Filmic ReShade

A personally designed ReShade preset designed to revolutionize Hogwarts Legacy's otherwise bland and washed-out graphics by giving the game a vibrant, cinematic look. I decided to upload my presets so others can enjoy my creations. Hope you like it! Filmic ReShade also has a feature that other presets don’t have: switchable movie mode!

Filmic ReShade can switch movie mode

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✨ Module Introduction

Hogwarts Legacy itself looks great, but its visual quality is diminished by a drab world, blurry textures, and a seemingly greenish tint in some locations. Filmic ReShade solves these problems by revolutionizing visuals with simple, **frame-free** effects and shaders.

One unique feature of Filmic ReShade is its built-in **Movie Mode**, which you can toggle by pressing the **F5** key on your keyboard. This mode removes all HUD elements and adds a black border effect to really focus on the game world, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in it. The implementation of this mode is inseparable from the **Toggle HUD** module created by ZachFettx. Thanks to Zach for making this mod, go support it and download his awesome work!

Based on my personal experience with this preset, there are two main issues when using Movie Mode:

• **UI pop-up problem**: When any UI pop-up window appears (such as dialogue options, tutorials, mini-games, field knowledge pages, etc.), the game will appear to be paused after enabling movie mode. To fix this issue, you need to turn off movie mode, interact with the popup, and then turn it back on. I know it's not very "immersive"... but unfortunately there's only so much that can be done at the moment.
• **Pre-rendered cutscenes**: Pre-rendered cutscenes are completely incompatible with cinematic mode.

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🛠️ Installation Guide

**Step 1: Install ReShade**

• Download the latest version of the **ReShade with Full Addon Support** executable file.
• Run `ReShade_Setup_X.X.X_Addon.exe` (`X.X.X` is the version number you downloaded).
• Ignore the warning that multiplayer games may be banned (Hogwarts Legacy is a single-player game only) and click **OK**.
• Select `HogwartsLegacy (HogwartsLegacy.exe)` and click **Next**.
• Select **Microsoft DirectX 10/11/12** and click **Next**.
• Keep clicking **Next** for subsequent steps until the installation is completed.

**Step 2: Install the ShaderToggler plug-in**

• Download the latest version (**non-x86 version**) of the **ShaderToggler** zip file.
• Unzip the file and copy the `ShaderToggler.addon` file to the following path of the game installation directory:

`C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Binaries\Win64`

**Step 3: Install Toggle HUD Mod**

• Download the latest version of **Toggle HUD** zip file.
• Unzip the file and copy the `ShaderToggler.ini` file to the following path of the game installation directory:

`C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Binaries\Win64`

**Step 4: Install Filmic ReShade Preset**

• Download the **Filmic ReShade** main file on the file page.
• **Note**: If you use the sharpening technology provided by DLSS, FSR or XeSS, please download the **Filmic ReShade - No Sharpening** version.
• Unzip the file and copy the three files inside (`Filmic ReShade Default.ini`, `Filmic ReShade Cinematic Mode.ini`, `ReShade.ini`) to the following path of the game installation directory:

`C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Binaries\Win64`

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🎮 Recommended combinations

In order to achieve the same effect as in my screenshot, I recommend you to install the following modules at the same time:

**Character appearance enhancement**

• **Female Player Face Fixes**: Fix facial expressions and animation issues for female player characters in normal gameplay.
• **Vessnelle's Complexions**: Highly recommended! I used the C1 face shape for my character and it worked great.

**HUD optimization in non-movie mode**

• **Dot Reticle**: The original reticle was ridiculo …