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[HyperspaceMadness]

@Digitech

Do the SUPER-XBR + Guest Advanced CRT Shader is very taxing on gpu or cpu? I have a intel i5 4750 and a 970 nvidia card and a 1080p screen,

I think it’s faster than ScaleFx.

uper-XBR only does a 2x upscale in X & Y then drops down to 1x in y and 2x in x, so resolution-wise it uses a lot less memory and gpu cycles. There are also other variants in there if you want to use Super-XBR with a lighter shader, or without reflections.

Performance 4K on RTX-2060, Frames per second with ImageViewer on 224p content

POTATO                  300
POTATO-SUPER-XBR        280

STD-NOREFLECT           210
STD-NOREFLECT-SUPER-XBR 190

STD__GDV                190
STD-SUPER-XBR__GDV      180

ADV__GDV                180
ADV-SUPER-XBR-GDV       165

SMOOTH-ADV__GDV         155

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[Digitech]

Thanks a lot for the detailed answer, love how it smoothes the pixel edges and gives a clean image without looking cartoonish

[RetroGames4K]

Hi! I found a bug in the dedithering… It’s more noticiable on the letters, it happens in every game… More noticiable in some games than in others. Here is an example…

Off:

On 4:Hyllian + stripes

also happens in number 1, 2 and 3, but 4 and 5 are the most noticiable…

[RetroGames4K]

[HyperspaceMadness]

That looks fun, kind sharing your preset?

[Hyllian]

That looks like a vertical line bug. Not a checkerboard one.

[RetroGames4K]

I don’t mind to share it, but I need to know how to share the short preset. I’m not able to do it yet. I’ve got the simple preset saving on. But can’t find where the file saves. If I save it with the name I want, It saves with the long preset…

[HyperspaceMadness]

@RetroGames4K

But can’t find where the file saves.

These files save under Retroarch/config

@RetroGames4K

If I save it with the name I want, It saves with the long preset…

Hmm, this is weird, it’s supposed to save a simple preset as well

[RetroGames4K]

Inside Retroarch/config, what I see folders of the games and cores, with it’s own slangp. But if I open them with notepad, it comes a long list… If I save them by a custom name, it saves in retroarch shaders folder…

[HyperspaceMadness]

Can you go to your shaders/save page and take a screenshot so I can see what it looks like?

[Cyber]

Here are some slightly older versions of @RetroGames4K’s Sanyo CRT Presets.

New CRT shader from Guest + CRT Guest Advanced updates

Here is my 4K HD settings and Images, if someone can help a bit you are welcome… [RetroArch Screenshot 2022.07.26 - 23.00.50.25] [RetroArch Screenshot 2022.07.26 - 23.00.33.44] [RetroArch Screenshot 2022.07.26 - 23.00.22.58] * shaders = "9" * shader0 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/hd/stock.slang" * filter_linear0 = "false" * wrap_mode0 = "clamp_to_border" * mipmap_input0 = "false" * alias0 = "" * float_framebuffer0 = "false" * srgb_framebuffer0 = "false" * scale_type_x0 = "source" * scale_x…

New CRT shader from Guest + CRT Guest Advanced updates

I mean like this: RetroGames4K Realistic Virtual Sanyo SlotMask CRT shaders = “9” shader0 = “shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/hd/stock.slang” filter_linear0 = “false” wrap_mode0 = “clamp_to_border” mipmap_input0 = “false” alias0 = “” float_framebuffer0 = “false” srgb_framebuffer0 = “false” scale_type_x0 = “source” scale_x0 = “1.000000” scale_type_y0 = “source” scale_y0 = “1.000000” shader1 = “shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/hd/stock.slang” filter_linear1 = “false” wrap_mode1 = “clamp_to_border…

New CRT shader from Guest + CRT Guest Advanced updates

Well the list is huge. simple preset is on. But is saves like this… > shaders = "42" > shader0 = "shaders_slang/bezel/Mega_Bezel/shaders/HyperspaceMadness/hsm/hsm-add-params-glass.slang" > wrap_mode0 = "clamp_to_border" > mipmap_input0 = "false" > alias0 = "CorePass" > float_framebuffer0 = "false" > srgb_framebuffer0 = "false" > shader1 = "shaders_slang/stock.slang" > filter_linear1 = "false" > wrap_mode1 = "clamp_to_border" > mipmap_input1 = "false" > alias1 = "DerezedPass" > float_framebuff…

[RetroGames4K]

Ok. Right now I’m at work, so when I arrive tonight at home, I’ll do it ASAP…

[HyperspaceMadness]

Cool, no hurry whenever is convenient

[retrorevive92]

My settings haven’t changed at all but I updated to your latest release. I’m getting the “failed to load shader” error on any core I use. Any ideas?

[Cyber]

@retrorevive92

Any ideas?

You have to go to Online Updater and Update Slang Shaders.

[RetroGames4K]

Hi… Here is the screenshot…

[HyperspaceMadness]

Actually I meant a screenshot of the save page inside Retroarch

[Cyber]

@RetroGames4K

Hi… Here is the screenshot…

I have a very strong feeling that part of @RetroGames4K’s issue is that he might have been saving presets with the same name and overwriting them.

I’ve run into similar issues in the past when (accidentally) not saving as a new filename when updating and modifying my presets.

I try to always save as a new filename to avoid this.

[RetroGames4K]

oh! sorry You mean this ?

[HyperspaceMadness]

@Cyber

I have a very strong feeling that part of @RetroGames4K’s issue is that he might have been saving presets with the same name and overwriting them.

I’ve run into similar issues in the past when (accidentally) not saving as a new filename when updating and modifying my presets.

I try to always save as a new filename to avoid this.

Yes I think this is very likely.

There is a bug that sometimes saving over the same file that it thinks it will create a cyclical dependency of references, and therefore saves a full preset to avoid saving a preset which can’t be loaded.

@RetroGames4K I would suggest to do as @Cyber has suggested save a preset with a new name each time, or keep saving a per game preset until you are happy with it then copy it somewhere else and change the reference path.