So, here's the shader in RetroArch-compatible Cg format:
/* COMPATIBILITY
- HLSL compilers
- Cg compilers
*/
/*
Interlacing
Author: hunterk
License: Public domain
*/
struct input
{
float2 video_size;
float2 texture_size;
float2 output_size;
float frame_count;
float frame_direction;
float frame_rotation;
sampler2D texture : TEXUNIT0;
};
void main_vertex
(
float4 position : POSITION,
out float4 oPosition : POSITION,
uniform float4x4 modelViewProj,
float4 color : COLOR,
out float4 oColor : COLOR,
float2 texCoord : TEXCOORD,
out float2 oTexCoord : TEXCOORD,
uniform input IN
)
{
oPosition = mul(modelViewProj, position);
oColor = color;
oTexCoord = texCoord;
}
float4 main_fragment (in float2 texCoord : TEXCOORD, uniform input IN) : COLOR
{
float4 res = tex2D(IN.texture, texCoord);
float y = 0.0;
// assume anything with a vertical resolution greater than 400 lines is interlaced
if (IN.video_size.y > 400.0) y = IN.texture_size.y * texCoord.y + IN.frame_count;
else
y = 2.0 * IN.texture_size.y * texCoord.y;
if (fmod(y, 2.0) > 0.99999) return res;
else
return float4(0.0);
}
It has two branching 'if' statements, which is horrible for performance in shaders, but this one is simple enough--and only needs to run at 2x--that it shouldn't matter.
UPDATE: In the comments, Monroe88 mentioned another very useful shader for use with 31 kHz CRT monitors: aliaspider's TVoutTweaks, which lets you add some nice effects, such as composite color correction and horizontal bandwidth (blends things like SNES' pseudo-hires transparency and other dithering effects), which will make the image a little closer to a 15 kHz TV. See Monroe88's comment below for more info and a pic.
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Here are some presets I came up with for this shader
http://pastebin.com/twEk1JrY
The first pass is scaled horizontally to viewport, so it only applies horizontally. You can change the filter to linear to soften the image a bit or use a different shader like xBR or aliaspider's TVouTweaks.
Threw on image-adjustment for gamma correction and color control for good measure.
If you find your 31khz CRT looking too sterile because of the sharpness, TVoutTweaks is a good way to give it a more TV-like look, and it also blends dithering and SNES hires output. The blur is adjustable by editing the RESOLUTION define.
Here's a pic of my CRT monitor displaying 3840x480 in RetroArch with TVoutTweaks.cg and interlacing.cg:
http://imgur.com/gf9B5nW
That looks really good, man. I updated the post with a note about your comment. :)
Thanks for sharing your info. I truly appreciate your efforts and I will be waiting for your further write ups thank you once again.
http://www.iwalkusa.com/
http://www.mediafire.com/download/j89d63sqsjrgva6/NTSC+interlacing_v2.7z
More presets, this time with Themaister's NTSC shaders. Used Hyllian's Jinc shaders to smooth it out so it looks natural. High horizontal resolution recommended.
I recently added a bunch of presets to common-shaders that use the interlacing shaders, tvout-tweaks, image-adjustment, and Themaister's NTSC shaders intended to be used on 480p CRTs.
https://github.com/libretro/common-shaders/tree/master/cgp/tvout%2Binterlacing
I get excellent results on my PC CRT monitor with these shaders, the result is very similar to a Sony PVM/BVM display, and the blur, colors and other settings are adjustable with RetroArch's shader parameter system.
Have you had a chance to try them on your monitor? Keep in mind you need to use a "wide" 480p resolution mode for best results (1280 minimum recommended, I use 3840) as the blurs don't look all that great at regular 640x480.
Oh wow, no, I didn't even know they were there. I'll try them out soon!
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