiftId macros
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v7.53 : Fix for JP1.02 LE
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v7.54 : Fix for JP1.02 PRO
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v7.55 : Fix for Stranger Things Pro 0.97
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v7.56 : Added bookmarks conversion in "Compare Firmware"
Added "TranslateId" macro
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v7.60 : Compatibility with the latest firmwares
Firmware download feature
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v7.61 : Fix for missing sounds
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v7.62 : Fix for Avenger 1.00
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v7.63 : Fix for Deadpool Pro 1.05
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v7.70 : Fix for new firmwares
For for firmware downloads
Fix for 1.0x versions displayed as 1.x
Added a command line parameter to open a firmware (-o filename)
Removed warning about palettes while running macros
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v7.80 : Fix for new firmwares
Added a sd-card file explorer
Added the possibility to activate a telnet server on Spike games
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v7.81 : Small fixes
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v8.00 :
Several improvements and fixes
Compatibility with :
Aerosmith v1.09.0
Avengers: Infinity Quest v1.03.0
Batman ’66 v1.05.0
Black Knight: Sword of Rage v1.11.0
Deadpool v1.06.0
Elvira’s House of Horrors v1.03.0
Game of Thrones v1.37.0
Ghostbusters v1.17.0
Godzilla v0.81.0
Guardians of the Galaxy v1.08.0
Iron Maiden v1.10.0
Jurassic Park v1.05.0
Kiss v1.41.0
Led Zeppelin v1.10.0
Pabst Can Crusher v1.01.0
Primus v1.03.0
Star Wars v1.10.0
Stranger Things v1.02.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles v1.50.0
The Beatles v1.15.0
The Mandalorian v1.00.0
The Munsters v1.03.0
WWE v1.35.0
Whoa Nellie v1.55.0
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v8.01 :
v8.02 :
v8.03 :
Fixed issues when importing some sounds
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v8.10 :
Compatibility with most of the new firmwares
Aerosmith 1.10
Avengers 1.03
Batman 1.06
Beatles 1.20
Black Knight SOR 1.12
Can Crusher 1.01
Deadpool 1.06
Elvira 1.03
Ghostbusters 1.17
Godzilla 0.94
GOT 1.37
Guardians of the Galaxy 1.09
Iron Maiden 1.10
Jurassik Park 1.05
Jurassik Park - The Pin 1.03
Kiss 1.41
LedZep 1.15
Mando 1.20
Munster 1.21
Primus 1.03
Rush 0.93
Star Wars 1.20
Stranger Things 1.05
Turtles 1.51
Whoa Nelly 1.55
WWE 1.35
Improvements in the image editor
Added Scorbit achievements
Fix for a bug that prevented PB from opening when a language other than EN was selected
Fix for image modification that were randomely not saved when undo had been used
Fix for sound-scripts ids; Thanks to Skillman !
Note : Some firmwares take a long time to open the first time : be patient
Note : Some sounds might be missing (PB can miss some of the 6*32 codecs)
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Version 811 :
Fixed rotated glyphs bug
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Version 812 :
Fixed glyphs crash
Fixed lost selection when defining a sound sample
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Version 813 :
Fixed some codecs
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Version 820 :
Compatible with the following Spike games :
Aerosmith 1.12
Avengers 1.06
Batman 1.08
Beatles 1.24
Black Knight SOR 1.14
Can Crusher 1.01
Deadpool 1.08
Elvira 1.05
Ghostbusters 1.17
Godzilla 1.03
GOT 1.37
Guardians of the Galaxy 1.11
Iron Maiden 1.12
James Bond 0.80
Jurassic Park 1.07
Jurassic Park - The Pin 1.03
Kiss 1.41
Led Zeppelin 1.17
Mando 1.41
Munsters 1.23
Primus 1.03
Rush 1.02
Star Wars 1.22
Star Wars Elg 1.04
Stranger Things 1.07
Turtles 1.54
Whoa Nelly 1.55
WWE 1.35
Several fixes
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Version 821 :
Fix for some games (Deadpool, ...)
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Version 822 :
Fix for scenes not being displayed (LZ)
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Version 823:
Fix for online bookmarks
Compatible with :
Star Wars 1.23
James Bond 0.84
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Version 825:
Fix for the "Video" macro
Compatible with :
Godzilla 1.04
James Bond 0.87
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Version 826:
Fixed a crash when replacing a sound in an old firmware
Fixed an issue with the Scorbit image editor
Compatible with James Bond 0.88, James Bond 60th 1.03,1.04, Foo Fighters 0.90,0.91, Rush 1.10 (with many static sounds though)
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Version 830:
Fixed palette bug in image editor
Added codec in sound list
Added sounds sorting methods by codecs+scripts and codecs+duration
Added export sound informations
Compatibility with latest firmwares
Aerosmith 1.13
Avengers 1.07
Batman 1.09
Beatles 1.25
Black Knight SOR 1.15
Can Crusher 1.01
Deadpool 1.09
Elvira 1.06
Foo Fighters 0.96
Ghostbusters 1.17
Godzilla 1.07
GOT 1.37
Guardians of the Galaxy 1.12
Iron Maiden 1.13
James Bond 0.94
James Bond 60th 1.06
Jurassic Park 1.08
Jurassic Park - The Pin 1.03
Kiss 1.41
Led Zeppelin 1.18
Mando 1.42
Munsters 1.24
Primus 1.03
Rush 1.12
Star Wars 1.24
Star Wars Elg 1.04
Stranger Things 1.08
Turtles 1.55
Whoa Nelly 1.55
WWE 1.35
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Version 8.31:
Fixed bug when importing a stereo sound
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Version 8.32:
Fixed for GOTG pro 1.12 codecs
Quoted from PoMC:Here are my notes from checking Guardians of Galaxy code yesterday:
Still have static played on smaller audio clips (meaning the speech dialogue):
Here's a new big deal though. Distortion on 0x32 2m58s815ms, 0x6c and 0x68, all instances of the Jackson 5 song. I stopped searching for more instances once I found this song broken. No point in changing anything now if the main song is FUBARed.
Probably fixed in PB v8.32
Pinball Browser v8.33 is available !
The function "Try to fix codec" has been added in the sound menu :
In case you find a static sound, you can use this function to fix it (before I do)
Please PM me the firmware exact version and codec number anyway so that the algorithm can be improved
Quoted from Peanuts:A "copy to clipboard all infos" option on the the right click of a clipped sound could permit to send you all the needed infos (game, gamecode version, sound script, codec) without effort or typo.
Other that that, the "Firmware Name" attribute on the upper right part of the window of PB is always empty on PB 8.3X.
Thank you for your comment and idea
Regarding the firmware name, I've also noticed it has been missing for some time
As it was taking a significant amount of time to get them when opening a firmware, I didn't commit the changes to the released version of PB
Quoted from Celofane:it doesn't work for Request 146 Script 0x 76E Stereo
Quoted from Peanuts:static sound begins at the 12th second of the track
This is a side effect of 0x7a7 sharing the same fragment #1470 with 0x7ac (click on "Display Fragment" to see this)
Once you fix 0x7a7, 0x7ac will play correctly
Anyway, it's now fixed in PB
Quoted from Peanuts:For me:
Request 130 NOK (static sound begins at the 12th second of the track)
Request 146 OK
Request 168 OK
If you have a firewall that blocks PB, the codecs can't be automatically fixed
Quoted from applejuice:I am wondering why this ‘try to fix codec’ thing can’t be just batch run on all sounds or a selected set instead of 1 at a time though . Slooooow process to fix stuff
Doing that on all sounds would take days...
When you open a firmware, PB does almost the same kind of things, with a lighter analysis, so that it only takes a reasonable amount of time
Quoted from fuzzel:I know that version 8.33 doesn't officially supports the new Jurassic Park 1.10 firmware but you can open it and modify sounds and videos. However there seems a problem with some videos. In PB you can play all of them with out problems but when you install the firmware into the machine some of the videos are just black (e.g. the end bonus video sequence or T-Rex chase mode start video)
Even if JP 1.10 was released after Pinball Browser 8.33, it can be opened with this version
I'm not sure why you are experiencing this kind of issues with videos
Has anyone else tried to replace videos in the most recent firmwares (whatever the game) ?
PB v8.34 has been released
It's just a small fix for some older firmwares, in particular GOTG 1.11 Pro and all the game listed as "Sound scripts / Enc9" in the information panel
For these games, it improves the codec analysis.
No changes for the most recent firmwares (Enc10)
Quoted from fuzzel:Some replaced videos are working fine others won't there is only a black screen. The codec of the video didn't change and they worked in 1.08, all of them.
As nothing has changed in the way PB imports videos, it might be a modification in the new firmware (different encoding ?)
I'd try to export and raw-import the same video with a stock firmware to make sure it works; then import your modified video.
Quoted from Peanuts:I can't anymore open the Venom LE 0.91 Game Code. Previously, the content of the message tab was unreadable in this specific version of the game code. I have deleted the .dat file and unzipped again the raw file of the game code but it's still the same
Delete Pinball-Browser.xml and try again
Quoted from Peanuts:in the message tab, the messages are unreadable for Venom 0.91 LE. If I try to switch to language 2, it catches an exception, and then I can't reopen the game code, until I delete the Pinball-Browser.xml file:
Use Venom 0.92 instead
Quoted from monkeybug:Does anyone know what the last value on an image is?
The example here is an image that is 204 by 172 pixels. But what does the 5 mean?
[quoted image]
It's the compression algorithm that is used for this image : 4 for DXT1, 5 for DXT5
No need to upgrade Pinball Browser, it's already compatible with all the latest firmwares
The only exception is Venom Pro (LE is OK) :
Aerosmith 1.14
Avengers 1.08
Batman 1.10
Beatles 1.26
Black Knight SOR 1.16
Can Crusher 1.01
Deadpool 1.10
Elvira 1.08
Foo Fighters 0.99
Ghostbusters 1.17
Godzilla 1.08
GOT 1.37
Guardians of the Galaxy 1.13
Iron Maiden 1.14
James Bond 0.98
James Bond 60th 1.07
Jurassic Park 1.13
Jurassic Park - The Pin 1.03
Kiss 1.41
Led Zeppelin 1.19
Mando 1.43
Munsters 1.25
Primus 1.03
Rush 1.14
Star Wars 1.25
Star Wars Elg 1.04
Stranger Things 1.09
Turtles 1.56
Venom Pro 0.93, LE 0.94
Whoa Nelly 1.55
WWE 1.35
Quoted from C0untDeM0net:I checked the file sizes and my replacement video is on the left and is actually smaller than the original one on the right
The problem can be with the total size of the previously imported files.
If you import all the videos except one (no matter which one), I guess it will work because there will be enough space for the last one.
In a future version, I'll try to improve the out-of-space detection and display the remaining space.
Quoted from C0untDeM0net: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.
Thanks, that's clear now
I'll try your file
[EDIT] I was able to reproduce the problem
Quoted from C0untDeM0net: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.
Thank you for this perfect procedure that helped me fix the problem !
Pinball Browser was allocating a block for this video that was already used by another one
This is now fixed in Pinball Browser 8.36
Quoted from monkeybug: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.
The Spike games work with DXT1 or DXT5 files.
Use Pinball Browser v8.37 to import/export DXT files.
Then, modify the DXT files with an external program; it will probably do a better job than Pinball Browser to compress the DXT files.
Not sure which common program can open DXT files though...
Make sure you keep the same geometry and DXT format.
DXT (resized).png
Quoted from cabal:paint.net can save and create this files -> save as -> dds -> then you can chose either DXT1 or DXT5
Paint.net won't open raw dxt1 or dxt5 files.
It only works with DDS (which is a DXT container). I may have to add DDS support in Pinball Browser.
Quoted from cabal: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:[quoted image]
Possible but a little more context would be needed to verify : which firmware version and which image ?
Pinball Browser v8.38 can now import/export DDS files instead of DXT
For example, with ST 1.09, scene 0, first bitmap :
How it looks with the embedded editor :
Img3 (resized).png
DDS export :
Img1 (resized).png
The DDS file looks better with Paint.NET :
Img2 (resized).png
You can modify this image with Paint.NET, Gimp (with the DDS plugin), or any other DDS-compliant program, and re-import it without any loss
This works with scene objects like Images, Bitmaps, Frames (in frame collections) and Shapes; However, DDS is not available for Glyphs
Quoted from monkeybug:Is this still true? I just did a test and it seemed to work.
Yes, this is true for glyphs : you cannot import/export a glyph as DDS :
1 (resized).png
The corresponding menu items are disabled :
1 (resized).png
But, you have found a workaround, which is to import/export the whole font as DDS (that contains all glyphs) :
4 (resized).png
And the whole font can be edited in Paint.NET :
5 (resized).png
To summarize, a glyph cannot be exported/imported as DDS but the whole font bitmap can
Quoted from monkeybug:I had to map the D: boot partition and Pinball Browser then recognized it.
This is normally not needed : The PB disk imager works with the whole drive, not with a single partition
I don't know what's happening here
Quoted from _DingusKhan_:I've been getting popping and clipping with many of the audio files that I try to import
It depends on the sound you import.
With a silent file, you can't miss the clicks.
With some other files, they are barely noticeable.
Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about it.
Quoted from Peanuts:I still have the unknown firmware message, even after closing and reopening pb.
Quoted from luvthatapex2:oga83 latest James Bond 0.99 unknown firmware message. Please have a look when you have time. Thank you.
It should work now
Quoted from LegoYoda:Same here, multiple browsers etc
I'm on it
It seems that PB has been flagged by a few A/V engines
[EDIT]
Microsoft has removed the false-positive detection from Windows Defender; it should work now.
pasted_image (resized).png
Quoted from cleland:oga83 are you able to make changes to Pinball Browser without having to create a new version?
It seems like when requests are coming in you are able to update without having to publish a new version.
No, your Pinball Browser installation can't be modified without you installing a new version.
A new version is published when there are new features either in PB or in new firmwares.
However, sometimes, for new firmwares that PB can't open and do not include major modifications, PB can retrieve online clues.
That's what happened for Venom 0.97 and Jaws 0.84 but this is rather seldom.
Quoted from Guitarhero23:Just FYI that the download link is getting flagged in Chrome. Thought the website was broken because I would click the link and the tab would disappear and download nothing. Saw in my downloads it was blocking it. http://download.pinballbrowser.com/
Thank you for the feedback
That's because the download url is using http and not https (even if it's redirected to https)
You can force Chrome to download it anyway
Pinball Browser 8.42 is available !
Compatibility list :
WPC games (DMD frames display only)
Whitestar games (Sounds play/modify only)
All Stern/SAM games
Stern/Spike games :
Aerosmith 1.14
Avengers 1.08
Batman 1.12
Beatles 1.26
Black Knight SOR 1.16
Can Crusher 1.01
Deadpool 1.10
Elvira 1.08
Foo Fighters 1.02
Ghostbusters 1.17
Godzilla 1.08
GOT 1.37
Guardians of the Galaxy 1.13
Iron Maiden 1.15
James Bond 0.99
James Bond 60th 1.07
Jaws 0.87
Jurassic Park 1.13
Jurassic Park - The Pin 1.03
Kiss 1.41
Led Zeppelin 1.19
Mando 1.43
Munsters 1.26
Primus 1.03
Rush 1.14
Star Wars 1.25
Star Wars Elg 1.04
Stranger Things 1.11
Turtles 1.57
Venom 1.00
Whoa Nelly 1.55
WWE 1.35
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