Reply To: How to get scanlines and vastly improve picture quality: the best method

[patrickm]

[quote=94007]That looks good, I’ll try them out.

Here is the shader you recommend (I need to sort my TV colour out):

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I think you’ll be pleased :) If the scanlines are too dark for your taste then I would try caligari next.

You can often find TV settings on CNET by googling “(model number) picture calibration settings” or something similar. If you can’t find any settings, then I would do the following:

As far as adjusting color is concerned, the easiest thing to do is to adjust the color temperature and/or gamma.

If you have a “color detail adjustment” option or something similar, choose the Rec 709 standard. If there’s a “gamma detail adjustment” choose 2.2.

If there is a “color temperature” adjustment, set it to Warm2 or whatever the warmest setting is.

To adjust color more finely than that, look up settings on CNET or download free software from the internet. There are sites where you can download free DVDs for this purpose.

To adjust brightness, put on a dark movie like Batman Begins or something and go to a very dark scene and pause. Set brightness to the lowest level at which all detail is still visible. Now find something with a very bright scene – clouds, snow, and the folds on white curtains or dress shirts work well. You want to set contrast at the highest point at which all the detail is still visible.

If you have a backlight setting you can adjust this without affecting brightness/contrast, just set it to whatever looks good.

This might be obvious but you should also turn on your TV’s game mode and also disable all of the so called “enhancements” such as motion smooth, vivid color, noise reduction, etc.

Hope this helps :)