Adjustment on the design of UI + new shaders

dist/post_shaders/Bloom.fx

@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ float4 PS_Bloom(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(saturate(color + sum * Amount), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique Bloom
+technique Bloom <
+    ui_label = "Bloom";
+    ui_tooltip = "Blooms bright areas into a soft glow.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/CRT.fx

@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ float4 PS_CRT(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(saturate(color), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique CRT
+technique CRT <
+    ui_label = "CRT";
+    ui_tooltip = "Curved scanlines and the phosphor mask of a CRT television.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/Cartoon.fx

@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ float4 PS_Cartoon(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(saturate(color), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique Cartoon
+technique Cartoon <
+    ui_label = "Cartoon";
+    ui_tooltip = "Ink outlines and flat colour bands. Faithful port of the PPSSPP shader; the outline gets heavy in dark scenes.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/CartoonSoft.fx

@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ float4 PS_CartoonSoft(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Targe
     return float4(saturate(color), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique CartoonSoft
+technique CartoonSoft <
+    ui_label = "Cartoon Soft";
+    ui_tooltip = "Ink outlines and flat colour bands, with the outline held back in the shadows.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/ChromaticAberration.fx

@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ float4 PS_ChromaticAberration(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) :
     return float4(red, green, blue, 1.0);
 }
 
-technique ChromaticAberration
+technique ChromaticAberration <
+    ui_label = "Chromatic Aberration";
+    ui_tooltip = "Splits the colour channels apart towards the edges of the screen, like a cheap lens.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/ColorGrade.fx

@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ float4 PS_ColorGrade(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(saturate(rgb), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique ColorGrade
+technique ColorGrade <
+    ui_label = "Colour Grade";
+    ui_tooltip = "Global saturation, brightness, contrast and gamma.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/Deband.fx

@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ float4 PS_Deband(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(saturate(result + dither), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique Deband
+technique Deband <
+    ui_label = "Deband";
+    ui_tooltip = "Smooths the visible steps in gradients such as skies, then dithers whatever survives.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/Denoise.fx

@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ float4 PS_Denoise(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(sum / total, 1.0);
 }
 
-technique Denoise
+technique Denoise <
+    ui_label = "Denoise";
+    ui_tooltip = "Edge preserving blur that clears dithering and compression noise. Ported from Anime4K.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/FakeReflections.fx

@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ float4 PS_FakeReflections(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_T
     return float4(saturate(color + reflection), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique FakeReflections
+technique FakeReflections <
+    ui_label = "Fake Reflections";
+    ui_tooltip = "Adds a wet looking reflection across the lower half of the screen.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/FilmGrain.fx

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+texture BackBufferTex : COLOR;
+sampler BackBuffer { Texture = BackBufferTex; };
+
+uniform float Intensity <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Intensity";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 0.2; ui_step = 0.005;
+> = 0.03;
+
+uniform float Size <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Size";
+    ui_tooltip = "Grain cell size in pixels.";
+    ui_min = 1.0; ui_max = 4.0; ui_step = 1.0;
+> = 1.0;
+
+uniform float Colored <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Colour";
+    ui_tooltip = "Zero gives monochrome grain, one gives independent noise per channel.";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 1.0; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 0.0;
+
+void VS_PostProcess(in uint id : SV_VertexID, out float4 pos : SV_Position, out float2 uv : TEXCOORD)
+{
+    uv = float2(0.0, 0.0);
+    if (id == 2)
+    {
+        uv.x = 2.0;
+    }
+    if (id == 1)
+    {
+        uv.y = 2.0;
+    }
+    pos = float4(uv * float2(2.0, -2.0) + float2(-1.0, 1.0), 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+float Hash(float2 p)
+{
+    float3 scattered = frac(float3(p.x, p.y, p.x) * 0.1031);
+    scattered += dot(scattered, scattered.yzx + 33.33);
+    return frac((scattered.x + scattered.y) * scattered.z);
+}
+
+float4 PS_FilmGrain(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
+{
+    float3 rgb = tex2D(BackBuffer, uv).rgb;
+
+    float2 cell = floor(pos.xy / max(Size, 1.0));
+    float mono = Hash(cell) - 0.5;
+    float3 chroma = float3(Hash(cell + 11.7), Hash(cell + 23.1), Hash(cell + 37.5)) - 0.5;
+    float3 noise = lerp(float3(mono, mono, mono), chroma, Colored);
+
+    float luma = dot(rgb, float3(0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722));
+    float response = 1.0 - abs(luma * 2.0 - 1.0);
+
+    return float4(saturate(rgb + noise * Intensity * response), 1.0);
+}
+
+technique FilmGrain <
+    ui_label = "Film Grain";
+    ui_tooltip = "Adds photographic grain, strongest in the midtones and fading out in blacks and whites.";
+>
+{
+    pass
+    {
+        VertexShader = VS_PostProcess;
+        PixelShader = PS_FilmGrain;
+    }
+}

dist/post_shaders/FilmicCurve.fx

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+texture BackBufferTex : COLOR;
+sampler BackBuffer { Texture = BackBufferTex; };
+
+uniform float Exposure <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Exposure";
+    ui_min = 0.5; ui_max = 2.0; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 1.0;
+
+uniform float Toe <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Toe";
+    ui_tooltip = "Above 1.0 deepens the shadows, below 1.0 lifts them.";
+    ui_min = 0.5; ui_max = 2.0; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 1.2;
+
+uniform float Shoulder <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Shoulder";
+    ui_tooltip = "Above 1.0 opens up the highlights, below 1.0 compresses them.";
+    ui_min = 0.5; ui_max = 2.0; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 1.2;
+
+uniform float Amount <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Amount";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 1.0; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 0.7;
+
+void VS_PostProcess(in uint id : SV_VertexID, out float4 pos : SV_Position, out float2 uv : TEXCOORD)
+{
+    uv = float2(0.0, 0.0);
+    if (id == 2)
+    {
+        uv.x = 2.0;
+    }
+    if (id == 1)
+    {
+        uv.y = 2.0;
+    }
+    pos = float4(uv * float2(2.0, -2.0) + float2(-1.0, 1.0), 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+float4 PS_FilmicCurve(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
+{
+    float3 rgb = tex2D(BackBuffer, uv).rgb;
+
+    float3 curved = saturate(rgb * Exposure);
+    curved = pow(max(curved, 0.0), Toe);
+    curved = 1.0 - pow(max(1.0 - curved, 0.0), Shoulder);
+
+    return float4(saturate(lerp(rgb, curved, Amount)), 1.0);
+}
+
+technique FilmicCurve <
+    ui_label = "Filmic Curve";
+    ui_tooltip = "Filmic contrast curve. Deepens the shadows and opens the highlights without clipping either end.";
+>
+{
+    pass
+    {
+        VertexShader = VS_PostProcess;
+        PixelShader = PS_FilmicCurve;
+    }
+}

dist/post_shaders/LensDistortion.fx

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+texture BackBufferTex : COLOR;
+sampler BackBuffer { Texture = BackBufferTex; };
+
+uniform float Distortion <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Distortion";
+    ui_tooltip = "Positive bulges the picture outwards, negative pinches it inwards.";
+    ui_min = -0.5; ui_max = 0.5; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 0.1;
+
+uniform float Zoom <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Zoom";
+    ui_tooltip = "Scales the picture to hide the edges the warp pulls in.";
+    ui_min = 0.5; ui_max = 1.5; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 1.0;
+
+void VS_PostProcess(in uint id : SV_VertexID, out float4 pos : SV_Position, out float2 uv : TEXCOORD)
+{
+    uv = float2(0.0, 0.0);
+    if (id == 2)
+    {
+        uv.x = 2.0;
+    }
+    if (id == 1)
+    {
+        uv.y = 2.0;
+    }
+    pos = float4(uv * float2(2.0, -2.0) + float2(-1.0, 1.0), 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+float4 PS_LensDistortion(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
+{
+    float aspect = BUFFER_WIDTH * BUFFER_RCP_HEIGHT;
+    float2 half_size = float2(aspect, 1.0);
+    float2 unit = half_size / length(half_size);
+
+    float2 centred = (uv - 0.5) * 2.0 * unit;
+    float r2 = dot(centred, centred);
+    centred *= 1.0 + Distortion * r2;
+    centred /= max(Zoom, 0.001);
+
+    float2 source = centred / (2.0 * unit) + 0.5;
+
+    return float4(tex2D(BackBuffer, source).rgb, 1.0);
+}
+
+technique LensDistortion <
+    ui_label = "Lens Distortion";
+    ui_tooltip = "Barrel or pincushion warp, like looking through a wide angle lens.";
+>
+{
+    pass
+    {
+        VertexShader = VS_PostProcess;
+        PixelShader = PS_LensDistortion;
+    }
+}

dist/post_shaders/Levels.fx

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+texture BackBufferTex : COLOR;
+sampler BackBuffer { Texture = BackBufferTex; };
+
+uniform float InputBlack <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Input Black";
+    ui_tooltip = "Input level mapped to black. Raise it to deepen washed out shadows.";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 0.5; ui_step = 0.005;
+> = 0.0;
+
+uniform float InputWhite <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Input White";
+    ui_min = 0.5; ui_max = 1.0; ui_step = 0.005;
+> = 1.0;
+
+uniform float Gamma <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Gamma";
+    ui_min = 0.2; ui_max = 3.0; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 1.0;
+
+uniform float OutputBlack <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Output Black";
+    ui_tooltip = "Lifts crushed shadows so detail stops collapsing into one flat black.";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 0.5; ui_step = 0.005;
+> = 0.0;
+
+uniform float OutputWhite <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Output White";
+    ui_min = 0.5; ui_max = 1.0; ui_step = 0.005;
+> = 1.0;
+
+void VS_PostProcess(in uint id : SV_VertexID, out float4 pos : SV_Position, out float2 uv : TEXCOORD)
+{
+    uv = float2(0.0, 0.0);
+    if (id == 2)
+    {
+        uv.x = 2.0;
+    }
+    if (id == 1)
+    {
+        uv.y = 2.0;
+    }
+    pos = float4(uv * float2(2.0, -2.0) + float2(-1.0, 1.0), 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+float4 PS_Levels(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
+{
+    float3 rgb = tex2D(BackBuffer, uv).rgb;
+
+    rgb = saturate((rgb - InputBlack) / max(InputWhite - InputBlack, 0.001));
+    rgb = pow(max(rgb, 0.0), 1.0 / max(Gamma, 0.001));
+    rgb = lerp(OutputBlack, OutputWhite, rgb);
+
+    return float4(saturate(rgb), 1.0);
+}
+
+technique Levels <
+    ui_label = "Levels";
+    ui_tooltip = "Black point, white point, gamma and output range. Use it to fix crushed or washed out shadows.";
+>
+{
+    pass
+    {
+        VertexShader = VS_PostProcess;
+        PixelShader = PS_Levels;
+    }
+}

dist/post_shaders/NaturalColors.fx

@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ float4 PS_Natural(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(saturate(mul(YIQtoRGB, yiq)), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique NaturalColors
+technique NaturalColors <
+    ui_label = "Natural Colours";
+    ui_tooltip = "Warmer and more saturated look. Ported from the PPSSPP shader.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/Scanlines.fx

@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ float4 PS_Scanlines(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(saturate(color * saturate(gate)), 1.0);
 }
 
-technique Scanlines
+technique Scanlines <
+    ui_label = "Scanlines";
+    ui_tooltip = "Horizontal scanlines of a CRT display.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/Sharpen.fx

@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ float4 PS_Sharpen(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(centre + (centre - blur) * Amount, 1.0);
 }
 
-technique Sharpen
+technique Sharpen <
+    ui_label = "Sharpen";
+    ui_tooltip = "Unsharp mask that brings back edge detail lost to scaling.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/SplitToning.fx

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+texture BackBufferTex : COLOR;
+sampler BackBuffer { Texture = BackBufferTex; };
+
+uniform float ShadowHue <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Shadow Hue";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 360.0; ui_step = 1.0;
+> = 210.0;
+
+uniform float ShadowStrength <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Shadow Strength";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 1.0; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 0.0;
+
+uniform float HighlightHue <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Highlight Hue";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 360.0; ui_step = 1.0;
+> = 45.0;
+
+uniform float HighlightStrength <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Highlight Strength";
+    ui_min = 0.0; ui_max = 1.0; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 0.0;
+
+uniform float Balance <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Balance";
+    ui_tooltip = "Moves the split between what counts as shadow and what counts as highlight.";
+    ui_min = -0.5; ui_max = 0.5; ui_step = 0.01;
+> = 0.0;
+
+void VS_PostProcess(in uint id : SV_VertexID, out float4 pos : SV_Position, out float2 uv : TEXCOORD)
+{
+    uv = float2(0.0, 0.0);
+    if (id == 2)
+    {
+        uv.x = 2.0;
+    }
+    if (id == 1)
+    {
+        uv.y = 2.0;
+    }
+    pos = float4(uv * float2(2.0, -2.0) + float2(-1.0, 1.0), 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+float3 HueToRGB(float hue)
+{
+    float h = frac(hue / 360.0) * 6.0;
+    return saturate(float3(abs(h - 3.0) - 1.0, 2.0 - abs(h - 2.0), 2.0 - abs(h - 4.0)));
+}
+
+float4 PS_SplitToning(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
+{
+    float3 rgb = tex2D(BackBuffer, uv).rgb;
+
+    float luma = saturate(dot(rgb, float3(0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722)) + Balance);
+
+    float3 shadow_tint = HueToRGB(ShadowHue) - 0.5;
+    float3 highlight_tint = HueToRGB(HighlightHue) - 0.5;
+
+    rgb += shadow_tint * ShadowStrength * 0.25 * (1.0 - luma);
+    rgb += highlight_tint * HighlightStrength * 0.25 * luma;
+
+    return float4(saturate(rgb), 1.0);
+}
+
+technique SplitToning <
+    ui_label = "Split Toning";
+    ui_tooltip = "Tints the shadows and the highlights towards two different hues.";
+>
+{
+    pass
+    {
+        VertexShader = VS_PostProcess;
+        PixelShader = PS_SplitToning;
+    }
+}

dist/post_shaders/Vignette.fx

@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ float4 PS_Vignette(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
     return float4(rgb * falloff, 1.0);
 }
 
-technique Vignette
+technique Vignette <
+    ui_label = "Vignette";
+    ui_tooltip = "Darkens the corners of the screen.";
+>
 {
     pass
     {

dist/post_shaders/WhiteBalance.fx

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+texture BackBufferTex : COLOR;
+sampler BackBuffer { Texture = BackBufferTex; };
+
+uniform float Temperature <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Temperature";
+    ui_tooltip = "Negative cools the picture towards blue, positive warms it towards orange.";
+    ui_min = -100.0; ui_max = 100.0; ui_step = 1.0;
+> = 0.0;
+
+uniform float Tint <
+    ui_type = "slider";
+    ui_label = "Tint";
+    ui_tooltip = "Negative shifts towards green, positive towards magenta.";
+    ui_min = -100.0; ui_max = 100.0; ui_step = 1.0;
+> = 0.0;
+
+void VS_PostProcess(in uint id : SV_VertexID, out float4 pos : SV_Position, out float2 uv : TEXCOORD)
+{
+    uv = float2(0.0, 0.0);
+    if (id == 2)
+    {
+        uv.x = 2.0;
+    }
+    if (id == 1)
+    {
+        uv.y = 2.0;
+    }
+    pos = float4(uv * float2(2.0, -2.0) + float2(-1.0, 1.0), 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+float3 WhitePointLMS(float t1, float t2)
+{
+    float shift = 0.05;
+    if (t1 < 0.0)
+    {
+        shift = 0.10;
+    }
+    float x = 0.31271 - t1 * shift;
+    float y = 2.87 * x - 3.0 * x * x - 0.27509507 + t2 * 0.05;
+
+    float big_y = 1.0;
+    float big_x = big_y * x / y;
+    float big_z = big_y * (1.0 - x - y) / y;
+
+    return float3( 0.7328 * big_x + 0.4296 * big_y - 0.1624 * big_z,
+                  -0.7036 * big_x + 1.6975 * big_y + 0.0061 * big_z,
+                   0.0030 * big_x + 0.0136 * big_y + 0.9834 * big_z);
+}
+
+float4 PS_WhiteBalance(float4 pos : SV_Position, float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : SV_Target
+{
+    float3 rgb = pow(max(tex2D(BackBuffer, uv).rgb, 0.0), 2.2);
+
+    float3 balance = float3(0.949237, 1.03542, 1.08728) /
+                     WhitePointLMS(Temperature / 65.0, Tint / 65.0);
+
+    const float3x3 rgb_to_lms = float3x3(0.390405, 0.549941, 0.008926,
+                                         0.070841, 0.963172, 0.001358,
+                                         0.023108, 0.128021, 0.936245);
+    const float3x3 lms_to_rgb = float3x3( 2.858470, -1.628790, -0.024891,
+                                         -0.210182,  1.158200,  0.000324,
+                                         -0.041812, -0.118169,  1.068670);
+
+    float3 lms = mul(rgb_to_lms, rgb) * balance;
+    rgb = mul(lms_to_rgb, lms);
+
+    return float4(saturate(pow(max(rgb, 0.0), 1.0 / 2.2)), 1.0);
+}
+
+technique WhiteBalance <
+    ui_label = "White Balance";
+    ui_tooltip = "Corrects a picture that looks too cool, too warm or tinted.";
+>
+{
+    pass
+    {
+        VertexShader = VS_PostProcess;
+        PixelShader = PS_WhiteBalance;
+    }
+}