Okay folks...here we go. These are palette files from an actual NTSC color palette generator. The first set has a "standard", but some people may prefer or have televisions that either emphasized green or red more (aka Tint/Hue Control). Also, if you have adjusted the color pot in the 7800 unit itself, it can also account for these slight variations. The following variety of files accounts for that and hopefully more for you:
NEUT.pal - Neutral Standard
NEUT_MINUS_05.pal - NEUT.pal with minus 05 degree shift (Red Lean)
NEUT_MINUS_10.pal - NEUT.pal with minus 10 degree shift (More Red)
NEUT_MINUS_15.pal - NEUT.pal with minus 15 degree shift (Most Red)
NEUT_PLUS_05.pal - NEUT.pal with plus 05 degree shift (Green Lean)
NEUT_PLUS_10.pal - NEUT.pal with plus 10 degree shift (More Green)
NEUT_PLUS_15.pal - NEUT.pal with plus 15 degree shift (Most Green)
The next set contains two slight adjustments to contrast and saturation providing a more pleasing looking (and IMHO, more TV realistic) colors:
NEUTADJ.pal - NEUT.pal with 33.3% less contrast and 50% less saturation
NEUTADJ_MINUS_05.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with minus 05 degree shift (Red Lean)
NEUTADJ_MINUS_10.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with minus 10 degree shift (More Red)
NEUTADJ_MINUS_15.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with minus 15 degree shift (Most Red)
NEUTADJ_PLUS_05.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with plus 05 degree shift (Green Lean)
NEUTADJ_PLUS_10.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with plus 10 degree shift (More Green)
NEUTADJ_PLUS_15.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with plus 15 degree shift (Most Green)
No matter what palette you choose you will immediately see 'base' appropriate colors in situations like the enemy birds in 'Joust', the forest in 'Bentley Bear - Crystal Quest', and the latest 'Tank Command - Midnight Run' & 'Donkey Kong - Pokey Sound' (Arcade colors) hack, as well as appropriate colors in other standard/original titles - Xenophobe, Dig Dug, Ms. Pac-Man, Commando, etc.
Ideally it would be great to see ProSystem, MESS, and all other Atari 7800 emulators incorporate something like Blargg effects or their own internal NTSC color generator.
For now though, I hope this helps and benefits the community,
Trebor
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NEUT.pal - Neutral Standard
NEUT_MINUS_05.pal - NEUT.pal with minus 05 degree shift (Red Lean)
NEUT_MINUS_10.pal - NEUT.pal with minus 10 degree shift (More Red)
NEUT_MINUS_15.pal - NEUT.pal with minus 15 degree shift (Most Red)
NEUT_PLUS_05.pal - NEUT.pal with plus 05 degree shift (Green Lean)
NEUT_PLUS_10.pal - NEUT.pal with plus 10 degree shift (More Green)
NEUT_PLUS_15.pal - NEUT.pal with plus 15 degree shift (Most Green)
The next set contains two slight adjustments to contrast and saturation providing a more pleasing looking (and IMHO, more TV realistic) colors:
NEUTADJ.pal - NEUT.pal with 33.3% less contrast and 50% less saturation
NEUTADJ_MINUS_05.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with minus 05 degree shift (Red Lean)
NEUTADJ_MINUS_10.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with minus 10 degree shift (More Red)
NEUTADJ_MINUS_15.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with minus 15 degree shift (Most Red)
NEUTADJ_PLUS_05.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with plus 05 degree shift (Green Lean)
NEUTADJ_PLUS_10.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with plus 10 degree shift (More Green)
NEUTADJ_PLUS_15.pal - NEUTADJ.pal with plus 15 degree shift (Most Green)
No matter what palette you choose you will immediately see 'base' appropriate colors in situations like the enemy birds in 'Joust', the forest in 'Bentley Bear - Crystal Quest', and the latest 'Tank Command - Midnight Run' & 'Donkey Kong - Pokey Sound' (Arcade colors) hack, as well as appropriate colors in other standard/original titles - Xenophobe, Dig Dug, Ms. Pac-Man, Commando, etc.
Ideally it would be great to see ProSystem, MESS, and all other Atari 7800 emulators incorporate something like Blargg effects or their own internal NTSC color generator.
For now though, I hope this helps and benefits the community,
Trebor
PaletteRC1.zip 11.72K
11 downloads