What's your favorite image combination when scraping media? My favorite is just a simple screenshot that jumps to video when available.
@3xperiment8
Жыл бұрын
May I answer? xD to me It depends on the system. For example, Atari 2600 I leave 1 image of loose cartridge only (since it's the way we most remember the system. And It looks old) Master System 3 mix = box + cartridge (+ screenshot since boxes and cartridges are so similar). Genesis = same, 3 mix. Snes = 1 image of box only (best system ever). Arcade/neogeo = screenshots (we never saw an arcade/neogeo cartridge anyway) game boy/color = loose cartridge (to look old). GBA = 3 mix (good to have screenshots from the games) Pc engine CD, Sega Saturn and Playstation = I like to put 1 image showing the cds 3D or 2D image. To remind us those were CD consoles. This is the best set IMO If you're gifting this console to kids or someone who's not familiar with retro gaming. Cheers!
@tomyyoung2624
7 ай бұрын
Yes yessense
@tomyyoung2624
6 ай бұрын
Yes only did he make this crazy awesome 8-bit synth, but he can play all of these game theme songs from memory. Freaking amazing.
@FhargaZ
12 күн бұрын
For anyone that can't see the folders and files: I had to to it again for a setup, and if you don't see any roms you must (at least for me on windows 11) connect by the network path on the explorer, it will ask for the credentials, once to the IP from the Rpi and then the Skraper will see the folders and files.
@BowserN64
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Very detailed. No nonsense.
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate the feedback.
@DataMav
10 ай бұрын
Very much agreed in 2023
@C64_and_Amiga_Memories
2 жыл бұрын
Discovered this yesterday. Still using it as it's still not done scraping!
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
Depending on how many roms you have, how fast your internet connection is, and how busy Screenscraper.fr is, it can take awhile.
@Tremere
7 ай бұрын
Is there a way to scrape only missing images? (ie, I've scarped my ROMs once, then added some new ones and I want to add boxart for only the these newly added ROMs instead of re-scraping everything)
@DionMunk
6 ай бұрын
If you haven't messed with Skraper at all it should still have all of your previously scraped stuff cached. You could scrape your roms again and it should skip/speed over the stuff it has already done and just do the new stuff.
@Tremere
6 ай бұрын
@@DionMunk I think I figured it out. I was trying to scrape the images directly to my SD card. For some reason the gamelist file failed to generate there. Scraping the images to my PC and then moving them to my SD card works perfectly
@DionMunk
6 ай бұрын
@@Tremere Nice! That's typically how I do it.
@palman921
2 жыл бұрын
Becuase of the daily limit that you can scrape do you know what happens if you basically have to resume the following day, does it ignore games that have already been scraped?
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I believe it does because it caches everything you previously downloaded. So each time you scrape, it gets faster and faster.
@DarkstarMonday
2 ай бұрын
How do I scrap the ports files on my anbernic? It scraps everything else except that
@DionMunk
2 ай бұрын
I haven't tried scraping ports yet. I guess the first step would be to make sure your PORTS folder is inside the ROMS folder. So it should be something like ROMS -> PORTS -> doom or ROMS -> PORTS -> duke3d
@hightops9988
10 ай бұрын
How long did it take to download resources? Going on 45 mins and only half done. Also, how do you add missing media that the scraper did not get?
@DionMunk
10 ай бұрын
It can take a very long time to scrape everything, especially if you only have one thread to scrape with. If Skraper is missing media, it is because your ROM file has the wrong name and Skraper can't find a match for it, or the media just doesn't exist in the Screenscraper database. You can manually add custom media if you want to. You have to manually name the files and then add entries to the gamelist.xml file. You can edit the gamelist.xml file in a text editor to get an idea of how to add custom media.
@deadfish2553
8 ай бұрын
Hello, I have Game Box HNX3 and I added some games but there's no Screenshots or images of the added games, what is the solution please?
@DionMunk
8 ай бұрын
The Game Box HNX3 basically runs RetroPie/Emulation Station, so you should be able to follow my video to use Skraper to download the screenshots and videos for the games on the system.
@sebastiancontreras6548
Жыл бұрын
muchas gracias, estuve buscando mucho esto, saludos
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
¡De nada!
@TheGuySensei
2 жыл бұрын
This is actually perfect for me. I use the Generic mode because I run my roms off the network instead of directly on the Raspberry Pi, and this is so much easier and faster than scraping from the raspberry to my shared network folder. Skraper is awesome! My RetroPie just automatically detects everything.
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! I appreciate the feedback!
@rajbhalsod1879
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for the tutorial, very helpful. I do however have a problem - when I enter my ip address and the configs folder in the configuration wizard, it does not find that folder. I can however access the configs folder through the network share. Any ideas how I can fix this?
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
Have you tried clicking on Network to see if it shows up there? You could also try typing in “\ etropie.local\configs”
@emilianomontanari283
10 ай бұрын
Skraper just let me scrape screenshots but not box art for nes and gc
@DionMunk
10 ай бұрын
You have to change the image settings on the Media Tab to be the media types you want.
@joelgrebinsilvestri
6 ай бұрын
Does it work for now 2024? i want to make art box for GBA games to put on my handheld console! please thanks
@DionMunk
6 ай бұрын
Yes! Skraper absolutely works and is probably one of the, if not the best way to scrape game art and metadata.
@3xperiment8
Жыл бұрын
I aim to my sd card folders full of roms, But whatever system and folder I choose I get the msg "Zero media/Roms Found - Nothing to scrap". What am I missing?
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
With Skraper, you want to pick your ROM folder, and then it should detect all of the systems you have inside that folder. You can skip that part though and add each system specifically when you are in Skraper by hitting the "+" button in the bottom left corner. When you click on a system, you should see the "Games/Roms Folder:" location at the top. Make sure that it is pointed at the right spot for your system. It should be something like "SDCARD oms\snes" for Super Nintendo etc. if you are trying to scrape the games on your SD card. You also want to make sure that the "Games/Roms file extensions" have the right extensions for the files you are using, or it won't detect any roms.
@3xperiment8
Жыл бұрын
@@DionMunk Thank you so much. I appreciate your help! I turned out to find what was wrong. I was trying on Windows 7. Skraper works well only on Windows 10 apparently :)
@ajgepanayao4077
2 жыл бұрын
i have problem said "fatal error_cannot download screen scraper supported system" plz can you help me. thank you in advance
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes their servers go down for maintenance and you get that error. Keep trying. Maybe wait a few hours and try again or wait until tomorrow.
@FhargaZ
2 жыл бұрын
When Skraper can't find the folder, but is the correct one, it works in other software and even from file explorer; what could be the issue?
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
You can have Skraper use any folder, actually. You could have your roms in a folder on your PC, run Skraper, and then copy that to your RetroPie shared folder. You just need to make sure to set the folders up the same way as they are on your device, so you'd have a ROMS folder, and inside that you have the SNES, NES, GBA, etc. folders. You'd point Skraper at your ROMS folder and it should see all of the system folders inside there.
@FhargaZ
2 жыл бұрын
@@DionMunk You know what it did it? I just skipped the part where it ask you the first time that it runs, then i added manually the consoles and computers by using the "plus" button; in those systems I added the folder and it worked fine later 😊
@dammarfirdausia6802
2 жыл бұрын
what if I have a batocera that needs to be scrapped to, but I'm using an external hard drive for it, then it's not connected to other pc but it is on my main pc, the same one I'm using the skraper, how do I able to find the roms and share folder to scrape it?
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
You can connect the external hard drive to your computer and when you are going through the setup process just point Skraper at your external hard drive. If your ROMS are organized in folders by system, then you should be able to select the Recalbox option and then go from there.
@edulak1
Ай бұрын
Hi can I use it for batocera build ?
@DionMunk
Ай бұрын
Yes, you can use Skraper for Batocera.
@aigirls4k
6 ай бұрын
What should I choose for sfc super famicom?
@DionMunk
6 ай бұрын
You'll want to add SNES to Skraper and make sure to put your roms in the SNES folder.
@emilianomontanari283
10 ай бұрын
How can I download just the box art images?
@DionMunk
10 ай бұрын
If you just want box art, you simply need to change the image settings. Check out the Media Tab settings at the 10:46 mark in my video.
@fdurdenc
2 жыл бұрын
How much storage do the videos take up, i have about 500 Roms
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
The max size for any video is 15MB, most are probably smaller than 2MB. I would recommend selecting Standardized Video because they are MUCH smaller files. A good example would be the normal video for NES Metroid which is 2.18MB, but the Standardized Video is only 935KB.
@fdurdenc
2 жыл бұрын
@@DionMunk thanks for the detailed response!
@Humeir24
Жыл бұрын
I scrape 3d + screenshot 720games it takes 3h is there a way to make it faster? Or do i need to register?
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
That isn't too bad, to be honest. The only way to make it faster would be to register and donate to their Patreon to get more threads.
@Humeir24
Жыл бұрын
@@DionMunk do you know how to scrape folders? For ex psx games/bin file comes with folders?
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
Let me check how I did it in my own game library and I’ll get back to you. I know there are a few tricks to it depending on how your library is structured.
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
@@Humeir24 I don't think Skraper can do folders. It only looks for specific files. If you are using BIN files, I think you could create a CUE file for the rom and put it in the base psx rom folder. The CUE file would have the game's name, etc., but in the CUE file, it would point at your BIN file(s) inside the game's folder, if that makes sense. You'd have to test this to make sure it actually works. In your CUE file, you would change the line FILE "Twisted Metal 2.bin" BINARY to something like FILE "Twisted Metal 2/Twisted Metal 2.bin" BINARY. Then Skraper would see the CUE files and use those as the "game" files to then scrape and get content for.
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
Check out the EmulationStation DE documentation. It has a few tricks you can use to get multi-disc games to not show folders or duplicates: github.com/dragoonDorise/EmuDeck/wiki/EmulationStation-DE#how-to-manage-multiple-discs
@PatsPerfectPlatinums
7 ай бұрын
I get my 3d box art for retroarch with this method
@korrm3494
2 жыл бұрын
let say i already scrapped over 100000 gmes and i want to get rid off the description , is there a easy way to edit the xml for removing the description part from the scrapping ??
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think Skraper will let you remove it, but you could modify the theme you are using to hide descriptions if you are using something like Emulation Station for your front end.
@korrm3494
2 жыл бұрын
Im using batocera and i tried to modify the theme but there is no description setting. Its why im looking for a solution to modify my actual xml because i didnt found any working solution for removing that description so far.
@FRANCISCOCARDENASC
11 ай бұрын
how can i do scraping on my rg353v anbernic on android? Please help!
@DionMunk
11 ай бұрын
You would need to have all of your ROM files on a computer, use Skraper to do the scraping process, and then copy the files to your device. I am not sure about the structure that the RG353v wants, but you may be able to find more information about it on reddit in the RG353V subreddit.
@hotplugin
5 ай бұрын
thanks!
@DionMunk
4 ай бұрын
No problem!
@Vmurph
Жыл бұрын
I used Skraper 1.1.1 (for windows) last year with no problem. But I just tried launching it today…same version I used last year (1.1.1 on windows 8.1) and for some reason the program won’t launch at all. Even if I click “open as administrator”. Does anyone know why that would happen or know of a solution? PS: nothing has changed on my computer. I have a MacBook, so I hardly even use this laptop anymore. But Skraper still isn’t available for Mac, so I’m stuck trying to get this to work again.
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
Make sure you have Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 installed. Link here: www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=49981
@Vmurph
Жыл бұрын
@@DionMunk Well that’s a problem for me, because I’m on Win 8.1 and one of windows 8.1 update downloads is corrupt, and won’t install, so I haven’t been able to go past that update. It’s a known issue, but for some reason Microsoft doesn’t give a crap enough to upload a fixed file. However, the first time I used Skraper I was on the same OS version and with the same Skraper version and it worked fine then. If nothing on my computer changed, there’s no reason it shouldn’t work the same as it did last fall.
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
@@Vmurph I wonder of another piece of software installed or updated/changed your .NET 4.6 installation. There are a lot of apps that will install different versions of .NET and/or newer versions of .NET because they are required for the apps to run. I'm not sure the exact fix for this except to maybe see if you can manually uninstall .NET 4.6.1 and then see if you can reinstall it.
@Vmurph
Жыл бұрын
@@DionMunk I never had 4.6, because my computer hasn’t been able to update the .NET framework in years. Because there’s a necessary file missing, preventing it. (I don’t remember which) Unfortunately, the only way to replace that file is by updating my OS, which I can’t do because one of the updates is corrupt. And apparently that update can’t be skipped. They have to be installed incrementally. However, I haven’t installed or even _ran_ any software since the last time I used that computer (which was to scrape the box art). I normally use my MacBook. My windows computer is so problematic (because of the missing .NET framework) that I only use it when I need to run software that doesn’t exist for Macs. So I literally haven’t touched it since scraping the box art last fall. I suppose I could try installing the latest .NET version, but I anticipate running into the same issue I usually do.
@DionMunk
Жыл бұрын
@@Vmurph If that is the case, I think they've probably changed how Skraper interacts with the Screenscraper.fr database backend. It may be that the older app version can't "talk" to the database anymore.
@charleyreynolds5924
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, minus the smacking (misophonia). Thank god for CC. :/
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
Lol, I know. My mic was in a terrible spot and I didn't realize it until I was nearly done with the video.
@godless1014
2 жыл бұрын
Every time I run Skraper it aborts after a few seconds. I have no fucking clue what's wrong.
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
Make sure you have the proper version of .NET installed. You can get it here: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49981
@MrTwe4kz
2 жыл бұрын
Yea sadly paying ScreenScraper is a waste of money. They dont support you or even unlock more threads anymore. Basically just use the free service you get ;)
@DionMunk
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I still see that their Patreon is active, so it looks like they are still giving people additional threads.
@MrInvisibiility
5 ай бұрын
I get 6 threads and 100k scrapes in a day with their top tier.
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