CyberLab Death To Pixels Shader Preset Packs

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Disclaimer:

I present these to you without making any claims, representations, warranties nor acceptance of any liabilities including any arising out of the use of this software whatsoever.

They are just my presets that I use and I’m sharing with you in the hope that you may have an as wonderful and magical experience as I do when playing retrogaming content! Hopefully my presets will stimulate the nostalgia senses a bit and give these great works of art the level of eminence they deserve!

I focus mainly on getting things to look good at 4K resolution but I’ve begun testing and optimizing my presets for lower resolutions as well. Updates to these might lag the main 4K presets by a bit as it’s a pretty time consuming task to get everything tested and packaged when dealing with so many different variations.

The good news is that they all look great already so things should only get even better from now on. Be sure to extract the whole package and not just some of the presets as they might be linked and reference one another as I make extensive use of the simple presets feature.

Over the course of time, CyberLab has expanded its offerings to include multiple Shader and Filter Preset Packs. So what started out as 1 has now grown to 9 main Preset Packages which you will all find in this post provided you scroll down to the various sections and links below.

They are as follows:

• CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack
• CyberLab Custom Blargg NTSC Video Filter Presets
• CyberLab CRT-Royale Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack
• CyberLab Megatron NX Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack
• CyberLab Megatron NX W420M Death To Pixels 4K Shader Preset Pack
• CyberLab Megatron miniLED Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack
• CyberLab Megatron Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack
• CyberLab Uborder miniLED Death To Pixels 4K HDR Ready Shader Preset Pack
• CyberLab ReShade Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack

I think this warrants an update to the name of this thread.

I thank all the fans of my work for your continued support, encouraging and upliftment.

So without further delay, I present to you:

CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack

Click the link below to download…

…But before you download please understand that these are not shaders, they are settings (presets) for awesome shaders designed by other people who deserve credit for all their hard work and the end results that their creations when combined with my settings ultimately produce.

CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack v1.14.0_03-09-24.zip

Installation:

To install these presets copy the “CyberLab” folder into the “…\RetroArch\Shaders\Mega_Bezel_Packs” folder.

Create the folder if it doesn’t exist.

You would also need to download and install my custom Blargg Filter Presets:

Click the link below to download

CyberLab Custom Blargg NTSC Video Filter Presets 03-09-23.zip

Installation:

To install these presets copy the “Filters” folder into the “…\RetroArch” folder.

These presets REQUIRE THE LATEST matching HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader version in order to work. It can be downloaded at the following location.

Mega Bezel Reflection Shader! - Feedback and Updates

[Mega_Bezel_Logo] Mega Bezel CRT Simulator This thread is about the Mega Bezel Reflection Shader for Retroarch! Here you can tell me what’s working for you and what could be better. If you are wondering “What is this thing?” here’s a nice little overview up sharing our ideas around the Mega Bezel project and some of its features: RetroArch – Introducing the Mega Bezel Reflection Shader – Libretro This shader package is meant for you to experiment with and make your own creations if you like.…

Here’s an excellent (partial) installation guide provided by RetroCrisis!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAzDcx_5T1U

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If you ever wished for a CyberLab Death To Pixels Easymode which had the Reflective Bezel turned off and filled the screen instead, that could perform better on lower end hardware and didn’t have so many presets and folders but still gave an excellent quality CRT-Like experience, then perhaps the following two shader preset packs might be exactly what you’ve been waiting for!

Introducing…CyberLab CRT-Royale Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack!

Click the link below to download

CyberLab CRT-Royale Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack 07-09-23

Installation:

To install these presets copy the “Filters” and “Shaders” folders into the “…\RetroArch” folder.

PSA: Blargg Video Filter presets disable SuperXBR smoothing.

https://youtu.be/qhjXeo6e44Q

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Introducing…my latest and possibly greatest Shader Preset Pack in terms of pure image quality and accuracy…

CyberLab Megatron NX Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack!

To experience the NeXt generation of CRT Shader Software Technology…

Click the link below to download

CyberLab Megatron NX Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack 22-05-24

CyberLab Megatron NX W420M Death To Pixels 4K Shader Preset Pack 18-11-24

CyberLab Megatron miniLED Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack 18-11-24

Installation:

To install these presets copy the “Shaders” folder into the “…\RetroArch” folder.

These presets REQUIRE CRT-Guest-Advanced-NTSC version 2024-02-29-release1 in order to look as intended.

It can be downloaded at the following location.

New CRT shader from Guest + CRT Guest Advanced updates

New Release Version (2024-02-29-r1): Notable changes: Mask Zoom Sharpen feature improvement. Magic Glow Alternate mode (2.0) added. It’s now quite more safe to crank up very wide magic glow. Current presets aren’t affected (@sonkun…). Edit: small tweak Download link: https://mega.nz/file/9pwUkJ5Q#NMEXCQM8FtDcoyTd3AVyreZsHd0BEQRovFcUu6DuoG8

After downloading, copy the “crt-guest-advanced-2024-02-29-release1” folder into the “…\Retroarch\shaders_slang” folder.

They have been designed with Sony Megatron v5.7 in mind. I suggest you backup your Sony Megatron Shader Folder before updating your shaders.

Follow the Sony Megatron Colour Video Monitor Setup Instructions properly for these presets to look as intended.

Instructions are in RetroArch under ‘Quick Menu->Shaders->Shader Parameters’

CyberLab Megatron Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack!

Click the link below to download

CyberLab Megatron Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack 28-02-24

Installation:

To install these presets copy the “Shaders” folder into the “…\RetroArch” folder.

These presets REQUIRE CRT-Guest-Advanced-NTSC version 08.21.2023 in order to look as intended.

It can be downloaded at the following location.

New CRT shader from Guest + CRT Guest Advanced updates

New Release Version (2023-08-21-r1): Notable changes: “Clip Saturated Color Beams” effect small tweak. ‘Negative’ mask bloom implementation improvement. Edit: small update Download link: https://mega.nz/file/gg5GgarK#L6eHasLkZICrXLbH0y1nddWQpyoQwaNfgIdPPx1vZwQ

New CRT shader from Guest + CRT Guest Advanced updates

This thread is about two shaders, namely crt-guest-sm and crt-guest-advanced. The first part of the thread is about crt-guest-sm, it’s latest versions are available in the official libretro repositories. The end of the thread contains updates and feedback on my continued development of the later crt-guest-advanced (former crt-guest-dr-venom(2)) - slang shaders. The latest crt-guest-advanced versions and presets are now in the official libretro shaders/shaders_slang/crt/ folder. New version (0…

Also, they have been designed with Sony Megatron v5.7 in mind. Due to the ever changing nature of these things, I suggest you backup your Sony Megatron Shader Folder (or all of them for that matter before updating your shaders). This will ensure that you can get back the look you had before if things change significantly on the Shader side.

Pro Tip for 1440p users:

CyberLab Death To Pixels Shader Preset Packs

You can try the suggestions in the following posts. Other than that you can try each combination of CRT Resolution (TVL) parameters and Display’s Resolution parameters until you get something that resembles what you want. You also have to ensure that you change the Display’s Subpixel Layout to what’s appropriate for your screen. Lastly, look carefully at the way the scanlines intersect the mask to ensure that the choices you’ve made result in evenly spaced scanlines and mask without any strang…

You have to follow the Sony Megatron Colour Video Monitor Setup Instructions properly for these presets to look as intended.

Please see instructions in RetroArch under ‘Quick Menu->Shaders->Shader Parameters’

See here for further info:

Sony Megatron Colour Video Monitor

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Most Realistic RetroArch CRT Shaders Ever! 🤯 - CyberLab Cybertron 4K HDR - Retro...

UPDATED - Most Realistic RetroArch CRT Shaders Ever! 🤯 - CyberLab Megatron 4K...

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For a long time I’ve been asked if my new shader presets could be combined with reflective bezels and overlays and I’ve also heard that my CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack needed beefy hardware in order to run.

While Koko-aio definitely answers some of those questions I unfortunately never got the opportunity really to get into it or use it much.

Today we have another alternative.

CyberLab Uborder miniLED Death To Pixels 4K HDR Ready Shader Preset Pack

Click the link below to download

CyberLab_Uborder_miniLED_Death_To_Pixels_4K_HDR_Ready_Shader_Preset_Pack _21-11-24

Installation:

To install these presets copy the “Shaders” folder into your “…\Retroarch” folder (or whatever your Retroarch Root Folder is called).

You have to follow the Uborder shaders setup instructions properly for these presets to look as intended.

See here for further info:

Uborder shaders

Uborder shaders First release: uborder-24-11-21 What’s this? It’s a simple and fast alternative to more complex bezel shaders like Mega Bezel or Koko-aio. Why? I really appreciate the features offered by Mega Bezel and, more recently, by Koko-aio shaders. Being complex shaders, they tend to require a powerful machine to run. This made me wonder if it might be possible to create something simpler that could still provide some of their impressive features, like reflections, in a fast way. As…

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Here’s a link to another little preset pack I made. This time for ReShade.

CyberLab Death To Pixels Shader Preset Packs

CyberLab ReShade Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack 20-02-24.zip Examples: Tap or click on the images then tap or click Load Full Resolution. After that zoom in or right click on the image and open in new tab to view these images properly. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image]

Potential Spoiler Alert

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Here are updated versions of the CRT-Guest-Advanced family of shaders which have been ported …

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Another way to enjoy my presets with apps and games that are outside of RetroArch is by using the WindowCast Core for RetroArch.

Official release thread for WindowCast core

WindowCast for Libretro (formerly WGC Window Capture) Libretro core to capture the contents of another window for video processing. This is useful, for say, capturing the output of a standalone emulator (like xemu, Dolphin standalone, RPCS3 or PCSX2 nightlies) or a PC game running in a window and then processing it with RetroArch’s shader stack. Here’s an example of the core in action, capturing Dead Cells (image courtesy of HyperspaceMadness). [MegaBezel-deadcells1] Download I plan to event…

If you like my shader presets, please be sure to show some appreciation to the shader creators whose hard work made all of this possible!

@HyperspaceMadness

THANKS TO THE SHADER WRITERS!

The Mega Bezel uses a number of shaders written by awesome shader writers from the community:

• guest.r (Guest-Advanced crt shader)
• EasyMode
• CGCW (LCD Grid)
• DariusG (GDV Mini)
• Dogway (Grade Color Correction)
• Hyllian (For his groundbreaking work with XBR)
• aliaspider (GTU)
• Sp00kyFox (MDAPT & ScaleFX)
• Trogglemonkey (Royale 3D Curvature)
• Flyguy (Text Shadertoy)
• A special thanks to hunterk for porting a number of these and helping me with his expertise along the way!

Tap on image then zoom in for best viewing. Desktop users, right click then Open in New Tab, then press F11 for FullScreen. Non 4K users, zoom in until it looks correct.

Right click on the image, click Open in New Tab then press F11 for Fullscreen for 4K users. Zoom in until it looks right for 1440p or 1080p users.

MBZ__3__Standard_Full_Reflections\Le’Sarsh_4K_Optimized_Presets\Console_Specific_Presets\CyberLab_Turbo_Duo_S-Video_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_CyberLab_Blargg_Video_Filter.slangp + Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_S-Video_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt

MBZ__1__Advance_Full_Reflections\Le’Sarsh_4K_Optimized_Presets\Console_Specific_Presets\CyberLab_Turbo_Duo_S-Video_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_CyberLab_Blargg_Video_Filter.slangp + Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_S-Video_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt

PSA: I use the CXA2025AS palette when designing, calibrating and testing my NES presets so if you use a different palette you may not be getting the optimal experience.

Update 12/11/22

Hot on the heels of my latest and greatest Composite Console Specific Presets and all the eye-popping, eye-candy that they can provide comes my first major overhaul in a while. Specially formulated for those who like their CRT Shader presets to be “less harsh”…

CyberLab presents:

Le’Sarsh 4K Optimized Shader Presets

Right click on the image, click Open in New Tab then press F11 for Fullscreen for 4K users. Zoom in until it looks right for 1440p or 1080p users.

CyberLab__PSX_Composite__ADV.slangp

CyberLab_NES_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_Core_Blargg_S-Video_Filter.slangp + Core Blargg S-Video Filter

CyberLab_Turbo_Duo_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_CyberLab_Blargg_Video_Filter.slangp + Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_Composite_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt

CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_CRT-NP2RTA__ADV.slangp

CyberLab_SNES_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_BSNES_Blur_Emulation.slangp

CyberLab__PSX_Composite__ADV.slangp

CyberLab_Turbo_Duo_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_CyberLab_Blargg_Video_Filter.slangp + Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_Composite_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt

Update 07/09/22

I’ve now updated my CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack versioning system to semi-sync with HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader versioning based on compatibility.

So if a user is using V1.1.0_xx-xx-xx of my Shader Preset Pack, they know that it’s been updated and tested to be compatible (and look right) with V1.1.0_xx-xx-xx of HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader.

If there’s a new update or feature in HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader that needs the presets to be updated before they will look right again, the versioning of the Shader Preset Pack will also reflect that.

Update 06/08/22

Introducing My Latest Preset:

You can use MPC-HC, MX Player or VLC Player to view the video.

CyberLab_SNES_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_Higan_Blur_and_Colour_Emulation

This preset allows for proper transparency emulation in SNES games such as Kirby’s Dream Land 3.

It was designed and tested using the Higan Core with the following Core Options:

• Resolution 512 x 224

• Blur Emulation On

• Color Emulation On

• Scanline Emulation Off

Update 31/07/22:

Just added a couple presets for Mobile or Low spec PC gamers. You’ll find them in the MBZ__5__Potato_No_Reflections folder.

Update 29/07/22:

OLED TV users rejoice!! Finally we can enjoy RGB, (well RBG) triads with proper sizes and alignment with my new CyberLab Slot Mask IV OLED presets!

New CRT shader from Guest + CRT Guest Advanced updates

I think the real advantage is that the triads simply look more like triads using Mask 12 on an OLED TV. Besides the seemingly unavoidable extra black vertical line, what really kills the effect for me is the almost overlapping appearance between the rightmost blue subpixel stripe and the leftmost red subpixel stripe. It makes the blue subpixel appear a bit undernourished compared to the red and green ones. The improved separation created by Mask 12 allows the Blue subpixel to finally flex its …

Note: These should also work fine on 4K LCD TV’s with BGR subpixel layouts. If your TV has an RGB layout, you have to flip the Mask Layout to 0 (RGB)

Pro Tip: 4K users who have displays that can handle full RGB 4:4:4 change the Mask Type to 12 and the Mask Size to 1.

Note: This doesn’t apply to all presets and this won’t work on my Slot Mask or Computer Monitor presets.

4K users who have displays that can only do YCbCr 4:2:0 you can use the current Mask 6, Size 2 which is good but not perfect or try Mask 7 or 8 with Deconvergence turned off.

As an alternative you can switch to a lower resolution which allows for RGB 4:4:4.

Update 20/04/22:

Note: To use the following new Console Specific Presets, please follow the steps below to load the corresponding Blargg Video Filters.

The other Console (or Game) Specific Presets will look fine (and as intended) without any additional video filters.

CyberLab_NES_for_Core_Blargg_S-Video_Filter.slangp

Quick Menu-->Options-->Video-->Blargg NTSC Filter - S-Video

CyberLab_Genesis_for_CyberLab_or_Core_Blargg_Composite_Filter.slangp

(Blending and Transparency, No Rainbow Effect, No Shimmering Artifacts)

Quick Menu-->Options-->Video-->Blargg NTSC Filter - OFF

Settings-->Video-->Video Filter-->Blargg_NTSC_Genesis_Composite_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt

Quick Menu-->Overrides-->Save Core Override

Or

(Blending and Transparency, Rainbow Effect, Shimmering Artifacts)

Quick Menu-->Options-->Video-->Blargg NTSC Filter - Composite

CyberLab_Turbo_Duo_for_CyberLab_Blargg_Composite_or_S-Video_Filter.slangp

Settings-->Video-->Video Filter-->Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_Composite_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt

Quick Menu-->Overrides-->Save Core Override

Or

Settings-->Video-->Video Filter-->Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_S-Video_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt

Quick Menu-->Overrides-->Save Core Override

Update 12/04/22:

Flipped the Mask Layout for 1080p Optimized Presets to match my 1080p TV that I play on sometimes. I thought about having a separate folder for flipped Mask Layout presets but I think I’ll just start with what works for my setups first and try to inform users that in order to get optimum quality, they need to select the appropriate Mask Layout for their display.

So users, in order to get optimum quality, you need to go into Shader Parameters (or Edit the Preset) and change the Mask Layout to the one that matches your display’s subpixel layout. Just choose whichever one looks best. Usually if you see Magenta/Green phosphors if you go close to the screen then you might need to toggle the Mask Layout so you’ll get the proper RGB or BGR phosphors.

This one has got to be my best Composite_Pure_ADV preset to date!

Finally!!! I’ve completed my latest overhaul!

CyberLab__Composite-Sharp__PVM-Edition__ADV with MDAPT Mode set to Off (0) or CyberLab_Arcade-Sharp__PVM-Edition should look great with PS1, Dreamcast/Naomi/Atomiswave and other 32-bit or higher systems!

And of course NES looks best with my CyberLab__Composite-Pure__ADV preset!

Pro Tip: You can enable Blargg’s NTSC RGB (or S-VIDEO) filter in your NES emulator’s core options to add a nice finishing touch of post processing to NES games!

PSA: N64 ----> Composite Pure, Composite Sharp & Arcade Sharp All look fantastic!

Here’s some excellent Sega Genesis de-dithering being performed by my latest:

Blargg_NTSC_Genesis_Composite_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt + CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition-Genesis__STD.slangp

Leave your GPU to do the heavy Mega Bezel work, while offloading some stuff and applying some finesse to the final output using the oft untapped power of your CPU!

There are now two custom Blargg NTSC video filters included in my preset pack!

These need to be copied to the “RetroArch/Filters/Video” folder.

To load them you need to go to:

Settings ----->

Video ----->

Filters ---->

After loading your video filter, you can save your settings as a Core Override in the Quick Menu so it will automatically load that video filter everytime you use that core.

Update: 28-05-22

With new presets come new recommendations. I’ve used friendly, abbreviated names and not the preset filenames in the list below. If you can’t figure out which friendly names correspond to which presets, feel free to ask.

NES - CyberLab NES for Blargg + Core Blargg S-Video Filter 

SNES - CyberLab Slot Mask, CyberLab SNES, CyberLab SNES Sharp 

Arcade/Neo Geo - CyberLab Slot Mask, CyberLab Arcade Sharp 
 
Atari - CyberLab Arcade Sharp, CyberLab Old TV, CyberLab Atari, CyberLab Atari Sharp 

C64 - CyberLab C64, CyberLab Computer Monitor Raw 
 
Sega Genesis/CD/32X - CyberLab Slot Mask for Blargg + CyberLab Genesis Blargg Composite Filter, CyberLab Genesis for Blargg + CyberLab Genesis Blargg Composite Filter 
 
Turbo Duo/PC-Engine/CD/SuperGrafx - CyberLab Slot Mask for Blargg + CyberLab Turbo Duo Blargg S-Video Filter, CyberLab Turbo Duo for Blargg + CyberLab Turbo Duo Blargg S-Video Filter 
 
N64 - CyberLab N64, Composite Pure 

PSX - CyberLab PSX, CyberLab Slot Mask

Dreamcast - CyberLab Slot Mask, CyberLab Computer Monitor Smooth

By the way, these recommendations are in order of my current preferences.

Be sure to view these zoomed in, full screen or original size for them to look as they should!

For the best viewing experience of these screenshots I suggest you right click on the image then click, “Open link in new tab”, “Open link in new window” or “Open image in new tab”.

Then click on the new window or tab and press the F11 key for a fullscreen view.

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__1080p__ADV

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__1080p__ADV

Take a look at these videos of my CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD preset in action!

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD - Video 1 - Sonic The Hedgehog

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD - Video 2 - Sonic The Hedgehog

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD - Video 3 - Ys IV - The Dawn of Ys

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD - Video 4 - Super Star Soldier

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD - Video 5 - Sonic The Hedgehog

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD - Video 6 - Gate of Thunder

You can use MPC-HC, MX Player or VLC Player to view the videos.

CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD.slangp

Blargg NTSC OFF

Blargg NTSC OFF

Blargg NTSC RGB ON

Blargg NTSC RGB ON

Blargg NTSC RGB ON

Blargg NTSC OFF

Blargg NTSC OFF

Blargg NTSC RGB ON

Note: CyberLab__Composite-Pure__Soqueroeu-TV_Special_Edition__STD.slangp REQUIRES SOQUEROEU – Mega Bezel TV Backgrounds to be installed.

You can get it at the link below:

SOQUEROEU – Mega Bezel TV Backgrounds

This thread is about my original TV backgrounds for use in conjuction with @HyperspaceMadness Mega Bezel Reflection Shader. I think lots of people would be pleased to play old games using an actual CRT TV, so I created my own project as a nice way to have a simulated TV… INSIDE your actual TV or monitor. Believe me, this works pretty well! Download latest release Soqueroeu-TV-Backgrounds_V2.0 - GitHub Repository I consider my work with this project as complete. New backgrounds may or may not…

You’ll find this preset in the “MBZ__3__Standard_Full_Reflections/4K_Optimized” folder in my preset pack.

Make sure your Soqueroeu-TV Folder looks like this:

"Shaders/Mega_Bezel_Packs/Soqueroeu-TV-Backgrounds_V2.0/"

When you download them from GitHub it adds a “-main” to the end of the foldername. You can either remove it from there or add it to the paths in the reference lines in my presets.

Make sure Soqueroeu-TV Backgrounds is installed in the “/Shaders/Mega_Bezel_Packs” folder.

Note: On at least one of my screens these Imgur preview images appear darker than the full resolution images as well as my presets. This seems to happen on 12 bit screens when the desktop is set to RGB 12 bpp colour depth.You may have to view the full res images in order to judge my presets properly.

More up to date screenshots can be found in this post in the thread:

CyberLab Death To Pixels Shader Preset Packs

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This is what you’ll see if you stick your nose up to the screen using my new and improved for 2022 CyberLab Composite - Sharp PVM Edition Shader Preset! Just zoom in and bask in the everglow of those RGB “phosphor” triads!

Click the link below to see some of my newest presets in action:

CyberLab Death To Pixels Shader Preset Packs

This is what CyberLab Turbo Duo for Blargg + Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_S-Video_CyberLab_Special_Edition looks like today! CyberLab Turbo Duo for Blargg + Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_S-Video_CyberLab_Special_Edition This is what CyberLab SNES looks like today! CyberLab SNES This is what CyberLab Genesis for Blargg + Blargg_NTSC_Genesis_S-Video_CyberLab_Special_Edition looks like today! CyberLab Genesis for Blargg + Blargg_NTSC_Genesis_S-Video_CyberLab_Special_Edition This is what Cy…

Usage:

Try the presets in the MBZ__1__Advance_Full_Reflections folder first.

If you’re system can’t handle them, you can lower your desktop resolution and try the optimized presets for that resolution.

If they’re still not running well enough or if you prefer to stick to your native resolution then try the presets in the MBZ__2__Performance_No_Reflections folder.

You can also use a lower desktop resolution and the optimized presets for that resolution from the MBZ__2__Performance_No_Reflections folder for maximum performance.

I also recommend you get familiar with the Cropping settings to eliminate black borders or screen junk in some games. After you’re satisfied with your Cropping settings save a Game Preset.

Be sure to spread the word that these exist so that others may also benefit!

Here are some video clips of them in action:

CyberLab__Computer-Monitor-Raw__ADV_Contra.m4v

CyberLab__Computer-Monitor-Raw__ADV_Final_Fight.m4v

CyberLab__Computer-Monitor-Raw__ADV_Street_Fighter_II_Hyper_Fighting.m4v

CyberLab__Composite-Sharp__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp

Note: If you’re using Higan or BSNES, the resolution setting in the core options can influence how your final image looks in terms of sharpness and softness. In games that you might prefer a crisper, sharper look for example Super Mario World and Super Mario Kart, you can try switching it to 512 x 224. Conversely in games that use dithering to create extra colours for example U.N. Squadron and TMNT: Turtles In Time and Final Fight, 256 x 224 might be the better choice. You can save your choice in Quick Menu…Options…Manage Core Options and save per game.

[TheNamec]

Best wishes @Cyber ! Now your project has it own home, hope to see lots of love and death to pixels

[Cyber]

Thank you very much for the support and camaraderie! You keep up the great work yourself!

[Neofuuma]

@Cyber I found what may be a typo while trying to get the “Arcade Sharp 1080 edition” working on my craptastic work laptop

It is referencing “CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Composite Pure.slangp” at the top of the slangp file. Should this actually reference the “Arcade Sharp.slangp” file instead? I was trying to mess around and make a “potato” version (I used MBZ__5__POTATO__GDV.slangp instead of MBZ__3__BASIC-EXTRA-PASSES__GDV.slangp that you mentioned for low-end systems) and noticed that it didn’t have any effect when I made changes, until I went in and changed that reference.

Hope that made sense!

[Cyber]

@Neofuuma

@Cyber I found what may be a typo while trying to get the “Arcade Sharp 1080 edition” working on my craptastic work laptop

It is referencing “CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Composite Pure.slangp” at the top of the slangp file. Should this actually reference the “Arcade Sharp.slangp” file instead? I was trying to mess around and make a “potato” version (I used MBZ__5__POTATO__GDV.slangp instead of MBZ__3__BASIC-EXTRA-PASSES__GDV.slangp that you mentioned for low-end systems) and noticed that it didn’t have any effect when I made changes, until I went in and changed that reference.

Hope that made sense!

Hi @Neofuuma. That shouldn’t be a typo. The Arcade Sharp 1080p Edition is actually supposed to reference the "CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Composite Pure.slang preset because I used that as the starting point. What you need to do is follow the chain of presets until you get to the base preset that contains this reference:

@Cyber

#reference “:/shaders/shaders_slang/bezel/Mega_Bezel/Presets/Base_CRT_Presets/MBZ_2_STD_GUEST-SM.slangp”

and replace the MBZ_2_STD_GUEST-SM.slangp with whatever alternative you’re trying to use.

So I just went and double checked.

The Arcade Sharp 1080p preset is correctly referencing the Composite pure preset that was its starting point. If you follow the chain of references you will see that the Composite Pure preset is referencing the “MBZ__2__STD__GDV.slangp” so that’s where you have to make the change if you want to try a different HSM MBZ base preset.

At the time of my testing the lowest MBZ level you can use while maintaining the appearance of the presets is the one I mentioned in my suggestion, the MBZ_3_BASIC-EXTRA-PASSES_GDV.slangp.

So you can go back and try that and let me know what happens. You can also let me know if you need any further clarification or assistance.

What kind of performance did you get at 1080p using the Arcade Sharp 1080p preset?

Also, I’m sure you know that @HyperspaceMadness is working on implementing some major performance improvements in the next version so it’s only a matter of time!

[Neofuuma]

@Cyber Just tried going back and putting in the MBZ_3_BASIC-EXTRA-PASSES_GDV.slangp one. I can get about 50-51fps, so it’s not quiiiiiite up to where it needs to be, but I think with default setup I was getting 20 fps or so. Granted, this laptop just uses intel integrated, and only has a max resolution of 1600x900, so maybe even that has more to do with it.

On the bright side, tinkering with that gave me insight into how some of that goes together!

[Cyber]

Hmmm…seems like you just need a little more! Why don’t you try my Arcade Raw 1080p preset with either the basic or potato MBZ Base preset? The Arcade Raw 1080p doesn’t use any ScaleFX and some other stuff that is included in the other presets. It might look similar after the base preset downgrade.

You know the first version of HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader that I used was much faster than this one and the version before. Perhaps you can try that version and see if it gets you over the line?

@HyperspaceMadness

@Cyber

Did you notice the ~20% performance hit between v0.9.21 and v0.9.22?

There might be some performance hit as I had to adjust a bunch of stuff to gain consistency of the image handling between the STD presets and the ADV presets. I hadn’t noticed a performance hit that big though. The caching feature I’m working on should improve performance a lot and get us to much faster than v0.9.21.

[Cyber]

This is similar to what my early gaming setup was like in my youth. @HyperspaceMadness, @TheNamec, @Duimon, @Tromzy, @Neofuuma

r/crtgaming - :)

Notice the near perfect geometry and orientation of the image on screen despite the obvious bulge and curvature of the picture tube.

[TheNamec]

The C1702 is one (if not the most) praised Commodore monitor for retrogaming. Despite its age, it offers quite hi quality colors and sharpness.

This was the first monitor I rebuilt for the Mega Bezel Commodore Pack, I LOVE it!

[Duimon]

@TheNamec

The C1702 is one (if not the most) praised Commodore monitor for retrogaming.

I made sure to pick one up as I was buying commodore stuff for my museum. I am proud to own one.

[Jodeth]

Here’s the preset that I came up with from your RGB Sharp. It’ll have to do until I buy a 4K monitor. It’s pretty funny that the only reason I want a 4K monitor is to play retro games, lol. I’d really like to see your presets in all their glory!

Screenshots

Download: Google Drive

[Cyber]

@Jodeth

It’s pretty funny that the only reason I want a 4K monitor is to play retro games, lol. I’d really like to see your presets in all their glory!

Thanks and welcome! Presets can still look very awesome at 1440p and 1080p resolutions with a little tweaking you know but I can understand the feeling!

I’m glad you like my presets.

Nice screenshots!!

[Cyber]

@Aeoliza

Yes, I have the main Integer Scale setting turned off and I didn’t tweak any IS setting in the preset. I only did the cropping as you told me to.

@Aeoliza

I tried the cropping thing and it’s causing these color bands throughout

What were you getting before cropping just the pink horizontal lines?

@Aeoliza

Also the gauges detail at the bottom is cut off in MVC2

Were the gauges detail onscreen before you cropped? If so then perhaps you cropped too much? Only crop if you’re seeing black bars.

If cropping didn’t work, but setting Int. Scale Mode to 1 worked to eliminate your issues then by all means, that’s what you should use. Just cropping the black bars on the top and bottom worked for me in MVSC. Changing the Int. Scale Mode to 1 without cropping also worked for me but that was just one game. I’ll try to test some more games to see how things look.

Just doing a follow-up. Are all of the issues resolved now?

I did some follow up testing and I realize that MVSC2 is a totally different ball game to get exactly right. Without 320 x 240 you get no smoothing of the sprites. With 320 x 240 you don’t have enough pixels to render the fonts properly so they look messed up. Turning on fake scanlines can help reduce the “pixelation” in the sprites but I would prefer a better solution if there is one. This is something I’ll have to work on. I’ll try @HyperspaceMadness special DREZ preset and see how that looks and if it can be tweaked to perfection.

In the meantime, I might change my default Int. Scale Mode to 1 in my presets at some point so any users encountering the pink bands or pink horizontal lines issues you encountered won’t have that problem initially.

The fact that there’s a whole base preset variation dedicated to this game in HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader says a lot.

Hmmm…seems like getting this MVSC2 to look perfect is like playing wack-a-mole. There’s always some compromise that has to be made somewhere it seems.

[Tromzy]

Here are some screenshots of 128 bit cores (Flycast / PCSX2) with my settings for @Cyber’s awesome 1440p preset (open each image in a new tab for full resolution) :

https://imgur.com/a/v18v852

Unfortunately, I cannot post any Dolphin screenshot because for some reason, RetroArch refuses to take any screenshot of Dolphin. (maybe because it’s using D3D11)

[Cyber]

@Tromzy

Here are some screenshots of 128 bit cores (Flycast / PCSX2) with my settings for @Cyber’s awesome 1440p preset (open each image in a new tab for full resolution) :

https://imgur.com/a/v18v852

Thanks for sharing! These look great!

Do you believe you can get Dreamcast/Naomi/Atomiswave games to look even better than this?! I’ve been busting my brains out trying to get a perfect balance for MVSC2. You can try setting your Int. Scale Mode to 1 to improve scanlines quality and make sure to crop all games that have black borders. You can also try my RGB - Sharp preset!

[Tromzy]

Yeah, I’m not quite satisfied with the settings, yet. Dolphin games look absolutely gorgeous, but that’s probably because I increased resolution to 3x for that core, when Flycast and PCSX2 are running at native console res. I’ll post some screenshots of FLycast / PCSX2 games running at increased resolution too, results are good too I think.

If I set Integer scale to one, the picture shrinks a bit too much.

[Tromzy]

Here are some increased resolution screenshots :

https://imgur.com/a/DsX9JGt

The image on Flycast looks sharper obviously, but it’s a bit too “blocky” I think. I must add that I disable interlacing. For PCSX2 I get weird big scanlines with interlacing disabled, but they disappear when I reenable it (see the 2 GT4 screenshots for comparison).

[Cyber]

@Tromzy

If I set Integer scale to one, the picture shrinks a bit too much.

Well that might depend on the game and internal resolution you’re running. When I suggested to set it to 1 it was to actually expand the screen a bit as that helps with the quality of the scanlines. I’m new to 32-bit and beyond emulation so I would need some time to get familiar with the quirks. What I’ve noticed is that increased internal resolution results in vertical gaps in Ryu’s Super Hadoken in MVSC2. There always seems to be something wrong or at least not quite right somewhere if I change something to fix something else. In time I’ll post some updated presets just for Dreamcast/Naomi/Atomiswave and other higher resolution systems now that my 8-bit and 16-bit era stuff is more or less mature.

Another setting that makes a huge difference is the Opposite Dir Multiplier (Y Downsample for H Scanlines). Default is 100 but 75 and 50 really brings out the scanlines by reducing the number and making them thicker on those higher resolution consoles. The downside is that high res elements like text suffers as well as the scanlines looking not properly aligned depending on the combination of that setting and the internal resolution.

Lastly, I’ve been experimenting with HSM’s special DEREZ base preset because I’m not seeing the same results when I use the STD base preset.

[Cyber]

Thanks again.

What method do you use to use my presets with Duimon’s overlays?

I know it’s not that difficult but I’m just curious as @Aeoliza was asking previously.

@Tromzy

RetroArch refuses to take any screenshot of Dolphin. (maybe because it’s using D3D11)

If you’re using an nVIDIA Graphics Card, you can probably press Alt-F1 to take a screenshot. Or look for the Dolphin screenshot hotkey in standalone dolphin and try it and see if it works in RetroArch.

@Tromzy

The image on Flycast looks sharper obviously, but it’s a bit too “blocky” I think.

Try 320 x 240 Internal resolution or anything higher than native. You should get better smoothing. You can also adjust the Opp Dir Multiplier to reduce the number of horizontal scanlines while making them thicker. That helps a lot with blockiness.

[Tromzy]

@Cyber

What method do you use to use my presets with Duimon’s overlays?

I just copy one of the presets, lets say “Dreamcast-[STD]-[Guest].slangp” for example, and I just replace the first line “#reference “:/shaders/shaders_slang/bezel/Mega_Bezel/Presets/Base_CRT_Presets/MBZ__2__STD__GDV.slangp”” with my custom Cyber preset.