Attract-Mode Support Forum
Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: liquid8d on June 11, 2017, 12:41:55 AM
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Hi guys,
I just found a great little utility and thought we could share a few of our favs...
TVGameLauncher
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tvgamelauncher/
I am currently using my desktop with 4 attached screens, one being the TV I want to run AM and the emulators on. As you might have run into on Windows, some apps do not provide a way to specify which monitor to run on, and fullscreen apps typically default to the primary monitor. This little utility can switch to another display as your primary (aka the TV), then when the app is finished, switch the primary back to your monitor. I'm using this now so when I launch AM, the TV is set to primary until AM finishes, which means all the emulators will launch on that screen as well.
A few other utilities I use:
Xpadder
http://xpadder.com/?lang=english&country=US
I bought this, it was worth it since I have a TON of console controllers with USB adapters, a dance pad and a bunch of other things. This thing handles them all and allows you to map all buttons for all the controls to keys. You can keep profiles and switch them in and out specific to different apps.
CPWizard
http://headsoft.com.au/index.php?category=cpwizard
http://headsoft.com.au/index.php?category=cpwizard&page=download
CPWizard has a ton of cool features, namely building a CP layout for games, which could then be displayed in MAME or on a secondary monitor while you play
What are some of your favorite utilities??
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crt_emudriver
http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?id=65
CRT Emudriver is a patched version of Catalyst 6.5/9.3/13.1 ATI Drivers, for ATI Radeon cards and Windows XP 32/64-bit and Windows 7-64-bit operating systems. Its purpose is to improve some features related to low resolution video modes and their use in emulation on CRT screens, TV and arcade monitors.
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I have to check that out! I am using an HD4650 via Svideo to a Sony Wega Trinitron.. thanks!
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I have a thread over in the emulation section here: http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=314.0
add your finds to that thread please..cp wizard is already added. THANKS! :)
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I have to check that out! I am using an HD4650 via Svideo to a Sony Wega Trinitron.. thanks!
It’s super easy if you follow the tutorials on his forum. I didn’t have to do any tweaking. It just worked. One of my concerns was: will text within windows explorer still be readable at vga res on the crt? The result is that text is a little blurry, but so far everything is totally usable on the crt. An lcd for config is totally unnecessary.