Creating your own IPFs

[Abaddon]

Originally Posted by Keir

Great! Will the sega decoder change go into disk-utilities in due course?

Maybe all the sega decoders should be renamed to spangenberg. That said, I think the format variations are pretty much only used on Sega arcade ports. And Sega is shorter than Spangenberg.

Of course the change will be merged into disk utilities.

I reworked and renamed the afterburner read and write to jeff_spangenberg. Added the extra_data to specify the syncs to the track type definitions.

Will be reworking/renaming the sega read and write. The read and write will be renamed to hackmat_2 and will change it to use the extra_data to hold the synsc versus using the case statement.

The file will be rename jeff_spangenberg.

[Keir]

Originally Posted by Abaddon

Of course the change will be merged into disk utilities.

I reworked and renamed the afterburner read and write to jeff_spangenberg. Added the extra_data to specify the syncs to the track type definitions.

Will be reworking/renaming the sega read and write. The read and write will be renamed to hackmat_2 and will change it to use the extra_data to hold the synsc versus using the case statement.

The file will be rename jeff_spangenberg.

That all sounds great. Thanks as usual for all the work on it!

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by Abaddon

Of course the change will be merged into disk utilities.

I reworked and renamed the afterburner read and write to jeff_spangenberg. Added the extra_data to specify the syncs to the track type definitions.

Will be reworking/renaming the sega read and write. The read and write will be renamed to hackmat_2 and will change it to use the extra_data to hold the synsc versus using the case statement.

The file will be rename jeff_spangenberg.

good that you supported this format, because as it is, it's unsupported by the CTA tool.

[BarryB]

When are they going to update the CTA to SPStudio? They've been promising a new DTC and an update to the CTA for years!!

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by BarryB

When are they going to update the CTA to SPStudio? They've been promising a new DTC and an update to the CTA for years!!

I have no news regarding this

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

I have no news regarding this

There was a post on th KF forum from December 2016 mentioning SPStudio in regards to creating C64 IPF's, so that's nearly 7 years, dtc hasn't seen a new update since May 2018, but you could argue v3.00 does what it was intended for, dumping!

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by BarryB

There was a post on th KF forum from December 2016 mentioning SPStudio in regards to creating C64 IPF's, so that's nearly 7 years, dtc hasn't seen a new update since May 2018, but you could argue v3.00 does what it was intended for, dumping!

yes, but it's no news per se.

[BarryB]

Is no news good news though?

Seems disk-utilities can support a lot of formats the CTA can't, except DM though (if you exclude the emulation only support).

[acd2001]

keirf disk-utilities 2023-10-05 git 5b09a02
added support for Altered Beast US 1 disk and Cosmic Bouncer

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by Abaddon

Of course the change will be merged into disk utilities.

I reworked and renamed the afterburner read and write to jeff_spangenberg. Added the extra_data to specify the syncs to the track type definitions.

Will be reworking/renaming the sega read and write. The read and write will be renamed to hackmat_2 and will change it to use the extra_data to hold the synsc versus using the case statement.

The file will be rename jeff_spangenberg.

Just for the record, i have been able to create for the first time a new decoder for Altered Beast US version inside the CTA decoder library !

I have called the decoder "Altered Beast US", deported from the After Burner US decoder that we have currently.

However, i see that Tracks 0.0 and 0.1 are wrong or have something else. the CTA says Amigados + header data.....

[BarryB]

Either the disk needs cleaning or it needs re-dumping with a KF / GW?

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by BarryB

Either the disk needs cleaning or it needs re-dumping with a KF / GW?

I have regenerated the Track 0.0 / 0.1 / 14.0.

You want them ?

[BarryB]

I only have the SCP, no KF or GW dump was made!

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by BarryB

I only have the SCP, no KF or GW dump was made!

https://we.tl/t-vUKKgEGTIV

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by acd2001

keirf disk-utilities 2023-10-05 git 5b09a02
added support for Altered Beast US 1 disk and Cosmic Bouncer

Thanks

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

https://we.tl/t-vUKKgEGTIV

[TjLaZer]

Originally Posted by BarryB

Either the disk needs cleaning or it needs re-dumping with a KF / GW?

I'll try to dump it again.

[TjLaZer]

Dumped it and it seems the 3 tracks are still bad. Not sure if I have the correct settings in the GUI.

[Abaddon]

Originally Posted by TjLaZer

Dumped it and it seems the 3 tracks are still bad.

The original dump only showed errors on track 0.0 and 14.0 with disk-analyse. Using pull phase of 46 ( -P 46) we were able to create a good IPF. I have tested it all the way to the end.

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by Abaddon

The original dump only showed errors on track 0.0 and 14.0 with disk-analyse. Using pull phase of 46 ( -P 46) we were able to create a good IPF. I have tested it all the way to the end.

by the way, i played a bit with altered beast US. The 60fps/NTSC display makes the game much much better to play than the euro version !!!

And it shows as well that it's shitty ST once again..... shame :/

[Snoopy1234]

scp and ipf show red speckled display in Pal and NTSC video modes on Winuae?