Using MAME Overlays/Bezels and shaders with RetroArch in RetroPie

GreenHawk84

@Floob, if I sent you an overlay file that I made, would you try it out for me and see if I made it correctly? Would you share with me the parameters of the screen position, so when I make more of them, I will just follow the "formula" to make them all the same?

Floob

@GreenHawk84 Which system is the overlay for?

You can test this by editing your system specific retroarch.cfg, a bit like this

input_overlay = /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/arcade-bezel-overlays/astdelux.cfg
input_overlay_enable = true
input_overlay_opacity = 0.700000
input_overlay_scale = 1.000000

custom_viewport_width = "1000"
custom_viewport_height = "720"
custom_viewport_x = "460"
custom_viewport_y = "55"

aspect_ratio_index = "22"

video_scale_integer = false

An example of the .cfg referenced above is

overlays = 1
overlay0_overlay = astdelux.png
overlay0_full_screen = true
overlay0_descs = 0

Higgy

I have the bar top all built and the 1440x900 bezels and initial configs done. I even went through and did your 'Not Done' ones which had bezel .png's (although thinking about it the other ones may use some of the generic bezels?).

I just need to sit through and load each one to check it looks right.

I tried registering on the Libroarch(?) forums to say I was working on 1440x900 files (modifying from other peoples hard work) but reg email is not coming through to my Hotmail address?
It looks like people there would benefit from thoses files, or the knowledge that they are being created.

I will try and grab some pics over the weekend to post. The really sharp bezel images contrast nicely with the low rez and scanlines of the games to give an effect that the bezels are actual stickers and not images on the LCD. Only the arcade background left/right of the bezel give the game away ;)

Zigurana

@Higgy, @Floob : I am going through the same process, but for my 1024x768 display. I've resized and cropped all the images, and re-crunched the numbers that go into the /RetroPie/roms/arcade/ folder.
I cant get it to display the overlays though.
I think the .cfg files mentioned above seem to parse ok, as the shader is being applied.
The .cfg files in /opt/retropie/emulator/retroarch/overlays/ are basically just pointers to the .png files, right? I havnt touched those. Those images are all in place. What am I missing?

Floob

@Zigurana So you have the rom specific .cfg in the rom directory, using an lr-mame variant, have the rom specific cfg referring to an overlay .cfg, and in that overlay .cfg it specifies the .png (I put in the same dir, so no path needed)?
And all your paths in the above are correct?

stargamesrc

poderia me ajudar com o mesmo problema de modo que com o emulador de PSP
/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args 0 SYS psp "[romfilename]"
não funciona .. em attract mod

herb_fargus

@stargamesrc this is an English language forum.

stargamesrc

I'm sorry me,
and I'm looking for a solution of my problem Attract mod psp
args 0 SYS psp "[romfilename]
and not found in the forum, the way and give it !!
I will not disturb you anymore ..

Lyle_JP

I'm guessing most retropie users use vanilla Emulation Station. If it helps, Attract Mode does have its own forums:
http://forum.attractmode.org/

stargamesrc

@Lyle_JP thank you

Zigurana

@Floob said in Using MAME Overlays/Bezels and shaders with RetroArch in RetroPie:

@Zigurana So you have the rom specific .cfg in the rom directory, using an lr-mame variant, have the rom specific cfg referring to an overlay .cfg, and in that overlay .cfg it specifies the .png (I put in the same dir, so no path needed)?
And all your paths in the above are correct?

Yes all was correctly place.

<cough> except for a case of - vs _</ coughcough>

Works like a charm now!

stargamesrc

@Zigurana

I needed args 0 SYS PSP or PSP eScript
it does not start the png this all ok
the problem and the inicilização error in the run command
my config so this

Generated by-Attract Mode v2.0.0

executable
/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-ppsspp/ppsspp_libretro.so

args 0 _SYS_ lr-ppsspp "[romfilename]"
rompath / home / pi / RetroPie / roms / psp
.iso romext; .cso, .zip, .bin; .cbn; .img
system Sony PSP
info_source thegamesdb.net
import_extras /home/pi/.attract/psp-config
artwork flyer / home / pi / RetroPie / roms / psp
artwork marquee / home / pi / RetroPie / roms / psp
artwork snap / home / pi / RetroPie / roms / psp
artwork wheel / home / pi / RetroPie / roms / psp

Higgy

@Zigurana it is great that you are also creating files/config for another resolution.
That is a very common PC monitor resolution.

stargamesrc

@Floob
you have psp.cfg from Attract Mode in http://pastebin.com?

be able to pass I will be very grateful

Floob

@stargamesrc
I imagine it would look like this
http://pastebin.com/XbsDvYip

stargamesrc

@Floob
thank you and the teacher, solved my problem worked

Higgy

Just an update on the 1440x900 conversion.

I am running through each ROM to check that the screen looks good and there are no issues. Some had no scaling in their .cfg's, so did not fit the 'screen area'.

I am on the letter 'G'. Getting there slowly ;)

Anyone have a Flying Shark bezel? It was one of my fav ZX Spectrum games. I never played the (MAME) arcade game till a few years ago. I have currently dropped in one of the Standard Vertical bezels.

Zigurana

I finished my set of 1024x768 bezels and cfg's a while back. Just as batch crop followed by a resize action. Wrote a little script to recalculate the viewport size & position.

I haven't tested them all, but I am willing to share them anyways, if there is an interest.

Floob

@Higgy This ok?
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=21688361564337193935

You guys may also find this relevant:
http://smartretro.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8313&start=10#p9074

Higgy

@Floob - thanks for creating the download, but it seems to be a <10k file that Windows reports as a virus! Android downloads it, but like I said it is less than 10k and the file is broken/not a ZIP.

The bash file for conversion looks good. I am nursing a cold so I can't get my head around it at the moment. :(