Nvidia configuration guide (Inspector + 2xx.xx drivers) version 2.0 + explanations of all settings

[InTheAir 44]

Here's a screen shot of the newest Inspector (in case anyone is interested) - things have been added. This is what I have configured so far for the GTX650:

Change "Anisotropic Filtering Mode" to 'Application-Controlled' and let FSX manage this setting. Choose 'Anisotropic Filtering' in FSX. See image:

 

 

I did some tinkering and have dropped ENB like a bad habbit and now use "SweetFX". That and I changed the "Antialiasing - Setting" to '16xS' and "Vertical Sync" to 'forced on' see below image. My frames start a little sluggish around 14 at busy airports but after about 30 seconds.. they get up to normal at around 20-25 (It's kinda weird, like I get a boost all of a sudden), this is all in the NGX using dx9.

 

Here are my settings with a GTX680 2GB:

 

 

Here's a few screenshots to show how amazing the AA is and the color depth and sharpness using SweetFX:

 

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[Richard Sennett 2,499]

Jon great shots and some nice settings so far so good thanks, this Titan is hard to dial this looks like something I can build on.

[franciscomv 0]

Jon, could you share your preset file for FSX.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Francisco Mateos

[InTheAir 44]

Jon, could you share your preset file for FSX.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Francisco Mateos

Hi Francisco,

 

Are you referring to my fsx.cfg or the SweetFX settings or something else?

[flyerboy 114]

Nice - I just did that

Windowed mode was fine

 

Went to full screen - frames went to 1.3...

strange

 

Does SweetFX only work in windowed mode? Cant seem to get it working in Full screen

[Q400lover 4]

befor i do this i was wondering if theres a way to revert back to befot i did the edidting?

[franciscomv 0]

The SweetFSX settings. But forget it. I have Prepar3D and there are not compatiblity.

 

Thanks,

 

Francisco Mateos

Hi Francisco,

 

Are you referring to my fsx.cfg or the SweetFX settings or something else?

[InTheAir 44]

Jon great shots and some nice settings so far so good thanks, this Titan is hard to dial this looks like something I can build on.

Cool and thx. My desire to fly has increased dramatically since fsx is stable and amazing looking.

Nice - I just did that

Windowed mode was fine

 

Went to full screen - frames went to 1.3...

strange

 

Does SweetFX only work in windowed mode? Cant seem to get it working in Full screen

I fly fullscreen, not sure why It's not working for you. I'm away from my pc for a few days, when I get back I'll post all my settings.

 

befor i do this i was wondering if theres a way to revert back to befot i did the edidting?

 

Absolutely, just reverse anything you Change and if overwriting any files make a backup first. To remove SweeFX, delete the files and folder you copied over to fsx.

The SweetFSX settings. But forget it. I have Prepar3D and there are not compatiblity.

 

Thanks,

 

Francisco Mateos

I wasn't aware Prepar3d had a compatibility problem with SweetFX. I was under the impression it worked with any 32bit game and soon, 64bit. Did you copy the folder as well as all the files? Try installing again, read install instructions. It's worth it.

[Q400lover 4]

 

Absolutely, just reverse anything you Change and if overwriting any files make a backup first

 

how do i do that? and with my specs witch version would be best?

 

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Component_______ details____________________________________Subscore

Processor-----------AMD FX-Eight-Core Processor, black 3.50 GHz–-- 7.6

Memory (Ram)------ 16.0 GB------------------------------------------7.6

Graphics-------------NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660-----------------------7.9

Gaming graphics-----4095 MB total available graphics memory-------7.9

Primary hard disk----814GB free (931GB total)-----------------------5.9

Base score, 5.9 Determined by Lowest Subscore

 

FSX, only addons, Ultimate traffic 2, ifly 737ng with fs2crew voice and Flight beam's KPHX HD, Latin VFR KSAN HD.

 

Windows 7 Home Premium

 

System_____________

Motherboard------------------------Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Total amount of system memory-----16 GB Ram

System type-------------------------64-bit operating system

Number of processors---------------8

 

Storage_____________

total size of hard disk(s)-------1397 GB

Disk partition (C:)-------------814 GB free (931 GB total)

Media drive(D:)--------------- CD/DVD

 

Graphics_____________

Display adapter type----NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 Superclocked

Total available graphics memory--------4095

Dedicated graphics memory----------2048 MB

Dedicated system memory-----------0MB

Shared system memory--------------2047 MB

Display adapter driver version---------9.18.13.527

Primary monitor resolution------------1920+1200

Direc X version------------------------ directX 10

 

Network____________

Network adapter---------Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

Network adapter---------compact wireless-G USB network adapter

 

notes____________

The gaming graphics score is based on the primary graphic. If system is linked or multiple graphic adapters, some software applications may see additional performance benefits

[InTheAir 44]

how do i do that? and with my specs witch version would be best?

 

--------------------

 

Component_______ details____________________________________Subscore

Processor-----------AMD FX-Eight-Core Processor, black 3.50 GHz–-- 7.6

 

 

Memory (Ram)------ 16.0 GB------------------------------------------7.6

Graphics-------------NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660-----------------------7.9

Gaming graphics-----4095 MB total available graphics memory-------7.9

Primary hard disk----814GB free (931GB total)-----------------------5.9

Base score, 5.9 Determined by Lowest Subscore

 

FSX, only addons, Ultimate traffic 2, ifly 737ng with fs2crew voice and Flight beam's KPHX HD, Latin VFR KSAN HD.

 

Windows 7 Home Premium

 

System_____________

Motherboard------------------------Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Total amount of system memory-----16 GB Ram

System type-------------------------64-bit operating system

Number of processors---------------8

 

Storage_____________

total size of hard disk(s)-------1397 GB

Disk partition (C:)-------------814 GB free (931 GB total)

Media drive(D:)--------------- CD/DVD

 

Graphics_____________

Display adapter type----NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 Superclocked

Total available graphics memory--------4095

Dedicated graphics memory----------2048 MB

Dedicated system memory-----------0MB

Shared system memory--------------2047 MB

Display adapter driver version---------9.18.13.527

Primary monitor resolution------------1920+1200

Direc X version------------------------ directX 10

 

Network____________

Network adapter---------Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

Network adapter---------compact wireless-G USB network adapter

 

notes____________

The gaming graphics score is based on the primary graphic. If system is linked or multiple graphic adapters, some software applications may see additional performance benefits

You should be able to run the same settings I have, best thing to do is experiment. I'm using SweetFX v1.4.

 

If you're using the ENBseries shader mod, the d3d9.dll file would be overwritten, just make sure you have a backup copy before installing SweetFX so you can go back to ENB. That is really the only file I can think of that would need backing up prior to the SweetFX install. The file will be in your root FSX folder. If you're not using ENB then nothing to worry about.

 

My SweetFX settings: (Copy and paste to "SweetFX_settings.txt")

 

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.   
  /                       Description                           /
  '------------------------------------------------------------/

Game: Modified for FSX (Battlefield 3 original settings file)
SweetFX version: 1.4
Author: Derko1 (Original Settings) modified by VAE_jonp
Description: "Luma Sharpening, DPX, Curves, Tone Mapping, Vibrance and Dither"
Showcase: http://www.overclock.net/t/1296721/how-to-anti-aliasing-injection-fxaa-smaa-and-sweetfx/350#post_18575757

   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                      Choose effects                         /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

// Set to 1 for ON or 0 for OFF
#define USE_SMAA_ANTIALIASING  1            // [0 or 1] SMAA Anti-aliasing : Smoothens jagged lines.
#define USE_LUMASHARPEN        1            // [0 or 1] LumaSharpen : Also sharpens the antialiased edges which makes them less smooth - I'm working on fixing that.
#define USE_BLOOM              0            // [0 or 1] Bloom : Makes bright lights bleed their light into their surroundings (relatively high performance cost)
#define USE_HDR                1            // [0 or 1] HDR : Not actual HDR - It just tries to mimic an HDR look (relatively high performance cost)
#define USE_TECHNICOLOR        1            // [0 or 1] TECHNICOLOR : Attempts to mimic the look of an old movie using the Technicolor three-strip color process (Techicolor Process 4)
#define USE_DPX                0            // [0 or 1] Cineon DPX : Should make the image look like it's been converted to DXP Cineon - basically it's another movie-like look similar to technicolor.
#define USE_LIFTGAMMAGAIN      0            // [0 or 1] Lift Gamma Gain : Adjust brightness and color of shadows, midtones and highlights (avoids clipping)
#define USE_TONEMAP            0            // [0 or 1] Tonemap : Adjust gamma, exposure, saturation, bleach and defog. (may cause clipping)
#define USE_VIBRANCE           1            // [0 or 1] Vibrance : Intelligently saturates (or desaturates if you use negative values) the pixels depending on their original saturation.
#define USE_CURVES             1            // [0 or 1] Curves : Contrast adjustments using S-curves.
#define USE_SEPIA              0            // [0 or 1] Sepia : Sepia tones the image.
#define USE_VIGNETTE           0            // [0 or 1] Vignette : Darkens the edges of the image to make it look more like it was shot with a camera lens. May cause banding artifacts.
#define USE_DITHER             1            // [0 or 1] Dither : Applies dithering to simulate more colors than your monitor can display. This lessens banding artifacts (mostly caused by Vignette)
#define USE_SPLITSCREEN        0            // [0 or 1] Splitscreen : Enables the before-and-after splitscreen comparison mode.


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                  SMAA Anti-aliasing settings                /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define SMAA_THRESHOLD         0.10         // [0.05 to 0.20] Edge detection threshold
#define SMAA_MAX_SEARCH_STEPS  36           // [0 to 98] Determines the radius SMAA will search for aliased edges
#define SMAA_MAX_SEARCH_STEPS_DIAG 6            // [0 to 16] Determines the radius SMAA will search for diagonal aliased edges
#define SMAA_CORNER_ROUNDING   0            // [0 to 100] Determines the percent of antialiasing to apply to corners.

// -- Advanced SMAA settings --
#define COLOR_EDGE_DETECTION   1            // [0 or 1] 1 Enables color edge detection (slower but slightly more acurate) - 0 uses luma edge detection (faster)
#define SMAA_DIRECTX9_LINEAR_BLEND 1            // [0 or 1] Using DX9 HARDWARE? (software version doesn't matter) if so this needs to be 1 - If not, leave it at 0.


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                       LumaSharpen settings                  /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
// -- Sharpening --
#define sharp_strength         1.5          // [0.10 to 3.00] Strength of the sharpening
#define sharp_clamp            0.035        // [0.000 to 1.000] Limits maximum amount of sharpening a pixel recieves - Default is 0.035

// -- Advanced sharpening settings --
#define pattern                2            // [1|2|3|4] Choose a sample pattern. 1 = Fast, 2 = Normal, 3 = Wider, 4 = Pyramid shaped.
#define offset_bias            1.0          // [0.0 to 6.0] Offset bias adjusts the radius of the sampling pattern.
                                            // I designed the pattern for offset_bias 1.0, but feel free to experiment.
                           
// -- Debug sharpening settings --
#define show_sharpen           0            // [0 or 1] Visualize the strength of the sharpen (multiplied by 4 to see it better)


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                       Bloom settings                        /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define BloomThreshold         20.25        // [0.00 to 50.00] Threshold for what is a bright light (that causes bloom) and what isn't.
#define BloomPower             1.446        // [0.0000 to 8.0000] Strength of the bloom
#define BloomWidth             0.0142       // [0.0000 to 1.0000] Width of the bloom


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                        HDR settings                         /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define HDRPower               1.30         // [0.0 to 8.0] Strangely lowering this makes the image brighter
#define radius2                0.87         // [0.0 to 8.0] Raising this seems to make the effect stronger and also brighter


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                      TECHNICOLOR settings                   /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define TechniAmount           0.11         // [0.0 to 1.0] 
#define TechniPower            2.8          // [0.0 to 8.0] 
#define redNegativeAmount      0.88         // [0.0 to 1.0] 
#define greenNegativeAmount    0.88         // [0.0 to 1.0] 
#define blueNegativeAmount     0.88         // [0.0 to 1.0] 


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                      Cineon DPX settings                    /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Red                    8.0          // [1.0 to 15.0] 
#define Green                  8.0          // [1.0 to 15.0] 
#define Blue                   8.0          // [1.0 to 15.0] 

#define ColorGamma             2.5          // [0.1 to 2.5] Adjusts the colorfulness of the effect in a manner similar to Vibrance. 1.0 is neutral.
#define DPXSaturation          3.0          // [0.0 to 8.0] Adjust saturation of the effect. 1.0 is neutral.

#define RedC                   0.36         // [0.6 to 0.2] 
#define GreenC                 0.36         // [0.6 to 0.2] 
#define BlueC                  0.34         // [0.6 to 0.2] 

#define Blend                  0.2          // [0.0 to 0.1] How strong the effect should be.


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                      Lift Gamma Gain settings               /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define RGB_Lift               float3(1.000, 1.000, 1.000) // [0.000 to 2.000] Adjust shadows for Red, Green and Blue
#define RGB_Gamma              float3(1.000, 1.000, 1.000) // [0.000 to 2.000] Adjust midtones for Red, Green and Blue
#define RGB_Gain               float3(1.000, 1.000, 1.000) // [0.000 to 2.000] Adjust highlights for Red, Green and Blue


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                        Tonemap settings                     /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Gamma                  1.02         // [0.00 to 2.00] Adjust midtones

#define Exposure               0.00         // [-1.00 to 1.00] Adjust exposure

#define Saturation             0.20         // [-1.00 to 1.00] Adjust saturation

#define Bleach                 0.00         // [0.00 to 1.00] Brightens the shadows and fades the colors

#define Defog                  0.012        // [0.00 to 1.00] How much of the color tint to remove
#define FogColor               float3(0.00, 0.00, 2.55) // [0.00 to 1.00, 0.00 to 1.00, 0.00 to 1.00] What color to remove - default is blue


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                       Vibrance settings                     /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Vibrance               0.20         // [-1.0 to 1.0] Intelligently saturates (or desaturates if you use negative values) the pixels depending on their original saturation.


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                        Curves settings                      /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Curves_contrast        0.30         // [-1.0 to 1.0] The amount of contrast you want

// -- Advanced curve settings --
#define Curves_formula         3            // [1|2|3|4|5|6|7] The constrast s-curve you want to use. 


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                         Sepia settings                      /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define ColorTone              float3(1.40, 1.10, 0.90) // [0.00 to 1.00, 0.00 to 1.00, 0.00 to 1.00] What color to tint the image
#define GreyPower              0.11         // [0.0 to 1.0] How much desaturate the image before tinting it
#define SepiaPower             0.58         // [0.0 to 1.0] How much to tint the image



   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                       Vignette settings                     /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define VignetteRadius         1.00         // [-1.00 to 3.00] lower values = stronger radial effect from center
#define VignetteAmount         -1.00        // [-2.00 to 1.00] Strength of black. -2.00 = Max Black, 1.00 = Max White.
#define VignetteSlope          8            // [1 to 16] How far away from the center the change should start to really grow strong (odd numbers cause a larger fps drop than even numbers)
#define VignetteCenter         float2(0.500, 0.500) // [0.00 to 1.00] Center of effect.


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                        Dither settings                      /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
//No settings yet, beyond switching it on or off in the top section.

//Note that the checkerboard pattern used by Dither, makes an image harder to compress.
//This can make your screenshots and video recordings take up more space.


   /*-----------------------------------------------------------.
  /                     Splitscreen settings                    /
  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define splitscreen_mode 3  // [1|2|3|4|5] 1 = Vertical 50/50 split, 2 = Vertical 25/50/25 split, 3 = Vertical 50/50 angled split, 4 = Horizontal 50/50 split, 5 = Horizontal 25/50/25 split

[Julean 12]

Had SweetFX and CTD... Then I read that it does not work on 64-bit systems :wacko:

 

All the best

 

Jens 

[InTheAir 44]

Had SweetFX and CTD... Then I read that it does not work on 64-bit systems :wacko:

 

All the best

 

Jens 

I'm Win7 64bit, works fine on 64bit OS's, just not 64bit applications yet. I haven't had a single problem with CTD's so I can't help you there. My guess is there is a conflicting .dll in the FSX root folder, good luck.

 

Just to show the results on my system here's a before and after shot and a couple others: (Recently, I changed my NI Antialiasing setting to 32xS (Combined 2x2 SS + 8x MS) best results so far!)

 

Click image for 1920x1080 (A must for the comparison)

 

Click image for 1920x1080 (A must for the comparison)

 

Click image for 1920x1080

 

Click image for 1920x1080 (Still using 16xS antiailasing in this shot)

[Richard Sennett 2,499]

Awesome shots great quality 

[bob34 124]

I have good results on Win8 X64 w/ FX8350 processor and GTX660 card.

One difference - I took out a performance hit (or conflict) by changing:

#define USE_SMAA_ANTIALIASING 1    to  0   on some advice elsewhere on Avsim.

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/389455-have-any-of-you-tried-this-sweetfx/page-2

 

I also don't turn on VSync based on an old post stuck in my memory from Ryan. Not sure if that's the right thing to do or not, but my FPS is finally the last thing on my mind after 6+ years of FSX.

 

 

My FPS is locked at 29, and I'm still getting 29, so I can't comment on any performance hit since it's N/A for me.

[Manny 1,293]

Had SweetFX and CTD... Then I read that it does not work on 64-bit systems :wacko:

 

All the best

 

Jens 

 

 

I have sweetfx on Win 7 and IT works solid. No CTD at all. I am using DX10