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Hey Everyone,
Thanks for taking a look. I have been a long time retro video game emulator but am just starting in the world of vpin. I have my VPX setup per Terry’s walkthroughs and have added Pinup system and popper (popper shows up in the wrong orientation but I’ll sort that out). What I am struggling with as a first time setup is having a lot of tables with multiple possible media items per table to locate, download and setup. In video game frontends like launchbox or hyperspin, there is a scraper that will search for, download and place the vast majority of artwork, vids etc for each game. Is there such a tool for pinup popper?
Thanks for the information in advance!
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Here is a quick answer to you
SO – NO !!!!!
There was one “long timer”, creating something like this not long time ago. He saw this video and re-considered. The closest you get to media done easily is via the frontend. PBX and Pinup Popper has such features, and popper is actually hosted by this site. Scrapers are scums – period !
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Hey Everyone,
having a lot of tables with multiple possible media items per table to locate, download and setup. In video game frontends like launchbox or hyperspin, there is a scraper that will search for, download and place the vast majority of artwork, vids etc for each game. Is there such a tool for pinup popper?
Thanks for the information in advance!
You said it best.
Unlike rom based games the media you make will not change.
if you record a video clip of the game you will not need to create a new one if the rom is updated (because it never is).
For Visual Pinball this is NOT THE CASE!!
Tables, Backglass are always updated when higher quality media is found.
I always get a kick of this expensive cabs on YouTube and they go to show their cab and they are using a VP9 table videos
and launching a VPX table. Or even worse when they are using a VPX video for FX3 or a Future Pinball Table video for VPX table.
Long story short, You can use Pinup Popper to automatically download media. but its going to be in a per table basis.
Most front ends have an auto record function.
I suggest you make your own videos so that they match the table and backglass you have and updated your media
when you download an updated table or dB2s.
see a table you like help me find the resources so that I can finish it
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7qtake9whi5ium2/AAB4K4W78oMVlqSxTzKtGHTHa?dl=0see a table you like help me find the resources so that I can finish it
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Thalamus, I guess we just have a different idea of what a scraper is. I am not supporting nor justifying anyone creating huge files for torrent distro by auto downloading tables and roms from your site. I was simply asking as a noob if there was an easier way to get started with artwork etc. than downloading piecemeal through a frontend. As it turns out, thanks to a clear and concise answer by 32Assassin I see that there is not, so I will commence the process of either locating items through the frontend of creating my own for those that cannot be found. it seems as though I touched a nerve with my question. Not a great intro to the community for me.
Thanks anyway.
MW
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It was a reasonable question coming from the LaunchBox/arcade emulation world. Just happened to touch a nerve at a touchy time. I don’t particularly care for the manual process myself but I have come to embrace this part of the hobby. Worry about quality over quantity, it will extend the enjoyment of the hobby I think.
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forgot to mention this but PinballX has a FTP and will also let you download files based on your XML table list
feel free to pay for a subscription if that is the rout you want to take. and FYI I personally don’t think you will get your moneys worth with what you find in their FTP.
click on the FTP videos and artwork like
its currently free
see a table you like help me find the resources so that I can finish it
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7qtake9whi5ium2/AAB4K4W78oMVlqSxTzKtGHTHa?dl=0see a table you like help me find the resources so that I can finish it
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@wolpoffm : Read my answer again. I’m telling you that front-ends do provide what you’re asking for. One is a paid service, the other one is not. I myself, create some of the media myself via PBY. I rely on friends for other media, it is a mix of what I find looks best. I even share what I use for 128×32 px dmd diaplays, needs a few updates though. Only way to get something to look and play good is to actually spend time on this hobby. And, yes, I have very low tolerance level towards lazy people.
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@wolpoffm : Read my answer again. I’m telling you that front-ends do provide what you’re asking for. One is a paid service, the other one is not. I myself, create some of the media myself via PBY. I rely on friends for other media, it is a mix of what I find looks best. I even share what I use for 128×32 px dmd diaplays, needs a few updates though. Only way to get something to look and play good is to actually spend time on this hobby. And, yes, I have very low tolerance level towards lazy people.
Dang man, I asked a reasonable question and as @njk70 noted, it was not one that was other worldly yet here I am being deemed a lazy person by a site moderator. Again, for a community that you would expect to be welcoming, as a first experience, this has been anything but. Your initial post does mention PBX and Popper, however, for a true noob to this genre of emu, that doesn’t tell me much (as my first post indicates I was already using popper and downloading item by item). Your response tells me a bit more, simply by saying one of them is a paid service. At any rate, I’ll figure this stuff on my own as best I can since I can see that asking for help or guidance here is not worth my time. Or maybe you could provide a list of acceptable questions that won’t draw the ire of the community, or at least you. If I want to be called lazy, I’ll leave that up to the judgement of people who actually know me.
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Thanks for the additional info. I can see how that ftp is not likely a solution worth paying for. I appreciate the helpful response.
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Anyone that comes on a forum and start asking instead of bothering to spend some time on what has been said a million times before. Is in my eyes lazy. Take it or leave it.
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Meh, I’ll leave it thanks. When I searched the forum before posting, the most recent of those “million times before” was over a year ago in Nov of 2019. I guess I just should assume that nothing could have changed in that time? I get it, you don’t like answering questions about things that get under your skin. Next time, I’ll post my search history for you or better yet, just bump a year old post, that always seems to work.
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