SweetFX Version 1.5.1

[WILDHEART3003 8]

Strange no one mention anything about this new version out on Sept 30.2013

 

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=381912

 

Those of you with an AMD card will be happy to learn that the latest RadeonPro beta now supports SweetFX and can run all the effects without relying on the InjectSMAA injector.
This makes it easy to use with RadeonPros many other cool features, but most importantly this also works with 64bit executables, which the InjectSMAA injector that SweetFX currently ships with does not.
It is however an AMD only tool otherwise I would probably have chosen to it as the default injector I develop SweetFX for.

 

Changelog


Version 1.5.1

• LumaSharpen in 1.5 still had some experimental code activated when it should not have. Fixed that.
• Changed some code and settings to workaround a bug in SweetFX Configurator. The configurator should now work fine with SweetFX 1.5.1
• The Custom shader now have some more interesting example code that inverts the luma of the image, and it now has an example setting.

Version 1.5

• New compatiblity mode allows some effects to run on really old cards that does not support Shader Model 3, but only 2.
• New Levels shader to allow people to easily set a new black and white point.
• New Explosion shader. Scatters the pixels similar to Irfanviews Explosion filter
• New Custom shader - a blank template already integrated into SweetFX, to make it even easier for people to write their own shaders
• New Vibrance setting "Vibrance_RGB_balance" allows people to set Vibrance per color component
• New border-width and border-color options for the Border shader
• Created two new curve formulas (9 and 10)
• Created a new ordered dithering algoritm with much better quality than the old one, while still being just as fast.
  - It also affects the compressibility of the screenshots and videos less.
• Improved the Cartoon shader. It should have better quality and be slightly faster now.
• New Splitscreen mode : Curvy.
• Wrote a new DX10 shader technique that will correctly bypass SMAA code when SMAA is disabled
• Wrote a new DX10 vertex shader that can generate texture coordinates without relying on the DXGI proxy to send it a position.
• Extra gamma corrections under DX10 is now only done when necessary, that is when both SMAA and another effect is enabled at the same time.
• Clamped output of Monochrome to ensure it never outputs shades that are out of range, even if the user used bad conversion values.
• Reworked some code to make it easier for myself to use GPU ShaderAnalyzer on the SweetFX shaders.
• Fixed problems with presets for older versions. SweetFX 1.5 should now be compatible with presets from all previous versions ( 1.0 to 1.5 )
• Included a log.log with the installation to hopefully prevent some of the issues with create file permissions on Windows Vista and up.
  This log also contains information to resolve the problem that arises if the injector can't write to this log.
• Improved performance of the Border shader
• Improved performance of Lift Gamma Gain
• Improved performance of the random dithering algoritm
• Improved performance of Curves formula 4 and 8
• Improved performance of LumaSharpen
• Improved performance of SMAA
• Improved performance of DPX
• Improved performance of Vignette

[Kuragiman 227]

Thanks for the heads up.  Installed.  Works like a charm.

[level7 172]

thanks for this as well updated last night using Martin's (FlyTampa) settings

[NikkiA 7]

Still has the problem whereby if I undock a window, and put it anywhere but screen 1, then the fps rate drops to 3.0. I loved how sweetfx makes fsx look, but I also love to be able to have my CDU or GPS on my second monitor.

[fisheye 3]

thanks for this as well updated last night using Martin's (FlyTampa) settings

Where is Martin's Fly Tampa Settings?  I just upgraded to this version also and lost my previous settings and it doesn't look as good as before.  Are there any settings out there from the experienced users of SweetFX that we can download or copy?   fisheye

[medx421 50]

Are there any settings out there from the experienced users of SweetFX that we can download or copy?   fisheye

 

You're welcome to these.  I can't take credit for them as I got them from somewhere else myself.  Unfortunately, I also cannot provide credit as I have no memory for where I got them.  I like the settings though, subtle but effective.

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                       Description                           /

  '------------------------------------------------------------/

 

Game:

Author:

SweetFX version: 1.5.1

Description:

 

Please note when tweaking settings that higher numbers does not always equal better (nor does lower).

Finding the best settings for your game and your taste is about finding just the right amount to apply.

 

If you made a good setttings preset please share it with your friends, on forums and websites,

and/or submit it to the SweetFX Settings Database : http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/

 

This description field and the above Game and Author fields are here so you can fill in your own details for the presets you create.

Just delete this description and fill in your own and then share it with the world.

 

Hope you enjoy my mod.

 - CeeJay.dk

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                      Choose effects                         /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

 

// Set to 1 for ON or 0 for OFF

#define USE_SMAA_ANTIALIASING 1 //[0 or 1] SMAA Anti-aliasing : Smoothens jagged lines using the SMAA technique.

#define USE_FXAA_ANTIALIASING 0 //[0 or 1] FXAA Anti-aliasing : Smoothens jagged lines using the FXAA technique. WIP - Currently only works in DX9 and you need to use the FXAA injector dlls.

#define USE_EXPLOSION     0 //[0 or 1] Explosion : Scatters the pixels, making the image look fuzzy.

#define USE_CARTOON       0 //[0 or 1] Cartoon : "Toon"s the image. (Interferes with SMAA, CRT, Bloom, HDR and Lumasharpen)

#define USE_ADVANCED_CRT  0 //[0 or 1] Advanced CRT : Simulates an old CRT TV display. (Interferes with SMAA, Cartoon, Bloom, HDR and Lumasharpen, and it has a very high performance cost)

#define USE_BLOOM         1 //[0 or 1] Bloom : Makes bright lights bleed their light into their surroundings (relatively high performance cost)

#define USE_HDR           0 //[0 or 1] HDR : Not actual HDR - It just tries to mimic an HDR look (relatively high performance cost)

#define USE_LUMASHARPEN   1 //[0 or 1] LumaSharpen : Also sharpens the antialiased edges which makes them less smooth - I'm working on fixing that.

#define USE_LEVELS        0 //[0 or 1] Levels : Sets a new black and white point. This increases contrast but causes clipping. Use Curves instead if you want to avoid that.

#define USE_TECHNICOLOR   1 //[0 or 1] TECHNICOLOR : Attempts to mimic the look of an old movie using the Technicolor three-strip color process (Techicolor Process 4)

#define USE_DPX           1 //[0 or 1] Cineon DPX : Should make the image look like it's been converted to DXP Cineon - basically it's another movie-like look similar to technicolor.

#define USE_MONOCHROME    0 //[0 or 1] Monochrome : Monochrome makes the colors disappear.

#define USE_LIFTGAMMAGAIN 1 //[0 or 1] Lift Gamma Gain : Adjust brightness and color of shadows, midtones and highlights

#define USE_TONEMAP       1 //[0 or 1] Tonemap : Adjust gamma, exposure, saturation, bleach and defog. (may cause clipping)

#define USE_VIBRANCE      1 //[0 or 1] Vibrance : Intelligently saturates (or desaturates if you use negative values) the pixels depending on their original saturation.

#define USE_CURVES        1 //[0 or 1] Curves : Contrast adjustments using S-curves.

#define USE_SEPIA         0 //[0 or 1] Sepia : Sepia tones the image.

#define USE_VIGNETTE      0 //[0 or 1] Vignette : Darkens the edges of the image to make it look more like it was shot with a camera lens. May cause banding artifacts.

#define USE_DITHER        0 //[0 or 1] Dither : Applies dithering to simulate more colors than your monitor can display. This lessens banding artifacts (mostly caused by Vignette)

#define USE_BORDER        0 //[0 or 1] Border : Makes the screenedge black as a workaround for the bright edge that forcing some AA modes sometimes causes.

#define USE_SPLITSCREEN   0 //[0 or 1] Splitscreen : Enables the before-and-after splitscreen comparison mode.

 

#define USE_CUSTOM        0 //[0 or 1] Custom : Write your own shader by editing custom.h, and then enable it here.

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                  SMAA Anti-aliasing settings                /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

 

#define SMAA_THRESHOLD             0.07  //[0.05 to 0.20] Edge detection threshold. If SMAA misses some edges try lowering this slightly. I prefer between 0.08 and 0.12.

#define SMAA_MAX_SEARCH_STEPS        32  //[0 to 98] Determines the radius SMAA will search for aliased edges

#define SMAA_MAX_SEARCH_STEPS_DIAG   12  //[0 to 16] Determines the radius SMAA will search for diagonal aliased edges

#define SMAA_CORNER_ROUNDING          0  //[0 to 100] Determines the percent of antialiasing to apply to corners. 0 seems to affect fine text the least so it's the default.

 

// -- Advanced SMAA settings --

#define COLOR_EDGE_DETECTION          1  //[0 or 1] 1 Enables color edge detection (slower but slightly more acurate) - 0 uses luma edge detection (faster)

#define SMAA_DIRECTX9_LINEAR_BLEND    0  //[0 or 1] Using DX9 HARDWARE? (software version doesn't matter) if so this needs to be 1 - If not, leave it at 0.

                                         //Enable this only if you use a Geforce 7xxx series or older card, or a Radeon X1xxx series or older card.

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                  FXAA Anti-aliasing settings                /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define FXAA_QUALITY__PRESET         39  //[1 to 9] Choose the quality preset. 9 is the highest quality.

#define fxaa_Subpix               0.400  //[0.000 to 1.000] Choose the amount of sub-pixel aliasing removal.

#define fxaa_EdgeThreshold        0.250  //[0.000 to 1.000] Edge detection threshold. The minimum amount of local contrast required to apply algorithm.

#define fxaa_EdgeThresholdMin     0.060  //[0.000 to 1.000] Darkness threshold. Trims the algorithm from processing darks.

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                     Explosion settings                      /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define Explosion_Radius    2.5     //[0.2 to 100.0] Amount of effect you want.

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                      Cartoon settings                       /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define CartoonPower         0.3     //[0.1 to 10.0] Amount of effect you want.

#define CartoonEdgeSlope     0.3     //[0.1 to 8.0] Raise this to filter out fainter edges. You might need to increase the power to compensate. Whole numbers are faster.

 

 

   /*----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                    Advanced CRT settings                   /

  '----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define CRTAmount            1.00    //[0.00 to 1.00]  Amount of CRT effect you want

 

#define CRTResolution        1.2     //[1.0 to 8.0]    Input size coefficent (low values gives the "low-res retro look"). Default is 1.2

#define CRTgamma             2.4     //[0.0 to 4.0]    Gamma of simulated CRT (default 2.2)

#define CRTmonitorgamma      2.2     //[0.0 to 4.0]    Gamma of display monitor (typically 2.2 is correct)

#define CRTBrightness        1.0     //[1.0 to 3.0]    Used to boost brightness a little. Default is 1.0

#define CRTScanlineIntensity 2.0     //[2.0 to 4.0]    Scanlines intensity (use integer values preferably). Default is 2.0

#define CRTScanlineGaussian  1       //[0 or 1]        Use the "new nongaussian scanlines bloom effect". Default is on

 

#define CRTCurvature         1       //[[0 or 1]          "Barrel effect" enabled (1) or off (0)

#define CRTCurvatureRadius   1.5     //[0.0 to 2.0]       Curvature Radius (only effective when Curvature is enabled). Default is 1.5

#define CRTCornerSize        0.0010  //[0.0000 to 0.0020] Higher values, more rounded corner. Default is 0.001

#define CRTDistance          2.00    //[0.00 to 4.00]     Simulated distance from viewer to monitor. Default is 2.00

#define CRTAngleX            0.00    //[-0.20 to 0.20]    Tilt angle in radians (X coordinates)

#define CRTAngleY           -0.10  //[-0.20 to 0.20]    Tilt angle in radians (Y coordinates). (Value of -0.15 gives the 'arcade tilt' look)

#define CRTOverScan          1.01    //[1.00 to 1.10]     Overscan (e.g. 1.02 for 2% overscan). Default is 1.01

#define CRTOversample        0       //[0 or 1]           Enable 3x oversampling of the beam profile (warning : performance hit)

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                       Bloom settings                        /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define BloomThreshold 30.25 //[0.00 to 50.00] Threshold for what is a bright light (that causes bloom) and what isn't.

#define BloomPower 2.046     //[0.000 to 8.000] Strength of the bloom

#define BloomWidth 0.9142    //[0.0000 to 1.0000] Width of the bloom

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                        HDR settings                         /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define HDRPower 0.96  //[0.00 to 8.00] Strangely lowering this makes the image brighter

#define radius2  0.77  //[0.00 to 8.00] Raising this seems to make the effect stronger and also brighter

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                     LumaSharpen settings                    /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

// -- Sharpening --

#define sharp_strength 0.80   //[0.10 to 3.00] Strength of the sharpening

#define sharp_clamp    -0.008  //[0.000 to 1.000] Limits maximum amount of sharpening a pixel recieves - Default is 0.035

 

// -- Advanced sharpening settings --

#define pattern 2        //[1|2|3|4] Choose a sample pattern. 1 = Fast, 2 = Normal, 3 = Wider, 4 = Pyramid shaped.

#define offset_bias 1.0  //[0.0 to 6.0] Offset bias adjusts the radius of the sampling pattern.

                         //I designed the pattern for offset_bias 1.0, but feel free to experiment.

 

// -- Debug sharpening settings --

#define show_sharpen 0   //[0 or 1] Visualize the strength of the sharpen (multiplied by 4 to see it better)

 

   /*----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                       Levels settings                      /

  '----------------------------------------------------------*/

 

#define Levels_black_point 16    //[0 to 255] The black point is the new black - literally. Everything darker than this will become completely black. Default is 16.0

#define Levels_white_point 235   //[0 to 255] The new white point. Everything brighter than this becomes completely white. Default is 235.0

 

//Colors between the two points will stretched, which increases contrast, but details above and below the points are lost (this is called clipping).

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                      TECHNICOLOR settings                   /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define TechniAmount 0.3         //[0.00 to 1.00]

#define TechniPower  3.5         //[0.00 to 8.00]

#define redNegativeAmount   0.80 //[0.00 to 1.00]

#define greenNegativeAmount 0.80 //[0.00 to 1.00]

#define blueNegativeAmount  0.80 //[0.00 to 1.00]

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                      Cineon DPX settings                    /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define Red   8.0  //[1.0 to 15.0]

#define Green 8.0  //[1.0 to 15.0]

#define Blue  8.0  //[1.0 to 15.0]

 

#define ColorGamma    1.0  //[0.1 to 2.5] Adjusts the colorfulness of the effect in a manner similar to Vibrance. 1.0 is neutral.

#define DPXSaturation 3.6  //[0.0 to 8.0] Adjust saturation of the effect. 1.0 is neutral.

 

#define RedC   0.58  //[0.60 to 0.20]

#define GreenC 0.58  //[0.60 to 0.20]

#define BlueC  0.58  //[0.60 to 0.20]

 

#define Blend 0.25    //[0.00 to 1.00] How strong the effect should be.

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                      Monochrome settings                    /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.18,0.41,0.41) //[0.00 to 1.00] Percentage of RGB to include (should sum up to 1.00)

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                      Lift Gamma Gain settings               /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define RGB_Lift  float3(1.048, 1.044, 1.040)  //[0.000 to 2.000] Adjust shadows for Red, Green and Blue.

#define RGB_Gamma float3(0.908, 0.924, 0.900)  //[0.000 to 2.000] Adjust midtones for Red, Green and Blue

#define RGB_Gain  float3(0.998, 0.994, 0.990)  //[0.000 to 2.000] Adjust highlights for Red, Green and Blue

 

//Note that a value of 1.000 is a neutral setting that leave the color unchanged.

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                        Tonemap settings                     /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define Gamma       1.000  //[0.000 to 2.000] Adjust midtones. 1.000 is neutral. This setting does exactly the same as the one in Lift Gamma Gain, only with less control.

 

#define Exposure    0.000  //[-1.000 to 1.000] Adjust exposure

 

#define Saturation  0.000  //[-1.000 to 1.000] Adjust saturation

 

#define Bleach      0.000  //[0.000 to 1.000] Brightens the shadows and fades the colors

 

#define Defog       0.005  //[0.000 to 1.000] How much of the color tint to remove

#define FogColor float3(0.00, 0.00, 2.55) //[0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55] What color to remove - default is blue

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                       Vibrance settings                     /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define Vibrance     -0.00  //[-1.00 to 1.00] Intelligently saturates (or desaturates if you use negative values) the pixels depending on their original saturation.

#define Vibrance_RGB_balance float3(1.00, 1.00, 1.00) //[-10.00 to 10.00,-10.00 to 10.00,-10.00 to 10.00] A per channel multiplier to the Vibrance strength so you can give more boost to certain colors over others

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                        Curves settings                      /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define Curves_mode        2 //[0|1|2] Choose what to apply contrast to. 0 = Luma, 1 = Chroma, 2 = both Luma and Chroma. Default is 0 (Luma)

#define Curves_contrast 0.30 //[-1.00 to 1.00] The amount of contrast you want

 

// -- Advanced curve settings --

#define Curves_formula     7 //[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10] The contrast s-curve you want to use.

                             //1 = Sine, 2 = Abs split, 3 = Smoothstep, 4 = Exp formula, 5 = Simplified Catmull-Rom (0,0,1,1), 6 = Perlins Smootherstep

                             //7 = Abs add, 8 = Techicolor Cinestyle, 9 = Parabola, 10 = Half-circles.

                             //Note that Technicolor Cinestyle is practically identical to Sine, but runs slower. In fact I think the difference might only be due to rounding errors.

                             //I prefer 2 myself, but 3 is a nice alternative with a little more effect (but harsher on the highlight and shadows) and it's the fastest formula.

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                         Sepia settings                      /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define ColorTone float3(1.40, 1.10, 0.90) //[0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55] What color to tint the image

#define GreyPower  0.11                    //[0.00 to 1.00] How much desaturate the image before tinting it

#define SepiaPower 0.58                    //[0.00 to 1.00] How much to tint the image

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                       Vignette settings                     /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define VignetteType       1  //[1|2|3] 1 = Original, 2 = New, 3 = TV style

#define VignetteRatio   1.00  //[0.15 to 6.00]  Sets a width to height ratio. 1.00 (1/1) is perfectly round, while 1.60 (16/10) is 60 % wider than it's high.

#define VignetteRadius  1.00  //[-1.00 to 3.00] lower values = stronger radial effect from center

#define VignetteAmount -1.00  //[-2.00 to 1.00] Strength of black. -2.00 = Max Black, 1.00 = Max White.

#define VignetteSlope      8  //[2 to 16] How far away from the center the change should start to really grow strong (odd numbers cause a larger fps drop than even numbers)

#define VignetteCenter float2(0.500, 0.500)  //[0.000 to 1.000, 0.000 to 1.000] Center of effect for VignetteType 1. 2 and 3 do not obey this setting.

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                        Dither settings                      /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define dither_method      1  //[1 or 2] 1 = Ordered dithering (very good and very fast), 2 = Random dithering (different but slightly slower dithering)

 

//Note that the patterns used by Dither, makes an image harder to compress.

//This can make your screenshots and video recordings take up more space.

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                        Border settings                      /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define border_width float2(1,20)     //[0 to 2048, 0 to 2048] (X,Y)-width of the border. Measured in pixels.

#define border_color float3(0, 0, 0)  //[0 to 255, 0 to 255, 0 to 255] What color the border should be. In integer RGB colors, meaning 0,0,0 is black and 255,255,255 is full white.

 

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                     Splitscreen settings                    /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define splitscreen_mode   1  //[1|2|3|4|5|6]  1 = Vertical 50/50 split, 2 = Vertical 25/50/25 split, 3 = Vertical 50/50 angled split, 4 = Horizontal 50/50 split, 5 = Horizontal 25/50/25 split, 6 = Curvy vertical 50/50 split

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                       Custom settings                       /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define custom_strength  1.0 //[0.00 to 1.00] Adjust the strength of the effect

[fisheye 3]

You're welcome to these.  I can't take credit for them as I got them from somewhere else myself.  Unfortunately, I also cannot provide credit as I have no memory for where I got them.  I like the settings though, subtle but effective.

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.

  /                       Description                           /

  '------------------------------------------------------------/

 

Game:

Author:

SweetFX version: 1.5.1

Description:

 

Please note when tweaking settings that higher numbers does not always equal better (nor does lower).

Finding the best settings for your game and your taste is about finding just the right amount to apply.

 

 

Thank you so much for the rapid response.  I have been trying to tweak the settings myself by trial and error but have not found the sweet spot yet ;-)  I will try these tomorrow and at least it will give me a head start.  fisheye

[fisheye 3]

Thank you so much for the rapid response.  I have been trying to tweak the settings myself by trial and error but have not found the sweet spot yet ;-)  I will try these tomorrow and at least it will give me a head start.  fisheye

I tried these settings and found that they work better than what I was using and found a tweak that makes it even better.  The settings for Technicolor and Cineon DPX were both check marked.  These I found by experimenting should not be both checked at the same time because they are emulating different technologies.  I unchecked the Cineon DPX and it is greatly improved on my display.  I am using a 46" Samsung Digital LED Display for both TV and Computer so that might be part of the reason for improvement with the changes.  Thanks a bunch and I have forwarded your settings to the rest of our SimFlite Group in Southern California.  We all appreciate your help.  Visit us on facebook by looking up "San Diego SimFlite"  https://www.facebook.com/pages/San-Diego-SimFlite/188899644491906?bookmark_t=page

fisheye

[medx421 50]

Good deal. Glad they worked for you. I will experiment with your changes too although my display is slightly smaller :-).

 

Nick

[level7 172]

flytampa's recommended settings can be found here:

http://flytampa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6105

[adi518 73]

I posted about it, only I did that in the dx10 where mayhem began after dx10 fixer came out.

 

There's a lengthy sfx 1.5 thread by now.

 

Nice to see there's already an update to 1.5.1! I'll go update the thread!

[Johan_Dees 84]

Finally tried this, and it is indeed working nicely.

Altough I dont like the high vibrant, nor the high blooms and deep contrast, I think the ''Torchlight2_TFL" preset what came with FLIGHTFX is the most realistic I think.