## Community<\/p>\n
* Join my discord server for questions, suggestions and development updates
\n* You can also donate if you would like to say thanks<\/p>\n
#### Frequently asked questions<\/p>\n
1. “When will Photon be released for _new Minecraft version_?”
\n – Shader packs are generally not very dependent on MC versions; as long as Iris is available, Photon should just work.<\/p>\n
## Features<\/p>\n
* Fully revamped sky, lighting and water
\n* Detailed clouds with several layers and many different cloud types
\n* Immersive weather system providing different skies each day
\n* Voxel-based colored lighting (enabled with Ultra profile, requires Iris)
\n* Screen-space reflections
\n* Volumetric fog
\n* Soft shadows with variable-size penumbras
\n* Detailed ambient occlusion (GTAO)
\n* Camera effects: bloom, depth of field, motion blur
\n* Much improved image quality with TAA, FXAA and CAS
\n* Advanced temporal upscaling (disabled by default) for low end devices
\n* Extensive settings menu allowing you to customize every aspect of the shader
\n* Full labPBR resource pack support<\/p>\n
## Compatibility<\/p>\n
### Shader loaders
\n* Iris (recommended)
\n * Iris is a modern shader loader with far better performance, mod compatibility and developer features than OptiFine
\n * Some features (Colored Lighting) will only work on Iris
\n* OptiFine<\/p>\n
### GPU vendors
\n* Nvidia
\n* AMD
\n* Intel
\n* **NOT** compatible with Apple GPUs (Metal)<\/p>\n
### Mods
\n* Voxy
\n* Distant Horizons <\/p>\n
## Showcase videos
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