PTA2 for P3Dv4 : Custom Presets thread

[GSalden 4,650]

My fault :  x has to be *

Checked it and working..

[roi1862 589]

6 minutes ago, GSalden said:

My fault :  x has to be *

Thanks Gerard its working now !  is it possible to play with the min value ? (3.90) 

[GSalden 4,650]

If you use a higher value than 1 the lowest value will be lower than 3.90.

With a higher value the outcome will be higher.

[roi1862 589]

1 minute ago, GSalden said:

If you use a higher value than 1 the lowest value will be lower than 3.90.

With a higher value the outcome will be higher.

Got it ! 

[honanhal 1,420]

Gerard, thanks for the great preset. I am tweaking it slightly to my own preferences (of course!).

One thing I've noticed is that it brings in a lot of sharpening, I think either through FXAA (which is turned on in the sim, and was on before I applied your preset) or post-processing. I know some people love a sharpening effect, but I've never been a fan. Give me a soft-focus blur any day! I tried figuring out where in PTA I'd turn off sharpening, but it seemed like all the settings were already to turn sharpening as low as it will go. Any idea how I can disable it?

Thanks!

James

[GSalden 4,650]

In the Post-Processing section you will find FXAA quality , which only works with FXAA in P3D enabled.  It smooths the colors.

First start with Unchecking this feature and leave it on in P3D. Check how it looks then.

 

You could try lowering the overall Quality preset value. Start with 10 and work your way up. If then still needed you can finetune using the Contrast threshold setting it to a lower value. 

Remember that more smoothing ( making it less sharp ) will cost performance.  

 

Regards, Gerard

 

[GSalden 4,650]

Update :

Several people asked me why the latest presets where darker. That is beacuse at the HDR&Post-Processing section the Turn off HDR ...  was Unchecked, while it has to be checked. Somewhere along the tweaking and testing it got Unchecked.

 

I have uploaded the correct V8 ( same link as before ) :    http://members.casema.nl/gsalden/PTA2-Saldo 4_1 v8 Vis 125.rar 

Ajaccio ( Corse ) in the summer ( colors like V5 with all improvements of V6-V8 )

 

Here is also the new V9 , which has the VC lighting and Saturation tweaked  :    

Dusseldorf :  FTX Germany + Black Marble

http://members.casema.nl/gsalden/PTA2-Saldo 4_1 v9 Vis 125.rar

 

 

 

[baxterbj 77]

Thanks Gerard,

Great work.

 

Brian (BJ from OZ)

[GSalden 4,650]

Enjoy !

regards, Gerard

[alexcunille 3]

Hi Gerard how can I change the behavior of the clouds, the expand and reduce, I am using your PTA V 4.1 V8

 

https://youtu.be/8l02QMdSqbw

[alexcunille 3]

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[GSalden 4,650]

10 hours ago, alexcunille said:

Hi Gerard how can I change the behavior of the clouds, the expand and reduce, I am using your PTA V 4.1 V8

 

https://youtu.be/8l02QMdSqbw

It is not clear to me what your question is.

Do you mean the amount of clouds ? ( More or less clouds ) 

[Gregg_Seipp 565]

9 hours ago, GSalden said:

It is not clear to me what your question is.

Do you mean the amount of clouds ? ( More or less clouds ) 

His clouds are 'pulsing' in that video...shrinking and growing and shrinking...

Hard to imagine how shaders would affect that.

[alexcunille 3]

As Gregg said, they are "pulsing" I already found what do that, the SKY FOG TUNING value, I reset it to default value and I don not have that moving movement of the clouds

[GSalden 4,650]

2 hours ago, alexcunille said:

As Gregg said, they are "pulsing" I already found what do that, the SKY FOG TUNING value, I reset it to default value and I don not have that moving movement of the clouds

 Perhaps Matt can check the tweak when he gets back.

regards, Gerard