100% mask is too much for displays that have a low max nit value. You can use 67% or MASK bloom @ 30%
ok brightness is not a problem anymore, now i would like to know about something else, the mask, specially slot mask in my opinion is going a bit too hard onto the screen, is too notable i would like to know if there is a way to make it more tiny or if changing the mask will be good enough
Good to hear that.
I have no idea which preset youāre referring to so that makes it more difficult to assist in this regard but if youāre using a 4K display and would like the mask to be finer/smaller then you can use my āLeāSarshā presets or my 1440p Optimized Presets or my āFineā presets.
If you would like more detailed assistance you might have to provide me with the names of the presets you would like to make finer and your current display resolution.
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donāt worry about that, i had just experienced firsthanded cybertron 4k hdr over at a 4k hdr tv, and itās just too good to be true, is not my display yet, is my brotherās display but e wants to sell it to mee since a very long time, and i think this is it
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Can you add 2K resolution for your CyberLab Megatron Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack and the other preset packs?
Hi, if youāre speaking about 2560 x 1440p resolution, thereās isnāt an option for that resolution in the Sony Megatron Color Video Monitor Shader so you can probably visit the thread and ask the author to include it.
Other than that, you can play around with the āDisplayās Resolutionā and āResolutionā settings until you find a combination that looks good on your display.
My CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack already includes presets which are optimized for multiple resolutions.
If you read the readme file in my CyberLab CRT-Royale Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack you should see how to go about adapting the presets to different resolutions, including 1080p and 1440p.
Thank you for replying! Itās the best shader Iāve tried so far, thatās why Iām so interested. The best solution Iāve found is to keep the 4K resolution + the 600TVL resolution. I will ask in the Megatron thread to see if it can be included ^^
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I love what youāre doing with these shader presets; Iām using a VGA CRT and using yours as a starting point itās been working great for making it softer and more like a consumer set! Do you know anything about the Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_3D_Comb_Filter_CyberLab_Special_Edition_III.filt filter though? I have a JVC crt with a 3 line comb filter and I love that look, I just wanna know more about what Iām using. Does it still get the color blending effects of the other composite filters for example? I canāt find documentation on it anywhere.
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Thanks, Iām glad youāre enjoying my contributions to the emulation community.
Well I did make the presetā¦lol so I guess I might know at least a little bit.
Those names are more for novelty than based on any real technical qualities. You could say that they help to differentiate between the different flavors of presets in a relative sense only.
These presets are mainly WYSIWYG with the descriptive filenames serving the purpose of indicating what they might do.
Most of my filter presets up to S-Video perform colour and dither blending to some extent, I just canāt remember how much my 3D Comb Filter Presets does it compared to its S-Video counterpart.
One way you can test it is to load up Gate of Thunder and look at the gradient behind Esty in the intro.
It might be that the S-Video one has more NTSC artifacts, while the 3-D Comb Filter does similar blending without as much of the diagonal artifacts.
There should be some screenshots around the thread which show what most of the presets can do.
My first set of filter presets contain documentation within the presets themselves and also in the first post of this thread.
You might also find some information in the readme.
Cyber, does the CyberLab Megatron Death To Pixels 4K HDR Shader Preset Pack only works on 4K screens? Could it be used on 1080p lcd or projector? The hdr could be a problem on those?
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No, it supports 1080p, 8K and also 1440p screens as well. Itās just optimized for my particular taste in TVL on 4K displays.
Yes, you can adjust the āDisplayās Resolutionā setting in Shader Parameters to 1080p if you have to.
You can also adjust the TVL to whichever value you like best.
You should definitely adjust the "Displayās Subpixel Layout to what looks and works best on your particular output device. My Presets have it set to RWBG (OLED) because that matches the Subpixel Layout of the display that I use, which is an LG OLED TV.
Other displays might be better off using either the RGB (0) or BGR (2) setting.
You can toggle the SDR/HDR setting in the Shader Parameters to SDR for a non-HDR screen/display device.
Brightness (aka how many lumens it can output) is the only limiting factor where this is concerned.
Do note that for SDR displays, you can further optimize things by choosing the Colour Space setting which matches what your display is capable of outputting.
After you do all of these tweaks you might find things look too dark or too washed out. If so, you can fine tune the Gamma setting and lastly the Saturation setting.
Do note that Peak Luminance and Paper White Luminance have no effect in SDR mode.
Instead, you have to turn up the brightness on the display device until things look good.
Also feel free to try out the included Sony Megatron Color Video Monitor SDR presets in the Shaders/Shaders_Slang/HDR folder.
Iām looking forward to seeing your results!
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soon iāll experience megatron in first hand with my own 4k tv
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Very good! If you get an LG OLED, youāll be able to experience it just like me or even better!
If you get an LCD/LED TV that is very bright in HDR Mode with a quick response time and RGB pixel layout, you should have an awesome experience as well.
Possibly even better with Mini-LED levels of dimming zones and a proper dimming algorithm!
Send pics when you have everything up and running!
Mine is this one, soon iāll take some screenshots of how itās gonna look the preset TCL a527
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Just be sure itās bright enough in HDR Game Mode. Ideally you want something that can do at least 630 nits to match what my OLED TV can do. Anything less than 500 nits is probably a waste of time and $$.
So do proper research and due diligence before spending your hard earned $$.
Send me a link to a review or the specifications if you can.
iām trying to found luminance information about the tv somewhere but i cannot found nothing anywhere about the nits
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Man im going to try it this weekend, thanks a lot for your detailed answers
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Do yourself a huge favour. Donāt buy any ācat in bagā TV.
Take your time. Do proper research. Get the best TV that you can afford that can do what you would like it to be able to do.
You canāt just throw any TV at these shaders then expect to have an enjoyable experience.
Certain boxes need to be checked.
Try to buy something that at least has been reviewed by RTINGS.