Video Path

[Bartymouse]

i´m using the option "alternate videos folder"

when syncing, i get the error "specified video path not found for [%system name%]" (e.g. for aae)

i noticed a wrong description under "Please Note:" -> "%HyperSpin Root%\Databases\%System Name%\%System Name%.ini"

although my %System Name%.ini is in definded and in the correct place -> "%HyperSpin Root%\Settings\%System Name%\%System Name%.ini"

i tried also the wrong folder (Databases), but it doesn´t work

if i sync all media into the hyperspin folder, it would work, but on my internal drive is not enough space, so i need to sync everything to a network drive.

thanks for help

[sandman7793]

start hyperHQ and set the new video paths under each system

[Bartymouse]

i tested it with one system "AAE" - it doesn´t change anything

game videos are working in hyperspin, but hyper sync has problems with the path

after playing around with some settings i recognized that the network drive is the problem

it works if i use a local drive, but fails if i use a mapped drive

would be nice, if this could be fixed

[sandman7793]

Ya sorry didn't realize I was in the hypersync forums. Forgot where I was on this phone. Haha

[tastyratz]

I use a mapped network drive for my video paths until last week. Never had a problem as long as the drive was connected first.

Might try wiping your %appdata%\roaming\hypersync folder and setting things up again (backup first) or at least fishing around the ini files there.

I never used calls for my video folder though, I used direct named paths and it worked.

Try typing it out completely in hyperhq and seeing if it works in hypersync?

[Bartymouse]

cleared %appdata%\roaming\hypersync folder and setuped one system (aae) -> doesn´t find alternate video folder

i tried also full network path instead of a drive letter -> didn´t work also (i´m not able to test this with my nas at the moment, but i did try it yesterday - at this time i didn´t wipe the %appdata% ... folder - but this is a small hope)

it also doesn´t work if i use a local mapped drive instead of a network drive

what do you mean with "use a mapped drive until last week" -> do you use mapped drives NOW? does it work?

which windows version do you use?

i use windows 7 sp1, all updates

[tastyratz]

I have win7 x64 sp1. I used mapped drives flawlessly until last week but stopped only because I picked up some 4tb hard drives to make iso extraction faster on big games. I run mixed mode right now and just hefted the large files with long load times locally. I didn't stop for any faults. Moving to RL did not change anything, I had it setup for hl1/2/now 3.

Originally G:\ was mapped to \\server\emulation\ but is now a physical drive. My smb share comes not from a nas but another windows 7 pc. Does your nas support an iscsi target? If it does you could get better performance than smb.

I did have a problem with the pc being so fast with the ssd that it booted before network came up and the drive was disconnected. I had to open it once after rebooting but had since created a batch file that is in the startup folder with the commands:

pushd "\\server\emulation\"

popd

This resolved my disconnected drives on startup issue.

If we use AAE for an example then as reference, here is my working AAE settings.ini:

[exe info]
path=G:\Hyperspin\Emulators\AAE\
rompath=G:\Emulation\Vintage TV Consoles\AAE\Games\
userompath          = true
exe=aae.exe
romextension=zip,7z
parameters          =
searchsubfolders=false
pcgame              = false
winstate=HIDDEN
hyperlaunch=true

[themes]
themes_only         = false
animate_out_default = false

use_parent_vids=true
use_parent_themes=true
[wheel]
alpha=0.5
style=vertical
speed               = high
vert_wheel_position = right
text_with_images=true
text_width          = 700
text_font           = Style2
small_text_width    = 260
large_text_width    = 400
text_stroke_size    = 8
text_stroke_color=0x000000
text_color1=0x00BFFD
text_color2=0xFFFFFF
text_color3=0x00BFFD
color_ratio         = 100
shadow_distance     = 0
shadow_angle        = 45
shadow_color=0x000000
shadow_alpha        = 1
shadow_blur         = 0

[pointer]
x                   = 965
y                   = 384

[video defaults]
path                = G:\Emumovies\AAE\Video\
width               = 380
height              = 285
x                   = 347
y                   = 370
rotation            = 0
animation_time      = 1
animation_type      = fade
animation_start     = none
border_color        = 0x000000
border_size         = 0
border_color2       = 0X000000
border_size2        = 0
border_color3       = 0X000000
border_size3        = 0
forceaspect         = none
belowwheel          = false

[sounds]
game_sounds         = true
wheel_click         = true

[navigation]
game_jump=5
sort_by_name        = false
remove_info_wheel   = false
remove_info_text    = false
use_parent_vids     = false
use_parent_themes   = false

last_game=bwidow
start_on_favorites=false
[artwork1 defaults]
x                   = 375
y                   = 170
rotation            = -7
animation_time      = .5
animation_type      = ease
animation_start     = top
animation_rest      = none

[artwork2 defaults]
x                   = 342
y                   = 637
rotation            = 0
animation_time      = 1
animation_type      = fade
animation_start     = none
animation_rest      = rock

[artwork3 defaults]
x                   = 347
y                   = 368
rotation            = 0
animation_time      = 1
animation_type      = none
animation_start     = none
animation_rest      = none

[artwork4 defaults]
x                   = 334
y                   = 104
rotation            = 0
animation_time      = 1
animation_type      = zoom out
animation_start     = top
animation_rest      = none

[special Art A]
default             = false
active              = true
x                   = 512
y                   = 720
in                  = .4
out                 = .4
length              = 3
delay               = .1
type                = normal
start               = bottom

[special Art B]
default             = true
active              = true
x                   = 512
y                   = 740
in                  = .4
out                 = .4
length              = 3
delay               = .1
type                = fade
start               = none

[Game Text]
game_text_active    = true
show_year           = true
show_manf           = true
show_description    = true
text_color1         = 0x00CCFF
text_color2         = 0x0066FF
stroke_color        = 0x000000
text_font           = Style3
text1_textsize      = 26
text1_strokesize    = 7
text1_x             = 32
text1_y             = 660
text2_textsize      = 36
text2_strokesize    = 8
text2_x             = 30
text2_y             = 690

[Genre Screen]
allgames_title      = All Games
text_color          = 0x000000
text_x              = 150
text_y              = 200
stroke_color        = 0xffffff
stroke_size         = 7

[Bartymouse]

is drive g: a mapped drive, or is it on a local hard disk?

please verify my problem, if you map another letter e.g. h: to g: and then change your video-path to h:

i don´t need better performance - i would prefer a fix which brings back the functionallity like it was before

the problem started since i updated to a hypersync version with the "loader" program.

i think it´s not a problem of my configuration, hopefully it´s a little bit code which can be corrected.

[johnsanc]

Anyone find a solution for this? I also like to keep my videos on a seperate network drive. Every time is says it cant find the path.

[rubengs]

Same problem here. I've tryed to use maped drive (z:/Videos/) and this message appears:

Video path error: Could not find specific video path for XXX

XXX = System name.

Z: unit can be accessed from windows explorer.

Thanks.

[fr0stbyt3]

I know this is not the fix you are looking for, but you can solve the by using symbolic links.

http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html.

However, this is a hack until the app is corrected. This is actually how my current install works, as I have the same issue as you.

[Xenobit]

You can use a symbolic link via the windows shell without the need of another program. Simply run the cmd.exe as administrator and then enter: mklink /D "A" "B" where A points at B.

For example:

mklink /D "C:\Hyperspin\Media" "D:\hereismy\media"

Of course you have to enter the correct folders