Reply To: A few feature requests for OSSC Pro (Updated March 27, 2025)

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7) Another suggestion for scaling algorithms: Having a dedicated folder for them which in turn can contain one layer of subfolders. The subfolders would appear as submenus in the Scaling Algorithm menu and allow the user to add multiple filters and group them together by category, allowing for a larger selection of custom filters so that the user can pick ones they feel best suits a particular game.
Edit: Custom scaling algorithms implemented in firmware v0.76

8) Another suggestion for user added/created customized modes: Similarly to the suggestion above, a folder for user added customized modes which in turn can contain one layer of subfolders that display as submenus. This would allow for not only adding modes with custom names for systems not already listed, but also adding customized modes for specific games that may require specific adjustments to correct for active picture area, offset, and intended aspect ratio.

For instance, games have multiple combinations of horizontal and vertical active pixels and arbitrary offsets. Their optimal aspect ratio can also vary, including the infamous PAL squeeze. This was something we had to endure in the analog days, but which the OSSC Pro can already correct. It just currently takes creating a large amount of different profiles or manually tweaking the settings every time one plays a particular game. Per-game optimized modes would help make this easier, letting profiles focus on different hardware rather than individual games.

To make the above feature work best, it might be necessary to allow creating and saving customized modes directly on the OSSC Pro to the SD card.

9) Basic USB keyboard support to allow for renaming profiles and customized modes on the OSSC Pro itself.

10) On-screen keyboard to complement feature #9.