Frederic Nadot Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Hello all! Do you have tested the "sharpen" feature in the Nvidia control panel? In my case, combined with the 4X SSAA and a non 4K display, the result is quite good and apparently without FPS degreasing. Quote Link to comment
NilsUnger Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Thanks for the info, sounds interesting. My only concern would be breaking something. My sim runs good as never before. Quote Link to comment
Nuno M Pinto Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 It doesn't break anything, and it does turn the simulator into a whole new experience with sharper textures and overall better looks. There is a slight performance increase (unfortunately the 320 still runs really bad) and this has already been announced at AVSIM (that the driver did something different and performance increases are actually noticeable). Quote Link to comment
Christoph Sebek Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Interested. Think I saw it but did not pay closer attention to it. Will review today. Quote Link to comment
Artur Araripe Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Is 441.08 stable? I heard that some people were suffering from frame drops/stutters after installing it (other games, dunno about p3d) Quote Link to comment
Robert Ruprecht Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 441.12 is stable for me, and the feature , image sharpener does make a difference. Not sure if you meant .12, not heard or seen .08 1 Quote Link to comment
Erik Schlijper Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Frederic Nadot said: Hello all! Do you have tested the "sharpen" feature in the Nvidia control panel? In my case, combined with the 4X SSAA and a non 4K display, the result is quite good and apparently without FPS degreasing. That's some good info! May I ask what Imagine Sharpening settings you use? Quote Link to comment
Artur Araripe Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Do you guys have any comparative screenshots? With sharpening on and off Quote Link to comment
Robert Ruprecht Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, Erik Schlijper said: That's some good info! May I ask what Imagine Sharpening settings you use? In Nvidia control panel, the choice seems to be on or off, I went for “on” and made no further changes. Quote Link to comment
Erik Schlijper Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Robert Ruprecht said: In Nvidia control panel, the choice seems to be on or off, I went for “on” and made no further changes. Ahh okay. So you use the Manage 3D Settings -> Program Settings, select Prepar3D.exe and turn it on? Quote Link to comment
Erik Schlijper Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I get this in the Program Settings of the Nvidia Control Panel. Global Settings does also show GPU Scaling. Quote Link to comment
Frederic Nadot Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, Erik Schlijper said: That's some good info! May I ask what Imagine Sharpening settings you use? Just the default settings. Enough for me. 4 Quote Link to comment
Robert Ruprecht Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, Erik Schlijper said: I get this in the Program Settings of the Nvidia Control Panel. Global Settings does also show GPU Scaling. 26 minutes ago, Erik Schlijper said: Ahh okay. So you use the Manage 3D Settings -> Program Settings, select Prepar3D.exe and turn it on? Yes, did not touch anything beyond “on” definitely an improvement . Also have Tomato 31 and Hugo s reflections. Gsync monitor . Resolution 2560x1440. As others may have totally different set ups, you may or may not see an improvement in image. For me definitely sharper. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Christoph Sebek Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Christoph Sebek said: Interested. Think I saw it but did not pay closer attention to it. Will review today. Good stuff @Frederic Nadot. Thanks for pointing it out. Quote Link to comment
NilsUnger Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 9 hours ago, Nuno M Pinto said: It doesn't break anything Well I hope you are right, but installing new video drivers already screwed up my Nvidia inspector settings more than once. Nevertheless I will try the new drivers. Quote Link to comment
Martin von Dombrowski Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 11 hours ago, Frederic Nadot said: Hello all! Do you have tested the "sharpen" feature in the Nvidia control panel? In my case, combined with the 4X SSAA and a non 4K display, the result is quite good and apparently without FPS degreasing. Sounds promising! Did you change your setting in P3D or was it 4x SSAA before, too? Quote Link to comment
phil highton Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I am using it, seems ok to me , no performance issues and the VC looks a little better Quote Link to comment
Frederic Nadot Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 10 hours ago, Martin von Dombrowski said: Sounds promising! Did you change your setting in P3D or was it 4x SSAA before, too? No. I just updated the driver without changing anything in P3D. Quote Link to comment
Richard Nellyer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 No joy with it here. Absolute stutter fest. That's running at 5760x1080 with Nvidia Surround. Turning off the sharpen feature returned frame rates back to normal. i7-8086k @ 5.0ghz 32gb RAM GTX 1080ti. Quote Link to comment
NilsUnger Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 It seems to work for me. It definitely looks sharper now, almost to the point where I think it pronounces the jagged lines of the bad P3D AA. Will keep an eye on it and maybe reduce the slider a bit. Quote Link to comment
BenjaminBeyer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 also think that it runs better and looks much sharper. Fly with 4xssaa fullhd 144Hz 27inch. Quote Link to comment
Rafal Haczek Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I generally like what I'm seeing. Textures are more crispy and even the A320's displays seem to be more readable. The side effect, obviously, is a bit more jaggies (weakened antialiasing) and a pinch of grain, which is more visible when it gets dark. A typical price for sharpening. As for performance, I haven't noticed any difference up or down. 2 Quote Link to comment
BenjaminBeyer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 more Placebo i turn it off. 1 Quote Link to comment
Robert Sutherland Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 The smoothing feature has definitely had a positive effect. 1 Quote Link to comment
phil highton Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 On 11/5/2019 at 12:00 PM, Frederic Nadot said: Just the default settings. Enough for me. Frederic, how's the 9700k going for you , I am thinking about getting it on black Friday ? Quote Link to comment
Frederic Nadot Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 You are going to do something good . I really enjoy the 9700K as it has 8 real cores (no hyperthreading available) especially after a i7 3770K. No issue with it excepted a performance drop in the London area by bad weather. However It allows high P3D settings. Go ahead! Quote Link to comment
Bob L Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I too notice everything is looking a bit 'sharper' with this new setting. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ramon De Valencia Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 It looked good, but then I was parked at gate F35 at ESSA under overcast with heavy rain conditions at 15Z and my FPS dropped to 15-20. After removing this feature and starting the same flight under the same conditions FPS were back again at steady 30 without any drop. That has been my observation so far, it is great under clear skies but doesn't like rain and clouds. Quote Link to comment
Rafal Haczek Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Ramon De Valencia said: my FPS dropped to 15-20. After removing this feature and starting the same flight under the same conditions FPS were back again at steady 30 without any drop Almost 50% difference? Wow, strange, I need to experiment more. So far my flights have not indicated anything like this. Quote Link to comment
Ramon De Valencia Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, Rafal Haczek said: Almost 50% difference? Wow, strange, I need to experiment more. So far my flights have not indicated anything like this. also during my approach at LOWW under heavy rain and overcast I never had more than 15FPS. But I will do more testing tonight and let you know. Quote Link to comment
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