SweetFX

SweetFX is a tool that is able to provide image post processing in real-time while you are playing a game. It pretty much has the same role as Photoshop and AfterEffects have for image and video materials.

The mod provides a consistent number of effects which are: SMAA Anti-aliasing, FXAA Anti-aliasing, Explosion, Cartoon, Advanced CRT, LumaSharpen, Bloom, HDR, Level, Technicolor, Cineon DPX, Monochrome, Lift Gamma Gain, Tonemap, Vibrance, Curve, Sepia, Vignett, Dithe, Border and Splitscreen. Basically, it offers just about everything you need to make your games look sharper, more vivid, it improves light transitions and shadowing, contrast and saturation.

Installation in most cases comes down to keeping the archive's file structure intact and just copying the content to the game's installation folder. However, some games require a bit more work so be sure to check out the documentation that comes with this tool.

SweetFX uses a custom Direct3D runtime .dll which DirectX games call on. This means that you won't have to worry about the mod making any kind of modifications to the structure of game files.

NOTE: Depending on your knowledge of modding, image processing, filters and more, the mod can either make or break your game (visually speaking). To get the best results, we encourage you to go through the Readme file that is delivered with this tool.

NOTE 2: Not only does that help you get a better understanding on how things work, you also have much more information about those who deserve credit for this wonderful tool. Moreover, it also informs you of the whereabouts of a database which provides hundreds of usable game profiles.