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Title: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: Draugr on November 24, 2014, 09:39:19 pm
Hi folks. :)

Quick question...

If a game didn't have bezel art on the real machine, is it possible to take a piece of custom bezel art, rename it to the name of the rom/game and have it work when the game is launched in MAME?

I have bezel art for Track and Field that I'd like to make work, but it doesn't show up at all. I also have a custom piece for Zaxxon which also didn't have bezel art on the original cabinet supposedly, yet with Zaxxon, I was able to make the custom bezel work and fit by modifying the layout file. As for TnF, I did all the same things, but it still doesn't show. I even checked under  the video setting within MAME when the game was running.

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
John
Title: Re: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: Slippyblade on November 24, 2014, 09:41:00 pm
Make sure that the artwork has the exact same name as the ROM you are using.
Title: Re: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: Draugr on November 24, 2014, 11:30:00 pm
Yes it does.
Title: Re: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: PL1 on November 25, 2014, 01:52:45 am
Look into .LAY files.

I'd point you to Mr. Do's site here (http://mrdo.mameworld.info), but it is down right now. (maybe check the internet wayback machine)

There are several related threads like this one (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,133204.msg1372718.html#msg1372718).


Scott
Title: Re: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: nitrogen_widget on November 25, 2014, 09:58:38 am
Here are some examples that might help you.

http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?9558-MAME4droid-DIY-artwork (http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?9558-MAME4droid-DIY-artwork)

it's for mame on OUYA for a 1080p widescreen but it might help you understand how custom bezels are made.
Title: Re: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: lamprey on November 25, 2014, 01:20:46 pm
Draugr,

Here is the wiki for the basics of LAY files:
http://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/LAY_File_Basics_-_Part_I (http://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/LAY_File_Basics_-_Part_I)

Also, if you are interested, there are several threads for "alternate" artwork on the MameWorld Artwork forum:
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=artwork (http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=artwork)

A couple of specific alternate artwork threads:
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=318460 (http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=318460)
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=331993 (http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=331993)


Cheers!
Title: Re: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: empardopo on November 26, 2014, 02:03:20 am
Perhaps, this link (http://arcadespain.info/Foro/index.php?topic=3089.0) could to be useful for you. In another this (http://arcadespain.info/Foro/index.php?topic=3155.0), there are some artworks.
Greetings.
Title: Re: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: lamprey on November 26, 2014, 12:49:38 pm
Quote from: empardopo on November 26, 2014, 02:03:20 am
Perhaps, this link (http://arcadespain.info/Foro/index.php?topic=3089.0) could to be useful for you. In another this (http://arcadespain.info/Foro/index.php?topic=3155.0), there are some artworks.
Greetings.
Empardopo, My Spanish is rusty at best. :) But, it looks like those guys at the arcadespain are using the default post.fx files that come with Mame. If so, they might be interested in the updates that Jezze did a while back. Besides corner rounding and some other features, the main reason to use Jezzes's shader/post.fx file is that it handles the shadow_mask_X/Y_count so you don't need to set it on a per game / per resolution basis.

The site is in German, so you may need to translate it:
http://www.aep-emu.de/PNphpBB2-file-viewtopic-t-18991.html (http://www.aep-emu.de/PNphpBB2-file-viewtopic-t-18991.html)

I also found a link that has everything all zipped up if it helps:
http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/95165141/file.html (http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/95165141/file.html)

Cheers!
Title: Re: [HELP] MAME custom bezel for a game that doesn't have an official one?
Post by: empardopo on December 01, 2014, 01:52:21 am
I'll take a look.
Thanks for your information.
Greetings.