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In this video, I keep the ReShade overlay open and start off with all effects disabled, then I toggle the effects on and off during the lap. At the end, I show a few of the effects and toggling them on and off individually.
It's kind of unfortunate that I don't think you're seeing the true detail I can see on my monitor due to YouTube compression. You really have to see it to believe it. That said, I think some of it comes through in the video.
These are early days for GTR2 and ReShade but for the adventurous you can check the manual out here for how to install Crew Chief, which comes with the GTR2 Enhancements Plugin, and links for the ReShade setup:
Crew Chief GTR2 Enhancements Plugin Setup Instructions, Known Issues and Changelog
The Manual: https://thecrewchief.org/downloads/gtr2/GTR2_CC_EP.pdf It is updated often to match the new/changed features, so I suggest simply bookmarking it for viewing in the browser. You can see the changelog at the end of the Manual if you want to see what’s changed. Plugin itself is...
thecrewchief.org
I'll probably write up some install instructions in the next week or so.
Update 2023-11-17: See the instructions here.
The settings are based on a VR preset but I use a monitor so I think some effects are less noticeable to me than they would be in VR. Still, some effects are excellent. The Iron Wolf prefers subtle effects so none of the effects are over done at all so no blown out sky boxes or over-saturated grass, that kind of thing.
LUT adjusts colours in different ways.
Bloom adds some 'vibrancy' to colours
Fast FXAA I don't really have a need for this as my AA with NVIDIA Profiles seems good enough.
Intelligent Sharpen is excellent. I think it looks like it's *removing* some softening rather than adding some sharpening, it's that good.
Fast Ambient Occlusion is hard to notice but does adjust shading on some spots of the image. Like everything else, it can be tuned more aggressive if you like.
Subtle Depth of Field lives up to its name and is very subtle but I can notice it adding a super subtle blur to things off in the distance, such as trees. I've tried tuning it and you can make its effect weaker or stronger to whatever you prefer.
Detect Menus & Videos shuts off the effects in menus automatically.
Detect Sky shuts off effects not needed on the sky textures (ex. they don't need AA since they already have a very soft look).
Here's how good GTR2 can look with Crew Chief GTR 2 Enhancements Plugin, ReShade, the right track, the right cars, and the right settings. Most of this is described in my Secrets of GTR2 page.
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Post processing is just a part of the equation - another big part is the content itself.
