[ENHANCEMENT] GBA FRAME BORDERS

[Zarke669]

is it possible to add frame borders? the same way it works on the game boy color virtual console.

[Zarke669]

[profi200]

It is possible but there are a few reasons i didn't attempt this yet:

• It takes precious VRAM space.
• It requires drawing another huge quad with the GPU which may or may not destroy the low latency i'm aiming for (needs testing).
• It requires new GPU command lists. I can't yet change what the GPU renders dynamically.

I will keep this open until i get to testing it.

[Zarke669]

is it possible to center the screen like in gba virtual console?

[Zarke669]

example I did with the retroarch.

[profi200]

Position can be arbitrary but again needs changes to GPU rendering.

[profi200]

It's now implemented and for now it's raw format only. Place "border.bgr" in "/3ds/open_agb_firm". It must be a 400x240 border with raw RGB format (color channel order BGR). ImageMagick can convert this very easily like so:

magick ./border.png -rotate +90 ./border.bgr

The frame is displayed exactly centered meaning 80 pixels left/right and 40 top/down are free for the border. As reference i uploaded this literally shit border: https://i.ibb.co/Bnh6BxF/border-poop-rotated.png

[shibotto]

Here is a somewhat neutral black gba border if anyone wants it (convert it with the ImageMagick command above).

Thank you very much @profi200. I was already enjoying open_agb_firm, but now with this and button remapping it's a perfect experience :D

[GorGylka]

please build a new release with custom border support!

[andromalandro]

can someone upload the .bgr file i cant convert the image :(

[RandomMan25XX]

can someone upload the .bgr file i cant convert the image :(

If you're on something that uses ImageMagick 6 you'll want to substitute the "magick" command with "convert", if that's not your exact issue however I'd be happy to help you sort that out

[BrazilKing]

(Outdated designs)

[profi200]

You need to rotate the border. The frame buffer on 3DS is sideways because the LCD is sideways. That's what the "-rotate +90" parameter does.

And a little side note but looks like older versions of Imagemagick don't have the "magick" command. Instead use the "convert" command.

[BrazilKing]

You need to rotate the border. The frame buffer on 3DS is sideways because the LCD is sideways. That's what the "-rotate +90" parameter does.

And a little side note but looks like older versions of Imagemagick don't have the "magick" command. Instead use the "convert" command.

Thank you, it resolved the matter! I rotated the image manually and then converted it to .bgr using a .png to .bgr converter website and now it is being rendered properly on my 3DS.

[BrazilKing]

(Outdated designs)

[rhymin36]

I made some borders today so thought I'd share. All 6 official colours :)

download

thanks for open_agb_firm love it

[BrazilKing]

I wonder if Rhymin36 made the screen border himself or he just copied mine... Anyways here are some awesome overlays that I did make myself.

My private fb group for 3DS custom (theme) designing and requests -> https://www.facebook.com/groups/549132360461223/?ref=share 3DS Custom Themes Wizard

[BrazilKing]

[rhymin36]

Not sure what you mean by that comment bruv, mine doesn't look anything like the ones you've posted. I made them in photoshop yesterday...

For everyone else, I made another version today without buttons, think it looks cleaner, If anyone would like them just shout.

Cheers

[BrazilKing]

Awesome, keep up the great work 🤘🏽

[rhymin36]

You too ;-)

[Jvisawesome]

I put the .bgr file in the open_agb_firm folder in the 3ds directory and it doesnt boot the games with the border or in 1:1. Can anyone help?

[AmazingJorgito]

I put the .bgr file in the open_agb_firm folder in the 3ds directory and it doesnt boot the games with the border or in 1:1. Can anyone help?

On your sd card > 3ds folder > open agb firm folder you have to edit the config.ini. Change scaler from 2 to 0, save and done.

[Jvisawesome]

I put the .bgr file in the open_agb_firm folder in the 3ds directory and it doesnt boot the games with the border or in 1:1. Can anyone help?

On your sd card > 3ds folder > open agb firm folder you have to edit the config.ini. Change scaler from 2 to 0, save and done.

Thank you so much! Works like a charm and the colors look super vibrant!

[Jvisawesome]

I wonder if Rhymin36 made the screen border himself or he just copied mine... Anyways here are some awesome overlays that I did make myself.

My private fb group for 3DS custom (theme) designing and requests -> https://www.facebook.com/groups/549132360461223/?ref=share 3DS Custom Themes Wizard

Do you mind sending download links for these in the .bgr format? They all look amazing

[Farhan1379]

How did you do that? I want to know too