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Trigger Happy:
We seem to be going round-robin, but the biggest reason I went with the Trident T64 is so I wouldn't have to use AdvanceMAME.
Using AdvanceMAME kinda defeats the whole purpose of using the T64, because I thought I would be able to get full screen games through Windows. If I wanted to use AdvanceMAME, I surely wouldn't be using these Trident cards, as there are a number of other cards available.
I still haven't seen anyone come out and say that the T64 DOES support hardware stretch, and I certainly can't make it work, so I guess the answer must be "NO, it won't work". Please somebody tell me I'm wrong and the T64 fully supports hardware stretch, and what I would have to do to accomplish it.... That would make me a very happy gamer!
D:
Andy - are most games playable for you? Mr. Do looks great. Better picture than the PCB, but I can not get resolutions to work for Ms. PacMan, Galaga, Street Fighter 2.
What are your settings for these games? Are you running anything besides just the blade.exe? SciTech, Monarc? etc?
I must be missing something here.
Andy Geez:
I can get the picture to stretch on MAMEW, however it does keep the aspect ratio, so for example there black bars left and right for some games.
If you want perfect MAME emulation, why are you using Windows?!
Windows has the following modes (Unless you use Geforce cards which you can do you own displays), although note Geforce can't do 15.75khz modes as the Dotclock is not stable for that low Khz.
320x200
320x240
400x300
512x384
640x400
640x480
720x480
756x480
800x600
Yes, all video cards have them modes, and yes there freq will be capped to 60hz for normal monitors. Why on earth would you expect a game 384x224 for example to fit in 640x480?! Its not going to happen without noticable picture degradition, maybe I am a perfectionist, but I think the whole point of MAME and building MAME cabs is to keep the games as close to original as possible..
I use the T64 for Windows todo the following:
Play Modeller and other Windows only emulators, to play DVDs and Movies and sometime surf the net (1024x768 Interlaced Med Res monitor mode), not to use MAME when it is already enhanced and availabe for DOS.
D, I have no problems running any game, you have to not use the Generate function of AdvMAME though, I use the clock setting and create the modes using the Advv.exe utility.
If you need help, e-mail me privately for assistance..
Andy Geez
Off course it is also possible to create your own perfect VESA modes using MONARC+ for regular MAME :)
my old MonARC+ page http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.lewis5/arcade/monarc.htm
Dos Blade/Win Blade drivers
http://www.ultimarc.com/Blade.html
Trigger Happy:
Thanks for the reply, Andy.
The reason I'm asking about hardware stretch isn't just for MAME, but I'm also trying to use other emulators that take advantage of hardware stretching, too. I do know that stretching has adverse effects on certain resolutions, as you have indicated, and I'm not attempting to stretch all games.
Is it possible that you know more than you are letting on? You wouldn't happen to know that that the T64 doesn't support hardware stretching, and this is why you are trying to get people to use AdvanceMAME or other MAME variants? Or possibly you fear that such a disclosure will affect Ultimarc's sales of the T64? If you do know this, please let me know so I can stop beating my head against the wall. Perhaps I'm just being paranoid.... too many hours trying figure this out, my eyes are bleeding and my brain is going numb....
Thanks again.
Andy Geez:
To be honest, I've only used MAMEW and Modeller for quick testing for the Windows Blade driver, I've not tested it with anything else, apart from the basic (Windows Overlays, Direct3D) I'll see if I can find out if it can or can't do Hardware assist stretching (as you know every card can do software stretching).
Thanks
Andy
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