The detail of the HD mesh really shows up well in mountainous, wet areas.

 

 

 

:Applause: I love this HD Mesh Scenery v2, but I still need to download some parts of North America.

I still feel the terrain is dark . but nice . I am downloading Europe atm and then will go for Americas. I hope alpilotx and simheaven come out with India.

I still feel the terrain is dark . but nice.

That could be my gamma settings, but the plausibility of the textures definitely changes per personal preference.

That could be my gamma settings, but the plausibility of the textures definitely changes per personal preference.

 

 

Gamma  where is it ?

 

 

That could be my gamma settings

 

Your gamma settings won't affect what I see on my monitor, only my gamma settings will do that.

 

Normal gamma for a PC is 2.2, and normal is 1.8 for a Mac.  Since the software was developed on a Mac, you may find 1.8 to look much better.  Using 2.2 makes the image a bit dark.

 

I use a utility called Gamma Panel to change mine on the fly.  I got mine at:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/gamma_panel.html

but if you google Gamma Panel it should bring up a number of download locations. 

 

You may need to find a web site that allows you to fine tune your monitor for a specific gamma.  I use the following:

http://www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints1A.html

and

http://www.photoscientia.co.uk/Gamma.htm

 

Hook

Your gamma settings won't affect what I see on my monitor, only my gamma settings will do that.

 

Normal gamma for a PC is 2.2, and normal is 1.8 for a Mac. Since the software was developed on a Mac, you may find 1.8 to look much better. Using 2.2 makes the image a bit dark.

 

I use a utility called Gamma Panel to change mine on the fly. I got mine at:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/gamma_panel.html

but if you google Gamma Panel it should bring up a number of download locations.

 

You may need to find a web site that allows you to fine tune your monitor for a specific gamma. I use the following:

http://www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints1A.html

and

http://www.photoscientia.co.uk/Gamma.htm

 

Hook

But my gamma settings will affect how dark or light the original image is which may be much darker than you would prefer.

 

Changing gamma on the fly does seem like an interesting idea so will try your recommendation out at the weekend.

But my gamma settings will affect how dark or light the original image is which may be much darker than you would prefer.

 

Changing gamma on the fly does seem like an interesting idea so will try your recommendation out at the weekend.

 

As far as I understand it, your gamma settings will only affect what is displayed on your screen.  The original screen shot should be the same no matter what your gamma settings are.  Now, it's *possible* that some systems will actually change the brightness of a screen shot, but the only way I know to do that is a brightness setting in the program itself.

 

I use 2.2 for normal use, which is good for daytime flying and pics, especially skin tones.  When I fly at night, I have the lights off in the room except for a dim night light and my screen is VERY dark, so I usually bump up the gamma a bit so I can at least see outlines of the instruments and such.  When I say "dark" I mean I have to put postit notes over the LEDs on various pieces of equipment so they aren't distracting.  I have a red LED I shine on the keyboard so I can see it.

 

Once you get your gamma close using the first link above, go to the second one to fine tune it.  I had to do some extreme stuff to get my LED screen dark enough, like setting monitor brightness to zero and lowering the brightness in my video driver software.  But I can get the second link to display uniform grey across all three images.  I've got Gamma Panel set up with several hotkey selections so I can quickly change.  That second link is probably as accurate as using dedicated hardware to test and set gamma.  Lots of good information in those two links.

 

Note that if you have any zoom enabled in your browser, the images won't work.  It has to be 1:1.  If in doubt, copy the images to your desktop and view them "full size" in an image viewer.

 

Hook

As far as I understand it, your gamma settings will only affect what is displayed on your screen. The original screen shot should be the same no matter what your gamma settings are. Now, it's *possible* that some systems will actually change the brightness of a screen shot, but the only way I know to do that is a brightness setting in the program itself.

 

I use 2.2 for normal use, which is good for daytime flying and pics, especially skin tones. When I fly at night, I have the lights off in the room except for a dim night light and my screen is VERY dark, so I usually bump up the gamma a bit so I can at least see outlines of the instruments and such. When I say "dark" I mean I have to put postit notes over the LEDs on various pieces of equipment so they aren't distracting. I have a red LED I shine on the keyboard so I can see it.

 

Once you get your gamma close using the first link above, go to the second one to fine tune it. I had to do some extreme stuff to get my LED screen dark enough, like setting monitor brightness to zero and lowering the brightness in my video driver software. But I can get the second link to display uniform grey across all three images. I've got Gamma Panel set up with several hotkey selections so I can quickly change. That second link is probably as accurate as using dedicated hardware to test and set gamma. Lots of good information in those two links.

 

Note that if you have any zoom enabled in your browser, the images won't work. It has to be 1:1. If in doubt, copy the images to your desktop and view them "full size" in an image viewer.

 

Hook

Well butter my arse and call me educated. That's really interesting.

 

My room also has differing light conditions so I'll definitely check out your gamma tuning program. Thanks!

Lovely shots Stephen! 

 

Larry, is there no way to capture what we see on our monitors to the screen shots?

The vibrancy setting on my monitor that gives such amazing colors does not transfer to my screenshots.

 

 

Larry, is there no way to capture what we see on our monitors to the screen shots?
The vibrancy setting on my monitor that gives such amazing colors does not transfer to my screenshots.

 

Nothing I know of, Skully.  Imagine it being like the brightness knob on the monitor (these days it's a button, but you know what I mean).  You can do a lot to help that in Photoshop, but then the screen shots will look odd on your monitor. 

 

Hook

I was afraid of that Larry, thanks for the reply!

Larry, is there no way to capture what we see on our monitors to the screen shots?

 

What are you using to capture your screen shots? Are you using an Nvidia GPU?

That last cockpit grab is freaking awesome.

What are you using to capture your screen shots? Are you using an Nvidia GPU?

 

Shift + Space Bar- default XP screenshot setup.

Yes NV GTX 660