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This chapter will be about adding games, making playlist and adding media. | This chapter will be about adding games, making playlist and adding media. | ||
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Start ‘**PinUP Popper Config**’ (windows Start Button > Pinup> PinUP Popper Config) if you haven’t already. | Start ‘**PinUP Popper Config**’ (windows Start Button > Pinup> PinUP Popper Config) if you haven’t already. | ||
- | You’ll see a screen open, and you need to click on the ‘**Game Manager**’ tab (**1**) and you’ll see the following: | + | You’ll see a screen open, and you need to click on the ‘**Game Manager**’ tab (<font inherit/ |
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This will be used to add, delete or edit your games. | This will be used to add, delete or edit your games. | ||
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Here are 4 different tabs to choose from: | Here are 4 different tabs to choose from: | ||
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The **‘All your Games’**tab shows all the games you have in your database. Here you can also edit game information or add several other options. | The **‘All your Games’**tab shows all the games you have in your database. Here you can also edit game information or add several other options. | ||
- | **Note‘Keep Displays ON’ ** = You can enter what displays you want a game to use. **0** =Topper,** 1** =DMD,** 2** =BG (BackGlass), | + | **<font inherit/ |
+ | In the emulator setup if you have it set to have a screen always On, Then put **NONE** (Example: Using PuPPack) | ||
In the ‘**Lookups**’ tab you set up and add general games information (Game Types, Categories, Themes, Manufacturer). | In the ‘**Lookups**’ tab you set up and add general games information (Game Types, Categories, Themes, Manufacturer). | ||
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We’ll be focusing on the ‘**Add new games**’. | We’ll be focusing on the ‘**Add new games**’. | ||
- | 2. Click on ‘**Add New Games**’ tab (**1**) and the following screen will appear: **[[:f9780694b31fb78485f2ec6961e2def5.png|f9780694b31fb78485f2ec6961e2def5.png}}]]** | + | 2. Click on ‘**Add New Games**’ tab (<font inherit/ |
- | 3. Select your desired emulator by clicking ‘**Scan Filter Emulator**’ (in this case Visual Pinball X) (**2**). Keeping it on ‘**All Emus**’ is also an option if you want to copy games from various systems. Just be sure to have everything set up properly like mentioned in:** [[https:// | + | 3. Select your desired emulator by clicking ‘**Scan Filter Emulator**’ (in this case Visual Pinball X) (<font inherit/ |
- | 4. Click on ‘**Include Sub-Folders**’ (**3**) and You should only select “include sub-folders” if you have tables/ | + | 4. Click on ‘**Include Sub-Folders**’ (<font inherit/ |
- | 5. Click on ‘**Scan For New Games**’ (**4**). | + | 5. Click on ‘**Scan For New Games**’ (<font inherit/ |
Now you should be presented with a list of games (or tables in this case). | Now you should be presented with a list of games (or tables in this case). | ||
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6. Now you can either ‘**Remove them from list**’, ‘**Select All**’ of them and ‘**Add the Games to the System**’. | 6. Now you can either ‘**Remove them from list**’, ‘**Select All**’ of them and ‘**Add the Games to the System**’. | ||
- | **Note**An added game will be highlighted in **green**. | + | <font inherit/ |
- | **Note**You can double check if your folders are all correct by checking either ‘**Open Game Folder**’, | + | <font inherit/ |
- | ====== PlayList Config | + | ===== B. PlayList Config ===== |
Here you create playlists for use with PinUP Popper. | Here you create playlists for use with PinUP Popper. | ||
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By **right Clicking** on a **playlist** will bring up the option to: -Add \\Playlist -Remove \Playlist -Rename Playlist | By **right Clicking** on a **playlist** will bring up the option to: -Add \\Playlist -Remove \Playlist -Rename Playlist | ||
- | **Right clicking** on a game in a playlist gives you the option to add it as a favourite (it will also highlight in **green**) or remove it as a favourite. | + | **Right clicking** on a game in a playlist gives you the option to add it as a favourite (it will also highlight in <font inherit/ |
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- | ====== Media Manager | + | ===== C. Media Manager ===== |
Here you can set up and manage all your media for your games. | Here you can set up and manage all your media for your games. | ||
- | In the ‘**Game Manager**’ tab click on ‘**Media Manager**’ and you will be presented with the following screen:**[[:485f7b7dae1bc475a74681d7dcc424f6.png|485f7b7dae1bc475a74681d7dcc424f6.png}}]]** | + | In the ‘**Game Manager**’ tab click on ‘**Media Manager**’ and you will be presented with the following screen:**{{: |
We’ll be going through the different parts of the Media Manager (A - D) as seen in the image above. | We’ll be going through the different parts of the Media Manager (A - D) as seen in the image above. | ||
- | **Basics** A. Shows the Games including the Emulator, GameFileName and the added Date.B. Type is important if you want to change between Games and Playlists.C. The ‘Boxes’ (don’t know how else to call them), which represent the different media.D. If you have more than 1 media file for each box, it will be shown here. The next page will show several things in more detail. | + | **Basics** |
==== A. Games List ==== | ==== A. Games List ==== | ||
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You have the option to add (or change) media for either games or for a specific playlist item, that you’ve created in Chapter 3B. You can change this by clicking on either ‘**Games**’ or ‘**Playlist**’ under ‘**Type**’: | You have the option to add (or change) media for either games or for a specific playlist item, that you’ve created in Chapter 3B. You can change this by clicking on either ‘**Games**’ or ‘**Playlist**’ under ‘**Type**’: | ||
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==== C. Boxes ==== | ==== C. Boxes ==== | ||
- | When clicking on a game name (**A**) notice the boxes on the right side of the screen (C). Each represents the specific media that is or is not available for a table. | + | When clicking on a game name (<font inherit/ |
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+ | **IF a box is yellow ** | \\ | ||
+ | **IF a box is green ** | | ||
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+ | **No media available.** | \\ | ||
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+ | As seen on the image in the previous page, there are boxes available for: Topper, AudioLaunch, | ||
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+ | Box Options** \\ | ||
+ | Right click on a box gives the following options: | ||
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+ | **Find Next Missing**: Goes through your game list and shows the game of which the media is missing.\\ | ||
+ | **Find From Start**: Similar to find next but will start the search not from the current game you have selected, but will start from the beginning of game list.\\ | ||
+ | **Open Explorer**: Go the specific Box location on your hard drive. Handy feature for when you want to copy files. | ||
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+ | By clicking a box there’s a chance you find several possible media files.\\ | ||
+ | In the window mentioned below you can choose which one to use: | ||
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+ | **Rename File**: The file will be renamed to match the game name.\\ | ||
+ | **Make Copy**: Will keep original file and rename/copy file into proper location.\\ | ||
+ | **Preview File**: Shows an example of that selected media file. | ||
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+ | **Adding media** \\ | ||
+ | 1. Open your Windows Explorer and go to where you keep your Media files.\\ | ||
+ | 2. You can either:\\ | ||
+ | A. Drag and drop the media to the specific box you selected (C) and it will automatically be renamed to match the game name.\\ | ||
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+ | B. you can copy the media straight to the specific location on your hard drive using Microsoft Explorer. | ||
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+ | You can also select a box, right click and use the Box Options mentioned [[https:// | ||
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+ | **Creating MediaPacks** \\ | ||
+ | When you Right Click on game, you will get the option to Create a MediaPack containing all the media you have available of that specific table: | ||
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+ | Your Hard drive: | ||
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+ | **Using an existing MediaPack** \\ | ||
+ | To use a MediaPack on a game do the following: | ||
+ | 1. Select a game.\\ | ||
+ | 2. Drag and Drop the Media Pack file on the Playfield box.\\ | ||
+ | 3. Confirm by clicking ‘Yes’. | ||
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+ | It will basically extract the mediapack, take all the media and rename them so they match your game. | ||
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+ | **Adding Media for custom Themes:** | ||
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+ | Playlist media only plays when the Playlist is" | ||
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+ | Each and every Table however can have their own media for everything. | ||
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+ | Don't forget that HOME LIST can also have its own default media. | ||
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