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Well it turns out that OpenGL is too slow for Altirra on an Atari VCS with Windows 10. Wish there was a way to get ReShade to work under DirectX 9 or above.

I'm having difficulty with round corners. I can get them to show in Window mode but when I put Altirra in Full Screen mode, they're not visible on the Atari image. They are near the monitor's bezel. Since the Atari image is much smaller and in the center of the monitor... they do not show.

The problem with the RetroArch shader being off-center is fixable by adjusting the screen size and frame size in the crtgeom.fx settings. I'll need to play around with it to get the best settings for full screen viewing. Is that 320x192 set for both screen size and frame size? I like this ReShade. I have been looking for a front-end like RetroArch that launches the various emulators and has shader support that will look identical from emulator to emulator. The RetroArch Stella core doesn't support Atari Paddles...so that is out. It looks like Attract-Mode will be the launcher with the various emulators for the different systems... and ReShade to give me the authentic CRT look. Thanks for pointing this out!

I think when you added DX11, Altirra was still in OpenGL mode so it appeared that it was working. Upon restarting Altirra, it switches to DX11 mode and then ReShade fails. That "appears" to be what's happening here. I did try the RetroArch shaders but the display went off-center when I turned on crtgeom.fx. I'll have a look at that one again.

Thanks youxia. I got OpenGL to work but it is slow. Would like to try DX11 but not having luck. Did you uninstall ReShade OpenGL and re-install it as DirectX 11 before you changed OpenGL to DX11 in Altirra display options?

ReShade isn't a package that get manually inserted. After I asked the question, I found this... How does reshade work? - ReShade Forum It installs itself into the games program directory and applies shaders that are not normally available for a game. It works fine with Stella.

Thanks for this info. How does ReShade inject itself into a program when the program is launched? I see some files get added to the program directory along with a folder that has the .fx files... but how does the program know to call ReShade?

That link is working.

I'm trying ReShade with Altirra but I can't get it to work. Have you tried it with Altirra?

It already does. Tool-Options-Settings

When I launch a 5200 title, I sometimes get the Select Cartridge Mapper dialog. The option labeled as (Recommended) normally works. Is there a way to automatically run the (Recommended) option? I'm aware of being able to save a new version of the firmware with the option I choose.

For me, it's not a matter of sensitivity. The stick is a much smaller diameter than a paddle knob. It just doesn't provide a good "feel" for control.

Yes...and it doesn't cut it. It works but twisting that narrow stick is too difficult for precise control. The original Atari Paddles were great. I'll always use a set of real Atari paddles unless/until we get a new paddle with the same specs as the originals.

Having to change the settings for Port 1 Controller every time you switch is an issue. I'm hoping you can assign multiple input settings to Port 1. I'm also having a problem getting the paddle to work. Each Port config in RetroArch has... Left Analog X+ (Right) Left Analog X- (Left) Left Analog Y+ (Down) Left Analog Y- (Up) Right Analog X+ (Right) Right Analog X- (Left) Right Analog Y+ (Down) Right Analog Y- (Up I configured Left X+ and Left X- with the paddle. It shows... Left Analog X+ (Right) +0 (N/A) Left Analog X- (Left) -0 (N/A) However, the paddle is still not working in Stella's "Breakout." Are there more settings I need to configure besides those two?

I'm just getting into the front-end RetroArch. I like the Shaders that can be applied to emulators that lack that capability. I'm having a hard time getting my Atari Paddle setup as a controller. I was able to set up the Atari Joystick. I'm using a 2600-daptor II. Has anyone had success with the paddle? Is there a way to setup more than one without have to re-configure as you go from joystick to paddle?

Thanks Tom. The setup in Altirra has changed a bit. I found this in another post here and this works. Original post... How to get paddles to work on Altirra 2.3 with 2600-daptor II - Atari 8-Bit Computers - AtariAge Forums

Does anyone know how to set up the mapping for a set of Atari Paddles plugged in to a 2600-daptor? I can't get it to work.

Has anyone created a controller config file to use the Classic Controller with MAME? These would be configs called like... mame -ctrlr {filename.cfg} I'm having a really difficult time getting the controller to work in Breakout. I would like to create configs to for a CX40 or CX24, a CX30 and a CX20. Anyone try this yet?

Mine works in Windows in Atari mode. I always plug it in with a USB cable because if I pair it in bluetooth...it can no longer been seen in Atari OS without re-pairing it.

Did you try to get the spinner to map in Altirra?

The document is attached to that post.

I hope this is the best forum for this topic. I currently own an older JVC 720p set and when I connect the Atari VCS...in either Atari OS mode or PC mode, the overscan is pretty bad. The Windows 10 start button is hidden behind the bezel as well as the top and bottom of the screen. This is correctable in the AMD software in Windows 10, but it is not correctable in Atari OS. The JVC does not have picture size adjustments aside from ZOOM, WIDE, etc which doesn't help. I'm curious if anyone has this TCL and can shed some insight on it's overscan.

Mine's loud when the CPU usage is high but once it goes back to normal it's fine.

I did it by selecting VHD in WinToUSB as mentioned in the official docs. It created one Windows .vhd file (virtual hard disk) on the usb drive. I then attached the drive to the Atari VCS in PC Mode and let it setup Windows. Upon completion, I removed the drive and connected it to another PC. The complete install was still in the one .vhd file (which could be mounted). If you choose Legacy in WinTo USB instead of VHD you will probably get a typical install. 😀

No, I haven't done it. I was just pointing out that they have you install Windows as a Virtual hard drive and wondering how you move files back and forth if done that way. I'll probably do it eventually. I would like to use Altirra but I don't want to keep a keyboard/mouse attached to the VCS....and would the Atari joysticks even be recognized in Windows?