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                    Shader Suite
                    by CeeJay.dk                    
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 - Version 1.0

SweetFX is a universal image improvement and tweaking mod,
that works with almost any DirectX game or application.

It merges 3 such mods - InjectSMAA, FXAATool and my own LumaSharpen into one.
This allows all of the effects to be used with combination with each other.

Effects included:

SMAA (anti-aliasing)
LumaSharpen (sharpening)
Bloom
HDR
Technicolor 
Tonemap
Vibrance (work in progress)
Sepia
Vignette


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1) Copy all files into the directory of a game exe.

2) Install the latest DirectX update if you haven't already
   Last I looked it was here : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35
   (You don't need any of the other stuff Microsoft tries to push - just DirectX)


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It will automatically run when you start the DirectX 9, 10 or 11 game that you added SweetFX to.
If you want to run different game with SweetFX then you need to install to that games directory too.

It does not modify any game files either on disk or in memory.
Instead it uses a custom Direct3D runtime dll which the most DirectX games will call.

INSERT switches it ON and OFF. It starts in ON mode.
PRINTSCRN saves a screenshot named ScreenshotXXXX.bmp in the directory you installed SweetFX to.
DELETE reloads the shader files (this is useful when you need to tweak the settings while the game is running)

Keys can be reconfigured in the injector.ini file.

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  /                      Tweaking settings                      /
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You can choose which effects to enable, and set their parameters
in the SweetFX_settings.h file - this can even be done while the game is running.

1) Switch away from your game with ALT+TAB or WIN+TAB
2) Open SweetFX_settings.h in any text editor - fx. : Notepad (I use Notepad2)
3) Edit the settings and save.
4) Switch back to your game with ALT+TAB or WIN+TAB
5) If the game is running in fullscreen mode then it will now have reloaded the shader files
   and your new settings have been applied.
   If the game is running in Windowed mode then you need to press the DELETE key to reload the shader files
   and apply your new settings.
   
And naturally you don't have to start the game before you edit your settings.
It can be done before the game runs as well.   

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  /                         Problems?                           /
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When the mod starts it creates a log.log file next to it's own location.
Open the log with a text editor and see what the problem is.

If no log file is created then the mod did not start.
- Maybe you didn't put the files in the right location?
- Or maybe the game doesn't use DirectX?

Most games use DirectX 9, 10 or 11.
Notable games that use OpenGL (which SweetFX doesn't work with) are all games by id software,
and those games based on their 3D engines.


Q: It says d3dx9_43.dll is missing
A: You need the latest DirectX 9 update.
   See step 2) of the installation section.


Q: I don't see any change in the image
A: Try turning off anti-aliasing in the game (not in the mod)
   The mod is not compatible with some antialias implementations.
   It might be made compatible by setting compability flags.
   
   If not then you can always use the included SMAA anti-aliasing.
   
Q: How do I make MSI Afterburner work with this mod?
A: To make MSI Afterburner work with this mod and others like it you need to :

1) Update to the latest version of MSI Afterburner.
2) Start MSI Afterburner.
3) Switch to the "MSI On-Screen Display Server" window.
4) Create a new profile for your game and change to it.
5) Click the big wrench icon to change advanced settings.
6) Go to General -> Compatibility properties and turn on "Enable compatibility with modified Direct3D runtime libraries".

MSI Afterburner is now compatible with shader mods.

You can also change the setting for the Global profile,
but MSI does not recommend this because it might prevent some Direct3D applications from starting.    

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  /                          Credits                            /
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 Uses SMAA. Copyright (C) 2011 by Jorge Jimenez, Jose I. Echevarria,
 Belen Masia, Fernando Navarro and Diego Gutierrez.
 
 Uses InjectSMAA by Andrej Dudenhefner ( mrhaandi )
 
 Uses shaders from FXAATool by Violator, [some dude], fpedace, BeetleatWar1977 and [DKT70]
 
 SweetFX and LumaSharpen by Christian Cann Schuldt Jensen ( CeeJay.dk )
 
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 Email your comments and suggestions to :
      CeeJay.dk  (at)  gmail.com 