Postprocess controller

Entity Description

An entity that controls the postprocess settings in the map: film grain, vignette, and local contrast. Color correction is controlled by another entity. It may be necessary to have at least one fog_volume in the map in order for a master postprocess_controller to take effect.

Keyvalues

Fade-in time ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

Local contrast strength [-1..x] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

Local contrast edge strength [0..1] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

Vignette start distance [0..1] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

Vignette end distance [0..x] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

Vignette blur strength [0..1] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

Fade to black strength [0..1] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

Film grain strength [0..x] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float> (in all games since )

Top-of-screen vignette strength [0..1] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float> (in all games since )

Depth-blur focal plane distance [0..1] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float> (in all games since )

Depth-blur effect strength [0..x] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float> (in all games since )

Full-screen blur strength [0..1] ([todo internal name (i)]) <float> (in all games since )

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Flags

• 1 : Master (Has priority if multiple postprocess_controllers exist)

Inputs

SetLocalContrastStrength <floatRedirectInput/float>

Set the local contrast strength.

SetLocalContrastEdgeStrength <floatRedirectInput/float>

Set the local contrast strength at the edge of the screen (controlled by vignette).

SetVignetteStart <floatRedirectInput/float>

Set the vignette start distance (from screen center).

SetVignetteEnd <floatRedirectInput/float>

Set the vignette end distance.

SetVignetteBlurStrength <floatRedirectInput/float>

Set the strength of the desaturated blur on the vignette.

SetFadeToBlackStrength <floatRedirectInput/float>

Set the fadeout strength.

SetDepthBlurFocalDistance <floatRedirectInput/float> (in all games since )

Set the focal distance of the depth blur effect (in the range [0,1]).

SetDepthBlurStrength <floatRedirectInput/float> (in all games since )

Set the depth blur effect strength.

SetScreenBlurStrength <floatRedirectInput/float> (in all games since )

Set the screen blur effect strength.

SetFilmGrainStrength <floatRedirectInput/float> (in all games since )

Set the film grain effect strength.

SetFadeTime <floatRedirectInput/float> (in all games since )

Set the fade time between post process settings.

See also

• Color Correction
• color_correction (entity)
• env_fog_controller
• fog_volume

External links

Art Direction, Part 1: Filmic Effects - Valve blog regarding film effects in Left 4 Dead