Reshade Long Exposure Exclusive [2021]

An exclusive shader preferred by virtual photographers. It separates moving pixels from resting pixels based on the game's depth buffer. This ensures your main subject stays crisp while the background environment blurs. DynamicFog / MotionBlur.fx

ReShade achieves this by capturing consecutive frames and blending them together.

She wasn’t here for the skyline. She was here for the ghost. reshade long exposure exclusive

Slow the game speed down (e.g., to 5% or 500x slower) to allow the shader time to accumulate frames.

), turning shimmering background noise into smooth, cinematic mist. Light Painting: An exclusive shader preferred by virtual photographers

: This creates a clean, "supersampled" look by blending away artifacts from shaders or particle effects.

Elara packed her gear. As she descended the maintenance ladder, she pulled out her phone and dialed a number she hadn't called in a decade. It rang. Once. Twice. DynamicFog / MotionBlur

Linear mimics true film exposure.

This economy of exclusivity has fostered a highly dedicated subculture of virtual photographers. These creators are willing to support developers financially to gain access to the absolute best tools available. These premium shaders often include:

Watch the image smoothly compile on your screen. Once the water or light trails reach the desired level of silkiness, take the screenshot using ReShade's built-in high-quality capture tool (PNG or BMP format). Pro-Tips for Flawless Virtual Long Exposures

In video games, rendering a frame takes milliseconds, not seconds. To achieve this look, we use a technique called or Temporal Accumulation . ReShade takes the previous frames and blends them over the current frame, creating the illusion of a long exposure.