Is there a possibility to support the fmv cd32 device bios in the future?

[gabberhead]

for example, cannon fodder has a mpeg video before the game start. it is working on winuae with the needed bios.

it could be named: kick40060.CD32.fmv

CD32 Full Motion Video Cartridge ROM v3.1 r40.030 md5 hash is: 1C8BBF475D1ADF52EF01B24F50BECF37

CD32 Full Motion Video Cartridge ROM v3.1 r40.022 md5 hash is: 76864BE8AC98B7F62688DAC3D8ACD7EE

[sonninnos]

I can't get it to work even with WinUAE 4.4.0.. tried quickstart configs and everything.

There are some incomplete code bits here, but it would need a lot of backporting to get it working, and who knows what else video decoding related. And all just for one game intro does not seem worth the effort all..

[gabberhead]

It work with Winuae 4.4.0 on my site. Before the game starts the Video is playing. If u tried it with a chd file u are right, it wont work. Why, I dont know. But with a cue/bin file it works without problems. There is also a second game wich uses the fmv wich I know of. It is the dangerous streets / wing commander disc. It is the cd32 advertising on that disc. It also works without cue/bin, but not with a chd file.

Ps. I testet a lot of games in retroarch and 4 games are not working but they work in winuae. They do not work as adf files or whdload. I will make another post for this Issue later.

[sonninnos]

Ah, I only tested it as CHD, so no wonder then. Which does not help with motivation one tiny bit.. Of course I won't stop anyone else from doing a PR.

There is already a non-working WHDLoad issue list, so no need to create more issues for them.

[gabberhead]

I didn't know about the whdload list, but the same games as adf files are also not working. Can u give me a link to that list, then I can compare if those games are in that list.

[sonninnos]

Simply scroll the issue list to the bottom.

[sonninnos]

Finally had a serious stab at this, and indeed not impossible:

Still no sound though, and the image is squished if not forcing double line mode, and also only 16bit depth shows properly , but progress at least!

[gabberhead]

Wow. Never thought u will working on it :) Is the progress available on retroarch core already or Do u have only a test core for yourself in the moment, which u are working on it?

[sonninnos]

Test core for myself of course for now. Not ready for sharing yet.

[sonninnos]

Ok, sound and the rest is working now, and usage is extremely simple: Copy the FMV cart ROM to the usual place in system/uae/ with other carts, and enable it with the core option.

Will push soon after some final testings.

[gabberhead]

ok. thanx for the info. is it also working with a chd file or only cue/bin files like on winaue?

[sonninnos]

Same restrictions apply.

[sonninnos]

Hah, good thing I waited, since I decided to investigate further about the CHD, and the first hunch sorted it out. Just a simple case missing in the CHD reading code.

[gabberhead]

the problem with the chd files you discovered is also the same problem winuae have?

[sonninnos]

Naturally, the MAME CHD code is simply missing the mode: https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=1593326&postcount=39

[gabberhead]

did u also try the cd32 advetisment vido on the dangerous streets / wing commander disc if it works? but i think, if the cannon fodder video now is playing, then it should also play the cd32 advertisment video without problem, when the missing code is implemented for the videos for the chd files.

[sonninnos]

Works fine.

[gabberhead]

its working :) one question. 2021 when i tried it with winuae, i had some sound hick ups in the video after ca. 29sek in the video till the end. now with puae i also have the same problem. i testet it with both rom revisions. do u have this also? if yes, is it a possibility to change something in the options to get rid of it?

[sonninnos]

If WinUAE does the same then I guess it is how it is then. And the glitches seem to be uniform, and there is no difference between CHD and raw image, as in either the dump is bad, or that is how the source or the decoding just is. Seems well enough though in order to not use much more time with it.

[gabberhead]

ok. one quick question. i also have an action replay cardrige rom to use it for a500 games. how can i get in it when a game is running? which keyboard button it is? i cant find a way to get in it :)

[sonninnos]

Short press of the power button in the VKBD is the freeze button.

[gabberhead]

Is it only accessible via vkbd? Or can be a keyboard or joypad button be mapped to get access?

[sonninnos]

Only VKBD for now.

[zzedmore]

I did try this for shits & giggles and found the sound starts stuttering after a while. Note, any VCD should work now with this (can find some on Archive. org). I tried it with a German Movie trailers VCD. No great loss though. Seems a bit pointless to be honest 😄

[gabberhead]

This is the same problem with the Sound stuttering/hickups in the cannon fodder video after ca 29sek. Perhaps the Audio and Video get out of sync after a while. But this problem also have winuae, since i testen it in 2021. I also tried a redump verfied image, and the problem is the same for Cue/bin and also chd. It seems it is a general problem not puae only related. I dont think, it happens on Real Hardware. But I dont have a cd32 myself to test it :)

[AhayriSG]

Is PBC (Playback Control) supported for VCD 2.0 or later, enabling menu and navigation functionality? I've read this forum thread but remain unsure about its support. According to this thread VCD2.0 supported by hardware but i'm not sure if it had PBC support.