Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Software Support => GroovyMAME => Topic started by: pacboy on August 01, 2018, 09:50:33 pm
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Maybe a stupid question, but why do all of the monitor presets have 0 and 0 for InterlacedLinesMin and InterlacedLinesMax the 31.5 kHz crt ranges? I'm using the arcade_15_25_31 preset, so the highest resolution video mode that it creates is 2560x768x60i (a 25.0 kHz mode).
I'm thinking that vector games would look best using a 31.5 kHz interlaced mode since they look better with higher resolutions on raster crt monitors. If I want to make a custom preset to create these high-resolution interlaced modes what numbers should I enter for the min and max? I'm using a Billabs BL25C90T.
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I agree, but I made those 0 because otherwise very high interlaced resolutions were created and most people don't like that. Just use the double of the progressive values for the interlaced fields, it'll work.
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OK, did that and VMM makes the hi-res modes 2560x800_60i and 2560_960_60i. When I try to test them in Arcade OSD nothing happens when hitting 5/player 1 coin.
When I run vectors from GM switchres changes the desktop to the hi res, then GM crashes. I get the impression that this monitor doesn't like anything over 2560x768_60i (25.0 MHz), which works fine. I'll post a GM log when I get a chance. Thanks for the advice!
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Playing with Arcade OSD again it looks like my hi-res modes do in fact work and are stable. I needed to "set as desktop mode" to enable the mode to check that it works.
I created and checked a vector GM log against a raster game log that works, and they are both successful.
When I run GM from the command line to create the log, I get this error:
"Unable to create the Direct3D device (8876086C)
Unable to initialize Direct3D 9
Fatal error: Unable to complete window creation"
Any ideas what's causing that error?
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Sorted that out by adjusting settings. So the vector games look similar in 480p, 768i and 960i. The horizontal vector lines are really thick. I played with all of the adjustments and nothing seems to have any effect on the height of the horizontal lines (the width of the vertical lines with a vertically mounted monitor). Is that adjustable?