I really don't know why there is a JPG in the commit ... I guess I've changed things after a commit, because here I don't have it. Anyway, should be the 13Mb PNG, by the way make sure you select 'Don't care' and for scaling and 'Nearest' so you retain the old blocky style rendering.
F.lux is good at night only, obviously 
And yes CRT is the way to go but it's cumbersome, actually I've bought the PSIO thing to play PSX games from SD card but it needs to be soldered and haven't done it yet ... on the other hand, a mouse click on PC brings the whole access to games through Retroarch ... but the latest version is quite weird.
here's gamma for retroarch: (right of the pic)
2016-06-30 21_59_31-RetroArch _ FBA Cores CPS2 v0.2.97.30 __ FPS_ 59.3 __ Frames_ 256.png
cgp
Code:
shaders = "1"
shader0 = "gamma.cg"
filter_linear0 = "false"
wrap_mode0 = "clamp_to_border"
float_framebuffer0 = "false"
scale_type_x0 = "source"
scale_x0 = "1.000000"
scale_type_y0 = "source"
scale_y0 = "1.000000"
cg
Code:
void main_vertex
(
float4 position : POSITION,
out float4 oPosition : POSITION,
uniform float4x4 modelViewProj,
float2 tex : TEXCOORD,
out float2 oTex : TEXCOORD
)
{
oPosition = mul(modelViewProj, position);
oTex = tex;
}
float4 main_fragment (
float2 tex : TEXCOORD,
uniform sampler2D s0 : TEXUNIT0
) : COLOR
{
if (tex.x > 0.5)
{
float4 color = tex2D(s0, tex);
float alpha = color.a;
float gamma = 2.2;
return float4(pow(color.x, gamma), pow(color.y, gamma), pow(color.z, gamma), alpha);
}
return tex2D(s0, tex);
}
If you're happy with the results and want to apply full screen, simply do replace
Code:
if (tex.x > 0.5)
{
float4 color = tex2D(s0, tex);
float alpha = color.a;
float gamma = 2.2;
return float4(pow(color.x, gamma), pow(color.y, gamma), pow(color.z, gamma), alpha);
}
return tex2D(s0, tex);
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Code:
float4 color = tex2D(s0, tex);
float alpha = color.a;
float gamma = 2.2;
return float4(pow(color.x, gamma), pow(color.y, gamma), pow(color.z, gamma), alpha);
, believe me, go grab Retroarch (there are many top CRT shaders as well in the latest build, such as Royale and so on) and play some of your favorite game, preferably with 15+ bit colors so SNES or anything beyond ... it adds quite some drama to the scene ... come back and let me know then.
(btw the pics already use a custom shader since Unity did not offer one that is PSX-friendly
)
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) If only I could find a proper gamma/tint, ("gamut compression" I think would be the best term... ?) shader for once... to closely resemble CRT colors contrast and brightness/"radiance" or however I could call it... I am rarely looking for enhancing "overall tones" in the detriment of other "shades"... Usually I aim for a clean, neutral look without tinting effects or over sharpening or HDR or stuff like that. I like everything to be "enhanced on it's own", every element to have it's own "visual power" in a defined range and not being overpowered by other visual elements... idk how to explain it better... For ex. I never use dynamic contrast or stuff like that to "enhance" the final image. At most, I'd be using slightly cooler color temp than standard.
Originally Posted by aybe
That's why I usually use the CRT Shader for low res PSX games with emulators (RetroArch)
Like, why does a sound is effectively loaded but is simply silence ... at this point most of the time spent is about figuring out why it doesn't work, little really in the coding ... but over time I'll get done with this dirty low-level work and boost productivity somewhat 
