Default ENB bloom settings are way too bright, over-exposed and over-saturated. And most screenshots of ENB bloom are too. So I created my own settings:

before:

http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1297039313.jpg

after:

http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1296992935.jpg

(You might need to open each picture in a tab, then flip back and forth to spot the difference. It's subtle, but looks much nicer especially when not resized and on a big screen)


this is what bloom does:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_(shader_effect)

download:
http://speedskater.ru/download/arccvid/EMBserie_for_MSFS.rar

It has no effect on FPS.

put both files in your FSX or FS9 directory, then tweak the settings in enbseries.ini, optionally you can use Nick Ns settings here:
http://www.simforums.com/forums/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=32482

or my settings (I like mine the best):

shift-f12 to enable and disable. Remove both files to uninstall.


my settings (copy and replace everything in enbseries.ini with:)

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=0
InitProxyFunctions=0
ProxyLibrary=
[GLOBAL]
UseEffect=1
AlternativeDepth=1
AllowAntialias=1
BugFixMode=0
SkipShaderOptimization=0
QuadVertexBuffer=0
EnableShaders_3_0=1
UseMRTRendering=0
AdditionalConfigFile=enbseries2.ini
[EFFECT]
EnableBloom=1
EnableOcclusion=0
EnableReflection=0
EnableMotionBlur=0
EnableWater=0
EnableShadow=0
DepthBias=0
EnableDepthOfField=0
[INPUT]
KeyUseEffect=123
KeyBloom=120
KeyOcclusion=121
KeyReflection=122
KeyCombination=16
KeyScreenshot=44
KeyShadow=119
KeyWater=118
KeyShowFPS=106
[REFLECTION]
ReflectionPower=100
ChromePower=100
UseCurrentFrameReflection=1
ReflectionQuality=1
ReflectionSourceSpecular=50
ReflectionSourceTFactor=50
UseAdditiveReflection=1
ReflectionDepthBias=0
UseLowResReflection=1
ReflectionSinglePass=1
UseEnvBump=1
EnvBumpAmount=100
EnvBumpOffset=100
ReflectionFlip=0
[BLOOM]
BloomPowerDay=4
BloomFadeTime=400
BloomConstantDay=1
BloomQuality=0
BloomScreenLevelDay=75
BloomCurveDay=0
BloomPowerNight=13
BloomConstantNight=2
BloomCurveNight=0
BloomScreenLevelNight=20
BloomAdaptationScreenLevel=40
BloomAdaptationMultiplier=50
BloomAllowOversaturation=1
BloomMaxLimit=65
[SSAO]
UseFilter=1
OcclusionQuality=2
FilterQuality=1
DarkeningLevel=30
BrighteningLevel=30
IlluminationLevel=30
AdditiveIlluminationLevel=30
UseAmbientOcclusion=1
UseIndirectLighting=1
FadeDistance=50
UseForAlphaTest=0
UseForAlphaBlend=0


[COLORCORRECTION]
DarkeningAmountDay=15
ScreenLevelDay=70
ScreenLevelNight=1
DarkeningAmountNight=25
GammaCurveDay=0
GammaCurveNight=-2
ColorSaturationDay=1
ColorSaturationNight=0
UsePaletteTexture=0
[WATER]
UseWaterDeep=0
WaterDeepness=20
WaterQuality=0
[SHADOW]
ShadowFadeStart=40
ShadowFadeEnd=80
ShadowAmountDay=100
ShadowAmountNight=30
ShadowScreenLevelDay=60
ShadowScreenLevelNight=20
ShadowQuality=1
UseShadowFilter=0
FilterQuality=2
ShadowBlurRange=30
[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=0
MaxAnisotropy=16
ForceDisplayRefreshRate=0
DisplayRefreshRateHz=60
[MOTIONBLUR]
MotionBlurQuality=1
MotionBlurVelocity=0
MotionBlurRotation=0
[PERPIXELLIGHTING]
SpecularColorMin=0
SpecularColorMax=100
SpecularColorMultiplier=100
SpecularGlossinessMin=0
SpecularGlossinessMax=100
SpecularGlossinessMultiplier=100
[DEPTHOFFIELD]
DOFQuality=2
DOFNumberOfPasses=1
DOFFocusRange=50
DOFBlurinessRange=10

NNNG, you make it all sound so simple... I tried using ENB bloom beofre and it all went pete tong on me. went all crazy and crashed my sim bigtime! but inspired by your pics, ill give it another try and let u know how it goes!!

Deano