FarCry 1.3 HDR Guide, Screenshots, and Movies - Page 3

UberRN69 · 10-26-04, 11:38 PM

Thanks for the tip....

But HDR is already enabled with all settings placed on their highest... at least on my system.

I have a GeForce 6800GT flashed to an Ultra, Athlon XP 3200+ processor and 1 GB of 3200 DDR RAM. I tried first with the command line extension and without, and saw no difference. My best guess would be that the FarCry 1.3 patch detects the video card and enables on default, assuming of coarse all video settings are on highest

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Omega53 · 10-26-04, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by UberRN69

Thanks for the tip....

But HDR is already enabled with all settings placed on their highest... at least on my system.

I have a GeForce 6800GT flashed to an Ultra, Athlon XP 3200+ processor and 1 GB of 3200 DDR RAM. I tried first with the command line extension and without, and saw no difference. My best guess would be that the FarCry 1.3 patch detects the video card and enables on default, assuming of coarse all video settings are on highest

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Hdr is a beta feature so you have to enable it manually.

Press the ~ button on your keyboard. This will bring down a green box you can type into. Make sure AA is disabled as HDR wont work with it turned on. Then type \r_hdrrendering 7 and press enter. You should notice a huge difference. Also make sure all setting are set to Very High (Needed for HDR) and Water set to Ultra high for best results.

Ruined · 10-26-04, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stncttr908

Actually he just jacked them all from a [H]ard|OCP thread, unless he made the images himself and posted them there first.

lol take a look at the system in the sig of trancendenz on hardocp and my system

i waited on posting here until I had a definitive guide w/ comparisons because there were already ppl talking about it and posting screens.

Ruined · 10-26-04, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rewt

Can someone explain why this doesn't work on FX cards?

FX cards don't support the fp16 blending w/ openexr hdr format (used by timbury and now farcry)

Kickus_assius · 10-27-04, 01:58 AM

Anyone else find that it kills the game's fps with this on. I have a 6800GT with an Athlon XP 3200+ 1024MB DDR400 and I went from an average of about 80FPS @ 1024x768 on very high 2XAA to about 20-30 FPS depending on the how much is on the screen.

Ruined · 10-27-04, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Kickus_assius

Anyone else find that it kills the game's fps with this on. I have a 6800GT with an Athlon XP 3200+ 1024MB DDR400 and I went from an average of about 80FPS @ 1024x768 on very high 2XAA to about 20-30 FPS depending on the how much is on the screen.

Try using "r_hdrrendering 2" instead of 7.

Skinner · 10-27-04, 05:02 AM

Thanx!

Skrot · 10-27-04, 05:19 AM

HDR looks awesome

. It makes some of the interior screenshots look much more like one would expect.

**K007** · 10-27-04, 05:20 AM

looks mad, the brightness can sometimes be a little too much, but runs very smooth for me, i am sure with the combine of aa this would kill a ultra...but not a sli ultra

rewt · 10-27-04, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ruined

FX cards don't support the fp16 blending w/ openexr hdr format (used by timbury and now farcry)

Alright. Thanks Ruined.

So FX cards do in fact support HDR, just not this type. It's a shame Ubisoft didn't make this work with FX cards. Maybe in the future. HDR in FarCry is still only a beta feature, hopefully they tweak it out further.

shinrai · 10-27-04, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by UberRN69

Thanks for the tip....

But HDR is already enabled with all settings placed on their highest... at least on my system.

I have a GeForce 6800GT flashed to an Ultra, Athlon XP 3200+ processor and 1 GB of 3200 DDR RAM. I tried first with the command line extension and without, and saw no difference. My best guess would be that the FarCry 1.3 patch detects the video card and enables on default, assuming of coarse all video settings are on highest

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He's right. It the same for me. Geez, the hit is huge.

Mr.Clawz950 · 10-27-04, 12:00 PM

Excellent job Ruined. Thanks for the info =)

10-26-04, 11:38 PM	#25
UberRN69 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah Posts: 230	Re: FarCry 1.3 OpenEXR HDR guide, screenshots, & movies (56k warning) Thanks for the tip.... But HDR is already enabled with all settings placed on their highest... at least on my system. I have a GeForce 6800GT flashed to an Ultra, Athlon XP 3200+ processor and 1 GB of 3200 DDR RAM. I tried first with the command line extension and without, and saw no difference. My best guess would be that the FarCry 1.3 patch detects the video card and enables on default, assuming of coarse all video settings are on highest .

10-27-04, 01:58 AM	#29
Kickus_assius Defenestrator of the Weak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 338	Re: FarCry 1.3 OpenEXR HDR guide, screenshots, & movies (56k warning) Anyone else find that it kills the game's fps with this on. I have a 6800GT with an Athlon XP 3200+ 1024MB DDR400 and I went from an average of about 80FPS @ 1024x768 on very high 2XAA to about 20-30 FPS depending on the how much is on the screen. __________________ Heat: Broughtonr: 49-0-0 Ebay: Kickus_assius: (109)

10-27-04, 05:02 AM	#31
Skinner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,128	Re: FarCry 1.3 OpenEXR HDR guide, screenshots, & movies (56k warning) Thanx! __________________ Intel i7@3,8gHzAsus P6T Deluxe* 2x Sapphire HD7970 3GB Crossfire 6 GB Corsair Dominator 1600C8OCZ Vertex 120 GB SSDadaptec 19160U160Intel X25 80 GB Quantum Atlas 15KII SCSI U160 147Gig* WD Raptor 300 GBApple 24" LED Cinema X-Fi TitaniumLogitech Z5500Coolmaster RP 1000WW7 64 Home

10-27-04, 05:19 AM	#32
Skrot The 5900XT that could. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 402	Re: FarCry 1.3 OpenEXR HDR guide, screenshots, & movies (56k warning) HDR looks awesome . It makes some of the interior screenshots look much more like one would expect.

10-27-04, 05:20 AM	#33
K007 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 9,405	Re: FarCry 1.3 OpenEXR HDR guide, screenshots, & movies (56k warning) looks mad, the brightness can sometimes be a little too much, but runs very smooth for me, i am sure with the combine of aa this would kill a ultra...but not a sli ultra

10-27-04, 12:00 PM	#36
Mr.Clawz950 Hi Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: KY, USA Posts: 122	Re: FarCry 1.3 OpenEXR HDR guide, screenshots, & movies (56k warning) Excellent job Ruined. Thanks for the info =) __________________ System 1 : AMD X2 6400+ @ 3.4Ghz \| ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe \| 4GB OCZ PC6400 (2x2048) \| Dual BFG GeForce 8800GTXs \| Western Digital 74GB Raptor \| Western Digital 250GB HDD \| Lite-On 52x24x52 CD-RW \| Memorex DVD-R \| X-Fi Fatal1ty \| Antec Plusview 1000AMG w/CoolMax 850Watt PSU \| Windows Vista 64-bit \| 20Mbps/2Mbps Cable System 2 : AMD X2 5200+ @ 2.8Ghz \| ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe \| 4GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400 (4x1024) \| BFG GeForce 7800GTX \| Western Digital 74GB Raptor \| Western Digital 160GB HDD \| Lite-On 52x24x52 CD-RW \| Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS \| Antec Plusview 1000AMG w/TruePower 550Watt PSU \| Windows XP w/SP2 \| 20Mbps/2Mbps Cable