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Another MAME question -- about pictures going off the screen
etumor:
Why use 640x480 and not something higher? Generally speaking because low-res raster games will look better at the lowest resolution possible (and yes, resolutions below 640x480 are possible). But there are many instances where you wouldn't want to run 640x480:
1. Vector games look better at higher resolutions.
2. Many "effects" don't work well at 640x480, and work better as the resolution gets higher. Example: -effect sharp generally does nothing at 640x480, but kicks in at 800x600. Many of the scanline effects have varying degrees of effectiveness depending on what res you use.
3. If you are using artwork (like bezels), it is sometimes possible to get the artwork to look better (sharper) by increasing the resolution.
4. There are a few high res vertical games -- if you display these on a horizontal monitor, you'll probably want the res to be higher than 640x480.
There are other reasons, but this is what I can think of off the top of my head.
Your monitor only has a handful of resolutions it is capable of anyway. If I were you, I'd put up with adjusting them individually as you run each game for the first time. Keep in mind that your monitor remembers the setting, so once you've setup one resolution, you'll never have to adjust that resolution again. For example, once you've adjusted the screen for "Metal Slug," it will be adjusted for every Neo-Geo game you ever run (since they all use the same resolution). If you adjust it for Pac-Man, it will be set correctly for Ms. Pac-Man and a hundred other games. You won't have to do more than a dozen games before you're done.
-Jeff "etumor"
goofy:
OK, I should have asked this before, but how do you tune/adjust the monitor to each resolution from inside the game? I have an "Auto Tune" function in my monitors menu, but that didn't work. I also have H & V position options but NOT H & V size options. So, all I can do is shift which portion of the picture is off the screen.
I'm still debating the fixed resolution or the adjust everything once option. But, either way, I'd like to know how to do this (for the sake of knowledge).
Thanks.
By the way, just as you suggested, the fixed resolution did fix the screen cutoff.
monsterbaldy:
Using Mame32 change the zoom from 2 to 1? Or is it not cutting that much?
goofy:
No it's definitely not cutting off half of the picture. Maybe an inch on the right.