My Realistic Arcade Bezels

[ImnoTapLumber]

@GemaH: not so easily. Mame artworks supports blend modes, which overlays doesn’t.

blend modes

                                                ____
    1. layer:   bezel (blend mode: normal)      \____\  ══╗
    ------------------------------------------  ____      ║
    2. layer:   backdrop (blend mode: screen)   \____\  ══╣
    ------------------------------------------  ____      ║
    3. layer:   overlay (blend mode: multiply)  \____\  ══╣
    ------------------------------------------  ____      ║
    4. layer:   game screen                     \____\  ══╝

Also it involves a bit of image manipulation. Mame artworks can have parts of the image that go over the monitor screen or are smaller, but overlays stretch the image to either completly fit your monitor screen (if overlay0_full_screen = true) or the hole game screen (if overlay0_full_screen = false)
To maintain the aspect ratio you have to resize the images (cropping or adding borders)

In the case of Orionangels artworks, i think they are all in 16:9 ar, so no clipping is needed, but if your monitor is 4:3 or 16:10, than you have to do some work…

For the overlay, mask, backdrop elements you have to tinkering a lot, to make them look like in the artworks.

[GemaH]

Ok, got it.

The issue is i can’t use these with the MAME core in retroarch because the crt shaders apply to the whole image, including the artwork.

[ImnoTapLumber]

You can use the bezel image as overlay and set a custom aspect ratio in the video options.
e.g. x,y,width,height.

The biggest problem is, that while the image can be made to fit the usual aspect ratios (16:9, 16:10, 4:3…)
the game override config for the custom aspect ratio must be calculated for every screen resolution:

1024x768
1360x768
1366x768
1280x720
1280x800
...etc

[Orionsangel]

Here is a realistic Arcade bezel for the game Chase H.Q. for use on Mame.

You can download it here - https://bit.ly/2neGJAC

[Orionsangel]

Here is a realistic Arcade bezel for the game Pengo for use on Mame.

You can download it here - https://bit.ly/2mIuMmz

[Orionsangel]

Here is a realistic Arcade bezel for the game Legendary Wings for use on Mame.

You can download it here - https://bit.ly/2ojmBNT

[Orionsangel]

Here is a realistic Arcade bezel for the game Dragon Breed for use on Mame.

You can download it here - https://bit.ly/32ZHDjz

[Orionsangel]

Donations are welcome - https://www.paypal.me/orionsangel

[estefan3112]

As a side note: MAME Classic with BGFX/CRT-GEOM shader applying a 0.5 vertical tilt. This is very inspiring, many thanks!

Of course only experimental. I am also wondering whether this triggers a performance hit.

[Orionsangel]

Oh nice. Can you hit me up with Mame classic with the BGFX/CRT-GEOM shader?

[email protected]

[estefan3112]

Definitely I will, a pleasure. It is a workaround currently, but nice to try. Please bear with me, it will take me til mid next week to be back on my Mac.

[Orionsangel]

Okay, no problem. Thank you.

[goofers]

Could you add these to the Chase HQ overlays please mate

[goofers]

And these to Outrun

[Orionsangel]

Here is a realistic Arcade bezel for the game Two Crude for use on Mame.

You can download it here - https://bit.ly/2MnXbao

[Orionsangel]

Here is a realistic Arcade bezel for the game P.O.W. Prisoners of War for use on Mame.

You can download it here - https://bit.ly/2p7ZAxE

[Kondorito]

That is some sexy artwork right there. Great job Orion!

[Orionsangel]

Here is a realistic Arcade bezel for the game Neck-N-Neck for use on Mame.

You can download it here - https://bit.ly/2MzYbZ1

[Soxbrother]

Thanks again for these wonderful Bezels.

Can anyone tell me which settings they use for use of these Bezels in Retroarch for Android ? Especially how to get the curved screen ?

I’ve added one bezel to my Android Retroarch for testing. First I had selected the “integer scaler” option in the video settings, which puts the game inside the bezel, but then the game is too small. So when you turn that off, you have to manually resize the video screen, but it takes forever to set a custom screen size.

I don’t know Retroarch enough, but I hope there’s maybe a magic setting that fills the bezel with the game video to the maximum. So almost like the integer scaler, but a bit bigger. So maybe when integer scaler is enabled, you can adjust the integer scaler to be bigger ?

Can anyone help me ? Thanks in advance.

[Soxbrother]

Hello Orionsangel.

Can I request Gals Panic ?

Here’s a picture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/10707024@N04/48815810282/

Thanks in advance.