A utility for capturing backglass and playfield images and videos from your Visual Pinball X (VPX) Standalone cabinet running Batocera 42.
- Preview and capture the current playfield and backglass in real time
- Edit game metadata (name, description, etc.)
- Update JSON metadata for each table
- Generate descriptions using OpenAI (optional)
Reload games, capture media, or launch tables directly
See what's on your cabinet if you are away from it
Edit table names, descriptions, and metadata inline with JSON view
[Settings]
ESURL=http://your-es-ip:port
OpenAIKey=sk-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXESURL: URL to your EmulationStation frontend (leave blank)OpenAIKey: Optional. Enables AI-powered table description generation (experimental)
- Download the tool into this folder on your Batocera box:
/userdata/system/configs/vpinball - On your cabinet, go to EmulationStation > Developer > Frontend Developer Options
- Make sure Enable Public Web API Access is turned on
- From another device on the same network, open a browser to:
http://<your-batocera-ip>:8111 - Start capturing and editing!
Thanks to the entire Batocera team, especially @susan34, @dmanlfc, and @maximumentropy!