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Hey all, curious if there is a way to take a screenshot of PinballX. Note, I'm not wanting a screenshot of the games, but of the actual front-end. I'd like to be able to show how the table selection looks, as well as the menu options. Right now, when I try a screen capture, the backglass and DMD show, but the playfield is black. Any thoughts?

K... I figured out that if I add the folder name (which is "BAM\") before the executable it works.

K... I changed the setting of "LaunchBeforeWaitForExit" from Yes to No, and now PinballX will move forward with loading the table without closing Future DMD. I'm still running into the issue of everythign being haywire with the DMD off, Backglass small and shifted, and the table small and shifted, and again, I can not get into any BAM settings to re-adjust. Thoughts?

This log file (below)? Sorry, I'm a rookie to most of this and still very much learning... Also, if it helps, this is how I had to open the table. Open PinballX, select table, PinballX stayed on loading screen so I right clicked the Future DMD and closed it out, PinballX changed over to loading the FP table, FP table loads and is haywire (table off screen, backglass way too small, can't get into BAM settings, etc.). Any help is appreciated. 08:19:29.5 11/2/2014: PinballX - Version 1.91 08:19:29.6 11/2/2014: Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 64-bit (7.6GB) 08:19:29.6 11/2/2014: Loading Settings 08:19:29.6 11/2/2014: Initialize Component 08:19:29.6 11/2/2014: Initialize Display 08:19:29.7 11/2/2014: Loading PlugIns 08:19:30.3 11/2/2014: Created DirectX BackGlass Window 08:19:30.4 11/2/2014: Hiding Cursor 08:19:30.4 11/2/2014: Hiding Taskbar 08:19:30.4 11/2/2014: CPU: Intel® Core i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz 08:19:30.4 11/2/2014: GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 08:19:30.4 11/2/2014: GPU 2: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 08:19:30.4 11/2/2014: Displays: 3 08:19:30.5 11/2/2014: Load Game List 08:19:30.5 11/2/2014: Loading Database: Future Pinball 08:19:30.5 11/2/2014: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 08:19:30.5 11/2/2014: Finding and matching artwork and videos 08:19:30.5 11/2/2014: Loading Game Statistics and Scores 08:19:32.4 11/2/2014: Loading Surfaces 08:19:32.6 11/2/2014: Finished Loading Surfaces 08:19:32.6 11/2/2014: Initialize Audio 08:19:32.7 11/2/2014: Set Keyboard Controls 08:19:32.7 11/2/2014: Initialize Joystick 08:19:32.8 11/2/2014: No Joysticks Attached 08:19:32.8 11/2/2014: Started 08:19:45.2 11/2/2014: Launch System 08:19:45.2 11/2/2014: Waiting for threads 08:19:45.2 11/2/2014: Disposing display 08:19:46.4 11/2/2014: C:\Future Pinball\FutureDMD.exe table="Scared Stiff - LedWiz.fpt" close=1 08:20:12.3 11/2/2014: C:\Future Pinball\Future Pinball.exe /STAYINRAM /open "C:\Future Pinball\Tables\Scared Stiff - LedWiz.fpt" /play /exit / 08:23:07.7 11/2/2014: Exit System Control Pressed 08:23:10.3 11/2/2014: Created DirectX BackGlass Window 08:23:13.5 11/2/2014: Exiting 08:23:13.5 11/2/2014: Showing Taskbar 08:23:13.5 11/2/2014: Unhiding Mouse Cursor 08:23:13.5 11/2/2014: Disposing Plugins 08:23:13.5 11/2/2014: Saving Settings 08:23:13.5 11/2/2014: Bye

Hey everyone, I'm running into issues with Future Pinball+BAM and PinballX again... I recently re-installed a new version of PinballX and now can't get PinballX and FP with BAM working. A couple issues: 1.) After selecting a game, the program will "freeze" on the loading screen. I've noticed that if I right click and close the Future DMD program, it will move forward and load the table. So there is some issue with PinballX and Future DMD (both are updated with the latest copies). 2.) Once the table loads, it is off screen, too small, etc. I have loaded the tables in FP+BAM and saved the table configs. Everything works perfect if loading the game through BAM outside of PinballX, but for some reason it goes haywire when PinballX loads it. Also, I am not able to get into the BAM menu when the table does load through PinballX. My PinballX Config is below... any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Carny_Priest... you are the MAN! I had some minor typos like no spaces and such. Once I typed in what you had, it worked like a charm! Bonus Round Question: When I'm loading a game, sometimes it shows the Future Pinball loading screen, sometimes the windows "thinking" blue circle shows up in the center of the screen while the game loads, sometimes windows flickers... is there anything I can do to just have a black screen or possibly just extend the standard PinballX loading screen until the table loads?

Carny_Priest... please see below (I'm not sure how to attach a file on this forum so I just typed out the Future Pinball portion of my Pinball X settings). Thanks! Future Pinball Enabled: Yes Working Path: C:\Future Pinball <----- I have all my pinball folders within the C: drive, not within a secondary "game" folder. Table Path: C:\Future Pinball\Tables Executable: Future Pinball.exe <----- This is actually the BAM FB Loader executable renamed located in the BAM folder within C:\Future Pinball. Parameters: /STAININRAM /open "[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" /play /exit /arcaderender FPRAM path: C:\Future Pinball\fpRAM Launch Before Enable Launch Before: Yes Launch Before Working Path: C:\Future Pinball <----- Future DMD is located in the same folder as my Future Pinball executable, not the BAM executable which is in the BAM folder. Launch Before Executable: FutureDMD.exe Launch Before Parameters: /"TABLEFILE"CLOSE=1 <----- Have no idea about this, just found some items while searching and tried it out, doesn't work. Launch Before Wait For Exit: No Launch Before Hide Window: No Launch After Not enabled.

Hey everyone, I posted this at VPforums as well, but got not response, so figured I would post it at the home of PinballX. Anyways, just getting started setting up FP+BAM with PinballX (have PinballX and Visual Pin working great). I have a 3 monitor setup, so I am also using Future DMD to locate the DMD on the 3rd monitor. Here is my issue... I have set up a few tables in Future Pinball through the BAM settings as well as adjusted the DMD on the FP Translite Editor and Future DMD so that when launching a game through BAM+Future Pinball, the table/backglass/dmd all appear as they should (see picture). However, now that I am trying to launch this with PinballX, it will load Future DMD (though it flickers windows which is annoying) and the dmd will show up, but the backglass with go back to a default setting (see picture) and the table will not show, nor can I get to any settings such as pressing Q or Scroll Lock. The sound still works and I can press the coin button, and all that sounds right as well. Also, when I try to close, Future DMD will not close. I have searched to my wits end, any help would be appreciated. Everything works correctly when launched through FP+BAM. FP+BAM+Future DMD PinballX with FP+BAM+Future DMD Any help is greatly appreciated.