mccorkled Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 As the title states, when I try to sync anything for DS it says no new media even though I have no media to begin with. I downloaded the covers in the download section but they are not named to match the DB like they do when downloaded with HyperSync. Any advise? Maybe it is just broken? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avar Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 It's been a while since I checked but it's likely there just isn't an officially minted set uploaded for sync yet. Sync's a really awesome tool for doing a speedy setup of a lot of the most common systems but anything more recent will take some time to be added to the server. In the meantime, you took the best course of action by grabbing what's available in the download section. FatMatch or Don's HyperSpin Tools are two programs that can help you quickly and painlessly rename all of your art to match your roms/xml. Personally, I only use sync for a quick setup then I go over a system again, searching the downloads, forum, and ftp for box/cart/letter/wheel/pointer art and any newer themes until I'm satisfied. I google "Hyperspin <system name>" for either "downloads" or "artwork type" and it eliminates a lot of the leg work. This usually yields positive results for even systems that have been in HS for a long time, as managing Sync is a huge task so it'll never be 100% up to date relative to the work that's being done on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorkled Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 How can I use Dons to properly name the art? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorkled Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hmm. That makes sense. I wonder how many systems I have renamed by hand haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avar Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hmm. That makes sense. I wonder how many systems I have renamed by hand haha. I feel your pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avar Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I did quite a few before I figured this out. I tried it just to see what would happen one day and found that it actually worked. Then I kicked myself for not trying it sooner after wasting a bunch of time doing them by hand lol. Same. For me it was a weird case of laziness too, where I was comfortable with doing things the way I knew. There are some things I'm still glad I did by hand but in general I wasted a lot of productivity v.v; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32assassin Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 last year or the year before, someone updated the Db site http://hyperlist.hyperspin-fe.com/ before the updated the XMLs where separated by their completeness: minted final = Official WIP = Un-Official Un-official XMLs did not have any artwork in available via Hypersync. Even though you could find plenty of artwork in the FTP and download section. when the DB site got an update allot of WIP XMLs where moved to Hypersync, again with no official artwork available. Don't be surprised if you find more systems with no artwork available via Hypersync or bad XMLs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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