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    [SOFT] ARRM : Another Gamelist, Roms manager, and Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie

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    • nexusone13N
      nexusone13 @mitu
      last edited by

      @mitu Hi , is there a way to have access via a 'net use command' from Windows to the '/opt/retropie' directory ? As we can do with \\retropie\roms ? thanks :) .

      ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
      Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
      Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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      • nexusone13N
        nexusone13 @nexusone13
        last edited by

        @nexusone13 I answer to myself : it's already reachable via \retropie . sorry :)

        ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
        Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
        Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @nexusone13
          last edited by

          @nexusone13 Not exactly, it's just the configs folder that's available (exported), not the whole /opt/retropie.

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          • nexusone13N
            nexusone13 @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu yes you're right, But I just need to have access to 'configs', so I can upload overlays generated by arrm.

            ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
            Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
            Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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            • nexusone13N
              nexusone13
              last edited by nexusone13

              Hi All

              New version available : 1.7.5.2 (05/14/2019)

              • Typing on a letter in the database (if sorted in alphabetical order), positions the index on the first name of game found starting with this letter (request from Zing forum Recalbox)
              • Following the deletion of Rom, the index is positioned on the next element and does not come back to the beginning of the list (request from Zing forum Recalbox)
              • System Sorting / The sorting of the es_systems.cfg is now possible on Retropie.
              • Added a 'retropie' checkbox to launch the 'Stop and Reboot EmulationStation' scripts, to manage the specificities of overlays Retropie, and the SystemSorter specified to Retropie (request of morenr1 on the retropie forum)
              • Can retrieve and create overlays configuration files for Recalbox, Batocera and Retropie
              • Added a 'filter duplicate games' button on the Game name or on the file name which allows to filter the Roms whose name of the game or the file name (without extension) appears on other Roms. Example for ARRM: 1943 and 1943kai will be listed as duplicated because 1943 appears in 1943kai (thanks to Zing for testing)
              • Added a 'Screen Title' checkbox to get the game's Screen Title instead of the screenshot. If checked, it can be used as a Screenshot or in the Mix. (request of ExarKunIv on Retropie forum)
              • Add a "Europe Media" checkbox to retrieve Europe's special media if present. (Lucinda's request on recalbox forum)
              • Added an 'SS Media' checkbox to force SS media recovery (specifically created by Screenscraper)
              • Added a checkbox 'add country' that adds the country, at the end of the game name, if this information is present in the name of the rom file.
                  If the MD5 of the game is filled in, ARRM can retrieve on screenscraper the information of the Country of Rom, during a scrap or during a 'Verif name via MD5' (API V2 only)). With the MD5 the country information will be more complete.
              • Tag Marquee and Video are now written in the gamelist.xml, in order to use these features in Batocera v5.21 and Retropie.
              • Textbox to indicate a path for the videos (request of morenr1 forum retropie)
              • If the mode '4 images' is not selected, only the tags 'image', 'video' and 'marquee' are now saved (previously boxart, screenshot, marquee, mix, cartridge were saved in the gamelist.xml) (request from kevinnash forum Recalbox)
              • sound played (Back to the Future locomotive) at the end of a scrap. The sound can be activated via a checkbox 'end scrap sound' in the tab 'General options' (request of Kevinnash forum Recalbox).
              • Line breaks and tabs are taken into account in the textbox 'description'. (bug brought back by Zing)
              • Backup paths for overlay images, overlay configuration files and input_overlay 'can be set via a config file
              • Fixed inconsistencies in media search (by country) using API v2
              • Change the path to recover the original es_systems.cfg file on Batocera v5.21
              • Fixed a bug when validating a nonexistent screenscraper account
              • Added additional information about ScreenScraper user account (screenscraper login module)
              • Remove redundant 'add disk / tape / side' button with 'Check Roms' which already applies the following checkboxes: 'Clean Name', 'Add Disk', 'Keep Rom Name', 'Add Country'
              • Fixed bug on auto-assignment of template with 'Recompose image'
              • Fixed various bugs
              • Adding an Amstrad GX4000 template

              ARRM Wiki (with some practical cases) : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en

              Download Link : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager use 'Mirror Link1' if you get an 'Invalid Token' error message.

              ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
              Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
              Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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              • nexusone13N
                nexusone13 @nexusone13
                last edited by nexusone13

                For those who have difficulty launching the application, here is a workaround. Take this file (registry key) http://dl.free.fr/nHWkEIygo
                Unzip it and register the .reg file, then launch the application.
                The application has a trouble when creating certain registry keys. I will work on it very quickly and publish a bugfree version.
                Only occurs with new users

                ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                • nexusone13N
                  nexusone13 @nexusone13
                  last edited by

                  Bug fixed. Online application updated

                  ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                  Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                  Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                  • nexusone13N
                    nexusone13
                    last edited by

                    Hi All

                    New version available : 1.7.5.3 (05/17/2019)

                    • Fixed the bug that prevented the v 1.7.5.2 application from getting started with new users.
                    • Added a splashScreen at launch.

                    Download Link : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager use 'Mirror Link1' if you get an 'Invalid Token' error message.

                    ARRM Wiki (with some practical cases) : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en

                    ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                    Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                    Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                    • ExarKunIvE
                      ExarKunIv
                      last edited by

                      first i have to say now that i have used your program a bit, i love it.
                      it is my go to for scraping now.

                      the thing is i cant for the life of me get the over lays to work.
                      i check the box and i see that it downloads.

                      i then copy the folders that it makes to the correct places. and nothing.

                      not sure if im doing it wrong or what

                      RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                      RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
                      Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                      • nexusone13N
                        nexusone13 @ExarKunIv
                        last edited by nexusone13

                        @ExarKunIv Thanks for your comments :)
                        Did you follow the Wiki ?

                        • http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=bezels_en#retropy_and_overlays
                          and
                        • http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=bezels_en#creation_of_system_overlays_and_games_with_arrm_for_batocera_recalbox_and_retropie

                        Be careful in the wiki about the change to be made manually about the core name

                        Wiki excerpt:

                        Note : For Retropie, consider changing the name of the 'system' directory to the name of the 'core' of the system. example: \\retropie\configs\all\retroarch\config\megadrive should be changed to \\retropie\configs\all\retroarch\config\Genesis Plus GX
                        
                        You can know the name of the 'Core' of a system by opening with a text editor the file (for megadrive) '\\retropie\configs\megadrive\content_history.lpl' which indicates the “core_name” used

                        ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                        Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                        Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                        • nexusone13N
                          nexusone13
                          last edited by

                          Hi All

                          New version available :

                          1.7.6.5 (06/10/2019)

                          • Added translation of the interface in Chinese (thank you Lyon00)

                          1.7.6.3 (06/10/2019)

                          • The logs are centralized in a subdirectory (logs_arrm) of the selected system.
                          • When 'Keep rom name' is checked, 'Add disk' & 'clean name' are disabled
                          • Database update: rom / core arcade compatibility (BestArcade4Recalbox-19-05-09).
                          • Add in the tools tab of a textbox to modify the compression parameters of pngequant (request of Ismaily T. M. on the JujuVinceBros facebook page)
                          • Added in the tools tab a button 'Update Best Arcade Core' to update the database with the best core arcade based games. Uses the files 'fba_libretro.csv', 'mame2003.csv', 'mame2010.csv' from BestArcade4Recalbox-19-05-09 list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F5tBguhRxpj1AQcnDWF6AVSx4av_Gm3cDQedQB7IECk/edit?usp=sharing. These files are located in '%appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database'. The 'Update Core' button uses this database.

                          1.7.6.1

                          • When adding disk taking into account of [Part x of x] in the file name
                          • When adding disk taking into account references memory sizes (16k) (48k) (128k). I use it for my collection of Roms Zx Spectrum which proposed 3 sizes different memories and therefore slightly different Roms.
                          • Taking into account the video during a recompose image if the video file is present (Jay's request)
                          • Ability to add a video manually to a Rom via the 'Video' button in the game card (Jay's request)
                          • Ability to stop the various treatments applied to selected Roms.
                          • Ability to modify the timeout value on web requests (via the 'Tools' tab). Increase the value when scrap server is overloaded.
                          • Use the 32bits or 64bits version of pngequant (compressor PNG) depending on your environment.
                          • When recovering Video only, '4 images' mode does not need to be activated.
                          • Ability to recover the 'cartridge' as the default image.
                          • When launching a scrap with overlay, the previous file "missing_overlays% SYSTEM% .txt" is saved with the current date.
                          • Added the SNES CD template

                          1.7.5.4 (05/18/2019)

                          • Fixed a bug that crashed the application when duplicate search returned too many items.
                          • Fixed bug when searching with keywords and with filters
                          • Changed path for systems overlay path for recalbox in 'overlays_path.txt' file : /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/overlays changed to /recalbox/share/system/.config/retroarch/overlays

                          Download Link : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager use 'Mirror Link1' if you get an 'Invalid Token' error message.

                          ARRM Wiki (with some practical cases) : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en

                          ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                          Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                          Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                            polpettedorso
                            last edited by

                            Hi!
                            Yesterday i've downloaded and played with arrm. I did almost what i wanted, but i couldn' t find the option to scrape the wheel. How is this possibile?

                            Thanks

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                            • nexusone13N
                              nexusone13 @polpettedorso
                              last edited by

                              Hi @polpettedorso Indeed, it's not yet implemented.... Currently only this items can be scraped :

                              • Boxart (2d/3d)
                              • Screenshot / Screen Title
                              • Marquee (game title)
                              • Mix
                              • Mix 1 from screenscraper
                              • Mix 2 from screenscraper
                              • Video
                              • Manual
                              • Overlays

                              In a future release...

                              ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                              Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                              Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                                polpettedorso @nexusone13
                                last edited by

                                @nexusone13 thanks for your feedback. I will wait for the feature, in the meanwhile i will scrape the other elements I need, you did a very good job!

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                                • nexusone13N
                                  nexusone13 @polpettedorso
                                  last edited by nexusone13

                                  Thanks @polpettedorso

                                  Question :
                                  If by 'wheels' you mean this kind of picture (example) :

                                  alt text

                                  This image can be scraped when you checked 'Marquee' on ARRM.

                                  If you want this kind of pictures (wheel carbon) :
                                  alt text

                                  or (wheel steel)

                                  alt text

                                  It is not yet implemented in ARRM

                                  ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                                  Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                                  Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                                    polpettedorso @nexusone13
                                    last edited by

                                    @nexusone13 The first one: i will try! Thank you :-)

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                                    • nexusone13N
                                      nexusone13
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi All,
                                      New version of ARRM available :

                                      1.7.7.0 (10/05/2019)

                                      • Automatic association of templates by system via the template selection menu. You no longer need to edit the template_association.txt file manually.
                                           Operating mode: select a single system, then click on 'Show Mix Model' to select the desired template, then confirm.
                                           The system / template association will be saved in the template_association.txt file
                                           If you wish to modify the default template: Do not select any system and click on 'Choose Mix Template', then confirm.
                                      • Taking into account the new Amiga tree on Batocera 5.23; Amiga systems are no longer under the Amiga directory, but in the amiga, amigacdtv and amigacd32 directories directly in roms.
                                      • Added several templates: Famicom, DOS (profile), MSX TurboR, Othello Multivision, Sega Mark III, Sharp X1, Spectravideo, Super Famicom, TurboGrafX, Box Marquee Cartridge and Box cartridge
                                      • fix bug when filtering game title containing a simple quote (thx virus-man)
                                      • Update systems for Recalbox / Batocera
                                      • update of the core / emulator for Batocera / Recalbox

                                      Download Link : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager

                                      ARRM Wiki (with some practical cases) : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en

                                      ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                                      Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                                      Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                                      • nexusone13N
                                        nexusone13 @nexusone13
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi All,
                                        New version of ARRM available :

                                        1.7.7.5 (10/31/2019)

                                        • Added templates for Myst's Next_Pixel 1.3 theme for Recalbox (https://samystudio.github.io/es-theme-next-pixel/). See Wiki : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=templates_available_en
                                        • Added Rom file renaming button with game name (Ninjaw request)
                                        • Add a video preview of the snap video if present (the sound is deliberately cut) Right click on the video to access full screen, play / pause, etc ...
                                        • Added video button that appears in the game card when a video is present. By clicking, it opens the media player associated with the extension of the video. (Ninjaw asks)
                                        • Added a checkbox in the 'Tools' panel to compress video with handbrake whose encoding parameters are modifiable in 'Handbreak parameters', making them compatible with OMX player for Retropie (Morenr1 request via mail). See Wiki : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=settings-fr#tools
                                        • The template file allows to manage differently the display of boxarts according to their format (portrait, landscape (style N64), CD). See the Next_Pixel templates for an example.

                                        Download Link : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager

                                        ARRM Wiki (with some practical cases) : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en

                                        ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                                        Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                                        Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                                          morenr1
                                          last edited by morenr1

                                          Great improvements.

                                          With the compress video option and the proper parameters (in my case I use -Z "Gmail Small 10 Minutes 288p30" -f "av_mp4"), now I have two benefits, all video previews are compatible (some of video previews had a YUV codification not compatible with OMXplayer), and the file size is one third of the original size, without dramatic loss of quality in a 19'' monitor

                                          moren1

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                                          • nexusone13N
                                            nexusone13 @morenr1
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi All,

                                            New version of ARRM available :

                                            1.8.0.0 (11/16/2019)

                                            • Compressed .7z files are also used when searching for MD5 in the archive.
                                            • Correction of the search by MD5. ARRM finds a more games. (thanks Andearoid for the numerous detailed tests).
                                            • Added a "Recompose Image" button for multisystems (when more than one system is selected) : Application of templates without having to rescrap
                                            • Addition of a "without video" button in addition to the "without image" button for multisystem scrap (when more than one system is selected). If both are checked the roms without video OR without image will be processed.
                                            • Added a button 'Compress selected video' in the tab 'Tools' to recompress the videos of selected roms
                                            • Modification of the filters 'without image', 'without description', 'without video' which are now checkboxes. The logical operator and / or apply to all conditions. (KhanDam's request on the JujuVinceBros forum)
                                            • Added tags in the xml Mix templates: <item boxart_align = "true / false" /> and <item cartridge_align = "true" /> which allow to center the boxart and the cartridge in the image area defined in the mix. Currently available in the template Next_Pixel_GameAndWatch
                                            • Database update: rom / core arcade
                                            • Fixed various bugs
                                            • Added 'NeoGeo Mini' template from KhanDam

                                            Download Link : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager

                                            ARRM Wiki (with some practical cases) : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en

                                            ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                                            Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                                            Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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