A couple of FF9 problems

Indefatigable · January 3rd, 2002, 05:04

Yeah, I know there are a trillion FF9 trouble threads. And yes, I did serach, I didn't find any help.

I have two problems.

First, my sound shutters (you know, scratchs, skips) when I go from one area to another. For example, when I finish a battle, the victory fanfare shutters. It also shutters for a few seconds when I go from one section of a town/location/etc. to another.

My sound settings are here: http://www24.brinkster.com/phaseeccone/Settings1.jpg

Second problem, the FMV is somewhat choppy.

My video settings are here: http://www24.brinkster.com/phaseeccone/Settings2.jpg

Any help? Thanks.

**fivefeet8** · January 3rd, 2002, 05:12

Try playing from an iso.. What's your system specs?

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Indefatigable · January 3rd, 2002, 05:22

I have a AMD Ahtlon 1.2 Ghz, 256 DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce2 MX 32MB, uh...my speakers are USB, Microsoft Digital Sound System 80.

And I'm stupid, what's an ISO?

**fivefeet8** · January 3rd, 2002, 05:37

Hehe.. I can't get to your video and sound settings.. It just shows an error message.. Use the paste settings option in the gpu pluggin.. Then paste your settings here..

Iso? Hmm.. It's an image of the cd on your harddrive that can be run with the "run iso" option in epsxe.. Everything runs faster from an iso since your harddrive can spin faster and read data faster than your cd rom drives.. Make sure you have recently defragged your hd. Isos of psx games can be anywhere between 200 to 700 megs.. Make sure you got room.. There are several programs that are able to make iso's of cds.. I personally use cdrwin from www.goldenhawk.com

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Last edited by fivefeet8; January 3rd, 2002 at 05:39..

Indefatigable · January 3rd, 2002, 05:49

Freaking Brinkster, I forgot they don't allow remote linking.

Ok then...

Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.55
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Fullscreen - [16 Bit]

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 6
- Caching: 2

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 60

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: hardware

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: on
- Dithering: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

**Ryos** · January 3rd, 2002, 05:52

Do you have Enable SPU IRQ on in the main sound config (not in the plugin itself, the five options in the menu above that)? If so, turn that off. That would be a source of stuttering.

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Indefatigable · January 3rd, 2002, 06:56

The sound is better, but not perfect. Thanks anyway.

password0k · January 4th, 2002, 21:45

I am having the same problem as Indefatigable: the sound is stuttering. I made an ISO, and ran that, but it was just the same. My system specs are as follows:

Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver1.49
GFX card: SiS 620

Resolution/Color:
800x600 32 bit

Textures
-don't care
-Filtering: standard w/o sprites
-Caching: Dynamic

Framerate:
-FPS limit: off
-Frame skipping: off
-FPS limit: auto-detect

Compatibility:
-Offscreen drawing: 2
-Framebuffer texture: black
-Alpha multipass: on
-Mask bit: on
-Advanced blending: none

Misc:
-scanlines: off
-unfiltered FB: on
-Dithering: on
-Full vram: off
-Game fixes: off

Please see what you can do.

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**Raziel** · January 4th, 2002, 21:50

Well,first things first,maybe you should update you GPU plugin,Pete's latest version is 1.1.55,your quite oudated huh?

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password0k · January 4th, 2002, 21:57

Thanks for the tip, I got v1.55, but the sound still stutters. I'm guessing it's something to do with the settings, I'll play around with those.

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**Ryos** · January 5th, 2002, 01:20

password0k: Since your problem involves the sound, the problem probably comes from a problem in your SPU. Do you have Enable SPU IRQ hack on in the main Config Sound menu? If so, turn that off. If you're still having a problem, post what your SPU's settings are.

> Game fixes: off

BTW, why do you not have the FF9 fix turned on?

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password0k · January 5th, 2002, 20:54

I've gotten the sound to work. It's a little slow, but that's cause I'm using a 500 MHz computer.
What is an FF9 fix, though?

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**Betamax** · January 6th, 2002, 00:24

There is a special game fix for ff9 see screenshot.

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Indefatigable · January 10th, 2002, 05:08

Hi everyone. I the problem fixed now. I found out all I had to do was change the sound buffer size in the Etheral SPU from 8 to 16. Just saying that just in case someone else is still having the same problem. If there's a better setting than 16, let me know.

January 11th, 2002, 03:15

On a side note: beta, where did you get that kick ass windows xp theme?

January 3rd, 2002, 05:04	#1
Indefatigable Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15	A couple of FF9 problems Yeah, I know there are a trillion FF9 trouble threads. And yes, I did serach, I didn't find any help. I have two problems. First, my sound shutters (you know, scratchs, skips) when I go from one area to another. For example, when I finish a battle, the victory fanfare shutters. It also shutters for a few seconds when I go from one section of a town/location/etc. to another. My sound settings are here: http://www24.brinkster.com/phaseeccone/Settings1.jpg Second problem, the FMV is somewhat choppy. My video settings are here: http://www24.brinkster.com/phaseeccone/Settings2.jpg Any help? Thanks.

January 4th, 2002, 21:45	#8
password0k "Greetings, citizen!" Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: between the computer and the TV Posts: 475	same problem I am having the same problem as Indefatigable: the sound is stuttering. I made an ISO, and ran that, but it was just the same. My system specs are as follows: Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver1.49 GFX card: SiS 620 Resolution/Color: 800x600 32 bit Textures -don't care -Filtering: standard w/o sprites -Caching: Dynamic Framerate: -FPS limit: off -Frame skipping: off -FPS limit: auto-detect Compatibility: -Offscreen drawing: 2 -Framebuffer texture: black -Alpha multipass: on -Mask bit: on -Advanced blending: none Misc: -scanlines: off -unfiltered FB: on -Dithering: on -Full vram: off -Game fixes: off Please see what you can do. __________________ SUBVERT THE DOMINANT PARADIGM. "Remove her diseased charcoal, and stomp the equal hook." - random text generator "Life throws shit at you and all you can do is your best to dodge it." - Me IF YOU'RE NOT A MAGGOT, YOU'RE AS GOOD AS BREAD!.

January 4th, 2002, 21:57	#10
password0k "Greetings, citizen!" Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: between the computer and the TV Posts: 475	ok Thanks for the tip, I got v1.55, but the sound still stutters. I'm guessing it's something to do with the settings, I'll play around with those. __________________ SUBVERT THE DOMINANT PARADIGM. "Remove her diseased charcoal, and stomp the equal hook." - random text generator "Life throws shit at you and all you can do is your best to dodge it." - Me IF YOU'RE NOT A MAGGOT, YOU'RE AS GOOD AS BREAD!.

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January 3rd, 2002, 05:12	#2
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 8,058	Try playing from an iso.. What's your system specs? __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel i7 2600k @4.4 ghz\|2x4 gb DDR3 1600\|Asrock Extreme7 Gen3\|EVGA GTX670 2GB\|EVGA GTX460 PhysX\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\| OCZ 240GB SSD SATA3 \|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Rosewill 1000 Watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/10" Sub\|Windows 7 64bit Ultimate\|\| SimplyBuyIt - Health&Nutrition

January 3rd, 2002, 05:22	#3
Indefatigable Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15	I have a AMD Ahtlon 1.2 Ghz, 256 DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce2 MX 32MB, uh...my speakers are USB, Microsoft Digital Sound System 80. And I'm stupid, what's an ISO?

January 3rd, 2002, 05:37	#4
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 8,058	Hehe.. I can't get to your video and sound settings.. It just shows an error message.. Use the paste settings option in the gpu pluggin.. Then paste your settings here.. Iso? Hmm.. It's an image of the cd on your harddrive that can be run with the "run iso" option in epsxe.. Everything runs faster from an iso since your harddrive can spin faster and read data faster than your cd rom drives.. Make sure you have recently defragged your hd. Isos of psx games can be anywhere between 200 to 700 megs.. Make sure you got room.. There are several programs that are able to make iso's of cds.. I personally use cdrwin from www.goldenhawk.com __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel i7 2600k @4.4 ghz\|2x4 gb DDR3 1600\|Asrock Extreme7 Gen3\|EVGA GTX670 2GB\|EVGA GTX460 PhysX\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\| OCZ 240GB SSD SATA3 \|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Rosewill 1000 Watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/10" Sub\|Windows 7 64bit Ultimate\|\| SimplyBuyIt - Health&Nutrition Last edited by fivefeet8; January 3rd, 2002 at 05:39..

January 3rd, 2002, 05:49	#5
Indefatigable Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15	Freaking Brinkster, I forgot they don't allow remote linking. Ok then... Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.55 Author: Pete Bernert GFX card: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 Resolution/Color: - 640x480 Fullscreen - [16 Bit] Textures: - R8G8A8A8 - Filtering: 6 - Caching: 2 Framerate: - FPS limit: on - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: 60 Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 2 - Framebuffer texture: 2 - Alpha multipass: on - Mask bit: on - Advanced blending: hardware Misc: - Scanlines: off [0] - Unfiltered FB: on - Dithering: off - Full vram: off - Game fixes: off [00000000]

January 3rd, 2002, 05:52	#6
Ryos Bearsona Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,307	Do you have Enable SPU IRQ on in the main sound config (not in the plugin itself, the five options in the menu above that)? If so, turn that off. That would be a source of stuttering. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

January 3rd, 2002, 06:56	#7
Indefatigable Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15	The sound is better, but not perfect. Thanks anyway.

January 4th, 2002, 21:50	#9
Raziel Beta Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nantes, France Posts: 6,272	Well,first things first,maybe you should update you GPU plugin,Pete's latest version is 1.1.55,your quite oudated huh? __________________ System Specs: OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX480 Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe RAM: 8GB OCZ XMS3 PC16000

January 5th, 2002, 01:20	#11
Ryos Bearsona Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,307	password0k: Since your problem involves the sound, the problem probably comes from a problem in your SPU. Do you have Enable SPU IRQ hack on in the main Config Sound menu? If so, turn that off. If you're still having a problem, post what your SPU's settings are. > Game fixes: off BTW, why do you not have the FF9 fix turned on? __________________ Sanity is overrated.

January 5th, 2002, 20:54	#12
password0k "Greetings, citizen!" Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: between the computer and the TV Posts: 475	I've gotten the sound to work. It's a little slow, but that's cause I'm using a 500 MHz computer. What is an FF9 fix, though? __________________ SUBVERT THE DOMINANT PARADIGM. "Remove her diseased charcoal, and stomp the equal hook." - random text generator "Life throws shit at you and all you can do is your best to dodge it." - Me IF YOU'RE NOT A MAGGOT, YOU'RE AS GOOD AS BREAD!.

January 10th, 2002, 05:08	#14
Indefatigable Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15	Hi everyone. I the problem fixed now. I found out all I had to do was change the sound buffer size in the Etheral SPU from 8 to 16. Just saying that just in case someone else is still having the same problem. If there's a better setting than 16, let me know.

January 11th, 2002, 03:15	#15
Akido Guest Posts: n/a	On a side note: beta, where did you get that kick ass windows xp theme?