use pal files with OpenEmu

[Rindsusen]

Hi, I got 2 NES roms that both come along with .pal files (custom palettes). Both game's readme files highly recommend using the included palette if the emulator supports palette files.

I use OpenEmu (on Mac) that let you play NES roms with Nestopia and FCEU core.

How can I import / include these pal (palette) files? I am lost here. Thanks.

 

[pix07]

@Rindsusen from fork of fceu called fceux:

https://fceux.com/web/help/Palette.html

Palettes can be set on a per-game basis. To do this, put a palette file in the same directory the game is in, and add the extension "pal". Examples:

File name: Palette file name:


BigBad.nes BigBad.pal


BigBad.zip BigBad.pal


BigBad.Better.nes BigBad.Better.pal

In openemu:

https://github.com/OpenEmu/OpenEmu/wiki/User-guide:-Display-Mode

NES / Famicom​

When using the Nestopia core, pressing the Display Mode button will cycle through YUV "15° Canonical" (default)/YUV "Consumer"/YUV "Alternate"/RGB palettes.

 

[Rindsusen]

Thanx! That means I put the pal file in the same openemu directory where the rom is with the same name as the rom.

This is what I found out too. But what display mode will use the custom file then?

Nestopia offers Canonical/Consumer/Alternative and some more. I guess Alternative?
FCEU core offers Default/ RGB Play Choice-10/NESCAP ans some more. Here I am still lost.

 

[pix07]

@Rindsusen Best will be RGB but little darker.

I found that consumer color is similiar to tv.

Canonical should have lighter color.

It seems alternative is custom color.

Default in fceu is normal color,play choice custom im dont know this nescap.

Adding gif with colors from:

https://github.com/OpenEmu/OpenEmu/wiki/User-guide:-Display-Mode