ReShade SBS WFX

A workflow for creating Side-by-Side (SBS) video passes with ReShade.

Prerequisites

• ReShade installed in your game.
• FFmpeg installed on your system. The script will guide you if it's missing, but the easiest way is to install it via winget:

  winget install "FFmpeg (Essentials Build)"

How to Use

Installation

1. Download the files from this repository.
2. Copy the reshade-shaders folder into your game's root directory where the game's .exe file is located. This will place the .fx files in [Game Directory]/reshade-shaders/Shaders/SBS-WFX/.
3. Start your game and open the ReShade overlay (usually the Home key).
4. Set the Shader Order:
   • Drag START_WorldCapture to the very top of your active shader list.
   • Drag END_SideBySideOutput to the very bottom of the list.
   • Place any shaders you want to extract (e.g., DisplayDepth.fx) in between.
5. You should now see a side-by-side view in your game. You are ready to record!

Processing Your Videos

The VideoSplitter.bat script has two modes:

1. Watcher Mode (Recommended):

   • Configure the script by editing the variables in the CONFIGURATION section.
   • Simply double-click the .bat file to run it.
   • It will continuously watch the folder for new videos and process them automatically. This is great for batch processing.

2. Drag-and-Drop Mode:

   • Drag a single video file directly onto the VideoSplitter.bat icon.
   • The script will process just that one file.

Shader Configuration

The END_SideBySideOutput shader has a few options in the ReShade UI:

• World on Right: Check this box if you want to swap the positions of the world pass and the effect pass. This setting must match the WORLD_ON_RIGHT variable in the batch script!
• Display Mode: Changes how the two passes are compared (e.g., split screen, centered overlay).
• Invert Depth: A utility to flip the colors of the effect pass, which can be useful for depth maps.

Configuring VideoSplitter.bat

All configuration is done by editing the VideoSplitter.bat file in a text editor. The settings are clearly laid out in the CONFIGURATION section at the top of the file.

Core Paths

• VIDEO_SOURCE_DIR: The folder the script will monitor for new video files when in Watcher Mode.
• OUTPUT_SUBFOLDER_NAME: The name of the subfolder that will be created inside the source directory to store the processed video passes (e.g., MyVideos/Passes/).
• PROCESSED_ORIGINALS_SUBFOLDER: The name of the subfolder where original video files will be moved after successful processing.

Processing

• WORLD_ON_RIGHT: This is the most important setting. It must match the "World on Right" checkbox in the ReShade preset.
  • true: The world/beauty pass is on the right side of the recorded video.
  • false: The world/beauty pass is on the left side.
• KEEP_ORIGINAL_CODEC:
  • true: The script will not re-encode the video. The output files will have the same codec and container as the original. This is faster but may result in larger files.
  • false: The script will convert the videos to high-quality editing formats (ProRes for both the world and depth passes).
• REMOVE_AUDIO:
  • true: Audio will be stripped from all output files.
  • false: Audio from the original recording will be kept in the main world pass file.

File Naming & Handling

• OUTPUT_WORLD_SUFFIX: The text added to the end of the world pass filename (e.g., myvideo_world.mov).
• OUTPUT_DEPTH_SUFFIX: The text added to the end of the depth pass filename (e.g., myvideo_depth.mov).
• OUTPUT_EXTENSION: The file extension used when KEEP_ORIGINAL_CODEC is false (default is .mov).
• VIDEO_EXTENSIONS: A space-separated list of file extensions that the script should look for in Watcher Mode (e.g., .mp4 .mov .mkv).
• MOVE_ORIGINAL_ON_SUCCESS:
  • true: The original video file will be moved to the PROCESSED_ORIGINALS_SUBFOLDER after it has been successfully split.
  • false: The original video file will be left in the source directory.

Watcher Mode

• CHECK_INTERVAL_SECONDS: How many seconds the script waits between scanning the VIDEO_SOURCE_DIR for new files.

Troubleshooting

• Shaders not appearing: Ensure they are in the correct reshade-shaders/Shaders directory and that you have restarted your game.
• Batch script errors: Make sure FFmpeg is installed and accessible in your system's PATH. The script has a built-in check that will alert you if it can't find it.
• Incorrect output: Double-check that the World on Right setting in the END_SideBySideOutput shader matches the WORLD_ON_RIGHT variable in VideoSplitter.bat.

Contributing

Feel free to open an issue to report bugs or suggest features.