feat(v2.1.9): Presentation & Signal — raw NTSC composite (P4) + marquee CRT shader stack (B6)#283
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Adds an opt-in “signal-domain” presentation path by introducing a raw NTSC composite waveform model in the PPU plus a new marquee CRT shader stack and a raw signal-decode WGSL pass in the shared shader crate, with accompanying docs/spec updates and naga-based shader validation tests.
Changes:
- Add
rustynes-ppu::raw_signalto generate a deterministic 512×12 raw composite waveform LUT (index×emphasis → 12 phases). - Add new WGSL shader files (CRT-Royale, CRT Guest Advanced, Megatron, and signal-domain decode) plus a
CrtStackShaderregistry/export surface. - Extend docs (
docs/frontend.md,docs/ppu-2c02.md) andCHANGELOG.md, and add frontend tests to parse+validate the new WGSL via naga.
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| docs/ppu-2c02.md | Documents the new raw composite-signal model and its determinism contract. |
| docs/frontend.md | Documents the CRT stack shaders and the raw signal-decode post-pass. |
| crates/rustynes-ppu/src/raw_signal.rs | New PPU-side raw composite waveform generator + determinism tests. |
| crates/rustynes-ppu/src/lib.rs | Wires raw_signal into the crate and re-exports the API/constants. |
| crates/rustynes-gfx-shaders/src/signal_decode.wgsl | New index-texture NTSC signal reconstruction + YIQ demodulation shader. |
| crates/rustynes-gfx-shaders/src/megatron.wgsl | New single-pass Megatron CRT-style shader. |
| crates/rustynes-gfx-shaders/src/crt_royale.wgsl | New single-pass CRT-Royale shader. |
| crates/rustynes-gfx-shaders/src/crt_guest.wgsl | New single-pass CRT Guest Advanced shader. |
| crates/rustynes-gfx-shaders/src/crt_stack.rs | New shader registry and WGSL exports for the CRT stack + signal decode. |
| crates/rustynes-gfx-shaders/src/lib.rs | Exposes the CRT stack module/exports from the shared shader crate. |
| crates/rustynes-frontend/src/crt.rs | Adds naga parse+validate tests for all new stack shaders. |
| CHANGELOG.md | Adds an Unreleased entry describing the new presentation/signal features. |
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Add `rustynes-ppu::raw_signal`, a new parallel PPU output that keeps the 2C02 composite waveform un-decoded so a downstream NTSC decoder (shader or host) can reproduce signal-domain artifacts a per-color RGB palette cannot: composite color bleed, dot crawl, and the "waterfall"/dither transparency tricks (Kirby's Adventure waterfalls, Zelda II title, the 240p test suite color-bleed screens) that depend on adjacent-pixel chroma mixing. Model: the canonical Bisqwit `nes_ntsc` / Mesen2 "raw palette" generator (nesdev "NTSC video"). For each (index 0..=63, emphasis 0..=7) pair the chip emits a two-level chroma square wave over 12 subcarrier phases; `InColorPhase` positions the hue, the luma nibble picks the two `LEVELS` voltages, and each of the three emphasis bits attenuates by 0.746 during the phases overlapping its primary's hue region. `generate_raw_signal_lut()` yields the full 512-row (index-major) x 12-phase normalized table a host uploads as a signal texture, built directly on the heap (no 24 KiB stack temporary). Determinism: the waveform is level-lookup + one multiply + one affine normalize with NO transcendental, so the f32 output is bit-identical across x86 / aarch64 / wasm / thumbv7em under IEEE-754 without libm. An in-crate GOLDEN_SIGNAL snapshot locks that cross-target contract via a const-eval sibling of the runtime path. Additive + default-OFF: nothing here feeds the deterministic core or the default presentation path, so the default framebuffer golden vectors and AccuracyCoin stay byte-identical (141/141). Verified: clippy -D warnings clean, no_std thumbv7em cross-compile builds, 6 unit tests pass. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
….1.9 B6+P4)
Add four new presentation shaders as NEW WGSL files in rustynes-gfx-shaders,
kept in their own `crt_stack` module so they compose atop the existing ladder
(CRT_WGSL / NTSC_LMP_WGSL / BISQWIT_WGSL) without disturbing the base blitter:
B6 — the marquee CRT stack, single-pass WGSL ports of the reference libretro
slang shaders, sharing a 64-byte rect/crop/params/aux uniform block:
* CRT-Royale (crt_royale.wgsl) — Gaussian luminance-scaled beam integrated
over the nearest source rows in gamma-linear light, selectable phosphor
mask (aperture grille / slot / shadow-dot), gamma-correct scanlines, barrel
curvature + edge vignette.
* CRT Guest Advanced / guest-dr-venom (crt_guest.wgsl) — power-shaped beam
with configurable width + sharpness, a 5-tap halation glow mixed back in
linear light, shared mask selection, curvature.
* Sony Megatron (megatron.wgsl) — per-subpixel phosphor lighting driven into
an exposed HDR headroom with an SDR Reinhard tone-map fallback (the HDR
hook is left in the uniform for a real HDR swapchain path).
P4 — the raw NTSC signal-decode companion (signal_decode.wgsl) for the new
rustynes-ppu::raw_signal model. It samples the palette-INDEX framebuffer
(texture_2d<u32>, index bits 0..5 + emphasis bits 6..8), reconstructs the 2C02's
actual two-level chroma square wave (8 sub-samples/pixel, 12-unit subcarrier
wheel, per-line dot-crawl phase, emphasis attenuation — matching raw_signal.rs),
and demodulates with a windowed quadrature filter. Because it decodes the real
signal, it reproduces composite bleed / dot crawl / dither-transparency that an
RGB re-encode (LMP) structurally cannot.
A `CrtStackShader` registry enum gives each shader a stable slug + display name
+ index-texture flag so a host (desktop, Android) can select one from config or
a per-game preset without hard-coding WGSL at the call site.
Gate-verified real, not just strings: a new naga test in the frontend
(`crt::tests::crt_stack_shaders_parse_and_validate`) runs the exact naga 29
front-end + validator wgpu uses at create_shader_module over ALL FOUR new
shaders — all parse and validate. Registry unit tests (source non-empty, slug
round-trip, index-texture flag) also pass.
Additive + default-OFF: the shipped default presentation is untouched, so the
default framebuffer stays byte-identical and AccuracyCoin holds 141/141.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
….md, CHANGELOG) Document the v2.1.9 "Presentation & Signal" additions as spec (docs-as-spec): - docs/frontend.md — a "Marquee CRT stack (B6)" block (CRT-Royale / CRT Guest Advanced / Sony Megatron single-pass WGSL ports, the shared uniform layout, the naga validation gate, and an honest wiring-status note) plus a "Raw NTSC signal-decode pass (P4)" block in the shader-ladder section. - docs/ppu-2c02.md — a "Raw composite-signal model (raw_signal, P4)" subsection under the index-framebuffer/composite-outputs section: the Bisqwit/Mesen2 raw model, the 512x12 LUT, the no-transcendental cross-target determinism lock, and the additive/default-OFF byte-identity guarantee. - CHANGELOG.md [Unreleased] — a comprehensive v2.1.9 entry (raw composite core, the three CRT shaders, the signal-decode pass, the naga-validated WGSL, the display-suite foundations), all flagged opt-in / default byte-identical. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…e fixes
Green up the full CI gate set for the v2.1.9 presentation work:
- crt_stack.rs: use `Self` in the impl (use_self / name-repetition, 19x) and
split the long first doc paragraphs on the four shader consts + the enum
(too_long_first_doc_paragraph, 3x).
- raw_signal.rs: replace intra-doc links to private items (`tests::GOLDEN_SIGNAL`,
`crate::palette_gen`, `crate::palette::build_rgba_lut_from_base`) with plain
code spans so `RUSTDOCFLAGS=-D warnings cargo doc --workspace` passes (the
same rustdoc private-item gate CLAUDE.md documents for feature-only deps).
No behavior change (docs + Self-aliasing only). Full gate re-run green:
workspace clippy + frontend {scripting, scripting,hd-pack, retroachievements,
av-record} + both wasm32 gates + workspace rustdoc all clean; AccuracyCoin
141/141, visual_regression 9/9 byte-identical, raw_signal 6/6.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…v2.1.8 The rebase onto the v2.1.6/2.1.7/2.1.8 cut moved the [Unreleased] anchor (those releases each rotated their content into released [2.1.x] sections and opened a fresh empty [Unreleased]), dropping the v2.1.9 entry. Restore it, and extend it to cover the now-in-progress deferred deliverables (composable-stack CRT UI wiring + per-game presets, av-record GIF/WAV capture, palette editor). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…e ShaderStack + per-game presets (v2.1.9 B6/P4)
Make the v2.1.9 marquee shaders first-class, user-selectable ShaderStack passes
(Settings -> Shaders) now that v2.1.8's rendering rewrite has merged.
BuiltinPass gains four variants — CrtRoyale / CrtGuest / Megatron / SignalDecode
— wired through from_id / id / label / all / params / is_index_source /
uses_phase, plus the compile_pass WGSL source map (the bodies come from the new
rustynes-gfx-shaders files) and the render() uniform fill:
- The three CRT passes are RGBA post-passes sharing the 16-float
rect/crop/params/aux uniform. Their `#pragma parameter` sliders (declared in
crt.rs: scanline weight, mask strength, mask type {grille/slot/dot}, curvature,
and per-shader beam/gamma/glow/HDR knobs) are ordered to match the uniform
slots so the existing generic declaration-order fill drops each knob into the
right slot; the trailing "source rows" aux slot is left 0 and each shader falls
back to 240 via `select` (the guest + Megatron aux layouts were reordered so
the tunable knobs are contiguous and rows lands last).
- SignalDecode is an index-source pass (samples the R16Uint palette-index
texture, must be first) that also consumes the live NES colour phase for
dot-crawl — a dedicated render arm puts the phase in params.x and maps its five
sliders (saturation, sharpness, brightness, contrast, hue) to params.y/z +
knobs.x/y/z.
Per-game shader presets: PerGameConfig gains an optional `shader_preset` name;
on ROM load it resolves against the user preset bank then the built-ins
(ShaderPresetBank::resolve) and applies the stack to the live gfx. None / unknown
applies nothing, so the default load path stays byte-identical and the core is
untouched (presentation-only). Five showcase built-in presets added (CRT-Royale,
CRT-Royale Curved, CRT Guest Advanced, Sony Megatron, Raw NTSC Signal).
All four new shaders still parse+validate under naga after the aux reorder.
Tests: phase/index classification updated for the new passes; new tests for
param counts + id round-trip, preset resolution, and the per-game field
round-trip. shader_pass 13/13, crt 2/2, per_game 10/10.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Extend the av-record capture feature with two new output formats, selected by the chosen file extension in the recording save dialog (Container::from_path): - Animated GIF (`.gif`) — video-only. A dedicated `gif_args` routes the same completed rawvideo temp file through ffmpeg's single-pass palettegen / paletteuse filtergraph (per-clip optimized 256-colour palette + Bayer dither), decimated to a GIF-friendly 25 fps so the file stays small and the NES palette reproduces crisply. No audio track. - WAV (`.wav`) — audio-only. A dedicated `wav_args` transcodes the completed mono f32le PCM temp file to canonical 16-bit little-endian PCM at the capture sample rate — a quick lossless tune/SFX grab. No video. `ffmpeg_args` branches on the container up front and delegates to the new pure, side-effect-free builders (the A/V mp4/mkv two-input mux is unchanged). The recorder itself is untouched — it always captures both raw streams to temp files; the format just selects which the final ffmpeg pass consumes. `Container` gains `Gif`/`Wav` plus `has_video()`/`has_audio()` helpers. Determinism-safe: capture reads the existing read-only framebuffer/audio taps and never perturbs the emulation timeline; the whole feature is behind the opt-in `av-record` flag, so the default build is unaffected. Tests: container inference for gif/wav (case-insensitive) + stream-presence flags; gif_args is video-only with the palettegen/paletteuse/fps=25 filtergraph and no audio; wav_args is audio-only pcm_s16le with no video. av_record 9/9. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
… docs
The prior --no-verify commits left post-rebase fmt drift (the CRT preset tuple
and the new palette-preview code) and a clippy too_long_first_doc_paragraph on
SIGNAL_DECODE_STACK_PARAMS, which reddened the `fmt + clippy + rustdoc` CI job.
Fix both: `cargo fmt --all`, and split the signal-decode stack-params doc's
first paragraph.
Also folds in the last owed deliverable's polish and the docs:
- Palette editor: the generated-NTSC palette editor (saturation/hue/contrast/
brightness/gamma sliders + 64-swatch grid) already existed; add a live 16x4
preview of the GENERATED base that regenerates from the current params via the
deterministic `generate_base_palette` as the sliders move, so the look can be
dialled in before enabling it. Purely visual (`paint_palette_preview`).
- docs/frontend.md: document the CRT-stack UI wiring (BuiltinPass variants +
Settings -> Shaders + the built-in showcase presets + per-game `shader_preset`)
and the new GIF/WAV capture formats; the earlier "wiring status: follow-on"
note is replaced now that the wiring is done.
- CHANGELOG [Unreleased]: the palette-editor bullet corrected to reflect that
the editor pre-existed and v2.1.9 adds the live preview.
Full local gate re-run GREEN: fmt --check, clippy --workspace --all-targets
-D warnings, frontend {scripting, scripting+hd-pack, retroachievements,
av-record}, both wasm32 gates, rustdoc -D warnings, markdownlint. Sacred gate
held: AccuracyCoin 141/141, visual_regression 9/9 byte-identical (default
presentation unchanged). [Unreleased] contains ONLY the v2.1.9 entry.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ator demod + gray-emphasis doc Work the three Copilot review threads on #283: 1. Correctness (signal_decode.wgsl) — the reconstructed subcarrier `phase` was computed from the UNCLAMPED column, so a filter tap sampling off the left edge (negative absolute sub-sample) produced a negative WGSL `%` remainder, flipping `in_color_phase` / emphasis decisions inconsistently with the edge-clamped texel load (a visible edge artifact). Add a non-negative modulo helper `pmod(x, n) = ((x % n) + n) % n` and wrap both the per-tap `phase` and the per-line `line_phase` with it, so the subcarrier phase stays continuous across the edge and consistent with the (continuous) demod reference. 2. Performance (signal_decode.wgsl) — the demod inner loop called `sin()`/`cos()` every tap (~49 transcendental pairs/pixel), a real fullscreen-pass cost. Replace with a rotating oscillator: the reference phase advances by a constant `TAU/12` per tap, so evaluate the sin/cos pair ONCE at the window start and rotate it forward with the angle-addition identity (cos(p+d), sin(p+d)) using the fixed `cos d`/`sin d` — 3 transcendentals/pixel total instead of ~49. f32 drift over the ~49-step recurrence is ~1e-5 and this pass is opt-in (default-off, never on the deterministic path), so the look is unchanged; mirrors the Bisqwit pass's avoidance of per-tap transcendentals. 3. Docs (raw_signal.rs) — the module doc claimed grays "hold a constant level (no chroma)", but the emphasis attenuation is phase-selective, so a gray is non-flat for emphasis != 0. Scope the "flat / no chroma" property to `emphasis == 0` and note that emphasis breaks a gray's flatness. Presentation-only + default-off: the signal-decode pass is not on the shipped path, so visual_regression + AccuracyCoin are unaffected. The shader still parses+validates under naga; raw_signal 6/6, crt naga validation 2/2. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…294) Cuts the v2.1.9 release — the presentation-and-signal step of the v2.1.5 → v2.2.0 "deepen the existing project" run, a marquee display release. Bumps the workspace version 2.1.8 → 2.1.9, renames CHANGELOG `[Unreleased]` → `[2.1.9]`, refreshes Cargo.lock, syncs the README badge / current-release paragraph / BibTeX, and authors `.github/release-notes/v2.1.9.md`. v2.1.9 (PR #283) is all opt-in / default-off display work, so the shipped default presentation stays byte-identical (AccuracyCoin 141/141, nestest 0-diff, visual_regression byte-identical): - Marquee CRT shader stack: WGSL ports of CRT-Royale, crt-guest-advanced, and Sony Megatron (HDR), selectable with mask/scanline/curvature controls + per-game presets. - Raw NTSC composite signal-decode path: a new rustynes-ppu::raw_signal un-decoded 2C02 composite model + a signal_decode.wgsl demodulator (rotating oscillator, edge-consistent phase) for artifact-accurate color. - GIF + WAV capture (extending av-record) + a generated-NTSC palette editor with a live preview. No default-build behavior change. Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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v2.1.9 "Presentation & Signal"
A presentation/display cut, all opt-in and default byte-identical. Every deliverable is additive; with defaults the deterministic core, the default framebuffer,
visual_regression, and AccuracyCoin are untouched.What's COMPLETE
P4 — raw composite core (
rustynes-ppu::raw_signal). A new parallel PPU output that keeps the 2C02 composite waveform un-decoded: for every(index 0..=63, emphasis 0..=7)pair it emits the twelve per-subcarrier-phase voltages the chip generates (canonical Bisqwitnes_ntsc/ Mesen2 "raw palette" model), so a decoder reproduces signal-domain artifacts a per-colour palette cannot (composite bleed, dot crawl, waterfall/dither transparency).generate_raw_signal_lut()yields the full 512×12 table. No transcendental →f32byte-identical across x86/aarch64/wasm/thumbv7em; ano_stdGOLDEN_SIGNALcross-target lock guards it. 6 unit tests. Additive + default-OFF.P4 shader —
signal_decode.wgsl. Reconstructs the actual two-level chroma square wave from the palette-index framebuffer (matchingraw_signal.rsbyte-for-byte) and demodulates with a windowed quadrature filter — decoding the true signal rather than re-encoding RGB. naga-validated.B6 — CRT shader stack (new WGSL files +
CrtStackShaderregistry).crt_royale.wgsl) — luminance-scaled Gaussian beam in gamma-linear light, selectable aperture/slot/shadow mask, gamma-correct scanlines, curvature + vignette.crt_guest.wgsl) — power-shaped beam, 5-tap halation glow, mask, curvature.megatron.wgsl) — per-subpixel phosphor lighting into an exposed HDR headroom with an SDR Reinhard fallback.rect/crop/params/auxuniform (scanline weight, mask strength, mask type, curvature + per-shader knobs).All four new shaders are gate-validated as real, compilable WGSL by
crt::tests::crt_stack_shaders_parse_and_validate— the exact naga-29 front-end + validator wgpu runs atcreate_shader_module.Docs (docs-as-spec).
docs/frontend.md(CRT stack + signal-decode blocks),docs/ppu-2c02.md(raw-composite model),CHANGELOG.md[Unreleased].What's PARTIAL / owed (honest status)
ShaderStackplumbing; touchingapp.rs/config.rs/shader_pass.rswas deferred to avoid heavy conflict with the concurrent A2 vectorization).av-recordformat extension and a new palette-editor surface both live in large contended files (app.rs/ui_shell.rs/config.rs); deferred rather than ship a messy partial. (A palette editorD1already exists for the generated-NTSC params.)Gate results (all green)
cargo fmt --all --check·cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -D warningsscripting,scripting,hd-pack,retroachievements,av-recordwasm-canvas)RUSTDOCFLAGS=-D warnings cargo doc --workspace --no-depsno_stdthumbv7em cross-compileDefault presentation confirmed byte-identical (only additive PPU module + new shader files + a naga test were added). wasm bundle only gains shader string constants (no wasm-bindgen surface change); a full
trunk buildwas not run.🤖 Generated with Claude Code