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#4339467 - 02/22/17 03:07 PM My latest reshade experiments  
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Thought I'd share this with you, it might be of interest to someone. I've been further experimenting with the reshade LumaSharpen, Vibrance and Magnify shaders -

Here's how the magnify shader works. I captured my cockpit and used a crop tool to select a 16x9 area (my screen ratio) that I wanted to be my magnify box size and position (the bigger the area the less the magnify you get and vice-versa). I made a note of the top left X and Y pixel co-ordinates and the same for the bottom right x and y pixel coordinates. I then used these setting for the magnify shader and assigned it a toggle key so that I could toggle it on/off in game my F11 key (VK_F11 in the shader settings). You can still zoom in and pan when using the magnify. It's bound to get a bit pixilated but I don't mind that. just think of it like using a telescope or binoculars. I've also assigned the same button on the X-52 to put Track IR into precision mode which make it more precise. I've uploaded a video (not using TIR) which shows it in-game.










Four shots using magnify -












Cheers

Aces













Last edited by Aces High 2; 02/22/17 03:19 PM.

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#4339475 - 02/22/17 03:34 PM Re: My latest reshade experiments [Re: Aces High 2]  
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I was 2.5 pixels off in my Magnifyendpixel width setting for 100% 16x9 ration of 1.77:1 not bad if you want it spot on change this setting to a value 1762 smile


"IL-2 MAT Manager" program co-dev., Silent Hunter III "Super Turms", "Super Pens", Multi-Skin Bombers dev. for Wings of Victory BDG version 2.10 + various Steel Fury mods. BDG member, "Modder".

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#4339655 - 02/23/17 08:24 AM Re: My latest reshade experiments [Re: Aces High 2]  
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I've been doing a few more experiments this morning with a couple of different aircraft the Bf109f2 and Fw190a3. The settings below work with both of these aircraft


[img]https://www.flickr.com/photos/leighkemp/shares/9JV366[/img

[img]https://www.flickr.com/photos/leighkemp/shares/735056[/img] ]


Here are the settings to use when setting up the shader

Top left

x = 536
y = 86

Bottom right

x = 936
y = 312

I'm working on a one-size-fits-all compromise to get one set of settings that work with most if not all of the aircraft that I fly.


Note - These settings are based on my screen res of 2715x1527 you need to adjust according to your screen res.. So , for example, if you run at 1920x1080 then divide 1920/2715 = 0.7 (this is the magic number :))


Divide the top left X (536) by 0.7 = 765. This will be your top left X setting . Do the same with your bottom right x setting (936/0.7 = 1337)


Top left Y co-ordinate will then be 86/0.7 = 123 and bottom right Y co-ordinate will be 312/0.7 = 446.

For other screen resolution substitute your horizontal and vertical resolutions into the above formula. Once you have the magic number then you can use when calculating magnify shader coordinates whenever you need to,. I do a screengrab of the cockpits, overlay them in PSP and then use the crop tool to work out the size and position of the magnify area (make sure to keep your screen res set correctly when adjusting the crop tool , eg. 16:9, 4x3 etc.. I then make a note of the x and y coordinates top left and bottom right and fine tune if necessary but you can get a very accurate figures to start with so you shouldn't have to fine tune.

Cheers

Aces

PS. You can setup the initial position of the magnify area anywhere you choose, I've chosen the area around the gunsight but you might want to do the dashboard area. You can still use the ingame zoom/pilot head forward/back and pan controls in magnify view.




Last edited by Aces High 2; 02/23/17 08:44 AM.

"IL-2 MAT Manager" program co-dev., Silent Hunter III "Super Turms", "Super Pens", Multi-Skin Bombers dev. for Wings of Victory BDG version 2.10 + various Steel Fury mods. BDG member, "Modder".

Aces' Downloads: http://tinyurl.com/bn2aoqt
Aces' YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/clvy94f
My "Stuka Vor" Film: https://vimeo.com/196439362
CloD Virtual Cockpits Vid: https://youtu.be/Emn2dkYGk74
BoS Bump Maps Vid: https://youtu.be/J24WAVDwo-M
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#4339670 - 02/23/17 09:30 AM Re: My latest reshade experiments [Re: Aces High 2]  
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These settings work with the Bf109f2, FW190 and Ju87 -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/leighkemp/shares/qF7uTB


Again please note that these coordinates are based on my screen resolution if you use a different resolution please see the conversion formula above. I have also changed my toggle key to the SPACE key as I don't use it for anything else and it's big and easy to press when required.


"IL-2 MAT Manager" program co-dev., Silent Hunter III "Super Turms", "Super Pens", Multi-Skin Bombers dev. for Wings of Victory BDG version 2.10 + various Steel Fury mods. BDG member, "Modder".

Aces' Downloads: http://tinyurl.com/bn2aoqt
Aces' YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/clvy94f
My "Stuka Vor" Film: https://vimeo.com/196439362
CloD Virtual Cockpits Vid: https://youtu.be/Emn2dkYGk74
BoS Bump Maps Vid: https://youtu.be/J24WAVDwo-M
My PhotoArt/Virtual Galleries: http://www.leighkempphotoart.co.uk/

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