Extracted and vectorized the necessary elements to create the animation for the KISS. The monster was also isolated, from the scene of the film, in order to color it image by image, add water, vegetation, sky and some other animated element.

As for the videos, as I said, everyone can create their own videos, enable or disable the ones I give with the kit, or replace them with others, in that aspect the Kit is totally open to the configuration and customization that each one want to do

I already gave the information of the video format and the tool (ffmpeg) to be used to convert any video format to H264 format without audio, which is the one that manages the kit.

 
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There is no sound for now, maybe in future firmware updates I will add it to the software if there are enough interested people to request it. It would also require additional hardware to mix the Raspberry sound with the sound of the machine. That requires an additional study, and taking care of it now would delay the project even more.

 
First test for the video of hardware and software testing phases, during system startup. Indicates the status of the hardware and software. If an operational problem is detected, an error message is displayed, and the program stops.

In this video there are still a few things that I do not like and must be corrected. Put the header text in the upper part, the phase under test in the middle of the screen, indicating the number of the 11 possible phases, and in the lower part place a status bar that indicates the percentage of the total checked.

The background video is being rendered, it is the one that requires more time of process. I'm waiting for the video of the KISS and the monster, and I can already try and show the product in operation.

My idea is to offer the product with the first 5 videos, the rest of the videos will go up to the Github, as the designer finishes them, for free download. Likewise, the firmware updates will also be uploaded to the Github. All updates are free and the initial package of 22 videos of the kit.

 
Final version of the check video at startup.

The general text of the verification process has been placed, in the header, the checking phase now appears in the center and numbered, a status bar is added indicating the checked percentage of the total to be reviewed (11 phases).
 

 
 
Trying one more idea for the monster video of the Hologram for Creature kit.

We still have to make many corrections until the final video, for now they are just tests. The monster comes out too small and should be more focused. The background is going to change to a more nocturnal environment, a darker sky, with fewer stars, and darker vegetation. We are going to add some more special effects.

For this video, the monster has been extracted from the original film (in black and white), and painted image by image. In that aspect the work is quite good, also the effects of water, both that of the moving lake, and the splashing of the monster's arms against the surface of the water, all this has been added.

This is the final version of the System Check video. Added sound and some texts were fixed. In the header now it says "Checking System, please wait ...", and after finishing all the checks it now says "Ok and the game starts now ...".

Although all videos will include sound, the first firmware version will not use it. And when I add sound support to the firmware, in the future, some additional hardware will be needed to be able to connect the Raspberry's sound output to the pinball sound mixer. I have to study the design of the additional hardware, to try to make it as simple as possible to install.

 
Thank you. I have not yet calculated the final price. In addition I am constantly contacting new suppliers to try to get better prices, mainly the TFT panel, which is where I find the most price differences.

The estimate, as I said long ago is between 300 and 370 Euros + shipping.

 
The kit's power supply will be the unregulated 12v of the driver board. It can be connected to J116, J117 or J118 with two quick splicers, it is the easiest way.

I enclose images to identify the connection points for the unregulated 12v, and a video on how to use the quick splicers for a quick and easy connection.

 
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Some improvements in the videos for the kit.

Video of ERROR in System Verification. Sound effects have been added and now the phase in which the error occurred is shown, remaining there for several minutes, the program is stopped until the problem is resolved.

As for the Monster video, some quite appreciable modifications have been made, although there are still some things to improve (increase the brightness and saturation of the monster), but it is already close to what I want to achieve with this video.
 

 
If an error is detected, at startup, it is because something is missing, or some of the hardware has failed, the kit cannot start.

For example, the configuration file may be missing, the videos may be missing, there may be a hardware error in the pinball, there may be a security problem. These are all problems that do not allow the kit to work correctly or cannot work directly, so the error message appears on the screen and it stays that way until the problem is solved.

All this does not prevent the pinball can start and you can play it, but the kit will not work until the problem detected is solved.

 
Totally agree with you.

And for more information, this TROLL, I am 100% sure that he is GERMAN and has already been banned from the forum previously for creating fake accounts to insult and provoke.

But this german guy is so clumsy that he doesn't even serve as a troll, he is immediately hunted. He and his German friends, instead of devoting themselves to their things, they only know how to come to my threads to annoy and provoke.

 
After the TROLL chapter, let's continue with the important thing, and ignore the german TROLLs.
 

As for the monster video, I have instructed the designer to make some modifications.
1.- Increase brightness, color saturation and sharpness of the monster.
2.- Center the monster, now it is somewhat displaced towards the bottom of the image.
3.- Add a blinking text that says "Creature found ..."

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It's not in the movie, but I found it funny to add it.

The graphic designer, who is being quite good, both in the quality of what he is showing me, and in his seriousness as a professional, is suggesting me to model the monster in 3D.

If the cost does not increase too much, and the quality improves markedly, it is likely that I will pay the extra cost to model the monster in 3D.

Anyone can make their own videos, to replace the ones I provide. However, I already told the designer to provide me some of the videos with variations, removing or maintaining some elements. But I can not please everyone, because the possibilities are endless, the kit will have 38 videos (22 main), I think many more than the original idea offered.

The board will have a 2-pin connector installed, and I will provide a 2-wire cable with 2 quick splices. Any external power supply that supplies 12 volts can be connected to that connector. So it will not be a problem to use a source other than the voltage supplied by the pinball.

Thanks for your support.
I haven't calculated the price yet, but it will almost certainly be in that price scale.

 
You can, but you will have several problems, so I suggest you do not use it, at least not for the hologram kit.

The service plug, being in parallel with the AC mains plug, means the following shortcomings:

1.- You don't have a protection fuse
2.- You don't have the thermistor, nor the varistor, which also adds protection.
3.- You also don't have the line filter, which removes possible interference from the power grid.
4.- And the WORST, you don't have the power switch, so what you connect there will ALWAYS be ON, even if you turn OFF the machine (with the switch).

 
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As I said you can use your own 12v power supply, instead of the unregulated 12v supplied by the pinball. On the HolomodSP main board, there is currently a 2-pin connector to connect the 12v power supply, and a round jack to supply that voltage to the display. I can exchange them so that the round jack is the input 12v power, and use a 2-pin connector to supply voltage to the screen.

The only problem you have to solve is where to connect the AC input of your power supply. You can't do it on the pinball service plug, because that plug is before the power switch. And according to the schemes, from the power switch, it goes directly to the transformer, there is no option of making a quick connection, without making a modification, even if it is simple.

You have two options, solder the AC wires of your power supply to the contacts of the pinball power switch, or modify the wiring of the service plug, as indicated in this link so that it is connected after the pinball start-up switch. https://www.flippers.be/power_wiring.html

But I don't think this second option is easy to do for most people. It will not please those who want a plug and play product, without complicated installations that require pinball modifications.

My suggestion is still to use the unregulated 12v, supplied by the pinball, unless you already have enough mods connected to those 12v, and the total consumption can affect the operation of the pinball.

I have here a main connection box of a WPC, later I will see if there is any possibility of doing something that allows a quick connection of an external power supply, but I think it is not possible, based on the schemes.

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Having extra connectors with 12v or 5v is not the problem. I can make board similar to that, and offer them as an extra with the kit, for a few euros. But that is not going to solve the main problem, which is where to connect the external power supply, so that it is easy, fast and without having to make modifications to the main pinball junction box.

Where is your external power supply connected, can you post an image ?