Good light (=soft) scanline presets
for minimal impact on image brightness.
First - the easy way to populate the most useful filters is to pick the soft scanlines preset, but then my go to scanline options change them a bit.
Here are two I use:
The first one is the most universally pleasing
- Horz filter GS_Sharpness_055.txt (can be picked up to 070, if you like a sharper image)
- Vert filter SLA_Dk_060_Br_080.txt
- (Scan filter same as Vert)
- Shadowmask 1x Simple (Monochrome)/Aperture Grill (No Scanlines)
For this one Rotate 1x on the Shadowmask looks better on some Snes games.
The second one looks much better on some games, but also has a very distinctive artefact bluring property from the shadowmask:
- Horz filter GS_Sharpness_070.txt (to counteract the bluring)
- Vert filter SLA_Dk_060_Br_080.txt
- (Scan filter same as Vert)
- Shadowmask 1x Complex (Multichromatic)/CRT Styles/Subpixel RGB (Common)/JVC [Dot] [RGB].txt
If you have different favourites, please share. :
edit: Tip: If you use the second preset for N64, set GS_Sharpness to 65 not 70.
edit2: Found a new optimal setting.
In the second preset SLA_Dk_060_Br_080.txt can be replaced by SLA_Dk_050_Br_100.txt without much downside. This results in a brighter image overall. :)
This also unlocks more Shadowmasks to be used in the same RGB directory. Like the JVC (Generic) [RGB] now looks good, so does Consumer TV (Generic) [RGB],
Have fun.
