Can anyone summarize what PinUp is? First time I hear about it. VPM sends frames to an API implemented by dmddevice.dll, that’s how dmdext and all the other drivers today hook into it. Dmdext comes with a render pipeline that allows output to multiple displays simultaneously, but it also implements frame hashing for the coloring, so it would be indeed possible to trigger any kind of events through specific DMD frames. Problem would be more the tooling side, i.e. an editor that allows to to identify key frames and make them trigger something. Probably best to start off with Pin2DMD Editor, if you’re into Eclipse and Java. ;)
PinUp Player is a program that lets you control and playback any audio and video file (it uses VLC media Player) from PuP commands using a table script, or by creating a “PuPB2S” which reacts to B2S / Rom triggers and doesn’t require mods of the table (but with less control)
PuPB2S is very easy to create and use.
Here, you can see a video demo of a “PuP table mod” I did of Tron Legacy. The PuP commands are simple and easy to use….however for this table mod, I created a lot of new code to create control for each mode, jackpot, multiball,etc.
Being able to use specific DMD keyframes / images to trigger videos would allow me to do even more with this table for additional MB modes, Sea of Simulation,etc… I know David wanted to touch base with you freezy, so he’ll probably be in contact with you soon.
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