HippoPlayer v2.48

[tygre]

Hi Koobo!

Thanks for the update! It works very well, it's great!

I noticed that it doesn't play: https://www.modules.pl/index.php?id=module&mod=3970.

When playing https://aminet.net/package/mods/smg/ml-clap2rx (and other Musicline Editor files), the screen flickers.

When playing MIDI files without having installed GMPlay or Timidity, a requester pops up asking for volume GM: or Timidity:, maybe HiP could just display "*** ERROR *** Skipping..." and move on to the next modules...

At the beginning of playing MP2 and MP3 files, MuForce reports hits.

When playing a VOC file, sometimes HiP just reports an "*** ERROR ***", sometimes it tries to play them. Then, "MuForce reports hits and HiP opens its requester "Unknow file format!".

Cheers!

[tygre]

PS. Not sure that these are related to HiP

• CUST files loop forever instead of HiP moving on to the next file.
• MIDI files are played very slowly with both GMPlay and Timidity.

[koobo]

Originally Posted by tygre

1. I noticed that it doesn't play: https://www.modules.pl/index.php?id=module&mod=3970.
2. When playing a VOC file, sometimes HiP just reports an "*** ERROR ***", sometimes it tries to play them.
3. CUST files loop forever instead of HiP moving on to the next file.
4. MIDI files are played very slowly with both GMPlay and Timidity.

1. This is a an Impulse Tracker v2.14 file, these work if you have both "impulse" and "ImpulseDecruncher" in the Hippo binary directory. These can be found in the DeliTracker archive.
2. It's possible this file is identified to something else, therefore the problem. I've not seen or tried VOC-files myself.
3. This could be a bug!
4. What exactly do you mean by slowly? At least Timidity requires a 060 or faster to properly work.

[andy2004]

got an issue with HIP thought it was something i did..

took a mod file converted to P61 using amiga's P61con..
loaded mod in Hip.. plays ok.
loaded P61 into Hip.. unknown format.
tested with 6 others mods all which play in hip.
yes convert with p61com and all unknown.
tested the P61a mods in P61con and played ok
tested the p61a mods in bfbplayer with the bfbp61,library and they play.
tested the p61 via prowizard which says they are The player 6.1 mods.
loaded up statram aka SD0.. and copied files into there thinking it maybe cause they where in RAM: no difference.
reinstalled HIP with hip.groups in S: and retested and again it failed to play the p61 mods.
screenshot..
same file loaded into HIP and BFBplayer..

Downloaded 2.45 of hippoplayer and those non working p61 files work.
ok i had to rename hippoplayer.group to install the older one.
But version 2.45 plays those files fine.

[koobo]

Originally Posted by andy2004

loaded P61 into Hip.. unknown format.

Support for the P61 format was removed at some point. I didn't think there were any use for storing modules in this format and having an app to play them. Turns out I was wrong! Do you want it back?

[andy2004]

so that explains it... do you remember which version of HIP was the last one..
I tested 245 and 246a..P61 working 247 required a different group doesnt work with newest..
so i have to look through the HIP updates..
260 being the newest so p61 removed..
i have most of the versions.. never even crossed my mind you would remove any of the formats. I just updated thinking bugs where being fixed that you came across.
i have 252-255, 250, 247, 245, in a folder on winuae i have the 246a..
or i can just use BFBPLayer with that extra library.. just thought it was weird..
even tested the P61 mods. with the pc XMPLAY with XMPlay MOD-packer plugin (rev.3)and they played ok..
Basically i thought i screwed something up..

No need to readd it.. i'll just go back to the HIP that played it.. when i can find out what the latest version was before removed.
or use BFBplayer / P61con.

Update: Hippoplayer 2.52 working.. 2.54 doesnt.. and 2.53 i cant seem to find the group file for it.. cause its not 2.52's or 2.54's

[koobo]

Originally Posted by andy2004

so that explains it... do you remember which version of HIP was the last one..

Looking at the change log it was removed on 2022-08-21.
I sent you a pm with a download link to a build where it is re-enabled, this was easy since the support was just configured away with a flag.

[andy2004]

working thank you.