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In fact, I'm about to install FS Reorder! I've been "FSX'n" for over 5 years and I always knew about FSR but for one reason or another, I didn't install it. However, I understand that it'll make it possible to actually see the carriers when you're landing on them, right? I mean, the recorder in FSX will let you do that but I want to see the landing from another POV than from inside the cockpit. I can't land if I'm not in the cockpit so I can't record the Touch Down moment. From what I understand, that takes a little doing but FSR is where you start. Then comes the video recording software and finally the editing. I have one of the best Freeware video recorder I've ever seen. It's called VLC and it has all kinds of things you can do with it. The only problem is that I have never had the time to learn how to do it, lol. Rich

If I'm understanding you correctly, what you want to do should be very simple. Open FSX and setup a flight with the plane of your choice on the runway, tarmac, wherever. then after you take off select "View" from the taskbar and a drop-down list of various POV options will be available. The exact POV may not be available if it wasn't in the aircraft's cfg file, (you can change that but that's a different subject entirely). Otherwise, select "Lock Spot View" and then cycle through the FSX default views which will all be outside the plane. Then zoom in/out, move left/right/up/down to position where you want to be. Now, while flying, you may want to have the A/P set. Or, you can fly for a few minutes and then Playback the flight and record it at that point. Here's the thing, you need to go to "Options" in the task bar and in the drop-down list, select 'video record this flight'. I'm paraphrasing but it'll have something like that indicating to record a video. When you select that, the screen will go black, a box will open, and it'll ask you what frame rate you want to set the video recorder to. 1/4 will give you the best quality but of course, bigger file. Then select the "Record Now", (paraphrasing again but select the one that indicate to begin recording). The screen will return to FSX and you'll see a red bar on the bottom left of the screen indicating that you are recording. You press the ESC key to stop the recording and the screen will immediately go to the final selections for your video,. Title, (you only get this chance to name it so be sure that's the title you want), and any notations to yourself that you want to make. The video will be saved in your O/S Library in "Documents">"Flight Simulator X Files" folder. If you named the video "Flying in xxx" for instance, then you would scroll to the "F's" in the list of FSX files and you'll find it there. If you double click it, FSX will startup and the video will begin. the file name is ".fsr" and I have yet to find a program that could convert that properly. That said, it's been a while since I searched and I think you may be able to find one now. Rich

Will Do. I can't even begin to imagine why, but regardless, I'll go change it as soon as I get back from the shop. Rich

I appreciate the info, (I'm sure this post/topic is old by now), because that's exactly why I didn't care much about recording flights. I want to record a landing on a carrier but I can't land if I'm not in the plane! If I tried to record the playback, the carrier would be missing, (always ###### me off from day one, and I've been "FSX'n" over 5 years). I checked out you vid and I totally understand it being your first and all. It was ok but you didn't demonstrate the real important point, (at least to me and a number of others), regarding the ability to do that landing and record it at the same time. I'm going to FINALLY install FS Recorder and give that Evid a shot. If it works within reasonable expectations and effort, I'll stand on a street corner and shout it out ever yday for a month! lol Thanks again, Rich

Does anyone know how to make EZDOC work if the HOTAS you're using is fed through a profiler?! After years of hesitation, I bought EZDOC two weeks ago and just like I was afraid of happening, it doesn't work with my TARGET profiler, (or with the Saitek SSD profiler for yoke systems). I own a Thrustmaster Warthog and two TM MFD panels as well. I've always used the TM Warthog HOTAS with a profile I setup and run through TARGET. Same with the Saitek Yoke & Dual Throttle setup I use for Yoke planes, I always used the SSD Profiles I made with that. Using the profilers gives the HOTAS many more capabilities and once the profiler is set and saved, it's easy to add or change to suit separate aircraft on an individual basis. That said, I freed up all the num keys and page keys, and all the keys that EZDOC instructs to free up before I installed EZDOC. I used the TARGET profiler to reassign my commands to HOTAS DX buttons. So if I wanted to 'trim-up' for instance, instead of assigning my HOTAS button to “press” the num pad 2 key, I made the Trim-Up activate via the same button but as a DX number, (if that makes sense), which would now be in the FSX key command for Trim up. I deleted numpad 2key assignment in FSX along with all the other ones listed by the EZDOC instructions. I did that with all my buttons and switches and as you all know, that isn't a one or two minute thing. So I was pretty ###### when I could make the EZDOC work after giving it some simple, basic assignments as demonstrated in many video tutorials. I'm pretty sure it's because I go through a Profiler tool. For those that don't know; you have to open & run the profiler tool (TARGET) simultaneously when you want to use the profile you assigned to the HOTAS, (That's pretty much the way it is with any HOTAS Profiler). HOWEVER, in all fairness to EZDOC, I only just realized that my "Accu-Feel AL&S" software MAY be affecting the EZDOC program! I don't know this for sure and so I won't say that this is a fact. I searched to see if anyone mentioned a problem with Profilers and EZDOC and I guess I didn’t use the right search terms because I never found any info about that problem. But I'd like to know if it's possible to use the EZDOC Advanced Effects WITHOUT using the and/or applying the camera view button assignments? If so, I may still be able to get this program to work, but I don't know.

Unfortunately, I have a number of Water surface enhancers that I'm pretty sure would be all but useless at a Low 2X setting. That said, I'll give it a try and see how big the difference is, (re; the water surface). So far, it seems I'm having to give up too much for the little I gain in DX10. The main problem is the external lights don't show up on many of the aircraft, (sometimes they do if the POV angle is just right), and the scenery lights below flash and behave the same. But I'm interested in seeing just what that 'spike fix' setting would look like. Thanks, Rich

WOW! Thanks to you both! That tears it, I'm going to install the 13.11 Beta 9 vrsn two and shoot the works. I always did wonder why I the water settings were often recommended to 2xLow or that vicinity in many articles of various websites. It makes sense that the cloud reflections would hit the shaders and work up the GPU. Anyway, I'm a tech writer and I have a two week deadline on a job that I haven't even started so I plan to apply all these changes in the next two days during my 'off time'. Thanks again!

Ok, sorry for my confusion but a lot has been posted in a recent two days that has caused me to get lost on what has and has not worked. The place I'm not clear in has to do with the CCC versions. I think it was Cvearl that said he installed the 13.11 Beta 9 vrsn 2 and got very good results with only a default FSX.cfg and a few alterations as listed just above. If that's correct, then are you in effect saying that you have removed all the additional 'Steve Fixers'? Also, you all seem to be alluding to the water setting as one of the 'key points'. Most of the time I see that the settings are in the Low x 2 area, (I run one notch down from max along with FS Water Configurator freeware). Yet this last time, I see that Cvearl has set his water to Max. Cvearl seems to come close to my FSX add-on setup, (All 4 FTX main areas, UTX USA & Alaska, GEX USA, AFME, Tropics, and Scenery Tech SA and AF. I also run Genesis worldwide with 5 mesh in many areas as well as REX). I cap my Frames at 30 and use VSync and presently run CCC 13.5 Beta2. But if the CCC 13.11 Beta 9 vrsn 2 is working well with the 7970, I think it may work for the 7850 as well, no? I'm speaking in regards to both modes, DX10 Preview on or off. Anyway, that's how I presently understand what I've been reading as far as ATI cards are concerned so if someone can confirm that I've understood it correctly or not, I would appreciate it. If I don't have it right, no worries, I'll just keep following the thread until I get it right.lol Rich

Thanks for telling me that Busterbvi, I had read the registration instructions and they did say that they would not accept email accounts that were free to the public, (such as Hotmail, Gmail, etc), they didn't list AOL. But my AOL account is a payware account which is why I used it. That said, it would seem you're right and they don't accept AOL either because I never did get an authorization link. I'll use that link you posted for me, (Thanks again!), and see if I can get through. You know, I never did try to download the package without registering because the info on that same page stated something about needing to be registered to download any of the freeware offered. But I may have misinterpreted the statement, (I don't remember the exact way it was put). I'll check again and if I have to be registered, I'll contact them via that link. Rich

Well... I hit every UKMIL link that even remotely had an inference to the Harrier and it seems that the only way I may be able to get that sound package is to download and install the UKMIL Harrier. I thought I was just a click away from a sound package for it and I registered with UKMIL in order to obtain it. But even though I used my AOL payware account, I never received that final authorization link, (which was to be sent to my email), that the instructions spoke of. I checked the spam folders as well so maybe they need more time to look over the registration or something. I'll keep an eye out for any incoming email from my AOL account, (I typically use my Gmail), and if they send me the authorization link, I'll try to get back to the spot where I thought offered the sound package only.

Thanks! I'll 'Google it' now. I haven't tried the pack I've downloaded yet but I hadn't seen any endorsements for it either. That makes the UKMIL sound pack my first try, lol.

True... I totally forgot about that.

I just want to say that your review regarding the Wilco Harrier was spot on! I also feel that one of the most unfortunate points of Wilco is their Support system. I must say that I've received a response to my support requests 97% of the time but it would come when I've all but completely forgotten that I even contacted them. I just don't believe they can be so 'large and busy' that they need 3 weeks or more to "review" the question after the submission has been placed. One more thing; In your "What's wrong with this picture" game, you overlooked the fact that the compass is mismarked as well as backwards. They have the 150 degree mark labeled "250". In fact, I thought that was the 'answer' to the screen shot until I read the paragraph below it. I recently purchased the Razbam Harrier and must say that it seems much more consistent with what I've read about the Harrier and its FD. However, Razbam's sound file will drive you mad if your in the cockpit! I just don't believe that the real thing sounded that terrible, (very high whining pitch), and if it did, those poor pilots are probably all insane by now. That said, if you haven't already, check it out. It's really some top quality work. I have a freeware sound file that I found in FlyawaySim for the Harrier and plan to replace the Razbam sound file with it. Even if it's not as precise as the Razbam's files when outside the cockpit, I'll still be happy if the insane whining is ommitted within the cockpit. Then I can resume learning what to do with all those buttons!! lol Rich

I just PM'd you. Rich

OK, I see. No I haven't installed it yet because I wanted to be sure that I haven't installed an earlier version months ago. You see, I don't seem to have the 'flashing' problems that this fixer handles and it may be because I've installed an earlier version and simply don't remember. So I wanted to know where it would have installed itself if I did have it. Because my FSX and all the addons, (with exception to Megascenery stuff), has been installed on a dedicated HDD seperate from the O/S drive, (my specs are in the signature), it's likely that I would have directed it to the MS FSX location upon installation. But if I did, I don't remeber and I don't know if I should install a software that addresses a problem I may not have. This latest setup of FSX, (about 4 months old now), is the best I've had in over 3 years, Dedicated drives are the key I think), so I appreciate it and I'll check out those locations ASAP. Thanks, Rich