RenoDX - HDR Mod - Color Grade - Effects

RenoDX rewrites the game's DX11 shaders to add HDR and user controls for the game. It uses the Reshade Add-on API to hook into the game, NOT RESHADE EFFECTS.

Features

General:

• []Graphics engine rewrite for HDR support

  []Based on Reshade's Addon system to avoid needing to constantly patch after game updates

  []3 customizable presets

  []"Off" Preset

  []Realtime sliders

  []Gamma Correction to emulate 2. 2 when in HDR or sRGB Mode (on by default)

  []Uses BT. 2446a to convert SDR videos to HDR for the few pre-rendered cutscenes

  Tone Mapper:

  • []RenoDRT Tone Mapper - A custom tonemapper configured to replicate the original look, but with HDR support and hue preservation.

    []No tonemapper (unclamped)

    Color Grading:

    • []Exposure Slider

      []Highlights Slider

      []Shadows Slider

      []Contrast Slider

      []Saturation Slider

      []Blowout Slider - Modern tonemappers blow out highlights whereas vanilla is more conservative.

      []LUT Strength Slider - Choose the blending strength of the game's color grading LUTs

      Effect:

      • []Bloom Slider

        []Vignette Slider

        []Film Grain Slider - Includes 2 custom film grains (black & white or colored) that closely resembles perceived film grain.

        Installation

        • []If using (Exclusive) Fullscreen mode, change the game settings to Windowed Fullscreen (preferred) or Windowed.

          []Install Reshade 6. 3. 3 or higher with addon support (link). No Reshade effects are required.

          []Copy renodx-dai.addon64 into your installation folder (next to DragonAgeInquisition.exe and the same folder you installed reshade to)

          []Run game

          []Press <HOME> on your keyboard to access Reshade UI.

          Note about REST (and possibly other ReShade addons): Compatibility Mode can be enabled in addon's UI, all the way down Advanced Settings (needs a game restart), or by having the following in ReShade.ini:

          Upgrade_SwapChainCompatibility=1

          Known Issues

          • []You tell me..!

            FAQ

            []The game appears dull. Is this even HDR? - By default, RenoDRT/Reinhard+ are configured to match Vanilla SDR. From there you can

            tweak to your liking. For a more "HDR" appearance, try one of the color grading templates or switch to ACES tonemapper.[*]How is this any better than (insert other HDR processs)? - The engine has been rewritten and resources upgraded from 8-bit SDR to

            16-bit HDR. The source to create the image is not the SDR image, but the ra