Known Issues

- [HDRP] if dynamic resolution + dlss is enabled, the can start to "overflow" in the Game View. Hitting play + Game View or working in the Scene View the shader executes as expected (Seems to be some kind of HDRP quirks).

Technical Details

From scratch & hand-written shader
Focused on a perfect trade-off in terms of quality and performance
Compatibility, usability, flexibility stability are high priorities

Rendering & Performance

Hand-written glow and bloom implementation
Command-buffer-based rendering
Resolution-independent scattering scale
Adjustable rendering quality
Quality / performance priority controls
Luminance-based color scaling
Anamorphic ratio scaling
Temporally stable anti-flicker filtering
MRT-based rendering where applicable
Designed for a flexible quality/performance trade-off

Bloom

Customizable scattering
High-precision bloom processing
Gamma-based threshold controls
Gamma-based intensity controls
Automatic scattering-size scaling across resolutions
Luminance-based color control
Anamorphic glow shaping

Lens Surface

Lens dirt texture support
Adjustable dirt intensity
Lens diffraction texture support
Adjustable diffraction intensity
Independent feature blending

Lens Flare

Shader Model 3.0+

Procedurally generated lens flares
Customizable scattering
Gamma-based threshold
Gamma-based intensity
Adjustable blur size
Chromatic aberration
Configurable ghost count
Ghost dispersal
Ghost fade
Ghost intensity
Halo controls
Halo fade
Halo size
Halo intensity
Texture-based color ramp

Glare

Shader Model 4.0+

Up to four light streaks
Customizable scattering
Adjustable streak count
Orientation controls
Offset controls
Individual streak shape
Smooth fading between Glare and Bloom
Gamma-based threshold
Gamma-based intensity
Presets for fast configuration

Render Pipeline Support

Built-in Render Pipeline
Post Processing Stack V2
Universal Render Pipeline
High Definition Render Pipeline
Scriptable Renderer Feature integration for URP
URP Renderer Feature-only workflow
Render Graph-related setup support
Portable architecture for custom Scriptable Render Pipeline workflows

XR Support

Multi Pass
Single Pass Stereo
Single Pass Stereo Instanced

Project Types

2D compatible
3D compatible
Mobile compatible
XR / VR compatible
Sprite and UI emission shaders included
URP 2D Renderer emissive Sprite shaders included

Editor

Install Wizard
Unified custom editor
Artist-friendly setup
Debug views for individual rendering stages
Built-in example content and textures

MK Glow - Bloom, Lens Flare & Glare Post-Processing Shader