diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/AntialiasingEffect.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/AntialiasingEffect.h
index 0b497c0cec..6de24dc86a 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/AntialiasingEffect.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/AntialiasingEffect.h
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ public:
     AntialiasingConfig() : render::Job::Config(true) {}
 
     float blend{ 0.1f };
-    float sharpen{ 0.15f };
+    float sharpen{ 0.1f };
 
     bool constrainColor{ true };
-    float covarianceGamma{ 0.9f };
+    float covarianceGamma{ 1.0f };
     bool feedbackColor{ false };
 
     float debugX{ 0.0f };
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MaterialTextures.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/MaterialTextures.slh
index cff5ec41ee..592aa37461 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MaterialTextures.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MaterialTextures.slh
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ vec3 fetchLightmapMap(vec2 uv) {
     vec3 normalizedTangent = normalize(<$interpolatedTangent$>.xyz);
     vec3 normalizedBitangent = cross(normalizedNormal, normalizedTangent);
     // attenuate the normal map divergence from the mesh normal based on distance
-    // The attenuation range [50,200] meters from the eye is arbitrary for now
-    vec3 localNormal = mix(<$fetchedNormal$>, vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0), smoothstep(50.0, 200.0, (-<$fragPos$>).z));
+    // The attenuation range [30,100] meters from the eye is arbitrary for now
+    vec3 localNormal = mix(<$fetchedNormal$>, vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0), smoothstep(30.0, 100.0, (-<$fragPos$>).z));
     <$normal$> = vec3(normalizedBitangent * localNormal.x + normalizedNormal * localNormal.y + normalizedTangent * localNormal.z);
 }
 <@endfunc@>
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/fxaa_blend.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/fxaa_blend.slf
index 7c9b2d0f1b..996344c881 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/fxaa_blend.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/fxaa_blend.slf
@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@ void main(void) {
     pixels[8] = texelFetch(colorTexture, ivec2(gl_FragCoord.xy)+ivec2(1,1), 0);
 
     sharpenedPixel = pixels[4]*6.8 - (pixels[1]+pixels[3]+pixels[5]+pixels[7]) - (pixels[0]+pixels[2]+pixels[6]+pixels[8])*0.7;
-    outFragColor = clamp(pixels[4] + sharpenedPixel * sharpenIntensity, pixels[4]/2, pixels[4]*2);
+
+	vec4 minColor = max(vec4(0), pixels[4]-vec4(0.5));
+	vec4 maxColor = pixels[4]+vec4(0.5);
+    outFragColor = clamp(pixels[4] + sharpenedPixel * sharpenIntensity, minColor, maxColor);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/taa.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/taa.slh
index 0215780953..95e4b49453 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/taa.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/taa.slh
@@ -76,47 +76,35 @@ vec2 taa_getRegionFXAA() {
 #define USE_YCOCG 1
 
 vec4 taa_fetchColor(sampler2D map, vec2 uv) {
+	vec4 c = texture(map, uv);
+	// Apply rapid pseudo tonemapping as TAA is applied to a tonemapped image
+	c.rgb = c.rgb / (vec3(1)+c.rgb);
 #if USE_YCOCG
-		vec4 c = texture(map, uv);
-		return vec4(color_LinearToYCoCg(c.rgb), c.a);
+	return vec4(color_LinearToYCoCg(c.rgb), c.a);
 #else
-		return texture(map, uv);
+	return c;
 #endif
 }
 
 vec3 taa_resolveColor(vec3 color) {
 #if USE_YCOCG
-		return max(vec3(0), color_YCoCgToUnclampedLinear(color));
-#else
-		return color;
+	color = max(vec3(0), color_YCoCgToUnclampedLinear(color));
 #endif
+	// Apply rapid inverse tonemapping
+	color = color / (vec3(1)-color);
+	return color;
 }
 
 vec4 taa_fetchSourceMap(vec2 uv) {
-#if USE_YCOCG
-		vec4 c = texture(sourceMap, uv);
-		return vec4(color_LinearToYCoCg(c.rgb), c.a);
-#else
-		return texture(sourceMap, uv);
-#endif
+	return taa_fetchColor(sourceMap, uv);
 }
 
 vec4 taa_fetchHistoryMap(vec2 uv) {
-#if USE_YCOCG
-		vec4 c = texture(historyMap, uv);
-		return vec4(color_LinearToYCoCg(c.rgb), c.a);
-#else
-		return texture(historyMap, uv);
-#endif
+	return taa_fetchColor(historyMap, uv);
 }
 
 vec4 taa_fetchNextMap(vec2 uv) {
-#if USE_YCOCG
-		vec4 c = texture(nextMap, uv);
-		return vec4(color_LinearToYCoCg(c.rgb), c.a);
-#else
-		return texture(nextMap, uv);
-#endif
+	return taa_fetchColor(nextMap, uv);
 }
 
 vec2 taa_fetchVelocityMap(vec2 uv) {