New CRT shader from Guest + CRT Guest Advanced updates

[hunterk]

@Cyber

The solution to this might be that maybe someone can start a preservation project for these Shaders the way we’re trying our best to preserve the look of a CRT.

This is already covered by git history and forking. If you want to go back to an older revision, you can just ‘git checkout [revision hash]’. If you want to keep using that older version forever, just fork at that point or use a git submodule in your own repo that points to that specific revision.

Anyway, I updated the guest-advanced shaders in the slang repo.

[Cyber]

@guest.r

Can you try it out?

Looks like it’s fixed to me.

This layout seems to be the Holy Grail for LG OLED TVs to be able to display RGB Triads properly.

[nfp0]

@Cyber

This layout seems to be the Holy Grail for LG OLED TVs to be able to display RGB Triads properly.

Sorry if I asked this before, but which is this mask again?
Also, what slotmask sizes are you using?

[Cyber]

@nfp0

but which is this mask again? Also, what slotmask sizes are you using?

No problem.

Mask 12, Size 1, Mask Layout 1 for Aperture Grill.

Plus width 7 for Slot_Mask (Because this mask is 7 subpixels wide and Slot_Mask width needs to match.

Height is any height you desire but in this case it’s 3.

Slot_Mask Size is 1.

[guest.r]

Let’s rather continue here, since it has less to do with nice @sonkun’s presets.

Sonkun’s crt-guest-advanced-hd Slot Mask presets thread

Thank you! Which one do you think is the best to use on a 1080p monitor?

• Good size 1 1080p masks are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
• Good size 1 1440p masks are: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10,11.
• Good size 1 4k masks are: 11, 12, 13.

You can increase mask size for 4k, but not advisable for 1080p.

[guest.r]

Hey @Duimon, here is the current mask list. If there are any uncertainties, just ask.

Sonkun’s crt-guest-advanced-hd Slot Mask presets thread

I know it has been posted before, but how about a mask list so I can get it on paper?

-1.0: no mask
0.0: a dense magenta-green mask
1.0: Lottes RGB mask with a some sort of slotmask
2.0: Lottes RGB mask
3.0: Lottes - a bit enlarged and shifted RGB mask
4.0: Lottes - 2x enlarged and shifted RGB mask, looks nicer with 4k+
5.0: a dense magenta green mask (trinitron mask controls)
6.0: RGB mask (trinitron mask controls)
7.0: Black-White mask (trinitron mask controls)
8.0: Black-White-White mask (trinitron mask controls)
9.0: magenta-green-black mask (trinitron mask controls)
10.0: RGBX mask (trinitron mask controls)
11.0: Red-Yellow-Cyan-Blue mask (nice for 1440p+) (trinitron mask controls)
12.0:RRGGBBX mask (looks nice with 4k+) (width 7.0) (trinitron mask controls)
13.0: Red-Yellow-White-Magenta-Blue-Black 4k mask (width 6.0) (trinitron mask controls)

[Jamirus]

With Mask Shift, you can also use masks that are by default suited only to higher res displays. E.g. mask 13 looks nice with shift 3 on my 1200p monitor, I assume it would still be suitable on a 1080p one also.

[guest.r]

New Release Version (2023-02-08-r1):

Notable changes:

• Magic Glow hard-coded parameters are now available for normal tweaking, default look is a notch different, but barely notable (standard and ntsc versions).
• Magic Glow has now it’s own parameter section + minor change in Glow parameter description (standard and ntsc versions).

Download link:

https://mega.nz/file/E5AV3ZSD#xWMjY0Ei9RuW_EZQ20cXT3M76uSJsWrQzt8LEadvUB0

[Boz1978]

Excellent work on this!!!

[sonkun]

I was literally on my way here to post up two different settings for you to try out and get your opinion on, guess I’ll hold out and and see what this update is about to see if it changed anything, back to the drawing board lol. Thanks for the update.

Edit: looks like there’s been a little work done on magic glow. I’m assuming those new default settings is the “safe” settings to use if someone wanted to just enable magic glow and be done with it. The glow seems to display more “balanced” now. Not sure what you did but I’ll start playing with it.

Edit 2: Not bad @guest.r, I’ve managed to come up with something using these new glow settings. If you can please try to get this update to go upstream asap.

[ProfessorBraun]

I really like this update, especially being able to adjust the “magic glow low/high strength” settings separately is useful.

EGA games presets:

shaders = "12"
shader0 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/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/advanced/stock.slang"
filter_linear1 = "false"
wrap_mode1 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input1 = "false"
alias1 = "StockPass"
float_framebuffer1 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer1 = "false"
scale_type_x1 = "source"
scale_x1 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y1 = "source"
scale_y1 = "1.000000"
shader2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/afterglow0.slang"
filter_linear2 = "false"
wrap_mode2 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input2 = "false"
alias2 = "AfterglowPass"
float_framebuffer2 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer2 = "false"
scale_type_x2 = "source"
scale_x2 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y2 = "source"
scale_y2 = "1.000000"
shader3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/pre-shaders-afterglow.slang"
filter_linear3 = "false"
wrap_mode3 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input3 = "true"
alias3 = "PrePass"
float_framebuffer3 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer3 = "false"
scale_type_x3 = "source"
scale_x3 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y3 = "source"
scale_y3 = "1.000000"
shader4 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/avg-lum.slang"
filter_linear4 = "true"
wrap_mode4 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input4 = "true"
alias4 = "AvgLumPass"
float_framebuffer4 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer4 = "false"
scale_type_x4 = "source"
scale_x4 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y4 = "source"
scale_y4 = "1.000000"
shader5 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/linearize.slang"
filter_linear5 = "true"
wrap_mode5 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input5 = "false"
alias5 = "LinearizePass"
float_framebuffer5 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer5 = "false"
scale_type_x5 = "source"
scale_x5 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y5 = "source"
scale_y5 = "1.000000"
shader6 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/gaussian_horizontal.slang"
filter_linear6 = "true"
wrap_mode6 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input6 = "false"
alias6 = ""
float_framebuffer6 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer6 = "false"
scale_type_x6 = "source"
scale_x6 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y6 = "source"
scale_y6 = "1.000000"
shader7 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/gaussian_vertical.slang"
filter_linear7 = "true"
wrap_mode7 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input7 = "false"
alias7 = "GlowPass"
float_framebuffer7 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer7 = "false"
scale_type_x7 = "source"
scale_x7 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y7 = "source"
scale_y7 = "1.000000"
shader8 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/bloom_horizontal.slang"
filter_linear8 = "true"
wrap_mode8 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input8 = "false"
alias8 = ""
float_framebuffer8 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer8 = "false"
scale_type_x8 = "source"
scale_x8 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y8 = "source"
scale_y8 = "1.000000"
shader9 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/bloom_vertical.slang"
filter_linear9 = "true"
wrap_mode9 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input9 = "false"
alias9 = "BloomPass"
float_framebuffer9 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer9 = "false"
scale_type_x9 = "source"
scale_x9 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y9 = "source"
scale_y9 = "1.000000"
shader10 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/crt-guest-advanced.slang"
filter_linear10 = "true"
wrap_mode10 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input10 = "false"
alias10 = ""
float_framebuffer10 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer10 = "false"
scale_type_x10 = "viewport"
scale_x10 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y10 = "viewport"
scale_y10 = "1.000000"
shader11 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/deconvergence.slang"
filter_linear11 = "true"
wrap_mode11 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input11 = "false"
alias11 = ""
float_framebuffer11 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer11 = "false"
scale_type_x11 = "viewport"
scale_x11 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y11 = "viewport"
scale_y11 = "1.000000"
GAMMA_INPUT = "2.500000"
gamma_out = "2.200000"
interm = "0.000000"
m_glow = "1.000000"
m_glow_cutoff = "0.000000"
m_glow_low = "1.000000"
m_glow_high = "0.000000"
m_glow_dist = "4.000000"
SIZEH = "50.000000"
SIGMA_H = "1.000000"
SIZEV = "50.000000"
SIGMA_V = "1.000000"
SIZEHB = "0.000000"
SIGMA_HB = "0.050000"
SIZEVB = "1.000000"
SIGMA_VB = "0.050000"
glow = "0.040000"
bloom = "0.050000"
brightboost = "1.000000"
brightboost1 = "1.000000"
gsl = "2.000000"
scanline1 = "70.000000"
scanline2 = "70.000000"
beam_min = "0.500000"
beam_max = "0.700000"
beam_size = "0.000000"
scans = "-0.300000"
scan_falloff = "0.200000"
spike = "2.000000"
scangamma = "5.000000"
s_sharp = "1.100000"
ei_limit = "0.000000"
sth = "0.000000"
c_shape = "0.050000"
bsize1 = "0.000000"
sborder = "0.250000"
shadowMask = "11.000000"
maskstr = "1.000000"
mcut = "2.000000"
maskDark = "0.000000"
maskLight = "1.000000"
mask_gamma = "5.700000"
slotmask = "1.000000"
slotmask1 = "1.000000"
slotwidth = "4.000000"
smoothmask = "1.000000"
deconrr = "-1.000000"
deconrb = "1.000000"
deconrry = "-1.000000"
deconrby = "1.000000"
post_br = "1.810000"
textures = "SamplerLUT1;SamplerLUT2;SamplerLUT3;SamplerLUT4"
SamplerLUT1 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/trinitron-lut.png"
SamplerLUT1_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT1_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT1_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/inv-trinitron-lut.png"
SamplerLUT2_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT2_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT2_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/nec-lut.png"
SamplerLUT3_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT3_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT3_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT4 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/ntsc-lut.png"
SamplerLUT4_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT4_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT4_mipmap = "false"

Different preset :

shaders = "12"
shader0 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/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/advanced/stock.slang"
filter_linear1 = "false"
wrap_mode1 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input1 = "false"
alias1 = "StockPass"
float_framebuffer1 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer1 = "false"
scale_type_x1 = "source"
scale_x1 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y1 = "source"
scale_y1 = "1.000000"
shader2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/afterglow0.slang"
filter_linear2 = "false"
wrap_mode2 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input2 = "false"
alias2 = "AfterglowPass"
float_framebuffer2 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer2 = "false"
scale_type_x2 = "source"
scale_x2 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y2 = "source"
scale_y2 = "1.000000"
shader3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/pre-shaders-afterglow.slang"
filter_linear3 = "false"
wrap_mode3 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input3 = "true"
alias3 = "PrePass"
float_framebuffer3 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer3 = "false"
scale_type_x3 = "source"
scale_x3 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y3 = "source"
scale_y3 = "1.000000"
shader4 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/avg-lum.slang"
filter_linear4 = "true"
wrap_mode4 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input4 = "true"
alias4 = "AvgLumPass"
float_framebuffer4 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer4 = "false"
scale_type_x4 = "source"
scale_x4 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y4 = "source"
scale_y4 = "1.000000"
shader5 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/linearize.slang"
filter_linear5 = "true"
wrap_mode5 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input5 = "false"
alias5 = "LinearizePass"
float_framebuffer5 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer5 = "false"
scale_type_x5 = "source"
scale_x5 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y5 = "source"
scale_y5 = "1.000000"
shader6 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/gaussian_horizontal.slang"
filter_linear6 = "true"
wrap_mode6 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input6 = "false"
alias6 = ""
float_framebuffer6 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer6 = "false"
scale_type_x6 = "source"
scale_x6 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y6 = "source"
scale_y6 = "1.000000"
shader7 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/gaussian_vertical.slang"
filter_linear7 = "true"
wrap_mode7 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input7 = "false"
alias7 = "GlowPass"
float_framebuffer7 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer7 = "false"
scale_type_x7 = "source"
scale_x7 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y7 = "source"
scale_y7 = "1.000000"
shader8 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/bloom_horizontal.slang"
filter_linear8 = "true"
wrap_mode8 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input8 = "false"
alias8 = ""
float_framebuffer8 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer8 = "false"
scale_type_x8 = "source"
scale_x8 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y8 = "source"
scale_y8 = "1.000000"
shader9 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/bloom_vertical.slang"
filter_linear9 = "true"
wrap_mode9 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input9 = "false"
alias9 = "BloomPass"
float_framebuffer9 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer9 = "false"
scale_type_x9 = "source"
scale_x9 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y9 = "source"
scale_y9 = "1.000000"
shader10 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/crt-guest-advanced.slang"
filter_linear10 = "true"
wrap_mode10 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input10 = "false"
alias10 = ""
float_framebuffer10 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer10 = "false"
scale_type_x10 = "viewport"
scale_x10 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y10 = "viewport"
scale_y10 = "1.000000"
shader11 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/deconvergence.slang"
filter_linear11 = "true"
wrap_mode11 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input11 = "false"
alias11 = ""
float_framebuffer11 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer11 = "false"
scale_type_x11 = "viewport"
scale_x11 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y11 = "viewport"
scale_y11 = "1.000000"
GAMMA_INPUT = "2.250000"
gamma_out = "2.200000"
interm = "0.000000"
m_glow = "1.000000"
m_glow_cutoff = "0.000000"
m_glow_low = "1.000000"
m_glow_high = "0.000000"
m_glow_dist = "4.000000"
SIZEH = "50.000000"
SIGMA_H = "1.000000"
SIZEV = "50.000000"
SIGMA_V = "1.000000"
SIZEHB = "0.000000"
SIGMA_HB = "0.050000"
SIZEVB = "1.000000"
SIGMA_VB = "0.050000"
glow = "0.040000"
bloom = "0.300000"
brightboost = "1.000000"
brightboost1 = "1.000000"
gsl = "2.000000"
scanline1 = "70.000000"
scanline2 = "70.000000"
beam_min = "0.550000"
beam_max = "0.625000"
beam_size = "0.000000"
scans = "-0.300000"
scan_falloff = "0.200000"
spike = "2.000000"
scangamma = "5.000000"
s_sharp = "1.100000"
ei_limit = "0.000000"
sth = "0.000000"
c_shape = "0.050000"
bsize1 = "0.000000"
sborder = "0.250000"
shadowMask = "11.000000"
maskstr = "1.000000"
mcut = "2.000000"
maskDark = "0.000000"
maskLight = "1.000000"
mshift = "-2.000000"
mask_gamma = "5.000000"
slotwidth = "3.000000"
double_slot = "2.000000"
smoothmask = "1.000000"
deconrr = "1.000000"
deconrb = "-1.000000"
deconrry = "1.000000"
deconrby = "-1.000000"
post_br = "1.270000"
textures = "SamplerLUT1;SamplerLUT2;SamplerLUT3;SamplerLUT4"
SamplerLUT1 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/trinitron-lut.png"
SamplerLUT1_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT1_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT1_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/inv-trinitron-lut.png"
SamplerLUT2_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT2_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT2_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/nec-lut.png"
SamplerLUT3_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT3_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT3_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT4 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/ntsc-lut.png"
SamplerLUT4_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT4_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT4_mipmap = "false"

VGA preset:

shaders = "12"
shader0 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/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/advanced/stock.slang"
filter_linear1 = "false"
wrap_mode1 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input1 = "false"
alias1 = "StockPass"
float_framebuffer1 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer1 = "false"
scale_type_x1 = "source"
scale_x1 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y1 = "source"
scale_y1 = "1.000000"
shader2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/afterglow0.slang"
filter_linear2 = "false"
wrap_mode2 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input2 = "false"
alias2 = "AfterglowPass"
float_framebuffer2 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer2 = "false"
scale_type_x2 = "source"
scale_x2 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y2 = "source"
scale_y2 = "1.000000"
shader3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/pre-shaders-afterglow.slang"
filter_linear3 = "false"
wrap_mode3 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input3 = "true"
alias3 = "PrePass"
float_framebuffer3 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer3 = "false"
scale_type_x3 = "source"
scale_x3 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y3 = "source"
scale_y3 = "1.000000"
shader4 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/avg-lum.slang"
filter_linear4 = "true"
wrap_mode4 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input4 = "true"
alias4 = "AvgLumPass"
float_framebuffer4 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer4 = "false"
scale_type_x4 = "source"
scale_x4 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y4 = "source"
scale_y4 = "1.000000"
shader5 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/linearize.slang"
filter_linear5 = "true"
wrap_mode5 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input5 = "false"
alias5 = "LinearizePass"
float_framebuffer5 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer5 = "false"
scale_type_x5 = "source"
scale_x5 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y5 = "source"
scale_y5 = "1.000000"
shader6 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/gaussian_horizontal.slang"
filter_linear6 = "true"
wrap_mode6 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input6 = "false"
alias6 = ""
float_framebuffer6 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer6 = "false"
scale_type_x6 = "source"
scale_x6 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y6 = "source"
scale_y6 = "1.000000"
shader7 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/gaussian_vertical.slang"
filter_linear7 = "true"
wrap_mode7 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input7 = "false"
alias7 = "GlowPass"
float_framebuffer7 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer7 = "false"
scale_type_x7 = "source"
scale_x7 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y7 = "source"
scale_y7 = "1.000000"
shader8 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/bloom_horizontal.slang"
filter_linear8 = "true"
wrap_mode8 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input8 = "false"
alias8 = ""
float_framebuffer8 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer8 = "false"
scale_type_x8 = "source"
scale_x8 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y8 = "source"
scale_y8 = "1.000000"
shader9 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/bloom_vertical.slang"
filter_linear9 = "true"
wrap_mode9 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input9 = "false"
alias9 = "BloomPass"
float_framebuffer9 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer9 = "false"
scale_type_x9 = "source"
scale_x9 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y9 = "source"
scale_y9 = "1.000000"
shader10 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/crt-guest-advanced.slang"
filter_linear10 = "true"
wrap_mode10 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input10 = "false"
alias10 = ""
float_framebuffer10 = "true"
srgb_framebuffer10 = "false"
scale_type_x10 = "viewport"
scale_x10 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y10 = "viewport"
scale_y10 = "1.000000"
shader11 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/deconvergence.slang"
filter_linear11 = "true"
wrap_mode11 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input11 = "false"
alias11 = ""
float_framebuffer11 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer11 = "false"
scale_type_x11 = "viewport"
scale_x11 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y11 = "viewport"
scale_y11 = "1.000000"
GAMMA_INPUT = "2.250000"
gamma_out = "2.200000"
interm = "0.000000"
intres = "0.500000"
m_glow = "1.000000"
m_glow_cutoff = "0.000000"
m_glow_low = "1.000000"
m_glow_high = "0.000000"
m_glow_dist = "4.000000"
SIZEH = "50.000000"
SIGMA_H = "1.000000"
SIZEV = "50.000000"
SIGMA_V = "1.000000"
SIZEHB = "0.000000"
SIGMA_HB = "0.050000"
SIZEVB = "1.000000"
SIGMA_VB = "0.050000"
glow = "0.040000"
bloom = "0.300000"
brightboost = "1.000000"
brightboost1 = "1.000000"
gsl = "2.000000"
scanline1 = "70.000000"
scanline2 = "70.000000"
beam_min = "0.550000"
beam_max = "0.625000"
beam_size = "0.000000"
scans = "-0.300000"
scan_falloff = "0.200000"
spike = "2.000000"
scangamma = "5.000000"
h_sharp = "15.000000"
s_sharp = "8.800000"
ei_limit = "0.000000"
sth = "0.000000"
c_shape = "0.050000"
bsize1 = "0.000000"
sborder = "0.250000"
shadowMask = "11.000000"
maskstr = "1.000000"
mcut = "2.000000"
maskDark = "0.000000"
maskLight = "1.000000"
mask_gamma = "5.000000"
slotwidth = "3.000000"
double_slot = "2.000000"
smoothmask = "1.000000"
deconrr = "1.000000"
deconrb = "-1.000000"
deconrry = "1.000000"
deconrby = "-1.000000"
post_br = "1.300000"
textures = "SamplerLUT1;SamplerLUT2;SamplerLUT3;SamplerLUT4"
SamplerLUT1 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/trinitron-lut.png"
SamplerLUT1_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT1_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT1_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/inv-trinitron-lut.png"
SamplerLUT2_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT2_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT2_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/nec-lut.png"
SamplerLUT3_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT3_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT3_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT4 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/advanced/lut/ntsc-lut.png"
SamplerLUT4_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT4_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT4_mipmap = "false"

[sonkun]

Sexy pics there, you hardly post but whenever you do you always make it count. Yes @guest.r this update is the one, hopefully this one will be pushed upstream before I put the finishing touches on my next update pack, got a couple new goodies coming in this one real soon.

Edit: Also @guest.r, I noticed some slight frame dips in some of my presets, I thought it was just the ones where I combine them with other shaders but it also happens on my rgb one as well which is just your stock shader by itself. Frames go down to about 56-57 then back to 60 then sometimes wavers back and forth.

Not sure if the newly added magic glow is the reason but I noticed it on this recent update, I even get frame dips while in the menu.

[Fab]

A little new experimentation with magic glow.

I think the default value for the “high” parameter is a tad too much, so I’ve lowered it to 4. What strikes me the most is the color saturation (those blues!), even with the default “saturation” value and low bloom.

#reference ":/shaders/shaders_slang/crt/crt-guest-advanced-ntsc.slangp"
WP = "-50.000000"
m_glow = "1.000000"
m_glow_high = "4.000001"
glow = "0.100000"
bloom = "-0.200000"
bloom_dist = "0.600000"
halation = "0.100000"
brightboost = "1.000000"
brightboost1 = "1.000000"
warpX = "0.030000"
warpY = "0.040000"
csize = "0.010000"
bsize1 = "0.100000"
shadowMask = "11.000000"
maskstr = "1.000000"
slotmask = "1.000000"
slotmask1 = "1.000000"
slotwidth = "4.000000"
double_slot = "2.000000"
smoothmask = "1.000000"
post_br = "1.100000"

[guest.r]

I’m tweaking magic glow a bit atm, the blue saturation problem is solved i guess with my current private version. Presets which use the feature for increased contrast shouldn’t be affected, so no worries. As i mentioned before one can’t do such glow most properly, there is always a catch, but it’s getting better.

[guest.r]

New Release Version (2023-02-11-r1):

Notable changes:

• Magic Glow tweaks (standard and ntsc versions).

Download link:

https://mega.nz/file/E4h0HByJ#Fdm1HuyKWJ34xEgJLrE8vTTY5WVh8W6zT8TFCL5o9Z4

[sonkun]

At a quick glance everything still looks the same settings wise, you haven’t added or taken anything away or changed default values of any of the magic glow settings. You gave it some kind of speed boost in performance? I don’t notice those little random frame drops anymore either in the few games I tested.

[guest.r]

I didn’t initialize new variables, reused some old ones etc. Register usage / caching do sometimes have a thershold for performance drops. A good example are rolled loops for the 2-phase pixel assembly in the ntsc shaders. Some gpu architectures got much stalled if this loop was not unrolled.

[sonkun]

I see, well that definitely fixed things on my end. Far as I’m concerned this update is the one, hopefully you can get this version pushed upstream to the repository asap. Also I can start getting my new shader pack ready for release.

[guest.r]

I’ll definitely ask for a repo update, but i guess it should rest a portion of time, like a good steak. Current version is quite complete, should do for quite a while. I’m still interested if there is some feedback or constructive criticism though.

[Fab]

Oh but I liked it.

I’m getting the hang of magic glow, it surely gets a cleaner and sharper image, nice blacks and such. But regarding fidelity it would be nice to have a CRT. At the moment I think I’ll keep using it and not the ordinary glow, the overall quality of the image seems to be better.