Scraper help

korn16ftl3

hello,

i am using skraper to collect my metadata for my pi3 build.
it puts everything in a /media folder in that corresponding systems folder.

im doing this ALL via USB transfer on my first build *that i have FUBAR'd several times now). So at this point im scraping directly to my USB device that im using to transfer my roms to the pi.

i already know that most likely the xml files will be useless because i have tried a method before over network that refused to see the /media folder in the system rom path.

how can/do i make this transfer and make for example an already existing retropie scraper (Skyscraper would probably be best here) scrape and find the metadata that i have already collected and is stored in the /media folder in the roms directory?

im s completer linux noob and have a hard time with cmd line in general so a hold my hand guide where you can give me the line i would type would be more helpful and appreciated than i think you would understand

thanks in advance for your help regarding this matter. it may seem simple to all of you but i honestly have no idea how to connect theo dots here tho i know there must be a way

mitu

When using an external scraper, make sure you copy both the media folder where the artwork/videos is AND the gamelist.xml which contains the paths to artwork/videos and the metadata scraped.

korn16ftl3

@mitu said in Scraper help:

When using an external scraper, make sure you copy both the media folder where the artwork/videos is AND the gamelist.xml which contains the paths to artwork/videos and the metadata scraped.

ok so here is an example of an XML entry made by skraper:

<game id="123512" source="ScreenScraper.fr">
<path>./3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).zip</path>
<name>3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto)</name>
<desc>PEACE THROUGH SUPERIOR FIREPOWER! In the far future, the planet is overrun with enormous, super insects, who fiercely battle each other for survival. You've chosen a side to fight for, and the enemy has been funneled into a deep crevice, but now you're outnumbered. You put their numbers to the test. They say the meek shall inherit the Earth, but how long can you defend it? This was originally planned to be 1 of 3 "3-D" games on Power-Play Arcade cart #1. A screenshot was shown in a catalog for Amiga's Power System, but no description was included. It was programmed by Dan McElroy and Jerry Lawson in 1983, shelved, and made available for limited release in 2010.</desc>
<releasedate>19830101T000000</releasedate>
<developer>Dan McElroy</developer>
<publisher>Amiga</publisher>
<image>./media/images/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png</image>
<thumbnail>./media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png</thumbnail>
<video>./media/videos/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).mp4</video>
</game>

it says that the folder containing the media for example is here:

/media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png

when in fact shouldnt it say that it is in here:

/roms/atari2600/media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png

because the metadata is being stored in each systems rom folder on the sd card?

mitu

@korn16ftl3 said in Scraper help:

it says that the folder containing the media for example is here:

/media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png
....

No, it doesn't say that, it says the path is relative to the gamelist.xml, so if both gamelist.xml and media folder are present in the atari2600 roms folder, the paths should be fine.

EDIT: if you run EmulationStation with

emulationstation --debug

you should be able to see - for the media that is not found - where is the program looking for the file.

korn16ftl3

@mitu said in Scraper help:

@korn16ftl3 said in Scraper help:

it says that the folder containing the media for example is here:

/media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png
....

No, it doesn't say that, it says the path is relative to the gamelist.xml, so if both gamelist.xml and media folder are present in the atari2600 roms folder, the paths should be fine.

EDIT: if you run EmulationStation with
emulationstation --debug
you should be able to see - for the media that is not found - where is the program looking for the file.

well i finished scraping everything and transferred everything over. It definitely did not d what it was supposed to lol.

i had selected to use the 4 image mix with the screen shot of the game and 3-d box art, along with the normalized video, and i selected the steel wheel design as the marque.

at the moment when a game is selected it shows only the steel wheel (rather than the image mix) and then gos to video.

any idea where my image mix has gone off to?

i followed this guide and this is what i am trying to accomplish:

im not sure where my box art is, i know it exists it is a folder that has imaged in each corresponding platforms folder but why it is not being displayed like it does in the video.

here is a snip of the gameslist xml located in my atari 2600 roms folder

<game id="37908" source="ScreenScraper.fr">
<path>./32 in 1 Game Cartridge (Europe).zip</path>
<name>32 in 1 Game Cartridge (Europe)</name>
<desc>This was a cart that was released in PAL format in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Most were the pack in game with the Atari 2600 in the UK and Atari 7800 in Australia and New Zealand but it was also released as a boxed separate game for the Atari 2600. A different game was selected every time the Atari 2600 or Atari 7800 was turned on. The games were: 1. UFO (a renaming of U. S. Game's Space Jockey) 2. Flag Capture 3. Human Cannonball 4. Reversi (a renaming of Atari's Othello) 5. Activision's Checkers 6. Slot Racers 7. Blackjack 8. Fishing (a graphic hack of Activision's Fishing Derby in which you are fishing for crabs) 9. Freeway Rabbit (a graphic hack of Activision's Freeway in which you are a rabbit) 10. Space War 11. Fun with Numbers 12. Golf 13. 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe 14. Surround 15. Miniature Golf 16. Activision's Boxing 17. Football 18. Air-Sea Battle 19. Freeway Chicken (a renaming of Activision's Freeway) 20. Activision's Tennis 21. Activision's Skiing 22. Activision's Fishing Derby 23. Sky Diver 24. Bowling 25. Combat 26. Activision's Stampede 27. Activision's Laser Blast 28. Outlaw 29. Slot Machine 30. Basketball 31. Home Run 32. Ant Party (a renaming of CommaVid's Cosmic Swarm)</desc>
<rating>0.4</rating>
<releasedate>19880101T000000</releasedate>
<developer>Activision</developer>
<publisher>Atari</publisher>
<genre>Compilation</genre>
<players>1-3</players>
<image>./media/images/32 in 1 Game Cartridge (Europe).png</image>
<thumbnail>./media/wheelsteel/32 in 1 Game Cartridge (Europe).png</thumbnail>
<video>./media/videos/32 in 1 Game Cartridge (Europe).mp4</video>

where do i start to locate the problem?

mitu

at the moment when a game is selected it shows only the steel wheel (rather than the image mix) and then gos to video.

Ok, so something is picked up. What theme are you using ?

any idea where my image mix has gone off to?

Isn't the scraped image (mix, etc.) present in the media folder ? Can you check if it's there ?

im not sure where my box art is and why it is not being displayed like it does in this video.

Please see my previous reply - you can start EmulationStation with more logging and it will print which image it tries to display. You can find the log in $HOME/.emulatiostation/es_log.txt or over the network at \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation es_log.txt.

Also, please add more info about your setup as asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

korn16ftl3

just to be clear the steel wheel should be displayed in the same place a marquee would be correct?

mitu

@korn16ftl3 I don't know what a 'steel wheel' could be.