New Release Version (2022-11-09-r1):
Notable changes:
Download link:
https://mega.nz/file/B043jQoA#o0O2dKek8YBms-cvYlh5swAH1iybuOWbOkUx_bodaRo
I was in the middle of tweaking my shaders last night with the previous update now you just dropped another bomb on us lol. Canât wait to get home and play with this update now.
I 'd just like you guys to know I actually was convinced to make slotmask preset. Mostly because Iâm getting sick of reading my own words after I type âOpusâ. I need to make some sister presets just so can mention something else.
Hereâs an early screenshot. So far Iâve done an initial balancing between bloom/halation and the mask. I havenât âneutralizedâ it yet and itâs far from done. 
I noticed something when referencing those packs; how often do you guys adjust the bright boost settings? The default settings make a fine preset but Bright Boost Darkâs 1.40 does affect the luminosity range in a very direct manner.
Also @Cyber and I have reconciled.
EDIT: @MajorPainTheCactusâs post here is probably what prompted me to play the genesis version of VR.
Iâm sure this has been answered a dozen times, but what does the base default preset have that HD does not?
Should I port every non-NTSC preset over?
NTSC version comes with all the NTSC featuresâŚ
Compared with standard version the HD misses:
But the HD version is otherwise pretty much suitable for normal content.
Compared with standard version it has:
So if you are doing standard content you can pretty much also use the HD version. Best give it a try first. For increased internal resolution content i prefer the HD otherwise.
I was about to say that the missing TATE mode is the biggest deal breaker. Then it hit me just how much I rely on separate bloom and glow.
If i were to port anything Iâd have to give up glow to retain halation.
Not too costly, but my gut tells me to only use HD in a dedicated âimage/movie viewerâ preset, or something DOS focused. I donât think Iâll be making either soon though.
You can also use it for âSonyâ cores, N64 or any other cores which natively output more than 400x300, also with pre-scaling with xBR(Z), ScaleFXâŚ
Iâm not really a fan of scalers or raising the resolution. For 6th gen 480i content I keep interlacing disabled. Standard handles it just fine if you ask me.
âOne does not argue about tasteâ is an old saying, but standard is indeed quite equipped. Misses an accurate vertical filter though.
You can also switch more content to 720p or 1080pâŚinternal resolution and texture scaling are super thingies. 
What is the link for NTSC version?
NTSC version is included with the regular downloads in this thread.
Somewhat older version is available in the slang/crt folder as a part of the official libretro slang shaders repository.
Cool, thanksâŚ
I have also updated @DevilSinghâs reshade port of crt-guest-advanced with the new mask options, it can be found in the top post of this thread.
Highlights compared with âguest-dr-venomâ version are better glow, more precise bloom, halation, deconvergence, other improved featuresâŚ
New Release Version (2022-11-14-r1):
Notable changes:
Download link:
https://mega.nz/file/4xJHCZjR#-EjqF4H1XzUmfeYtY71Q6smSf30UAg385kOi8jGHGg0
Can you go into more detail on those range adjustments?
Or is it a suprise, and I have to wait till I get back to my computer to find out?
âScanline Shape Dark Pixelsâ went form max 5.0 to 10.0
âScanline Falloffâ went from min 0.25 to 0.2 ( or 1.0/5.0).
Here is also the mask boost feature comparison (before / new):
Before:
New:
âSmooth Masks in bright scanlinesâ previously had a cap of 2. It now has a cap of 1.
I understand if you intended it as a âtoggleâ effect, but I kinda based my brightness settings around that new feature being set to 2.
it allowed me to ensure Axelâs (Streets of Rage) face was the correct color. If it was set to either 1 or 0 then seemingly nothing could help the matter.
I was about ready to post the config for my high neutrality mask 13 slotmask preset; I canât now.
Itâs probably not fatal, but now I have to find another solution for the mysterious problem that yellows and desaturates the colors in Axelâs face seemingly independently of everything else.
Actually, you know what? Iâm still going to post the prototype preset. it might help. just no screenshots; the results wouldnât be the same.
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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 = "absolute"
scale_x6 = "800"
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 = "absolute"
scale_x7 = "800"
scale_type_y7 = "absolute"
scale_y7 = "600"
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 = "absolute"
scale_x8 = "800"
scale_type_y8 = "absolute"
scale_y8 = "600"
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"
PR = "0.460000"
PG = "0.460000"
PB = "0.460000"
AS = "0.100000"
sat = "1.000000"
contr = "-0.250000"
vigstr = "0.100000"
GAMMA_INPUT = "2.000000"
interm = "0.000000"
SIZEH = "50.000000"
SIGMA_H = "2.999999"
SIZEV = "50.000000"
SIGMA_V = "2.999999"
SIZEHB = "50.000000"
SIGMA_HB = "0.350000"
SIZEVB = "50.000000"
SIGMA_VB = "0.350000"
glow = "0.070000"
bloom = "-0.150000"
mask_bloom = "0.200000"
bloom_dist = "0.150000"
halation = "-0.400000"
brightboost = "0.950000"
brightboost1 = "1.000000"
gsl = "-1.000000"
scanline1 = "11.000000"
scanline2 = "23.000000"
beam_min = "0.750000"
beam_max = "0.475000"
beam_size = "0.100000"
vertmask = "-0.200000"
scans = "0.000000"
scangamma = "2.149999"
s_sharp = "1.400000"
shadowMask = "13.000000"
maskstr = "0.850000"
mcut = "1.500000"
maskboost = "1.649999"
slotmask = "1.000000"
slotmask1 = "1.000000"
slotwidth = "6.000000"
double_slot = "4.000000"
mclip = "0.750000"
smoothmask = "2.000000"
gamma_out = "1.950001"
dctypex = "0.050000"
dctypey = "0.050000"
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"
EDIT: On the plus side the update also seems to fixed some of the issues responsible for the problem to begin with. Readjusting should be quick⌠relatively.
Because of couple of min(color, 1.0) before the âfeatured codeâ the consistency of invisible/clipped masks is a bit compromised, so i see no harm in removing the 2.0 effect, also because i managed to fix the â1.0 effectâ to my much better liking.
OTOH you preset isnât using scanline saturation or stronger scanlines with bright colors, so you arenât depending on it a lot, itâs just maybe a very minor difference. Itâs just how the preset interacts, so i guess youâll manage. 
Well High-neutrality slotmask has been achieved. Hereâs another prototype.
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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"
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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 = "absolute"
scale_x6 = "800"
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 = "absolute"
scale_x7 = "800"
scale_type_y7 = "absolute"
scale_y7 = "600"
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 = "absolute"
scale_x8 = "800"
scale_type_y8 = "absolute"
scale_y8 = "600"
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"
PR = "0.460000"
PG = "0.460000"
PB = "0.460000"
AS = "0.100000"
sat = "1.000000"
GAMMA_INPUT = "2.000000"
interm = "0.000000"
iscan = "0.000000"
SIZEH = "50.000000"
SIGMA_H = "2.999999"
SIZEV = "50.000000"
SIGMA_V = "2.999999"
SIZEHB = "50.000000"
SIGMA_HB = "0.350000"
SIZEVB = "50.000000"
SIGMA_VB = "0.350000"
glow = "0.070000"
mask_bloom = "0.300000"
bloom_dist = "1.000000"
halation = "0.075000"
brightboost1 = "1.000000"
gsl = "1.000000"
scanline1 = "11.000000"
scanline2 = "31.000000"
beam_min = "0.700000"
beam_max = "0.475000"
beam_size = "0.100000"
scans = "0.000000"
scan_falloff = "0.500000"
scangamma = "2.150000"
s_sharp = "1.400000"
shadowMask = "13.000000"
maskstr = "0.850000"
mcut = "1.500000"
maskboost = "1.150000"
slotmask = "0.850000"
slotmask1 = "1.000000"
slotwidth = "6.000000"
double_slot = "3.000000"
gamma_out = "2.000001"
dctypex = "0.050000"
dctypey = "0.050000"
post_br = "1.070000"
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"
Now Iâm trying to decide between âpre-shaders-afterglow.slangâ and âpre-shaders-afterglow-grade.slangâ. Taking into consideration some of @Nesguyâs points, I want the final slangp file to offer more control over the âsignalâ from retroarch.
Itâs just that so far gradeâs phosphor setting arenât exactly impressing me, but I do see some areas where the defaultâs NTSC LUT Color might go a little too far.
is it possible to make a AMIGA CRT preset for the reshade releases, like the ones on this video?
Also, i must thank @guest.r for the updates and even the old release with the bumpmap shader included, these screenshots were taken using mask 10 and stagger 2
