Filmic Clarity ReShade 4.2 - Chemical Edition

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An advanced ReShade preset for gaming and screenshots alike. Full filmic process emulation with over 80 film presets and over 1600 combinations. Performance configurations for every machine, with presets for both gaming and high quality screenshots. Fully configurable with comprehensive guide included.

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ReShade	This ReShade preset was built with ReShade 4.9.1

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File credits

Many thanks to:

· akgunter for kindly giving me advice on directory structures
https://github.com/akgunter

· bluescan for proggyfonts, used in both ReShade itself, and the guide accompanying this preset.
https://github.com/bluescan/proggyfonts

· BlueSkyDefender for RadiantGI.fx, kindly helping me learn and debug, and timely shader updates
https://github.com/BlueSkyDefender/AstrayFX/blob/master/Shaders/RadiantGI.fx

· Brimson for alerting me that my warning was actually a bug, dither explorations, and other help
https://github.com/Brimson

· CeeJay.dk and friends for SweetFX, an absolute staple of the ReShade community
https://github.com/CeeJayDK/SweetFX

· crosire for ReShade, the program that made all of this possible
https://reshade.me/

· Deadfyre for friendly advice, explaining clarity, and helping track down a pesky depth buffer bug

· Evil Blunt and Three-Socks for Red Dead Freecam, making my screenshots easy
https://www.nexusmods.com/reddeadredemption2/mods/60

· Fubax for Letterbox.fx and SimpleGrain.fx, helping me achieve that filmic look
https://github.com/Fubaxiusz/fubax-shaders

· Gorgulla for warning about sharpening after dithering in my shader stack
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/23516994

· iJamesss for Red Dead Trainer, so I could quickly test environments for this preset
https://www.nexusmods.com/reddeadredemption2/mods/190

· Ioxa for the original Clarity.fx, and BlueSkyDefender again for updating it for newer functions
https://github.com/BlueSkyDefender/AstrayFX/blob/master/Shaders/Clarity.fx

· Krita for the painting and image manipulation software used to create the guide for this preset.
https://krita.org

· Loadus for DPX.fx, a shader that allowed me to simulate the scanning of film
https://github.com/CeeJayDK/SweetFX/blob/master/Shaders/DPX.fx

· l00ping for creating an awesome user guide for the amazing FO4 PRC, inspiring me to create my own
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/6796

· Lord of Lunacy for being a very helpful teacher of ReShade, and sharing programming knowledge
https://github.com/LordOfLunacy

· Marty McFly for qUINT, permission to use his shaders, and kindly answering all my many questions
https://github.com/martymcmodding/qUINT

· Mysid for creating the Insertpad.svg.png image used in the guide
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Insertpad.svg

· prod80 for Color effects, patient bug hunting help, and friendly answers to all my questions
https://github.com/prod80/prod80-ReShade-Repository

· Ray Larabie and Typodermic Fonts for Chinese Rocks, the font similar to the Red Dead title
https://typodermicfonts.com/chinese-rocks-minor-update/

· seri14 and Marot Satil for additions to Layer.fx that allow coordinate manipulation
https://github.com/CeeJayDK/SweetFX/blob/master/Shaders/Layer.fx

· SLSNe and friends for CAS.fx, a port of AMD's FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening
https://github.com/CeeJayDK/SweetFX/blob/master/Shaders/CAS.fx

· supra107 for giving me an excellent automated LUT cropper

· suwarkal for alerting me to a hotkey conflict

· TheGordinho for kindly reminding me to keep my color temperature in check
https://github.com/TheGordinho

· TreyM for being patient with all my questions, and teaching me about how film processing works
https://github.com/TreyM

· Vagrant Zero for providing me with more solutions to the depth buffer bug

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Changelogs

Version 4.2.0
- Added a folder for a FilmicClarity suite to hold custom shaders for this preset.
- Replaced LUT.fx and Vignette.fx with LUTplus.fx and VignettePlus.fx respectively, this adds TriDither.fxh to both shaders, to remove banding and other artifacts.
- Reverted SimpleGrain.fx Intensity back to 4.0.0 values, as it's more accurate to compensated film stock, thanks to TreyM for high quality shaders to reference.
- Updated all documentation.
Version 4.1.0
- Added AdaptiveTonemapper.fx and ACES.fxh from the FXShaders suite to replace PD80_03_Filmic_Adaption.fx and help improve both visuals and performance.
- Removed PD80_03_Filmic_Adaption.fx as it has been replaced by AdaptiveTonemapper.fx.
- Moved version numbers to the beginning of the preset names to prevent mix ups if multiple future versions accidentally end up in the same folder.
- Changed internal naming schemes from "RDFilmic" to "FilmicClarity".
- Reordered shaders again to better differentiate between the neutral base preset, and filmic emulation.
- Tweaked the value of Sharpening down just a bit to closer match qUINT_sharp, a deprecated part of this preset.
- Tweaked ClarityBlendIfDark to affect more of the screen, increased ClarityDarkIntensity, lowered ClarityLightIntensity, and lowered overall ClarityStrength. This should give better atmospheric clarity without overly bright highlights.
- Tweaked the Kelvin value of PD80_04_Color_Temperature.fx a bit lower, now more accurate because Windows "Night light" is disabled on my pc now. (lol)
- Tweaked CA to be slightly smaller, lowered CA_curve to have the chromatic aberration cover slightly more of the screen, and was able to afford less sampleSTEPS, increasing performance. This should also lessen the aberration on HUD elements at the edges of the screen.
- Tweaked both GI_LumaPower and Saturation in RadiantGI.fx for the Ultra preset, to keep similar visuals after the tonemapper switch.
- Tweaked SimpleGrain.fx Intensity slightly, to avoid too much noise in dark environments or night lighting.
- Changed "RDFilmic_LUT.png" to "FilmicClarity_LUT.png", to match updated naming conventions.
- Changed "RDFilmic_Guide.png" to "FilmicClarity_Guide.png" to match updated naming conventions.
- Moved all preset .ini files into a "Presets" folder inside reshade-shaders.
- Moved "commandline.txt" into an "Optional" folder inside reshade-shaders.
- Renamed "reshade-RDFilmicLICENSES" to a more generic "reshade-LICENSES" to clean things up a bit.
- Renamed "reshade-RDFilmicScreenshots" to a more generic "reshade-screenshots". This breaks the old screenshot path, so rename your old screenshot folder to match "reshade-screenshots" and keep all your screenshots consolidated in one place.
- Updated all documentation.
Version 4.0.0
- Added the AstrayFX shader suite back in to utilize the RadiantGI.fx shader and IsolateSkintones.png LUT for global illumination and subsurface scattering respectively.
- Switched to AstrayFX for the Clarity.fx shader, as BlueSkyDefender update the math to better work with newer ReShade functions.
- Added the fubax-shaders suite to utilize Letterbox.fx and SimpleGrain.fx, for filmic aspect ratio control and addition of film grain respectively.
- Added PD80_02_Cinetools_LUT.fx, PD80_02_Bonus_LUT_pack.fx, PD_06_Chromatic_Aberration.fx, and all necessary .fxh dependencies to add LUTs and chromatic aberration respectively.
- Added the qUINT shader suite to utilize qUINT_dof.fx, for high quality depth of field effects, huge thanks to Marty McFly for permission to use his shaders.
- Added DPX.fx in the SweetFX suite to allow for film scanning emulation.
- Added Layer.fx in the SweetFX suite to allow for image overlays.
- Removed the words "Red Dead" from the preset title, as it was a bit lengthy.
- Reordered all shaders to be more physically accurate as far as processing order goes.
- Added RadiantGI.fx to the Ultra preset, 3.0 Ultra is now designated to High.
- The 3.0 High preset is now designated to Medium.
- Added Vignette.fx to the Low preset, to better preserve style across qualities.
- Added filmic preset counterparts for each quality, physically emulating the process of film development, good for stylistic screenshots.
- Added film grain to the base Medium, High, and Ultra presets. Added chromatic aberration to the base High and Ultra presets.
- Changed preset LUT name from "RDFilmicClarity_LUT.png" to a more generic "RDFilmic_LUT.png", as there are now both RDFilmicClarity and RDFilmicCamera presets.
- Added "RDFilmic_Guide.png" as a default overlay, to better help users understand the preset controls.
- Tweaked the value of ClarityStrength up to emphasize the effect, as it does not seem to have as much bearing on overall image contrast as initially thought.
- Tweaked the value of adj_linear down in the Ultra presets to compensate for the added brightness from RadiantGI.fx.
- Moved all licenses into a dedicated folder.
- Moved all preset .ini files into a dedicated folder.
- Removed Performace Mode default from ReShade.ini to prevent seizures when swapping presets around, especially since this update is much more customizable.
- Renamed the folders, changelog, and readme so that they stay more organized in the game directory, all relevant files and folders staying near each other.
- Added an optional commandline.txt file containing "-scOfflineOnly" as a possible workaround for RadiantGI.fx flickering on and off due to native network checks from the game.
- Renamed the preset .ini files to be numerically ordered, and indicate the mode and quality for each individual file, especially useful during preset comparisons in the ReShade overlay.
- Added hotkey to toggle qUINT_dof.fx, as depth of field effects can cause issues in things like cutscenes.
- Updated all documentation.
Version 3.0.1
- Fixed cloud haloing artifact by turning off LumPreservation in the PD80_04_Color_Temperature.fx shader.
- Re-baked LUT preset to preserve LumPreservation changes and also try a better capturing process with the shader stack.
Version 3.0.0
- Added the prod80 shader suite back in to get live color manipulation, many thanks for the high quality effects.
- Added PD80_03_Filmic_Adaption.fx back into the preset, as it takes average scene brightness into account, and some of those qualities are lost with the LUT bake.
- Added PD80_04_Color_Temperature.fx back into the preset, as it's not cheaper to bake that single effect into a LUT, plus it allows for user tweaking.
- Set the value of ClarityStrength back to 1.x levels as it wasn't causing problems.
- Tweaked the value of Sharpening up just a bit. The change may be minimal.
- Updated the LUT with a better capture to prevent the game from rendering too dark.
- Renamed the LUT preset specifically to RDFilmicClarity_LUT.png to make things more identifiable and prevent overwriting of the default or other custom LUT presets.
- Renamed the ReShade preset to include the version number, this helps make it more clear to the user whether they have the latest update or not.
- Rewrote the performance configs to have Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Presets.
- Added the quality inside the preset .ini as well, so the user can check to see what performance version they are running.
- Changed the keymapping to prevent conflicts with the popular "Red Dead Trainer" by iJamesss, much thanks for creating a mod that helped speed up development of this ReShade preset.
- Updated all documentation.
Version 2.0.0
- Removed qUINT_sharp.fx to make it easier to distribute and respect Marty McFly at the same time. Replaced with CAS.fx as a more performant alternative.
- Removed PD80_03_Filmic_Adaption.fx after baking it's effects into a LUT profile.
- Properly white balanced the game with the PD80_04_Color_Temperature.fx shader to remove the sepia tinge, this effect was also baked into the LUT profile to keep performance up.
- Removed both the PD80 and qUINT subdirectories from the EffectSearchPaths in the ReShade.ini as they are no longer needed due to not using those shaders.
- Added SweetFX as a subdirectory to better differentiate what suite each shader comes from.
- Tweaked the value of ClarityStrength just a bit lower to prevent the game from looking too strong and over-contrasted. Perhaps the change is minimal.
- Removed SkipLoadingDisabledEffects from the ReShade.ini to avoid confusion when swapping between different versions of the ReShade presets.
- Added Performance config and Performance config extreme.
- Updated all documentation.
Version 1.0.1
- Removed AstrayFX from the EffectSearchPaths in the ReShade.ini, as it is no longer needed due to Clarity.fx being available in the Legacy suite.
- Added README.txt
Version 1.0.0
- Initial release.

Version 4.2 is here! First pieces of custom code are in, the banding artifacts from vignette are now gone.

With over 80 film presets and over 1600 possible configurations,
there will be a setup just right for you!

Special thank you to BlueSkyDefender for developing the shader for Global Illumination and Subsurface Scattering

Extra special thank you to prod80 for generating the LUTs to allow for the massive film variations possible with this preset

Features
· NEW Gameplay and screenshot presets, for every performance configuration
· NEW Shaders reordered for more physical accuracy
· NEW Full filmic process emulation, from lensing to film stocks, development, scanning, and aspect ratios
· NEW Film stocks, over 80 base presets with over 1600 possible configurations
· NEW Extra global illumination for ultra presets
· NEW Experimental subsurface scattering
· NEW Comprehensive guide, making sure you can configure things just the way you like it
· Filmic tonemapping
· Proper white balancing
· Vignette removal
· Extra texture detail
· Enhanced ambient lighting
· Bloom reduction outside
· Clearer days
· Darker nights

Filmic Clarity is an advanced ReShade preset, aiming to deliver the most accurate representation of film
processing for Red Dead Redemption 2.

The default preset is configured for smooth gameplay and neutral color grading on recent system configurations.

There are performance presets for every machine, along with variations just for screenshots. Performance was
benchmarked on an older machine, with a 3570k CPU and a 1060 GPU, so results may vary, probably for the better.
Advanced lighting effects are also possible, with global illumination and experimental subsurface scattering.
All relevant options are documented in the guide, for maximum user control and tweaking.

A comprehensive shader list first corrects the vanilla game image, with effects such as sharpening, contrast, fog removal,
and color correction to remove washed out tones, then it emulates real life film processes. First with lensing,
then a massive range of film stocks. Finally, film development and scanning are emulated.

I sincerely hope you enjoy this preset, gaming or taking screenshots with a fresh look, customized just for you.

Installation
If you already have an existing ReShade preset you would like to clean uninstall before this, including previous versions of this preset, you should delete these folders and files if you have them in your game directory.
Then just skip to step 6.
· reshade-RDFilmicPresets
· reshade-shaders
· dxgi.dll
· dxgi.ini
· dxgi.log
· ReShade.ini
· ReShade64.log
· Any .ini files that are identifiable as ReShade presets

1. Download ReShade from the link here.

2. Run the installer. If you are running RDR2 on the Vulkan API, I personally recommend enabling ReShade globally in Vulkan, otherwise you will have to run the installer and keep it open every time you run your game for ReShade to work. A notable side effect however is that ReShade will then be enabled in every Vulkan game on your system.

3. Click the button to select a game, and select your RDR2.exe executable. You should see it automatically, but if not, you can browse for it.

4. Select the rendering API you are currently using. This preset was tested on Vulkan, however it is confirmed working on DX12, albiet with a visual glitch seen sometimes in menus when RadiantGI is enabled.

5. When you get to the "Select effects packages to install", skip it.

In previous versions of this preset, the screenshot folder was named "reshade-RDFilmicScreenshots", with the new name being "reshade-screenshots". To keep screenshots consolidated, make sure to rename your screenshot directory to "reshade-screenshots" before copying the update.

6. Copy these folders and files into the main Red Dead Redemption directory with the RDR2.exe and overwrite any files.
· reshade-screenshots
· reshade-shaders
· ReShade.ini

This preset was built with the default gamma calibration in mind, make sure you have your monitor calibrated.

If you experience flickering on the Ultra preset, copy the commandline.txt from the Optional folder inside reshade-shaders into the main game directory. This stops RDR2 from running in online mode, allowing the depth buffer to be analyzed uninterrupted for Radiant.fx
The downside to this however, is RDR2 wants to communicate with Rockstar at least once a day, or it will not load into the game. This means that the commandline.txt has to be moved or deleted from the game directory once a day, so the game can boot normally in online mode. If this is bothersome, there are unofficial ReShade versions on Marty McFly's discord modified to allow depth buffer effects, even in online modes. Take extra care not to accidentally load into an online game with this, as your chances of being banned are higher.

Keymapping
· "Print Screen" takes screenshot
· "Insert" toggles depth of field
· "Delete" toggles ReShade effect
· "End" opens the ReShade overlay
· "Page Down" reloads ReShade
· "Left Shift + Left/Right Arrow" cycles through presets

Many thanks to
· akgunter for kindly giving me advice on directory structures
· bluescan for proggyfonts, used in both ReShade itself, and the guide accompanying this preset.
· BlueSkyDefender for RadiantGI.fx, kindly helping me learn and debug, and timely shader updates
· Brimson or alerting me that my warning was actually a bug, dither explorations, and other help
· CeeJay.dk and friends for SweetFX, an absolute staple of the ReShade community
· crosire for ReShade, the program that made all of this possible
· Deadfyre for friendly advice, explaining clarity, and helping track down a pesky depth buffer bug
· Evil Blunt and Three-Socks for Red Dead Freecam, making my screenshots easy
· Fubax for Letterbox.fx and SimpleGrain.fx, helping me achieve that filmic look
· Gorgulla for warning about sharpening after dithering in my shader stack
· iJamesss for Red Dead Trainer, so I could quickly test environments for this preset
· Ioxa for the original Clarity.fx, and BlueSkyDefender again for updating it for newer functions
· Krita for the painting and image manipulation software used to create the guide for this preset.
· Loadus for DPX.fx, a shader that allowed me to simulate the scanning of film
· l00ping for creating an awesome user guide for the amazing FO4 PRC, inspiring me to create my own
· Lord of Lunacy for being a very helpful teacher of ReShade, and sharing programming knowledge
· Marty McFly for qUINT, permission to use his shaders, and kindly answering all my many questions
· Mysid for creating the Insertpad.svg.png image used in the guide
· prod80 for Color effects, patient bug hunting help, and friendly answers to all my questions
· Ray Larabie and Typodermic Fonts for Chinese Rocks, the font similar to the Red Dead title
· seri14 and Marot Satil for additions to Layer.fx that allow coordinate manipulation
· SLSNe and friends for CAS.fx, a port of AMD's FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening
· supra107 for giving me an excellent automated LUT cropper
· suwarkal for alerting me to a hotkey conflict
· TheGordinho for tips and tricks on image editing, and for improving the guide
· TreyM for kindly teaching me about film processing and coding for ReShade
· Vagrant Zero for providing me with more solutions to the depth buffer bug

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