It’s not an unreasonable request per se I think, we have seen there are e.g. differences between RGB output of different console models etc. It’s just that without a point of reference (like A/B comparision mentioned by hunterk) it’ll be guesswork I suppose.
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Very interesting article over at the crtdatabase (Edit. For some reason, it was taken down. It’s available via Archive.org, but maybe they made a mistake with the testing?) https://web.archive.org/web/20240810020907/https://crtdatabase.com/articles/toshiba-tc90a45f ) comparing a late digital Toshiba CRT comb filter ouput versus a Retrotink Pro 2x Pro using a notch filter. Features output from 3 Genesis models, 32x and Wii (using Genesisplus GX). Check out some pics for a preview, but I recommend to read the full thing.
One result that surprised me: according to the effect table, using a crt with such a comb filter shouldn’t show blend effects as good with Genesis models as they appear with 32x or Wii.
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NTSC paired with lottes is really authentic, pretty close to the real thing. I used ntsc-simple together with lottes-mini, you could trick someone he is watching a real crt on composite hah. Not so much with sharp shaders like zfast in example. At least 8bits should be played this way and to say the truch i much prefer snes/genesis/pc engine like that too. It’s pretty clear Genesis games were made with composite cables in mind.
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If you got any preset to share, I’d greatly appreciate it! Really like the NTSC blurry looking.
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Sure, and nothing tricky, i use this for PC Engine, you can change the system mode as you like
shaders = "6"
feedback_pass = "0"
shader0 = "shaders_glsl/stock.glsl"
scale_type_x0 = "source"
scale_x0 = "4.000000"
shader1 = "shaders_glsl/ntsc/shaders/ntsc-simple/ntsc-simple-1.glsl"
shader2 = "shaders_glsl/ntsc/shaders/ntsc-simple/ntsc-simple-2.glsl"
scale_type_x2 = "source"
scale_x2 = "0.500000"
shader3 = "shaders_glsl/ntsc/shaders/ntsc-simple/gauss_lp.glsl"
shader4 = "shaders_glsl/crt/shaders/crt-consumer/linearize.glsl"
shader5 = "shaders_glsl/crt/shaders/crt-lottes-mini.glsl"
filter_linear5 = "true"
system_choose = "2.000000"
ntsc_sharp = "0.050000"
g_in = "2.200000"I have re-checked several times and with most updated shaders used here from repository but still can’t manage to make this preset work. Is there something missing ?
Sorry for the inconvenience
Just load ntsc-simple then append crt-lottes-fast
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