I remember getting this for Christmas. I played it non-stop until I beat it.
If you like Metroidvanias, I highly recommend all of the Castlevanias on GBA. Same formula as SotN, and all pretty easy to finish in maybe 10-20 hours, short and sweet.
@Hyllian what settings are you using there? Looking pretty good on the plasma.
Atom netbook on 1080p TV and scanlines-sine-abs, the only shader it can run full speed lol
Photo with cellphone
Wanted to post some shots. I have an HD CRT at home and I took some magnified shots of the TV to show off the Mask. Here is a zoomed in shot of the font in Burnout 3 via Progressive Mode.
The mask on this TV closely matches Mask #1 in Lottes and CRT Guest Dr Venom. It closely resembles an aperture grill, just with slots, which means that mask 1 is quite a good representation of the mask on this TV. I have a configuration with CRT Guest Dr Venom that I have setup for Mask 1 at 1440p and will post some screenshots later.
Finally got some time to upload some screenshots. Here are some screenshots of the first Lottes Mask (Aperture Grill Slot Mask) Configuration I have setup with the newer version of CRT Guest Dr Venom. I can get a good result when running at 1440p. First, we will start with some 3D PS1 games.
Here are some pixel art screenshots of the same shader.
Here are the settings for those who are interested. I calibrate the settings for the Grade pass for each game based on region (Tomb Raider and Wipeout I will use PAL Grade Settings, Tekken and Chrono Cross NTSC-J, Need For Speed and Crash Bandicoot NTSC-U, etc). Enjoy 
shaders = "7"
shader0 = "shaders_slang/misc/grade.slang"
filter_linear0 = "false"
wrap_mode0 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input0 = "false"
alias0 = "StockPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/afterglow0.slang"
filter_linear1 = "false"
wrap_mode1 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input1 = "false"
alias1 = "AfterglowPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/pre-shaders-afterglow.slang"
filter_linear2 = "false"
wrap_mode2 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input2 = "false"
alias2 = "LinearizePass"
float_framebuffer2 = "true"
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/crt-gdv-new/avg-lum.slang"
filter_linear3 = "true"
wrap_mode3 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input3 = "true"
alias3 = "AvgLumPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/blur_horiz2.slang"
filter_linear4 = "true"
wrap_mode4 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input4 = "false"
alias4 = ""
float_framebuffer4 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer4 = "false"
scale_type_x4 = "absolute"
scale_x4 = "800"
scale_type_y4 = "source"
scale_y4 = "1.000000"
shader5 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/crt-gdv-new/blur_vert2.slang"
filter_linear5 = "true"
wrap_mode5 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input5 = "false"
alias5 = "GlowPass"
float_framebuffer5 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer5 = "false"
scale_type_x5 = "absolute"
scale_x5 = "800"
scale_type_y5 = "absolute"
scale_y5 = "600"
shader6 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/crt-gdv-new/crt-guest-dr-venom2.slang"
filter_linear6 = "true"
wrap_mode6 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input6 = "false"
alias6 = ""
float_framebuffer6 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer6 = "false"
scale_type_x6 = "viewport"
scale_x6 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y6 = "viewport"
scale_y6 = "1.000000"
parameters = "g_gamma_in;g_signal_type;g_gamma_type;g_crtgamut;g_space_out;g_hue_degrees;g_I_SHIFT;g_Q_SHIFT;g_I_MUL;g_Q_MUL;g_lum_fix;g_vignette;g_vstr;g_vpower;g_lum;g_cntrst;g_mid;wp_temperature;g_sat;g_vibr;g_satr;g_satg;g_satb;g_lift;blr;blg;blb;wlr;wlg;wlb;rg;rb;gr;gb;br;bg;LUT_Size1;LUT1_toggle;LUT_Size2;LUT2_toggle;PR;PG;PB;AS;sat;TNTC;CP;CS;WP;wp_saturation;GAMMA_INPUT;lsmooth;SIZEH;GLOW_FALLOFF_H;SIZEV;GLOW_FALLOFF_V;glow;bloom;TATE;IOS;OS;BLOOM;gamma_c;brightboost;brightboost1;gsl;scanline1;scanline2;beam_min;beam_max;beam_size;vertmask;scans;spike;h_sharp;s_sharp;csize;bsize;warpX;warpY;shadowMask;masksize;maskDark;maskLight;CGWG;mcut;mask_gamma;slotmask;slotwidth;double_slot;slotms;mclip;inter;interm;gamma_out"
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g_gamma_type = "1.000000"
g_crtgamut = "1.000000"
g_space_out = "0.000000"
g_hue_degrees = "0.000000"
g_I_SHIFT = "0.000000"
g_Q_SHIFT = "0.000000"
g_I_MUL = "1.000000"
g_Q_MUL = "1.000000"
g_lum_fix = "0.000000"
g_vignette = "0.000000"
g_vstr = "40.000000"
g_vpower = "0.200000"
g_lum = "0.000000"
g_cntrst = "0.000000"
g_mid = "0.500000"
wp_temperature = "7005.000000"
g_sat = "0.000000"
g_vibr = "0.000000"
g_satr = "0.000000"
g_satg = "0.000000"
g_satb = "0.000000"
g_lift = "0.000000"
blr = "0.000000"
blg = "0.000000"
blb = "0.000000"
wlr = "1.000000"
wlg = "1.000000"
wlb = "1.000000"
rg = "0.000000"
rb = "0.000000"
gr = "0.000000"
gb = "0.000000"
br = "0.000000"
bg = "0.000000"
LUT_Size1 = "16.000000"
LUT1_toggle = "0.000000"
LUT_Size2 = "64.000000"
LUT2_toggle = "0.000000"
PR = "0.140000"
PG = "0.140000"
PB = "0.140000"
AS = "0.080000"
sat = "0.100000"
TNTC = "0.000000"
CP = "0.000000"
CS = "0.000000"
WP = "0.000000"
wp_saturation = "1.000000"
GAMMA_INPUT = "2.400000"
lsmooth = "0.900000"
SIZEH = "4.000000"
GLOW_FALLOFF_H = "0.300000"
SIZEV = "4.000000"
GLOW_FALLOFF_V = "0.300000"
glow = "0.000000"
bloom = "0.100000"
TATE = "0.000000"
IOS = "0.000000"
OS = "1.000000"
BLOOM = "0.000000"
gamma_c = "1.140000"
brightboost = "1.000000"
brightboost1 = "1.100000"
gsl = "0.000000"
scanline1 = "6.000000"
scanline2 = "13.000000"
beam_min = "1.400000"
beam_max = "1.000000"
beam_size = "0.000000"
vertmask = "0.000000"
scans = "1.000000"
spike = "0.000000"
h_sharp = "3.000001"
s_sharp = "1.000000"
csize = "0.000000"
bsize = "600.000000"
warpX = "0.000000"
warpY = "0.000000"
shadowMask = "1.000000"
masksize = "1.000000"
maskDark = "0.350000"
maskLight = "1.600000"
CGWG = "0.700000"
mcut = "0.700000"
mask_gamma = "2.400000"
slotmask = "0.000000"
slotwidth = "2.000000"
double_slot = "1.000000"
slotms = "1.000000"
mclip = "1.000000"
inter = "350.000000"
interm = "3.000000"
gamma_out = "2.200000"
textures = "SamplerLUT1;SamplerLUT2;SamplerLUT3"
SamplerLUT1 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/sony_trinitron1.png"
SamplerLUT1_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT1_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT1_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/sony_trinitron2.png"
SamplerLUT2_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT2_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT2_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/other1.png"
SamplerLUT3_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT3_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT3_mipmap = "false"Nes, I’m using your slot mask preset on my panny Plasma. It uses GDV in it, I see in another thread it has gotten a lot of updates in the past month or so.
If I update the my GDV will it severely throw off your preset as well?
What colors! What monitor do you have with you?
Yeah, it’s a significant enough change that you have to start over from scratch. Here’s a quick and easy slot mask set up.
I’m not a big fan of using masks on my plasma anymore because they kill vibrancy and contrast and the only way to compensate is by introducing a lot of clipping.
I just took my current preset and added slotmask = "0.500000"
shaders = "8"
shader0 = "shaders_slang/misc/grade.slang"
filter_linear0 = "false"
wrap_mode0 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input0 = "false"
alias0 = "StockPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/afterglow0.slang"
filter_linear1 = "false"
wrap_mode1 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input1 = "false"
alias1 = "AfterglowPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/pre-shaders-afterglow.slang"
filter_linear2 = "false"
wrap_mode2 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input2 = "false"
alias2 = "PrePass"
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/crt-gdv-new/avg-lum.slang"
filter_linear3 = "true"
wrap_mode3 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input3 = "true"
alias3 = "AvgLumPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/linearize.slang"
filter_linear4 = "true"
wrap_mode4 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input4 = "false"
alias4 = "LinearizePass"
float_framebuffer4 = "true"
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/crt-gdv-new/blur_horiz2.slang"
filter_linear5 = "true"
wrap_mode5 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input5 = "false"
alias5 = ""
float_framebuffer5 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer5 = "false"
scale_type_x5 = "absolute"
scale_x5 = "800"
scale_type_y5 = "source"
scale_y5 = "1.000000"
shader6 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/crt-gdv-new/blur_vert2.slang"
filter_linear6 = "true"
wrap_mode6 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input6 = "false"
alias6 = "GlowPass"
float_framebuffer6 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer6 = "false"
scale_type_x6 = "absolute"
scale_x6 = "800"
scale_type_y6 = "absolute"
scale_y6 = "600"
shader7 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/crt-gdv-new/crt-guest-dr-venom2.slang"
filter_linear7 = "true"
wrap_mode7 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input7 = "false"
alias7 = ""
float_framebuffer7 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer7 = "false"
scale_type_x7 = "viewport"
scale_x7 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y7 = "viewport"
scale_y7 = "1.000000"
parameters = "g_gamma_in;g_signal_type;g_gamma_type;g_crtgamut;g_space_out;g_hue_degrees;g_I_SHIFT;g_Q_SHIFT;g_I_MUL;g_Q_MUL;g_lum_fix;g_vignette;g_vstr;g_vpower;g_lum;g_cntrst;g_mid;wp_temperature;g_sat;g_vibr;g_satr;g_satg;g_satb;g_lift;blr;blg;blb;wlr;wlg;wlb;rg;rb;gr;gb;br;bg;LUT_Size1;LUT1_toggle;LUT_Size2;LUT2_toggle;bogus_afterglow;PR;PG;PB;AS;sat;bogus_color;TNTC;CP;CS;WP;wp_saturation;lsmooth;GAMMA_INPUT;bogus_glow;SIZEH;GLOW_FALLOFF_H;SIZEV;GLOW_FALLOFF_V;bogus_brightness;glow;bloom;gamma_c;brightboost;brightboost1;bogus_scanline;gsl;scanline1;scanline2;beam_min;beam_max;beam_size;vertmask;scans;spike;bogus_filtering;h_sharp;s_sharp;smart_ei;ei_limit;sth;bogus_screen;TATE;IOS;OS;BLOOM;csize;bsize;warpX;warpY;bogus_masks;shadowMask;maskstr;masksize;maskDark;maskLight;mcut;mask_gamma;slotmask;slotwidth;double_slot;slotms;mclip;bogus_interlacing;inter;interm;gamma_out"
g_gamma_in = "2.400000"
g_signal_type = "1.000000"
g_gamma_type = "1.000000"
g_crtgamut = "2.000000"
g_space_out = "0.000000"
g_hue_degrees = "0.000000"
g_I_SHIFT = "0.000000"
g_Q_SHIFT = "0.000000"
g_I_MUL = "1.000000"
g_Q_MUL = "1.000000"
g_lum_fix = "0.000000"
g_vignette = "0.000000"
g_vstr = "40.000000"
g_vpower = "0.200000"
g_lum = "0.000000"
g_cntrst = "0.000000"
g_mid = "0.500000"
wp_temperature = "7505.000000"
g_sat = "0.000000"
g_vibr = "0.000000"
g_satr = "0.000000"
g_satg = "0.000000"
g_satb = "0.000000"
g_lift = "0.000000"
blr = "0.000000"
blg = "0.000000"
blb = "0.000000"
wlr = "1.000000"
wlg = "1.000000"
wlb = "1.000000"
rg = "0.000000"
rb = "0.000000"
gr = "0.000000"
gb = "0.000000"
br = "0.000000"
bg = "0.000000"
LUT_Size1 = "16.000000"
LUT1_toggle = "0.000000"
LUT_Size2 = "64.000000"
LUT2_toggle = "0.000000"
bogus_afterglow = "0.000000"
PR = "0.140000"
PG = "0.140000"
PB = "0.140000"
AS = "0.070000"
sat = "0.100000"
bogus_color = "0.000000"
TNTC = "0.000000"
CP = "0.000000"
CS = "0.000000"
WP = "0.000000"
wp_saturation = "1.000000"
lsmooth = "0.750000"
GAMMA_INPUT = "2.400000"
bogus_glow = "0.000000"
SIZEH = "4.000000"
GLOW_FALLOFF_H = "0.300000"
SIZEV = "4.000000"
GLOW_FALLOFF_V = "0.300000"
bogus_brightness = "0.000000"
glow = "0.003000"
bloom = "0.000000"
gamma_c = "1.000000"
brightboost = "1.500000"
brightboost1 = "1.500000"
bogus_scanline = "0.000000"
gsl = "2.000000"
scanline1 = "0.000000"
scanline2 = "40.000000"
beam_min = "1.500000"
beam_max = "1.000000"
beam_size = "1.000000"
vertmask = "0.000000"
scans = "1.000000"
spike = "0.000000"
bogus_filtering = "0.000000"
h_sharp = "4.199999"
s_sharp = "0.000000"
smart_ei = "0.000000"
ei_limit = "2.000000"
sth = "0.000000"
bogus_screen = "0.000000"
TATE = "0.000000"
IOS = "0.000000"
OS = "1.000000"
BLOOM = "0.000000"
csize = "0.000000"
bsize = "600.000000"
warpX = "0.000000"
warpY = "0.000000"
bogus_masks = "0.000000"
shadowMask = "-1.000000"
maskstr = "0.000000"
masksize = "1.000000"
maskDark = "0.700000"
maskLight = "1.000000"
mcut = "1.150000"
mask_gamma = "2.400000"
slotmask = "0.500000"
slotwidth = "2.000000"
double_slot = "1.000000"
slotms = "1.000000"
mclip = "1.000000"
bogus_interlacing = "0.000000"
inter = "325.000000"
interm = "2.000000"
gamma_out = "2.400000"
textures = "SamplerLUT1;SamplerLUT2;SamplerLUT3"
SamplerLUT1 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/sony_trinitron1.png"
SamplerLUT1_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT1_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT1_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/sony_trinitron2.png"
SamplerLUT2_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT2_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT2_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/other1.png"
SamplerLUT3_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT3_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT3_mipmap = "false"Great scanlines and mask emulation in these screenshots, but contrast/vibrancy leaves something to be desired. That’s the conundrum when using shaders, though.
The same here. I took off the masks when I just played Super Metroid and SMW to the end. The masks are good in monitor but in big screens they turn everything very dull.
Thanks! Agreed about the contrast/vibrancy. I am also configuring these settings on a TN panel so that doesn’t help. I was more focused on trying to get the mask and scanlines just right; I could try experimenting and see if I can get better contrast and colors out of it.
Though I am so used to using crappy LCD panels that it doesn’t bother me too much. When I got my HD CRT I was blown away at how rich and vivid the colors were, as well as how great the contrast was.
I’ve been messing around with Venom mask 1 and have results I like for a 1080p lcd monitor. It’s interesting that my previous laptop struggled with clipping in the reds and the new one in the blues. I’m not sure if it’s Venom2 or the laptop.
shaders = "8"
shader0 = "shaders_slang/sharpen/shaders/fast-sharpen.slang"
filter_linear0 = "true"
wrap_mode0 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input0 = "false"
alias0 = "StockPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/afterglow0.slang"
filter_linear1 = "true"
wrap_mode1 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input1 = "false"
alias1 = "AfterglowPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/pre-shaders-afterglow.slang"
filter_linear2 = "true"
wrap_mode2 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input2 = "false"
alias2 = "PrePass"
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/crt-gdv-new/avg-lum.slang"
filter_linear3 = "true"
wrap_mode3 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input3 = "true"
alias3 = "AvgLumPass"
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/crt-gdv-new/linearize.slang"
filter_linear4 = "true"
wrap_mode4 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input4 = "false"
alias4 = "LinearizePass"
float_framebuffer4 = "true"
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/crt-gdv-new/gaussian_horizontal.slang"
filter_linear5 = "true"
wrap_mode5 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input5 = "false"
alias5 = ""
float_framebuffer5 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer5 = "false"
shader6 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/crt-gdv-new/gaussian_vertical.slang"
filter_linear6 = "true"
wrap_mode6 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input6 = "false"
alias6 = "GlowPass"
float_framebuffer6 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer6 = "false"
scale_type_x6 = "viewport"
scale_x6 = "0.500000"
scale_type_y6 = "viewport"
scale_y6 = "0.500000"
shader7 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/crt-gdv-new/crt-guest-dr-venom2.slang"
filter_linear7 = "true"
wrap_mode7 = "clamp_to_border"
mipmap_input7 = "false"
alias7 = ""
float_framebuffer7 = "false"
srgb_framebuffer7 = "false"
scale_type_x7 = "viewport"
scale_x7 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y7 = "viewport"
scale_y7 = "1.000000"
parameters = "SHARPEN;CONTR;DETAILS;bogus_afterglow;PR;PG;PB;AS;sat;bogus_color;TNTC;CP;CS;WP;wp_saturation;lsmooth;GAMMA_INPUT;bogus_interlacing;inter;interm;bogus_glow;SIZEH;SIGMA_H;SIZEV;SIGMA_V;bogus_brightness;glow;bloom;gamma_c;brightboost;brightboost1;bogus_scanline;gsl;scanline1;scanline2;beam_min;beam_max;beam_size;vertmask;scans;spike;bogus_filtering;h_sharp;s_sharp;smart_ei;ei_limit;sth;bogus_screen;TATE;IOS;OS;BLOOM;csize;bsize;warpX;warpY;bogus_masks;shadowMask;maskstr;masksize;maskDark;maskLight;mcut;mask_gamma;slotmask;slotwidth;double_slot;slotms;mclip;gamma_out"
SHARPEN = "0.250000"
CONTR = "0.250000"
DETAILS = "1.000000"
bogus_afterglow = "0.000000"
PR = "0.140000"
PG = "0.140000"
PB = "0.140000"
AS = "0.070000"
sat = "0.100000"
bogus_color = "0.000000"
TNTC = "0.000000"
CP = "5.000000"
CS = "1.000000"
WP = "-25.000000"
wp_saturation = "1.500000"
lsmooth = "0.750000"
GAMMA_INPUT = "2.400000"
bogus_interlacing = "0.000000"
inter = "325.000000"
interm = "0.000000"
bogus_glow = "0.000000"
SIZEH = "25.000000"
SIGMA_H = "3.999997"
SIZEV = "1.000000"
SIGMA_V = "0.500000"
bogus_brightness = "0.000000"
glow = "0.010000"
bloom = "0.000000"
gamma_c = "0.920000"
brightboost = "1.999999"
brightboost1 = "2.099999"
bogus_scanline = "1.000000"
gsl = "0.000000"
scanline1 = "0.000000"
scanline2 = "25.000000"
beam_min = "2.499999"
beam_max = "0.650000"
beam_size = "0.900000"
vertmask = "0.500000"
scans = "1.000000"
spike = "1.000000"
bogus_filtering = "0.000000"
h_sharp = "5.200000"
s_sharp = "0.000000"
smart_ei = "0.000000"
ei_limit = "12.000000"
sth = "0.000000"
bogus_screen = "0.000000"
TATE = "0.000000"
IOS = "0.000000"
OS = "1.000000"
BLOOM = "0.000000"
csize = "0.000000"
bsize = "600.000000"
warpX = "0.000000"
warpY = "0.000000"
bogus_masks = "0.000000"
shadowMask = "1.000000"
maskstr = "0.500000"
masksize = "1.000000"
maskDark = "0.500000"
maskLight = "1.000000"
mcut = "1.500000"
mask_gamma = "2.400000"
slotmask = "0.000000"
slotwidth = "2.000000"
double_slot = "1.000000"
slotms = "1.000000"
mclip = "0.500000"
gamma_out = "2.400000"
textures = "SamplerLUT1;SamplerLUT2;SamplerLUT3"
SamplerLUT1 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/sony_trinitron1.png"
SamplerLUT1_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT1_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT1_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT2 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/sony_trinitron2.png"
SamplerLUT2_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT2_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT2_mipmap = "false"
SamplerLUT3 = "shaders_slang/crt/shaders/guest/lut/other1.png"
SamplerLUT3_linear = "true"
SamplerLUT3_wrap_mode = "clamp_to_border"
SamplerLUT3_mipmap = "false"I can try to bring some life to the colors in the game by boosting the Saturation in grade by 0.15, that way the colors “pop” a little bit and aren’t so dull looking. There’s not much that I can do about the contrast but perhaps a bit of saturation like this can bring some life to the colors in these games.
I want to share the shaders I’m running with. I’ve classified the main ones by kinda, sorta, connection types. I have and Xbox wireless elite 2 controller I map the paddles to switch between shaders and I enjoy that almost much as playing the games themselves.
None (For Comparison)
RGB-US This is the Hyllian-Sinc. It’s fast and looks great.
RGB-JP Venom 2 pushed cool. I like the look of Japanese games cooler and American made games warmer.
VGA High contrast, sharp, and a severe pain to get right. This is a tweaked Mame that I like to keep around because it has the best version of scanline scaling for higher res content when desired.
S-Video Venom 2 NTSC, this feels “right” to me. It’s the closest I can get to the TV’s I had as a kid.
Composite New-Pixie with a few tweaks. It has scrolling scanlines, ntsc artifacting, rainbowing…everything to look like an old hand-me-down TV or a dying arcade monitor.
RF-B&W It’s more fun to look at video content than games but at one point I was young at an old relatives house and all they had was a black and white tv.
FX A stupid but fun shader with Venom mixed reshade passes.
LCD For my GBA and PSP game or when I want even more LCD power while playing on an LCD.
This, thisthisthis, thisthis, this-THIS.
I adore -absolutely adore- the concept of having connection-based presets. It’s always been how I try to set my own presets up (brilliant idea using the paddles to swap these BTW). I just can’t lay enough praise on the concept.
I love the idea of pushing JP games into cooler ranges as well, I’d never thought of that but it’s an interesting concept given what I’ve read about the differences in screens between regions.
This is my config for SNES.
It was tested on 1080p Plasma and 4k LCD. After trying many times getting a comfy look, where my eyes didn’t distract too much, I’ve got this config on Retroarch. It is set to use mask1 with intensity=0.5, though I prefer no mask at all on big screens.
I noticed SNES games have some annoying noise caused by high frequency colors on backgrounds (low contrast). This is a bit distracting, mainly when you’re in fact playing a game for some hours. Recently I played to the end some games (Super Metroid, SMW, Super Mario Bros 3, etc) and had to find some way to reduce noise on backgrounds. That’s how I got this config. Believe me, it’s very good in motion. This preset combines sgenpt-mix blend level 2 (just checkerboard) to get rid of common cboard dithering in low contrast backgrounds and a new version of smartblur (included in zip), with a slide to control blur level.
I took some screenshots using only crt-hyllian vanilla (the first shots) and other using my snes preset (the second ones):
Lovely work Hyllian, I’d like to ask, is your hyllian-sinc shader finalized and if so, could you post a glsl version of it? Also are you thinking whenever you have a final version of your shaders maybe combining them, like hyllian-sinc with the other ones like glow or sgenpt? Thanks a lot and keep it up!
Yeah. I thought there wasn’t demand for that shader. So, the sinc version is basically finished. I think I’ll make the variants (glow, glsl and others) and then post here when finished.
Here’s the slang final versions with glow and smartblur: crt-hyllian-sinc (slang, vanilla and variants) - v2
I’ve added two beam profiles to this sinc shader. You should try BP=2.0 and see if you like. Default is 1.0.
I’ll convert to glsl later.
EDIT: I’ve toned down color boost. The original sinc color boost was too strong.
Using BP=2.0 (if you like retro look and wanna see the pixels!)
