Grainy textures after last Nvidia driver update

[OmniAtlas 93]

 

Maybe on some cards it can or some people simply don't use SGSAA...

If you disable it, you should get rid of the anomalies, but the instruments and readings are shimmering and pixeling without it.

I use the older driver and everything is fine. Couldn't see any usefull changes in the new driver anyway.

 

 

To 'roll back' onto the older driver should I just reinstall it, or should I uninstall the current drivers first? 

 

Don't understand how new optimize drivers can make P3D worst...

[twharrell 38]

Omni, I just reinstalled the old drivers.

 

Todd

[Novation 534]

 

 

Don't understand how new optimize drivers can make P3D worst...

 

Because they don't have any optimisations for P3Dv2x... maybe nV will look at it at some point, and then you might see some improvements and the elimination of some of the bugs that have cropped up in the latest builds.

[ALEKSEY2017 0]

I have the same problem with 334,89

[whitav8 98]

One issue that I see here is the the Original Poster needed to come up with a specific test using default planes and scenery so that others can carefully test before saying all is OK - or not. In this case, the OP later on posted a photo of the problem - not with a default plane though - and the rest of us could see what he meant by "grainier textures". I am using 334.89 and didn't notice any issues but I don't have the Airbus in the photo.

[tiberiusrr 0]

To 'roll back' onto the older driver should I just reinstall it, or should I uninstall the current drivers first? 

 

Don't understand how new optimize drivers can make P3D worst...

As Todd said, just reinstall the old driver.

But attention! In the installation options you have to choose "advanced custom installation" not "express" and later on in the custom install options "perform clean install"!

(sorry, im on a german software, don't know the exact english phrases the installation routine uses ...)

Doing it this way the installation routine uninstalls the existing driver prior to installing the new one.

 

According to "optimization" .... there is none for p3d mentioned in the driverreadme...

 

and: a nvidia-chip is not a nvidia-chip is not a......  ;-)

[OmniAtlas 93]

One issue that I see here is the the Original Poster needed to come up with a specific test using default planes and scenery so that others can carefully test before saying all is OK - or not. In this case, the OP later on posted a photo of the problem - not with a default plane though - and the rest of us could see what he meant by "grainier textures". I am using 334.89 and didn't notice any issues but I don't have the Airbus in the photo.

After further testing it seems to be determined (the grainy textures) by the way shadows fall onto any aircraft (not just the airbus). If you disable shadows in the latest nvidia graphics drivers the problem is gone.

Edited February 24, 2014 by OmniAtlas

[jjjallen 37]

Where is the shadows option in the new nvidia drivers CP?

 

Thanks

jja

[OmniAtlas 93]

Where is the shadows option in the new nvidia drivers CP?

 

Thanks

jja

 

Shadows within P3D 2.x, not the nvidia CP. 

[OmniAtlas 93]

Does Lockhead even know about this problem? Is it being addressed? I don't see anyone complaining about it on their forum. 

[ALEKSEY2017 0]

Does Lockhead even know about this problem? Is it being addressed? I don't see anyone complaining about it on their forum. 

http://www.prepar3d.com/forum-5/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=5666

[Novation 534]

The sparkling/grainy textures with shadows are caused by a combination of the latest drivers and Supersampling using nVidia Inspector. Using AA_MODE_REPLAY_SAMPLES_FOUR in NI (maybe other modes too) helps with the runway shimmers, and does not trigger the anomaly, but its not an affective mode with vegetation, which shimmers instead. The best solution is to go back to 332.21 and hope nVidia release a driver that is compatible with P3D across their card range... or not force AA modes through NI.

[Noel 4,486]

 

 

By the way: this setting: AA setting - AA_mode_method_supervcaa_64x_4v12
was a nice feature in fsx-DX9, but should be totally of no effect in p3d

 

Wrong here--SUPERVCAA_64x_4v12 absolutely works well in P3D2.x provided the AA Compatibility is set to DX1x Bioshock profile, at least in the former nV driver--I haven't installed the most recent WHQL to see if it still works well.

[AMTuring 0]

 

 

The textures - flicker. Nvidia inspector problem?



I have the following settings



Antiaaliasing compatibility - (bioshock, bioshock 2)

Antialiasing mode - override any application setting

AA setting - AA_mode_method_supervcaa_64x_4v12

AA transparency SS - 4x supersampling





This method has allowed me to have AA within P3D 2.1.

 

Thanks very much OmniAtlas!

 

This solved my problem.  All aircraft showed glittering textures before I applied this fix.  For those not familiar, you need to download the Nvidia Inspector to apply these settings.  You can get it from Guru3D.  It allows access to the compatibility settings.  Also note I changed both the DX1x and normal compatibility settings.  It seems to need both.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/nvidia_inspector_download.html