Hi,
I think that (after going back and forth a lot in last few days
) older presets were a little too blown out, they do look more saturated but the image was less balanced (in my eyes and monitor).
Also keep in mind that our eyes can get accustomed and “normalize things”, try if you can to play a game with the new preset (lets say standard - A or B) for a while (10-15 mins) then try to load the old one, it will probably result in a harsher image.
But anyway it also depends on set ups, monitor and taste!
What I think is kind of objective is that scanlines and mask look better now (more tidy):
new on the left - old on the right
Anyway this is just the first release of this “new” version, I might change things around and add more variations in color & feel!
Aperture grill is alive and well
in both A & B standard and NTSC!
I might add shadow mask later even tho it feels a bit redndant, thats why I kept them out at this stage.
slot mask, is still present in some form (with no scanlines) in folder 6, I got to the conclusion that 1080p and scanlines+slotmask never truly does it for me…