Cuban Legend
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Ok so it is ok for me to use lvl12/11. OK IM AM NOW JUSTIFIED. Thank you, screenshot gods.
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2013 High-Res PC Screenshot Thread of Let the JPEG Die Already
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Ok so it is ok for me to use lvl12/11. OK IM AM NOW JUSTIFIED. Thank you, screenshot gods.
I've always done the same. Not everyone has Photoshop installed or an image editor that lets you save max quality JPGs though (and the ones outputted by Paint are heavily compressed unfortunately), so I'd say it's just easier to tell people to use PNG.
I downsampled with SMAA with my last play-through (which I never finished), plus used SSAO.
The only thing I hated looking at was the sky. Do you know if there's a high-res mod to replace it out there?
Sax Russel
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Ehh, yeah. Playing it via Dolphin helps a lot, being rendered at a higher resolution and all, but I feel like Retro's ambition in visual design increased disproportionately compared to the size of the increase in hardware power, going from 1/2 to 3.
I might just be crazy but playing them all back to back now on the somewhat even footing provided by Dolphin instead of years apart I want to say I prefer 2's graphics to 3's. 3 might be pushing more effects and be "prettier" but 2 was just better looking.
Anywho, MP3
I think if you checked Force Lossless RGB you may. It would be the only way to capture driver-level FXAA that I can think of.
Always thought of that, could be awesome to really cherry pick some sweet shots during an action sequence.
Sax Russel
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I've done that, default fraps video settings. Doesn't seem to be any difference in quality. These two screens I recently posted from Metroid Prime 2 are frames from raw fraps videos, for example (by importing the video to Photoshop and then saving a specific frame, not like... screenshotting a media player, just to be clear):
http://www.abload.de/img/dolphin2013-01-0516-0vtzw9.png
http://www.abload.de/img/dolphin2013-01-0516-03trwc.png
How're you playing MP3 in Dolphin? Isn't there a bug where you have to do something just to scan items?
Spazznid
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Well, here's the same shot in two ways. One is from a direct capture In-Game and one is from the recorded Fraps video.
Notice Any Difference?
These ones were while playing at 1620p. Fraps Video automatically Downscaled to 1080p and I manually Downscaled the other through Photoshop with Bicubic Sharper...
I will post more shots and then some at a low resolution to see if the difference is easier to see....
Notice Any Difference?
These ones were while playing at 1620p. Fraps Video automatically Downscaled to 1080p and I manually Downscaled the other through Photoshop with Bicubic Sharper...
I will post more shots and then some at a low resolution to see if the difference is easier to see....
jediyoshi
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I downsampled with SMAA with my last play-through (which I never finished), plus used SSAO.
The only thing I hated looking at was the sky. Do you know if there's a high-res mod to replace it out there?
Are you using open sauce or some other method for widescreen?
The second is definitely sharper, but I suspect it has something to do with the difference in downscaling. Colors look slightly better in the second as well.
Spazznid
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Lastly, here's a shot at 1360 x 768.
Only thing I can see are the textures on the metal. In one they are more detailed?
If what was said about Video catching the FXAA, then this makes sense.
From looking back at the others, this eems apparent as well. Some areas are more 'blended' in while the Screenshots were not. This may also be due to the FXAA. I really don't know how all that works.
I can definitely see this as an alternative to the traditional way of either snapshotting or timed shots...
At the very least, it may be an alternative. You lose IQ, but you managed to get every moment of an event and can hand pick which frame to take.
Only thing I can see are the textures on the metal. In one they are more detailed?
If what was said about Video catching the FXAA, then this makes sense.
From looking back at the others, this eems apparent as well. Some areas are more 'blended' in while the Screenshots were not. This may also be due to the FXAA. I really don't know how all that works.
I can definitely see this as an alternative to the traditional way of either snapshotting or timed shots...
At the very least, it may be an alternative. You lose IQ, but you managed to get every moment of an event and can hand pick which frame to take.
Zyrusticae
Banned
PRAISE THE SUN!
Zyrusticae
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This is one of the few times a game has managed to make me go "What the FUCK?", not out of rage or anger, but out of sheer disgust as I realize just what exactly transpired in front of me.
Zyrusticae
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Yep, he's blind.
Obligatory fucking awesome sword-wielding wolf shot:
Obligatory fucking awesome sword-wielding wolf shot:
Spazznid
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Wii edition of the game can remove the HUD completely.
Can one force AO in Dolphin? It's time to sleep, so I won't be starting mine up right now...
Stein3x
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Remember when fences/gratings had aliasing? Me neither.
Corky this is done with downsampling plus ingame MSAA only?I cant achieve the same level of sharpness with 3840x2160 plus 4MSAA, it isnt crisp.Perfect screens btw!
Thanks, opted to go nuts with the IQ and forego fps, capped it at 30 fps and went with it all, ~4k, 16xq AA and SMAA.
TheVampire
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Peterthumpa
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^
Indeed.
Anyway, some old shots from a PCARS session:
Indeed.
Anyway, some old shots from a PCARS session:
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
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Peterthumpa
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Yep, was reading the rules right after posting the last post. Sorry, won't do it again.
Oh wow you're actually using SCAO? I didn't think there was anyone who did. What kind of performance are you getting at that res with SCAO? You must have a powerful system.
Oh, great Dark Souls shots btw.
Dictator93
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Durante! What are the differences between the AO presets. I have only just used the default AO ever
Well, there are 3 types of AO implemented, where one of them (SCAO) is just a combination of the other two (which have slightly different effects). As such, it has a higher computational cost (though not twice as high). And then there's a setting for improving performance by upsampling the SSAO (scale) and a setting for the intensity of the effect (strength, this does not have a performance impact). Generally I'd suggest sticking with VSSAO (the default) and medium strength. Unless you really like the effect provided by the other AO methods and have enough performance to spare.
Sax Russel
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All the MP games need EFB to Ram for the visors to work, but it's set automatically with them and there's no negative side effects. Aside from occasional audio issues with HLE 3 runs as well as 1 or 2 (GC) did.
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