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[Kezen]

http://powerupgaming.co.uk/2015/11/06/crystal-dynamics-clarifies-rise-of-the-tomb-raiders-resolution-cutscenes-not-true-1080p/

Game director Brian Horton reached out to Power Up Gaming earlier today to clarify that cutscenes in the game will be rendered at 1440 x 1080, not the 900p we previously reported via gaming outlet Gamersyde. This rather unorthodox resolution offers an eight per cent resolution improvement over 900p, as well as limiting upscaling to the horizontal axis.

Gameplay is 1080p.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

cutscenes in the game will be rendered at 1440 x 1080, not the 900p

huh?

 

[backbreaker65]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

 

[Xan Kriegor]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

I have a feeling you'll spend a decent amount of time watching cutscenes, having them in a good quality is important

 

[Sami+]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

uh anyone who wants the cutscenes to not look like ass probably cares

btw rendering resolution of cutscenes has zero effect on HDD space

 

[johnnydrama]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

They're not pre-rendered in Tomb Raider.

 

[link1201]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

During a cut scene I think I would care even more.

 

[wumster3000]

That's not bad. I am more worried about framerate. Hopefully it's stable even though it's 1080p.

 

[shandy706]

Are they pre-rendered?

Are they real time?


Either way, they look good from what little I've seen.

They're not pre-rendered in Tomb Raider.

In that case...makes 100% sense if they're spruced up for close ups.

 

[rob305]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

Theyre not video files man...resolution doesn't affect the file size

 

[cakely]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

I'm glad you won't get your wish. I care.

 

[mocoworm]

I have a feeling you'll spend a decent amount of time watching cutscenes, having them in a good quality is important

uh anyone who wants the cutscenes to not look like ass probably cares

Watching a cutscene in 720p is good quality. They won't look 'like ass'. It's higher quality than watching a DVD, is it not?

 

[backbreaker65]

During a cut scene I think I would care even more.

The quality of a cut scene does nothing for me, it just a movie nothing more.

 

[dork]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

we've officially gone full circle

The quality of a cut scene does nothing for me, it just a movie nothing more.

by that logic you want VHS movies back.

 

[R10Neymarfan]

This doesn't even matter when we can have the full 1920x1080 in a few months

 

[tuxfool]

uh anyone who wants the cutscenes to not look like ass probably cares

btw rendering resolution of cutscenes has zero effect on HDD space

It actually depends if your cutscenes are real time or video. Increasing the resolution of videos will take up loads of space.

TBH all games should aim for real time as video age far faster than the game around it.

 

[Setsuna]

Watching a cutscene in 720p is good quality. They won't look 'like ass'. It's higher quality than watching a DVD, is it not?

depends on bit rate

 

[Begaria]

Sweet, a bump from 900p to 1080pr. Nice.

 

[backbreaker65]

we've officially gone full circle



by that logic you want VHS movies back.

I don't play cut scenes, I view them, 720p cut scene is cool with me.

 

[link1201]

The quality of a cut scene does nothing for me, it just a movie nothing more.

Fair enough but for me I'd want something I'm solely watching to look as good as possible.

 

[tuxfool]

I don't play cut scenes, I view them, 720p cut scene is cool with me.

All the more reason you notice the horrible resolution.

 

[SnakeXs]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

All around awful and uninformed post. Great work.

 

[tuxfool]

All around awful and uninformed post. Great work.

What is wrong with it?

 

[see5harp]

Obviously if it were simply a video, they'd be able to playback in 1080p. They are talking about in engine cutscenes.

 

[SnakeXs]

What is wrong with it?

Shhhhhhhhh. All is well now.

 

[cakely]

I have a feeling you'll spend a decent amount of time watching cutscenes, having them in a good quality is important

All around awful and uninformed post. Great work.

I think you may have quoted the wrong person here.

 

[Catdaddy]

Pre-order cancelled.... ..... wait, what???

 

[Ryaaan14]

I like when cutscenes are 240p 30fps

Has that vhs feel

 

[Adam M]

So this is full HD, cool. because I guess the cutscenes are not 16:9, width matters which is 1080

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Not huge of a deal, gameplay is 1080pp. Cutscense will still look nice at that resolution. Should be okay.

 

[Genio88]

http://powerupgaming.co.uk/2015/11/06/crystal-dynamics-clarifies-rise-of-the-tomb-raiders-resolution-cutscenes-not-true-1080p/



Gameplay is 1080p.

Is that confirmed? Ok then i'll reinstall the preload files on my Xbox One

 

[Wag]

What will it be on my PC @ 4k?

 

[pastrami]

So this is full HD, cool. because I guess the cutscenes are not 16:9, width matters which is 1080

In case this isn't a joke, it's not Full HD, which is defined as 1920x1080. The cutscenes are still 16:9, just rendered anamorphically. So a 1440x1080 image is rendered with a 16:9 aspect ratio, then stretched horizontally to fill the 1920x1080 resolution. And last, 1080 refers to the number of vertical pixels or height, not the width.

 

[exmachina64]

What will it be on my PC @ 4k?

This; the answer better not be 1440x1080.

 

[Kezen]

Is that confirmed? Ok then i'll reinstall the preload files on my Xbox One

You don't have to troll you know. We get it, resolution does not matter to you.

What will it be on my PC @ 4k?

Cutscenes have no reason to be capped at such a res on PC, they will run at the same res as gameplay for sure.

 

[plagiarize]

Watching a cutscene in 720p is good quality. They won't look 'like ass'. It's higher quality than watching a DVD, is it not?

DVD. The gold standard of video quality in 2015.

 

[BronsonLee]

Prerendered cutscenes made games like Max Payne 3 and Hitman Absolution like 30 gigs each, so kill that shit

Back on topic, this is fine by me.

 

[Genio88]

You don't have to troll you know. We get it, resolution does not matter to you.


Cutscenes have no reason to be capped at such a res on PC, they will run at the same res as gameplay for sure.

It matters actually, but not that much to compromise the game experience, especially when it's just about a few pixels difference

 

[Finale Fireworker]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

Are you kidding?

 

[Shin-Ra]

So this is full HD, cool. because I guess the cutscenes are not 16:9, width matters which is 1080

What?

 

[Ikuu]

What?

I think it's a joke about The Order.

 

[Mivey]

It matters actually, but not that much to compromise the game experience, especially when it's just about a few pixels difference

1920x1080 = 2073600
1440x1080 = 1555200

The difference is 518 400. I am not a native speaker, so forgive my ignorance of words for sets. "a few" is used to describe more then half a million, yes?

 

[FATALITY]

Cutscene is fine guys I think

 

[Calderc]

1,555,200p.

Daaaaaamn.

 

[kodecraft]

1,555,200p.

Daaaaaamn.

Lmao, I see what you did there. OP's fault too.

 

[shinnn]

So Gamersyde totally guessed the numbers? They were wrong about both vertical and horizontal resolution.

 

[SyenceLabb]

1920x1080 = 2073600
1440x1080 = 1555200

Did you use a calculator?

 

[Gurish]

Gameplay at 1080P is really what's important, 900P (+8%) to cut scenes is alright, most people probably wouldn't notice as the overall IQ is probably great during cut scenes.

 

[see5harp]

I don't mind prerendered cutscenes if it's an older game, where the engine couldn't possibly hope to convey the sort of animation or fidelity necessary to tell a story, but nowadays, it just bloats the size of games and takes you out of the experience. Stuff like Max Payne 3 on PC suck so much when they could have easily told the story right in engine.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I wish cut scenes in all games were 720p it would save a lot of download time and space on the HDD, and furthermore it's a cut scene who cares.

Now that cutscenes are real time running at 720p wouldn't save any space