shadeX

Give X-Plane a completely new, realistic look and create stunning screenshots.

shadeX is an effect tuning plugin that changes the visual appearance and adds great effects by using a shader-based real-time technology.

Features:

• Color settings
  Change contrast, lift, gamma, gain, temperature and saturation
• Effects
  Apply sepia, film grain, vignette and sharpening effects
• Depth of Field (XP11 only)
  Highlight/blur specific areas automatically or by full manual control
• Field of View
  Set close up or wide-angle views
• Presets
  Select from various presets or save your own color/effect setting
• User Interface
  A modern and user-friendly menu with quick access to all functions + advanced settings with full control for experts
• Multi-Language
  The plugin is available in English, German, Spanish, French (based on the X-Plane language selection)
• Manual
  Written manual available for all languages + video tutorial covering all features in English

Compatibility
X-Plane 11.55 (openGL & Vulkan):

• Windows 10/11: compatible
• Linux Ubuntu (latest LTS): compatible
• Effects compatible with Virtual Reality (UI not)
• Not compatible with Mac (not planned)

X-Plane 12 (Early Access):

• All OS: no depth of field effect available
• Windows 10/11: compatible
• Linux Ubuntu (latest LTS): compatible

A free and full-featured demo is available HERE!
For more examples of how shadeX can be used, check out the Facebook or Instagram page.

• X-Plane 11.55 / X-Plane 12
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit) or Linux Ubuntu LTS (not compatible with Mac OS)
• Processor: Dual Core CPU with 3.0 GHz
• Memory: 12 GB RAM
• Graphics card: 4 GB, DirectX 11
• HDD: 100MB
• Internet connection required for activation

Version 1.0.4+9:

• Allowed + on license activation email address field
• Fixed CTD possibility that was caused by invalid config files
• Better safety against CTD in general, shadeX will try to fail gracefully and log in case of unhandled

Version 1.0.3+8:

• Added legacy rendering option to fix incompatibilities with 3rd party addons
• Fixed failing linux activation

Version 1.0.2+7:

• New Feature: Toggle presets via hotkeys
• New Feature: Create and auto load aircraft presets
• Moved overlay folder to Output/preferences/shadeX/overlays
• Adapted manuals
• Extended update application to show install errors

Version 1.0.1+6:

• Fixed XP-GUI scale issue when set higher than 100%
• Fixed missing effects in VR mode
• Changed directory for custom presets to Output/preferences/shadeX/presets