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Title: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: eccs19 on December 28, 2005, 04:51:06 pm

I've got mame / mamewah installed on this one computer that I want to use in a bartop that I plan to build.  As you can see by the 2 pictures, that none of the games seem to run properly. (don't fit to screen)  Some are worse than others. I'm assuming it has to do with their native resolution.  Anyone have any suggestions as to how to get them on the screen completely? There is not enough adjustment on the monitor itself to get it to fit.  One last thing, it makes no difference if it's being run in Mamewah or directly in mame.

Title: Re: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: brophog on December 28, 2005, 04:53:25 pm

Turn hwstretch on in your mame.ini file.

Title: Re: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: eccs19 on December 28, 2005, 05:06:09 pm

Quote from: brophog on December 28, 2005, 04:53:25 pm

Turn hwstretch on in your mame.ini file.

It did say...

hwstretch                     1

changed it to...
hwstretch                      0

made no difference.   :(

Title: Re: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: brophog on December 28, 2005, 05:11:40 pm

Post your mame.ini file.

Title: Re: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: eccs19 on December 28, 2005, 05:38:59 pm

### mame.ini ###

### Frontend Related ###
clones                  1

### Windows path and directory options ###
rompath                 roms
samplepath              samples
# inipath               <NULL> (not set)
cfg_directory           cfg
nvram_directory         nvram
memcard_directory       memcard
input_directory         inp
hiscore_directory       hi
state_directory         sta
artwork_directory       artwork
snapshot_directory      snap
diff_directory          diff
ctrlr_directory         ctrlr
cheat_file              cheat.dat
history_file            history.dat
mameinfo_file           mameinfo.dat

### Windows video options ###
autoframeskip           1
frameskip               0
waitvsync               0
triplebuffer            0
window                  0
ddraw                   1
direct3d                0
hwstretch               0
cleanstretch            auto
resolution              auto
zoom                    2
refresh                 0
scanlines               0
switchres               1
switchbpp               1
maximize                1
keepaspect              1
matchrefresh            0
syncrefresh             0
throttle                1
full_screen_brightness   0.000000
frames_to_run           0
effect                  none
screen_aspect           4:3
sleep                   1
rdtsc                   0
high_priority           0

### Windows Direct3D 2D video options ###
d3dtexmanage            1
d3dfilter               1
d3dfeedback             0
d3dscan                 100
d3deffectrotate         1
d3dprescale             auto
d3deffect               none
# d3dcustom             <NULL> (not set)
# d3dexpert             <NULL> (not set)

### Windows sound options ###
audio_latency           1

### Input device options ###
mouse                   0
joystick                0
lightgun                0
dual_lightgun           0
offscreen_reload        0
steadykey               0
keyboard_leds           1
led_mode                ps/2
a2d_deadzone            0.300000
# ctrlr                 <NULL> (not set)

### Mame CORE video options ###
norotate                0
ror                     0
rol                     0
autoror                 0
autorol                 0
flipx                   0
flipy                   0
debug_resolution        auto
gamma                   1.000000
brightness              1.000000
pause_brightness        0.650000

### Mame CORE vector game options ###
antialias               1
translucency            1
beam                    1.000000
flicker                 0.000000
intensity               1.500000

### Mame CORE sound options ###
samplerate              44100
samples                 1
resamplefilter          1
sound                   1
volume                  0

### Mame CORE misc options ###
artwork                 1
use_backdrops           1
use_overlays            1
use_bezels              1
artwork_crop            0
artwork_resolution      0
cheat                   0
debug                   0
# playback              <NULL> (not set)
# record                <NULL> (not set)
log                     0
maxlogsize              10000
oslog                   0
skip_disclaimer         0
skip_gameinfo           0
crconly                 0
bios                    default
# state                 <NULL> (not set)

### Configuration options ###
readconfig              1
verbose                 0

Title: Re: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: arcade-mad on January 15, 2006, 12:46:03 pm

Hi make sure your colour quality on your desktop properties is set to either
medium (16 bit) or highest (32bit) if its set to 24 bit hardware stretch wont work or your grafix card might not support hardware stretch.
most agp cards support it but older pci cards most dont

hope this helps

Title: Re: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: loadman on January 15, 2006, 04:49:01 pm

My money is on the Graphics card being the problem.   ;D

Title: Re: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: SirPeale on January 15, 2006, 08:44:07 pm

Try these changes


### mame.ini ###

### Windows path and directory options ###
### Windows video options ###
autoframeskip           0
hwstretch               1
cleanstretch            auto
resolution              640x480
high_priority           1

### Mame CORE misc options ###
artwork                 0
skip_disclaimer         1
skip_gameinfo          1

Title: Re: Won't fit to screen.
Post by: eccs19 on January 18, 2006, 03:30:41 pm

I think that the graphics card is the issue, but I will try the above ideas.  Never thought to try changing the color depth.  Not sure what it's at not, but could be a very valid point.