I didn't say I run jitter free. I said I run jitter free absolutely everywhere except inside stations. Inside stations, it's more-or-less jitter free. It's pretty minute, and sometimes not there at all, and depends on the angle I look at and how many ships are coming in and out. I just deal with it. Note, I have to have zero AA and zero shadows for this (referring to the stations, AA and shadows have no negative fps effect in space/supercruise)
ED, the rift and sweetFX
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I didn't say I run jitter free. I said I run jitter free absolutely everywhere except inside stations. Inside stations, it's more-or-less jitter free. It's pretty minute, and sometimes not there at all, and depends on the angle I look at and how many ships are coming in and out. I just deal with it. Note, I have to have zero AA and zero shadows for this (referring to the stations, AA and shadows have no negative fps effect in space/supercruise)
I personally don't think the colors need tweaking. As long as you are running your green HUD, taking away the red from the game just ruins the beautiful colors of the galaxy. Also, with the 2.5 sharpness radius setting you are using, you are creating a ton of artifacts. All the stars now have strange halos around them, and a mix of other problems. I changed that setting from 2.5, to 0.25, and it is MUCH better. There is still a tiny tiny outline making things pop a tiny bit, but it doesn't destroy the fine detail that 2.5 does. I think the AA in sweetfx looks just about as good as the AA in-game, but I think I get slightly better frame rates. So that's a bonus. Working well now with the reduced contrast radius and colors left alone.
I did, no joy.
SweetFX fix for Windows 8.1 64bit Nvidia GPU card users.
OK, I ran out of time this morning to fully test this as I had to run out the door for workbut I think I got it working. Can someone please test fully and let the group know if it works?
try this
- remove old SweetFX files that you installed into C:\Users\[your user name]\Appdata\local\Frontier_developments\products\FORCE-FDEV-D-xxxx\
- download this file: https://mega.co.nz/#!QVUCXA4a!v3UE8WZJDLUgh8RJJDATXQV1Ba1s6cNQZ_oPmK5E7C8
Note: this SweetFX is slightly modified
- as per instructions from post1 this post, extract all the files into files into your ED folder:
- C:\Users\[your user name]\Appdata\local\Frontier_developments\products\FORCE-FDEV-D-xxxx\
- replace the SweetFX_settings file with the one from post1 in this post, or make your own (edit away)
- you may need to turn off all OSD (like, MSI Afterburn, FRAPS, EVGA Precision, or all kinds like that) as these may crash the injector
fly well, fly safe
Unless someone beats me to it I'll try when I get home from work. (Thanks for trying)
Hi, I have downloaded the sweetfx file but the page up button you say to toggle the sweetfx on or off just changes the radar size in the cockpit. No difference to graphics at all. I have done the Assetto Corsa sweetfx and its night and day. I run windows 8.1 which is the one I copied from page 4 on the thread. I have a amd r9 290 if this helps. Any advice would be great cheers
I can't see any differences if I choose the last set of settings from you Cpt America. I feel the changes, but it's really tiny and subtle like said in description. So PIM1 if you choose those ones I suggest to choose another one to be sure it work through the PageUpKey, when you'll be sure you could get back to Cpt America settings. You can also change which key to turn it ON and OFF as explained in the setting file itself (as your PageUp Key seems mapped to another function). My choice is between #2 and #3 as the Sharpen effect really enhance the game IMHO.
My guess is that you would like 0.50 then. It was still a tad too contrasty for me, but still didn't really have the halos that the 2.5 does. Simply scroll down to this area in your settings, and just play with this setting right here. I chose the 0.25. Try 0.50 and i bet that's it. I'm not sure the extra 0 the OP added to the settings will mess anything up or not... I am just running 3 digits, not 4.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ LumaSharpen settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
// -- Sharpening --
#define sharp_strength 0.250 //[0.10 to 3.00] Strength of the sharpening
SweetFX fix for Windows 8.1 64bit Nvidia GPU card users.
OK, I ran out of time this morning to fully test this as I had to run out the door for work
try this
- remove old SweetFX files that you installed into C:\Users\[your user name]\Appdata\local\Frontier_developments\products\FORCE-FDEV-D-xxxx\
- download this file: https://mega.co.nz/#!QVUCXA4a!v3UE8WZJDLUgh8RJJDATXQV1Ba1s6cNQZ_oPmK5E7C8
Note: this SweetFX is slightly modified
- as per instructions from post1 this post, extract all the files into files into your ED folder:
- C:\Users\[your user name]\Appdata\local\Frontier_developments\products\FORCE-FDEV-D-xxxx\
- replace the SweetFX_settings file with the one from post1 in this post, or make your own (edit away)
- you may need to turn off all OSD (like, MSI Afterburn, FRAPS, EVGA Precision, or all kinds like that) as these may crash the injector
fly well, fly safe
Well, I think it's working, so thank you! I can't turn anything on or off, but the skybox looks better and the ships pop more against the background. I manually did the settings file as 1.5.1 had a few extra attributes so here it is.
Code:
/*-----------------------------------------------------------. / Description /
'------------------------------------------------------------/
Game:
Author:
SweetFX version: 1.5.1
Description:
Please note when tweaking settings that higher numbers does not always equal better (nor does lower).
Finding the best settings for your game and your taste is about finding just the right amount to apply.
If you made a good setttings preset please share it with your friends, on forums and websites,
and/or submit it to the SweetFX Settings Database : http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/
This description field and the above Game and Author fields are here so you can fill in your own details for the presets you create.
Just delete this description and fill in your own and then share it with the world.
Hope you enjoy my mod.
- CeeJay.dk
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Choose effects /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
// Set to 1 for ON or 0 for OFF
#define USE_SMAA_ANTIALIASING 1 //[0 or 1] SMAA Anti-aliasing : Smoothens jagged lines using the SMAA technique.
#define USE_FXAA_ANTIALIASING 0 //[0 or 1] FXAA Anti-aliasing : Smoothens jagged lines using the FXAA technique. WIP - Currently only works in DX9 and you need to use the FXAA injector dlls.
#define USE_EXPLOSION 0 //[0 or 1] Explosion : Scatters the pixels, making the image look fuzzy.
#define USE_CARTOON 0 //[0 or 1] Cartoon : "Toon"s the image.
#define USE_ADVANCED_CRT 0 //[0 or 1] Advanced CRT : Simulates an old CRT TV display. Set gaussian blur along with it to get a halation effect
#define USE_BLOOM 0 //[0 or 1] Bloom : Makes bright lights bleed their light into their surroundings (relatively high performance cost)
#define USE_HDR 0 //[0 or 1] HDR : Not actual HDR - It just tries to mimic an HDR look (relatively high performance cost)
#define USE_LUMASHARPEN 1 //[0 or 1] LumaSharpen : Also sharpens the antialiased edges which makes them less smooth - I'm working on fixing that.
#define USE_GAUSSIAN 0 //[0 or 1] Gaussian Blur : can be used to... blur, but also bloom/hazy/glowy look, also unsharp masking
#define USE_FILMGRAIN 0 //[0 or 1] Filmgrain effect
#define USE_TECHNICOLOR 0 //[0 or 1] TECHNICOLOR : Attempts to mimic the look of an old movie using the Technicolor three-strip color process (Techicolor Process 4)
#define USE_DPX 0 //[0 or 1] Cineon DPX : Should make the image look like it's been converted to DXP Cineon - basically it's another movie-like look similar to technicolor.
#define USE_MONOCHROME 0 //[0 or 1] Monochrome : Monochrome makes the colors disappear.
#define USE_LIFTGAMMAGAIN 1 //[0 or 1] Lift Gamma Gain : Adjust brightness and color of shadows, midtones and highlights (avoids clipping)
#define USE_TONEMAP 1 //[0 or 1] Tonemap : Adjust gamma, exposure, saturation, bleach and defog. (may cause clipping)
#define USE_VIBRANCE 1 //[0 or 1] Vibrance : Intelligently saturates (or desaturates if you use negative values) the pixels depending on their original saturation.
#define USE_CURVES 1 //[0 or 1] Curves : Contrast adjustments using S-curves.
#define USE_SEPIA 0 //[0 or 1] Sepia : Sepia tones the image.
#define USE_VIGNETTE 0 //[0 or 1] Vignette : Darkens the edges of the image to make it look more like it was shot with a camera lens. May cause banding artifacts.
#define USE_DITHER 1 //[0 or 1] Dither : Applies dithering to simulate more colors than your monitor can display. This lessens banding artifacts (mostly caused by Vignette)
#define USE_BORDER 0 //[0 or 1] Border : Makes the screenedge black as a workaround for the bright edge that forcing some AA modes sometimes causes.
#define USE_SPLITSCREEN 0 //[0 or 1] Splitscreen : Enables the before-and-after splitscreen comparison mode.
#define USE_CUSTOM 0 //[0 or 1] Custom : Write your own shader by editing custom.h, and then enable it here.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ SMAA Anti-aliasing settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define SMAA_THRESHOLD 0.05 //[0.05 to 0.20] Edge detection threshold. If SMAA misses some edges try lowering this slightly. I prefer between 0.08 and 0.12.
#define SMAA_MAX_SEARCH_STEPS 32 //[0 to 98] Determines the radius SMAA will search for aliased edges
#define SMAA_MAX_SEARCH_STEPS_DIAG 16 //[0 to 16] Determines the radius SMAA will search for diagonal aliased edges
#define SMAA_CORNER_ROUNDING 50 //[0 to 100] Determines the percent of antialiasing to apply to corners. 0 seems to affect fine text the least so it's the default.
// -- Advanced SMAA settings --
#define COLOR_EDGE_DETECTION 1 //[0 or 1] 1 Enables color edge detection (slower but slightly more acurate) - 0 uses luma edge detection (faster)
#define SMAA_DIRECTX9_LINEAR_BLEND 0 //[0 or 1] Using DX9 HARDWARE? (software version doesn't matter) if so this needs to be 1 - If not, leave it at 0.
//Enable this only if you use a Geforce 7xxx series or older card, or a Radeon X1xxx series or older card.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ FXAA Anti-aliasing settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define FXAA_QUALITY__PRESET 39 //[1 to 39] Choose the quality preset. 39 is the highest quality.
#define fxaa_Subpix 0.100 //[0.000 to 1.000] Choose the amount of sub-pixel aliasing removal.
#define fxaa_EdgeThreshold 0.910 //[0.000 to 1.000] Edge detection threshold. The minimum amount of local contrast required to apply algorithm.
#define fxaa_EdgeThresholdMin 0.950 //[0.000 to 1.000] Darkness threshold. Trims the algorithm from processing darks.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Explosion settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Explosion_Radius 2.5 //[0.2 to 100.0] Amount of effect you want.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Cartoon settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define CartoonPower 1.0 //[0.1 to 10.0] Amount of effect you want.
#define CartoonEdgeSlope 1.0 //[0.1 to 8.0] Raise this to filter out fainter edges. You might need to increase the power to compensate. Whole numbers are faster.
/*----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Advanced CRT settings /
'----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define CRTAmount 1.00 //[0.00 to 1.00] Amount of CRT effect you want
#define CRTResolution 2.0 //[1.0 to 8.0] Input size coefficent (low values gives the "low-res retro look"). Default is 1.2
#define CRTgamma 2.2 //[0.0 to 4.0] Gamma of simulated CRT (default 2.2)
#define CRTmonitorgamma 2.4 //[0.0 to 4.0] Gamma of display monitor (typically 2.2 is correct)
#define CRTBrightness 1.2 //[1.0 to 3.0] Used to boost brightness a little. Default is 1.0
#define CRTScanlineIntensity 2.0 //[2.0 to 4.0] Scanlines intensity (use integer values preferably). Default is 2.0
#define CRTScanlineGaussian 1 //[0 or 1] Use the "new nongaussian scanlines bloom effect". Default is on
#define CRTCurvature 1 //[[0 or 1] "Barrel effect" enabled (1) or off (0)
#define CRTCurvatureRadius 2.0 //[0.0 to 2.0] Curvature Radius (only effective when Curvature is enabled). Default is 1.5
#define CRTCornerSize 0.0100 //[0.0000 to 0.0020] Higher values, more rounded corner. Default is 0.001
#define CRTDistance 2.00 //[0.00 to 4.00] Simulated distance from viewer to monitor. Default is 2.00
#define CRTAngleX 0.00 //[-0.20 to 0.20] Tilt angle in radians (X coordinates)
#define CRTAngleY -0.15 //[-0.20 to 0.20] Tilt angle in radians (Y coordinates). (Value of -0.15 gives the 'arcade tilt' look)
#define CRTOverScan 1.00 //[1.00 to 1.10] Overscan (e.g. 1.02 for 2% overscan). Default is 1.01
#define CRTOversample 0 //[0 or 1] Enable 3x oversampling of the beam profile (warning : performance hit)
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Bloom settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define BloomThreshold 20.25 //[0.00 to 50.00] Threshold for what is a bright light (that causes bloom) and what isn't.
#define BloomPower 1.446 //[0.000 to 8.000] Strength of the bloom
#define BloomWidth 0.0142 //[0.0000 to 1.0000] Width of the bloom
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ HDR settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define HDRPower 1.30 //[0.00 to 8.00] Strangely lowering this makes the image brighter
#define radius2 0.87 //[0.00 to 8.00] Raising this seems to make the effect stronger and also brighter
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ LumaSharpen settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
// -- Sharpening --
#define sharp_strength 2.70 //[0.10 to 3.00] Strength of the sharpening
#define sharp_clamp 0.060 //[0.000 to 1.000] Limits maximum amount of sharpening a pixel recieves - Default is 0.035
// -- Advanced sharpening settings --
#define pattern 2 //[1|2|3|4] Choose a sample pattern. 1 = Fast, 2 = Normal, 3 = Wider, 4 = Pyramid shaped.
#define offset_bias 2.0 //[0.0 to 6.0] Offset bias adjusts the radius of the sampling pattern.
//I designed the pattern for offset_bias 1.0, but feel free to experiment.
// -- Debug sharpening settings --
#define show_sharpen 0 //[0 or 1] Visualize the strength of the sharpen (multiplied by 4 to see it better)
/*----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Levels settings /
'----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Levels_black_point 16 //[0 to 255] The black point is the new black - literally. Everything darker than this will become completely black. Default is 16.0
#define Levels_white_point 235 //[0 to 255] The new white point. Everything brighter than this becomes completely white. Default is 235.0
//Colors between the two points will stretched, which increases contrast, but details above and below the points are lost (this is called clipping).
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ TECHNICOLOR settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define TechniAmount 0.4 //[0.00 to 1.00]
#define TechniPower 4.0 //[0.00 to 8.00]
#define redNegativeAmount 0.88 //[0.00 to 1.00]
#define greenNegativeAmount 0.88 //[0.00 to 1.00]
#define blueNegativeAmount 0.88 //[0.00 to 1.00]
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Cineon DPX settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Red 8.0 //[1.0 to 15.0]
#define Green 8.0 //[1.0 to 15.0]
#define Blue 8.0 //[1.0 to 15.0]
#define ColorGamma 2.5 //[0.1 to 2.5] Adjusts the colorfulness of the effect in a manner similar to Vibrance. 1.0 is neutral.
#define DPXSaturation 3.0 //[0.0 to 8.0] Adjust saturation of the effect. 1.0 is neutral.
#define RedC 0.36 //[0.60 to 0.20]
#define GreenC 0.36 //[0.60 to 0.20]
#define BlueC 0.34 //[0.60 to 0.20]
#define Blend 0.2 //[0.00 to 1.00] How strong the effect should be.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Monochrome settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Monochrome_conversion_values float3(0.18,0.41,0.41) //[0.00 to 1.00] Percentage of RGB to include (should sum up to 1.00)
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Lift Gamma Gain settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define RGB_Lift float3(0.980, 0.980, 0.990) //[0.000 to 2.000] Adjust shadows for Red, Green and Blue
#define RGB_Gamma float3(1.000, 1.100, 1.200) //[0.000 to 2.000] Adjust midtones for Red, Green and Blue
#define RGB_Gain float3(1.200, 1.200, 1.200) //[0.000 to 2.000] Adjust highlights for Red, Green and Blue
//Note that a value of 1.000 is a neutral setting that leave the color unchanged.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Tonemap settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Gamma 1.0 //[0.000 to 2.000] Adjust midtones
#define Exposure -0.10 //[-1.000 to 1.000] Adjust exposure
#define Saturation -0.10 //[-1.000 to 1.000] Adjust saturation
#define Bleach 0.00 //[0.000 to 1.000] Brightens the shadows and fades the colors
#define Defog 0.000 //[0.000 to 1.000] How much of the color tint to remove
#define FogColor float3(0.00, 0.00, 0.00) //[0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55] What color to remove - default is blue
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Vibrance settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Vibrance 0.28 //[-1.00 to 1.00] Intelligently saturates (or desaturates if you use negative values) the pixels depending on their original saturation.
#define Vibrance_RGB_balance float3(1.00, 1.00, 1.00) //[-10.00 to 10.00,-10.00 to 10.00,-10.00 to 10.00] A per channel multiplier to the Vibrance strength so you can give more boost to certain colors over others
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Curves settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define Curves_mode 0 //[0|1|2] Choose what to apply contrast to. 0 = Luma, 1 = Chroma, 2 = both Luma and Chroma. Default is 0 (Luma)
#define Curves_contrast 0.30 //[-1.00 to 1.00] The amount of contrast you want
// -- Advanced curve settings --
#define Curves_formula 3 //[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10] The contrast s-curve you want to use.
//1 = Sine, 2 = Abs split, 3 = Smoothstep, 4 = Exp formula, 5 = Simplified Catmull-Rom (0,0,1,1), 6 = Perlins Smootherstep
//7 = Abs add, 8 = Techicolor Cinestyle, 9 = Parabola, 10 = Half-circles.
//Note that Technicolor Cinestyle is practically identical to Sine, but runs slower. In fact I think the difference might only be due to rounding errors.
//I prefer 2 myself, but 3 is a nice alternative with a little more effect (but harsher on the highlight and shadows) and it's the fastest formula.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Sepia settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define ColorTone float3(1.40, 1.10, 0.90) //[0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55, 0.00 to 2.55] What color to tint the image
#define GreyPower 0.11 //[0.00 to 1.00] How much desaturate the image before tinting it
#define SepiaPower 0.58 //[0.00 to 1.00] How much to tint the image
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Vignette settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define VignetteType 1 //[1|2|3] 1 = Original, 2 = New, 3 = TV style
#define VignetteRatio 1.00 //[0.15 to 6.00] Sets a width to height ratio. 1.00 (1/1) is perfectly round, while 1.60 (16/10) is 60 % wider than it's high.
#define VignetteRadius 1.00 //[-1.00 to 3.00] lower values = stronger radial effect from center
#define VignetteAmount -1.00 //[-2.00 to 1.00] Strength of black. -2.00 = Max Black, 1.00 = Max White.
#define VignetteSlope 8 //[2 to 16] How far away from the center the change should start to really grow strong (odd numbers cause a larger fps drop than even numbers)
#define VignetteCenter float2(0.500, 0.500) //[0.000 to 1.000, 0.000 to 1.000] Center of effect for VignetteType 1. 2 and 3 do not obey this setting.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Dither settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define dither_method 1 //[1 or 2] 1 = Ordered dithering (very good and very fast), 2 = Random dithering (different but slightly slower dithering)
//Note that the patterns used by Dither, makes an image harder to compress.
//This can make your screenshots and video recordings take up more space.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Border settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define border_width float2(1,20) //[0 to 2048, 0 to 2048] (X,Y)-width of the border. Measured in pixels.
#define border_color float3(0, 0, 0) //[0 to 255, 0 to 255, 0 to 255] What color the border should be. In integer RGB colors, meaning 0,0,0 is black and 255,255,255 is full white.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Splitscreen settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define splitscreen_mode 1 //[1|2|3|4|5|6] 1 = Vertical 50/50 split, 2 = Vertical 25/50/25 split, 3 = Vertical 50/50 angled split, 4 = Horizontal 50/50 split, 5 = Horizontal 25/50/25 split, 6 = Curvy vertical 50/50 split
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Custom settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#define custom_strength 1.0 //[0.00 to 1.00] Adjust the strength of the effect
No hurry, my bedtime!
i tried scroll lock, page up and page down while looking at a sun from my clipper. Saw no variance on key press but it defaults on right?
IDK to be honest. When I tried the original OP version (win 8.1 so no joy) it looked great simply because I hadn't played in a while
No hurry, my bedtime!
i tried scroll lock, page up and page down while looking at a sun from my clipper. Saw no variance on key press but it defaults on right?
None of them work for me either.
You need to make the ON/OFF key to work to be able to judge differences between with and without it. Extract took from the first settings on post #1 below, just change it to your liking. This must work to be able to understand how it work for you:
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Key settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
// This is the section where you can define your own key mapping
// See the following URL to find out what keycode a key has:
// http://www.cambiaresearch.com/articles/15/javascript-char-codes-key-codes
// key_toggle_sweetfx = 33
// key_screenshot = 44
// key_reload_sweetfx = 34
I tested all settings provided from first post and PageUP worked fine each time for me (AZERTY French keyboard) so it should be the default key. I also confirm it change the Radar range at the same time, but that's not a big deal.
/*-----------------------------------------------------------.
/ Key settings /
'-----------------------------------------------------------*/
// This is the section where you can define your own key mapping
// See the following URL to find out what keycode a key has:
// http://www.cambiaresearch.com/articles/15/javascript-char-codes-key-codes
// key_toggle_sweetfx = 33
// key_screenshot = 44
// key_reload_sweetfx = 34
I tested all settings provided from first post and PageUP worked fine each time for me (AZERTY French keyboard) so it should be the default key. I also confirm it change the Radar range at the same time, but that's not a big deal.
No, that is the launcher folder. The files inside the ICOhr_ED_SweetFX folder must be extraced in the force_dev folder where EliteDangerous32.exe is.
Updated OP with Cpt.America settings fix for digits.
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Found it finally, thanks gonna give this a try. Appreciate the help.
I don't see any of the settings in my file that you have. I've just copied the google drive folder directly to my game folder, I didn't copy/paste his settings. This is how I've been getting my miracles...
Question, do I need to pull the 3 files out to the same if using 64 bit OS? There is a folder that says sweetfx 64 with like 3 files in it. Also reading in other places that need to delete GE FORCE Experience also?