Hi, I was shooting my first models yesterday, and am having a hard time finding the perfect settings.. I turned my draw distance to about 50m or as low as I could, then turned on basic shaders, local lights, and hiked up the avatar rendering.. but I'm still getting rough edges on the legs, shoulders, hair, etc... and it's creating more post production than I'd like to have to do.
Can you recommend some tricks for me?
Here is my first model, this one I am happy with the turnout.
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Davin Romano
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05-14-2008 11:27
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Davin Romano
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05-14-2008 11:27
this one didnt come out as good
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Blue Szondi
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05-14-2008 11:39
And you are turning off the Avatar Imposter…right?
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MoxZ Mokeev
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05-14-2008 11:40
Ok lookit here and see if this might be of some help.
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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05-14-2008 12:02
Go into debug settings and turn on Hi Res Snapshots To Disk. And, if you're willing to risk it, try the 1.20.xx RC client. Run it in Ultra mode toggle custom and pull in the draw distance if you're lagging and kill Impostors. Then go into Hardware settings and turn on 4xAntiailiasing. Heh... If your computer can handle it, feel free to make those your permanent settings. It's seriously immersive. (^_^)
If you check out any of my snapshots on snapzilla that were taken since I visited Bay City, those are fine examples of how smooth things can look. Even after the very poor compression that comes with a postcard snapshot. (^_^) http://sluniverse.com/pics/pic.aspx?id=275537 http://sluniverse.com/pics/pic.aspx?id=275538 http://sluniverse.com/pics/pic.aspx?id=275539 http://sluniverse.com/pics/pic.aspx?id=276132 http://sluniverse.com/pics/pic.aspx?id=276375 http://sluniverse.com/pics/pic.aspx?id=276382 Be sure to check out the (Full Image) version of each pic. They're much nicer than the resized ones that you get first from the site. I would post one here... But, it's too huge for the way the forum formats. (^_^)y _____________________
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Davin Romano
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05-14-2008 12:47
wowo sideways, that bridge shot is great!
I realized after going outside last night that the water reflections were hot! must've been the basic shaders. and crap, I may have left the imposters on! is that when you see fuzzy's after about 10m? |
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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05-14-2008 13:33
wowo sideways, that bridge shot is great! I realized after going outside last night that the water reflections were hot! must've been the basic shaders.  and crap, I may have left the imposters on! is that when you see fuzzy's after about 10m? _____________________
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Davin Romano
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05-24-2008 21:09
I got the high res to disc set now, I can't seem to find the 4x4 antialiasing you mentioned..
managed to get a few more decent shots the other night.. and today I got the new RC too.... http://f1nd.org/dr/Joannie/DR_JoannieR4.png http://f1nd.org/dr/Joannie/DR_JoannieR1.png |
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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05-25-2008 07:04
The option only exists in the current RC. You'll see it in the 'Hardware Options' of the graphics tab. There will be a check box for 'anisotropic filtering' and a pull down for 'Antiailiasing'. I set the filtering on and AA to 4x.
The first one will help add detail to heavily stretched textures due to extreme viewing angles (think: floor and walls to your sides) and, of course, AA will kill the stair-stepping effect by turning regular jagged line rendering to a gradient that appears to be a smoother line. (^_^) Crud, I'm all geeked out now. (>_< _____________________
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