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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @meleu
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      @meleu i had been designing them based on a 1080 resolution. have you had any issues using overlays made for 1080 before? I actually couldnt get the game image to appear without setting the custom viewport x & y due to the need to moving the image to the left. If i can figure out how to do that then it might work with other resolutions.

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
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        @edmaul69

        It would definitely be ideal if they could be used at any resolution. I'm running at 1080 here. I'll test some this evening for comparison.

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        • edmaul69E
          edmaul69 @mediamogul
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          @mediamogul if someone knows how to position the game images position x to 0 or 1 without custom viewport then it should work on something other than 1080

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          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69 @meleu
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            @meleu how is the quality of the overlay on your resolution. With each pixel in my overlay being a 2x2 i cant picture it looking good on anything other than 1080.

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            • edmaul69E
              edmaul69 @mediamogul
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              @mediamogul i sent you a much updated set.

              i changed the blue fonts to a brighter blue since the original is impossible to read.

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              • edmaul69E
                edmaul69
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                • mediamogulM
                  mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
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                  @edmaul69

                  Looks nice.

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                  • edmaul69E
                    edmaul69 @meleu
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                    @meleu Can you change your custom viewport to this and let me know how it looks?

                    custom_viewport_width = "1003"
                    custom_viewport_height = "768"
                    

                    Or open up the rgui and see what your nes resolution really is.

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                    • UDb23U
                      UDb23
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                      @meleu said in Nintendo Playchoice-10 Overlays Interest Check:

                      how can I put the game screen on the left without hardcoding the viewport width/height?

                      Below is a complete example of sizing and positioning the viewport.
                      It's the cfg file I made for Atari's Seaquest.

                      video_scale_integer = false
                      aspect_ratio_index = 22
                      

                      use custom screen format ratio

                      input_overlay = /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/arcade-bezels/seaquest_a26.cfg
                      input_overlay_enable = true
                      

                      enable overlay and link the cfg file pointing to the actual image

                      video_fullscreen_x = 1920
                      video_fullscreen_y = 1080
                      

                      define actual (real) resolution of the display/monitor used

                      custom_viewport_width = 1440
                      custom_viewport_height = 1080
                      

                      Custom viewport means the portion of the real display you want to be used as "game area"
                      Here we define the wanted size.

                      custom_viewport_x = 240
                      custom_viewport_y = 0
                      

                      defines the position of the top left corner of the game area (custom viewport).
                      Coordinate system considers as origin the top left of your display ( 0,0 ).
                      So in this example it means position the custom viewport 240 to the right of origin.

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                      • UDb23U
                        UDb23
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                        For these Playchoice overlays you need to create a 1920x1080 image with transparent background (alpha channel) and have the "channel select menu" overlay graphics (not sure if it is called that way.. I mean the green boxes you created) on the right side.

                        If w is the width in pixels of the "menu" then custom viewport width = 1920-w
                        Height should be calculated according to the desired screen ratio (or just kept @1080 but that would cause a distortion of the game area).
                        With the correct ratio for the custom viewport dimension, I'd suggest to position it in the middle vertically.

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                        • edmaul69E
                          edmaul69 @UDb23
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                          @UDb23 these are 1920x1080 with everything on the left side transparent. I have everything working for 1080. Is there a way to make the game display to the left without the custom viewport? Because i need it to be moved over to the left is why i have to use custom viewport. Otherwise i am going to have to have to leave a bunch of hashtagged custom viewports and people will have to choose their resolution manually. That or label it as 1080 only.

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                          • edmaul69E
                            edmaul69
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                            i updated the first post with a link to download the 1920x1080 only overlays. I hope people can enjoy them.

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                              • edmaul69E
                                edmaul69 @mediamogul
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                                @mediamogul unfortunately because i have to shift the game screen to the left, i probably will have to make an overlay config for every wide screen resolution there might be.

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                                • edmaul69E
                                  edmaul69 @meleu
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                                  @meleu i signed up to github, but i have no clue where to go to upload my overlays.

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                                  • mediamogulM
                                    mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
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                                    @edmaul69

                                    @mediamogul unfortunately because i have to shift the game screen to the left, i probably will have to make an overlay config for every wide screen resolution there might be.

                                    Ouch! I can see how that's less than ideal.

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                                    • UDb23U
                                      UDb23 @edmaul69
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                                      @edmaul69 said in Nintendo Playchoice-10 Overlays Interest Check:

                                      Is there a way to make the game display to the left without the custom viewport?

                                      Unfortunately I'm not aware of a way to define "relative" or parametric coordinates for the viewport. There's a scale option (multiplier for the original game resolution) but, afaik, that would center position the game area and still not parametric.

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                                      • edmaul69E
                                        edmaul69 @mediamogul
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                                        @mediamogul i have like 75 configs for nes. Plus 52 x3-5 for mame folders. Then having to edit that many per screen resolution. Lots of work. I somehow missed a couple nes configs with the email i sent you. Download on post 1 have them if you want them. Can you tell me what mame/arcade folders use mame. I know mame-libretro and mame4all. I dont know what the other folders are called as i had to create my own for mame2010

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                                        • UDb23U
                                          UDb23 @edmaul69
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                                          @edmaul69 There actually is a way to position the overlay with relative coordinates: check here.
                                          Still I could not find any relative positiong for the viewport... so it's still a no go.

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                                          • edmaul69E
                                            edmaul69 @UDb23
                                            last edited by

                                            @UDb23 yeah the overlay is already 1920x1080 so no need to position that. :) im just fearing the hundreds of configs i will have to edit if i decide to do other resolutions.

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