CyberLab Death To Pixels Shader Preset Packs

[Cyber]

@Morris_Schaffer

what shader preset and Blargg Filter Preset combination should I use if I wanted my retrogaming most closely to resemble the CRT’s from yesteryear? Focusing primarily on arcade gaming for now? I tried a few combinations and there are some nice ones, but curious to know if there’s a consensus here.

To me this is all subjective. I’ve posted several screenshots over the past few months showing whatever latest preset and filter combination I’ve been using.

It’s as easy as seeing which presets are used in one of those screenshots then trying it.

The Blargg Video Filter presets generally do the same thing, just with varying levels of resolution and sharpness, so again, you can use whichever you find looks good to you.

For Arcade Games, I don’t use any Blargg Filters nor Composite like settings.

You can probably start with CyberLab__Ultimate__Virtual__Slot__Mask__CRT-1P2RTA or CyberLab__Ultimate__Virtual__Slot__Mask__IV_OLED__CRT-NP2RTA

Also, CyberLab__Arcade-Sharp__ADV or Cyberlab__RGB-Sharp__PVM-Edition__ADV

If you look not too far back you’ll see the preset combinations I’ve been recently using for Arcade Games. Be sure to also check out the Le’Sarsh variations.

Also remember that my IV_OLED presets are not exclusively for OLED TVs. Depending on the Subpixel Layout of your TV, you might need to change the Mask Layout from 1 to 0.

I don’t really aim to closely match any particular CRT in my presets but I do try to create presets which make the games look great with general CRT like characteristics.

You can think of my presets as imaginary TV Models that I just made up in my head.

CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_CRT-NP2RTA__ADV.slangp

CyberLab Le’Sarsh Presets:

CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_CRT-NP2RTA__ADV.slangp

You can find more like this in one place if you look through the first post.

[Digitech]

Thanks a lot man!,ill try them asap

[Morris_Schaffer]

I think I found a good preset now for arcade games. And I was able to combine it with the Duimon cabinet shader. Did indeed go into the shader parameters to tweak just a few things. I’m happy, thanks Duimon and Cyber.

[Cyber]

@Morris_Schaffer

I think I found a good preset now for arcade games.

I’m glad you did!

@Morris_Schaffer

And I was able to combine it with the Duimon cabinet shader.

This I wouldn’t mind seeing!

@Morris_Schaffer

Did indeed go into the shader parameters to tweak just a few things.

Feel free to share so that others may benefit.

@Morris_Schaffer

I’m happy, thanks Duimon and Cyber.

You’re most welcome. You can start with the Console Specific Presets for the consoles if you want a good starting point.

[SuperieurUltra]

Hi. This may be a bit off topic, but since you made a new shader for Higan, how do you download the higan core? I’m using 1.10.3 and the Higan core hasn’t been availiable for download for a while now. Are you using an older RetroArch version or a backup of the core?

[Cyber]

@SuperieurUltra

but since you made a new shader for Higan, how do you download the higan core?

I’ve had that Higan core for a long while now. Don’t know what’s the most appropriate way to get it currently. I’ve recently developed a corresponding set of presets for BSNES with Blur Emulation turned on and have switched to that core as well.

Here are some examples using those presets from my new Le’Sarsh folder.

CyberLab_SNES_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_BSNES_Blur_Emulation.slangp

[SuperieurUltra]

Could you maybe zip your core and upload it so we can download it from this thread?

[Cyber]

I don’t know if that would be appropriate. I’d have to run it by @hunterk, @Tatsuya79 or @HyperspaceMadness first before I do something like that.

I wouldn’t want to infringe on any copyrights or licenses nor the intentions or wishes of the author.

Perhaps they might also be able to suggest an appropriate method of acquiring the core?

Just out of curiosity. How come you prefer to jump through hoops to get that one instead of using the still supported and better performing BSNES core?

[hunterk]

It’s fine, no biggie. It’d be the same as if they built it from here, AFAIK: https://github.com/libretro/higan

OTOH, I don’t think there’s much/any reason to continue using it vs bsnes, which is why we stopped building it.

[Cyber]

I always found it strange that it was so hard to get older, unsupported cores directly from Libretro/RetroArch sources. I heard about some crash some time ago but I wondered afterwards if it might be intentional and for good reason.

Apart from the Color Emulation which I don’t know why isn’t one of the Core Options in BSNES, I really don’t see much of an advantage to using the old Higan core.

Does the regular BSNES core do Super GameBoy Emulation as well?

[SuperieurUltra]

Ah sorry I didn’t know about that. I barely have any knowledge about copyright and licenses and stuff. I just wanted to try it out since you made shaders specifically for this core, since I thougth the result might be a bit different then when using the shader with bsnes or snes9x for example. My apologies if this is against the copyright or online license.

[hunterk]

It’s just because we update the cores constantly (sometimes multiple times per day, and sometimes the cores are >100MB each) and it’s just not feasible to keep all of those builds of >150 cores around.

AFAIK, color emulation doesn’t do a whole lot for SNES. I think it restricts the color range slightly at the edges to mimic a TV’s RGB range or something…? It was mainly a big deal in higan for NES games, since it applied the RAW palette, IIRC.

And yeah, new bsnes core does SGB.

[SuperieurUltra]

Yes, the normal bsnes core has support for Super Game Boy. I think you also need a BIOS to set it up properly.

[Cyber]

@SuperieurUltra

I just wanted to try it out since you made shaders specifically for this core, since I thougth the result might be a bit different then when using the shader with bsnes

I made the new shader presets for BSNES Blur Emulation specifically for people who don’t have access to Higan and it should provide a similar if not superior experience to my Console Specific Higan preset.

I also wanted to take advantage of Run-Ahead and better latency and performance provided by the more up to date core. Have you tried these yet? They’re relatively new. I most likely won’t be continuing to update and develop my older Higan Blur and Color Emulation presets going forward because I have switched to the BSNES core for SNES Emulation.

So try the new CyberLab SNES Composite Slot Mask IV OLED for BSNES Blur Emulation preset with Blur Emulation on. There are 2 flavours. Le’Sarsh and the regular 4K_Optimized. If you don’t have an OLED TV, just flip the Mask Layout to 0.

Are you using a 4K Screen? The Le’Sarsh 4K_Optimized Slot_Mask presets also look great at 1440p while the Aperture Grill Presets also look great at 1080p!

Here’s the link for the Higan Core:

higan_sfc_libretro.zip

[Cyber]

This looks interesting:

The Luxury All-In-One PC Engine from 1988 | Tech Nibble

[hgoda90]

There is a reddit of somebody showing a few more.

r/crtgaming - The all in one video game consoles CRTs in my collection

There is also an article in PCMag

7 Classic Game Consoles Built Into TV Sets

[hunterk]

Heh, yeah, definitely not by/for Windows. I’ve been all-linux for almost 20 yrs now.

That said, the error appears to just be a regular ol’ installation problem. Make sure the mega bezel shaders RetroArch comes with work first and then try to add Cyber’s presets to that.

[kongmao45678]

There is a question to consult. The effects you posted are very good, but the picture feels dark. In the impression, the actual CRT display should be much brighter. Do you need to adjust in the default file to achieve a better display effect?

[Cyber]

@kongmao45678

but the picture feels dark. In the impression, the actual CRT display should be much brighter. Do you need to adjust in the default file to achieve a better display effect?

What are you judging this based on? Pictures posted in the forums or actually using the presets?

Which presets do you find seem dark?

Depending on how your TV/Display is setup they might appear different for you. Either you can adjust your TV/Display or you can adjust the settings in the preset to suit your liking and/equipment.

If you wish for them to be brighter you can increase the Gamma_C. You can also increase different brightness parameters in the shader parameters. You can adjust Post-CRT-Brightness, use more Bloom, Glow, Halation, lower Mask Strength, change the Scanline Type, lower Saturation e.t.c.

@kongmao45678

a better display effect

Better is subjective. What’s better for you may be worse for someone else.