soqueroeu

Soqueroeu TV Backgrounds
Backgrounds for Mega Bezel Shader on Retroarch
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NOTE: This new package requires updated Retroarch versions (1.9.8 or higher) and Shader Mega Bezel pack V 0.9.097 (2022-01-05 Rev 2) or later.

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This is about my original TV backgrounds for use in conjuction with HyperspaceMadness Mega Bezel Reflection Shader.
I think lots of people would be pleased to play old games using an actual CRT TV, so I created my own project as a nice way to have a simulated TV… INSIDE your actual TV or monitor. Believe me, this works pretty well!
Please consider my work with this project as complete. New backgrounds may or may not eventually appear. Feedback is really welcome.
I hope everybody enjoys SOQUEROEU – Mega Bezel TV Backgrounds!
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What is SOQUEREU - Mega Bezel TV Backgrounds?
My TV backgrounds are meant to be used with Retroarch. They are not conventional screen overlays: included presets automatically load configurations for Mega Bezel Reflection shader to obtain maximum retro-feeling. In fact, they are designed to work as an addon to the shader and cannot be used standalone like standard overlays as they don’t have any trasparent region for tube.
Why?
My idea is to develop special backgrounds to be used while playing close to big screens. Taking inspiration from other designers projects, I started creating my own backgrounds in Photoshop featuring simple TV images. They are intended to as little space for the image tube as possible, bringing comfort for those who play close to big screens.
Users may find several spots to improve my work, after all I’m still tranining my skill with graphical tools! Btw, I tried to develop a wide variation of colors and shapes, so they wouldn’t result repetitive. I hope people will enjoy playing games and customizing their experience with my assets.
What is Mega Bezel Reflection Shader?
This is a collection of special shaders with lots of customization possibilities, as well as beautiful real-time tube reflections! They were developed by HyperSpaceMadness, with feedback from many people who like old games. In my opinion, this is one of the biggest contributions to the retrogaming emulation scene.
Requirements
Retroarch 1.9.8 or later with simple presets enabled. Slang shaders previously installed in your Retroarch (download from Retroarch’s update menu). Shader Mega Bezel pack V 0.9.097 (2022-01-05 Rev 2) or later. Features (v2.1)
All backgrouns 16:9 @ 3840x2160 (4K) png format; Day and night presets for a comfortable experience (Night need normal preset for reference); No need for additional advanced preset adjustments; Flat and curve screen presets (NEW); Some graphics have color variations (NEW); Generic graphics for systems without their own TV (NEW); Added Nintendo Wii 16x9 preset (NEW); Added Sega Dreamcast preset (NEW); Systems included:
3DO Atari 2600 NEC PCE Super Grafx NEC PC Engine NEC PC Engine CD NEC PC Engine Duo NEC PC-FX NEC Turbo Duo NEC Turbo Grafx 16 NEC Turbo Grafx CD Nintendo Famicom Nintendo Famicom FDS Nintendo GameCube Nintendo N64 Nintendo NES Nintendo Super Famicom Nintendo Super Game Boy Nintendo Super NES Nintendo Wii (4x3 and 16x9) Sega Dreamcast Sega Mark III Sega Master System Sega Saturn Sega SG-1000 Sega CD Sega Genesis SNK NeoGeo AES Sony Playstation Sony Playstation 2 (4x3 only) To learn more about Mega Bezel Shader, please visit HSM's Forum Libretro page .
 
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How to use these backgrounds?
This guide assumes that you already use Mega Bezel shaders. It means you must have the Mega Bezel shader pack previously installed. If you haven't used these special shaders yet, look for additional information further down in this document.
These backgrouns are in 16:9 @ 3840x2160 format. Presets will always use the Standard version of Mega Bezel. Please note, there are no presets with Advanced parameter in this package.
Shader presets use relative path. You can then unzip this pack to any folder from the Retroarch root folder if you wish. If you choose a location other than this guide, consider the locations you determine to find shader presets.
1 - Inside the downloaded .zip you will see a folder called Soqueroeu-TV-Backgrounds_V2.1. Unzip this folder to Retroarch/shaders/
2 - When a game is running, load a shader preset. Find presets in one of these directories:
Retroarch/shaders/Soqueroeu-TV-Backgrounds_V2.1/presets/TV-Console
Retroarch/shaders/Soqueroeu-TV-Backgrounds_V2.1/presets/TV-Console-Night

Once applied, a shader preset might look like this:

 

 
NOTE: Some shader generated bezels are combined with a bezel built into the graphic. If you want more freedom to create your own bezel, you can use "solid" graphics available for some of them. This may require editing the file paths in the preset.
Beginning Users
if it's your first experience with Mega Bezel Shaders, here the complete instructions:
1 - You must have Retroarch 1.9.8 or later (you will not be able to load in previous versions).
2 - You will need Slang shaders previously installed in your Retroarch. Download them from Retroarch's update menu.
NOTE: You will only be able to see the Slang Shaders in the Retroarch download list if video drivers is set to Vulkan. It may be necessary to save changes and restart your Retroarch.
3 - You will need Shader Mega Bezel pack. Find the links on the MegaBezel page.
4 - If you have previous versions of Mega Bezel installed, you need to delete the old shader pack. Do not overwrite files, this can cause crashes.
5 - After downloading Mega Bezel pack, see inside the .zip there is a folder called bezel. Copy this folder into the following directory: Retroarch/shaders/shaders_slang.
6 - After downloading the TV Backgrounds pack, inside the .zip you will see a folder called Soqueroeu-TV-Backgrounds_V2.1. Unzip this folder to: Retroarch/shaders.
7 - Open Retroarch and go to driver options (Settings>Driver>Video). Set the video driver to Vulkan. It also works with GLCore, but seems to be faster with Vulkan.
8 - Still in Retroarch, go to Settings>Video>Scale. Set integer value scale to OFF. Set the screen aspect ratio to match your monitor, for example 16: 9.
9 - When a game is running, load a shader preset. Find presets in one of these directories:
/Retroarch/shaders/Soqueroeu-TV-Backgrounds_V2.1/presets/TV-Console
/Retroarch/shaders/Soqueroeu-TV-Backgrounds_V2.1/presets/TV-Console-Night
Note: A shader preset can take between 5 and 10 seconds to load. On first use, small stutters may occur when navigating through the parameter menus. The loading time can also be a little longer. This happens because the shader is caching the changes. Wait and trust!
10 - If any background appears upside down, access the shader parameters and modify the Flip Viewport Vertical option, in the [FLIP & ROTATE] section.
11 - If you want to change shader parameters, you should know that MegaBezel offers several customization options. Once you have desired result, you can save preset to Core (active core), content directory or whole system. I recommend you save by applying to platform/console folder contents, as each system operates with different display resolutions and a customization may present unwanted results for some other core.
IMPORTANT: When saving a preset, make sure you have the Simple Presets feature set to ON. This will save a preset that has a reference to the preset you loaded, along with any parameter changes you made. This is what will keep your presets loading correctly when the shader is updated in the future.
Have a good time!

Hello everyone!
I did these overlays with available content in community and internet. I credit everyone for their respective content provided.
I mainly thank our friend Duimon from Forum Libretro for your beautiful work and inspiration.
Here a LINK to YOUR great work.
These overlays were created using the sources of this great contributor. Thanks a lot Duimon!!

They are all generic arcade 1080p overlays. Use for Mame, FinalBurn Neo, Capcom and NeoGeo systems.
Contains versions for curved screen, flat screen, horizontal and vertical variants.
I made them to use simultaneously with Retroarch + Launchbox, as it contains their logos. Obviously they can be used for Retroarch alone, of course!

INSTRUCTIONS:
Unzip the content into the Retroarch overlay folder.

SCALING SETTINGS:

Curved screen horizontal overlays:
Integer Scale: OFF
Aspect Ratio: Custom
Custom Aspect Ratio (X Position): 350
Custom Aspect Ratio (Y Position): 80
Custom Aspect Ratio (Width): 1220
Custom Aspect Ratio (Height): 920
Shader: Use one which lets you define the curvature for best result (I prefer crt-guest-dr-venom).
Curved Screen Vertical Overlay:
Integer Scale: OFF
Aspect Ratio: Custom
Custom Aspect Ratio (X Position): 608
Custom Aspect Ratio (Y Position): 72
Custom Aspect Ratio (Width): 702
Custom Aspect Ratio (Height): 934
Again, use a shader which lets you define the curvature for best result (I recommend crt-guest-dr-venom).

Flat screen Horizontal Overlay:
Integer Scale: OFF
Aspect Ratio: Custom
Custom Aspect Ratio (X Position): 316
Custom Aspect Ratio (Y Position): 54
Custom Aspect Ratio (Width): 1290
Custom Aspect Ratio (Height): 970
Flat screen Vertical Overlay:
Integer Scale: OFF
Aspect Ratio: Custom
Custom Aspect Ratio (X Position): 590
Custom Aspect Ratio (Y Position): 48
Custom Aspect Ratio (Width): 740
Custom Aspect Ratio (Height): 896
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BONUS
1080P arcade overlay (Mame and FBN versions) for vertically rotated monitors.
NOTE: To use rotated overlays, you need to configure the image rotation by Retroarch video settings and, obviously, a monitor that allows you to rotate it physically.

Curved screen vertical rotate overlay:
Integer Scale: OFF
Aspect Ratio: Custom
Custom Aspect Ratio (X Position): 230
Custom Aspect Ratio (Y Position): 80
Custom Aspect Ratio (Width): 1224
Custom Aspect Ratio (Height): 918
Shader: One more time, one which lets you define the curvature for best result (I prefer crt-guest-dr-venom).

Flat screen vertical rotate overlay:
Integer Scale: OFF
Aspect Ratio: Custom
Custom Aspect Ratio (X Position): 198
Custom Aspect Ratio (Y Position): 56
Custom Aspect Ratio (Width): 1292
Custom Aspect Ratio (Height): 962

Have a good time!

My Colorful Clear Logos Category

Hello everybody!
I would like to share my category logos with you. I made them to use with the Colorful bigbox theme. Of course, you can use them in other themes. They were made inspired by the Colorfull Big Box colors and contain 8 variants:
simple gray Simple gray (caps text) simple dark Simple dark (caps text) 2.5D gray 2.5D gray (caps text) 2.5D dark 2.5D dark (caps text)


  All logos are 1920p wide, to maximize quality on high resolution displays. You may want to reduce the size using some image software. Feel free to do so.
Please note, I only created logos for the main categories. But you can create your own, because include the source .psd file 😄
Any feedback is welcome.

Enjoy!
 

Hello everyone!

I made this Overlays to use simultaneously with Retroarch + Launchbox, as it contains their logos. Obviously they can be used for Retroarch alone, of course!

I thank the original creators for each material used!

They are all 1080p overlays based 4:3 displays. Use to your home console systems

INSTRUCTIONS:
Unzip to Retroarch's overlays folder


SCALING SETTINGS:
Integer Scale: OFF
Aspect Ratio: Custom
Custom Aspect Ratio (X Position): 310
Custom Aspect Ratio (Y Position): 68
Custom Aspect Ratio (Width): 1300
Custom Aspect Ratio (Height): 975
Shader: anyone for flat screen

Have a good time!