Draco1962

Anytime, Matt! I you are doing well for a "n00b" and play it forward once you get your feet under you!

To be honest, Emumovies is the first place I can think of to check for game system artwork. From there, Google is going to be your best friend. I have found some great packs of stuff for various systems at the Hyperspin site among others.

@ Tom - I tried the foreground topmost setting and, so far as the text where there are transparencies, this is awesome! The selector bars appear below the frames which eliminates the overlap that sometimes occurs. The only caveat is that in the current theme I am working on, the text is not showing for the scroller, select1 & 2, or toolbar. I know it will show if I "cut through" the foreground images and apply transparency but this will not be optimal for some themes. Will there possibly be future enhancements that will allow for more layering controls for different image and text elements so that we can have some text appear above the foreground, some behind, etc?

Are you using Project64? I believe that it has a plugin for the game pads on the same site. Also, you may want to check out the Logitech site and download the Logitech Profiler.

+1 on the curiosity, gonna love the foreground tweak! Will make the themes look even more polished (May even go back and republish some of the more recent submissions as this enhancement will deliver better on the effects I was going for). Thanks, Tom!

That is good to know, then. Shame that the site is gone and that there is little to find on the emulator.

Actually you may have something with using the "Run in 640x480 screen resolution" but I think that also needs to be used in conjunction with "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings." to work more effectively. @Hansolo77 - can you try this with the Bliss.exe file and run at fullscreen? RIght click on bliss.exe, Left click on Properties, click on Compatibility tab and click the check blocks for "Run in 640x480 screen resolution" and "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" and apply, then OK.

Just a quick share for those of you that are designing your own themes and might need a quick reference as to scalability within aspect ratios. I have found this to be quite handy. Generally speaking, when you scale images within the same "family" there is little to no distortion (although sizing up from a smaller image res will degrade the quality and sharpness of the image, pixelization, etc.) Also, a hex table of color codes for those GIMP and PS Pros that I have found to be very useful.

Before throwing Bliss out with the bath water, would it be possible to create a script or batch file that would invoke a program to change screen res, then load Bliss? Would also require an exit script or batch file to run at exit from Bliss to restore screen res before going back to GameEx.

Thanks all! As anyone can tell you that has been in my situation, it is very frustrating, fatiguing, not to mention a blow to the ego to lose a job unexpectedly and be without for any duration. Unemployment pays beans, bills pile up, and while you'd take anything to survive, you also don't want to necessarily take anything that will keep you exhausted and unavailable for a good position elsewhere. The one thing the keeps my hope up are my family and friends. As long as I have the hope and maintain my faith, I know I will find something worthwhile!

I think those with the HTPC rigs that like the HSL enhancements for MAME will also like this as it has a scan line layer in the image fields so this will ensure a similar effect in the demo vids without having to edit them for the effect (same goes for the static snaps), and will look especially good with the H264 480p MP4's available on EmuMovies for those with paid memberships. The 240p MP4's look nice as well, but the more pixels you can throw at a larger display the crisper the image.

Shooting from the hip here, but is it possible that it is an issue with the BIOS file(s)?

Congrats, my friend!

Well, it appears that the interview is on hold until next week as the recruiter just received word that they were in meetings this morning up until a few minutes ago. Game Face Mode [OFF] until next week.

@Adultery - You just continue to fascinate! Good work! @bkenobi - If I can visualize and toss together a theme, then it is within your reach! I learned GIMP as I went along. Of course, I tend to be OCD about things I love to do and grab hold with bulldog tenacity.

Another question for you is regarding your GameEx version. It has only been within the last month+ that MP4 support was added to GameEx, so if you haven't upgraded your version since, then you may wish to do so at this time.

All - wish me luck today! After a 3 month employment drought, I am interviewing for a two month contract. The pay is good and it is with an organization that I've been interested in working with quite a while - The Wounded Warriors Project. While I would probably pass on short term projects, I couldn't pass up the chance to work with those that are dedicated to helping our injured soldiers return home and return to productive lives. Regardless of the outcome, please consider them when donating.

Matt - From your other post, it appears you have made your purchase! Congrats and welcome to the GameEx forums!

Not sure a re-map is in order just yet as this may be a driver issue. @Matt - When you speak of buttons, are you referring to a control panel on a cab, keyboard, or a game pad? Have you rebooted your system since registering? A little detail about your system may be in order to help us and you to troubleshoot the issue. Please click on the "How to ask for help" link in my signature for details of what we may need.

Nothing appears out of the ordinary for your setup or in the log file that I can see. Since you just updated to 11.92 would you mind rebooting your system and report back whether or not the issue continues?

That is awesome, Tom... and I was going to ask about the latest "unstable" Mame release changes! Thanks!

Not sure what is happening - please upload a copy of your gameex.ini and log.txt files. Would also like to know if you have made any recent updates to your system, software additions, etc.

The cost for Lifetime Updates is really a great deal for a front-end software and support forum that is second to none!

That would be awesome!

My guess is that it would have to be setup under the HTML applications via the Setup Wizard.