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potts43 Rookie

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The original art is quite small in dimensions and placed correctly by the ini files x and y. Can you please check that you have them named correctly

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SpecialA1.png or swf

SpecialB1.png or swf

Then try to change your x and y until you can see it. Do you big and little numbers until you see them.

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thatman84 Explorer

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Ok potts43

I will try everything to make sure it's not me and let you know.

Out of interest what's the structure of the A1,B1 etc in Hyperspin. I have tried to search but can't find the details.

I'll have another look to try and fully understand it.

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Sorry I mean what order and how many.

So depending on delay and active time, how does Hyperspin order/layer them

what I think I know but not sure

You can have

A1-4 (main menu and system)

B1-4 (main menu and system)

C1?? Main menu only (Activated on genre button (not sure how this works)

Not sure if they are all on the same artwork layer in Hyperspin

Not sure how they are ordered to display or if they can all be displayed at the same time

O and i assume 1-4 can only display in the same screen position

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Hi potts, i cant seem to get the new art working either. I went back to post 80 and downloaded the zip file u put up again and again i got the xbox buttons showing and have them in the correct place. Its just the frame that it has trouble with. I made another vid clip to show u..I went to another system also to show the default special art.

 

It looks great but would look better in shield controls :) thanks again for all the help

 

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The art from post 80 was created the same way the last one was . However it was resized to match your screen. I'm at a loss as to why it's not showing.

If you've named it correctly and placed it in the right folder and truly experimented with your x y values I'm stuck!

Do none of the swf or png show up from the latest batch?

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Would it be possible to make the artwork like the ones in post 80 with animation but maybe without the frame? The Frame is ace but if its causing problems then id be more then happy with just the correct buttons instead of xbox ones.

 

Thanks pott

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im in the process of testing now

what sort of values should i be aiming to test on x and y?

I have Mani menu background named SpecialA1

Main Menu Buttons SpecialB1

The x y are different depending on the size of the art.

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Would it be possible to make the artwork like the ones in post 80 with animation but maybe without the frame? The Frame is ace but if its causing problems then id be more then happy with just the correct buttons instead of xbox ones.

Thanks pott

I did. The last one I posted have separates :

Background

Foreground

Background & foreground combined

HOWEVER they are full size 1920x1080 rather than reduced to minimum size of buttons.

I can do a cropped version of the buttons tomorrow.

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Potts i think i have cracked it BUT there is still a little more work to do!!!!!

 

God knows how long it takes you to create this stuff but im 5hrs down :thumbsup:

 

The 1080 border images definately look to big

 

 

I have done all of my testing of System and Main menu IN the Main Menu

 

Findings

 

.png files dont work (tested with same x & y settings as .swf)

 

 

From "Customised Specialart" Set  (download from post #80)

 

1. Main Menu SpecialA1.swf  (border) from "Customised Specialart" folder post #80

 

 Crashes Hyperspin Android

 

2. Main Menu SpecialB1,2,3.swf

 

ALL Working (bit small imho)

 

3. GCE Vectrex System art from same pack

 

SpecialA1.swf Border WORKS FINE               (x=512, y=384)

SpecialB1.swf xbox buttons WORKS FINE (bit small)     (x=260, y=384)

 

post-93349-0-22327900-1465943172_thumb.png

 

 

Latest Version for Android from post #186

 

1. Main Menu buttons SpecialB1.swf               (x=1000, y=240)

 

Working and look perfect size (job done)

 

post-93349-0-81460400-1465944764_thumb.png

 

2. Main Menu border MERGED SpecialA1.swf      

 

Resolution too high!!

 

x=1000, y=240

post-93349-0-58732000-1465944921_thumb.png

 

 

x=1000, y=1080

post-93349-0-59055800-1465944984_thumb.png

 

3. System Buttons

 

Showing to wide (guess reduce by 20%) Im happy with the height but i guess aspect ratio will affect the height to.

 

 

x=650, y=240

post-93349-0-10991000-1465945192_thumb.png

 

4. System MERGED border

 

Again displaying way to big          (x=1000, y=240)

post-93349-0-62731700-1465945426_thumb.png

 

 

 

Conclusion

 

1. Leave the newest Main Menu buttons as they are, they are perfect for me

2. Reduce the size slightly of the System Menu buttons

3. Use the System menu border from the post #80 download as a template for any other borders

 

(i dont have a way to create swf's so wont be able to use the system borders. For my setup I probably will only use the buttons or maybe a Menu border with just a generic text like "Main Menu" "System Menu" "Choose system" in the corners. No full screen width bars)

 

If you want to get the menu borders working Potts43 I am happy to test them out for you.

 

 

 

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Ninja here are your animated special swfs

 

Hope they are ok for you!

thank you potts! I'm going to be terribly needy, do you see in the game special art for arcade the favorite button number 3 being a little blurry? I think half of the 3 is blurred out so its hard to read. These are amazing other than that. The main menu one is perfect!

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thank you potts! I'm going to be terribly needy, do you see in the game special art for arcade the favorite button number 3 being a little blurry? I think half of the 3 is blurred out so its hard to read. These are amazing other than that. The main menu one is perfect!

Just checked the artwork for every single stage in production and every button appeared to have the same focus. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong this end[emoji53]

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Bizarrely when I unpacked the #80 zip they were 1080p....go figure!

 

Can you test these for me/for you?

 

I have chopped out the backgrounds so that you can have in the top left Main Menu and System Menu. I have also reduced the System B1 buttons so hopefully they fit your screen.

TEST.zip

post-12442-0-32694100-1465998519_thumb.png

post-12442-0-88641100-1465998524_thumb.png

post-12442-0-57975200-1465998531_thumb.png

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Just checked the artwork for every single stage in production and every button appeared to have the same focus. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong this end[emoji53]

whats weird is the black part of the 3 only for 2/3 of it almost become invisible so it's hard to see the actual 3. If you put it in hyperspin do you see what I'm saying?
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Bizarrely when I unpacked the #80 zip they were 1080p....go figure!

 

Can you test these for me/for you?

 

I have chopped out the backgrounds so that you can have in the top left Main Menu and System Menu. I have also reduced the System B1 buttons so hopefully they fit your screen.

 

Just tried these, they display but i just need to sort the x and y out. Just used the system buttons for the main menu as a test. Again uploaded to youtube to show you. Great stuff :)

 

https://youtu.be/ArPZroUyr5Q

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So I have got these all working!!! Great stuff Potts43

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qySWphKa6IQ&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Mingmong how do you embed videos??

 

 

Now its time for the Ninja in me (no offense N2BCeen!)

 

If you want to try some more stuff Potts43 ill use it,

 

animating the browse or splitting the system buttons into B1 and B2 !!

 

 

 

These are my Special Art settings lines used (I could not get them to fade in or out not sure why)

 

Main Menu

 

[special Art A]
default=false
active=true
x                   = 180
y                   = 26
in                  = 5
out                 = 5
length              = 3
delay               = 3
type                = fade
start               = bottom


[special Art B]
default=false
active=true
x                   = 950
y                   = 242
in                  = .4
out                 = .4
length              = 3
delay               = .1
type                = fade
start               = none

 

System Menu

 

[special Art A]
default=false
active=true
x                   = 180
y                   = 26
in                  = 5
out                 = 5
length              = 3
delay               = 3
type                = fade
start               = bottom


[special Art B]
default=false
active=true
x                   = 350
y                   = 742
in                  = .4
out                 = .4
length              = 3
delay               = .1
type                = fade
start               = none

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