Hi John!
Just wanted to give a tip on a really god site with alot of Arcade flyers in hq. Maybe these can be of help to you when you need artwork.
Those overlays are beyond awesome! Much thanks for them!!
One question please: I tried to recreate the setup from this thread based on the posed config files but for example I did not get that CRT curvature effect. For me it looks like this:
I converted the cg-shader to clsl-shaders and this is how it looks in Retroarch (6 shaders set up): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24641738/shaders1.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24641738/shaders2.jpg
Does anyone have an idea what the reason could be why I have no curvature effect? Or any idea why shader is responsible to create that effect? Thanks!
EDIT: Oh I am on a Intel NUC i5 on Lubuntu 16.04 x64 using RetroPie.
The part I like most about these overlays is the screen glare effect, can anyone link me to a tutorial on how to make that effect in either gimp or photoshop? Or maybe just the source used for that layer?
John, do you have a gmail or google account? They have a great reliable file storage (Google Drive) its 15 gigs for free as long as you keep your gmail account.
I have files that have been sitting on there for years and they wonāt expire unless I delete them.
After uploading the files, Just make sure you set up the right permissions for the files to be public and your good to go.
Most people that have a gmail account donāt realize that they get 15 gigs of hassle free online storage where files donāt expire.
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How to make the config files work on Windows setup? In Notepad it shows only setup for Retropie.
EDIT: This is what I needed. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rqn0bqswrarlmfl/Retroarch.7z?dl=0
Your job is impressive! I also work on my own overlays, now working in 4k ones. I like your bezels, but on my overlays I try to use as much screen as possible for the game
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I have also appart from lots of arcade overlays a couple that I love, One for playing 16 bits -32 bit consoles
and another for older ones
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They are allready finishedā¦ but did not think on release them of people like i will do. Ive been allways scared about people attributing my work. Also dont want to ruin them with watermakrs. I think ill release them truating people. (Ive suffered something publishing photographs and finding them on other aites saying were made by them) 
Well thatās sad to hear. Still thatās what open-source is all about. Sharing ones passion with others.
There will always be people ripping of others when it comes to Open-source sadly.
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Hi there! Iām new here, and i wanted to ask for some help how to activate the Overlays above in Launchbox/retroarch/ Somehow it dont work for me, i can select them (example 1943 png) in retroarch and the shader, but it is not visible in the game, hmm i miss something somewhere ;p
Have you checked the opacity of the overlay is not set to 0%?
Hi Arnandorev, yes its not 0%, i think i have to copy some game specific cfg to the rom folder too?
Hello again me, it works now, sorry for the inconvenience!
Hi John, dear all, thanks for this tremendous achievement - just to let you know that I started working on MAME-only Artwork based on your bezels. They work out nicely - see also https://mameonmacs.blogspot.co.at/2017/02/porting-retropie-artwork-to-official.html
Update 15 February 2017: I now updated the Layout File in a way that you can switch between a Clear Screen (without scratches and reflections) and a Scatch Screen (with all the scratches and reflections). No Artwork duplication! Download Link updated. This is exiting!
DOWNLOAD LINK - any feedback on usage in MAME would be much appreciated!
PS: The combination of your Artwork with the Attract Mode frontend is simply spectacular 
Clear Screen:
Scratch Screen (posted in the reply - I am limited as a new user )
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Apologies for late replies, lost password, didnāt read the text at the top asking to make a new password until now.
I have converted all my overlays to the MAME lay format, much easier and nicer to use than the often awkward Retroarch way. I even have multiple machines, sit-down and standing, in the same zip file along with animated gear sticks where available - Outrun, Turbo Outrun, Outrunners, etcā¦
Some pics taken on my 55" LED TV, these are meant for a large TV, not a small monitor.
The overlays are a new design. I have tried something different for a change. Instead of the usual āPristineā looking machines I have tried to add character and aged-wear and tear to them, making them look more like 30+ year-old machines with cigarette burns, smears, finger prints, dirt and dust. I havenāt added scratches and other stuff over that actual play area this time, so the games are easier to see, with less distractions.
The artwork has had some effects done to them to make them look more like worn cardboard overlays, rather than paper-thing pristine artwork. Along with a texture to give them a cardboard look.
Will put up a video soon.
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Hi John the Photos looking really great! I also use a LED 55" TV for this. (but still prefer to play on my original monster CRTās Mitsubishi XC3725C 37" i have 3 of them! XD ) Iām new to Retroarch and just discovered displays and shaders, i started to use your work, but what does it mean now, the .lay format in combination with retroarchās shader? Its a different setup?
Nedo
Again amazing, congratulations! I am a bit sad that there are no screen scratches this time but anyways am very much looking forward! I will continue working on your scratch screen versions because they add so much character and reminds me of my own past 
- still with the option to switch them away, which is just so easy to achieve in a MAME layout work. I will see whether I can make a note at Mr. Doās Artworks, the official MAME repository, because your artwork is just that brilliant!
The scratches can be done separately to the main artwork in MAME, like this.
āelement name=āscreen_maskā image file=āhorz_screen_mask.pngā / /elementā
The scratches would be a separate png called āhorz_screen_mask.pngā, or anything you like, and used like so.
<overlay element="screen_mask">
<bounds x="362" y="92" width="1200" height="900" />
</overlay>
You can then, using the coordinates, position the scratches where you like, and different for each machine. I may add a option for another machine in the main zip file.
Thanks for the comments.