[REL] Love post-process filters but tired of that grainy effect?

[kapitan_zur_see]

I sometimes used to turn post-rocessing off because i got so fed up with that annoying grainy effect! Everything else in post-process filters looks brilliant with colors being more vivid, etc.

So after messing around the data folder a bit, i'm releasing this little mod :D
Tired of it? well, get rid of it :arrgh!:!

This mod simply allow you to leave every post-processing filters running while turning the grainy effect off. After all we're playing a game, not watching an ol' movie...:smug:

Use JSGME.

http://rapidshare.com/files/30971932/Remove_grainy_effect.rar.html

[terrapin]

Fine! Is this similar to tis one?
http://picturehost.realsimulation.com/UBRS_DLC/file.php?id=1445

[Ducimus]

I have to go out for a few hours, but ill defiantly load this up when i get back. I love PPF, but HATE the grainy effect. i honestly didnt think it was so easily modded. Learn something new every day :88)

[kapitan_zur_see]

Damn lol... :-?
Looks like i've been maybe reinventing the wheel :damn: didn't came across this one
I'm not sure, I have not tested it... Don't want to create an account etc. in order to download it :ping:

At least, mine do the job ;)

[ATR-42]

did you find any increase in FPS by losing the grains?

[NefariousKoel]

Sweet!

I'll give it a shot. Thanks.

[DiveMonkey]

I'd turned off PPF for the same reason, UGLY STATIC! like watching ant races on late night NO channel TV.

Using this it's never looked better, dark is REAL DARK! and the colors are brilliant :up:

Excellent :)

[kapitan_zur_see]

thanks to you guys for the feedbacks :up:

Glad to know you apreciate it. Yes, keeping PPF without grain effect has never made SH4 look that good, PPF really makes it way better, especially underwater.

As for the FPS, no gain. Actually i tricked the game to render a "transparent" noise, so the filter, in effect, is not really turned off...

[Hitman]

Much appreciated:up: You seem to have read my mind:rock:

[MaxT.dk]

How about editing X:\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\Data\Filters\Templates\Noise.fxclass instead? Wouldn't it be easier? :roll:

[fredbass]

So is there any point in getting this mod if you don't use post-processing filter?

[kapitan_zur_see]

MaxT, editing shaders directly are way more complicated.
To fredbass, There's no point in getting that mod if you want to turn post-process filters off in-game, that does already get rid of the grainy effect (but also all others...)
this mod is to turn specifically off the old movie like grainy effect while keeping all the others PPF on (colors rendition, contrast, etc.). Give it a try, PPF doesn't only implies grain effect.

[fredbass]

To fredbass, There's no point in getting that mod if you want to turn post-process filters off in-game, that does already get rid of the grainy effect (but also all others...)
this mod is to turn specifically off the old movie like grainy effect while keeping all the others PPF on (colors rendition, contrast, etc.). Give it a try, PPF doesn't only implies grain effect.

Thanks for the response. I'll give it a shot.

[CaptainCox]

It looks so much better without that "noise" texture. 200% improvement if you ask me, more crisp and deep colors.

[Sulikate]

Wow! It looks much better now:arrgh!: Thanks mate.

[Marko_Ramius]

Yes :sunny:


A big :up: for that one.

[TDK1044]

Superb mod. Many thanks.

[sqk7744]

BRAVO!!!

Man, what a difference :know:

[kapitan_zur_see]

BRAVO!!!

Man, what a difference :know:

Indeed ;)

I'm currently working on the bubbles wich are released by your sub when underwater, they're too big i think! I'd rather like a trail of much more bubbles but far smaller. But so far, no succes...

Anyway, many thanks to you guys for your comments, it's really encouraging :up:

[OS1Mac]

Thanks, Kapitan! I'm so glad to be rid of the grainy effect. Great work! :up:

[DanCanovas]

superb!! :up:

[sqk7744]

BRAVO!!!

Man, what a difference :know:
Indeed ;)

I'm currently working on the bubbles wich are released by your sub when underwater, they're too big i think! I'd rather like a trail of much more bubbles but far smaller. But so far, no succes...

Anyway, many thanks to you guys for your comments, it's really encouraging :up:

Very cool!

Thanks for your good work!

[Fercyful]

outstanding!! no more pop-corn on my screen!! thanks!!

[AVGWarhawk]

My mod of the month! Excellent work! The colors are much more vivid and the shading is still there.

[GatorSub1942]

Excellent, the game looks so crisp now!

[ReallyDedPoet]

Just did this, looks real good:up:

RDP

[RickC Sniper]

:rock: Awesome.

[unga]

AWESOME !!! :up::rock::up::rock:
Thanks a lot mate !!! :yep::yep::yep::yep:

[clayp]

I belive this is one of the best and must have mods...:D

[ATR-42]

WOW so crisp and beautiful!!! NICE WORK!!!!!:up:

:arrgh!:

[Bort]

Would anyone be so kind as to post up a few screenshots with this mod? My computer's out of commision and I would like a preview for when my new computer arrives. Thanks.

[XanderF]

Would anyone be so kind as to post up a few screenshots with this mod? My computer's out of commision and I would like a preview for when my new computer arrives. Thanks.

The last three pics I uploaded to my XFire profile (http://www.xfire.com/screenshots/xanderf/) are all in-game shots on a Balao with this mod in place.

Click on the picture to get it to display in the frame, then you can click on the frame to get a larger view in a popup, and click on that once to get a full-size (1280x1024) view.

[kapitan_zur_see]

thanks to all! ;) much appreciated :)

Funny they didn't made an option to turn off grain effect only... it looks so useless lol

[rfbranch]

Is there talk of making this a separate graphics option in a new patch? I would agree wit hthe majority here that it's not my favorite option, but the PPE really imporve the contrasts. Without it, the game just looks like the brightness is cranked up really high.

If we could turn off the noise so that we aren't using processing power for it, that would be fabulous!

[AVGWarhawk]

thanks to all! ;) much appreciated :)

Funny they didn't made an option to turn off grain effect only... it looks so useless lol

I would not say it is useless as I like the PPF grainy BUT, I like what you did BETTER:up::up::up::up: The graphics are so much richer. I do not know why the developers decided to hide what the graphics could be behind the grainy look. I guess to create a feel to the game to which it does. But what you got going here is awesome. The whole picture has changed for the better.

My Mod of the Month!!!!

[Bort]

Would anyone be so kind as to post up a few screenshots with this mod? My computer's out of commision and I would like a preview for when my new computer arrives. Thanks.

The last three pics I uploaded to my XFire profile (http://www.xfire.com/screenshots/xanderf/) are all in-game shots on a Balao with this mod in place.

Click on the picture to get it to display in the frame, then you can click on the frame to get a larger view in a popup, and click on that once to get a full-size (1280x1024) view.

Thanks a ton! That looks sweet, I'll definitely be adding this when I get my hands on my new PC! :up:

[jerryt]

I know what I'm downloading when I get home tonight. :up:

[ALung]

Awhile ago I edited the shader to remove the grainy effect. For anyone interested in how its done, edit Data\Shaders\Filters\CompoundFilterPS.fx and replace


// noise
float4 noise=tex2D(customTex0,In.Tex0*float2(NoiseTileX,N oiseTileY)+rand.xy)-0.5;
C=C+noise*NoiseIntensity;


with


// noise
// float4 noise=tex2D(customTex0,In.Tex0*float2(NoiseTileX,N oiseTileY)+rand.xy)-0.5;
// C=C+noise*NoiseIntensity;

[Payoff]

This is great! Thanks:up:

[MaxT.dk]

Awhile ago I edited the shader to remove the grainy effect. For anyone interested in how its done, edit Data\Shaders\Filters\CompoundFilterPS.fx and replace


// noise
float4 noise=tex2D(customTex0,In.Tex0*float2(NoiseTileX,N oiseTileY)+rand.xy)-0.5;
C=C+noise*NoiseIntensity;

with


// noise
// float4 noise=tex2D(customTex0,In.Tex0*float2(NoiseTileX,N oiseTileY)+rand.xy)-0.5;
// C=C+noise*NoiseIntensity;


Exactly what I've said earlier (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=532453&postcount=10). Why bother with the texture changes :roll: Oh well, as long as we get the same result :|\\

[XanderF]

Awhile ago I edited the shader to remove the grainy effect. For anyone interested in how its done, edit Data\Shaders\Filters\CompoundFilterPS.fx and replace


// noise
float4 noise=tex2D(customTex0,In.Tex0*float2(NoiseTileX,N oiseTileY)+rand.xy)-0.5;
C=C+noise*NoiseIntensity;

with


// noise
// float4 noise=tex2D(customTex0,In.Tex0*float2(NoiseTileX,N oiseTileY)+rand.xy)-0.5;
// C=C+noise*NoiseIntensity;


Hmmm....that would actually mean we could just REDUCE the intensity of it rather than eliminate it entirely? That might not be a bad idea, it's not a TERRIBLE effect, although it is rather overdone. 'Course, I like it completely missing, too. Hmmm....

[ReallyDedPoet]

If you don't have this little mod already :roll:, get it, makes a difference. Have a look at the first post.

RDP

[Seeadler]

Exactly what I've said earlier (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=532453&postcount=10). Why bother with the texture changes
Yes, this editing of the shader file is the better way, because the noise.dds texture could be used possibly also as input parameter for other shader effects and a change of the texture, changed then also the output of these effects.

I have momentarily no SHIV installed but however I believe the noise.dds texture is also used as input param for the clouds shader.:hmm:

[Jace11]

I think noise is used on the radar screens a little too..

[Melonfish]

well i've just got to say that for such a small mod this sure makes a big difference. now my crew have real eyes not skin coloured eyeballs (no idea why they had em in the first place) and the colours look much better
no grainy effect! excellent! well done.
pete

[phatmatt]

Thanks this is an awesome little mod that makes the difference we want :D

[Angus89]

how does this work with ROW or is it perhaps included any other mod conflicts your aware of?

[leovampire]

how does this work with ROW or is it perhaps included any other mod conflicts your aware of?

In the shaders file. I am not shure because I do not use that effect in game.

[Digital_Trucker]

I have used this mod and ROW with post processing on and not noticed any problems. I don't use post processing any more, but it was OK when I did. Best thing I can suggest is to try it and see what happens. If you use JSGME you can always yank it if it doesn't work correctly.

[mcarlsonus]

This is GREAT! I find myself spending much more time "inside" now just looking around and getting blinded occasionally by the glare off the instrument faces! Well done!

[Haukka81]

NECRO! :D



How i get grain/noise back ? What files i need to edit ?

My mods:

1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5
TMO_Alternate_JS_Radar_Performance
1_TMO_25_small_patch
RSRDC_SH15_V550
RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1
1.5_Optical Targeting Correction 031312 for RSRDCv502
Traveller Mod v2.6 TMO
Eye Patch for TMO v1.7
Traveller Mod 2.6 OTC 1.5 Automatic Ship ID
Traveller Mod 2.6 OTC 1.5 Patch
Traveller Mod 2.6 Patch 1 - ISE v3 Patch
1.5_OTC for 16 to 9 Aspect Ratio RSRDCv502



Please help, i really like that grain effect in stock.


Thank you :salute:

[Anvart]

I think, more interesting use external universal PE programs... e.g. SweetFX.