CyberLab Death To Pixels Shader Preset Packs

[Cyber]

@slikvik55

Didn’t realize I needed to read all the way through the update posts to get some install info and I see Cyber has clarified the install path too in a past Update section too, so all good!

Excellent! I didn’t spell it out for you in my previous reply because I really wanted you to take the time and read in order to get the most out of my preset pack.

Over time, I’ve been able to do quite a bit with these shaders, shader presets and video filters in my own setup and that’s basically what I’ve tried to document in the first post.

The presets which require corresponding video filters are all labelled “…for CyberLab (or Core) Blargg…Video filter…” so it’s supposed to be self explanatory and descriptive taking full advantage of long filenames.

There are also recommended shader presets and video filter combinations for the different cores bases on how I have mine setup. I’ll try to update that soon.

@slikvik55

Spoilt for choice with Mega Bezel presets now.

Yes, we’re definitely spoilt for choice when it comes to the venerable HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader powered by the amazingly versatile CRT-Guest-Advanced and more!

So feel free to ask more questions now that you have everything up and running!

[DDB]

Hey @Cyber, will you be adding 1440p Console Specific Presets anytime soon.

[Cyber]

Hmmm…good question, I have no plans to update them soon because I don’t have a 1440p RetroArch setup at this time to properly test them and most of the improvements I’ve been making to my presets recently require me to be able to see exactly how the mask would look after its aligned with the subpixel structure of the particular display.

Then my other recent slot mask presets look completely different at different resolutions so I would definitely need to see how things look natively if doing 1440p optimized versions.

Some of my Console Specific Presets are just shortcuts to other presets so I could probably add those shortly but they’re mostly there for convenience to users, rather than a huge step above my other presets in quality.

I’ve mainly been working on Slot_Mask and OLED TV Optimized presets lately and those work best on 4K displays.

Maybe sometime I’ll set things up on a 1440p display In order to test some presets but I can’t really say when that would be.

See below for a previous response to a similar question.

CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack

I can’t answer that with certainty since I haven’t tested my console specific presets at 1440p (yet). You can probably use whichever one looks best to you. If I were to make a 1440p version of my console specific presets there may not be any huge difference in terms of the overall sharpness of the presets themselves as they’re probably about as sharp as I can get them right now, which is what used to be the main differentiator between the various resolution optimizations in the past. I basical…

@DDB you can lookout for at least a preliminary update with some of my Console Specific Presets Optimized for 1440p hopefully sooner rather than later.

Thanks for the feedback and continued interest!

[Cyber]

This is what I was trying to tell you about @RetroGames4K.

@Cyber

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 06-08-22.zip

Installation:

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

@Cyber

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

@Cyber

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.

Some more examples of my Custom Blargg Ntsc Video Filter presets in action:

CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack

You have to load full resolution, then open in new tab or window, zoom in or view fullscreen in order for these to look correct because of the mask and scanline settings. CyberLab__NES__ADV.slangp + Core_Blargg_NTSC_S-Video_Filter [image] CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_CRT-1P2RTA_for_CyberLab_or_Core_Blargg_Composite_or_S-Video_Filter.slangp + Core_Blargg_NTSC_S-Video_Filter [image] [image] [image] CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_CRT-1P2RTA_for_CyberLab_or_Core_…

Please show off what crt shaders can do!

Just showing off 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 i…

Please show off what crt shaders can do!

Jail bar de-dithering, (aka waterfall blending) & Sharp Sega Genesis Output at the same time. CyberLab Genesis for Blargg + Blargg NTSC Genesis Composite CyberLab Special Edition video filter [image] [image] [image] [image] CyberLab Turbo Duo [image] CyberLab SNES [image] [image] CyberLab SNES (MDAPT Off) [image] CyberLab SNES Sharp [image] You have to load full resolution then zoom in or view fullscreen in order for these to look correct because of the mask and scanline settings. …

Please show off what crt shaders can do!

CyberLab Slot Mask for Blargg + CyberLab Genesis Blargg S-Video Filter [image] CyberLab Slot Mask for Blargg + CyberLab Genesis Blargg Composite Filter [image] You have to load full resolution, then open in new tab or window, zoom in or view fullscreen in order for these to look correct because of the mask and scanline settings.

Please show off what crt shaders can do!

CyberLab__Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_CyberLab_or_Core_Blargg_S-Video_or_RGB_Filter.slangp + Blargg_NTSC_Genesis_S-Video_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt Note: Remember to zoom in or view fullscreen or original size in order for these to look correct because of the mask and scanline settings. [image] [image] [image]

Please show off what crt shaders can do!

You have to load full resolution, then open in new tab or window, zoom in or view fullscreen in order for these to look correct because of the mask and scanline settings. CyberLab__NES__ADV.slangp + Core_Blargg_NTSC_S-Video_Filter [image] CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_CRT-1P2RTA_for_CyberLab_or_Core_Blargg_Composite_or_S-Video_Filter.slangp + Core_Blargg_NTSC_S-Video_Filter [image] [image] [image] CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_CRT-1P2RTA_for_CyberLab_or_Core_…

Converting MiSTer FPGA Composite Blending shader to GLSL

Yeah these look great. Thank you! I think they deserve to be included in official Retroarch video filters pack. I wasn’t quite satisfied with the default look but didn’t had time to experiment with options yet. Thank you very much hunterk for converting it! It’s nice to have a choice. Did you create second (gamma-correct) version of this shader or just modified the picture?

[RetroGames4K]

Ok. Thanks. I will see if I can try it tonight

[Cyber]

This new TCL 4K Mini LED looks very promising and might very well be the ultimate in CRT emulation and retrogaming in general. I wonder who will be the first to test and report their findings?

The Most Accurate 4K Mini LED TV on The Market Right Now!

CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack

This might be a good TV for CRT Emulation: [I Can't BELIEVE This Cheaper Mini LED TV Beats Samsung & Sony in This...]

[Cyber]

Excellent!

ProTip: The Blargg NTSC Video Filters alter the width of the image slightly. You can compensate for this by adjusting the HSM Crop percentage.

I use these crop settings as a baseline in my presets developed with Blargg Video Filters in mind.

HSM_CROP_PERCENT_LEFT = "0.500000"
HSM_CROP_PERCENT_RIGHT = "0.300000"

On another note, when using the Blargg NTSC Video Filters you can push sharpness up quite a bit in your shader presets because the Blargg Filter is going to perform its own softening and blending.

[SuperieurUltra]

Hi there! I am currently experimenting a lot with shaders. For the Genesis for example I might use the CyberLab_Genesis_for_CyberLab_or_Core_Blargg_Composite_or_S-Video_Filter shader preset. The colors from this shader however look a bit weird. Like the contrast or the gamma is adjusted too much. I understand that this is for colour adjustement to make the image look more like that of a crt. But what settings do i need to change to get the colors more neutral again and not so extreme like they look now?

[Cyber]

From the name of this preset it says, “…for CyberLab or Core Blargg Composite or S-Video Filter”.

Did you load the CyberLab or Core Blargg Composite or S-Video Filter?

Also, did you read the first post or the one 4 posts above your post?

You will probably get more out of these presets if you read at least the first post of this thread.

Do not use preview. Download before playing. Requires 4K display for proper fidelity.

CyberLab Genesis for Blargg + CyberLab Blargg NTSC Composite

CyberLab Genesis for Blargg + CyberLab Blargg NTSC S-Video

[Cyber]

Introducing… CyberLab_SNES_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_BSNES_Blur_Emulation.slangp

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_Turbo_Duo_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_CyberLab_Blargg_Video_Filter.slangp + Blargg_NTSC_Turbo_Duo_SNES_PSX_Composite_CyberLab_Special_Edition.filt

[Cyber]

Here are some pictures of some real arcade CRTs. Feel free to use them for reference. Be sure to download and do lots of zooming in! Camera settings used - ISO 100, 1/60, WB6500K.

Pictures of real arcade CRTs - ISO 100, 1/60, WB6500K

@guest.r, @MajorPainTheCactus, @HyperspaceMadness, @RetroGames4K, @Nesguy

I think there could be some loss of quality and purity of the phosphors due to the compression used by the camera software. RAW/Lossless pics would be really nice if more of us had access to that.

[Cyber]

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_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_NES_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_Core_Blargg_S-Video_Filter.slangp + Core Blargg NTSC S-Video video filter

[e2zippo]

I can’t seem to enable both these, RA crashes all the time with the bsnes core.

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

[Cyber]

@e2zippo

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

I use this combo for Turbo Duo/PC Engine/SuperGrafx.

For BSNES, I use CyberLab_SNES_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_BSNES_Blur_Emulation.slangp with no additional Blargg Video Filter.

BSNES doesn’t seem to support CPU based Video Filters.

Be sure to download my latest release and set Blur Emulation to On in your BSNES Core Options.

You can let me know if you’re still having any issues.

CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack

Introducing… CyberLab_SNES_Composite_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_for_BSNES_Blur_Emulation.slangp 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. [Contra III - The Alien Wars (U) !-221015-011724] [F-ZERO (U) !-221015-102331] [Donkey Kong Country (U) (V1.2) !-221015-103143] [Super Double Dragon (USA)-221015-123100] CyberLab__PSX_Composite__ADV.slangp [Castlevania - Symphony of the Night U SLUS-0006…

[e2zippo]

Thanks for the fast reply, that works! I still find most your presets a bit to harsh (sharp maybe, not sure), any way to make sliightly softer?

[Cyber]

@e2zippo

I still find most your presets a bit to harsh (sharp maybe, not sure), any way to make sliightly softer?

There are several ways you can accomplish this:

Firstly, only use presets with the words "…for Blargg…" in the name with a corresponding Blargg Video Filter. Likewise if you see "…for Higan…" or "…BSNES Blur Emulation…" in a preset, that means you need to turn on those features in the Core Options of those emulators.

Secondly, use softer presets. For example,

CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp

CyberLab__Slot_Mask_II-Soft__ADV.slangp

CyberLab__Slot_Mask_IV_OLED-Soft__ADV.slangp

CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_CRT-1P2RTA__ADV.slangp

CyberLab__Ultimate_Virtual_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED_CRT-1P2RTA__ADV.slangp

CyberLab__SNES__ADV.slangp

CyberLab__Wii_Slot_Mask__ADV.slangp

CyberLab__Wii_Slot_Mask_IV_OLED__ADV.slangp

CyberLab__Turbo_Duo__ADV.slangp

Alternatively you can also try:

Decreasing the following Shader Parameter values:

[FAST SHARPEN]
Sharpen Strength

[FILTERING OPTIONS]:
Horizontal Sharpness
Subtractive Sharpness

[---TV PROCESS GTU---]:
Signal Resolution Y

…and/or increasing the following:

[BLOOM & HALATION]:
Halation Strength

You can also send me an example screenshot of what preset/core/game you’re trying to use that you find looks too harsh/sharp. Perhaps you may not be using it as I have intended or in concert with the corresponding Blargg Filter. I don’t mind seeing what you’re trying to describe and having a conversation in order to see if we can achieve what you are looking for.

Lastly, you can check out my new Console Specific Presets with “Composite” right after the name of the Console. Be sure to use them with Blargg or Blur if the names indicate that you should.

Ironically, they were all updated today to be slightly less harsh/sharp (or to put it another way to have slightly improved blending of edges and colours).

[e2zippo]

@Cyber

CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp

Awesome answer, thanks! CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp: This one looks amazing, I’d say that’s exactly the look I’m after. Smooth yet sharp and almost acts like an upscaler.

If I wanted to use a background like this from Dumion with your shader, how to I do that? I’ve tried messing around with paths and stuff but can’t seem to get to work. Can’t even find the setting to turn of the background?

[Cyber]

@e2zippo

If I wanted to use a background like this from Dumion with your shader, how to I do that? I’ve tried messing around with paths and stuff but can’t seem to get to work.

There are a few different ways to accomplish this since the last couple RetroArch and HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader releases. I won’t get into all of them right now though. I’ll give you the simplest method for now, then update the post to show you some more.

Install Duimon’s graphics.

Make sure you can load the background that you would like to use properly.

Then open the background preset in a text editor and change the reference line at the top of the file to point to the preset of mine you would like to use instead of what Duimon has currently.

If you need help with the correct paths you can let us know but I think Duimon has posted examples of how to do this so I’ll see if I can find them and add them to this post.

I’ve also seen videos on YouTube where people have done this as well so I’ll see if I can find and share them with you.

That’s method 1. Method 2 involves leaving the first reference line as it is but adding a second reference line to the other preset you would like to incorporate.

This second reference file needs to be renamed from .slangp to .params though.

It should be fairly simple to do this but I just haven’t gotten around to trying it yet.

Again, you can let me know if you need additional assistance.

See here:

CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels Shader Preset Pack

[RetroArch 10.1.3 | Duimon-Mega-Bezel / CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixels...] [RetroArch Overlay Capcom / PC] [LG C1 Oled - Shaders CyberLab Mega Bezel Death To Pixel] [Live Mega Drive / Shaders CRT] [LG Oled C1 - RetroArch / Core 3DO / Overlay Duimon]

You might also want to take a look at my @Soqueroeu-TV Backgrounds CyberLab Special Edition Presets in the MBZ__3__STANDARD_FULL_REFLECTIONS folder. They require @Soqueroeu-TV Backgrounds to be installed though. You can use most of them in conjunction with my Custom Blargg NTSC Video Filter presets or the ones in the Options of various Cores.

[e2zippo]

So by renaming the other preset to .params it’ll only take the parameters?

I tried saving a core preset that looks like this but it didn’t load.

#reference “Mega_Bezel_Packs/CyberLab/MBZ__1__Advance_Full_Reflections/4K_Optimized_Presets/CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp” #reference “Mega_Bezel_Packs/Duimon-Mega-Bezel/Presets/Advanced/PVM_PVM20/PVM20_02-[ADV]-[Guest]-[Night].params”

Also, which parameter do I change to just turn the background image off and only use black?

[Cyber]

@e2zippo

So by renaming the other preset to .params it’ll only take the parameters?

Exactly.

@e2zippo

I tried saving a core preset that looks like this but it didn’t load.

#reference “Mega_Bezel_Packs/CyberLab/MBZ__1__Advance_Full_Reflections/4K_Optimized_Presets/CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp” #reference “Mega_Bezel_Packs/Duimon-Mega-Bezel/Presets/Advanced/PVM_PVM20/PVM20_02-[ADV]-[Guest]-[Night].params”

This looks like a path issue.

What you have there would only load if the preset you saved is located in the “/RetroArch/Shaders” folder.

Try creating the following preset in the same folder with CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp:

CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM20.slangp

#reference "/CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp"

#reference "../../../../Duimon-Mega-Bezel/Presets/Advanced/PVM_PVM20/PVM20_02-[ADV]-[Guest]-[Night].params"

Or you can simply add the following reference line to the existing CyberLab__RGB-Smooth__PVM-Edition__ADV.slangp preset.

#reference "../../../../Duimon-Mega-Bezel/Presets/Advanced/PVM_PVM20/PVM20_02-[ADV]-[Guest]-[Night].params"

One thing you also have to look out for are the fancy quotes. If your reference has fancy quotes, that might actually prevent it from loading. Make sure they use straight quotes.