Mega Bezel Reflection Shader! - Feedback and Updates

[CriticalCid]

@Hyllian

@CriticalCid

No MDAPT + SGENPT-Both (Blend 1.0)

This is filtering VL and CB at the same time. If you choose only CB (mode 2.0), you’ll see the sawtooth. The drawback of using BOTH mode is that you get both false positives!

Dithering is really a rabbit hole. When you think it can solve everything, something just jumps again in some other place.

Yeah, it definitely is. I did test it again and you’re right, they’re definitely there. They are just masked enough by the rest of the shader so that I didn’t notice them the first time.

@Cyber

@CriticalCid

You’re right that I want a clean RGB look and those filters fail to deliver that. Don’t get me wrong, they look great for what they intend to be but they’re just not what I personally want.

I’m not trying to convince you but for the sake of being accurate I’d just like to add that a large part of the “look” of my examples being different to your examples or the look that you prefer are the Shader Presets and parameters being used for example mask and scanline size, type and strength, sharpness and other settings which influence TVL e.t.c.

Those would also play a significant role in the “cleanness”, smoothness, “processingness” or “grittiness” of the final image. So running the same video filters using different Shader settings would end up looking very different as well.

I see. I actually tried out both the composite and s-rgb filters myself after I read your first post. With the same shader settings I used in my screenshots (minus the de-dithering options of course). I definitely noticed that they looked different compared to your screenshots but you could still tell that the filter is supposed to simulate an analogue composite/s-video video input (like I’ve said, very impressive how convincing that effect is). But I definitely see that you could tweak the shader around it for better results,

[Cyber]

@CriticalCid

It’s quite impressive how those filters manage to emulate a bad analogue signal / cheap TV

@CriticalCid

Don’t get me wrong, they look great for what they intend to be

@CriticalCid

like I’ve said, very impressive how convincing that effect is

Just showing my appreciation for the positive and objective comments with respect to my CRT shader and video filter presets which I have shared with the community. A lot went into getting things the way they are so it’s nice to know that I’m at least getting some things right.

Thanks again!

[RetroGames4K]

This Shader still Getting Better and Better

[astspikey]

Would it be easy to create a PAL preset? Is it something I could learn to do?

[p3st]

so after some days of playing around with this , i have to say amazing work …what kind of black magic is this ?^^ Im Pretty sure i never seen Contra on the DS like this

[p3st]

also Castlevania Aria of Sorrow …looks nothing like on my GBA back then xD

[Duimon]

Welcome to the forum!

@p3st

i have to say amazing work

Thank you! The community has worked hard to make it so.

@p3st

what kind of black magic is this

HSM shader wizard magic.

@p3st

never seen Contra on the DS like this

@p3st

looks nothing like on my GBA back then

So… it is unclear… is this a good or a bad thing?

[RetroBoy100]

Good evening.

Snes have a few games that don’t have full screen, such as this one:

or here:

The Smurfs

The problem is that all Cores for Snes don’t have an “overscan” function or how to do it? On Nes, Master System, Atari 2600 is an overscan available in the settings

[HyperspaceMadness]

Hi, you can fix this by adjusting the cropping shader parameters. Just increase the crop top parameter and it will remove that black bar.

[RetroGames4K]

Another Shot for Mega Drive…

[Duimon]

That looks sweet!

What game is that, and which preset?

[RetroGames4K]

@Duimon

That looks sweet!

What game is that, and which preset?

This Game is the Adams Family. Here is the preset…

#reference "shaders_slang/Bezel/Mega_Bezel/Presets/MBZ__0__SMOOTH-ADV.slangp"
HSM_USE_IMAGE_FOR_PLACEMENT = "1.000000"
HSM_USE_SNAP_TO_CLOSEST_INT_SCALE = "1.000000"
HSM_SCREEN_POSITION_Y = "-8.000000"
HSM_CURVATURE_MODE = "0.000000"
HSM_DEDITHER_MODE = "0.000000"
SHARPSMOOTHER_ON = "1.000000"
smoot = "1.000000"
sega_fix = "1.000000"
g_lum_fix = "1.000000"
glow = "0.000000"
bloom = "0.150000"
bloom_dist = "0.900000"
halation = "0.100000"
SIGMA_HB = "0.400000"
SIGMA_VB = "0.250000"
mask_bloom = "0.050000"
gamma_c = "0.900000"
gsl = "-1.000000"
scanline1 = "0.000000"
scanline2 = "15.000000"
beam_size = "1.000000"
vertmask = "-0.500000"
scans = "1.000000"
shadowMask = "12.000000"
maskstr = "1.000000"
mcut = "2.000000"
mask_gamma = "1.000000"
slotmask = "1.000000"
slotmask1 = "1.000000"
slotwidth = "7.000000"
double_slot = "3.000000"
GDV_DECONVERGENCE_ON = "1.000000"
dctypex = "0.050000"
dctypey = "0.050000"
deconrr = "5.000000"
deconrb = "-5.000000"
decons = "0.800000"

[Duimon]

I love the preset!

Couple of things I noticed…

@RetroGames4K

HSM_USE_IMAGE_FOR_PLACEMENT = "1.000000"

The placement image isn’t defined so is using a 16x16px placeholder image. That may be why you needed to use…

HSM_SCREEN_POSITION_Y = "-8.000000"

Also, just my personal taste… I noticed you are using…

@RetroGames4K

HSM_USE_SNAP_TO_CLOSEST_INT_SCALE = "1.000000"

Which is good for presets with extra mask detail. I just like HSM’s default scale.

Which just happens to be integer.

Nice work!

[RetroGames4K]

@Duimon

Which is good for presets with extra mask detail. I just like HSM’s default scale.

Yes, I put integer scaling “1.000000” because as you can see, the vertical lines looks squashed. My Sanyo Crt looks more like in my pic…

[RetroGames4K]

Here you have an example of how the shader looks vs my Real CRT. I can’t make a closer Pic with my smart phone on my CRT Tv because of the scanline effect,comes to the camera and I can’t make a decent pic… but here you are…

HSM Mega Bezel Shader Pic:

Real 2 CRT Pics:

[HyperspaceMadness]

@Duimon

HSM shader wizard magic.

Wizard? or Warzard?

I’ll show myself out

[HyperspaceMadness]

@RetroGames4K

Here you have an example of how the shader looks vs my Real CRT. I can’t make a closer Pic with my smart phone on my CRT Tv because of the scanline effect,comes to the camera and I can’t make a decent pic… but here you are…

Thanks for the pics, it’s really great to see a side by side!

How do you find the brightness on the LCD compared to your CRT?

[RetroGames4K]

@HyperspaceMadness

Thanks for the pics, it’s really great to see a side by side!

How do you find the brightness on the LCD compared to your CRT?

You Are welcome!!! If you mean lcd with shader vs CRT, well It’s another world. If I bright up the shader like on my crt, I lose shader strength… but if you mean in general, I think both have good brightness. also with my HDR Activated…

[p3st]

this is an amazing thing ^^ combined with run ahead function i would say this is a huge step for retroarch and and both options are a must have was afraid they would run badly together but it works and looks just wonderful

[p3st]

oh it´s so good for pre rendered sprites