HyperSpin Media Audit Supreme

[Kondorito]

Did a couple of quick pointer options. Feel free to grab any of these if you feel they are an improvement of the already existing one.

[Avar]

Love em, thank you so much!

I need to update this with the set zbboc just uploaded as well. I'm gonna try to make this a kinda general audit for all systems so if there's new/better artwork available for any item I've already listed, or quality variants, please lemme know as I must have missed it.

Also, artists feel free to poke me in here to add your completed sets list and I'll convert them to 16:9 if required. There's a lot of really fantastic HDamificiation projects lately and I don't wanna miss anything <3

[Avar]

Slight change of plans. Uploading to the DL section adds an insane amount of time to my audit workflow so I'm going to hold off for now and focus on getting the audit done and files organized appropriately. Audit goals have transitioned to basically include everything minted in the dl section and on the FTP, cross-referenced against any/all artwork I can find for every facet of every system. Any art not 16:9 I will convert to 16:9. 16:9 themes I've already converted I will include but the the time being I will not be converting additional themes.

I will amend the OP to reflect all this and leave detailed notes in regards to what's missing as I go. Emphasis will be given to what I call "Enthusiast" systems (ones that are actually playable).

Will continue to post updates as I go. Will continue to provide information as to which parts of which systems need love.

 

[thatman84]

Me, Jsinn and Alpha done a spreadsheet that may help you. Although it has ceased being updated

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tYF7wuatLtWqyspglUHAtelhu_7Enlr3OJdU5d8fFAE/edit?usp=drivesdk

 

[Avar]

3 minutes ago, thatman84 said:

Me, Jsinn and Alpha done a spreadsheet that may help you. Although it has ceased being updated

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tYF7wuatLtWqyspglUHAtelhu_7Enlr3OJdU5d8fFAE/edit?usp=drivesdk

 

Thanks will be an additional useful reference.

[ninja2bceen]

Great!

[Avar]

After finishing the tut and managing social media I didn't get as much audited tonight as I'd have liked to but AAE is done and uploaded.

 

Few notes moving forward:

• Main Menu wheels will be audited separately as their own unique set. This is to avoid manually uploading hundreds of unique files into hundreds of individual folders on the server. Doing it this way will also facilitate choosing a complete, homogenous main menu wheel set faster down the road, as I'm sure I'm not the only one who got halfway through their setup at one point before realizing the main menu wheel style I was using wasn't a complete set
• Files I upload now should become immediately available via HBL. This demands I proceed with caution but it won't slow me down.
• Please let me know if there are any issues with anything I upload to the server or if after seeing it you realize you have higher resolution or higher quality images
• Please let me know if you have media not listed for a system once I've finished with it and I will add it.

Cheers! 3AM here and work at 7 so sleepytime for now. Back at it tomorrow!

[thatman84]

Love it when HS life takes priority over sleep! I have moved to sub midnight sleep times now. 

Great effort Avar. Glad your back fulltime.?

With the 16x9 stuff is it still squidged or non-converted?

[Avar]

4 hours ago, thatman84 said:

Love it when HS life takes priority over sleep! I have moved to sub midnight sleep times now. 

Great effort Avar. Glad your back fulltime.?

With the 16x9 stuff is it still squidged or non-converted?

Converted to work with 1.4. When this audit is done I'll be starting a separate audit to track hi res/UHD content. Not worrying tooo much about themes right now as long as they're all there and functional for current users. I probably won't be converting anymore game themes to 16:9 but I'm going to make sure every system has as high of quality possible 16:9 main menu and default systems themes. Fortunately I do already have a ton of 16:9 game themes; I think I finished every system except mebbe a few of the classics and MAME-specific game themes in general but stuff like TouHou and other smaller systems where every game has a theme I believe I have done. On shift atm but I'll figure it out when I reach em in the audit I guess XD

[Avar]

American Laser Games audited and added to the server.  It is considered a med/high priority system currently in Yellow condition. Will be promoted to Green status if it gets some mint-grade main menu/game themes. 

Will revisit American Laser Games and AAE for bezels/marquees soon, just trying to think of the most efficient way to sort bezels for automated distribution and automated setup. I feel like I saw a marquee thread that included nice marquees for every system but I forget. If anyone knows where marquees are for this please let me know and I'll add em.

Main Menu items will be added soon. We're making main menu its own "system" for server purposes to make it possible for people to one-click pick a matching set of main menu wheels later.

All assets annotated with Aspect Ratio suffix for standardization, to facilitate future search/tracking/sorting, and so as not to otherize either format.

May notice some changes to systems as I remove/rename assets (eg. Just nuked Widow 2 and Widow Elliptical for being incomplete wheel sets, as noted).

 

Cheers!

[Avar]

Update:

Full audit of official Main Menu wheels complete. Includes assets gleaned from Platinum FTP, DL section, and my previously unreleased wheel sets. Doesn't include the Upload Here section yet. Due to how the former FTP handled main menu wheels, this took ~4-5 hours but I wanted to get it out of the way @_@ Moving forward, it will become much, much easier to instantly grab a full set of matching main menu wheels, as should have always been the case.

These should be downloadable via HBL now but we're still finessing it what with the change from how they used to be handled.  I made the decision to exclude any set that didn't have sufficient assets to encompass at least a common sensical or minimalist HS build. All the condition RED assets are basically unusable unless someone is cool with having some really mismatched main menu wheels

Should be able to get some more actual sets done tomorrow! Cheers!

[Avar]

Added the main menu sets from the Upload Here section where possible. Some were condition YELLOW and left as 4:3.

[Kondorito]

Awesome work Avar!

I just checked the minimal main logo set and they look awesome. I want them to be in, so I will correct the names, clean up the trademark stuff on them and post them back here. Do we have permission to modify his set?

EDIT: Easy Peasy! All done. Let me know Avar if you want me to send it over a PM or place it somewhere.

[Avar]

Can PM it or replace his file in the upload section. I'll credit you both. Thank you. I actually really liked the sets too and had to force myself to stop fixing it haha I always wanna fix everything but if I do that I'll never get the audit done haha so I really appreciate you doing that.

On that note, it's a good thing I didn't upload that because the new system is "smart" in that anything I upload that doesn't match the official names will result in a new system being created XD So I might have accidentally created a few new systems that're being cleaned up now. We'll figure out how to address unofficial coverage later as it still definitely has a lot of value. For now I'm storing it locally.

 

[Avar]

@Kondorito Those look really great! Added and credited you alongside the original creator. Removed a few more unofficial wheels so I think the final set came to 161/202 wheels (see attached XML for what I'm going off of). Super clean wheels! I might have to make them my main set. I especially like the Black Glass plates.

Note: If anyone downloads the Minimal wheels tonight, I recommend batch resizing them to 400 pixels wide for use. I'll fix it when I get home in the morning so the ones on the server are the correct size for immediate use.

Update:

Main Menu wheels are done but people are welcome to deliver new sets w/e they'd like. The new system is smarter than I anticipated and I had to re-audit and upload everything to make there there were no non-official wheels. Will figure out a place for unofficial wheels and homebrew menus later. I've attached the system list I'm using below, which contains all official systems and a few new additions. I realize there are some other wheels floating around for legitimate systems but will address that when those systems get more coverage in general. 

Slight change to quality tracking: Have broken UHD into VIOLET for 4K and BLUE for 8K. 

 

 

 

 

Main Menu.xml

[diskmach]

@Avar Man, you're active right now...How do you even make enough hours in a day to do what you're doing??

[Avar]

13 minutes ago, diskmach said:

@Avar Man, you're active right now...How do you even make enough hours in a day to do what you're doing??

Truth be told I don't need a lot of sleep, especially when I'm motivated  

[KlopjerO]

27 minutes ago, Avar said:

Truth be told I don't need a lot of sleep, especially when I'm motivated  

be careful with that.

[Avar]

15 minutes ago, KlopjerO said:

be careful with that.

Don't worry, I'm used to it  Besides, this is fun! I'll be ok.

[Avar]

• Audit framework in the OP created for the 202 items/systems currently included in my xml. Much faster building the foundation all at once than per-system as I go. 
• Minor correction to previously posted xml: Added "Microsoft " prefix to XBox entries. Link corrected.
• Additional systems to be added as artwork assets makes it prudent to do so.
• RocketLauncher media to be added as appropriate.
• @garehard just a heads up your upload was slightly modified and has been added/featured. Thanks for your submission!

 

[Styphelus]

This will never be done. I tried doing the same for myself. Too much work, too many systems and different sets. Too many xml files being constantly updated.

[Avar]

2 hours ago, Styphelus said:

This will never be done. I tried doing the same for myself. Too much work, too many systems and different sets. Too many xml files being constantly updated.

Already done it once for myself. Will take a lil longer in that I'm creating local backups but not too bad. Seems slow going atm cuz I'm off-task on a related endeavour that's vital to this one.

[Avar]

Ok I'm back at it.

Historically, HyperSpin 1.4's greatest strength has been it's greatest weakness: near-unlimited customization. Your build can be jawdropping but it can also be a pain to get there and to keep up to date with new releases to maintain. HyperSync was meant to fix that issue and while it served as a valuable though imperfect tool, it failed in that regard. As such @fr0stbyt3 and I assessed our ultimate goals, threw the HyperSync media collection/distribution model out the window, and pulled a few all-nighters over the last several days to completely re-think the system from the ground up to create a framework we think will allow for a setup process that's user friendly while allowing overall setup to be as quick or meticulous as an individual user desires.

The former sync model dealt with ~10 different media set types... the new system is going to handle up to about 200 distinct customization elements with the potential for more to be added with ease as they're introduced. Not all of them are being listed here now but in general I'm pretty excited about the level of detail we're taking this to.

Global, Main Menu, and AAE assets updated on OP. Going to burn through Approved-DL section and Plat FTP now then pore over to Unsorted Submissions and Upload for Approval sections after. If anyone ever has something I've missed on a set I've already been over, even if I haven't hit up the Unsorted sections yet, don't hesitate to hit me up. Updating this thread slows me down but it's important to staying organized in a project of this size so Imma keep doing it and it helps us crowdsource anything that may be missing For MAME themes I'll generate a list of everything I can find as well, since I've noticed some people saying their themes are missing from the download section.

 

[Kondorito]

This is beyond impressive. Avar, you are out of this world.

[Avar]

@Kondorito Thanks haha don't gimme toooo much credit til the jobs done though But I have high hopes!