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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: sentinelace on March 10, 2020, 06:03:44 AM

Title: Raspberry Pi 3 performance issues with retropie, hyperspin themes
Post by: sentinelace on March 10, 2020, 06:03:44 AM

I have ffmepg installed and overclocked my pi.  If I run attract-man theme it seems to work just fine.  However, when I switch to a retro pie theme or hyperspin theme, the entire pi runs super slow.  I have mpg4 videos and art from emumovies.  Do I need to switch to a PC for better performance or should the Pi be just fine?

Title: Re: Raspberry Pi 3 performance issues with retropie, hyperspin themes
Post by: sentinelace on March 14, 2020, 01:35:39 PM

bump

Title: Re: Raspberry Pi 3 performance issues with retropie, hyperspin themes
Post by: keilmillerjr on March 14, 2020, 02:54:15 PM

I use the pleasure dome torrent, updated with each mame release.  I am confused on separation of projects by same author.

http://www.progettosnaps.net/videosnaps/
http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/videosnaps.php
http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/videosnaps_guida.php

Regardless, layout code has a huge impact on performance. With the raspberry pi lacking performance compared to current PC’s, one must have performance in mind when programming. I had no issues with attract-man or my picknmix on the raspberry pi 3b+ with videos previously mentioned. I did not try any others.

Because video snaps worked well for you with attract-man, I am guessing the themes you are trying to use is coded without performance in mind. Excessive use of shaders and surfaces will result in video issues. Animation timing can create a jagged experience, hence why I worked with oomek to create delta class and eliminate this. You mention „retropie theme“ and „hyperspin theme“. You need to be more specific.