Overlay effect

[MrX_Cuci]

Probably the stupidest feature ever, but would it possible to create an overlay effect? Something like the Super Gameboy had:
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I never play full screen because of the torn effect on my LCD screen. It's just ment to fill the black bars. Would be sweet to have a 1084 monitor overlay.

[Bronko]

I would like that!
Would be great with doubled resolutions inside the Overlay like 2x(640x480) = 1280x960

[Toni Wilen]

Argh

I think D3D overlay code should be able to do this after some tweaking.

[Toni Wilen]

Simple huge D3D sprite should work fine but how do you want to position it:

- always scale to selected resolution?
- always center to selected resolution?
- both?

[BippyM]

How about options for all 3?

[Toni Wilen]

Wrong answer. I don't add options just because they can be added (and option 3 = configurable between 1 and 2 ).

No good enough explanation = I always choose easiest option if feature is something I don't care about. (this is one).

[BippyM]

I'd say both then

[MrX_Cuci]

I am not entirely sure what the differences are between the two options. So I am gonna skip the preferred method.

Would it be possible to incorporate the drive leds in such an overlay?

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by MrX_Cuci

I am not entirely sure what the differences are between the two options. So I am gonna skip the preferred method.

Scale = overlay always fills complete winuae window/screen. Overlay can become blurry. This is probably what users want (not including blurriness but that can't be fixed without having multiple image sizes)

Center = do not scale, center image only. Display larger than overlay image: black area in borders. Display smaller than overlay image: part of overlay gets clipped or overlay is completely hidden outside of display area.

Currently scale-method is used, gfx_filter_overlay=<path to file>, checks if <path to file>_<width>x<height>.<extension> exists, fallbacks to original file if not.

Note that you should not attempt to ask about Amiga display centering or borders and compare to systems that don't allow freely adjustable display positions

Would it be possible to incorporate the drive leds in such an overlay?

Yes but this requires some planning.. (and I am not really interested unless there is some good configuration ideas in other emulators)

[Toni Wilen]

Quick test version attached because it was easy and this feature is too stupid
(Direct3D mode required, buy a new PC if it does not work)

Configuration file only: gfx_filter_overlay=<path to file> (checks also plugins/overlay/<file>)

[SailorSat]

Finally I can add my commodore 1084 as "border"...

[Toni Wilen]

More features because this can't break anything else

gfx_filter_overlay=<path to file>:x,y,width,height

x and y: position of overlay relative to top/left corner. -1 = center, value% = relative to window size.

width and height: width of overlay image. -1 = scale to window size, 0 = use original size, > 0 = scale to this size. value% = scale to window size + %adjustment.

Very unintuitive and flexible option as usual

[now included in beta release, attachment deleted]

[cosmicfrog]

nice new feature

so whos going be the first to get a pack of pictures/Monitors/Tv`s then ??

[MrX_Cuci]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Yes but this requires some planning.. (and I am not really interested unless there is some good configuration ideas in other emulators)

As far as I am aware there is none. Would be a world first!

I hopefully have time to check this feaure out comming week.

[SailorSat]

MAME's artwork system works like that, though it does much more and also is more complicated.

[Toni Wilen]

Did it work?