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syd711 / vpin-studio

Competition, table, and player management for VPins.
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[Feature Requests] Play video on Backglass / FullDMD #306

Open Ltek opened 2 weeks ago

Ltek commented 2 weeks ago

I see table experience gaps in these situations...

  1. users/cabinets who do not use PinUp Popper (no PUP Player)
  2. most tables have B2S backglass files (B2S) that do not include FullDMD
  3. B2S doesnt run videos, at all... so far less fun; no attract videos, fun FullDMD videos, etc

B2S is made for, and great for, traditional backglasses : exact reproductions or originals; but lacks the enjoyment videos bring. Plus, most of the B2S do not have screens built in for FullDMD; which are quickly taking front stage on most cabinets.

The only way to get a video on a Backglass or FullDMD is to use PUP Player (from Popper)

the Idea... VPS controls (starts/stops) the videos.

This would allow use of attract videos (movie trailers, clips, etc), and some amazing FullDMD videos like Fabouh's (example: https://vpuniverse.com/profile/30150-fabouh/?tab=node_filestabprofile_filesTab) ... all without PUP

As I work on more tables I'm seeing this feature missing and could really enhance a table's experience. Swamp Thing is a great example (releasing v2 next week)

thoughts on ways to implement...

Option 1... VPS does everything, including assigning the videos to the tables :: setting in each table that assigns a Backglass / FullDMD

Option 2... VPS is only the control point to start/stop videos on the correct screens :: like B2S does, videos are named same as the table with a suffix to identify what screen they are for. VPS looks for this and run the video where the suffix tells it to. This is easier for users to add/remove/change videos without needing VPS (for whatever reason... sometimes its just easier to copy a file than open VPS)

Example...

SwampThing.VPX SwampThing.B2S SwampThing.B2S-DMD.MP4 SwampThing.B2S-BG.MP4

syd711 commented 2 weeks ago

This would significantly extend the frontend features of the Studio. I like the idea, because I like building this type of features. But there is a lot of other stuff in the queue before dealing with this.

Ltek commented 2 weeks ago

This would significantly extend the frontend features of the Studio. I like the idea, because I like building this type of features. But there is a lot of other stuff in the queue before dealing with this.

yup, totally understand. this just dawned on me a few days ago. :)