XS2 Hogwarts - A lightweight, vibrant and cinematic ReShade preset

XS2 Hogwarts is a vibrant, cinematic and lightweight ReShade preset based on Color Lookup Tables (LUTs). Using only 4 base shaders and a LUT.png file.

XS2 Hogwarts - A lightweight, vibrant and cinematic ReShade preset

✨ **Welcome to a new vision of the magical world! ** This lightweight ReShade preset is designed to bring life and cinematic feel to Hogwarts Legacy, making your magical journey even more stunning.

🌟 Default Features

• **Lightweight and efficient**: Using only 5 basic shaders, the performance impact is minimal, but it brings significant visual improvements.
• **Vivid Cinematic Feel**: Bring contrast and vibrant colors to the game world through carefully tuned Color Lookup Tables (LUTs). The flowers are brighter, the grass is greener, and the sky takes on stunning hues.
• **Immersive Night**: The night will become darker and more mysterious, but it will not be pitch black, retaining the fun and atmosphere of exploration.
• **Professional Color Correction**: Rather than simply stacking shaders, this preset uses professional video and photo color correction technology to make fine adjustments to ensure a clean, natural look.

🛠️ How to use

• **Preparation Tools**: Make sure you have **ReShade 5.6.0** or higher installed. You can download it from the official website.
• **Install ReShade**: Install ReShade directly to the game directory (for example: `C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Binaries\Win64`).
• **Place files**:
• Copy the `XS2Hogwarts.ini` file to the `reshade-shaders` folder (it is recommended to keep all files together for easier management).
• Copy the `lut_xs2hogwarts.png` file to the `reshade-shaders\Textures` folder.
• **In-game activation**: Start the game and press the **Home** key to bring up the ReShade menu.
• **Load Preset**: Navigate to the game folder in the menu and select `XS2Hogwarts.ini` as your preset.
• **Set shortcut keys**: Don’t forget to assign a shortcut key for the toggle switch in the ReShade settings to compare effects at any time!

📦 Required Shaders

This preset only requires the following 5 shaders (just check them when installing ReShade):

• `Clarity.fx` (Author: AstrayFX)
• `Vibrance.fx` (ReShade default)
• `LumaSharpen.fx` (ReShade default)
• `Levels.fx` (ReShade default)
• `LUTTools.fx` (Author: Fubax) - **Core LUT Shader**

🧙 About the author

I am **xs2reality**. I have been working in the creative industry for many years and have extensive experience in photo, video and digital media processing. Been making mods in the community for over 10 years. Feel free to check out my other work (please note that some of my The Elder Scrolls V: Special Edition mods contain adult content).

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**Ready to explore Hogwarts in brand new colors? ** Check out the screenshot comparison and experience the visual transformation of the magical world! 🎨