Duimon - HSM Mega Bezel Graphics and Presets - Feedback and Updates

Duimon · 29 November 2020 02:52

I just realized that I never talked about the reason I didn’t do a 3DS.

The way it is now, HSMs shader doesn’t work with dual screens that are different aspect ratios, like the 3DS. I think that eventually it will work with side-by-side screens, (Since that would only require moving the center bezel a bit.) but I’m not sure how it would handle Top-bottom setups, since it would require different bezel widths for each screen.

So for now it is one system that won’t be on my list.

If you’d like to use an overlay for now I have a passable one in my “Misc-Overlays-Borders-Bezels” repo in the “overlays” folder.

soqueroeu · 29 November 2020 03:45

Undestood man!

Thanks anyway!

Digitech · 2 December 2020 21:09

Duimon i love your work man, im a graphid designer from Mexico, and i hope i have enough time to mae some awesome bezels like yours, besides you are more talented than i am, i just ate all the entire post lol, i have done these bezels but im pretty sure you can come out with something that makes them better

Digitech · 2 December 2020 21:24

My main idea is to have a gamer friendly background in those images, with the game console sitting at the side and random games at the other, a consumer crt (or handheld) that represents that age of time when that game console was at his peak, and of course the wonderful HSM reflection shader, i know i didn’t achieved all i wanted to reflect but here’s my question, do you think its a good and prectical idea?

Duimon · 2 December 2020 23:29

Welcome! Nice to have you here.

Thank you, very much. This is not, nor will it ever be, a contest.

I like each and every one of them. I particularly like the little elements from the console showing up on the frames.

One of the strengths of my work is that it is vector, it can also be a weakness. I can never put posters or decorations or detailed nick-nacks etc. because they are impossible in vector.

Please, continue your work and find a way to distribute them, the community can always use more graphics.

If I may make a suggestion, play around with the shader a bit, get used to the method of adding graphics. If you are brave, and have the time, try the newest build. (If @HyperspaceMadness has updated his GitHub) There are a lot of new features that give us artist many new tools.

And feel free to keep posting stuff here. We love that kind of thing!

HyperspaceMadness · 3 December 2020 01:04

Just updated it.

But if you do want to use the alpha version you need to get the last nightly build, not sure how to set this up myself yet, as I just have just been building locally. It has some new preset handling that is necessary to load the presets.

Duimon · 4 December 2020 03:11

Hey everyone!

Amstrad CPC 464! (As promised.)

I took the usual liberties from reality for balance. I like it a lot!

Tromzy · 4 December 2020 21:36

Quick question @Duimon : all your presets are based on HSM_Bezel_Guest-Dr-venom, right ?

Duimon · 4 December 2020 23:18

Correct. When the new version of Retroarch is released, all my presets will be simple presets, and only the reference line will have to be changed to change the base reference shader. Any settings that aren’t shared with the new base will just be ignored. (Like cropping in Royale.)

Since I’m only using a couple simple parameter changes it will be dirt simple to do presets for all the base shaders. So at that time I will release multiple sets.

The handhelds will, of course, always use the LCD preset as they do now.

Some few shaders will use the new features for optional scaling, we will have to wait and see how they translate. (It’ll be fun!)

I’m not 100% sure if all the base presets will share all the new features, or just DrVenom. It is considered to be the primary base. (Maybe @HyperspaceMadness can verify the plan.)

HyperspaceMadness · 4 December 2020 23:23

Yup all the full presets with the various crt shaders will have all the new features.

As @duimon says with the new “Simple Presets” you will be able to take any of the presets and edit the preset file swap out the path to the #reference preset to a path to one of the other base presets to use a different crt shader.

Duimon · 5 December 2020 01:08

The Samsung TV, (TV4) and both CPC versions are in the repo, including hybrids, overlays, and presets!

I made a small OCD pass on the CPC464 but most of the changes are hidden by the bezel at default size. (The very definition of OCD, to make changes that may never even be seen )

Digitech · 7 December 2020 07:26

Duimon i was watching all your awesome work in this two images you made, what do you think if in the vertical 4K overlay you add the same tilt you have on the arcade one, im imaging it and i think it would look awesome, what do you think?

Duimon · 7 December 2020 13:00

I personally think it’s a great idea. If you read my whole thread, (It’s a lot, I know.) you will see that I tried that while I was developing my 4K Vertical style. It did not go well.

I think tilt is a rather subjective option. Whenever I have tried it in a graphic, it gets very mixed reviews.

Leatherface · 7 December 2020 20:19

Thanks for the CPC !

Digitech · 7 December 2020 21:36

Hi Duimon, i dont know if you are taking requests but i’ll try, im planning to do all my console collections with the HSM reflection shader and the awesome graphics you have done. Seeing almost your entire thread i found one image that you made that striked me the most, i just added the night bezel of one of the super nes overlays you made, do you think you can make a new one similar to the image? Thanks a lot for your time and effort.

Duimon · 7 December 2020 23:20

You’ve already done the work.

If you look in my “RA-Overlay-Source” repo, there is a “retroarch_template.psd” in it are two layers “Colored Bezel” and “Dark Bezel”. the colored bezel has two color adjustment layers that can be changed to any two matching colors. Just save a PNG of any color you want. (Within reason. Colors with a brightness of more than 50% don’t work very well.) The rest is done by editing the slangp and adjusting the parameters, as you have done.

If you want the exact color of any given RA overlay I have done, the source for each is in the same folder. You can just hide the background layers and save a PNG.

(Doing this you will also get the frame drop shadow and the bezel inner shadow.)

That’s why I include the source.

BTW. I think it’s a great idea. I did something similar once just for fun, also using a raindrop on glass Top Layer Image.

Digitech · 7 December 2020 23:27

Is it possible that you release a console set with that concept? I’m asking that because my time is very limited atm . Fingers crossed .

Duimon · 7 December 2020 23:35

It’s possible. I think a glass set of presets would be cool. I would probably wait at least until the new version of the shader is out so I wouldn’t have to do it twice.

Also, @HyperspaceMadness may have a couple glass surprises coming in the next few months so…

(No promises, just some fun talk behind the scenes.)

BTW. Getting the glass stuff and the reflection on the bezel at the same time is impossible. The glass is the reflection. Essentially, the bezel is as wide as the screen.

Duimon · 7 December 2020 23:57

Hey everyone!!!

Sneak peak at the DMG Gameboy shader with the graphic.

Looks awesome!

(Also using the updated version of the graphic. )

lilbud · 8 December 2020 00:30

How about instead of a reflection, you change it to a shadow under the bezel above the screen?

I don’t think the GB had a reflective bezel