ruined VHS tape filter during gameplay

[Lolo_is_cool]

Hey guys! i need some help on a thing i'm testing.
I'm trying to mimick a VHS tape filter to use on a gameplay mod. The given effect should look like this while playing:


Problem is, i have done all the animation screens ready to be added. i set them as fonts in FONTDEFS and set them as "printbold" messages on ACS
in order to appear to the screen, but they only appear in a way smaller scale than the video resolution.
any tips on how i could make it look bigger that it could at least cover the entire screen??

[wildweasel]

Would [wiki]SetHudSize[/wiki] do what you want?

[Jaxxoon R]

Using SetHudSize and defining it as whatever resolution the VHS font is should help, I think maybe.

[Lolo_is_cool]

Would [wiki]SetHudSize[/wiki] do what you want?

wether i put (5000,5000) or (0,0) the size doesn't change
EDIT: here's the code.

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script 500 OPEN
{
	SetHudSize(0, 0, TRUE);
	SetFont("VHSFONT");
	PrintBold(s:"0");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"1");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"2");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"3");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"4");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"5");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"6");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"7");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"8");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"9");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"%");
	delay(3);
	PrintBold(s:"/");
	delay(3);
	
	Restart;
}

and here how it appears ingame:

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i'll leave the template wad just in case

[wildweasel]

As far as I can glean from the Wiki article, SetHudSize does not affect Print statements. Try [wiki]HudMessage[/wiki] instead.

[Ral22]

Took a quick second aside to get it working. I went from a font to an animated texture, then applied it as a HudMessageBold. This removes the need to have a repeating script and I defined the SetHudSize to accomodate both 16:9 and 4:3 resolutions. You can find the updated file here: https://www.mediafire.com/?ys1jk4dwzgb6zvj

It's a lovely effect, by the way.

[Ed the Bat]

I like this. And just in time for Halloween, too. Hmm, now I'm wondering how your Lasting Light project would look with this, Ral. =)

[zrrion the insect]

This is pretty cool.

[IMX]

Took a quick second aside to get it working. I went from a font to an animated texture, then applied it as a HudMessageBold. This removes the need to have a repeating script and I defined the SetHudSize to accomodate both 16:9 and 4:3 resolutions. You can find the updated file here: https://www.mediafire.com/?ys1jk4dwzgb6zvj

It's a lovely effect, by the way.

Oh man this is incredible

[Ral22]

I like this. And just in time for Halloween, too. Hmm, now I'm wondering how your Lasting Light project would look with this, Ral. =)

Yeah, it's a great look! Could definitely add that Slender video camera effect, but since I never wanted the "look through the video camera" effect and LoLo came up with the effect, I'll leave it to them. I am curious to see what they will be doing with it though.

[TiberiumSoul]

if someone adds a little red "REC" dot to the upper corner you could have a creepy found footage filter to use when making lets plays for lasting light

[Nash]

Cool filter, be sure to make it widescreen compatible!

[IMX]

Is there a chance to add more VHS frames?

[ibm5155]

Widescreen support Always look Weird for me, there should be some simple printfullscreenimage function, and the problem would be solved (I already did a function like that that outputs the image in the right size to 4:3, 16:9, 16:10 aspect ratios, the only draw side was it's just limited to fixed image sizes (320x240, 640x480, 640x640, 800x600, 1200x720 and there were some more on it...)

It Always looked weid to me to use string functions to display actually pictures, maybe some classes to only deal with images would be nice too