Problem selecting resolution

[LepricahnsGold]

For some odd reason, when I run CCS64, the lowest resolution it will let me select is 640x480. I have uninstalled and reinstalled but to no avail. I am running WinXP SP3, Intel dual core 3.0 GHz CPU, NVidia GeForce 8500 GT video card, CCS64 v3.4. If I take a screen shot at that resolution, it will be 320x240 (not acceptable to submit to MobyGames). If I take a screen shot when Windowed, it will be 384x282. Still not usable. With overscan, PAL shots need to be 384x271 and NTSC 384x265. Without overscan (border) shots need to be 320x200. 320x200 used to be a selection but I don't know what happened.

[LepricahnsGold]

Just to update, I have uninstalled and upgraded to CCS64 v3.6. No help.

[Stuart Toomer]

In CCS64 V3.x, the different graphics modes that you can use for Full-Screen Mode are dependent upon what your graphics card/driver supports - CCS64 V3.x automatically detects them from your graphics sub-system. In previous versions of CCS64, these Full-Screen Mode graphics resolutions were hard-coded, so they didn't all work for everybody.

You can force the size of the Window 1x Mode window by editing the $WINDOWSIZEX / $WINDOWSIZEY values in your C64.CFG file (values are in pixels) - these default to 384 x 282, but this can be changed to whatever resolution you wish in the C64.CFG file.

[LepricahnsGold]

Hmm. Better but I still can't get 384x265. When I set it to 384x265, it comes out 384x264. If I go with 384x266, it comes out that. If I go with 320x200 (no border), it makes the bottom line of pixels a different color. Download a screen shot here: http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/ ... d/ccs0.png
You will need to increase it's size but the lowest line is a different color (usually the same light blue as a basic border). As a matter of fact, the border color change poke command (poke 53280,x) will change that. Maybe the screen is moved up 1 pixel line? Is there a cfg setting to change that?

[Stuart Toomer]

The plot thickens... There's no such setting in the C64.CFG file to move the whole window up/down a number of pixels. I suggest you go with a Window size of 384 x 266 pixels and perhaps use some image-editing software (if you need to). I use a good little utility called IrfanView to edit images.

[LepricahnsGold]

Am I the only person who has had problems with this? I am, ain't I? Woe is me!

[Stuart Toomer]

Sorry fella, you're the first guy to report this kind of problem...

[StevenRoy]

I'd be surprised if any video card out there supports setting a video mode with an odd number in the resolution. That makes me wonder why they'd require such an "odd" resolution for screenshots.

Isn't there an option in the screenshot settings to alter how much of the screen is captured? I think I remember seeing that...

About the 320x200 screen-shift bug: I noticed on my system (while running at 800x600) that the F9 menu and submenus (including the monitor and also the 1541 status) appear one screen line below the top of the normal C64 screen. Sounds like another symptom of the same bug.

[Stuart Toomer]

Hakan confirms that he has also noticed this bug. Hopefully it will be fixed in the next release of CCS64.

[LepricahnsGold]

I'd be surprised if any video card out there supports setting a video mode with an odd number in the resolution. That makes me wonder why they'd require such an "odd" resolution for screenshots.

VICE will take PAL screen shots at 384x271 but it doesn't work right with NTSC screen shots.

[LepricahnsGold]

VICE's NTSC screen shots are 384x226. Not even close to acceptable.