How to convert stages from Normal Resolution to HD Resolution

[Okami]

Apparently, I'll give a tutorial to people who wants to convert to HD but don't want to because of said hassles that it comes to play in HD.

 

First, there are two choices of HD, 850x480(true hd but not really the kind of res you probably want), and 1280x720p, the res that supposedly is HD.

 

So, how do you convert stages from single res to hd res? It depends on the stage itself. Make sure the stage's length can support the HD res (some are only made for 640x480 (bg sprites being about this size for normal res stages).

 

First: Playing with bounds

 

 

[Camera]

startx = 0

starty = 0

boundleft = -32 <- Normally it is higher, but make it smaller since when you convert the stage you might notice empty spaces, so do it properly by configuring values

boundright = 32

boundhigh = -45

boundlow = -10

tensionhigh =240

tensionlow= 60

tension = 100

overdrawhigh = 0

overdrawlow = 0

startzoom = 1,1

zoomout = .7

zoomin = 1

 

You only really need to worry about bounds at this point, later you'll get used to other modifications for stages if you need to.

 

[PlayerInfo]

p1startx = -200 <- Starting positions must be changed to 200 from 70(For normal res) Do it for p1 and p2

p1starty = 0 

p1facing = 1

p2startx = 200

p2starty = 0

p2facing = -1

p3startx = -180

p3starty = 0

p3facing = 1

p4startx = 180

p4starty = 0

p4facing = -1

leftbound  = -1000

rightbound =  1000

 

[stageInfo]  - Most important - Most stages can use localcoord = 850,480 perfectly fine to make it well on HD. Some stages are already HD so need to edit the def file if it is already made for HD

zoffset = 444.0  <- It used to be 222, double the value of the offset when you use localcoord = 850,480 or play HD res

autoturn = 1

resetBG = 0

localcoord = 850, 480 

 

Take out Hires = 1 always when converting HD stages.

 

IMPORTANT TO 1.1 USERS (If you are one)

Note to any 1.1 users, converting stages also use this method but if you're converting any 1.0 stage to 1.1, change the deltas of the stage by a half if a stage is using a delta that is higher than 1

 

An example stage def converted properly:

 

[info]

name = "Apple Place"

displayname = "Apple Place"

versiondate = 

mugenversion = 1.1

author = "PandoraSM"

 

[Camera]

startx = 0

starty = 0

boundleft = -32

boundright = 32

boundhigh = -45

boundlow = -10

tensionhigh =240

tensionlow= 60

tension = 100

overdrawhigh = 0

overdrawlow = 0

startzoom = 1,1

zoomout = .7

zoomin = 1

 

[PlayerInfo]

p1startx = -200

p1starty = 0 

p1facing = 1

p2startx = 200

p2starty = 0

p2facing = -1

p3startx = -180

p3starty = 0

p3facing = 1

p4startx = 180

p4starty = 0

p4facing = -1

leftbound  = -1000

rightbound =  1000

 

[bound]

screenleft = 30

screenright = 30

 

[stageInfo]

zoffset = 444.0

autoturn = 1

resetBG = 0

localcoord = 850, 480

 

[scaling]

topz     = 0

botz     = 50

topscale = 1

botscale = 1.2

 

[shadow]

color = 0,0,0

yscale = .2

 

[Music]

bgmusic = sound/Apple Place.mp3

bgvolume = 255

 

[bGdef]

spr = stages/Apple Place.sff

debugbg = 0

 

[bG Sky]

type = normal

spriteno =11,0

start =0, -235

trans = none

mask  = 2

Velocity = -1, 0

delta = 1,1

tile = 1,0

 

[bG BackGround]

type   = normal

spriteno = 10, 0

start = 0,-235

delta = 1,1

mask  = 1

 

[bG Sakura]

type = anim

actionno = 1

start = 0,-50

delta = 1,1

mask = 1

layerno = 1

 

[begin Action 1]

6,0, 0,0, 3,, A

6,1, 0,0, 3,, A

6,2, 0,0, 3,, A

6,3, 0,0, 3,, A

6,4, 0,0, 3,, A

6,5, 0,0, 3,, A

6,6, 0,0, 3,, A

6,7, 0,0, 3,, A

6,8, 0,0, 3,, A

6,9, 0,0, 3,, A

6,10, 0,0, 3,, A

6,11, 0,0, 3,, A

6,12, 0,0, 3,, A

6,13, 0,0, 3,, A

6,14, 0,0, 3,, A

6,15, 0,0, 3,, A

6,16, 0,0, 3,, A

6,17, 0,0, 3,, A

6,18, 0,0, 3,, A

6,19, 0,0, 3,, A

 

SPECIAL NOTES:

Some stages may require other localcoords to look better:

An example could be localcoord = 960,720

 

Answers to questions will be saved under here:

[Ex✭Cᴀʜᴍ]

You should add how to do this to Low-Res stages too imo.

[Okami]

You mean doing the reverse or how to convert low res stages to HD? It's basically the same but enlarging it more through localcoord o-O

[Ex✭Cᴀʜᴍ]

Well...Take Nexumi Land by Exshadow as example.

 

Do the same stuff as above as decrease the bounds.

Except that p1&p2startx should be around 80/100 depending how you like it more imo.

 

[stageInfo]

 

zoffset = 220

autoturn = 1

resetBG = 0

localcoord = 425,240

xscale = 1

yscale = 1

 

Correct me if aim wrong but this works fine for me.

[Okami]

To an extent, probably it does. It really depends on the stage itself and the localcoord you use. Yours is similar to 320,240 (same y resolution) which is kind of like a default mugen sized stage but with the different x resolution.

 

Every stage may have different configurations, so any suggestions on good localcoords to use for certain stages is good. I may make a list for what localcoords to use for each possible stage for HD res.

[abls1]

what is startzoom = 1.1 for?