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@spycat

Thank you.  Those are much cleaner and work great.  Not sure why the Bezel Project doesn't install them like that.  The black lines are just from the geom filter that curves the screen.  I need to edit it eventually, or use another filter, as I hate the curve, especially since I've never seen a crt monitor curve the screen like that in the arcade.

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@spycat

Regular Mame.  Can you post those zips?  That may be way easier than me manually editing the .lay file for the last hour or so.

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I fixed it! I'm sure there is an easier config, but this works now. So the default .lay file is configured as:

<!-- bezel.lay -->
<mamelayout version="2">
<element name="bezel">
<image file="bezel.png" />
</element>
<view name="Bezel Artwork">
<bezel element="bezel">
<bounds left="0" top="0" right="16" bottom="9" />
</bezel>
<screen index="0">
<bounds left="2" top="0" right="14" bottom="9" />
</screen>
</view>
</mamelayout>

However, when checking other bezels, I found Mr Retrolust .lay file was different for Darius 1 and 2.  It needed some tweaking since his bezel is oriented differently, but I now have the following and everything displays correctly:

<!-- darius.lay -->

<mamelayout version="2">
    <element name="bezel">
        <image file="bezel.png" />
    </element>
    <view name="Upright_Artwork">
        <bezel element="bezel">
            <bounds x="0" y="0" width="3840" height="2160" />
        </bezel>
        <screen index="0">
            <bounds x="0" y="600" width="1280" height="960" />
        </screen>
        <screen index="1">
            <bounds x="1280" y="600" width="1280" height="960" />
        </screen>
        <screen index="2">
            <bounds x="2560" y="600" width="1280" height="960" />
        </screen>
    </view>
</mamelayout>

<!--

- Artwork type: Bezel, Marquee
- Scanned bezel provided by Eric Jacobson, http://www.arcadeflyers.com
- Converted for MAME by Eric Jacobson; adjusted by Mr. Do
- Lay file by Mr. Do
- Lights Out Bezel: Mr. RetroLust

-->

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Well, non merged didn't help.  I've tried mame, arcade64 and retroarch.  I've tried every video option I could find in these programs and I still can't get it to display correctly.  The only way for it to display is doing the method in Picture 3 of my previous post, but that's then only showing it as a single screen game, with the bezel obstructing the view.  If this is working correctly for anyone else, could you attach your config files for testing please?

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I've also just tried an alternative, Arcade64, and the same thing.  Other bezels load fine, but Darius won't load the bezel.  I think I'll download spilt or non merged and see it that does anything.

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19 minutes ago, dragon57 said:

I use non-merged myself, but that shouldn't matter. When in the MAME Tab/video options section, do you see either of those multi-monitor graphics? If not, look for any existing darius ini files and either delete them, or move them so MAME can't find them, then re-test MAME.

I deleted all config files for Darius and I still have the issue.  Pic 1 is when the game loads, Pic 2 is the video options, 3 is when I select bezel.  It shows, but then the game is only a large single screen.

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20 minutes ago, dragon57 said:

Which Darius game names are you running? The only two multi-monitor bezels included in the MAME pack is darius and darius2. Do you see these in your artwork directory? (See below)

 

I have both of those files and both the rom name and bezel names match.  What rom set do you use?  I'm using Merged if that makes a difference.

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18 hours ago, dragon57 said:

They load fine here. Just like any other bezel file, naming is key. Have you used the Tab key in Mame when one of those games is running, then looked at the video options to see which file MAME is using? You can then go through all the options MAME allows for overlays/backdrops/etc. If you find one option that causes what you want to see, see if you can save a MAME over ride for that one game.

So I load Mame up, then load various versions of Darius, world, japan, etc.  None of them display the bezel.  The only way I found to get the bezel to display is by loading the game, hitting tab, load video options, select screen 0, and select bezel artwork instead of three by three.  This changes the game to only be one screen at 4:3 however, with the bezel covering the game.  This is a default install of the newest Mame.  Is there a setting I'm missing or is this only going to work in Retroarch Mame?

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How do you get the Darius/Darius 2 bezels to load in Mame?  I've tried searching a few forums and Google, but can't find an answer.  Other bezels work fine in Mame, but the triple monitor ones will not load.

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Thank you!  Now I feel dumb for it being so simple lol.

[Keep Download Window Open]

Is there a way to keep the Download File window open.  Sections with a lot of files, like Colorful Videos or Retrolust Bezel, are a pain to navigate.  The window opens, you then need to scroll down for a file, you click the file, then the window closes.  I then have to scroll back up and repeat.  

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