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Spk: Yes, TransWarp GS support is planned.
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There's a Video Digitiser for the BBC Micro I'd like to emulate at some point, but we don't yet support any kind of video input. Would implementing a bitmap_image_device be a suitable compromise to allow emulating such devices?
With a bitmap_image_device you'd be able to provide a bmp image for the emulated device to capture. Waste of time or worthwhile? Now you know: worthwhile  Thanks, I'm already looking at a couple of devices that will use this
BBC Model B, ATPL Sidewise, Acorn Speech, 2xWatford Floppy Drives, AMX Mouse, Viglen case, etc.
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./mame64 apple2p -gameio compeyes -picture sun440.png
bitmap is 1152 x 900 I see you only do the conversion to m_a2_bitmap once in device_reset, so to scan multiple pictures you'd have to reset the machine between each picture. Is this an intentional limitation or an oversight?
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Intentional to make a first version quickly that works and can get any other interested devs started. The image device itself will at least leak memory if you try to hotload a different picture right now so it's not a great idea.
ETA: And now I've fixed both of those things.
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Would it be possible to enable MAME to capture the input of a USB webcam from the host machine?
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Video input is planned but it'll require a lot of OSD-layer work. Since ComputerEyes is a slow scan device (it takes 6 seconds to do a full capture and you had to hold still for that time if you were using a video camera back in the day) "scanning" .PNGs seemed like a better solution.
When we emulate more capable stuff like the SGI Indy's live video input then having video in will be more useful.
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Ah, I wasn't thinking about live video ... my webcam has a still image button, but of course you couldn't know that How about things like the hand scanners (e.g. Logitech Scanman)?
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AFAIK there's no consistent API for hand scanners, you might as well just scan to PNG.
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Somehow I'm leaving the most important information out of my sentences today: For the handscanners I meant of course as emulated devices within MAME. Sorry for the chaos!
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