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Reshade with LS

There are two ways of using Reshade with LS:

  1. Reshade with the games themselves
  2. Reshade on LS app

Method 1 is quite simple: you just run the game with Reshade applied and working, and that's it.

Method 2 would enable Reshade to be applied to all the games/videos being scaled with LS. However, there is a caveat:

  • You would need a controller to use Reshade on LS itself.
  • Some people used this program to bypass this caveat: Key2Joy
  • You can just make Reshade presets and then copy-paste them into LS too, to avoid this problem.

Guide: (Method 2) - by DiceTsuki​

Important:

  • Only XBox/XInput compatible gamepads can be used to navigate ReShade overlay when installed to LS.
  • Mouse and keyboard are not supported.

Installing ReShade​

  1. Install ReShade (DirectX 10/11/12 Rendering API) to LosslessScaling.exe's location.
  2. Extract ReShade64.dll from ReShadeSetup.exe with 7-Zip > Rename it to dxgi.dll > Move it to LosslessScaling.exe's location.
  3. Download this zip: ReShadeINI for Gamepad Support
  4. Extract ReShade INIs for Gamepad Support.zip to LosslessScaling.exe's location.
  5. Open ReShade overlay in-game (after activating LS) with a gamepad using this key combination:
    LB + RB + Start

Using Different ReShade Presets for Different Games​

  1. Make multiple copies of the Lossless Scaling folder (with ReShade installed).
    Example:
    • Lossless Scaling Game1
    • Lossless Scaling Game2
  2. Install the presets into their respective folders (e.g., Preset for Game1 into Lossless Scaling Game1).
  3. To play Game1 with LS, launch LosslessScaling.exe from Lossless Scaling Game1.

Notes​

  • The LS copies share the same LS settings.
  • They don't share config.ini.
  • You can adapt settings inside config.ini for different games/apps.
  • If you use a custom GPU profile for LS, you need to create multiple profiles for each copy
    (only relevant if the original custom GPU profile for LS uses absolute paths instead of the executable name).

Explanation of reshadex.ini Contents​

[GENERAL]

  • EffectSearchPaths=.\reshade-shaders\Shaders** - EffectSearchPaths and
  • TextureSearchPaths=.\reshade-shaders\Textures** - TextureSearchPaths
  • PerformanceMode=1 - ReShade will only compile activated shaders.

[INPUT]

  • GamepadNavigation=1 - Enables launching ReShade overlay with a gamepad.

[OVERLAY]

  • TutorialProgress=4 - Skips the first-time tutorial popup.

Credits - DiceTsuki