The lows and highs, machineman9's tip

[Jakemaster]

yeh i know, my PC cant handle 3D clouds, even on the lowest amount of them

so thats what i mean, set the settings at the maximum  which means the maximum for yourselfs

In your post, you said set the settings to maximum, meaning full detail and sliders to the right.  That will not get you a good screenshot.  If your PC cant handle 3D clouds, then take screenshots in a clear sky or with a very small amount of 2D clouds.  Dont push your PC beyond its limits, you lose a large amount of quality by doing that

[machineman9]

[quote]I dont get the point of putting your graphics all the way down, then setting them back up, just a waste of time. Also you need some bi-liniar filtering and some Anti-Ailiasing in your shot

[Jakemaster]

yeh, i used triliniarly flitering (it looked better in my opinion) and the AA doesnt look any better switched off than it is switched on (it was switched on for this shot)

Dont use FS AA, it isnt very helpful and it kills framerates.  Use the AA in your graphic cards settings

[machineman9]

doesnt have any AA settings, well, none that i can find

[Jakemaster]

doesnt have any AA settings, well, none that i can find

So then live without AA, if it doesnt have settings that means you cant set it which means your computer cant handle it

[Fly2e]

This has to be the strangest way to take shots and fly!

I can't fathom doing all that!

I just fire up my sim, fly the plane and take the shots....


Dave

[Jakemaster]

This has to be the strangest way to take shots and fly!

I can't fathom doing all that!

I just fire up my sim, fly the plane and take the shots....


Dave

Exactly what I do, Dave

[machineman9]

ive got an old PC and for me, it really makes taking shots easier

[Foxtrot Sport]

This has to be the strangest way to take shots and fly!

I can't fathom doing all that!

I just fire up my sim, fly the plane and take the shots....


Dave

Yeah, we know FS-GS can do wonders.  But yeah, I do the same thing.

[machineman9]

it takes about 5mins to load the cockpit and a further 2mins after that to load the guages and get them working whenever i play the game from full specs. and the FPS are rubbish, so for me, loading it low and switching to high settings is really helpful

[Jakemaster]

it takes about 5mins to load the cockpit and a further 2mins after that to load the guages and get them working whenever i play the game from full specs. and the FPS are rubbish, so for me, loading it low and switching to high settings is really helpful

BUT ITS NOT A GOOD TECHNIQUE!  You still dont understand the point of everything Ive said, if you set it so that YOUR computer handles the best IT can you get the BEST screenshots from YOUR computer.  Do I need to draw you a picture or something?

[krigl]

it takes about 5mins to load the cockpit and a further 2mins after that to load the guages and get them working whenever i play the game from full specs. and the FPS are rubbish, so for me, loading it low and switching to high settings is really helpful

I absolutely agree with you. When I had a weak machine I used to fly with fairly low settings (not as low as in your pic though

[machineman9]

@ Krigl          thankyou! atlast! someone who agrees with me! (well, a lil bit) and i promise you this is FS9 cos i just unistalled FS98 (and FS9 10mins ago)
 and i will take that advice, when i reinstall FS9 on my new, higher powered PC

@ Jakemaster     i know exactly what you mean, and i even said i know what you mean, for most things you should set it at the maximum... but like krigl pointed out some of the things are best set slightly lower. can i please ask you to provide advice on how to sort out a problem, instead of pointing out the problem


but okies to both

[Jakemaster]

@ Jakemaster     i know exactly what you mean, and i even said i know what you mean, for most things you should set it at the maximum... but like krigl pointed out some of the things are best set slightly lower. can i please ask you to provide advice on how to sort out a problem, instead of pointing out the problem

I did give you advice, but you seem to not care.  I said the best way to take a good screenshot is to find the best settings for your computer.  Ill say it a few more times, maybe you will finally see what I am telling you:

Find the best settings for your computer
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