Reshade Long Exposure 2021 «2024»

to blur the background, making the sharp "streaks" of the long exposure stand out more against a soft backdrop. Best Shaders for this Feature Shader Name Primary Use LongExposure.fx The standard for stacking frames for light trails. MovingPixels.fx Good for "motion" based long exposure. PerfectDisplay.fx

In a standard game environment, frames are rendered and discarded almost instantly. The Long Exposure shader—often found in the CobraFX suite reshade long exposure

The shader (part of the CobraFX suite ) is a specialized post-processing tool for ReShade that mimics professional camera long-exposure photography. Unlike standard real-time motion blur, it accumulates and blends actual game frames over a set duration to create authentic light trails and motion effects. Key Features & Performance to blur the background, making the sharp "streaks"

This blends the blurred image with the current frame. PerfectDisplay

ReShade Long Exposure is not for everyone. It is computationally expensive (16-sample blend can drop your FPS from 60 to 45). It is fiddly to set up. It requires you to stop playing and start photographing .

Ensure that "Copy Depth Buffer" is enabled in your ReShade global settings, as many motion shaders rely on depth data to distinguish between the foreground and background.

Not all ReShade presets are created equal. You cannot achieve long exposure with just SMAA.fx and LUMASHARPEN.fx . You need specific accumulation shaders.