There is a handy little freebie out there called Powerbullet Presenter.
I knocked this up earlier for the attract mode.
How to (http://www.hbcsuk.com/Etouch_how_to.swf)
Wow thats great!!! I can really use this. Thanks. :beer
Anyone know of a jingle generator? I wanted to create some flash files but i need some jingles to go with them.
not sure what you mean but ive got a collection of audio jingles on a drive somewere i think :-\
There was a jingle generator that let you use text to speech and create a jingle with music. I wanted to make a few for Balloons Bar where my Juke is installed that I use for the karaoke nights and is used by the public in the week. I wanted to use the fixed up jingle feature to play a jingle advertising the bar every 5 songs but i don't want it to show the flash file with just silence. I do have jingles myself from when i was on Radio Nova but the advertise that station, not muse for the bar.
This is the one that used to work.
http://jinglegenerator.evb-archive.com/ (http://jinglegenerator.evb-archive.com/)
sounds cool would be nice to see a video on this when you sort it out :beer
Think i am going to try this guy...
http://www.KLCREATIVE.co.uk (http://www.klcreative.co.uk)
Just waiting on a price...
I have placed an order here... Seem pretty reasonable. If they are good quality i think I will get a few more.
so are these supplying you a custum video jingle or audio
Quote from: jukejohn on April 29, 2013, 03:13:39 PM
so are these supplying you a custum video jingle or audio
Audio, both an ident and a drywipe. I need to add support for drywipe jingles to E-Touch, you could quite easilly add these to a video.
drywipe now im lost ???
as i said earlier sounds like a good time to do a youtube promo video or something
so we could see these new attract mode options working or these options are going
to be hidden to the average user
i guess there realy for the operaters but like me i love all the attract options stuff
realy adds some modern bling to the juke ;D
Ident is the words with samples... A more traditional radio jingle. A drywipe is just the voice and is typically played over the intro of a track.
EDIT:
Maybe i ment Dryline.
These also provide a simular service.
http://www.jinglecreators.co.uk/index.php/products/sweepers (http://www.jinglecreators.co.uk/index.php/products/sweepers)
Sweeper/Ident seem interchangable...
yeah getting it now
cool for pub advertising
I like the idea of a sweeper that could be configured to play say between tracks every 3,4 or 5th track depending on how often you wanted to hear it.
Quote from: Gaucho on April 30, 2013, 03:18:14 PM
I like the idea of a sweeper that could be configured to play say between tracks every 3,4 or 5th track depending on how often you wanted to hear it.
It's in the latest beta, turn on jingles and set how many songs you want in between it. You need to point it to a folder with some mp3 jingles/sweepers/idents in and it will work.
Doh! didn't notice that at the bottom of the attract screen :tommy
Quote from: Gaucho on May 01, 2013, 09:59:22 AM
Doh! didn't notice that at the bottom of the attract screen :tommy
It was only fixed to work correctly in the last beta anyway but it has been there for a long while.
Got the jingles, they are ok but i think i should have paid for longer phrases. Also they really need crossfading support to use them well.... Hmmm.....
Anyway I will order some more, so consider this a recommendation for the guy.
I finnaly got my swf files working and just right and ready for release(well almost). The only thing I have a problem with is that when etouch activates the attract mode the screen goes white for half a second maybe then it will play the swf. Doesn't look good especially when its switch thru swf files. Any ideas how I can clean this up more guys?
Quote from: Risim on August 20, 2015, 12:49:19 AM
I finnaly got my swf files working and just right and ready for release(well almost). The only thing I have a problem with is that when etouch activates the attract mode the screen goes white for half a second maybe then it will play the swf. Doesn't look good especially when its switch thru swf files. Any ideas how I can clean this up more guys?
I need to test it myself with some SWF files. I should be able to fix that for you.
Quote from: Barcrest on August 20, 2015, 07:23:22 AM
Quote from: Risim on August 20, 2015, 12:49:19 AM
I finnaly got my swf files working and just right and ready for release(well almost). The only thing I have a problem with is that when etouch activates the attract mode the screen goes white for half a second maybe then it will play the swf. Doesn't look good especially when its switch thru swf files. Any ideas how I can clean this up more guys?
I need to test it myself with some SWF files. I should be able to fix that for you.
GREAT!!! Thanks barry is there away to have the etouch wait until the swf finish plying then sart the next file. because right now using the attract delay either cuts off a file or stays on a while after the sfw finished. Just asking these swf are simple to make and gives alot of eye candy while the jukebox is idle. Thank again. :beer
Quote from: Risim on August 20, 2015, 11:35:53 AM
Quote from: Barcrest on August 20, 2015, 07:23:22 AM
Quote from: Risim on August 20, 2015, 12:49:19 AM
I finnaly got my swf files working and just right and ready for release(well almost). The only thing I have a problem with is that when etouch activates the attract mode the screen goes white for half a second maybe then it will play the swf. Doesn't look good especially when its switch thru swf files. Any ideas how I can clean this up more guys?
I need to test it myself with some SWF files. I should be able to fix that for you.
GREAT!!! Thanks barry is there away to have the etouch wait until the swf finish plying then sart the next file. because right now using the attract delay either cuts off a file or stays on a while after the sfw finished. Just asking these swf are simple to make and gives alot of eye candy while the jukebox is idle. Thank again. :beer
There isn't a way to detect if they have finished playing unfortunately. Maybe if you had a html page and used some scripting you could do it.
Ok i will just make a really long swf or try to make 2 with the length. Thanks now worries
I just set attract delay to 20 and made my flash files so that the page delay fit this length of time with the last page having no delay set.
Also as far as the path is concerned (I think that was mentioned in a PM) it is set in the attract options, and mine is obviously set to C:/E-Touch Jukebox 9/Attract.
I cant get them to work in the attract folder hey only activate for me if I put them in the root folder.
Ok now i have 2 swf files. One is named 'a' and the other 'b'. Im guessing it should go a.swf then b.swf and loop over and over. But to my surprise it doesn't. It sometimes repeat b or may repeat a. Anything im doing wrong.
Quote from: Risim on August 20, 2015, 11:01:20 PM
I cant get them to work in the attract folder hey only activate for me if I put them in the root folder.
This is probably why you are seeing the white page, you need to make sure you have specified the correct path for the attract mode files.
Quote from: Risim on August 21, 2015, 02:13:59 AM
Ok now i have 2 swf files. One is named 'a' and the other 'b'. Im guessing it should go a.swf then b.swf and loop over and over. But to my surprise it doesn't. It sometimes repeat b or may repeat a. Anything im doing wrong.
It displays them randomly.
Quote from: Barcrest on August 21, 2015, 08:22:17 AM
Quote from: Risim on August 20, 2015, 11:01:20 PM
I cant get them to work in the attract folder hey only activate for me if I put them in the root folder.
This is probably why you are seeing the white page, you need to make sure you have specified the correct path for the attract mode files.
I am sure its the right path but they still dont show!! The path is right because if I put my old jpegs they show up fine. Why am I the only one seeing this? Running version9.014. :downer :downer
Quote from: Risim on August 21, 2015, 12:29:23 PM
Quote from: Barcrest on August 21, 2015, 08:22:17 AM
Quote from: Risim on August 20, 2015, 11:01:20 PM
I cant get them to work in the attract folder hey only activate for me if I put them in the root folder.
This is probably why you are seeing the white page, you need to make sure you have specified the correct path for the attract mode files.
I am sure its the right path but they still dont show!! The path is right because if I put my old jpegs they show up fine. Why am I the only one seeing this? Running version9.014. :downer :downer
You can copy the path from the explorer bar and past it into e-touch. It is working here and i can play the touchgeni swf file fine for my attract from the attract_mode folder.
that exactly what i tried and still no luck. can it be my swf's going to try the how to.swf with the latest beta. hope I have better luck.
one question at the end of the folder path should I add a '\'? example C:\E-Touch Jukebox 9\Attract\ or just C:\E-Touch Jukebox 9\Attract
It shouldn't matter but add it anyway, i can do a debug version for you if it still doesn't work.
Quote from: Barcrest on August 21, 2015, 04:03:09 PM
It shouldn't matter but add it anyway, i can do a debug version for you if it still doesn't work.
Tried it again still nothing with and without /. :tommy
I have my path with a \ at the end but did a little test running as admin and not. It doesn't work unless you have run as admin set in the compatibility mode.
Quote from: Gaucho on August 21, 2015, 05:37:12 PM
I have my path with a \ at the end but did a little test running as admin and not. It doesn't work unless you have run as admin set in the compatibility mode.
I don't understand what are you trying to say. I have etouch running in admin and compatible to xp like always.
O.K. what I am saying is my path for attract is C:\E-Touch Jukebox 9\Attract\
I am running under W7 and the only thing I have checked under compatibility is run as administrator.
OK been experimenting and managed to duplicate your problem. I had some old jpg in the attract folder and once I deleted these, the attract mode would not play the flash files.
Try just putting a random jpg in your attract folder with the flash files and I'll think you'll find it will start working. It won't play the jpg, just the flash files.
Uuuuuuu let me try that. Thanks gaucho!! :beer
Yesss...yesss.....YESSSSS!!!!! That did it Gaucho thats for helping me out! :beer :beer
I have 3 swf now and they are finnaly showing up it the attract folder. :beer But.... ::) etouch repeat one swf sometime up to 3 times before switch to another swf. Also it repeats the last one 3 times then goes to the 2nd swf. :o
Quote from: Risim on August 23, 2015, 11:50:13 AM
I have 3 swf now and they are finnaly showing up it the attract folder. :beer But.... ::) etouch repeat one swf sometime up to 3 times before switch to another swf. Also it repeats the last one 3 times then goes to the 2nd swf. :o
Because it is random so you will see more than others, are you saying you want the option to cycle them rather than them being random?
Yeah i think a cycle is much better. The way it is now it repeats too much the same file. In a cycle we have more control. If i want to repeat one I'll just have two of the same swf.
When swf files are selected in the attract mode and user selects a song the now playing screen doesnt activate to show the current song playing.
Ok been playing with this for a while now it does show now playkng but only once. Click the screen and wait for it to show again it wont.
Quote from: Risim on August 23, 2015, 03:36:24 PM
Ok been playing with this for a while now it does show now playkng but only once. Click the screen and wait for it to show again it wont.
Do you have it set to cycle now playing?
Doesn't matter checked or unchecked it only shows now playing screen once. If another user adds ti queue another song while one is playing it wont return to now playing screen. It just stays on the album view.
Quote from: Risim on August 23, 2015, 01:44:11 PM
Yeah i think a cycle is much better. The way it is now it repeats too much the same file. In a cycle we have more control. If i want to repeat one I'll just have two of the same swf.
Ok i have 4 swf files done and man if anyone hasnt tried this take the time and do it, especially commercial guys. This gives a real pro look to your jukebox. Random isnt so bad now but it still repeats the larger file more than anyother. But i mean maybe 3 times that same file before switch. Can u clean that up a bit like if this file play move on or skip for one random pick. If not its ok I really do love it. Should be releasinf this to my boxes this week. :beer
Quote from: Risim on August 24, 2015, 01:41:48 PM
Doesn't matter checked or unchecked it only shows now playing screen once. If another user adds ti queue another song while one is playing it wont return to now playing screen. It just stays on the album view.
Do you have the animations set, if so i think i know what is happening.
That right i have the animation on.
Ok I got a situation here. I try to play my swf files on my jukeboxes and they wont play, but hey work fine on my test pc. Im guessing its becuase I need a plugin or something. My jukes dont connect nor have never connected to the internet. Anyone can point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance. :beer
I take it you can access the jukeboxes via a usb stick? All what you need to do is download shockwave flash and then install onto the computers and hope that will do the trick.
Regards
Mark
Link ; https://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
Yep, I'd say Flash needs to be installed. Grab the off-line installer, transfer and install.
Brad
Did you get this working? You do indeed need to install the flash plugin for Internet Explorer.
Naaa...it hasn't worked yet. I cant seem to get an install for usb stick. I will have to connect each juke to the net big pain. Still working on it keep you updated.
Just download from here https://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
Save to memory stick and then presto. I know your in Australia but not that bloody hard. I am not sure if you have heard of wireless but buy a wireless dongle, get the wireless key from the place do any downloads and go. How do you update the music library? If you have to travel 50km every trip you are better buying a dongle for each machine anyway. I would say stop running windows xp if you are download a torrent of windows 7, use the patch and if you are using it as just a jukebox it will run fine.
Windows XP is dead and unless you get with technology a 50 year old computer running a jukebox is not going to work for you, and that is not just you, I know someone else that runs XP the cabinet that I brought had XP I wanted to future proof it and I had 11 hard drives 6 in one 5 in another, I tried the XP to surf the net it was so slow I gave up.
I am blunt as hell, and a visual basic jukebox running a 15 year old operating system which is no longer supported is a no go. Visual basic is dead as it is, but it does a job, but compare that to C++ etc on a modern computer, it works a lot faster.
As the saying goes you need to spend money to make money, unless you do then you will be stuck in the mud.
Regards
Mark
Quote from: Mark Norville on September 11, 2015, 03:52:51 PM
Just download from here https://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
Save to memory stick and then presto. I know your in Australia but not that bloody hard. I am not sure if you have heard of wireless but buy a wireless dongle, get the wireless key from the place do any downloads and go. How do you update the music library? If you have to travel 50km every trip you are better buying a dongle for each machine anyway. I would say stop running windows xp if you are download a torrent of windows 7, use the patch and if you are using it as just a jukebox it will run fine.
Windows XP is dead and unless you get with technology a 50 year old computer running a jukebox is not going to work for you, and that is not just you, I know someone else that runs XP the cabinet that I brought had XP I wanted to future proof it and I had 11 hard drives 6 in one 5 in another, I tried the XP to surf the net it was so slow I gave up.
I am blunt as hell, and a visual basic jukebox running a 15 year old operating system which is no longer supported is a no go. Visual basic is dead as it is, but it does a job, but compare that to C++ etc on a modern computer, it works a lot faster.
As the saying goes you need to spend money to make money, unless you do then you will be stuck in the mud.
Regards
Mark
No presto here, Mark. :tommy I have downloaded the link you gave me :beer installed it on a juke and no luck. Is there a step Im missing? I installed it and just restarted the comp and nothing happened with the swfs. :downer
I am running win7 for a few years now so thats not the problem. Researching this promblem I found the google chrome has flash built in so I downloaded a standalone installer and the swfs run but just not with etouch. :'( Still no luck!! I'm just gona have to take my router to each juke. Thanks for the help guys. :beer
You need this.
http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html
It is flash not shockwave that you need. Get the internet explorer version. :cheers
That did it, Barry :beer. Got it working on a couple of jukes today lets see if anything happens.
I was close thogh years ago was abode shockwave flash wasn't it? I must buy another flasher mac and get out there again, I need to keep up with all these new flashing trends ;)
Hi guys been very busy and away for awhile but I just finished my xmas skins and updating my swf files. I think etouch resized each image in the attract folder to full size(when it displays it), right? Does it do this with swf files?
Guacho do you have this problem: even though you have the swf file dimension to match your screen it stills show up short on etouch? By short I mean either height or width is not exact and you see white edges.
Morning Ris,
I have done different sizes for different skins and they seem fine. They have to be the same size as the album view window which is different for example in Genie compared to Touch Elements.
Hmmm ok I will just keep tweaking them until they are exactly right. Thanks :beer
What colour background are you using (or color if you are American and don't know how to spell in English ;D)
Lol...Im am using the color white. But i think if you have different layout size etouch tries to resizes them. I will be working on this today, will post what i find.
Got it!!! It wasn't etouch it was Powerbullet. :beer
Excellent. :beer