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A new MEKA 2008-06-19 snapshot is available:
http://www.smspower.org/meka/wip/

MEKA 0.73 WIP 20080619
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- Localization:
- Updated Dutch localization [Mark van Tilburg]
- SC-3000:
- Fixed the ;/+/RAD key not working on Sega Keyboard emulation under
certain host keyboard/OS configuration. Thanks Jacko. [Omar]
- Fixed crash in the X86 assembly implementation of the 32KB RAM mapper
writer when the upper 16 bits were not cleared by the Z80 emulator. [Omar]
- Debugger:
- Added "SYM @addr" command to search for symbols given an address. [Omar]
- Added "RMAP addr" command to reverse map of a Z80 address and display
the source of data based on machine state (mapper registers, etc).
eg:
RMAP $8001 ; eg: print 'ROM $14001 (Page 5 +0001)'
RMAP $E001 ; eg: print 'RAM $C001'
The feature doesn't work 100% in all mappers & bus mirroring cases,
but should be ok with the standard SMS/GG mapper. [Omar]
- Duplicate commands are automatically removed from history. [Omar]
- Increased default height of the debugger. [Omar]
- Changed watch point per-frame flood limit from 100 to 50. Will expose in
configuration file if requested. [Omar]
- Fixed crash when loading symbols with debugger disabled. [Djbass,Omar]
- Fixed labels showing one instruction early in "DASM" command. [Omar]
- Added breakpoint '!' mark in disassembly window. [Omar]
- GUI:
- File browser: country flag now displayed even on BIOS, Prototypes
or Homebrew images. [Omar]
- Inputs configuration: right-click on input source selection goes
backward, in addition to regular left-click to go forward. [Omar]
- Miscellaenous:
- Added "Capture" menu with screen capture menu access and options. [Maxim]
- Added "Capture All" mode, capturing all emulation frames to disk. [Maxim]
- Added "Include GUI" capture option. Disable to only capture game screen
when MEKA GUI is enabled. [Maxim]
- Renamed "Automatically crop and align screen captures" option to
more explicit "Crop and align screen captures to 8x8 boundaries".
Previous name was sounding too "cool" and was sometimes activated
by innocent users who then got their capture all cropped. [Omar]
- Added "screenshots_crop_scrolling_column" option in configuration
file (default to enabled), to disable cropping the empty left-most
column in horizontally scrolling games. [Omar]
- Project:
- (Win32) Fixed standard libraries used by debug builds (using unusual
combination led to various problems). Fixed various link warnings.
Fixed shared directories between DLL and No DLL builds. [Omar]
- Added and modified entries in the checksum and compatibility lists. [Omar]
Some particular renaming includes:
SMS - d91b340d - Action Fighter (JP) --> Action Fighter [v1] (also released in Germany and Italia)
SMS - 3658f3e0 - Action Fighter --> Action Fighetr [v2]
SMS - f4b3a7bd - Ariel - The Little Mermaid (BR) --> Ariel - The Little Mermaid (Disney's) (BR)
SMS - e2fcb6f3 - Super Wonder Boy (JP) --> Wonder Boy [v0] (also released in Italia)
SMS - 73705c02 - Wonder Boy --> Wonder Boy [v1]
GG - 3e549b7a - Aerial Assault --> Aerial Assault [v0]
GG - ffe4ed47 - Alien Syndrome --> Alien Syndrome (JP)
GG - 97e3a18c - Ariel - The Little Mermaid --> Ariel - The Little Mermaid (Disney's)
GG - e123d9b8 - Fray (JP) --> Fray ~Shugyou hen~ (JP)
GG - a93e8b0f - Griffin --> Griffin (JP)
GG - 75e273eb - Madden '96 --> Madden 96 [BAD]
GG - 36ebcd6d - Majors Pro Baseball --> Majors Pro Baseball, The
GG - f1732ffe - TaleSpin --> TaleSpin (Disney's)
GG - 7ec64025 - Vampire: Master of Darkness --> Vampire - Master of Darkness

Feedback appreciated in particular on the new RMAP command in the debugger.

Quote

Added "RMAP addr" command to reverse map of a Z80 address and display
the source of data based on machine state (mapper registers, etc).

Sounds like magic!

Quote

- Added "Capture All" mode, capturing all emulation frames to disk. [Maxim]

So how close we are to capturing video sequences in a video format ?

Thanks,
Niloct

"Capture All" was added for this:

I'd really like to ~~steal~~ use the ZMBV video codec stuff from DosBox, which is somewhat optimised for storing lossless videos of computer images and supported by FFMPEG/FFDShow.

As it is, there are issues with dropping frames while dumping frames - you have to go to 1/1 mode to guarantee 100% frames, because the disk latency screws up the emulation speed. More buffering, perhaps even threading, is needed to make it work smoothly.

Thanks for releasing this Bock, ill have to download later as im booted into Linux at this current point in time.

Maxim wrote

I'd really like to ~~steal~~ use the ZMBV video codec stuff from DosBox, which is somewhat optimised for storing lossless videos of computer images and supported by FFMPEG/FFDShow.

Don't deny the fact, we always knew you were a hacker at heart :P

Maxim wrote

"Capture All" was added for this:

Got your point Maxim.

I recall the old days when there were those games solutions (maps) in the SMS magazines made with a grid of TV screenshots!

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Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8653 Location: Paris, France	WIP 2008-06-19 Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:49 pm
	A new MEKA 2008-06-19 snapshot is available: http://www.smspower.org/meka/wip/ MEKA 0.73 WIP 20080619 ---------------------- - Localization: - Updated Dutch localization [Mark van Tilburg] - SC-3000: - Fixed the ;/+/RAD key not working on Sega Keyboard emulation under certain host keyboard/OS configuration. Thanks Jacko. [Omar] - Fixed crash in the X86 assembly implementation of the 32KB RAM mapper writer when the upper 16 bits were not cleared by the Z80 emulator. [Omar] - Debugger: - Added "SYM @addr" command to search for symbols given an address. [Omar] - Added "RMAP addr" command to reverse map of a Z80 address and display the source of data based on machine state (mapper registers, etc). eg: RMAP $8001 ; eg: print 'ROM $14001 (Page 5 +0001)' RMAP $E001 ; eg: print 'RAM $C001' The feature doesn't work 100% in all mappers & bus mirroring cases, but should be ok with the standard SMS/GG mapper. [Omar] - Duplicate commands are automatically removed from history. [Omar] - Increased default height of the debugger. [Omar] - Changed watch point per-frame flood limit from 100 to 50. Will expose in configuration file if requested. [Omar] - Fixed crash when loading symbols with debugger disabled. [Djbass,Omar] - Fixed labels showing one instruction early in "DASM" command. [Omar] - Added breakpoint '!' mark in disassembly window. [Omar] - GUI: - File browser: country flag now displayed even on BIOS, Prototypes or Homebrew images. [Omar] - Inputs configuration: right-click on input source selection goes backward, in addition to regular left-click to go forward. [Omar] - Miscellaenous: - Added "Capture" menu with screen capture menu access and options. [Maxim] - Added "Capture All" mode, capturing all emulation frames to disk. [Maxim] - Added "Include GUI" capture option. Disable to only capture game screen when MEKA GUI is enabled. [Maxim] - Renamed "Automatically crop and align screen captures" option to more explicit "Crop and align screen captures to 8x8 boundaries". Previous name was sounding too "cool" and was sometimes activated by innocent users who then got their capture all cropped. [Omar] - Added "screenshots_crop_scrolling_column" option in configuration file (default to enabled), to disable cropping the empty left-most column in horizontally scrolling games. [Omar] - Project: - (Win32) Fixed standard libraries used by debug builds (using unusual combination led to various problems). Fixed various link warnings. Fixed shared directories between DLL and No DLL builds. [Omar] - Added and modified entries in the checksum and compatibility lists. [Omar] Some particular renaming includes: SMS - d91b340d - Action Fighter (JP) --> Action Fighter [v1] (also released in Germany and Italia) SMS - 3658f3e0 - Action Fighter --> Action Fighetr [v2] SMS - f4b3a7bd - Ariel - The Little Mermaid (BR) --> Ariel - The Little Mermaid (Disney's) (BR) SMS - e2fcb6f3 - Super Wonder Boy (JP) --> Wonder Boy [v0] (also released in Italia) SMS - 73705c02 - Wonder Boy --> Wonder Boy [v1] GG - 3e549b7a - Aerial Assault --> Aerial Assault [v0] GG - ffe4ed47 - Alien Syndrome --> Alien Syndrome (JP) GG - 97e3a18c - Ariel - The Little Mermaid --> Ariel - The Little Mermaid (Disney's) GG - e123d9b8 - Fray (JP) --> Fray ~Shugyou hen~ (JP) GG - a93e8b0f - Griffin --> Griffin (JP) GG - 75e273eb - Madden '96 --> Madden 96 [BAD] GG - 36ebcd6d - Majors Pro Baseball --> Majors Pro Baseball, The GG - f1732ffe - TaleSpin --> TaleSpin (Disney's) GG - 7ec64025 - Vampire: Master of Darkness --> Vampire - Master of Darkness Feedback appreciated in particular on the new RMAP command in the debugger.

Niloct Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 607 Location: São Paulo - Brazil	Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:54 pm
	Quote Added "RMAP addr" command to reverse map of a Z80 address and display the source of data based on machine state (mapper registers, etc). Sounds like magic! Quote - Added "Capture All" mode, capturing all emulation frames to disk. [Maxim] So how close we are to capturing video sequences in a video format ? Thanks, Niloct

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14747 Location: London	Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:30 pm
	"Capture All" was added for this: I'd really like to ~~steal~~ use the ZMBV video codec stuff from DosBox, which is somewhat optimised for storing lossless videos of computer images and supported by FFMPEG/FFDShow. As it is, there are issues with dropping frames while dumping frames - you have to go to 1/1 mode to guarantee 100% frames, because the disk latency screws up the emulation speed. More buffering, perhaps even threading, is needed to make it work smoothly.

Jacko Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 1464 Location: Sunny ol Tamworth, New England NSW AU	Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:40 pm
	Thanks for releasing this Bock, ill have to download later as im booted into Linux at this current point in time. Maxim wrote I'd really like to ~~steal~~ use the ZMBV video codec stuff from DosBox, which is somewhat optimised for storing lossless videos of computer images and supported by FFMPEG/FFDShow. Don't deny the fact, we always knew you were a hacker at heart :P

Niloct Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 607 Location: São Paulo - Brazil	Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:51 pm
	Maxim wrote "Capture All" was added for this: Got your point Maxim. I recall the old days when there were those games solutions (maps) in the SMS magazines made with a grid of TV screenshots!

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