Graphics
Frame rate test HD capture with Xbox game capture
- For some ?? reason the capture file was only twice the size of my usual stuttery captures, at 630mb instead of ~ 300mb. That's fine, I can live with that. But - HD and no stuttering.
So the workflow changes again... I'll do the preflight - map - drone footage in OBS, do the inflight with the Xbox game capture, and splice them together post flight in Windows 'Photos' app. - airline_seat_recline_extraAsia 2
Malaysia- location_cityKuala Lumpur
- flight_takeoffWMKK Kuala Lumpur
- tagEditorGraphics
- 2021 edited: 30-04-2021
Recon flight at Incheon, South Korea | Evening
- Take the same flight plan and change one or two variables (time of day, altitude) and you get a whole different experience!
- airline_seat_recline_extraAsia 2
South Korea- location_citySeoul
- flight_takeoffRKSI Incheon
- tagSceneryGraphics
- 2021 edited: 20-07-2021
Video setup
- From the read me.
- airline_seat_recline_extraA-10 Tank Killer 2: Silent Thunder
- tagGraphics
- 1998
The art of simulating natural light
- airline_seat_recline_extraEnemy Engaged Apache vs. Havoc
- tagGraphicsAtmospheric Perspective
- 1998 edited: 09-06-2021
A living environment!
- airline_seat_recline_extraEnemy Engaged Apache vs. Havoc
- tagEnvironmentGraphics
- 1998 edited: 09-06-2021
The 3D engine
- airline_seat_recline_extraEurofighter Typhoon: Operation Icebreaker
- tagGraphics
- 2010
- A look behind the scenes at how artists and programmers create the clouds in the world of flight sim.
- airline_seat_recline_extraMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2004
- tagWeatherGraphics
Frame rate test in Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 --/o\--
- airline_seat_recline_extraMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2020
- tagGraphicsInstall
- 2021 edited: 22-04-2021
Microsoft Flight Simulator: the technology
- airline_seat_recline_extraMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2020
- tagGraphicsEnvironmentObjectsSimulated
- compare_arrowsMSFS 2020 Graphics settings comparison and suggestions (external link)
MSFS 2020 Graphics settings comparison and suggestions
- airline_seat_recline_extraMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2020
- tagConfigurationGraphics
- 2021 edited: 19-03-2021
Patch 1.15.7.0 Frame Rate test --/o\-- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 --/o\--
- Unfortunately I haven't yet optimised my OBS recording pipeline. OBS is running on a second PC and is introducing it's own lag and stutters. Anyway the FPS counter tallies with what I saw - a smooth experience hovering around 50fps.
- airline_seat_recline_extraMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2020
- tagGraphicsFlight TestPatchConfiguration
- 2021 edited: 15-04-2021
- compare_arrowsFSX Computer Bible (external link)
- Written in 2013 but still relevant in 2020.
- airline_seat_recline_extraMicrosoft Flight Simulator X | Prepar3D
- precision_manufacturingMicrosoft | Lockheed Martin
- tagGuideInstallGraphics
- 2006 edited: 09-10-2020
Setting graphics preferences in the last of the DOS simulations.
- Resolutions available in the DOS sims ranged from 320 x 200, 600 x 400, 800 x 600 to 1024 x 768.
- airline_seat_recline_extraNATO Fighters
- precision_manufacturingJanes Combat Simulations | Electronic Arts
- tagGraphics
Texture Mapping is taken for granted in the 21st century
- But in the 1990's it was a revolutionary step and activating it placed huge demands on the graphics hardware and specifically the CPU's of the day.
- airline_seat_recline_extraNATO Fighters
- precision_manufacturingJanes Combat Simulations | Electronic Arts
- tagGraphics
Optimising sim graphics for fast low level flight
- After a couple of days research, asking questions on the Prepar3D forum and reading/watching some of the resources I've linked to here, I came up with a solution which satisfied my requirement of a convincing representation of the fast jet terrain hugging flight profile.
- airline_seat_recline_extraPrepar3D
- local_airportLockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
- precision_manufacturingLockheed Martin | India Foxt Echo
- tagGraphicsWater
- 2020 edited: 16-10-2020
- compare_arrowsTake On Helicopters: Video Settings (external link)
Take On Helicopters: Video Settings
- airline_seat_recline_extraTake On Helicopters
- tagGraphicsInstall
- 2021 edited: 26-12-2020
- airline_seat_recline_extraTotal Air War GraphicsTips
Evolution of Computer Graphics
- tagHistory of SoftwareGraphics
Graphics Engines
- tagGraphics
Graphics HW
- tagGraphicsHistory of HardwareHardware
Hardware Historic: Graphics Cards
- tagHistory of HardwareGraphicsHardware
- 2021 edited: 11-03-2021
Optimising & tweaking Prepar3D v.5 graphics performance
- I enjoy flying the F-16 fast and at treetop level... who wouldn't! But at all levels I was getting stuttering and slowdowns. The stuttering being much more immersion breaking that any slowdown. Anyway, cutting to the chase after hours and hours and hours over many nights, I worked out the single most important graphic setting (for my rig). And it's one I would NEVER have guessed.
- airline_seat_recline_extraPrepar3D
- local_airportLockheed Martin F-16 Falcon
- personMiGMan
- tagGraphics
- 2020 edited: 13-10-2020
Reflections
- Reflections of light and colour, often subtle, are one of our strongest cues to visual reality, a subject which was explored with a vengeance by the Impressionist painters. Modern graphics hardware does a great job of rendering reflections in real time.
- tagReflectionGraphicsAtmospheric Perspective
- 2023
Scenery in Flight Simulations
- tagSceneryGraphicsEnvironmentObjects
- 2021 edited: 16-02-2021
Scenery Technology in Flight Simulation
- tagSceneryGraphicsEnvironmentHistory of Software
- 2021 edited: 10-03-2021
Texture Mapping 101
- tagGraphics
- 2000
- compare_arrowsThe sense and nonsense of FPS (external link)
The sense and nonsense of FPS
- Great guide to FPS in flight sims. | Prepar3D
- tagInstallGraphics
- edited: 09-10-2020
- compare_arrowsWineD3D For Windows (external link)
WineD3D For Windows
WineD3D For Windows is a DirectX 1-11 to OpenGL wrapper based on WineD3D, which is an almost full implementation of DirectX used in Wine. Even if Windows supports DirectX natively, using WineD3D can enhance backwards compatiblity with older games, especially on Windows 8 and newer that don't support 16 bit screen modes. Another possible use is to emulate unsupported versions of DirectX, or porting DirectX applications to OpenGL without having to rewrite the rendering code. Please note that WineD3D is far from perfect, and many games will not work.
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- edited: 20-09-2020