Yeah I use to think the same way you did too. The truth is s-video doesn’t blend like a ntsc signal, in fact it’s more closer to a rgb like signal, think rgb but not as sharp. Svideo dosen’t do things like blend the sonic waterfall etc, in fact you get the “jail bar” look on a accurate svideo signal.
As a added bonus though I did add in the sgenpt-mix multpass shader to my svideo presets to blend checkerboard dithering for games like Silent Hill and Saturn games.
Yeah, I took the time to do some more reading and forgot to edit my post. You’re right, S-Video is very close to RGB, the main difference is that it has composite’s duller colors. A couple of extra examples for the thread:
Perfect example, thanks for posting that. Yeah I definitely didn’t want dull colors in my svideo presets so vibrant colors is another bonus to my presets.
Back in the lab excited as ever. Whipped up my first new Slot Mask RGB presets using the new grade and latest guest shader update with the new base mask feature.
So far I’ve only put together “cool” temperature versions (the new grade shader is a different beast than the old one, you really gotta tweak different settings to get the look you want), I’ll start working on a neutral/warm version soon, still tweaking this one.
Try them out here:
Unzip and place the presets directly into your shaders folder.
This pack works strictly with @guest.r’s new shader update (version 2023-07-17-r1) so please be sure to update to that first before trying out the presets
Edit: Made some quick changes so if you downloaded it please grab it again. New one should say “v2” on the pack.
Edit 2: Did one more edit. “V3” is up now.
Edit 3: Decided to do one more edit, this should be the last one. “V4” is now up.
Edit 4: One more update, “v5” is now up
it’s eye candy i love it
Wow, those Darkstalkers shots look lovely. By they way, did you read my comments on P22J? I read some Nanao MS-2930s service manual and the device is designed for 9700K (0.285000,0.285000), that translates into 10000K for my white point function.
Thank you, I’m kind of in love with this new look here lol. I think this looks waaaay better than the “u-cool-rgb” preset that’s in my current available pack.
By the way I did one more edit as well that you can download above in the same post, just put up version 4. That may be the final version that will be included in my next preset update pack.
Nice man. Try out version 5 that I just put up. For this one I lowered the mask gamma setting down to 1.0 which brings the mask out more making it a appear a bit sharper looking while also giving the overall image a small brightness boost, it’s a small subtle change but I think it makes everything look better.
Grab the link in the same post up above.
Thank you. Looking at these shots makes me realize I’m definitely heading in a different direction with my presets this time around. Those pics alone don’t look like any of my past work from any past packs. I’m not sure how these will all come out looking in the end but I’m definitely excited to see how this all plays out.
My first stab at “warm” slot mask rgb variants using the new grade shader just to get the ball rolling:
Try them out here:
Same as above, unzip and place them in the “shaders” folder
Hi @sonkun! I was trying out the latest release of your shader presets (05-03-2023) and the scalefx variants do not work for me. It loads correctly, but I don’t see the upscaling effect (even if I set ScaleFX threshold parameter to max). I am using the latest guest.r shader release (2023-07-30). I also tried to just load crt guest advanced HD in retroarch and prepend ScaleFx Hybrid and that didn’t work as well. As a last resort I tried to save that shader preset and manually fiddle with it and that also did not work. So I don’t know what’s going on :-p. Any thoughts? Finally, I’d just like to sincerely thank you and guest for all the amazing work thstt you guys do!
Ok, discovered that it does work on SNES (SNES9X current core), but not on N64 (Mupenplus next, ParallelRDP, 2x Upscale, 1/2 Downscale). And N64 is where I intended to use the ScaleFx+Guest combo. The shaders work individually (in isolation) though. I wonder if there’s something inside guest’s shader that is either disabling the upscaling effect or just making it too subtle (to the extent where I cannot notice any practical difference). Tks in advance for the help!
It’s implemented in a way that scanline mode works differently compared with no-scanline or interlaced mode.
“Unfortunatelly” full scale effect isn’t supported with scanline mode.
If you want pure scalefx then it’s best to use interlaced mode and increase the internal resolution parameter (HD version).
In scanline mode there is still a very nice horizontal pixel AA effect. I guess if you want scalefx in full mode and scanlines then you can use the mega bezel presets and fake scanlines.
The man himself! Hey, thanks for the reply @guest.r
Gotcha, tks!
Sorry for the ignorance, but how exactly can I set interlaced mode (what shader parameter should I change)? I’m still somewhat new to shaders (and I’m not a shader programmer)
Right, I’ll experiment more with it. It’s just that N64 textures still look too pixelated for my taste on my 4K tv. I was then quite happy with scalefx->royale. But then I discovered your amazing shader, so I wanted to replace royale with yours. And here I am 
Ok, I’ll check those too. Just wanted to keep things as simple as possible.
Oh, maybe it’s just a matter of lower the “Interlace trigger resolution” to zero or something? And should I keep the interlace mode at 4 (interpolation)?
Yes, you are doing it right, the interlaced mode 4 is also correct.
Hello sonkun! I came here to thank you, playing with your filter has given me a new meaning for my super nintendo games, it’s like reliving my childhood. I would like to thank you for allowing me to relive all of this. Could you tell me if there is provision for 720p screens?
