Creating MAME Layout Files (.lay) to Display Overlays

This follows a specific request from RustyMG who wanted to be able to display vertical overlays for his MAME games using Layout (.lay) files

You can obtain these files in 2 ways :

Button Overlays Priority in Roms selecteda Allows you to process your overlays located in the overlays_priority folder. No scraping will be performed on Screenscraper.

• Place your own overlays in the share\Overlays_priority folder (it must have the same name as the ROM file without the extension).

• Check the Overlays and Layout boxes in the Settings tab, Image Options
• Choose the size of the overlay

• Select Roms to be processed
• Click on Overlays Priority button

Zip files containing the layout file (romfilename.lay) and the overlay (romfilename.png) will be generated in the folder:

%appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\ressources\overlays\layout_generator\%system%

where %system% corresponds to the scraped system. Example:** %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\ressources\overlays\layout_generator\mame**

• You must copy these files to the directory of your choice.

For example, on Retrobat, they should be copied to: \retrobat\saves\mame\artwork

• Check the Overlays and Layout boxes in the Settings tab, Image Options
• Choose the size of the overlay

• Select Roms to be processed
• Click on Screenscraper or Screenscraper Multi Thread button

Zip files containing the layout file (romfilename.lay) and the overlay (romfilename.png) will be generated in the folder:

%appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\ressources\overlays\layout_generator\%system%

where %system% corresponds to the scraped system. Example:** %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\ressources\overlays\layout_generator\mame**

• You must copy these files to the directory of your choice.

For example, on Retrobat, they should be copied to: \retrobat\saves\mame\artwork