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Aeowyn Lisle

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01-16-2008 11:16

Rather than trying to explain it, how about I just use a picture?

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj286/StrLtR0se/wtf_001.jpg

Sure, it's a great arsty effect, but I can't live with this.

Day Oh

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01-16-2008 11:24

It's night time, yo..

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Aeowyn Lisle

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01-16-2008 11:32

From: Day Oh

It's night time, yo..

Nope, looks the same at anytime of day.. and I've never seen SL do that at night before, which considering I've been wandering around SL for more than two years (just on different avs) I think I can safely say this has never happened to me before

Viktoria Dovgal

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01-16-2008 11:37

Is that effect with very few colors what you are seeing in the client?

Aeowyn Lisle

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01-16-2008 11:38

From: Viktoria Dovgal

Is that effect with very few colors what you are seeing in the client?

yeah, that'sd be it... and it stays that way even if I relog which I've never had happen before... here's a daytime pic that might look beter

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj286/StrLtR0se/wtf_002.jpg

Viktoria Dovgal

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01-16-2008 11:45

I haven't seen that kind of posterized thing in years, but it used to crop up when video cards were tighter on memory and the screen resolution was too high to support a full palette. So, even if it's specific to that program, video settings and capacity would be the areas where I would start poking.

Aeowyn Lisle

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01-16-2008 11:46

From: Viktoria Dovgal

I haven't seen that kind of posterized thing in years, but it used to crop up when video cards were tighter on memory and the screen resolution was too high to support a full palette. So, even if it's specific to that program, video settings and capacity would be the areas where I would start poking.

hmm yes... *poke poke poke*

will see what I can do but keep the comments coming!

Aeowyn Lisle

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01-16-2008 11:54

AHA! It's only when I turn Basic Shaders on! Which I suppose I don't need seeing as I'm not even sure what they do.

Oh wait... that means none of the other fancy graphics things will work.... that sucks, I like pumping up my graphics, but my fiance recently messed with my comp and rebuilt it and now I know nothing about it

Actually there's not even any point in using windlight without the shaders....

I had used windlight when it was originally released without problems so maybe it's something in my new setup

Darien Caldwell

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01-16-2008 12:05

No, it means you have an ATI Card. Sadly the new windlight works horribly with ATI cards. See this Jira:

http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-3111

LL's official stance is that it's all ATI's fault for not supporting shaders right. Translation: go buy an NVIDIA as ATI will never be supported.

Some seem to have good results with disabling the Catalyst A.I., however this did nothing for me.

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Asriazh Frye

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01-16-2008 16:15

Oh, btw, ATI released a new videocard driver today (Version 8.1) maybe that fixes the low color bug in opnGL applications like SL is ^_^

You guys can find the drivers here for example:
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=31542

-Asriazh

SuezanneC Baskerville

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04-01-2008 14:22

Well my driver is considerably more up to date than the one mentioned, but if I set the performance slider to Performance in CCC then I get a posterized look with the latest release candidate.

What does the Catalyst AI do exactly?

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Archangel Theas

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04-02-2008 22:55

I just got the release today and I found I have to run my graphics setting on low to not get the posterized banding.

For me I don't care if the problem is ATI or SL, if SL knows a way to fix it I hope they do. I have always been able to run my graphics setting on the highest setting up till today.

gosh, i hate to vent, but i had to remove Vista off my computer and put on XL to even have SecondLife run on my laptop with an ATI card. I can't change my video card. I keep getting closer and closer to start looking into something else to spend my time on instead of SL.

Using windlight and SL looks... strange
Aeowyn Lisle Registered User Join date: 7 May 2007 Posts: 6	01-16-2008 11:16 Rather than trying to explain it, how about I just use a picture? http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj286/StrLtR0se/wtf_001.jpg Sure, it's a great arsty effect, but I can't live with this.
Day Oh Registered User Join date: 3 Feb 2007 Posts: 1,257	01-16-2008 11:24 It's night time, yo.. _____________________
Aeowyn Lisle Registered User Join date: 7 May 2007 Posts: 6	01-16-2008 11:32 From: Day Oh It's night time, yo.. Nope, looks the same at anytime of day.. and I've never seen SL do that at night before, which considering I've been wandering around SL for more than two years (just on different avs) I think I can safely say this has never happened to me before
Viktoria Dovgal … Join date: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 3,593	01-16-2008 11:37 Is that effect with very few colors what you are seeing in the client?
Aeowyn Lisle Registered User Join date: 7 May 2007 Posts: 6	01-16-2008 11:38 From: Viktoria Dovgal Is that effect with very few colors what you are seeing in the client? yeah, that'sd be it... and it stays that way even if I relog which I've never had happen before... here's a daytime pic that might look beter http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj286/StrLtR0se/wtf_002.jpg
Viktoria Dovgal … Join date: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 3,593	01-16-2008 11:45 I haven't seen that kind of posterized thing in years, but it used to crop up when video cards were tighter on memory and the screen resolution was too high to support a full palette. So, even if it's specific to that program, video settings and capacity would be the areas where I would start poking.
Aeowyn Lisle Registered User Join date: 7 May 2007 Posts: 6	01-16-2008 11:46 From: Viktoria Dovgal I haven't seen that kind of posterized thing in years, but it used to crop up when video cards were tighter on memory and the screen resolution was too high to support a full palette. So, even if it's specific to that program, video settings and capacity would be the areas where I would start poking. hmm yes... poke poke poke will see what I can do but keep the comments coming!
Aeowyn Lisle Registered User Join date: 7 May 2007 Posts: 6	01-16-2008 11:54 AHA! It's only when I turn Basic Shaders on! Which I suppose I don't need seeing as I'm not even sure what they do. Oh wait... that means none of the other fancy graphics things will work.... that sucks, I like pumping up my graphics, but my fiance recently messed with my comp and rebuilt it and now I know nothing about it Actually there's not even any point in using windlight without the shaders.... I had used windlight when it was originally released without problems so maybe it's something in my new setup
Darien Caldwell Registered User Join date: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,127	01-16-2008 12:05 No, it means you have an ATI Card. Sadly the new windlight works horribly with ATI cards. See this Jira: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-3111 LL's official stance is that it's all ATI's fault for not supporting shaders right. Translation: go buy an NVIDIA as ATI will never be supported. Some seem to have good results with disabling the Catalyst A.I., however this did nothing for me. _____________________
Asriazh Frye Smart Cookie Join date: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 173	01-16-2008 16:15 Oh, btw, ATI released a new videocard driver today (Version 8.1) maybe that fixes the low color bug in opnGL applications like SL is ^_^ You guys can find the drivers here for example: http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=31542 -Asriazh
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	04-01-2008 14:22 Well my driver is considerably more up to date than the one mentioned, but if I set the performance slider to Performance in CCC then I get a posterized look with the latest release candidate. What does the Catalyst AI do exactly? _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Archangel Theas Registered User Join date: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 1	04-02-2008 22:55 I just got the release today and I found I have to run my graphics setting on low to not get the posterized banding. For me I don't care if the problem is ATI or SL, if SL knows a way to fix it I hope they do. I have always been able to run my graphics setting on the highest setting up till today. gosh, i hate to vent, but i had to remove Vista off my computer and put on XL to even have SecondLife run on my laptop with an ATI card. I can't change my video card. I keep getting closer and closer to start looking into something else to spend my time on instead of SL.

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