I'm using opus with TIR and ezdok for camera views for now.I found opus live camera to be a PIA.

Just spotted this topic...

 

Hi Mark, I can confirm you will need to enable Live View if you want to use Live Weather on a networked system, Live View is used to communicate the weather to the clients.

 

I'm not sure what is causing your stuttering, it is silky smooth on our setup. We did notice our virus checker had a bad effect on client performance, have you disabled yours and followed all our performance recommendations for the client PCs such as using a default basic aircraft type on the clients?

 

Hi NaMcO, not sure which zoom you are refering to, we don't handle zoom, it is FSX/P3D controlling that. Did you mean in the camera views?

 

Hi Kevin, we have introduced a smooth transition between VC-VC and 2D-2D camera views.

 

Regards

Cheryl

Hi Cheryl,

 

Yes I noticed that in the latest beta I just installed thanks! You release the updates so frequently I can hardly keep up

 

It looks to me as though the transition between camera views is now a smooth point to point transition (tested in the NGX, a captain to co-pilot transition where both views have exactly the same pitch/yaw/roll, just a different xyz). However, I looks to me as though where 2 views do not have the same pitch/yaw/roll that the transition doesn't appear to me to be a smooth glide? It apoears to me (Maybe it's just my eyes), that the transition in pitch/yaw/roll isnt a gradual one as with the xyz but rather changes abruptly at some point?

 

I cant say that definitely though as I've spent more hours trying to fix my recent OOM errors and enjoying the LWE than actually testing some examples to be sure I'll slow down the transition rate and do some camera view transition tests and let you have some feedback in a day or so.

 

One other thing that EzDOK allows you to do which I haven't figured out on Opus yet, is whether you can enable/disable trackIR on individual camera views? That's a really useful option for some panel views like radio stacks where you need to be able to manipulate knobs and switches quickly and efficiently. TrackIR is great for normal views but I find It makes adjusting radio dials etc tricky sometimes because with the view changing with your head movements it's difficult to keep the mouse over the clickspot. Disabling TrackIR in some views gets round that problem. Can I disable TrackIR on individual camera views in Opus please?

 

Cheers

K

It apoears to me (Maybe it's just my eyes), that the transition in pitch/yaw/roll isnt a gradual one as with the xyz but rather changes abruptly at some point?

 

You are correct in your observation. At present we have only smoothed out the transition in the XYZ plane. I want to see how it performs on all types of system before smoothing the PBY. The PBY I think just jumps instantly to the new values while the XYZ jumps to the start position, the last camera's eye position, then the XYZ are adjusted smoothly through to their target positions.

 

I understand your observation and will add the PBY to the smoothing also. The only danger is that FSX requires a lot more processing to adjust PBY than it does XYZ so I suppose we just went with the safe option first. But we will incorporate PBY changes in the next beta or release.

 

We have observed that the transition speed can vary considerably according to the aircraft type (default FSX, PMDG etc), which we have tried to take into account.

 

Can I disable TrackIR on individual camera views in Opus please?

That's a good idea. It's now on our to do list... :wink:

 

Cheers

Cheryl

 

P.S. Would really like to get to the bottom of your stuttering client problem, please keep experimenting with optimisation of FSX on the clients, also some users have fixed the frame rate on the server and found an improvement on the client smoothness.

Hi Mark, I can confirm you will need to enable Live View if you want to use Live Weather on a networked system, Live View is used to communicate the weather to the clients.

 

I'm not sure what is causing your stuttering, it is silky smooth on our setup. We did notice our virus checker had a bad effect on client performance, have you disabled yours and followed all our performance recommendations for the client PCs such as using a default basic aircraft type on the clients?

 

I have no AV running at all, and I'm using the WidevieW Dummy Aircraft as my model on the clients (you can't get any simpler geometry than that).

 

As best as I can tell, I've got a completely apples-to-apples comparison going. Without any other changes, if I disable WidevieW on server and clients and launch LiveView server and clients I get tiny -- but very noticeable -- lags and stutters on the client displays. The lags/stutters are not synchronized between the displays, so the issues doesn't appear to be being caused by the server. If I stop the LiveView clients and server and then re-enable WidevieW clients and servers the client displays become perfectly smooth.

 

My LiveView server is already fixed at 40FPS. If I set it to 'unlimited' the clients all lag very badly -- up to several seconds behind the server. That's sort of strange to me, because my server is the SLOWEST PC in the sim setup -- it's a 3.0 GHz i7 CPU, while the clients are all 3.4GHz i7 CPUs. All systems have at least 16GB of RAM (the server has 24GB, just because it's a triple-channel memory configuration). The interconnect between all systems is 1GbE on a dedicated switch. The only other material differences between the systems are the video cards. 4 of the systems are using nVidia GTX 550 cards, one is using a GTX 670, and one (my server) is using an AMD/Radeon 6780 card.

 

I could try reducing the frame rate even further, but there's a point at which that will interfere with the sim experience in its own right.

I just purchased it and i just can't make the weather work while networked. It's working in standalone mode on the "FSX PC" but i can't make it work with the support PC acting like a server and the manual just doesn't explain clearly enough how to do it.

 

Do i need to have simconnect.cfg inside the folder like i use on AS2012? Do i need any special settings? My PCs communicate with each other flawlessly (alas, i'm a network engineer), so i don't know what's wrong?

 

That's because it doesn't. I just spent 44.00 on the assumption that this program could be networked (client/desktop) like AS2012 and didn't read the fine print (as explained by one of the developers) that they'll have that functionality in the future. Word to the wise: If you're happy with AS2012 dialed in exactly the way you like it, pass on this. i noticed virtually no difference between AS2012 and Opus just running the server on the desktop. You're going to subject yourself to a lot of work, a 44.00 expense and not get essentially the same functionality that AS2012 offers. I'm speaking to weather only, I'm not inetersted in cameras, live views, etc.

 

Mark

 

That's because it doesn't. I just spent 44.00 on the assumption that this program could be networked (client/desktop) like AS2012 and didn't read the fine print (as explained by one of the developers) that they'll have that functionality in the future. Word to the wise: If you're happy with AS2012 dialed in exactly the way you like it' date=' pass on this. i noticed virtually no difference between AS2012 and Opus just running the server on the desktop. You're going to subject yourself to a lot of work, a 44.00 expense and not get essentially the same functionality that AS2012 offers. I'm speaking to weather only, I'm not inetersted in cameras, live views, etc.

 

Mark[/quote']

 

yeah......if you like global weather or flashing suddenly appearing clouds with a METAR update, AS certainly has the advantage!

That's because it doesn't. I just spent 44.00 on the assumption that this program could be networked (client/desktop) like AS2012 and didn't read the fine print (as explained by one of the developers) that they'll have that functionality in the future. Word to the wise: If you're happy with AS2012 dialed in exactly the way you like it, pass on this. i noticed virtually no difference between AS2012 and Opus just running the server on the desktop. You're going to subject yourself to a lot of work, a 44.00 expense and not get essentially the same functionality that AS2012 offers. I'm speaking to weather only, I'm not inetersted in cameras, live views, etc.

 

Mark

 

My exact observation also. I saw no advantage as far as weather changes, winds, temps etc. and the lack of networking makes it not as appealing as AS2012. IMO not worth addition investment if currently using AS to just get a weather engine for any marked improvements. If one needs or uses camera views, perhaps?

if you are using DWC mode in AS then there is no comparison. Opus wins hands down.

 

network ability is coming I believe, although it has zero impact on my system.

 

if you spent the 44 and don't like it, just get the refund from F1

if you are using DWC mode in AS then there is no comparison. Opus wins hands down.

 

Thats fantastic it works better for you. But as I stated, in my configuration, the disadvantages trumped advantages. The good people @ Opus have done a fantastic job of marketing their product here at Avsim. Wish I had them working for me.

LOL....yes, its all marketing.....of course, what was I thinking!

Hi NaMcO, not sure which zoom you are refering to, we don't handle zoom, it is FSX/P3D controlling that. Did you mean in the camera views?

 

Regards

Cheryl

 

Yep, but i've fixed it to my taste, thank you

 

 

yeah......if you like global weather or flashing suddenly appearing clouds with a METAR update, AS certainly has the advantage!

This has never been an issue for me in AS2012.

 

if you are using DWC mode in AS then there is no comparison. Opus wins hands down.

 

network ability is coming I believe, although it has zero impact on my system.

 

if you spent the 44 and don't like it, just get the refund from F1

Thanks for the info. I've been doing this a while and have never asked for a refund. This will be my first.

 

Cheers,

Mark

 

 

 

My exact observation also. I saw no advantage as far as weather changes, winds, temps etc. and the lack of networking makes it not as appealing as AS2012. IMO not worth addition investment if currently using AS to just get a weather engine for any marked improvements. If one needs or uses camera views, perhaps?

Agreed.

Surprised you prefer global weather to realistic weather patterns all around you. Have you missed the point of OpusFSX?

 

Cheryl