Hello,

A quick rundown of what TomatoShade created by TomatoSalat adds compared to say PTA or Envshade which are the following. 

- Firstly PBR dynamic reflections on aircraft as well as fixing bugs within the aircraft lighting pipeline, you can make your own or use profiles from others for each aircraft. - Example: https://imgur.com/a/U1PsuR7 (Reflects ground lights, objects, etc) (Just on hand shots of mine, there are better ones on the /r/flighsim reddit)

- Atmospheric horizon tweak - Example: https://imgur.com/Q7Ugc7m, https://imgur.com/Jomx9Kx, https://imgur.com/haGulh9, https://imgur.com/BaESDjD (Not the best example but one I have on hand, I'd have to dig for TomatoSalat's own shots that demonstrates it a lot better)

- New Orbx night lights (I.E. additional colors, rendering based on distance) Example: https://imgur.com/ZneF2Aa

- Puddles when it rains at airports that support dynamic reflections - Example: https://imgur.com/75w09hz

- Some tweaks to aircraft spotlights

 

- Some optimizations in general    

 

After that you have pretty much every other of the common tweaks that are found within programs such as PTA or Envshade.

 

Do have a nice day.

Edited June 27, 20187 yr by TooSpooky

11 hours ago, captain420 said:

What are the advantages of Tomatoe Shade vs PTA other than the fact that it's free?

The PBR-like reflections are the main advantage of tomatoshade over PTA, other than of course the fact that it's free.

1 hour ago, Sethos1988 said:

Right, all these options that mimic PTA really are "reflections mostly", with sections that PTA doesn't even have. Yeah, extensive knowledge 🙄

https://i.imgur.com/G2q1Bm4.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/aGzs1lO.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/c9KyUqF.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/09V84ue.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Ggaef76.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/3HJA4yW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/CAz7C9b.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TWaLIb5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/JNvjCkF.jpg

My apologies, I was so wrong. Teach me to believe what I read on the WWW. 🙂

I have a problem with Tomato Shade.
In the last update of FS Labs Airbus A320 I also downloaded the latest Tomato Shade. And the P3d V4 is now on version 4.3 !!
If the original shaders are turned on everything is ok. But if the Tomato Shader are activated this problem exists see Pic !!
The Becan Light is so garish that in the engine view, the whole engine is red.
For all other aircraft PMDG no problems.
What could that be ??
Preset is the RD Preset 1.

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Now I see why it's called "TOMATO" Shade, lol

I might try tomato today, you guys got me thinking after reading these posts. Now using envshade.

32 minutes ago, captain420 said:

Now I see why it's called "TOMATO" Shade, lol

yes that's right, but would like to turn it off just I do not know where.
Because there is no problem with the A2A and PMDG aircraft

I've used both, but for now I'm perfectly happy with tomatoshade.  The presets I've been using to compare both are producing almost identical results, but the reflectionmaker is out of this world.  Six and one-half-dozen I suppose as to which is better, however I hear that Matt is working on something new and exciting features for PTA, so maybe that will give it a bigger edge over the new competition?  REX environment force is also promising to allow us to modify shader settings in real time as well, without having to restart p3d after making changes...so some big things are lurking on the horizon.  Can't wait. 

Happy Flying,

John

Edited June 30, 20187 yr by dal330200

I had to reinstall P3D V4.3 after updating from 4.2 now when open Tomatoshade I got this error in red dunno how to solve:

Any Hint?

P3D folder found
P3D shader cache folder found
  Backup found for PostProcess\HDR.hlsl - skipping copy
  Backup found for GPUTerrain.fx - skipping copy
  Backup found for GPUTerrain.fxh - skipping copy
  Backup found for General.fx - skipping copy
  Backup found for FuncLibrary.fxh - skipping copy
  Backup found for Cloud.fx - skipping copy
  Backup found for ParticleDraw.fx - skipping copy
  Backup found for Shadow.fxh - skipping copy
  Backup found for Stars.fx - skipping copy
Shader backups created
  Shader integrity invalid for PostProcess\HDR.hlsl
  Shader integrity invalid for GPUTerrain.fx
  Shader integrity valid for GPUTerrain.fxh
  Shader integrity invalid for General.fx
  Shader integrity invalid for FuncLibrary.fxh
  Shader integrity invalid for Cloud.fx
  Shader integrity valid for ParticleDraw.fx
  Shader integrity valid for Shadow.fxh
  Shader integrity valid for Stars.fx
Shader integrity tested

That happened to me too because I forgot to restore original shaders before upgrading to 4.3.  I reinstalled the 4.2 client, restored original shaders, then reinstalled 4.3 client.  Once you do that, then everything should work fine. 

Hey guys, is TomatoShade Free? Do you need some sort of tool or something? or just download the preset from their website?

On ‎6‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 8:12 AM, captain420 said:

What are the advantages of Tomatoe Shade vs PTA other than the fact that it's free?

Tomato adds very realistic reflection such as similar to this 

On 6/26/2018 at 1:57 PM, dal330200 said:

Howdy Fellow Captains,

Just a head's up, Tomato Shade has been updated to work with 4.3.  Just remember to restore original shaders before installing the 4.3 client and running the updated version of Tomato Shade.  I made the mistake of forgetting to do that and it created some error messages.  If you updated the client already, roll it back, restore original shaders, then reinstall 4.3 client, re-apply whatever shader presets being used and everything should work fine.  I also had to reinstall the reflections.  In any case, this is great news, and a good alternative to PTA while Matt works on an update.

Cheers,

John

What is the point on restoring the original shaders since when you install the new v4.3 client it should overwrite it anyway?
Does it happen to PTA as well?

3 hours ago, Mitch24 said:

Hey guys, is TomatoShade Free? Do you need some sort of tool or something? or just download the preset from their website?

Hello,

TomatoShade is free and it itself is a tool where you can use the developers preset or your own/others. Heres the latest download link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/26p2ufw3t6edxqb/TomatoShade.zip

Edited July 3, 20187 yr by TooSpooky

8 hours ago, Wanthuyr Filho said:

What is the point on restoring the original shaders since when you install the new v4.3 client it should overwrite it anyway?
Does it happen to PTA as well? 

Exactly what I am thinking!

So, how can I fix without reinstall 4.2,  reinstall 4.3 have created lot's of reinstall and seriously I would like to avoid it!

Where we can get support for this software, even if it's freeware?

Edited July 3, 20187 yr by simbio