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    • kdemanK
      kdeman @hiulit
      last edited by

      @hiulit Excellent! thank you very much...

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        KarateInSpace
        last edited by KarateInSpace

        I just can't seem to get this to work on any of my videos. Keep running into this error for all my videos:

        daphne
        ------
        Converting -> "ace.mp4" ... (1/4)
        (standard_in) 1: syntax error
        ERROR: 'ace.mp4' has 0 frames!
        

        This happens with every emulator. I'm using v3.0.0 and I set the scraper to

        ./retropie-convert-videos.sh --scraper "skyscraper"
        

        and all my videos are in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/videos/

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        • hiulitH
          hiulit @KarateInSpace
          last edited by

          @KarateInSpace I think I might know what is causing the issue :/ I'll release a new version asap.

          My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

          • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
          • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
          • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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          • hiulitH
            hiulit
            last edited by

            I've just released RetroPie Convert Videos v3.1.0!


            Changelog

            Fixed

            • Replaced legacy libav-tools (avprobe) commands for the new ffmpeg's equivalents (ffprobe).

            @KarateInSpace Could you try it now and see if it works? :)

            My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

            • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
            • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
            • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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              KarateInSpace @hiulit
              last edited by

              @hiulit Yes! Working great now! Thank You!

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              • hiulitH
                hiulit @KarateInSpace
                last edited by

                @KarateInSpace glad to hear that :)

                My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                • roslofR
                  roslof
                  last edited by roslof

                  @hiulit I'm still using this tool. It's still very valuable. I, of course, wish the MAME videos on screenscraper.fr were consistent, but since they aren't, this script's ability to scan videos first and only select files in a particular encoding format is invaluable.

                  Love it, and thanks!
                  -Ros

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                  • hiulitH
                    hiulit @roslof
                    last edited by

                    @roslof Wow! Thank you for the kind words, Ros :) I'm glad it's so useful to you

                    My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                    • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                    • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                    • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                      AbbaTheHorse @hiulit
                      last edited by AbbaTheHorse

                      Hi there, this is such a great tool and thanks to all contributors!

                      I’m using a network share that holds all my ROMs for all my systems, however the folder names aren’t standard RetroPie folder names. In fact, many have spaces in them. RetroPie works fine as I have mounted the share and set the confige up so each system knows where to pull its ROMs from. However, the video converter won’t convert as, for example, my NEO GEO folder is

                      /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/SNK Neo Geo AES/

                      When I try to convert a specific system and set that system to “SNK Neo Geo AES”, I see a message saying “Starting video conversion” but then nothing happens.

                      If I use the GUI and select a system, it lists systems like this

                      -Nintendo
                      -Entertainment
                      -System
                      -SNK
                      -Neo
                      -Geo
                      -AES

                      • etc...

                      Can I get the converter working with my folder structure that contains spaces?

                      Thank you again!

                      ATH

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                      • hiulitH
                        hiulit @AbbaTheHorse
                        last edited by

                        @AbbaTheHorse Well, it seems that you can't :P I'll have a look and see if I can fix it :)

                        My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                        • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                        • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                        • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                          AbbaTheHorse @hiulit
                          last edited by

                          @hiulit said in [SCRIPT] RetroPie Convert Videos:

                          @AbbaTheHorse Well, it seems that you can't :P I'll have a look and see if I can fix it :)

                          Oh wow, thank you so much! 😊

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                          • hiulitH
                            hiulit @AbbaTheHorse
                            last edited by

                            @AbbaTheHorse :) although the best way would be if you just use dashes or underscores instead of spaces, hehe! Can't you?

                            My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                            • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                            • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                            • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                              AbbaTheHorse @hiulit
                              last edited by

                              @hiulit Hey, yes I appreciate that’s an ideal solution. Basically, I’m running the Wolfanoz 3TB build on my home server which is the source of all my games. If I change the folder names, that will stop working 😬

                              I fully appreciate this is quite a unique issue though.

                              What I’m doing though is a worthy little project, in that I have a Pi in a few different rooms that all pull ROMs from a central source on the network.

                              I’m just stuck on getting my arcade videos working, as the scraper has given me the wrong format videos.

                              I (and I’m sure everyone else who has used your tool) really appreciate your time and skill here!

                              Thank you again,

                              ATH

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                              • hiulitH
                                hiulit @AbbaTheHorse
                                last edited by

                                @AbbaTheHorse I think I got it working. I'll release a new version soon-ish. I have to test it a little bit more :)

                                My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                                • hiulitH
                                  hiulit
                                  last edited by hiulit

                                  I've just released RetroPie Convert Videos v3.2.0!

                                  Changelog

                                  [3.2.0] - 2020-07-28

                                  NOTE: This release contains minor breaking changes. See the Changed section below:

                                  Added

                                  • Support for spaces in ROM folders (e.g. /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/Some Path With Spaces/).

                                  Changed

                                  • Now, when using the --convert-systems option in the CLI, the systems must be comma-separated (e.g. ./retropie-convert-videos.sh --convert-systems "nes, snes").

                                  @AbbaTheHorse Could you try if it works for you now? Thanks!

                                  My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                  • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                  • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                  • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                                    AbbaTheHorse @hiulit
                                    last edited by

                                    @hiulit Wow, thank you! I’ll give that a try ASAP (might be the weekend, as work has gone a bit silly 😔)

                                    Thank you again!

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                                      AbbaTheHorse
                                      last edited by

                                      @hiulit Hey, just tried the new version and it worked great! Thanks so much again 👍👍

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                                      • hiulitH
                                        hiulit @AbbaTheHorse
                                        last edited by

                                        @AbbaTheHorse Yay! I'm glad it's working! Everyone can benefit from spaces in folder names now :)

                                        My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                        • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                        • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                        • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                                        • ClydeC
                                          Clyde @hiulit
                                          last edited by

                                          @hiulit Some hardcore *nix users like a friend of mine like to express the opinion that spaces don't belong into filenames because they are ticking time bombs waiting for the next application that can't process them properly. 😉

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                                          • hiulitH
                                            hiulit @Clyde
                                            last edited by

                                            @Clyde I'm with you. I don't like them either. But hey, if some user needs something and I can make it work without that much of a hassle, I'll do it :)

                                            My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                            • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                            • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                            • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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