Configurable settings for ntsc filter

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Is there a way to set or toggle configurable settings for the ntsc filter 
resolution, and saturation, color bleed etc like blarrgs nes filter does? I 
believe he has a custom preset for the filter alongside the other 3 presets. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by joepog...@gmail.com on 20 Nov 2013 at 8:44

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Yes, default presets can be overriden. But are there really any benefits using 
custom presets instead of preconfigured setups or is it just because you like 
the idea of playing with knobs to "see what it does" ?

Honestly, i have no idea what some of those settings do (apart from the most 
obvious ones off course, like saturation, hue, brightness, etc... which can 
better be controlled through your TV setup anyway) and always felt the default 
setups were fine for what this filter is used.

Original comment by ekeeke31@gmail.com on 20 Nov 2013 at 11:29

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Thanks for the reply eke. Yes it is more than playing with knobs. Allowing for 
us to toggle some of the ntsc settings allows to sharpen or lessen the 
resolution, color bleed, the original 3 presets are fine, but allowing for a 
custom preset gives the user a little more control for the custom slot, things 
like hue and saturation are fine and more along the lines of the tv settings. 
The five settings are:

1.) Resolution
2.) Color bleed
3.) Sharpness
4.) artifacts
5.) fringing

Allowing for a fourth preset with these settings togg-able can allow the user 
to sharpen or lessen the overall quality of the image among other things. 
4.) 

Original comment by joepog...@gmail.com on 20 Nov 2013 at 11:46

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continued..

This basically just adds to the experience and since tvs differ these options 
allow us to get the ntsc filter settings we want on our tvs as well as allowing 
us to set the filter to how we remember the games looking. Some liked the dark 
and gritty image, others like the clean high resolution look if you catch my 
drift. :)

Original comment by joepog...@gmail.com on 20 Nov 2013 at 11:49

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i know which settings can be configured, it's right there in the code, my 
question was more if there was reallly visual changes when changing them and 
what each of them exactly mean and affects. 

what does fringing and artifacts mean ? 
what effect has the resolution setting when the input and output number of 
pixels are fixed ? 
how does the color bleeding parameter actually affect color bleeding, it's 
either there or not there to me but more or less color bleeding does not make 
sense to me ? do you see any differences when changing this ?

Original comment by ekeeke31@gmail.com on 21 Nov 2013 at 7:47

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yes you see a good difference visually when toggling these settings. For 
instance, try lowering the resolution value and setting the artifacts and 
fringing high, and then try setting the resolution to high and setting 
fringing, artifacts and sharpness high. The default settings for the ntsc 
filter are good, but we can really make the image shine with these parameters. 

try messing with them, you will notice big differences in the image output. :) 
Its just another thing to add to the many robust features of this superb 
emulator of yours eke. :)

Original comment by joepog...@gmail.com on 21 Nov 2013 at 8:25

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Original comment by ekeeke31@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2014 at 9:41

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Original comment by ekeeke31@gmail.com on 1 Apr 2014 at 6:10

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