Prepar3D Tweak Assistant (PTA)

[Cruachan 705]

Hi Adam,

33 minutes ago, Adamski_NZ said:

Thanks, Mike, for such a wonderfully detailed set of instructions - it should be made into a "sticky"! I'd like to link to it in my PTA page, if that's OK with you <?>

Hi Adam,

Not a problem, just glad to have been of some help

I have always had consistently good results using your Presets and have often wondered why some others have been less successful. So, when help was requested I thought it might be worth taking the opportunity to explain the process in a little more detail than usually appears on the forums. As you say, so much depends on the choice of the Sky Texture sets. Many Presets are offered without these recommendations so it's left to the inexperienced user to experiment. My own feeling is that your approach is the best if the aim is to achieve satisfyingly consistent natural imagery in a wide range of situations without having to chop and change textures/presets/settings all the time.

Also, for optimum results it is worth underlining the importance of correct monitor calibration.

Cheers.

Mike

[Adamski_NZ 954]

Announcement - new preset: adam_26_01 - for PTA 2.60 (P3Dv4.1).

Basically the old PA 2.52 25_04 preset with some minor tweaks.

All my presets are here.

Adam.

[RudiJG1 172]

Thanks, Adam. I really like your presets. 

[timest 472]

Nice stuff Adam!

[Adamski_NZ 954]

Thansk, Rudi, Tim ... here's a couple more!

Adam.

[MattDavies 320]

Adam,

Amazing results - I'm gonna start using yours instead of mine :D

@Cruachan - can I take your post with credit and make it a sticky in here? Would be a good starting point for people :)

[MattS 45]

On ‎7‎/‎24‎/‎2017 at 10:15 AM, GSalden said:

This is with PTA 

 

Two things come to mind when I watch this.

1. Congratulations on building such a great sim. It really looks awesome!

2. My wife would NEVER let me get away with it...

Well done Gerard!

 

[Adamski_NZ 954]

21 hours ago, MattDavies said:

Adam,

Amazing results - I'm gonna start using yours instead of mine :D

Wow!!! That's praise indeed!

Whilst I have your attention ... am I imagining things, or did earlier/older versions of PTA have a "rain colour" fix? I'm finding all my rain looking more like snow/sleet ie. pretty opaque and way too white.

The new P3Dv4.1 rain effects are dreadful (what substance were the coders on, I wonder?). Anyway ... any plans of giving us the option of modifying the rain colour (or even transparency)? Is it even do-able?

Anyway ... here's some more of the "green stuff"!

Adam.

[MattDavies 320]

I'll have a look into it :)

[ieydis 51]

On 10/17/2017 at 10:12 AM, Adamski_NZ said:

Anyway ... here's some more of the "green stuff"!

Hey Adam,

I love you preset but find that its a wee bit too green on the tonal chart...at least on my display.  Your site mentions how to adjust "blueness", but is there a way to adjust "greeness"?  Or is that a red/blue combo?  

Great work!

 

[Cruachan 705]

On 16/10/2017 at 6:38 PM, MattDavies said:

Adam,

Amazing results - I'm gonna start using yours instead of mine :D

@Cruachan - can I take your post with credit and make it a sticky in here? Would be a good starting point for people :)

Hi Matt,

Just back from holiday so have a lot of catching up to do (including updating P3D to 4.1). Please go ahead if you still feel my modest contribution has some value 🤓

Regards,

Mike

[kiwi_biplane 635]

Great work, Adam! I always wonder the accuracy of the color rendering on your screenshots and I advise everyone to use your presets in other forums.
I suggest everyone to try my "green" too. In the archive are my new sky textures "AUTUMN", the effect of the glow of the sun and a simple preset made especially for these textures in the PTA version 2.60. Much attention was given to lighting in the morning and evening. This is especially evident on the slopes of the mountains.

Spoiler

 

[Adamski_NZ 954]

Wow!!! Great shots! Great colouring, great aircraft and (of course) great location! That last mountain shot is particularly stunning!

I'm going to have to try your settings out!!!!

Adam.

[Ibra1992 0]

On 15/10/2017 at 11:55 AM, Adamski_NZ said:

Announcement - new preset: adam_26_01 - for PTA 2.60 (P3Dv4.1).

Basically the old PA 2.52 25_04 preset with some minor tweaks.

All my presets are here.

Adam.

Hi Adam,

is your preset good used with ASP4+ASCA+ENVTEX?

[Adamski_NZ 954]

2 hours ago, Ibra1992 said:

is your preset good used with ASP4+ASCA+ENVTEX?

I've no idea, I'm afraid! I use it with ASP4+ASCA with no problems - but I use a combination of REX and FEX for the skies/water/runways. I don't use ENVTEX.

I try to make my presets as "neutral" as possible - so they shouldn't (in theory!!) need any particular add-on to work properly. Conversely, this means they ought to work with any of them.

However - sky colour (and weather conditions) have a massive effect on shading throughout P3D, so some of the more "extreme" choices from Envtex (or wherever) could cause problems.

There's no harm in trying. Presets are very easy to load and/or swap. Just remember what your current preset is, then load mine.

Adam.