SweetFX Sepia desaturates and colorizes the image with a specified color. The most obvious application is the traditional old-time photograph effect where the image colors are faded and then overlayed with a yellowish color, but other effects are possible for those seeking a quick two-in-one desaturation/toning effect on the image.
Enable sepia in SweetFX_settings.txt.
#define USE_SEPIA 1 //[0 or 1] Sepia : Sepia tones the image.
Modify the sepia effect in the Sepia settings section.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(1.40, 1.10, 0.90) //[0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55] What color to tint the image #define GreyPower 0.11 //[0.00 to 1.00] How much to desaturate the image before tinting it #define SepiaPower 0.58
There are three sepia settings: ColorTone, GreyPower, and SepiaPower.
ColorTone 0 to 2.55 each
Image is toned with this color. (RGB values where 0.00 = 0 and 2.55 = 255)
ColorTone values 0.00 to 2.55 can be thought of as equivalents to 0 to 255. To find a sepia color, open the GIMP color chooser and note the RGB values of the selected color. Suppose we want to add a dark yellow. RGB = 173, 171, 59. Add a decimal point two places to the left in each value to produce 1.73, 1.71, and 0.59. Use those values for ColorTone.
#define ColorTone float3(1.73, 1.71, 0.59)
GreyPower 0.00 to 1.00
Desaturates the image this much before tinting.
If GreyPower is over 1.00, then the image will appear over-whitened.
SepiaPower 0.00 to 1.00
How strong the tint color should be.
Lower values are best used with SepiaPower. Increasing SepiaPower too much causes the image to appear colorized. Values 0.13 to 0.25 are best. Not too much, not too little.
Function
Sepia first desaturates the image by GreyPower, and then it applies ColorTone by the amount specified by SepiaPower.
Combing Sepia With Other Effects
Sepia combines well with the SweetFX monochrome effect because monochrome will desaturate the image and remove all colors better than sepia by itself. This way, sepia will colorize a monochrome image rather than merely toning the existing colors.
Monochrome
Increase SepiaPower to 0.50 for a more pronounced effect. Lowering SepiaPower will give the monochrome image a subtle color, and using monochrome and sepia together recreates an old-time photo appearance. If monochrome is not used, then the image will retain other colors.
Vignette
The SweetFX Vignette effect also improves the appearance of sepia + monochrome by darkening the corners of the image to recreate the old-time lens appearance.
Screenshots
Below are screenshots from the game Fallout: New Vegas to show what is possible using sepia. No other effects have been applied unless specified. Further below shows sepia + monochrome + vignette results.
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#define ColorTone float3(1.40, 1.10, 0.90) #define SepiaPower 0.8 #define GreyPower 0.11
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#define ColorTone float3(0.00, 0.00, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.90 #define SepiaPower 0.00
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#define ColorTone float3(0.00, 0.00, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.90 #define SepiaPower 0.10
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#define ColorTone float3(1.73, 1.71, 0.59) #define GreyPower 0.90 #define SepiaPower 0.10
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#define ColorTone float3(0.00, 2.16, 2.55) #define GreyPower 0.90 #define SepiaPower 0.10
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#define ColorTone float3(0.00, 2.16, 2.55) #define GreyPower 0.90 #define SepiaPower 0.50
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#define ColorTone float3(0.00, 2.16, 2.55) #define GreyPower 0.25 #define SepiaPower 0.25
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#define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 1.00 #define SepiaPower 0.25
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#define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.25
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#define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.50
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#define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.12
012 Sepia + Monochrome
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.12 /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Monochrome settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.41,0.41,0.18)
Monochrome completely removes all color, and then sepia colorizes the image.
013 Sepia + Monochrome for Old-Time Western Effect
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.50 /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Monochrome settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.41,0.41,0.18)
014 Sepia + Monochrome for Colorized Purple
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 1.98) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.50 /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Monochrome settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.41,0.41,0.18)
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 1.98) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.50
016 Sepia + Monochrome With More Fade
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(2.24, 1.95, 0.67) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.25 /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Monochrome settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.41,0.41,0.18)
017 Sepia + Monochrome
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.30 /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Monochrome settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.41,0.41,0.18)
Faded dusty colorizing for an improved old-time Western effect.
018 Sepia + Monochrome + Vignette
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.30 /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Monochrome settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.41,0.41,0.18) /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Vignette settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define VignetteRadius 1.05 // lower values = stronger radial effect from center #define VignetteAmount -1.0 // Strength of black. -2.00 = Max Black, 1.00 = Max White. #define VignetteSlope 8 // How far away from the center the change should start to really grow strong (odd numbers cause a larger fps drop than even numbers) #define VignetteCenter float2(0.500, 0.500) // Center of screen for effect.
Here, the vignette effect is enabled in order to darken the corners of the image to simulate the old-time lens effect. This makes the image feel older. Perfect for a Western-themed game such as Fallout: New Vegas.
Absolutely no game slow-down was experienced, though this might depend upon the system hardware.
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Sepia settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define ColorTone float3(2.55, 1.02, 0.00) #define GreyPower 0.00 #define SepiaPower 0.30 /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Monochrome settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.41,0.41,0.18) /*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Vignette settings / '-----------------------------------------------------------*/ #define VignetteType 3 //[1|2|3] 1 = Original, 2 = New, 3 = TV style #define VignetteRatio 1.60 //[0.15 to 6.00] Sets a width to height ratio. 1.00 (1/1) is perfectly round, while 1.60 (16/10) is 60 % wider than it's high. #define VignetteRadius 1.00 //[-1.00 to 3.00] lower values = stronger radial effect from center #define VignetteAmount -1.00 //[-2.00 to 1.00] Strength of black. -2.00 = Max Black, 1.00 = Max White. #define VignetteSlope 8 //[2 to 16] How far away from the center the change should start to really grow strong (odd numbers cause a larger fps drop than even numbers) #define VignetteCenter float2(0.500, 0.500) //[0.000 to 1.000, 0.000 to 1.000] Center of effect for VignetteType 1. 2 and 3 do not obey this setting.
Stronger vignette effect to make the darkness more prominent. Makes the image feel even older. Combining SweetFX effects in this manner leads to interesting results that can breathe new life into older games.
SweetFX Effects
- SweetFX Shader Suite
- SweetFX – Splitscreen
- SweetFX – Cartoon
- SweetFX – Technicolor
- SweetFX – Monochrome
- SweetFX – Bloom
- SweetFX – Border
- SweetFX – HDR
- SweetFX – Sepia
- SweetFX – SMAA
- SweetFX – Vibrance
- SweetFX – Cineon DPX
- SweetFX – Explosion
- SweetFX – LumaSharpen
- SweetFX – Tonemap
- SweetFX – Lift Gamma Gain
- SweetFX – Vignette
- SweetFX – Levels
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