Page 1 of 1

Odd new graphics glitch

PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:27 pm
by AH_Moggy
Howdy folks:

I've just recently noticed a strange graphic glitch of vertical "columns" rendered both in cockpit and external views.

Re: Odd new graphics glitch

PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:41 am
by Tech Diver
make sure that your graphics display is set for 32 bits of color and not 16. The columns that you see are due to what is called "mock banding". It happens when a scene has a very gradual change in color or intensity, and the number of available color levels in the RGB representation is not fine enough to fool the eye/brain into thinking that the color or intensity change is continuous.

Peter

Re: Odd new graphics glitch

PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:28 am
by Alejandro Rhodes
I think DX10 and win7 don't mix very well, have you seen this problem without the DX10 preview ?

Re: Odd new graphics glitch

PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:14 pm
by AH_Moggy
make sure that your graphics display is set for 32 bits of color and not 16. The columns that you see are due to what is called "mock banding". It happens when a scene has a very gradual change in color or intensity, and the number of available color levels in the RGB representation is not fine enough to fool the eye/brain into thinking that the color or intensity change is continuous.

Peter


It is set @ 2560 x 1600 x 32 (same as desktop;  monitor's native resolution).  Thanks for the info on "mock banding."

Re: Odd new graphics glitch

PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:15 pm
by AH_Moggy

I think DX10 and win7 don't mix very well, have you seen this problem without the DX10 preview ?


I pretty much have to run the game in DX10.  If I revert to DX9 my frame-rates drop by half.  Have no idea why.