CRT-Guest-Advanced, HD and NTSC for ReShade!

Jamirus · June 19, 2023, 6:10pm

That’s indeed weird, I would think the scanline settings would need to differ a lot to result in this.

I’ve exported the Reshade setting:

[CRT-Guest-Advanced.fx]

addnoised=0.000000

bardir=0.000000

barintensity=0.000000

barspeed=50.000000

beam_max=1.000000

beam_min=1.300000

beam_size=0.600000

blm_1=0.000000

blm_2=0.000000

BLOOMCUT_X=0.000000

BLOOMCUT_Y=0.000000

bloom_dist=0.000000

brightboost1=1.400000

brightboost2=1.100000

bsize1=0.010000

csize=0.000000

c_shape=0.250000

dctypex=0.000000

dctypey=0.000000

deconbx=0.000000

deconby=0.000000

decongx=0.000000

decongy=0.000000

deconrx=0.000000

deconry=0.000000

decons=1.000000

double_slot=2.000000

downsample_levelx=0.000000

downsample_levely=0.000000

ei_limit=0.250000

gamma_c=1.000000

gamma_i=2.400000

gamma_o=2.400000

glow=0.080000

gsl=0.000000

halation=0.000000

h_sharp=5.200000

inter=400.000000

interm=1.000000

intres=0.000000

IOS=0.000000

iscan=0.200000

iscans=0.250000

lsmooth=0.700000

maskboost=1.000000

masksize=1.000000

maskstr=0.300000

mask_bloom=0.000000

mask_drk=0.500000

mask_gamma=2.400000

mask_layout=0.000000

mask_lgt=1.500000

mask_zoom=0.000000

mclip=0.000000

mcut=1.100000

mshift=0.000000

m_glow=0.000000

m_glow_cutoff=0.120000

m_glow_dist=1.000000

m_glow_high=5.000000

m_glow_low=0.350000

m_glow_mask=1.000000

noiseresd=2.000000

noisetype=0.000000

no_scanlines=0.000000

OS=1.000000

overscanX=0.000000

overscanY=0.000000

post_br=1.000000

ResolutionX=320.000000

ResolutionY=240.000000

ring=0.000000

rolling_scan=0.000000

sborder=0.750000

scangamma=2.400000

scanline1=6.000000

scanline2=8.000000

scans=0.500000

scan_falloff=1.000000

shadowMask=0.000000

SIGMA_H=1.200000

SIGMA_V=1.200000

SIGMA_X=0.750000

SIGMA_Y=0.600000

SIZEH=6.000000

SIZEV=6.000000

SIZEX=3.000000

SIZEY=3.000000

slotmask=0.000000

slotmask1=0.000000

slotms=1.000000

slotwidth=0.000000

smart_ei=0.000000

smask_mit=0.000000

smoothmask=0.000000

spike=1.000000

sth=0.230000

s_sharp=0.500000

TATE=0.000000

vigdef=1.000000

vigstr=0.000000

warpX=0.000000

warpY=0.000000

I don’t know how I would go about exporting the default parameters in RA. I haven’t touched the defaults for advanced in this case, shader was updated a week ago. Edit: I also noticed that these exported parameters of ReShade list 320x240 res, for my test I had 1600x200, so these appear really exported defaults.

DevilSingh · June 19, 2023, 5:30pm

Wait. Are you saying that ReShade Guest Advanced looks like that first image you posted with default settings?

Jamirus · June 19, 2023, 6:08pm

I just did another test with full 1920x1200 (native res). The white lines are gone, but Reshade and RA Guest Advanced look completely different with default settings. Like this:

1)Base screenshot (320x200) from Steem.

Loaded into Imageviewer in Ra, Guest ADV. applied

3)Reshade Guest Advanced. The difference in sharpness looks to be due to me having 1920 instead of 320 as X resolution. The scanlines look different, I can’t tell from the defaults why.

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DevilSingh · June 19, 2023, 6:20pm

Have you tried clearing the cache in ReShade? You can find it in the settings tab.

And no worries if that doesn’t work, I’ll test with Steem in the morning anyway.

DevilSingh · June 20, 2023, 9:02am

RetroArch (Advanced) -

ReShade (Advanced) -

RetroArch (HD) -

ReShade (HD) -

RetroArch (NTSC) -

ReShade (NTSC) -

Jamirus · June 20, 2023, 11:44am

It only affects the standard Advanced on my end, no change after clearing cache and reinstalling ReShade to another folder. I’ll try and test with some other computers later.

DevilSingh · July 2, 2023, 1:35pm

Here’s the Github link to the shader. (Please report any issues you find in these forums.)

IMPORTANT -

Always drag/move CRT-Guest-PreShader above CRT-Guest-Advanced, CRT-Guest-HD or CRT-Guest-NTSC in the ReShade menu.

EXAMPLE -

Jamirus · July 10, 2023, 3:34pm

I did some testing on my Surface laptop (Intel GPU). Problems with dx9 are worse there and it’s not limited to one shader port, so I have to assume that Reshade with DX9 is just the relatively worst combo compared to the other apis… Your shader ports work in principle I don’t really want you dig into further (at least on my behalf).

Specialt1212 · September 23, 2023, 2:48pm

I normally use RetroArch with Sonkun’s shaders applied.

I’d like to apply a similar effect to some retro PC games and stand alone emulators which is why I stumbled on to this post about ReShade.

I’m using a 1080p monitor and I’m having difficulty getting it to look similar to the RetroArch example I included below. Here are some of the differences that I would like to change

The dithering effect (example grey area below the carts) isn’t creating a gradient
The text is more blurry in Reshade and in some games it causes letters to bleed together and it’s not uniform e.g. look at the two 0’s in 2001
The image is darker in Reshade than it is in RetroArch

Do you know if it’s possible for me to tweak the settings within ReShade to create an image that is closer to the RetroArch example.

No Filter Applied

RetroArch Sonkun Shader

Reshade CRT-Guest Advance

Reshade CRT-Guest HD

Reshade CRT-Guest NTSC

sonkun · September 23, 2023, 3:01pm

Man I wish I could help especially being the creator of the presets. Unfortunately I have no knowledge on Reshade or how to port my presets to them. By the way I releases a brand new update to my presets two days if you haven’t seen it yet. Got a brand new look.

Specialt1212 · September 23, 2023, 4:00pm

Thanks for replying and letting me know about the update.

Your RetroArch shaders are 100% my favorite shaders to use however I can’t see to find an alternative for standalone emulators and old PC games.

My thought process is that since this ReShade shader also uses Guest Advanced I can hopefully get a similar type of look I just don’t understand how to use ReShade enough to make that happen.

sonkun · September 23, 2023, 4:18pm

Thank you I appreciate it. Hopefully you’ll like the new look as I’ve given everything a new make over, looks way better now in my opinion. I’m assuming it should be tweakable on there to get a similar look but yes I’ll eventually get on Reshade so I can figure out how to port my presets there, the more places it can be used the better.

Cyber · September 24, 2023, 4:12am

First thing first you need to set your 2 resolution settings in ReShade correctly.

The resolution in your ReShade preset is higher than the resolution in your RetroArch example leading to a higher number of scanlines.

That number needs to match what you have in RetroArch for things to begin to look more similar.

See here for more info:

Specialt1212 · September 24, 2023, 2:20pm

I guess I’m confused about this, Per the link you provided it indicates that I should set X & Y Resolution to what is found in the Preprocessor definitions. When I check that section of ReShade it indicates Resolution_X = 320 & Resolution_Y = 240 which is what I have it set to currently.

If this is different in RetroArch do you know where I can locate that information so I can correct the settings in ReShade to match?

Cyber · September 24, 2023, 2:28pm

Yes, you might be a little confused. The instructions state:

Always make sure Resolution_X and Resolution_Y are the same size as Resolution X and Resolution Y respectively.

The part about preprocessor definitions does not give you the correct values, it’s merely a note to help you to physically locate where the parameters are in the list (not the values you should put in).

The values you should use should match the native, unscaled resolution of the content.

Only then will you get the correct number of scanlines.

Specialt1212 · September 24, 2023, 3:01pm

Thank you. I appreciate you explaining that. For GBA, the original resolution is 240x160. The scanlines now appear to line up with the RetroArch example.

The clarity on the image, darker tint, and blurry/stretched text I assume would have to be adjusted within other ReShade settings. Any suggestions on which particular settings I would need to adjust?

Superdonkeyjack · October 12, 2023, 12:59am

So, I have to use DX9 even though I use Vulkan?

Superdonkeyjack · October 12, 2023, 2:32am

I need help configuring like RGB or S-video settings for like the Duckstation, PCSX2 and Dolphin. I’m looking for the nostalgia but cleaner shader for these emulators and not interested in HD upscaling. I prefer the authentic look to these. Thank you.

Superdonkeyjack · October 21, 2023, 11:10pm

Hello, can anyone help on getting the perfect settings from Composite to RGB for standalone PCSX2 and Dolphin?

JOHN30011887 · November 27, 2023, 3:21pm

Any chance in an update to the newest version of crt-guest-advanced from 2023-11-24-r1