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    • JesseBlueJ
      JesseBlue @Stuart2773
      last edited by JesseBlue

      @stuart2773

      That's odd. How do you save your png files within Photoshop?

      FYI
      I've managed to recreate the Triple Hunt / Witch Hunt overlay. :)

      0_1534701071965_triplhnt.jpg

      0_1534713842859_triplhnt.png

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      • UDb23U
        UDb23 @Stuart2773
        last edited by

        @stuart2773 said in Arcade 16:9 Overlays (1920x1080):

        i even created a new bezel from scratch using your method and i get exacly the same non working bezel with no transparency :@ agghhhhhhhhhhh

        Do you flatten the image before saving the image ? That destroys transparency.
        Usually I use "merge visible" layers before saving to PNG and it keeps transparencies.

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        • Stuart2773S
          Stuart2773 @UDb23
          last edited by Stuart2773

          @udb23 @JesseBlue

          yeah ive been flattening them rather than merging, i will have another attempt at them

          @JesseBlue love what you did with the Triple Hunt :P

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          • Stuart2773S
            Stuart2773
            last edited by Stuart2773

            @JesseBlue @UDb23

            FINALLY !!!! :) i got it working

            will upload the new bezels soon just making a few tweaks

            thanks for all your help guys - much appreciated

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            • Stuart2773S
              Stuart2773
              last edited by

              New Fixed Projected Bezels

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              • Stuart2773S
                Stuart2773
                last edited by

                Lunar Rescue:-

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                • Stuart2773S
                  Stuart2773
                  last edited by

                  New projected bezel Omega Race

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                  • Stuart2773S
                    Stuart2773
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                    New projected bezel Asteroids

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                    • Stuart2773S
                      Stuart2773
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                      New projected bezel Asteroids Deluxe

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                      • Stuart2773S
                        Stuart2773
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                        New projected bezel Blue Shark

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                        • johnodonJ
                          johnodon
                          last edited by

                          These 3D bezels may be the sexiest things I ever saw (ps. don't tell my wife).

                          BTW...how do you take a schreenshot in RA that includes the bezel? When I try via RGUI, I get only the gameplay.

                          John

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                          • Stuart2773S
                            Stuart2773 @johnodon
                            last edited by Stuart2773

                            @johnodon said in Arcade 16:9 Overlays (1920x1080):

                            These 3D bezels may be the sexiest things I ever saw (ps. don't tell my wife).

                            BTW...how do you take a schreenshot in RA that includes the bezel? When I try via RGUI, I get only the gameplay.

                            John

                            thanks, glad you like them, i wont tell if you dont lol,

                            im not sure how you take a screenshot with bezel in RA either

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                            • johnodonJ
                              johnodon
                              last edited by johnodon

                              Hey...look at what I did! :)

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                              • mituM
                                mitu Global Moderator @Stuart2773
                                last edited by

                                @stuart2773 Use raspi2ng (requires manual installation) to capture the PI screen.

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                                • johnodonJ
                                  johnodon @mitu
                                  last edited by

                                  @mitu

                                  I used imagemagick tools...

                                  DISPLAY=:0.0 import -window root /tmp/shot.png

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator @johnodon
                                    last edited by

                                    @johnodon I was referring to the Raspberry PI installation, not about a normal Ubuntu install - where you can use any X based screenshot tools available.

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                                    • johnodonJ
                                      johnodon
                                      last edited by johnodon

                                      So let me ask this question...

                                      Should the bezel itself actually have transparency? Look at the octopus at the bottom. Should you be able to see it through the seaweed or should the seaweed be solid?

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                                      • JesseBlueJ
                                        JesseBlue @johnodon
                                        last edited by JesseBlue

                                        @johnodon

                                        The opacity in RA should be set to 100%. The transparency of the screen is handled within the png file.

                                        The real bezel for Blue Shark is quite different in reality though:

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                                        • Stuart2773S
                                          Stuart2773 @JesseBlue
                                          last edited by

                                          @jesseblue

                                          the bezel i created is using a combination of the artwork from the Taito & Midway versions, as there wasn't a complete hi-res set for each.

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                                          • johnodonJ
                                            johnodon
                                            last edited by johnodon

                                            I'm reading the Libretro overlays doc and saw this...

                                            Overlay images

                                            First we configure how many overlays we use. Every overlay can have one overlay which fills the entire rectangle (overlay%u_rect), but is optional. The full-rect overlay is supported for compatibility with older format. It is less flexible than per-button overlays and is discouraged.

                                            overlays = 2
                                            overlay0_overlay = overlay_img0.png # Optional
                                            overlay1_overlay = overlay_img1.png # Optional
                                            

                                            Would this eliminate the need to have the transparent background in the PNG itself? Could you have 3 separate PNGs (background, midground, foreground) and set the opacity accordingly? Or am I reading this completely wrong? I guess another key question is if the numbering of the overlays determines order (o = first, 1 = second, etc.).

                                            Doing it this way would allow the end user to tailor the opacity to his/her liking.

                                            John

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