potts43 Posted August 19, 2016 Author Posted August 19, 2016 I was thinking about special art for some makeup . I just came thru this suddenly. What have you done Pott43 this is going save me alot of time, thank you so much SIR. Glad you think so....let me know any issues
shitoken Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 1st I did the backup already. Now my first issue is I cannot understand how to set it up, because I selected the special artwork A1, B1 only , since my arcade cabinet have 2 joysticks or do I need to choose all till B5? I selected arcade and then clicked replace and rename to set up but nothing happening. Hmm I tried watching your video but is not clear in screen. Tapatalk を使用して私の A0001 から送信
potts43 Posted August 20, 2016 Author Posted August 20, 2016 The b art is only needed per controller used. I only use position 1 for Xbox 360. Position 2-5 are set to none. If you chose a position 2 it would loop between them per system. You must do every step in number order.
ninja2bceen Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Ah there is a video? Plz post the video! Advance the cause to 100%. http://hyperbase.hyperspin-fe.com/ Planet Geekdom, Subscribe for Tutorials! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcby-s2GwriaOHGmVC2vGA?sub_confirmation=1&app=desktop
gigapig Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Ah there is a video? Plz post the video! It's with the app, just download the app.
ninja2bceen Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Enjoy, I hope it's in Alaska[emoji12] Advance the cause to 100%. http://hyperbase.hyperspin-fe.com/ Planet Geekdom, Subscribe for Tutorials! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcby-s2GwriaOHGmVC2vGA?sub_confirmation=1&app=desktop
potts43 Posted August 23, 2016 Author Posted August 23, 2016 Enjoy, I hope it's in Alaska[emoji12] That would be a hike and a half from the UK![emoji51]
shitoken Posted August 23, 2016 Posted August 23, 2016 Enjoy your camping. finally I have success changing the theme but small problem is don't know why the old joystick moved to the Center of the screen as pee below photo. Secondly the bottom joystick and buttons look very small on screen compare to default one. Tapatalk を使用して私の A0001 から送信
potts43 Posted August 23, 2016 Author Posted August 23, 2016 The buttons were originally bigger but discussed it with others and agreed with the current size. You shouldn't have any of the old special art visible now. Try pressing the button that deletes the original hyperspin joystick. If you can't find it I'm back in a few days and I'll sort it for you. That's why it's in the wrong position. It's using the position from the new ini files. The old special art needs deleting if not overwritten by the special art b. However if you only use position 1 then the old position 2 will remain. There is a button to delete them.
scooter1974 Posted August 23, 2016 Posted August 23, 2016 I haven't really taken a look as to how the themes are made, but how much of a process would it be to make my own? Check out my MAME Arcade classics themes!
potts43 Posted August 24, 2016 Author Posted August 24, 2016 I haven't really taken a look as to how the themes are made, but how much of a process would it be to make my own? On the face of it no, but there are a lot of stages and various pieces of software involved. 1. Start off in Photoshop. Each system has its own PSD then it is imported as a smart object. 2. The background is created and that sits on its own layer. At the moment there are 5. The next part is the systems need exporting to include only the required background/theme the only quick way I've found to do this is by importing the PSD Into Illustrator. Then it can be done. However it names the layers in an awkward way so they then have to be renamed . 3. Then they need converting to swf. So you then need adobe flash pro. 4. Then start with the main menu swf. This uses action script for the date and time.... All in all I've got the fastest way I know of right now. The special art b uses animation in after effects....a lot more learning. I've been fortunate to have gathered an understanding of the Adobe suite over time but no matter how good you are there is no one click solution and that's why I've waited for requests. But always open to suggestions!
potts43 Posted August 24, 2016 Author Posted August 24, 2016 One possible solution could be for me to release the current template and for users to create their theme and then post me the finished PSD for inclusion in the next update?
shitoken Posted August 25, 2016 Posted August 25, 2016 The buttons were originally bigger but discussed it with others and agreed with the current size. You shouldn't have any of the old special art visible now. Try pressing the button that deletes the original hyperspin joystick. If you can't find it I'm back in a few days and I'll sort it for you. That's why it's in the wrong position. It's using the position from the new ini files. The old special art needs deleting if not overwritten by the special art b. However if you only use position 1 then the old position 2 will remain. There is a button to delete them. I think have solved the problem by deleting and redo again. Thanks buddy.
potts43 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Posted August 26, 2016 I didn't want to delete everything without the users "knowing" so I included that delete button to deal with the issue of old art remaining and causing the issue you found. You can press it after you finish without having to redo but I'm glad it's sorted.
majorspawn Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Hi Guys, Just wanted to thank Jase/Potts43 for his help with the custom SpecialArt that he did for me for my SNES pc build and his SpecialArt Organiser. His quality of work is excellent and his custom work really added a nice finish to my project. Cheers MS My Arcade Projects: SNES PC Project Vewlix Cabinet LS-30 Rotary Joysticks
vermin Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Where do I put SpecialArtOrganiser.zip\RAW MEDIA only\Themes\System\Theme 1\Mame.sfw ?? Do I rename Mame.sfw to SpecialA1.sfw ? and put into Media\MAME\Images\Special\ ??
potts43 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Posted January 16, 2017 Where do I put SpecialArtOrganiser.zip\RAW MEDIA only\Themes\System\Theme 1\Mame.sfw ?? Do I rename Mame.sfw to SpecialA1.sfw ? and put into Media\MAME\Images\Special\ ??You don't it is all automatically done for you.Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Kondorito Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 B-E-A-UTIFUL! Thanks a lot for this awesome program/add-on
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