Pro is coming, just havn't got to it yet.

Thanks to all for the kind words.

We spent a tremendous amount of time developing this product (in fact, we’re still working on the video editing software now – so the work continues). This was certainly our most ambitious MOD yet as it does twice as much as its predecessor, the CFTBL LCD MOD. I’d also like to point out that this project would never have come to fruition without the amazing efforts of both PinSider oga83 and Rusty. Those guys are absolutely amazing; wait until you see our next LCD MOD

Working on something for WOZ and SM, but it will be awhile.

When you want to change any of the video/image files, just open the coin door and pull the USB drive out. Copy your files over, pasting them into the appropriate folders on the USB drive, and plug the USB drive back in.

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Then turn your game back on and you're ready to go

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Updated the website: http://pinballmiked.com/?product=acdc-interactive-lcd-concert-mod

I'm waiting on the serial to USB communication cables, should be here in another week or so. Then we are sending out a few units for beta testing (those folks have already been selected). We'll incorporate their feedback and then we'll start shipping units out to folks on the waiting list. This gives us some more time to play with the video editing software, tweaking it to include more features (fade in/outs, text overlays, etc.). I'd say we are probably 3 to 4 more weeks out. Sorry for the delay, but it will be worth it in the end

We'll take care of you

1) Currently our software only supports uploading source videos from YouTube. I’m not sure what would be required to emulate this functionality for Vimeo, but we can look into it. We have several more ambitious LCD based projects currently in the works, so the more powerful, user friendly and feature rich our video editing software is the better. The goal is to have a universal software package (that works for all of our LCD based MOD’s) that can upload source files, easily edit them and render finish videos with minimal effort. The finished videos would automatically be scaled to match the LCD’s resolution for the specified MOD (so, you’d simply specify CFTBL or ACDC when exporting).

2) The media player used to display videos/images on the MOD’s LCD screen is controlled by the Raspberry Pi. The music is still controlled directly by the pinball machine, so synchronizing the two perfectly is virtually impossible. I will say this though, I was playing “War Machine” last night and it was cool to see Phil Rudd playing in time with the pinball machine

3) The MOD will ship with generic media content, but these videos/images are intended to be “place holders.” The driving force behind all of our LCD display MODs is to provide 100% flexibility for the end user. We learned with the CFTBL MOD that not everyone likes the same thing, so we decided to create custom video editing software. This empowers the consumer and gives him/her the ability to make our MODs display whatever he/she wants. For example, I took a clip of Tim Curry as the devil in Legend (the 1985 movie) off of YouTube and use it for my mini-playfield video. So, when SR says “welcome to hell” I look up and see the devil laughing – this always makes me chuckle. The point is you can do whatever you want because it's your pinball machine.

We've figured out how to download videos directly from Vimeo

Now we just have to tweak the software (unfortunately that's the harder part).

That is a topic for a different thread, but ST is in the queue for getting modded. However, like everyone else we are waiting for the new code to drop before we get carried away.

Beta units shipped today

Here's the Installation Manual for those interested (an electronic copy is included with the MOD):

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Manual continued:

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The Raspberry communicates directly with the pinball machine, so we know what game modes are active. This allows us to determine which videos or images should be displayed on the LCD screen at any given time. This is accomplished by using pinball browser in conjunction with a patch specific to this MOD. You take your .BIN file (assuming it is based on v1.65 of the game code) and modify it using the patch. I’ll post a step-by-step YouTube video of how to do this, it’s very easy though. Anyway, if you’ve already changed songs or DMD images the patch shouldn’t change any of those alterations.

"YOU" can put whatever licensed media content you want on "YOUR MOD." All you have to do is take any .AVI or .MOV video file (our MOD supports all of the common codecs like DivX, H.264, etc.) and put it in the desired folder on the MOD’s 16GB USB drive. The folder names match the game modes, so the video you put in the “Back in Black” folder will be played when the “Back in Black” song is active during game play.

Our MOD is programmed to automatically scale videos real time to accommodate the LCD screen’s resolution. So, you don’t even have to use our video editing software to format the videos. You just put whatever you want on the USB and it will play in conjunction with the game mode. Our software just gives you the ability to further customize your MOD, providing you with the ability to:

(1) Download any videos directly from YouTube or Vimeo
(2) Scale YOUR “drain” and “song select” images (whatever you want to use) to match the LCD screen’s resolution
(3) Edit base videos for a more professional look.

The software allows you to add custom overlays (many ACDC song title text overlays are included with the software), loop videos, specify start and stop times, splice videos, etc. The software is basically a simplified windows version of iMovie. FYI – we are working on a MAC compatible version as well. However, you don't need to use the software to play videos on the MOD. Make sense?

I forgot to mention that we are working on some custom “song title text” overlays for the video editing software (song titles in squealer font on a transparent background). I know many of you have already used pinball browser to replace certain songs. So, what songs do you want text overlays for? Here's the list so far:

01. Hells Bells
02. You Shook me All Night Long
03. Rock 'n Roll Train
04. Back In Black
05. Thunderstruck
06. If You Want Blood
07. For Those About To Rock
08. T.N.T
09. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
10. Have A Drink On Me
11. Big Jack
12. Highway To Hell
13. Let There Be Rock
14. Shoot To Thrill
15. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
16. Jailbreak
17. Hard As A Rock
18. High Voltage
19. It's A Long Way To The Top
20. Money Talks
21. Spoilin' for a Fight
22. Two's Up
23. Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
24. Whole Lotta Rosie
25. The Jack
26. Rock N Roll Train
27. War Machine
28. Whiskey on the Rocks
29. Who Made Who
30. Big Balls
31. Girls Got Rhythm

Anything else?

Added it to the list

Added to the list.

Come on man, those were already on the list