Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation

Floob

@Brigane
Here is an example of the SNES one.
http://pastebin.com/GcrQGLcP

executable = Stays the same as long as you dont run AM under X
args = Stays the same except you change the system name, you can find a list of names in the es_systems.cfg file on the Pi
rompath = where that system roms are stored
romext = valid rom file extensions, can be found in the es_systems.cfg file
system = name of the system exactly as found in http://thegamesdb.net/platforms/

robertybob

@Floob Here's a definitive set of configs, not my own work.

https://mega.nz/#!UVtT0DaB!P2THpR-x3R7lPaqkLkhkCwPBeRQhzkdb9zhvQs7sQRI

spannernick1

I just wondered,can you run videos from a USB Stick cos they take a lot of space on the SD Card..? and Can you move the scraper folder to the USB stick too. Thats where my videos are and work fine.

Oh and if you can set AM up you can setup 3D Arcade they work the same way.I made Models and Arcades for 3D Arcade.(To make models and arcades you need to know how to use 3Ds Max)I get Deja Vu when i am using AM.Anyway enough rambling..;)

robertybob

@spannernick1 Yes you can run videos and load artwork from a usb. Just have to change a couple of configs in AM.

spannernick1

@robertybob Thanks,one more thing can you setup a button to do a shutdown,like hold select and start..??cos I have to go to the setup layout to shutdown ,where it say Press Tab to setup AM,Reboot and so on.

I would like be able to do that as well for a reboot too..?

spannernick1

Can someone tell me where the Cools layout is cos I can't find it in the layouts folder..? It must be there cos I am using it,is it named a different name or something..?

spannernick1

I am having a problem with a video its Corpse Killer for the Mega CD,downloaded it from You tube at 360p and the sound is out of sync about 3 or 4 seconds behind the video.,this is the only video thats doing it,I convert the video from a MP4 to WMV then it plays it ok,but I want it as a MP4 cos WMV is too big,its like WMV is 256 MB and MP4 is 42 MB..?

I was thinking of making the videos out of sync so they are in sync on the PI...:)

spannernick1

Figured it out, I used a video I downloaded from you tube that plays in sync and put it at the front of the video I want to convert but using as a 1 second frame then I just convert it the same as the first video in Corel VideoStudio X7 and it worked..:)

All sorted now..;)

NTSC non-drop frame (30 fps)
MPEG-4 Files
24 bits, 640 x 360, 30 fps
Frame-based
H.264 Baseline Profile Video: 374 Kbps
44100 Hz, 16 Bit, Stereo
MPEG AAC Audio: 96 Kbps

spannernick1

About video in AM,with this setting in Corel Video Studio X7 ...

NTSC non-drop frame (30 fps)
MPEG-4 Files
24 bits, 640 x 360, 30 fps
Frame-based
H.264 Baseline Profile Video: 374 Kbps
44100 Hz, 16 Bit, Stereo
MPEG AAC Audio: 96 Kbps

I am still getting audio out of sync with some of the videos(its like the video play first then the audio plays 3 to 5 sec behind the video),anyone know of anyway of stopping it doing it..?

Example: I recorded Cobra Command with these settings and its in sync,but when I recorded Double Switch with these settings its play out of sync,this is on a Raspberry PI 3 and the videos play ok on my PC..??

All I can think of whats happening is,its losing frames in the video as its playing and the audio is playing normally,then it get the out of sync with the audio.
It only does it with MP4 videos,it plays WMV videos fine,but WMV file size is to big and I can't use it,It take to much space on my SD card.I have a 32 GB SD card and about 22.8 GB is in use for the roms.

Any input would be great right now,its doing my head in..:)

kingtink

@spannernick1
have you tried it with a smaller video resolution?
my 640 videos dont play well half the time rpi3 but with 320 they will play

spannernick1

Well I have sorted it out now...finally..;)

What I had to do is,Capture the Mega CD game as a WMV video then convert it to MP4 with these settings..

NTSC non-drop frame (30 fps)
MPEG-4 Files
24 bits, 640 x 360, 30 fps
Frame-based
H.264 Baseline Profile Video: 397 Kbps
44100 Hz, 16 Bit, Stereo
MPEG AAC Audio: 96 Kbps

And it worked but the screen is smaller in size but it works thats the main thing..;)

Is it ok to share 2 videos I have made of Sewer Shark and Corpse Killer so people can test them on there RPI with AM..?

robertybob

@Floob There's been a number of important commits to Attract Mode in the last week, not to mention the numerous changes to RetroPie since August. Any chance of a new image in the near future? :)

robertybob

@Floob Sorry to bump this again, but since Attract Mode 2.2.0 has just been released and we're on RetroPie 4.1 , please please please can we have an updated image? :D

juice

@Floob is there any chance of a updated retropie image with the latest attract mode please floob. i used you last one and loved it .thanks

Floob

This is now in RetroPie via the Experimental menu:
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1071#issuecomment-262113414

robertybob

@Floob It's not the same though, because Buzz won't implement the menu you added, nor FFMPEG with MMAL compiled. I'd argue there was still a need for your image :)

Rion

@robertybob Have you asked @BuZz to implement this feature?

BuZz

@robertybob said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

@Floob It's not the same though, because Buzz won't implement the menu you added, nor FFMPEG with MMAL compiled. I'd argue there was still a need for your image :)

I never said that.

I had an PR open with an initial attract mode module for testing.

You asked if it included floob's menu. I said it didn't. You asked if I would include accelerated ffmpeg support, and I said

I don't plan to include any optimised ffmpeg for now - but at some point I might include it for both retroarch and this but no plans currently."

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/1749#issuecomment-261937388

I will be adding the RetroPie menu as it is in emulationstation, but it requires more work (which I have already started). I'm also implementing mehstation, so I need to make the retropie menu adding work in a modular fashion for all frontends.

robertybob

Sorry for jumping to conclusions, I do appreciate you adding this to RetroPie.

BuZz

The RetroPie menu is now included (Will need to remove/reinstall the retropie menu module if Attractmode already installed via RetroPie-Setup).