Feature Request: Enable/Disable FBX when FMV plays and ends.

[Mako]

Title says it all but I will elaborate why this is needed. In Summoner: A Goddess Reborn "real" FBX is needed to play the FMV sequences, otherwise they load black. However, enabling FBX at all reduces the quality and FPS down to unplayable levels. Also causes a small number of texture defects. - I've been playing by manually switching the option whenever a FMV is about to come up. Horrible work around but I can confirm that the game needs FBX to be enabled and disabled this way to run 100%. I'm using 6938 version.

A side note I can't take credit for this idea PSX2 uses the same  the emulator switches to software rendering when playing FMV as of the latest builds I thought it be at least worth looking into and makes perfect sense.

[tueidj]

How is the emulator meant to recognize when FMV is playing vs. regular gameplay?

[Mako]

I figure it's been done in other Emulators, and the idea is pretty solid as in why hardware render a video that will look roughly the same anyway but with less compatibility. As for how you go about implementing it's not my area. From reading the repository notes they were able to put a switch in once a few specific video codecs were loaded and playing on screen. Is there some universal format (or a few) that all FMV on the GC use? Maybe that's a start I truly don't know.

Edit: Also effects City Racer the same way it seems.

Edit 2: In Summoner's case all movie files are stored in .bik format, maybe detect whenever a .bik is loaded up it enables FBX.

[tueidj]

The idea isn't solid at all. The emulation core just runs instructions, it isn't able to understand what their purpose is.

[mbc07]

If I remember correctly, we have (or had) a PR implementing hybrid XFB, supposed to do that...

[Link_to_the_past]

If I remember correctly, we have (or had) a PR implementing hybrid XFB, supposed to do that...

True, unfortunately no one steps up to port it to d3d and finish it. It is opengl only for now in that pr.

[Mako]

The idea isn't solid at all. The emulation core just runs instructions, it isn't able to understand what their purpose is.

Well the idea is solid, as it was implemented in other emulators in the same fashion - it's the way the emulator handles itself isn't solid. Like I said, not my area, a hybrid option would be preferable if brought back. Another cheap work around is I've got a Blink video player up I've blinded it to play on a hotkey from a .bat file and extracted videos. Since the movies in Summoner and Racer are in numeric order it was easy. heh Kinda ghetto fix though... 

Ether way Summoner and Racer needs both enabled and disabled. Since there is no option for both the games suffer from regression issues. and are borked. 

[mimimi]

Can you enable the video statistics(advanced settings) and check how many textures are in use while playing those videos?

Does switching between virtual and real xfb work, if you do it, after the video started and after the video stopped playing?

[Mako]

Can you enable the video statistics(advanced settings) and check how many textures are in use while playing those videos?

Does switching between virtual and real xfb work, if you do it, after the video started and after the video stopped playing?

Switching to virtual is the same result, massive slowdown and an overall loss of detail. With the same minor glitches. Looks like 19 are created in the intro video, hope that helps.

[mimimi]

I want to know if you need to switch to real xfb at the right time, or if it's ok if you do it "too late". And i want to know how many textures are in use at the same time. Sorry, for not explaining. If you are lucky, there's only one texture active when playing videos, which you could possibly use as a trigger for automatic switching.