MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: HLSL aperture problem

> I've been happily using MAME + HLSL for many months now and want to say thank you to
> MAME dev for allowing us to conveniently enjoy retro gaming even today.
>
> There is an issue I want to bring up:
> The visual result from HLSL's aperture pattern (shadow_mask_x_count 320) is dependent
> on resolution of the raster source,
> and causes 288 x 224, 320 x 224, and 384 x 224 games to all show different aperture
> patterns.
>
> On a real CRT, the aperture pattern would be the SAME for all games, it is not
> flexible.
> (I realize however that the pattern would be different between monitor models/makes)
>
> Is there a way to make HLSL ignore the horizontal resolution of the raster source?
>
> Please excuse me for mentioning there is a flaw, I hope it does not deter your drive
> and enthusiasm that makes continued development of MAME possible.
>
> As always, your work is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

On my 1920x1080 settings are...
shadow_mask_x_count 320
shadow_mask_y_count 224

On my 1280x1024 settings are...
shadow_mask_x_count 320
shadow_mask_y_count 256

I should try those other settings out.

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