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Vulkan post-processing layer vkBasalt has a new release up with SMAA support

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Continuing to boost the feature set of the post-processing layer for vkBasalt, a new release is up and it appears we missed a few smaller in-between releases too.

Version 0.2.0 was released yesterday, adding in support for SMAA which is a higher-quality form of anti-aliasing which can be enabled in the config file. With that in vkBasalt now supports: Contrast Adaptive Sharpening, Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing and Enhanced Subpixel Morphological Anti-Aliasing so it's advancing quite quickly.

There's also a new option in there to allow you to enable multiple options at once, 32-bit support is easier with it all now under a single "ENABLE_VKBASALT" variable, improvements to the config system to allow the config file to have white space and you can now change settings like the "subpixel Anti-Aliasing strength for FXAA". A few bug fixes also made it into this release.

Instructions to download and build it can be found on the GitHub page. You can see a comparison from a previous version in our last article on it.

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Nevertheless Nov 20, 2019
Do I understand this correctly when I assume you could add post-processing where there is none, or where it's faulty? Does it work with Proton?
Liam Dawe Nov 20, 2019
Quoting: NeverthelessDo I understand this correctly when I assume you could add post-processing where there is none, or where it's faulty? Does it work with Proton?
Works with Proton yup, and yes that's the point of it to add in. However, it has drawbacks as it applies it to the whole screen so even UI elements get it.
Nevertheless Nov 20, 2019
Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: NeverthelessDo I understand this correctly when I assume you could add post-processing where there is none, or where it's faulty? Does it work with Proton?
Works with Proton yup, and yes that's the point of it to add in. However, it has drawbacks as it applies it to the whole screen so even UI elements get it.

Still a great idea. It will have its appliances! :)
TheSHEEEP Nov 20, 2019
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Vulkan... basalt... I see what they did there.
I'm almost disappointed Liam doesn't pun-ish these news as much as the Wine ones ;)


Last edited by TheSHEEEP on 20 November 2019 at 2:09 pm UTC
rustybroomhandle Nov 20, 2019
A feature I would love to see, especially when they inevitably add colour-balancing features in, is the ability to reload the shaders on the fly. For people who want to fiddle with the settings in a running game until they are just right.

This would also open up the possibility to have a UI to tweak stuff.
Phlebiac Nov 21, 2019
Anyone got screenshots of before/after with the latest version? Comparing the different anti-aliasing options, for instance.
TheRiddick Nov 21, 2019
I wonder if this will eventually become like Reshade is on windows, which is pretty popular.
Comandante Ñoñardo Nov 21, 2019
Quoting: TheRiddickI wonder if this will eventually become like Reshade is on windows, which is pretty popular.

I hope so. But I understand Reshade works on Linux too.
TheRiddick Nov 21, 2019
Yes but not always. Sometimes it will cause the program to fall over. Haven't quite put my finger on exactly what causes it. Also basalt method is probably less problematic as it doesn't require wine/proton to inject DLL files.

For example, reshade worked fine with Battletech via proton (native version is a bit slower). But recently I did a system update or something and now it crashes the game exe. VERY hit and miss..


Last edited by TheRiddick on 21 November 2019 at 1:10 pm UTC
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