see Sort file 'es_systems.cfg'
ARRM uses the file '%appdata%\nexouille soft\database\systems_sorting.txt' which you can adapt to your systems. It looks like this:
# system_id;system_name;system_manufacturer;system_releasedate;system_type;system_custom_sort (systems_sorting table) # you can more precisely adjust your sort by assigning a different number to system_custom_sort and sorting on this criteria # 3do;3DO;Panasonic;1993;console;0 3ds;Nintendo 3DS;Nintendo;2011;laptop;0 amiga;Amiga 500;Commodore;1987;computer;0 amiga500;Amiga 500;Commodore;1987;computer;0 amiga500+;Amiga 500+;Commodore;1991;computer;0 amiga600;Amiga 600;Commodore;1991;computer;0 amiga1000;Amiga 1000;Commodore;1985;computer;0 amiga1200;Amiga 1200;Commodore;1992;computer;0 amiga3000;Amiga 3000;Commodore;1990;computer;0 amiga4000;Amiga 4000;Commodore;1992;computer;0 amigacd32;Amiga CD32;Commodore;1993;console;0 amigacdtv;CDTV;Commodore;1991;console;0 amstradcpc;Amstrad CPC;Amstrad;1984;computer;0 apple2;Apple II;Apple;1977;computer;0 arcade;Arcade;Various;1980;arcade;0 atari2600;Atari 2600;Atari;1977;console;0 atari5200;Atari 5200;Atari;1982;console;0 atari7800;Atari 7800;Atari;1986;console;0 atari800;Atari 800;Atari;1979;computer;0 atarifalcon;Atari Falcon030;Atari;1992;computer;0 atarijaguar;Jaguar;Atari;1993;console;0 atarijaguarcd;Atari Jaguar CD;Atari;1995;console;0 atarilynx;Lynx;Atari;1989;laptop;0 atarist;Atari ST;Atari;1985;computer;0 atarixe;Atari XE;Atari;1985;computer;0 atomiswave;atomiswave;Sammy;2003;arcade;0 ...
If you have non-standard systems in your es_systems.cfg it is imperative to add them to this file, respecting the syntax, before running the sort. Modify the file, quit, then restart the sorting module to take into account the file changes.
You can try these other settings for FFmpeg:
-ac 1 -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -crf 35 -preset:v slow -y
Other User setting Fork which allows to keep the original duration, 60 fps, and have a quality equivalent to normalized videos, for almost the same weight. A little longer to encode but better quality:
-acodec libmp3lame -b:a 64k -ar 24000 -c:v libxvid -preset veryslow -crf 30 -vf “scale=-1:480,fps=60,pad=ceil(iw/2)*2:ceil (ih/2)*2” -y
FFmpeg Documentation. See: Compress videos to save storage space
If you already have Recalbox overlays but want to convert them for use on Batocera. ARRM offers a converter. It will browse your Overlays Recalbox folder, retrieve positioning information from the associated .cfg file, and recreate Batocera compatible .info files. .png files can also be recovered. (since beta 1882)
After the conversion is complete, you can navigate to Converted Overlays Folder by clicking .
From 1882 beta 22
You can view and edit ARRM configuration files. By clicking on a file you have its description. Clicking on will open the file in your default text editor.
List of files :
alternative_rom_tags.txt : List of alternative rom tags. Roms containing this tags can be ignored when creating M3U list. arcadesystemname.txt : Association between the Screenscraper developer ID -> Arcade system name. Used to see if a Rom belongs to an Arcade system arcadesystemname_long.txt : Association between the Screenscraper developer ID -> Arcade system long name. Used to retrieve wheels for systems on Screenscraper arcade_systems_list.txt : name of systems recognized as ARCADE systems ( separated by ; ) arrm_launch.txt : When launching ARRM grab some information about your configuration. Used to debug. attractmode_association.txt : Association between the name of the ARRM system and the name of the AttractMode system batocera_arcade_core.txt : no longer used association rom arcade best core boxback_filesize.txt : Size in octet of green boxback. (boxback without image on screenscraper) country_transcode.txt : transcoding table between county code alpha-3 and country code_alpha-2 crc_no_calcul.txt : systems on which ARRM does not calculate crc / md5 daphne_systems_list.txt : name of systems recognized as DAPHNE systems ( separated by ; ) database_engine.txt : list of database engine ARRM will look at launch. database_fields.txt : list of database field used in queries database_fields_de.txt : list of database fields, in german, used in queries database_fields_en.txt : list of database fields, in english, used in queries database_fields_es.txt : list of database fields, in spanish, used in queries database_fields_fr.txt : list of database fields, in french, used in queries database_fields_it.txt : list of database fields, in italian, used in queries database_fields_por.txt : list of database fields, in portuguese, used in queries database_fields_ru.txt : list of database fields, in russian, used in queries database_fields_query.txt : list of database fields use in queries database_fields_query_replace.txt : list of database fields use in replace queries emulator_core_batocera.txt : list of emulator and core for batocera emulator_core_recalbox.txt : list of emulator and core for recalbox favorite_systems.txt : list of favorites system you want to show in ARRM systems browser folder_search_depth_per_system.txt : how deep to search roms files in folders (file mode) gamelist_arrm_tags.txt : list of tags used by ARRM in gamelists liste_systemes_moby_long_court.txt : list of associations between Mobygames platform name and Platform ID media_order_cn.txt : media order when chinese language is selected for the ARRM interface media_order_de.txt : media order when german language is selected for the ARRM interface media_order_en.txt : media order when english language is selected for the ARRM interface media_order_es.txt : media order when spanish language is selected for the ARRM interface media_order_fr.txt : media order when french language is selected for the ARRM interface media_order_it.txt : media order when italian language is selected for the ARRM interface media_order_por.txt : media order when portuguese language is selected for the ARRM interface media_order_ru.txt : media order when russian language is selected for the ARRM interface multi_part.txt : List suffix searched in filename for multidisc used in duplicate searching (disc|disk|part|side|tape|track|128k|64k|48k|16k|module|level...) multi_part_add_disk.txt : List suffix searched in filename for multidisc used in 'add disk' procedure (disc|disk|part|side|tape|track|128k|64k|48k|16k) overlays_path.txt : overlays paths, used for creating overlays / bezels .cfg configuration files (recalbox / retropie) parameter_files_description : This file. Don't modify this file. pcdos_systems_list.txt : name of systems recognized as PC/DOS systems ( separated by ; ) provider_custom.txt : used to add custom tags in <provider> section of gamelist query_sql.txt : list of queries made by the ARRM user in the 'Query' combobox from 'Filters' Tab. query_sql2.txt : list of queries made by the ARRM user in the 'Query combobox' from 'Replace' Tab. query_sql_global.txt : list of global queries made by the ARRM user in the 'Global filter' combobox. query_sql_replace.txt : list of queries performed by ARRM user in the 'Input Mask' combobox from 'Replace' tab. recalbox_arcade_core.txt : no longer used : association rom arcade best core scummvm_systems_list.txt : name of systems recognized as SCUMMVM systems ( separated by ; ) systemes_as_folder.txt : list of systems to be processed as folders (DOS, PC, Windows ...) systemes_bezels_project.txt : association between ARRM systems and The Bezels Project systems (Themed) systemes_bezels_projectSA.txt : association between ARRM systems and The Bezels Project systems (System Art) systemes_extensions.txt : lists of extensions allowed by systems systemes_gamesdatabase.txt : association between ARRM systems and GamesDatabase systems systemes_gametdb.txt : association between ARRM systems and GameTDB systems systemes_hfsdb.txt : association between ARRM systems and HFS-DB systems systemes_hfs_original.txt : List of all systems known by HFS-DB. You can use it to help you tweaking the systemes_hfsdb.txt systemes_igdb.txt : association between ARRM systems and IGDB systems systemes_igdb_original.txt : List of all systems known by IGDB. You can use it to help you tweaking the systemes_igdb.txt systemes_launchbox.txt : association between ARRM systems and Launchbox systems systemes_mobygames.txt : association between ARRM systems and MOBYGAMES systems systemes_screenscraper.txt : association between ARRM systems and Screenscraper systems systemes_tgdb.txt : association between ARRM systems and TheGamesDatabase systems systems_sorting.txt : used to sort es_systemes.cfg file template_association NEXT PIXEL 1080.txt : association between ARRM systems and ARRM templates in automatic mode (Auto Template) Next Pixel 1080 theme. You have to copy it over template_association.txt if you want to use it. template_association NEXT PIXEL 480.txt : association between ARRM systems and ARRM templates in automatic mode (Auto Template) Next Pixel 480 theme. You have to copy it over template_association.txt if you want to use it. template_association NEXT PIXEL 720.txt : association between ARRM systems and ARRM templates in automatic mode (Auto Template) Next Pixel 720 theme. You have to copy it over template_association.txt if you want to use it. template_association NEXT PIXEL CRT SMALL.txt : association between ARRM systems and ARRM templates in automatic mode (Auto Template) Next CRT Small theme. You have to copy it over template_association.txt if you want to use it. template_association NEXT PIXEL CRT.txt : association between ARRM systems and ARRM templates in automatic mode (Auto Template) Next Pixel CRT theme. You have to copy it over template_association.txt if you want to use it. template_association.txt : association between ARRM systems and ARRM templates in automatic mode (Auto Template) template_association_video.txt : association between ARRM systems and ARRM video templates in automatic mode (Auto Template) top_directory_only_list.txt : List of systems processed in folder mode on which files are only searched in the first directory (TopDirectoryOnly)