Mega Bezel Reflection Shader! - Feedback and Updates

Hi ,I’m new in this thread… I love your mega bezel so much. But I want to know where this option is? I can’t find it!.. HSM_DEDITHER_MODE * 3: HYLLIAN Checkerboard

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Hi here. I am wondering if modded PlayStation Classic has enough juice to run HMS Megabezel shaders smoothly? I am interested in NES, SNES, GENS, GBA, 3DS, MAME and PS1 emulation

Welcome to the forum and thanks!

This is down in the dedithering section, open the parameters then press up to step to the end of the parameter list. Then keep pressing up until you see a section called De-Dithering, in here you set the parameter to 3 for the Hyllian’s awesome checkerboard de-dither.

Excellent, A good Megadrive pic is always welcome :wink:

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I would guess no, but I really have no idea.

Hi! I only see these three options, but nothing about hyllian’s…! can’t find all these… 0: OFF 1: STRICT (MDAPT) 2: RELAXED (MDAPT) 3: HYLLIAN Checkerboard 4: HYLLIAN Checkerboard + STRIPES (MDAPT) 5: STRIPES (MDAPT)

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That looks like an old version, have you gotten a new version lately?

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Yes. I updated today the last version. And put them in the same folder and overrided all files… But still doesn’t come out… Shall I make a clean install?

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Yeah, when you install you should delete the old Mega_Bezel folder then bring the new one in.

I just double checked the github releases and the new stuff is in there

Here’s the github release page

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Ok. Thanks a lot. Now it works!!!.. :grinning:

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Ok this experiment ended up not working very well, so I’m going to stick with the explicit adjustment of brightness per side of the bezel

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Hi, I’m not sure if this is on purpose or not, but your image is cut off at the sides of the game screen

This happens when the retroarch video scaling aspect is set to core defined. If you want to use the whole space you want to set the retroarch scaling aspect to FULL.

If really you don’t want the bezel or reflection, then the following would be some presets you could try for higher performance, Since it looks like you are using the SMOOTH-ADV presets you could try one of these:

  • Mega_Bezel\Presets\Variations\Max-Int-Scale\Max-Int-Scale-No-Bezel__0__SMOOTH-ADV-NO-REFLECT.slangp
  • Mega_Bezel\Presets\Base_CRT_Presets\MBZ__0__SMOOTH-ADV-NO-REFLECT__GDV.slangp
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This was the magic sauce! Coupled with Duimon’s suggestions to remove shader passes, once I adjusted the DOWNSAMPLE_BLUR values and POST_CRT_BRIGHTNESS value, plus turned off Viginette… POOF!

My colors are popping now!

I grew up with a special trinitron television in the 80s:

A Sony KV-1946r, which displayed rich, vibrant, powerfully detailed images in a way only a CRT could.

Now my Retroarch on Steam looks like this:

The edited and functioning preset can be grabbed here:

https://mega.nz/file/2ctFWRLB#NUCT6j5f0kLbaEBpvDDuhqpfVdKRfF69buuWYD4oiE8

Thanks for ya’lls help!

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Yes, it’s on purpose. I set aspect ratio to full in the shader, because the shader looks better and not streched, at least I prefer it this way. :grinning:

Nice preset, I like the way it looks… :heart_eyes:

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I am aware that this was not really a request… but I think that TV is a great candidate for my first new Vintage TV graphic. (When I finish my current list and start a new one.)

From your memory, were the numbers on the control pad back-lit? If so what color were the lamps?

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By the way, there’s a bug in the Box Blur option. when it’s on, an artifact comes when you move horizontally… this option really looks good, but you can see an annoying block moving a bit on the top middle right from the screen in every game. I hope you can fix it, because I love it…

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Yes they were. When you pressed a channel button they were mid-bright green, if that makes any sense. One could only press one at a time, of course. The power light was red, I believe, as well.

What was neat is one could actually change the button numbers with plastic inserts provided by the television set, and behind the front panel were digital tuning buttons for VHF and UHF stations, which went through a nifty process of making noise and cycling some colored lights.

That would be awesome if you could port this set into your collection!

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Thank you Sir. :slight_smile:

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Is there a way to low the screen a bit down? I like this option too, but the screen is more cutted off at the top…

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Now that is definitely a request. :grin: I will put it at the top of my new list.

Thanks for the color info. I will ask your opinion when I post a WIP. (Although it may be a month or so before I get to work on it.)

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