diff --git a/Effects/cloud.eff b/Effects/cloud.eff
index 094a53682..b133b799f 100644
--- a/Effects/cloud.eff
+++ b/Effects/cloud.eff
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     <lightning-pos-x><use>/environment/lightning/lightning-pos-x</use></lightning-pos-x>
     <lightning-pos-y><use>/environment/lightning/lightning-pos-y</use></lightning-pos-y>
     <lightning-range><use>/environment/lightning/lightning-range</use></lightning-range>
+    <use_filtering><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-filtering</use></use_filtering>
+    <gamma><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/gamma</use></gamma>
+    <brightness><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/brightness</use></brightness>
+    <use_night_vision><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-night-vision</use></use_night_vision>
   </parameters>
   
   <technique n="9">
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@
       <program>
         <vertex-shader>Shaders/3dcloud-ALS.vert</vertex-shader>
         <fragment-shader>Shaders/3dcloud-ALS.frag</fragment-shader>
+        <fragment-shader>Shaders/filters-ALS.frag</fragment-shader>
         <attribute>
           <name>usrAttr1</name>
           <index>10</index>
@@ -142,6 +147,26 @@
         <type>float</type>
         <value><use>lightning-range</use></value>
       </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>gamma</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>gamma</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>brightness</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>brightness</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>use_filtering</name>
+        <type>bool</type>
+        <value><use>use_filtering</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>use_night_vision</name>
+        <type>bool</type>
+        <value><use>use_night_vision</use></value>
+      </uniform>
       <!--<vertex-program-two-side>true</vertex-program-two-side>-->
     </pass>
   </technique>
diff --git a/Effects/skydome.eff b/Effects/skydome.eff
index 8e32879c3..1d612a6e7 100644
--- a/Effects/skydome.eff
+++ b/Effects/skydome.eff
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
     <landing_light1_offset><use>/sim/rendering/als-secondary-lights/landing-light1-offset-deg</use></landing_light1_offset>
     <landing_light2_offset><use>/sim/rendering/als-secondary-lights/landing-light2-offset-deg</use></landing_light2_offset>
     <landing_light3_offset><use>/sim/rendering/als-secondary-lights/landing-light3-offset-deg</use></landing_light3_offset>
+    <use_filtering><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-filtering</use></use_filtering>
+    <gamma><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/gamma</use></gamma>
+    <brightness><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/brightness</use></brightness>
+    <use_night_vision><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-night-vision</use></use_night_vision>
     <air_pollution><use>/environment/air-pollution-norm</use></air_pollution>
   </parameters>
   <technique n="8">
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@
         <fragment-shader>Shaders/skydome-ALS.frag</fragment-shader>
 	<fragment-shader>Shaders/noise.frag</fragment-shader>
 	<fragment-shader>Shaders/secondary_lights.frag</fragment-shader>
+        <fragment-shader>Shaders/filters-ALS.frag</fragment-shader>
       </program>
       <uniform>
         <name>mK</name>
@@ -169,6 +174,26 @@
         <type>float</type>
         <value><use>horizon_roughness</use></value>
       </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>gamma</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>gamma</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>brightness</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>brightness</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>use_filtering</name>
+        <type>bool</type>
+        <value><use>use_filtering</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>use_night_vision</name>
+        <type>bool</type>
+        <value><use>use_night_vision</use></value>
+      </uniform>
      <uniform>
         <name>view_pitch_offset</name>
         <type>float</type>
diff --git a/Effects/terrain-default.eff b/Effects/terrain-default.eff
index 6caec7b79..c42c22ba5 100644
--- a/Effects/terrain-default.eff
+++ b/Effects/terrain-default.eff
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@
     <landing_light3_offset><use>/sim/rendering/als-secondary-lights/landing-light3-offset-deg</use></landing_light3_offset>
     <quality_level><use>/sim/rendering/shaders/landmass</use></quality_level>
     <tquality_level><use>/sim/rendering/shaders/transition</use></tquality_level>
+    <use_filtering><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-filtering</use></use_filtering>
+    <gamma><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/gamma</use></gamma>
+    <brightness><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/brightness</use></brightness>
+    <use_night_vision><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-night-vision</use></use_night_vision>
     <cloudpos1_x><use>/local-weather/cloud-shadows/cloudpos-x[0]</use></cloudpos1_x>
     <cloudpos1_y><use>/local-weather/cloud-shadows/cloudpos-y[0]</use></cloudpos1_y>
     <cloudpos2_x><use>/local-weather/cloud-shadows/cloudpos-x[1]</use></cloudpos2_x>
@@ -308,6 +312,7 @@
         <fragment-shader>Shaders/cloud-shadowfunc.frag</fragment-shader>
         <fragment-shader>Shaders/hazes.frag</fragment-shader>
         <fragment-shader>Shaders/secondary_lights.frag</fragment-shader>
+        <fragment-shader>Shaders/filters-ALS.frag</fragment-shader>
       </program>
 	  <uniform>
         <name>grain_strength</name>
@@ -479,6 +484,26 @@
         <type>float</type>
         <value><use>landing_light3_offset</use></value>
       </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>gamma</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>gamma</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>brightness</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>brightness</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>use_night_vision</name>
+        <type>bool</type>
+        <value><use>use_night_vision</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>use_filtering</name>
+        <type>bool</type>
+        <value><use>use_filtering</use></value>
+      </uniform>
       <uniform>
         <name>cloudpos1_x</name>
         <type>float</type>
diff --git a/Effects/water-inland.eff b/Effects/water-inland.eff
index 5cac1df17..379577156 100644
--- a/Effects/water-inland.eff
+++ b/Effects/water-inland.eff
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@
 		<fogtype>
 			<use>/sim/rendering/shaders/skydome</use>
 		</fogtype>
+		<!-- filtering -->
+   		<use_filtering><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-filtering</use></use_filtering>
+    		<gamma><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/gamma</use></gamma>
+   		<brightness><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/brightness</use></brightness>
+    		<use_night_vision><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-night-vision</use></use_night_vision>
 		<!-- cloud shadows -->
 		<cloudpos1_x><use>/local-weather/cloud-shadows/cloudpos-x[0]</use></cloudpos1_x>
 		<cloudpos1_y><use>/local-weather/cloud-shadows/cloudpos-y[0]</use></cloudpos1_y>
@@ -394,6 +399,7 @@
 				<fragment-shader>Shaders/cloud-shadowfunc.frag</fragment-shader>
 				<fragment-shader>Shaders/hazes.frag</fragment-shader>
 				<fragment-shader>Shaders/secondary_lights.frag</fragment-shader>
+				<fragment-shader>Shaders/filters-ALS.frag</fragment-shader>
 			</program>
 			<!--<uniform>
 				<name>water_reflection</name>
@@ -604,11 +610,31 @@
         			<type>float</type>
         			<value><use>landing_light2_offset</use></value>
       			</uniform>
-                <uniform>
-                    <name>landing_light3_offset</name>
-                    <type>float</type>
-                    <value><use>landing_light3_offset</use></value>
-                </uniform>
+                	<uniform>
+                    		<name>landing_light3_offset</name>
+                    		<type>float</type>
+                    		<value><use>landing_light3_offset</use></value>
+                	</uniform>
+			<uniform>
+        			<name>gamma</name>
+        			<type>float</type>
+        			<value><use>gamma</use></value>
+      			</uniform>
+      			<uniform>
+        			<name>brightness</name>
+        			<type>float</type>
+        			<value><use>brightness</use></value>
+      			</uniform>
+      			<uniform>
+        			<name>use_filtering</name>
+        			<type>bool</type>
+        			<value><use>use_filtering</use></value>
+      			</uniform>
+      			<uniform>
+        			<name>use_night_vision</name>
+        			<type>bool</type>
+        			<value><use>use_night_vision</use></value>
+      			</uniform>
 			<uniform>
        				<name>cloudpos1_x</name>
         			<type>float</type>
diff --git a/Effects/water.eff b/Effects/water.eff
index 7652dc5ea..0e3f7ae21 100644
--- a/Effects/water.eff
+++ b/Effects/water.eff
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@
 		<sea_r><use>/environment/sea/color_r</use></sea_r>
 		<sea_g><use>/environment/sea/color_g</use></sea_g>
 		<sea_b><use>/environment/sea/color_b</use></sea_b>
+		<!-- filtering -->
+   		<use_filtering><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-filtering</use></use_filtering>
+    		<gamma><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/gamma</use></gamma>
+   		<brightness><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/brightness</use></brightness>
+    		<use_night_vision><use>/sim/rendering/als-filters/use-night-vision</use></use_night_vision>
 		<!-- cloud shadows -->
 		<cloudpos1_x><use>/local-weather/cloud-shadows/cloudpos-x[0]</use></cloudpos1_x>
 		<cloudpos1_y><use>/local-weather/cloud-shadows/cloudpos-y[0]</use></cloudpos1_y>
@@ -377,6 +382,7 @@
 				<fragment-shader>Shaders/cloud-shadowfunc.frag</fragment-shader>
 				<fragment-shader>Shaders/hazes.frag</fragment-shader>
 				<fragment-shader>Shaders/secondary_lights.frag</fragment-shader>
+				<fragment-shader>Shaders/filters-ALS.frag</fragment-shader>
 			</program>
 			<!--<uniform>
 				<name>water_reflection</name>
@@ -602,6 +608,26 @@
                     		<type>float</type>
                     		<value><use>landing_light3_offset</use></value>
                 	</uniform>
+ 			 <uniform>
+        			<name>gamma</name>
+        			<type>float</type>
+        			<value><use>gamma</use></value>
+      			</uniform>
+      			<uniform>
+        			<name>brightness</name>
+        			<type>float</type>
+        			<value><use>brightness</use></value>
+      			</uniform>
+      			<uniform>
+        			<name>use_filtering</name>
+        			<type>bool</type>
+        			<value><use>use_filtering</use></value>
+      			</uniform>
+      			<uniform>
+        			<name>use_night_vision</name>
+        			<type>bool</type>
+        			<value><use>use_night_vision</use></value>
+      			</uniform>
 			<uniform>
        				<name>cloudpos1_x</name>
         			<type>float</type>
diff --git a/Shaders/3dcloud-ALS.frag b/Shaders/3dcloud-ALS.frag
index 7c9e95b77..5b3dc8799 100644
--- a/Shaders/3dcloud-ALS.frag
+++ b/Shaders/3dcloud-ALS.frag
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ varying float fogFactor;
 
 varying vec3 hazeColor;
 
+vec3 filter_combined (in vec3 color) ;
+
 void main(void)
 {
       vec4 base = texture2D( baseTexture, gl_TexCoord[0].st);
@@ -10,8 +12,11 @@ void main(void)
         discard;
 
       vec4 finalColor = base * gl_Color;
- 
-      gl_FragColor.rgb = mix(hazeColor, finalColor.rgb, fogFactor );
+	
+      finalColor.rgb = mix(hazeColor, finalColor.rgb, fogFactor ); 
+      finalColor.rgb = filter_combined(finalColor.rgb);
+
+      gl_FragColor.rgb = finalColor.rgb;
       gl_FragColor.a = mix(0.0, finalColor.a, 1.0 - 0.5 * (1.0 - fogFactor));
 }
 
diff --git a/Shaders/filters-ALS.frag b/Shaders/filters-ALS.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f7fd4cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shaders/filters-ALS.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// -*-C++-*-
+
+// This is a library of filter functions
+
+// Thorsten Renk 2016
+
+#version 120
+
+uniform float gamma;
+uniform float brightness;
+
+uniform bool use_filtering;
+uniform bool use_night_vision;
+
+
+vec3 gamma_correction (in vec3 color) {
+
+
+float value = length(color)/1.732;
+return pow(value, gamma) * color;
+
+}
+
+vec3 brightness_adjust (in vec3 color) {
+
+return clamp(brightness * color, 0.0, 1.0);
+
+}
+
+vec3 night_vision (in vec3 color) {
+
+float value = length(color)/1.732;
+
+return vec3 (0.0, 1.0, 0.0) * value;
+
+}
+
+vec3 filter_combined (in vec3 color) {
+
+if (use_filtering == false)
+	{
+	return color;
+	}
+
+
+color = brightness_adjust(color);
+
+if (use_night_vision)
+	{
+	color = night_vision(color);
+	}
+
+return gamma_correction (color);
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/Shaders/skydome-ALS.frag b/Shaders/skydome-ALS.frag
index 3cd9ef0e2..04230fac2 100644
--- a/Shaders/skydome-ALS.frag
+++ b/Shaders/skydome-ALS.frag
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ float fog_backscatter(in float avisibility);
 
 vec3 searchlight();
 vec3 landing_light(in float offset, in float offsetv);
+vec3 filter_combined (in vec3 color) ;
 
 float light_func (in float x, in float a, in float b, in float c, in float d, in float e)
 {
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ hColor = clamp(hColor,0.0,1.0);
 
 color = mix(hColor+secondary_light * fog_backscatter(avisibility),color, transmission);
 
-
+color = filter_combined(color);
 
   gl_FragColor = vec4(color, 1.0);
   gl_FragDepth = 0.1;
diff --git a/Shaders/terrain-ALS-ultra.frag b/Shaders/terrain-ALS-ultra.frag
index adb1ed7d6..a5d16fbc3 100644
--- a/Shaders/terrain-ALS-ultra.frag
+++ b/Shaders/terrain-ALS-ultra.frag
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ vec3 rayleigh_out_shift(in vec3 color, in float outscatter);
 vec3 get_hazeColor(in float light_arg);
 vec3 searchlight();
 vec3 landing_light(in float offset, in float offsetv);
-
+vec3 filter_combined (in vec3 color) ;
 
 
 
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ hazeColor.rgb = max(hazeColor.rgb, minLight.rgb);
 fragColor.rgb = mix(hazeColor+secondary_light * fog_backscatter(mvisibility) , fragColor.rgb,transmission);
 }
 
+fragColor.rgb = filter_combined(fragColor.rgb);
 
 gl_FragColor = fragColor;
 
diff --git a/Shaders/water-ALS-high.frag b/Shaders/water-ALS-high.frag
index 47d57b907..7dd230438 100644
--- a/Shaders/water-ALS-high.frag
+++ b/Shaders/water-ALS-high.frag
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //  © Michael Horsch - 2005
 //  Major update and revisions - 2011-10-07
 //  © Emilian Huminiuc and Vivian Meazza
-// ported to lightfield shading Thorsten Renk 2012
+// ported to ALS Thorsten Renk 2012
 
 #version 120
 
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ vec3 rayleigh_out_shift(in vec3 color, in float outscatter);
 vec3 get_hazeColor(in float light_arg);
 vec3 searchlight();
 vec3 landing_light(in float offset, in float offsetv);
+vec3 filter_combined (in vec3 color) ;
+
 
 //////////////////////
 
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ void main(void)
 
 	// get depth map
 	vec4 topoTexel = texture2D(topo_map, TopoUV);
-    float floorMixFactor = smoothstep(0.3, 0.985, topoTexel.a);
+    	float floorMixFactor = smoothstep(0.3, 0.985, topoTexel.a);
 	vec3 floorColour = topoTexel.rgb;
 	
 	mat4 RotationMatrix;
@@ -495,11 +497,12 @@ void main(void)
 
 	float waveSlope = N.g;
 	float surfFact = 0.0;
-	if ((windEffect >= 8.0)  || (steepness < 0.999)) 
+	if ((windEffect >= 8.0)  || (steepness < 0.999) || (topoTexel.a > 0.98)) 
 		{ 
 		if ((waveSlope > 0.0) && (ocean_flag ==1)) 
 			{
 			surfFact = surfFact +(1.0 -smoothstep(0.97,1.0,steepness));
+			surfFact += 0.5 * smoothstep(0.98,1.0,topoTexel.a);
 			waveSlope = waveSlope + 2.0 * surfFact;
 			}
 		if (waveSlope >= foamSlope){
@@ -706,6 +709,10 @@ if (intensity > 0.0) // this needs to be a condition, because otherwise hazeColo
 	finalColor.rgb = mix(hazeColor  +secondary_light * fog_backscatter(mvisibility), finalColor.rgb,transmission);
 	}
 
+finalColor.rgb = filter_combined(finalColor.rgb);
+
+
+
 gl_FragColor = finalColor;
 
 
diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index cd0ee943e..bb540aeee 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
         <landing-light3-offset-deg type="float">0.0</landing-light3-offset-deg>
 	<use-flashlight type="int">0</use-flashlight>
       </als-secondary-lights>
+      <als-filters>
+	 <use-filtering type="bool">false</use-filtering>
+ 	 <gamma type="float">0.0</gamma>
+ 	 <brightness type="float">1.0</brightness>
+	 <use-night-vision type="bool">false</use-night-vision>
+      </als-filters>
     </rendering>
     <model-hz type="int">120</model-hz>
     <navdb>