FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR

jimmyjames123 · 10-25-04, 02:40 PM

Here are some new pics comparing non-HDR to HDR lighting:

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewto...17514&start=20

aAv7 · 10-25-04, 03:07 PM

Thanks for the link

Elvin Presler · 10-25-04, 03:16 PM

HDR = Bloom + small bump in brightness?

Edge · 10-25-04, 03:31 PM

Actually, HDR also compensates for excessive light from one source by darkening everything else. Like if a camera is facing a wall, and then turns to look at a light source, that exact wall will appear darker. The effect looks best in motion: when you step outside of a dark cave you're momentarilly blinded because the sun is so bright, and your vision slowly adjusts to the sudden change in brightness. It works the same way a camera or your own eyes do, and really adds a nice bit of realism to the mix. I consider the light bloom to be more of a secondary effect.

S.I.N · 10-25-04, 04:05 PM

It looks like it just brightens up a certain area of the map.

circuitbreaker8 · 10-25-04, 06:12 PM

HDR looks like junk.

Nexnecis · 10-25-04, 06:35 PM

Anybody have any links to some comparisons between the different HDR levels yet?

I'm on HDR-7 and loving it so far. It may be Uber-Bloom, but I personally like the difference from the original game.

(FYI, my personal FarCry launch shortcut = "E:\Far Cry\Bin32\FarCry.exe" -DEVMODE "r_hdrrendering 7" "r_texnormalmapcompressed 1" )

Mr. Hunt · 10-25-04, 06:42 PM

Yes... look at my post in the other 1.3 post... has most of the different HDR levels...

Nexnecis · 10-25-04, 06:50 PM

May be offtopic, but anybody notice some serious texture crawling once they enabled HDR and disabled AA?

I personally noticed it after I started a new game and got to the ship (2nd) level. Some of the grates show some serious distortion around the bloom effects ( see it and you should know what I mean)

PikachuMan · 10-25-04, 07:10 PM

>May be offtopic, but anybody notice some serious texture crawling once they enabled HDR and disabled AA?

Yea, but I get a similar texture crawl issue in most other games, see the "Edge and texture aliasing" thread. It shows up in more in some circumstances than others, so it could be what's happening there.

holmes · 10-25-04, 09:30 PM

It looks pretty cool, but seriously, it's a little overexaggerated. By the looks from some of those pics, the sun has reached supernova status...

hehe

doodlebob · 10-25-04, 10:39 PM

For those who want to see it in action I made a very short video.

http://storage.fortresshost.com/v1/u...Movie_0003.wmv

10-25-04, 02:40 PM	#1
jimmyjames123 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 665	FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR Here are some new pics comparing non-HDR to HDR lighting: http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewto...17514&start=20

10-25-04, 03:07 PM	#2
aAv7 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,250	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR Thanks for the link __________________ [SIZE="1"][B]CPU:[/B] AMD64 3200+ Winchester @ 2.2 [B]RAM:[/B] 2GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR 400 [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte K8 Triton nForce4 [B]VideoCard:[/B] eVGA GeForce 7800GTX 512MB [B]Hard Drive:[/B] WD 250GB Sata [B]OS:[/B] Dual boot, Windows XP Home/Windows Professional x64 Edition Retail[B] Audio:[/B] X-Fi Xtreme Music [B]Mouse:[/B] Logitech MX 310 [B]PSU:[/B] 500W Ultra Connect (34A on the 12V+)[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"][B]Xbox 360:[/B] w/ Intercooler @ 1280x1024 , Dynasty Warriors 5, Fight Night Round 3, Kameo, NBA 2K6, Perfect Dark Zero CE, and PGR 3[SIZE="1"][/SIZE][/SIZE]

10-25-04, 03:16 PM	#3
Elvin Presler Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 633	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR HDR = Bloom + small bump in brightness?

10-25-04, 03:31 PM	#4
Edge 3d animator for hire! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,564	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR Actually, HDR also compensates for excessive light from one source by darkening everything else. Like if a camera is facing a wall, and then turns to look at a light source, that exact wall will appear darker. The effect looks best in motion: when you step outside of a dark cave you're momentarilly blinded because the sun is so bright, and your vision slowly adjusts to the sudden change in brightness. It works the same way a camera or your own eyes do, and really adds a nice bit of realism to the mix. I consider the light bloom to be more of a secondary effect.

10-25-04, 04:05 PM	#5
S.I.N UnRegistered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: All over Posts: 1,761	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR It looks like it just brightens up a certain area of the map.

10-25-04, 06:12 PM	#6
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10-25-04, 06:35 PM	#7
Nexnecis Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 17	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR Anybody have any links to some comparisons between the different HDR levels yet? I'm on HDR-7 and loving it so far. It may be Uber-Bloom, but I personally like the difference from the original game. (FYI, my personal FarCry launch shortcut = "E:\Far Cry\Bin32\FarCry.exe" -DEVMODE "r_hdrrendering 7" "r_texnormalmapcompressed 1" )

10-25-04, 06:42 PM	#8
Mr. Hunt Rectal Gravy Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 8,294	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR Yes... look at my post in the other 1.3 post... has most of the different HDR levels...

10-25-04, 06:50 PM	#9
Nexnecis Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 17	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR May be offtopic, but anybody notice some serious texture crawling once they enabled HDR and disabled AA? I personally noticed it after I started a new game and got to the ship (2nd) level. Some of the grates show some serious distortion around the bloom effects ( see it and you should know what I mean)

10-25-04, 07:10 PM	#10
PikachuMan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 255	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR >May be offtopic, but anybody notice some serious texture crawling once they enabled HDR and disabled AA? Yea, but I get a similar texture crawl issue in most other games, see the "Edge and texture aliasing" thread. It shows up in more in some circumstances than others, so it could be what's happening there.

10-25-04, 09:30 PM	#11
holmes Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 692	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR It looks pretty cool, but seriously, it's a little overexaggerated. By the looks from some of those pics, the sun has reached supernova status... hehe __________________ The Rig ASRock 970 Extreme3 AM3+ AMD Athlon II x2 260 DDR3-1600 (2x2GB) Kingston HyperX Western Digital caviar 1TB ECS GeForce GT 220 1GB Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX case Corsair 750W PSU

10-25-04, 10:39 PM	#12
doodlebob Nyengh-nugh-huh habba-ba Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 83	Re: FarCry v1.3 pics non-HDR vs HDR For those who want to see it in action I made a very short video. http://storage.fortresshost.com/v1/u...Movie_0003.wmv __________________ AMD 64 3500+ Winchester --Thermaltake Tsunami Dream -- MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM -- Evga Geforce 6800 -- OCZ ModStream 450W -- Corsair Dual Channel Kit 1GB -- NEC Floppy Drive -- NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW -- Audigy 2 ZS-- Hitachi 160GB-- Logitech 5300z