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So I just bought an nvidia shield digital media player. It says that you can stream PC games to your tv but P3D is no ordinary "game". With all of the add ons and folder structure. I am really not sure if it could work. The instructions say that I just need to add the P3D exe file to the ge force experience and that's it, but we all know how that goes. Have any of you tried to attempt this? and do you think it could work? thanks

Count me in too, I have not bought the scenery yet but if it works with your fix, then it will be a quick buy for me!

darn, I don't use My Traffic and won't be using it. I guess I will just find it the fun, but much longer way. Wait for a special livery airline to just fly by :smile:

When I used FSX many years ago :smile:, I installed ai planes from world of ai and other traffic addons and I could see a picture of the airlines in the vehicle selection window. Now having P3D I was wondering if there is a way to see these ai planes in the selection window. I would like to see all the special liveries that that traffic add on packages make to see which ones I am missing or which ones that I already have. I would even pay for an add on utility that would do this. So I was just thinking about this and appreciate any help.

hey guys, I will give you the long version of what I would like, get ready With active camera program I was able to "drive" the camera to any part of an airport but most of the time I chose to be near the runway. There is some sort of magic involved in the program because I did not have to define any coordinates or positions. It just worked. While I was sitting at the runway the camera would swivel to catch the ai planes on arrival and the camera would move along with the arriving planes and follow it right to the runway. It was sort of a fly by view but on the ground. When the plane passed out of a pre-determined range then the camera would stop following that plane and start tracking the next plane on arrival and follow that one in as well. The process would be repeated as long as I was at that airport, we are talking hours of observing planes and without having to move the camera for each plane. If the departing planes on a parallel runway were close enough in range then the camera would follow the departing planes as well. I am embarrassed to say that I spent lots of time sitting on the couch watching tv and plane spotting with active camera without having to lift a finger, boy those were the good old days. So that is what i am hoping to achieve in p3d. I thought it would be easy, but it seems like p3d is a whole new thing and doesn't behave like the other simulators.

How do you add a camera definition to the just flight vehicle? I don't have just flight but i do have world ground traffic and that has a few police cars that I can drive around. Can I add a camera definition to that and does it move with the ai aircraft?

Ok, this problem is haunting me forever and I was wondering if anything new has been released for it. A long time ago there was a program called active camera and I can't even remember what sim it was for, I think fs2004. Anyway now having p3d v2 I really miss the ease of that program and all it could do. I could "drive" the camera to any spot at the airport and watch planes land all day. There was no "configuring" need to get the camera to work. I don't remember any global or aircraft config settings because I am not sure if fs2004 had those. The camera followed the ai planes as they arrived and then when an ai aircraft moved away from the camera view distance then the camera would switch and automatically track the next ai due to arrive. I am pretty sure there was more to it under the hood but I never needed to worry about that. I have seen opus, ezdok, and a new program called camera position x but I don't think those programs can do what active camera did. I mean they can walk around the plane and the cockpit but that is not what I want. I only spot ai planes so that's what I need the program to do. I also don't want to start playing with the built in camera definitions of p3d v2. because I will never understand that. I guess I am a pretty tough customer but I really don't like tinkering around with important settings that may break the sim. Does anybody have any suggestions or advice on this. I hope the answers can also help out others who may be wondering about this too, unless I am the only one who would like this and you all found other options:) Thanks so much guys

Can anyone tell me what this does?. There is no webpage and I don't want to download it just yet without finding out more. I have been using STB since it came out and could not live without it so does this program do the same thing and which one is better? thank you

Just started flight simming again and I am trying out my addons again. I only have p3d and I can not find those files (t2g.dds,t2glm.dds). I can't find them anywhere in the files on the computer. The MMMZ scenery is great except for the black buildings. Has anyone found a good solution yet. Thanks

Ok just thinking now, I see that there is a runway view that puts you at the end or side of the runway depending on what you choose. Is there a way to program the camera to track the ai plane on the runway and on approach so it follows it to a certain point and then start again from you watching runway spot. That is what I would like to do. I probably complicated things more by trying to explain things. I think I am getting closer but I need your guys help to edit the cameras because any guide that I have looked it make it so complicated. Thank you for your help.

I have all of the packages from World Of Ai so that's already covered. They are the best and how do I miss them so so much because they aren't around anymore. But I think I am starting an Ai addiction because when I looked at FAIB and UTT, those models and colors look so good that I want more and more. But right now I am only limited to WOAI and payware. I think that creating my own ai to supplement those packages is the way to go. I also have Traffic360 and My Traffic but they are not installed. Now is there an easy guide somewhere, I tried to install a repaint from Avsim to be used by AIFP and can I say just how confusing it was. It seems like it would be easy but it was not. I am sure that once I do it 20 times then I may get the hang of it but I don't know where to start.

Well darn it, but I looked at the observer menu in P3D and never realized it was there. It looks like something that I am looking for but can you edit the camera to track planes automatically. That way I can sit at the side of the runway and watch all arrivals. If I can do this then the solution was there all along, but history has proven to knock me down when it all seems too easy. I also see a command for edit custom cameras but it is greyed out.

does the camera pan and track airplanes automatically like in active camera?

Making my own ai sounds interesting. How do you go about doing that in P3D v 2.5? I looked at those links but they are all for fs2004 or FSX. I guess I can look for and idiots guide to making your own ai. That has to be somewhere on the net.

Once upon a time there was a program called active camera. It allowed you to sit at an airport runway and all arrivals and departures would fly right by you and you did not have to do any tweaking, they just tracked by and just set it and forget it. Is there anything like that for P3D v 2.5? I have heard about EZdok and Optus they don't seem to do the same thing as active camera did or I may not know how to use them correctly. The default camera settings are way too confusing and it's not a great option for me to tinker with P3D. So I am hoping that someone can give me a suggestion on what I can use to achieve what active camera used to do. I only need a camera that I can set near a runway and watch planes come and go. I don't fly the planes only watch ai. So It would need to be used every time I load up the sim and not need to be configured each time. Just like active camera it would also need to move on it's own to track and the airplanes. I know I am asking for too much but that is exactly what active camera did. There should be something by now right? it can be payware or freeware so hopefully that will give me more options. It goes without saying how grateful I will be if someone can help.

yes, well said

Ok guys, now that P3D is becoming the more popular choice what is the best ai program to use?. I have the choice of Mytraffic 6, traffic 360, ### AI traffic, ultimate traffic, world of ai and maybe some other ones that I am missing. What program do you guys use. I have random thoughts on each one but would like the expert opinion from you all. Mytraffic 6- seems good but those models just do not look good to me traffic 360-also good but does it work with P3D v2.5 and planes are older companies ### AI traffic-probably the best but it's illegal so maybe it has viruses or other stuff ultimate traffic-looks good but I heard most planes are not painted and are they updated with newer planes? world of ai- for me the best, but they don't exist anymore and maybe are outdated now with some packages. I think that ai is the most important part of me for the simulator so I decided to post this question because I want to use the right one. It doesn't matter if it is payware or freeware. The look of the models are also important because for years I have been spoiled by the models from world of ai (how I wish they still made packages) so hopefully I can find the package that works best. thank you so much for any insights and opinions.

Hello Everyone, I am talking about the migration tool, it seems like some people say yes it's safe to use and some people say no it's not a good idea. I have many many sceneries and I have been installing only those with P3D v 2.5 installers and leaving the others alone. I once had all my sceneries loaded by moving folders into the addon scenery folder but I had numerous crashes to desktop so I reinstalled P3D and all is working fine with just P3D v 2.5 installers. I realize that I have lots of scenery with no P3D v 2.5 installers and I wonder if I do ahead and use the migration manager will I have crashes to desktop?. P3D is a strange animal because the slightest modification will render the sim useless and all is working fine now. With my luck I will use the tool and everything will stop working. So how does the migration tool work? I know that it creates a fake FSX installation path but I am not sure how it relates to P3D. Does it not affect the main program? for example can it cause problems in P3D if it installed in a seperate drive? You know I just am so afraid of having more problems but it seems like a must have program to get the scenery installed. Thanks,

Hello, How can I change the ai spot view camera so all ai planes show from the side instead of the front? I have seen the camera config for ai planes but that's as far as I can get. In FSX you could just move your joystick and all the planes would be in that position when you click on them or there was a degree and you could set it to 45 degrees or whatever you want. There doesn't seem to be a clear setting in P3D v 2.5 for tech challenged people like me. Thank you

I jumped too soon. I just got an update notice from Simmarket for a free upgrade. I am happy that I can finally use it. Now if I can only find out how to get rid of that glowing ground texture. Thanks

Looks like Drzewecki Miami scenery has finally been updated to work in P3D v 2.5 which is great. The thing is that I bought the scenery a long time ago and never was able to use it because it was always one step behind the P3D version schedule. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a discount for people who bought that older version. I looked at their forums but I don't see anything and I have looked at Simmarket and no discount there either. I am anxious to use it finally but not sure that I want to pay full price for it all over again. Thanks

It was a problem with an add on scenery but I thankfully fixed it. As long as we are here, how the heck can you get an ai aircraft view to be in the same position every time you select it. The default view is facing front but I cant for the life of me find a way to show the aircraft from the side. Even changing and saving the view for default doesn't work. Also, has anyone gotten world ground traffic by dirk stuck to work in P3D v 2.5! I installed fine but don't see any vehicles. that's it for now, thanks

Ok guys, now how come when I post something that I really need help with I barely get a response, but when I accidentally post something it gets responses immediately? just saying :huh:

oops, could not find a way to post a screen capture. Thought I deleted post, guess not.

I just saw this today on my startup screen. I am worried that it is something important, can anyone explain or help me? thank you.