rough around the edges

[yancovitch]

hi...using vista sp1.......when i take screenshot from fsx accel...which is originally sharp, it comes out with jagged edges???
also how do i use irfanview to achieve 150k...thanks

[todayshorse]

Not sure about your jaggies if they are not there pre-shot, what are you using to capture the screenshot? And what format are you capturing in?

Theres probably a simpler way to save with irfanview to get 150k but i take mine in .bmp format with fraps, do whatever i need to do with the shot then use irfanview to resize and save as a jpeg.

I tend to stick with 800x600 regardless of the limits on here because you end up scrolling half the shot to see it all, so using the 'save as' in irfanview, i select jpeg, a box appears with a slider for save quality.

I just experiment with anything above 85 on the slider and check whats saved until i get around 140-150k.

Im guessing theres a better way but thats how i do it!

[yancovitch]

thanks.....i don't know if the jaggies will show up here but i'll try it......gee it doesn't look as rough as the original screenshot...but its definately not sharp...............hmmmm  took the original with snapshot....bmp

[todayshorse]

Well that looks reasonable, have you got one that looks a bit rough?

Do they look pretty sharp if you resize to the limit on here of 1024?

[yancovitch]

yes it seems that when i resize to sim specs, it look ok, but the original screenshot is fuzzy...and the game sharp...oh well..maybe its nvidia display problem...

[Harold]

You could try cracking up the sharpening in your Nvidia control center. That is what I do and I believe they turn out really nice ...

[yancovitch]

thanks, will check on it harold......by the way i tried screenshots with fsx-xp and they were sharp...but with vista ....jagged edges (different than antialiasing jagged edges) they are rougher and not so uniform.....

[Harold]

exactly the reason why I switched back to Windows XP after trying Vista for a bit. I too have a Nvidia card and I just couldn't get it to work.

I guess I should've listened to the experts

[yancovitch]

by the way the sharpening function seems to be non functional, while color ...contrast..etc..all work...glad i got an xp drive and a vista drive...

[todayshorse]

So this is a vista problem? Ive yet to hear anything good about vista

Ill be hanging on to my XP disc i bought some years ago i think when upgrade time comes along!