Some more info on 256-wide aspect ratio tweaking is in the main post: www.retrorgb.com/ossc-basics-intermediate-use.html I didn't include it here, because I didn't want to confuse anyone...and because 1080p5x won't work on everyone's displays. It's an awesome trick and worth reading about if you decide to use the custom profiles.
Damn no profiles for the PS2 :( The other problem I have is the OSSC is displaying a black screen only (I've got sound). So no image, using an RGB scart adapter (so the tulip cables into the scart adapter). What can I do, I am out of ideas.
Omg exactly the video I’ve been looking for. The main reason I’ve held off buying the OSSC... Not wanting to really mess with settings. Every laid out perfectly. You’re the man! Going to purchase one today. Appreciate it.
I came here from a link I found randomly. I have no idea about half of what you said, but I have nothing but admiration for your knowledge and willingness to share it.
Just wanted to thank you for this vid. I've had the OSSC for over a year but you covered some of my knowledge gaps and motivated me to grab an empty sd to update firmware and image the FBX settings on it. I was still adding some manually and it was such a pain. I think your vid will result in me using this device more often, and I'll point people with general questions about the device to watch too.
Great video! I haven’t been able to use it past 3x on my monitor but had a Chance to connect a Saturn to a 4K tv recently at 5x and was blown away by how good the IQ is even at the stock settings.
We're all waiting with no release date announced. From the shmups forum, marqs latest post from August: "A second prototype board should be finished soon. Estimates on release date etc. will have to wait until that's on my hands and verified. It's also worth remembering that even if the prototype HW works flawlessly and is ready for production, firmware is still far from the point which I feel comfortable releasing it with"
@@PvtHudson Yeah, I just kept using my OSSC thinking firmware updates would be minor stuff and not features I really care about so never paid attention since I bought it. Also, I haven't had a need for profiles until recently (mvs doesn't work without Hsync tolerance changes)
Thx for the tutorial. I might add that the first thing I had to setup when I got my OSSC was to setup the remote, since it wasn't working at all out of the box.
Oh thank god there's an "easier" way to set phase. I followed the FBX guide from a while ago and it seemed like such a pain, might just pull the trigger on a few flashcarts now
Hey Bob. Perhaps you didn’t know but the OSSC supports 1600x1200/1920x1200 output for Line5X. This means you’ll get fullscreen support without cropping on a display if it supports higher than 1920x1080 resolutions. With optimized timings dialed it this gives a razor sharp image. I love to combine it with 100% normal scanlines. Looks insane on 240p content on my old LG C6 OLED. You do have to increase the backlight or OLED light on your display. Running these settings on my Sony W900 gives the best of both worlds. CRT motion with integer scaling.
Yeah, those are all cool features. This was supposed to be a beginner video though, so I didn't want to focus on anything that might be confusing to newcomers though. Also, I usually really like the cropping of 1080p 5x :)
Wow thank you so much for the video. Would love more deep dives into the OSSC settings as a lay-man. I don't know what most of these are, and these explanations are great! Heck I didn't even realize there was a micro SD card slot on the device for updates!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I just got one second hand off of a friend and have been able to stumble around on it, but your guides are awesome and I'm sure I'll get more out of it now.
Nice to see this guide, I recently purchased an OSSC and have many consoles to experiment with when I get time, which is hopefully soon, so good timing for me. Had a quick go with the PS1 which looked good from generic settings and the PSP which was also quite good but the screen size was very small, looking forward to learning a little more to get better results without spending too much time on changing settings.
Excellent video. Very surprised that no one has made something as succinct as this until now. I think I may have to finally get one. I just wish finding a capture card that played nicely with it was this simple
Fantastic video as always and really informative. I’ve recently purchased an OSSC and I’m quite new to this stuff but your videos help a lot and was a great starting point for research. I have to say the generic mode has just blown me way. Perfect Dark has never looked so good, however I definitely want to fine tune it with the custom profiles. Many thanks for explaining this. From a fan in the UK 🙏 🇬🇧 🤘
If your OSSC is not showing the menu on screen like in the video do the firmware update and it should show up. Mine was not showing the menu on screen and was really inconvenient to do everything off the LCD screen on the OSSC. After the firmware update the menu showed up no problem. Great video!
Hi bob thanks for the video, if people like me have a new one with a firmware from 2018 and you can't find the firmware update option it's here "Menu > Settings Opt. > Update FIrmware" the options menu have submenus (i just learned).
Great video. Where would you suggest i look for information on ossc setting for PAL consoles? I've got my ntsc genesis and n64 looking great, but my childhood ps1 and ps2 leave a lot to be desired 😓
Thanks for this, it clarified something I didn't understand. I thought profiles that weren't customized were just considered blank, not generic, so I've totally avoided generic (unknowingly) up until now. I've always worked off of another profile when adjusting. I've been trying to tweak settings to get a good PS2 image, and FBX had said generic is the way to go. Now I actually know what that means and am excited to give it another go. I stuck with my Framemeister for PS2 as there aren't a ton of resolution switches on PS2 and it worked well.
I'm still learning on what all cables & connections to get for my model 1 genesis. I'm new to this stuff. What's the best to get to get the best experience possible? Thanks
I've had the OSSC for about a week now and honestly love creating optimal timings (I use PAL hardware so their aren't already purpose built profiles out there). It's only a pain for the first day or so of trying to get your head round the concepts and then it's fairly easy to feel around and try different things. I don't have anything that can run test patterns but one thing I've found that helps get the h.samplerate and phase set is cranking the sharpness up on my monitor and to enable it's 'Super Resolution' (basically very strong sharpening). I then turn off the two LPFs in 'Video in proc' and 'sync opt.' This makes the noise very apparent and pretty easy to dial in to a clear image.
Great video! Appreciate all the information. I agree with the Generic 4:3. It's my go to for pretty much all consoles. With the OSSC Pro I really hope there will be support for better scanline options. Not to say the current is bad, but something that looks more like a CRT would be nice. Or maybe even RetroArch style scanline options.
Hey there, interested in getting into the OSSC but was wondering whether it's possible to add black bars to the top and bottom of the screen so games are pixel perfect on 1080p displays. I want to be able to play all my consoles at integer scales only and my monitor tends to fill the image out vertically no matter what. I'm totally fine with the image being smaller and in the middle of the display so long as it's integer if that makes sense. Is that something the OSSC does / can do??
Be Careful! I updated from 0.86 to 0.90. *Anytime you update the firmware, the OSSC will forget the remote!* To reprogram the remote, after you've updated the OSSC, turn it off, press and hold BTN1 when turning the OSSC back on. The remote training mode will turn on and ask you to enter the corresponding buttons to bring the remote back to life. Hope this helps as it wasn't mentioned in the video and threw me for a loop.
That's really weird - I've updated multiple OSSC's to every firmware Markus has released and never had that happen. I wonder why yours did that. Are you using the "official" remote, or a 3rd party one?
Man, all this stuff is so complicated. It took me so long to figure out how to get GB Interface to show sharp pixels via my Carby Component. I tried numerous times in the past to dial in the recommended settings inside OSSC menus to no avail, but last night I actually went into the custom profiles site and put them in there, then loaded those settings, I finally got closer... there was still blur on parts of the screen and dialing in some additional settings finally got it fixed. There seems to be some other interference tho, tiny green pixels popping up around certain colors, but its way less noticeable. Plus the new UI on OSSC's latest firmware is such a game changer.
Regarding Custom Profiles -> Improvement to the webpage -> I think the profiles numbers and import json should be closer to eachother so we can do this much faster. Or a lazy solution would be maybe a scroll-to-import-button near the numbers and a scroll-to-numbers close to the import json button.
Good video! I don't have an OSSC right now, but I'm sure this video will be good for me to refer to in the future(if I get the OSSC non-Pro version before the OSSC Pro gets released, that is). Also, unrelated to this video, I know it takes time, resources and money for them to make, refine and test their controllers, I *REALLY* wish Retro Fighters would make an SNES/Super Famicom controller already. Their other controllers already look good and I would *DEFINITELY* buy some of them when I get the chance.
NEED HELP! I bought the OSSC, but how do I connect my SNES/GameCube and N64? Those are pal versions, so I only have the Scart (Composite Scart/ red, white and yellow) connector. The OSSC only support true RGB Scart Signal. What are my opportunities to get OSSC running with Pal Devices?
I've been trying to decide between the 2x or an OSSC and was leaning towards the 2x due to the ease of use but it doesn't look like the OSSC is half as complicated as I thought. Thanks for the video!
Surprised you didn't mention turning on “Allow upsample2x” when linedoubling 480p, it's a great feature. Unless I missed it being mentioned, great video either way.
Very informative as usual. Poor Bob may have to do another video after the OSSC Pro comes out. Of course, no release date has been announced and it won't mature for a while....
Thank you. Sounds like I might need the OSSC. I'm planning on playing on a 32:9 monitor and I need something that will emulate that signal else the monitor adds imput lag.
Very cool video. I hope they add Composite and S-Video to a future OSSC model so that we can have an all-in-one device similar to the XRGB Mini Framemeister.
Just wish it offered composite and S-video, as those are commonly used on some consoles and S-video is good solution for older, aka Atari based (2600, 5200, 7800) consoles.. I have a Framemister just because of that support, I was leaning towards the OSSC but, the lack of support for these connections killed it for me.
I only really find Generic 4:3 useful for Playstation, as you stated, but the other scenario I tend to prefer it is with model 1 Genesis -- it masks some of the vertical lines if re-capping didn't fix the issue.
Hi. I tried setting this up for my neo geo analogue system. It worked but then screen flicks on and off with complete picture loss then it's visabke again. The light on the OSSC flashes between green and red when this happens. It's really frustrating. Does anyone know how to fix this please?
I've been a proud owner of an OSSC since spring of this year, but even I need to yield to the fact that it's time consuming and not at all easy to customize video settings on it. I've spent hours tinkering with settings on the online profile editor the first few days after I got my OSSC and it's even more time consuming when you throw a Koryuu into the mix because most people haven't documented any good setting to use with S-Video. Not that I blame them though, using S-Video on the OSSC is a pretty niche choice since it requires a transcoder like the Koryuu to even be compatible. I just happen to be one of those few people who prefer to not use scart cables since they add another level of complexity. I have to honest, when it comes to 480i I actually prefer the OSSC to just pass it through as an analog to digital conversion only. Bob-deinterlacing is really distracting with the "bobing" motions and often makes menus look weird. Not knocking the OSSC, just a personal preference. I have a Crestron HD scaler partnered to my OSSC since my TV's don't treat certain OSSC modes too well and its really great at deinterlacing 480i. I don't have hard numbers to show, but the input lag feels very minimal so long as the signal is digital and not analog. My TV's are pretty good for being flatscreens so not much latency is added from them either.
Hey, so, with 256 mode, you say the aspect ratio can't be changed. But, there's the "256x240 aspect" option under Output Opt., which I've been setting to 4:3, rather than 8:7, and then it looks much more correct, and not just "square" like your example. Is this somehow different to what you're talking about? I wouldn't want to presume you missed an option, but it seemed like a strange omission as my own experiences go.
You're correct, however the aspect ratio only looks correct in 4x and 5x modes and even then it's still a hair too wide. I didn't discuss it in the video since I didn't want to confuse things, but yeah, give this a try.
@@RetroRGB Certainly for just playing, it can be a preference thing for sure; I recognise that the 4:3 setting might not be completely accurate, but yeah myself at least I find it closer, or at least a worthwhile compromise to still get those crisp pixels. Also, as a PAL gamer, our 256-wide games were squished wider anyway, so perhaps it looks less off to me than to you, even in 5x mode haha. Makes sense you didn't want to confuse things, though. Thanks for the great and clear video once again.
I always found that programming an OSSC is like programming an old-style DVR... you need an university degree to even get started. But what other device allows me to scale retro games to exact 1440x900, for perfect lag-free gaming? And yes, I do feel the difference in native vs scaled resolution... not in video quality but in lag. Hence why I don't run it to my main 2560x1440p display; I can't get a native resolution that way!
I'm having problems with my 1.6 OSSC, I did the firmware update and have succesfully created profiles for my SNES and Wii, but I can only get a black and white output. I'm using RCA output for both consoles, I have my yellow cable plugged on the green input on the back of the OSSC and the white and red cables connected to a 3.5mm jack converter.... Any idea on why it's only outputting black and white?.... And how I may get color?
Sure, you can use it as-is and it's great. You can even use the remote to dial in the custom profiles. It'll take a bit longer than with a PC, but you can save when you're done and it'll be exactly the same.
Last question, you know when you move fast in side scrollers you get that nasty blurring/ghosting effect, how is that on this TV please? You don't need to turn BFI on right?
Many Xbox games that run at 480p have very thin black pillar box bars baked into the signal. If I'm going for the aspect ratio I'd see on a 4:3 CRT, do I set timings so the image itself is stretched to 4:3 and thus cutting off the black bars, or resize everything including the black bars to 4:3?
Hello my friend, your vídeo and the way that you explain are so great! Thank you so much! I have one doubt, I’ve imported the settings for N64, and other settings that I got in youtube, but in general the image turn so sharped and in my HDTV is not working so good. I would like to set a image less sharped. Could you please help me where topi exactly I need to change?
Hi! Thanks for the video. Just a small question, if a have a console connected ussing svideo or vga, the rca cables for the sound will be connected to the ossc or directly to the monitor? Thanks in advance!
Question, so my ossc has my genesis and my ps1 going in from scart. It's display shows like 525i or 256i as the signal its receiving. And the only signal that will work on my TV seems to be line 2x which always shows up on my TV as 480p. My TV is a 1080p compatible TV I dont understand why line 3x which should be 720 never shows up. I also don't see any deonterlacong settings, the only setting that comes up is the LPF and what line multiplier I want to use
The shaking is most likely deinterlacing: My guess is the Sonic Jam menu is 480i and the games themselves are 240p. The only retro gaming scalers that offer better deinterlacing options are the GBS-Control and RetroTINK 5x. If the only time you run into this is menu's, I'd stay with your OSSC. If you play a lot of 480i games, search this channel and retrorgb.com for info on both the other scalers.
Thank you for this video. I'm sorry, but I'm apparently too stupid to recognize the difference. What exactly is the difference with the Circle Shaped Loop in Sonic 1? Just the different ratio or should there be something else to recognize? 🧐
Just a different aspect ratio. It's been a debate between us retro nerds for years and honestly doesn't matter...as long as you don't stretch the full game to 16:9 :)
Hey Bob, great video and incredible timing! I got my OSSC recently. A question I would like to ask you, what could be the right settings to connect the OSSC to a CRT PC Monitor? I already have the Tendak HDMI VGA adapter. Thank you!
There's a 240p test suite for the ps1 lurking on GitHub somewhere. I loaded onto my psio but I've heard that people have also burned it to cd. It's not on the main 240p site for some reason.
How do you get pictures from a Super famicom NTSC Jap ? I see well with ossc 1.6 and avermedia plus2, but I register a black screen. Are you using an add-in card between the SFC and ossc ? If I use a SNES PAL I can see well and I can record without problems. Do you know the SFC has an RGB video signal with Macrovision ?? or nuisance signal? What prevents registration? Thanks for your valuable videos.
SFC + OSSC works fine. Does your capture card accept both NTSC and PAL signals? Also, have you tested the SFC on other displays or scalers? Maybe try setting the output resolution to 2x (480p) just to test?
@@RetroRGB I have done several tests, but I read that super famicom, has a nervous sync and therefore they recommend installing a card in it, which stabilizes the synchronism signal. This card is called De Jitter . For now I’ll just try to capture it in another way, switching to analog with a FireWire Canopus, but it’s just a temporary solution .
Thanks for this! When you upload the custom profiles to the OSSC, can you remove the SD card and still have the profiles on the OSSC, or do you need to keep the SD card inside to use those custom profiles?
Some more info on 256-wide aspect ratio tweaking is in the main post: www.retrorgb.com/ossc-basics-intermediate-use.html
I didn't include it here, because I didn't want to confuse anyone...and because 1080p5x won't work on everyone's displays. It's an awesome trick and worth reading about if you decide to use the custom profiles.
any link to adquire?
Damn no profiles for the PS2 :(
The other problem I have is the OSSC is displaying a black screen only (I've got sound). So no image, using an RGB scart adapter (so the tulip cables into the scart adapter).
What can I do, I am out of ideas.
good video. ive had mine for years and you went over some things id never seen before. well done
No svideo
Does it actually make a difference having a OSSC?
Mistakes weren’t made.
Omg exactly the video I’ve been looking for. The main reason I’ve held off buying the OSSC... Not wanting to really mess with settings. Every laid out perfectly. You’re the man! Going to purchase one today. Appreciate it.
I thought the same for myself a few days. Thank you for this video
I came here from a link I found randomly. I have no idea about half of what you said, but I have nothing but admiration for your knowledge and willingness to share it.
Thanks very much!
Just wanted to thank you for this vid. I've had the OSSC for over a year but you covered some of my knowledge gaps and motivated me to grab an empty sd to update firmware and image the FBX settings on it. I was still adding some manually and it was such a pain. I think your vid will result in me using this device more often, and I'll point people with general questions about the device to watch too.
Thank you. For your work 👨💻. Especially for ossc configuration files
Thank you!!!
You are such a retro-warrior ♥ - what an amazing piece of info we have here gentlemens
Thank you so much for this, man. I've been needing a video like this to dumb it down for me for so long. You're the best!
Great video! I haven’t been able to use it past 3x on my monitor but had a Chance to connect a Saturn to a 4K tv recently at 5x and was blown away by how good the IQ is even at the stock settings.
The fact this now works great with DOS machines is making its versatility fantastic for its price.
Firebrand has done some amazing work on the profiles, I just wish someone would pickup the mantle for us PAL users!
I know! I want an ossc but no idea which timing files are needed for a PAL SNES
Great video. I upgraded the firmware and imported profiles and couldn't be happier with my new OSSC setup. Awesome.
I wish people would start calling Bob D. Interlacing by his full name: Sir Robert Daniel Interlacing II.
lol
Any idea when the OSSC PRO coming out? Been waiting for it before I buy anything
We're all waiting with no release date announced. From the shmups forum, marqs latest post from August:
"A second prototype board should be finished soon. Estimates on release date etc. will have to wait until that's on my hands and verified. It's also worth remembering that even if the prototype HW works flawlessly and is ready for production, firmware is still far from the point which I feel comfortable releasing it with"
@@bruceg22000 thanks
@@GFDthatsMe does it have composite
Also got delayed because of COVID
Although I own an OSSC for over a year now, I just learned something new. Thanks for the video!
Great video I am waiting for my OSSC to arrive, glued to my shipping tracking updates :D
did not realize that the OSSC got an On screen display and profiles since I purchased it...
Looks like i'm gonna be updating my firmware now.
Profiles been there since forever. The OSD has been added through a firmware update.
@@PvtHudson Yeah, I just kept using my OSSC thinking firmware updates would be minor stuff and not features I really care about so never paid attention since I bought it. Also, I haven't had a need for profiles until recently (mvs doesn't work without Hsync tolerance changes)
Thx for the tutorial. I might add that the first thing I had to setup when I got my OSSC was to setup the remote, since it wasn't working at all out of the box.
Oh thank god there's an "easier" way to set phase. I followed the FBX guide from a while ago and it seemed like such a pain, might just pull the trigger on a few flashcarts now
Hey Bob. Perhaps you didn’t know but the OSSC supports 1600x1200/1920x1200 output for Line5X. This means you’ll get fullscreen support without cropping on a display if it supports higher than 1920x1080 resolutions. With optimized timings dialed it this gives a razor sharp image. I love to combine it with 100% normal scanlines. Looks insane on 240p content on my old LG C6 OLED. You do have to increase the backlight or OLED light on your display. Running these settings on my Sony W900 gives the best of both worlds. CRT motion with integer scaling.
Yeah, those are all cool features. This was supposed to be a beginner video though, so I didn't want to focus on anything that might be confusing to newcomers though. Also, I usually really like the cropping of 1080p 5x :)
Wow thank you so much for the video. Would love more deep dives into the OSSC settings as a lay-man. I don't know what most of these are, and these explanations are great! Heck I didn't even realize there was a micro SD card slot on the device for updates!
Awesome video, really helped with setting up my OSSC!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I just got one second hand off of a friend and have been able to stumble around on it, but your guides are awesome and I'm sure I'll get more out of it now.
Nice to see this guide, I recently purchased an OSSC and have many consoles to experiment with when I get time, which is hopefully soon, so good timing for me. Had a quick go with the PS1 which looked good from generic settings and the PSP which was also quite good but the screen size was very small, looking forward to learning a little more to get better results without spending too much time on changing settings.
Excellent video. Very surprised that no one has made something as succinct as this until now. I think I may have to finally get one. I just wish finding a capture card that played nicely with it was this simple
Hey Bob, great video! But I wonder, would you still recommend bob deinterlacing if your name wasn't Bob?
Fantastic video as always and really informative. I’ve recently purchased an OSSC and I’m quite new to this stuff but your videos help a lot and was a great starting point for research. I have to say the generic mode has just blown me way. Perfect Dark has never looked so good, however I definitely want to fine tune it with the custom profiles. Many thanks for explaining this. From a fan in the UK 🙏 🇬🇧 🤘
Thanks very much for the kind words! And yeah, the generic mode is excellent in most cases.
If your OSSC is not showing the menu on screen like in the video do the firmware update and it should show up. Mine was not showing the menu on screen and was really inconvenient to do everything off the LCD screen on the OSSC. After the firmware update the menu showed up no problem. Great video!
Thank you for this video - all I wanted to know. Going to buy one rn. Great channel, keep up the good work!
Great video! Thanks for letting me know about the OSSC Online Profile Editor.
Just got TORO box and an OSSC for my dreamcast. HOLY CRAP! it looks so good
UA-cam notified me of this a full day after it was uploaded lol
I finally got my hands on one here in Australia looking forward to it
Hi bob thanks for the video, if people like me have a new one with a firmware from 2018 and you can't find the firmware update option it's here "Menu > Settings Opt. > Update FIrmware" the options menu have submenus (i just learned).
Finally took long enough for someone to do this lol
Thanks Bob!
just bought one two weeks ago (or so) thanks for this!
Great video. Where would you suggest i look for information on ossc setting for PAL consoles? I've got my ntsc genesis and n64 looking great, but my childhood ps1 and ps2 leave a lot to be desired 😓
Thanks for this, it clarified something I didn't understand. I thought profiles that weren't customized were just considered blank, not generic, so I've totally avoided generic (unknowingly) up until now. I've always worked off of another profile when adjusting. I've been trying to tweak settings to get a good PS2 image, and FBX had said generic is the way to go. Now I actually know what that means and am excited to give it another go. I stuck with my Framemeister for PS2 as there aren't a ton of resolution switches on PS2 and it worked well.
Thank you!
I am so angry this channel does not get the type of success it deserves ...
LOL, me too! And thank you for watching :)
I'm still learning on what all cables & connections to get for my model 1 genesis. I'm new to this stuff. What's the best to get to get the best experience possible? Thanks
ua-cam.com/video/UaPs4VGG-Po/v-deo.html / www.retrorgb.com/genesisrgbcables.html
I've had the OSSC for about a week now and honestly love creating optimal timings (I use PAL hardware so their aren't already purpose built profiles out there). It's only a pain for the first day or so of trying to get your head round the concepts and then it's fairly easy to feel around and try different things.
I don't have anything that can run test patterns but one thing I've found that helps get the h.samplerate and phase set is cranking the sharpness up on my monitor and to enable it's 'Super Resolution' (basically very strong sharpening). I then turn off the two LPFs in 'Video in proc' and 'sync opt.' This makes the noise very apparent and pretty easy to dial in to a clear image.
Really good video, i got my OSSC yesterday :)
Much needed tutorial! Thank you for the time and effort put in this!
Thanks for the guide ossc is a great device for old consoles
Great video! Appreciate all the information. I agree with the Generic 4:3. It's my go to for pretty much all consoles. With the OSSC Pro I really hope there will be support for better scanline options. Not to say the current is bad, but something that looks more like a CRT would be nice. Or maybe even RetroArch style scanline options.
Yes! Been waiting for a video like this.
Thank you! I have been wanting this video and I didn't even know it!
Hey there, interested in getting into the OSSC but was wondering whether it's possible to add black bars to the top and bottom of the screen so games are pixel perfect on 1080p displays. I want to be able to play all my consoles at integer scales only and my monitor tends to fill the image out vertically no matter what. I'm totally fine with the image being smaller and in the middle of the display so long as it's integer if that makes sense. Is that something the OSSC does / can do??
Yup, 4x mode should do exactly that. Although I LOVE 5x mode. I'll have a video coming out soon that explains why.
@@RetroRGB awesome thanks for the info! Looking forward to the video.
Be Careful!
I updated from 0.86 to 0.90.
*Anytime you update the firmware, the OSSC will forget the remote!*
To reprogram the remote, after you've updated the OSSC, turn it off, press and hold BTN1 when turning the OSSC back on. The remote training mode will turn on and ask you to enter the corresponding buttons to bring the remote back to life.
Hope this helps as it wasn't mentioned in the video and threw me for a loop.
That's really weird - I've updated multiple OSSC's to every firmware Markus has released and never had that happen. I wonder why yours did that. Are you using the "official" remote, or a 3rd party one?
Man, all this stuff is so complicated. It took me so long to figure out how to get GB Interface to show sharp pixels via my Carby Component. I tried numerous times in the past to dial in the recommended settings inside OSSC menus to no avail, but last night I actually went into the custom profiles site and put them in there, then loaded those settings, I finally got closer... there was still blur on parts of the screen and dialing in some additional settings finally got it fixed. There seems to be some other interference tho, tiny green pixels popping up around certain colors, but its way less noticeable. Plus the new UI on OSSC's latest firmware is such a game changer.
Thank you for the help you really showed me a lot. Appreciate you
Thanks for the video. I’m starting to take a look and this is great intro to it.
The "auto" button on flat panel displays locks in the correct phase from analog VGA sources, so its entirely possible to design a product to do it.
Regarding Custom Profiles -> Improvement to the webpage -> I think the profiles numbers and import json should be closer to eachother so we can do this much faster. Or a lazy solution would be maybe a scroll-to-import-button near the numbers and a scroll-to-numbers close to the import json button.
Good video! I don't have an OSSC right now, but I'm sure this video will be good for me to refer to in the future(if I get the OSSC non-Pro version before the OSSC Pro gets released, that is).
Also, unrelated to this video, I know it takes time, resources and money for them to make, refine and test their controllers, I *REALLY* wish Retro Fighters would make an SNES/Super Famicom controller already. Their other controllers already look good and I would *DEFINITELY* buy some of them when I get the chance.
NEED HELP!
I bought the OSSC, but how do I connect my SNES/GameCube and N64? Those are pal versions, so I only have the Scart (Composite Scart/ red, white and yellow) connector.
The OSSC only support true RGB Scart Signal.
What are my opportunities to get OSSC running with Pal Devices?
I've been trying to decide between the 2x or an OSSC and was leaning towards the 2x due to the ease of use but it doesn't look like the OSSC is half as complicated as I thought. Thanks for the video!
Surprised you didn't mention turning on “Allow upsample2x” when linedoubling 480p, it's a great feature. Unless I missed it being mentioned, great video either way.
You missed it. It's right at the beginning when I show Xbox.
@@RetroRGB ah sorry about that. Thanks for letting me know.
i use my OSSC as a plug and play device and it still looks great. i havent changed any settings
Very informative as usual. Poor Bob may have to do another video after the OSSC Pro comes out. Of course, no release date has been announced and it won't mature for a while....
great video, my OSSC is coming tomorrow
update: I FREGGING LOVE THIS THING!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you. Sounds like I might need the OSSC. I'm planning on playing on a 32:9 monitor and I need something that will emulate that signal else the monitor adds imput lag.
Very cool video. I hope they add Composite and S-Video to a future OSSC model so that we can have an all-in-one device similar to the XRGB Mini Framemeister.
It could be nice to show about games who changes resolution during gameplay. Overall, that's just another excellent video from RetroRGB Chamnel.
Just wish it offered composite and S-video, as those are commonly used on some consoles and S-video is good solution for older, aka Atari based (2600, 5200, 7800) consoles.. I have a Framemister just because of that support, I was leaning towards the OSSC but, the lack of support for these connections killed it for me.
Great video as always RGBob 👏😃
Is this applicable to the mcbazel OSSC too? Does it require custom fw?
Very good video.
Recently my OSSC has gotten the most use with FM Towns PC so I don't have to get a CRT
I only really find Generic 4:3 useful for Playstation, as you stated, but the other scenario I tend to prefer it is with model 1 Genesis -- it masks some of the vertical lines if re-capping didn't fix the issue.
Hi, after few minutes, my ossc is broken, There is no more image on the LCD screen and my TV doesn't display any more images either 😥
Hi. I tried setting this up for my neo geo analogue system. It worked but then screen flicks on and off with complete picture loss then it's visabke again. The light on the OSSC flashes between green and red when this happens. It's really frustrating. Does anyone know how to fix this please?
Does the OSSC Pro have a profile editor site too like the regular one ?
I've been a proud owner of an OSSC since spring of this year, but even I need to yield to the fact that it's time consuming and not at all easy to customize video settings on it. I've spent hours tinkering with settings on the online profile editor the first few days after I got my OSSC and it's even more time consuming when you throw a Koryuu into the mix because most people haven't documented any good setting to use with S-Video. Not that I blame them though, using S-Video on the OSSC is a pretty niche choice since it requires a transcoder like the Koryuu to even be compatible. I just happen to be one of those few people who prefer to not use scart cables since they add another level of complexity.
I have to honest, when it comes to 480i I actually prefer the OSSC to just pass it through as an analog to digital conversion only. Bob-deinterlacing is really distracting with the "bobing" motions and often makes menus look weird. Not knocking the OSSC, just a personal preference. I have a Crestron HD scaler partnered to my OSSC since my TV's don't treat certain OSSC modes too well and its really great at deinterlacing 480i. I don't have hard numbers to show, but the input lag feels very minimal so long as the signal is digital and not analog. My TV's are pretty good for being flatscreens so not much latency is added from them either.
Hey, so, with 256 mode, you say the aspect ratio can't be changed. But, there's the "256x240 aspect" option under Output Opt., which I've been setting to 4:3, rather than 8:7, and then it looks much more correct, and not just "square" like your example.
Is this somehow different to what you're talking about? I wouldn't want to presume you missed an option, but it seemed like a strange omission as my own experiences go.
Likewise I'd like clarification on this. I set my line 4x optimized aspect ratio to 4:3 vs 8:7 for 256 Genesis games and it seems fine
You're correct, however the aspect ratio only looks correct in 4x and 5x modes and even then it's still a hair too wide. I didn't discuss it in the video since I didn't want to confuse things, but yeah, give this a try.
@@RetroRGB Certainly for just playing, it can be a preference thing for sure; I recognise that the 4:3 setting might not be completely accurate, but yeah myself at least I find it closer, or at least a worthwhile compromise to still get those crisp pixels. Also, as a PAL gamer, our 256-wide games were squished wider anyway, so perhaps it looks less off to me than to you, even in 5x mode haha.
Makes sense you didn't want to confuse things, though. Thanks for the great and clear video once again.
I messed up my Super Nintendo bank, how can I restore it to factory settings?
I want an OSSC Pro so bad! Mainly for the ability to downscale higher resolutions to 240p. Like the PS3 and Switch.
Are you using a PVM or what? Aren't there already some downscalers
I always found that programming an OSSC is like programming an old-style DVR... you need an university degree to even get started.
But what other device allows me to scale retro games to exact 1440x900, for perfect lag-free gaming?
And yes, I do feel the difference in native vs scaled resolution... not in video quality but in lag. Hence why I don't run it to my main 2560x1440p display; I can't get a native resolution that way!
great video, but how can I adjust the brightness? the picture is a little too dark.
I'm having problems with my 1.6 OSSC, I did the firmware update and have succesfully created profiles for my SNES and Wii, but I can only get a black and white output. I'm using RCA output for both consoles, I have my yellow cable plugged on the green input on the back of the OSSC and the white and red cables connected to a 3.5mm jack converter.... Any idea on why it's only outputting black and white?.... And how I may get color?
Great vid, I don’t own a pc or laptop, can I still get good use out the ossc by not owning a computer?
Sure, you can use it as-is and it's great. You can even use the remote to dial in the custom profiles. It'll take a bit longer than with a PC, but you can save when you're done and it'll be exactly the same.
Really stupid question, but do you have a link to the adapter for the sound you used in the beginning of the video?
Last question, you know when you move fast in side scrollers you get that nasty blurring/ghosting effect, how is that on this TV please? You don't need to turn BFI on right?
Great video as always!
Many Xbox games that run at 480p have very thin black pillar box bars baked into the signal. If I'm going for the aspect ratio I'd see on a 4:3 CRT, do I set timings so the image itself is stretched to 4:3 and thus cutting off the black bars, or resize everything including the black bars to 4:3?
Hello my friend, your vídeo and the way that you explain are so great! Thank you so much! I have one doubt, I’ve imported the settings for N64, and other settings that I got in youtube, but in general the image turn so sharped and in my HDTV is not working so good. I would like to set a image less sharped. Could you please help me where topi exactly I need to change?
Hi! Thanks for the video. Just a small question, if a have a console connected ussing svideo or vga, the rca cables for the sound will be connected to the ossc or directly to the monitor? Thanks in advance!
It doesn't matter - The OSSC doesn't add any lag, so you don't need to worry about audio sync. Good question though!
Question, so my ossc has my genesis and my ps1 going in from scart. It's display shows like 525i or 256i as the signal its receiving. And the only signal that will work on my TV seems to be line 2x which always shows up on my TV as 480p. My TV is a 1080p compatible TV I dont understand why line 3x which should be 720 never shows up. I also don't see any deonterlacong settings, the only setting that comes up is the LPF and what line multiplier I want to use
On saturn the pixels look like they are shaking is there a fix for that? Sonic jam menus shake but actual game is fine.
The shaking is most likely deinterlacing: My guess is the Sonic Jam menu is 480i and the games themselves are 240p. The only retro gaming scalers that offer better deinterlacing options are the GBS-Control and RetroTINK 5x. If the only time you run into this is menu's, I'd stay with your OSSC. If you play a lot of 480i games, search this channel and retrorgb.com for info on both the other scalers.
Thank you for this video. I'm sorry, but I'm apparently too stupid to recognize the difference. What exactly is the difference with the Circle Shaped Loop in Sonic 1? Just the different ratio or should there be something else to recognize? 🧐
Just a different aspect ratio. It's been a debate between us retro nerds for years and honestly doesn't matter...as long as you don't stretch the full game to 16:9 :)
You've convinced me. I'm saving for a Mistr
Thanks for this video. If helped me to configure my OSSC.
What did you use to connect your Genesis model 3? And could (if it has a converter to the model 1) you share where you got the cords?
I have all that on the website :) Here you go: www.retrorgb.com/genesisrgbcables.html
www.retrorgb.com/genesis3.html
What adapter did you use for the red and white cables?
Hey Bob, great video and incredible timing! I got my OSSC recently. A question I would like to ask you, what could be the right settings to connect the OSSC to a CRT PC Monitor? I already have the Tendak HDMI VGA adapter. Thank you!
There's a 240p test suite for the ps1 lurking on GitHub somewhere. I loaded onto my psio but I've heard that people have also burned it to cd. It's not on the main 240p site for some reason.
do you know how to get an x68000 to work on an LCD panel with an OSSC?
My Neo Geo AES displays vertical scrolling lines only when connected to OSSC via scart. Is this my console problem?
Looking at getting one. What's the audio input cable I need? Looks like it's a converter to 3.5 jack?
How do you get pictures from a Super famicom NTSC Jap ? I see well with ossc 1.6 and avermedia plus2, but I register a black screen. Are you using an add-in card between the SFC and ossc ?
If I use a SNES PAL I can see well and I can record without problems.
Do you know the SFC has an RGB video signal with Macrovision ?? or nuisance signal? What prevents registration?
Thanks for your valuable videos.
SFC + OSSC works fine. Does your capture card accept both NTSC and PAL signals? Also, have you tested the SFC on other displays or scalers? Maybe try setting the output resolution to 2x (480p) just to test?
@@RetroRGB I have done several tests, but I read that super famicom, has a nervous sync and therefore they recommend installing a card in it, which stabilizes the synchronism signal. This card is called De Jitter . For now I’ll just try to capture it in another way, switching to analog with a FireWire Canopus, but it’s just a temporary solution .
Thanks for this! When you upload the custom profiles to the OSSC, can you remove the SD card and still have the profiles on the OSSC, or do you need to keep the SD card inside to use those custom profiles?
I think you can take it out, as it should save on the OSSC itself. I always leave mine in though, so I could be wrong.