# Cinematix Shader **A cinematic Minecraft shader pack that transforms your world into a breathtaking visual experience.** Cinematix is a modified shader pack based on **Complementary Reimagined** by Complementary Development. It has an stunning cinematic look. Whether you're exploring lush overworld biomes , delving into atmospheric caves lit by glowing ores, or watching the aurora across a star-filled night sky, Cinematix makes every frame look like a movie. *** ## Showcase Video ## Credits & Acknowledgements Cinematix is a **Modified Pack** based on **Complementary Reimagined** by **EminGT** / Complementary Development. * **Original Shader:** [Complementary Shaders - Reimagined](https://www.complementary.dev/) by EminGT * **Based on:** BSL Shaders by Capt Tatsu — his generosity made Complementary possible * **Special Thanks:** IMS212, sp614x, Chocapic13, Robobo1221, SixthSurge, null511, fayer3, catlikecoding, Builderb0y, Jessie, SpacEagle17, isuewo, flytrap, gri573, FoZy-STYLE, plazmal Support the original developer on **[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/emingt)** Join the community on **[Discord](https://www.complementary.dev/discord)** *** ## Key Features ### Atmosphere & Sky * **Volumetric Light Shafts** God rays shine through trees and caves, with customizable intensity for day, night, and rain * **Dynamic Clouds** clouds with customizable altitude, speed, shadows, and colors * **Aurora Borealis** Beautiful auroras light up the night sky with adjustable style and conditions * **Night Nebula & Stars** Rich star-filled skies with configurable star amounts and night nebulae * **Rainbows** Weather-dependent rainbows with multiple style options * **Atmospheric Fog** Border fog, cave fog, and altitude-based atmospheric fog with full color customization per time of day * **Sun & Moon** Customizable sun/moon styles, angles, and horizon behavior ### Water & Translucents * **Cinematic Water** Multiple water styles with realistic caustics, refraction, foam, and customizable wave normals * **Water Reflections** Screen-space ray-traced reflections on water and translucent surfaces * **Underwater Effects** Customizable underwater fog, color, and distortion * **Glass** connected glass effects, mirror tinted glass, and more reflective distant glass ### Lighting & Shadows * **High-Quality Shadows** Adjustable shadow quality (0-4) and distance up to 320 blocks * **Advanced Color Tracing (ACT)** Colored lighting with up to 384 light sources, colored light fog, and colored candle light * **SSAO** Screen-space ambient occlusion with adjustable quality and intensity * **Blocklight** Directional blocklight, blocklight flickering, and customizable blocklight colors * **Held Lighting** Dynamic lighting from held light sources * **Moon Phase Influence** Moon phases affect night lighting, atmosphere, and reflections * **Pixelated Lighting** Retro-style pixelated shadows, blocklight, and ambient occlusion ### Materials & PBR * **IntegratedPBR+** Built-in PBR materials for blocks and entities without needing a resource pack: * Reflective gold, diamond, emerald, iron, and lapis blocks * Glowing ores (iron, gold, copper, redstone, lapis, emerald, diamond, nether quartz, nether gold, ancient debris, and more) * Glowing amethyst, glowing lichen, emissive redstone and lapis blocks * PBR materials for anvils, copper blocks and bulbs, crying obsidian, froglights, quartz, and many more * **Custom PBR Support** Full labPBR/seuspbr support with normal maps, emission maps, and parallax occlusion mapping (POM) * **Generated Normals** Auto-generated normal maps for enhanced surface detail * **Coated Textures** Enhanced texture detail with coated texture effects * **Specific Block Materials** Custom rendering for leaves, snow, lava, coral, candles, pumpkins, and more ### Camera & Post-Processing * **Bloom** Cinematic bloom with adjustable strength * **World Blur / Depth of Field** DOF with FOV-scaled, chromatic, and anamorphic modes, customizable per biome/time * **Tone Mapping** Exposure, contrast, saturation, vibrance, dark desaturation, and white point controls * **Color Grading** Full RGB color grading matrix for custom color pipelines * **Chromatic Aberration** Subtle lens distortion for cinematic feel * **Motion Blur** Optional motion blur with adjustable strength * **Lens Flare** Multiple lens flare modes with adjustable intensity * **Image Sharpening** Post-process sharpening for crisp visuals * **Vignette** Cinematic vignette effect * **Distant Light Bokeh** Beautiful bokeh for distant light sources * **Anti-Aliasing** TAA (temporal anti-aliasing) and FXAA with configurable interaction ### World & Environment * **Waving Textures** Foliage, leaves, water, lava, and lily pads all wave in the wind with adjustable speed and intensity * **Rain Puddles** Puddles form on the ground during rain * **Snowy World** Toggle a snowy world effect * **Hand Swaying** Subtle hand sway animation for immersion * **World Outline** Optional outline effects with adjustable thickness, intensity, and dark outline mode * **Selection Outline** Customizable block selection outline with auto-hide option * **Special Biome Weather** Biome-specific weather effects * **Pale Garden Light Shafts** Special light shafts for the Pale Garden biome *** ## Performance Profiles Cinematix includes four carefully tuned profiles to fit any hardware: | Profile |Best For |Key Highlights | | ------------------ |------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Lite |Low-end devices / max FPS |No shadows, 80-block shadow distance, no reflections, FXAA, basic clouds | | Balanced (Default) |Most players |Shadow quality 2, 192-block shadow distance, reflections, 128 colored lights, balanced clouds | | Cinematic |High-end setups |Shadow quality 3, 256-block shadow distance, full reflections, 256 colored lights, anisotropic filtering, cinematic clouds | | Ultra |Enthusiast hardware |Shadow quality 4, 320-block shadow distance, world-space reflections, 384 colored lights, max anisotropic filtering | It's recommended to use one of these profiles unless you know what you're doing. All affected settings can be found in the "Performance Settings" menu. *** ## Installation 1. **Install Iris** (or OptiFine) for your Minecraft version — Iris is recommended: [irisshaders.dev](https://irisshaders.dev/) 2. **Download** the latest Cinematix shader .zip file 3. **Place** the .zip file in your shaderpacks folder — Options > Video Settings > Shader Packs > Open Shader Pack Folder 4. **Select** Cinematix from the shader pack list 5. **Choose a profile** that matches your hardware (Balanced is recommended) 6. **Enjoy!** *** ## License Cinematix is distributed under the **Complementary License Agreement 1.6**. This is a Modified Pack as defined by the license. The original Complementary Reimagined shader pack is credited and linked above as required by the license terms. *** ## FAQ **What's the difference between Cinematix and Complementary Reimagined?** Cinematix is a modified version of Complementary Reimagined, with a cinematic visual direction. It features adjusted profiles, atmosphere, and visual settings designed to give Minecraft a more movie-like appearance. **Which renderer do I need?** Cinematix works with **Iris** (recommended) or **OptiFine**. Make sure you're using a compatible version for your Minecraft version. **Will it work on my computer?** The Lite profile is designed for low-end hardware. If you're unsure, start with Lite and work your way up. Balanced is the sweet spot for most devices. **Can I use this in a modpack?** Yes, as long as Cinematix is credited in the modpack description and added through CurseForge/Modrinth's existing systems (no direct file redistribution). **Does it support resource packs?** Yes Cinematix supports IntegratedPBR+ (built-in), Basic mode (no PBR), and labPBR/seuspbr (requires PBR resource packs).

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