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How do you get your images of vehicles. I see how you could in GTA San Andreas, but not in the other GTA Era games.--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 05:52, October 26, 2009 (UTC) | |||
:Made use of hidden features in the games. Angle and picture quality are also important. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 09:51, October 26, 2009 (UTC) | :Made use of hidden features in the games. Angle and picture quality are also important. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 09:51, October 26, 2009 (UTC) | ||
What do you mean by hidden features in the games? And did those two [[Mesa]] images, and the wrecked [[Idaho]] look better than what they would have on the TV monitor?--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 19:24, October 26, 2009 (UTC) | |||
:One word: [[Replay]]s. And unless you have hardware to screencap console games, you're always going to end up using a camcorder or a camera to take pictures, which almost certainly results in piss poor quality. That's the downside of using console games to take pictures. | :One word: [[Replay]]s. And unless you have hardware to screencap console games, you're always going to end up using a camcorder or a camera to take pictures, which almost certainly results in piss poor quality. That's the downside of using console games to take pictures.<p>Don't forget to optimize your graphic settings in the PC version GTASA. Use a "1280x1024x32" resolution. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 09:56, October 27, 2009 (UTC) | ||
Could you take a look at these two images for me, and tell which one looks better in quality? --[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 00:16, October 28, 2009 (UTC) | |||
[[File:Idaho_(San_Andreas)_(Wreck).jpg|thumb]] | |||
[[File:Idaho (San Andreas) (wrecked).jpg|thumb]] | |||
:[[:Image:Idaho (San Andreas) (Wreck).jpg]]. And remember to turn on anti-aliasing as well. JPG pictures made from the game are blurry, and AA helps smooth that out a bit. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 08:34, October 28, 2009 (UTC) | :[[:Image:Idaho (San Andreas) (Wreck).jpg]]. And remember to turn on anti-aliasing as well. JPG pictures made from the game are blurry, and AA helps smooth that out a bit. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 08:34, October 28, 2009 (UTC) | ||
I tried to turn on anti-aliasing but it won't do it. Do I have to do something else with the display to get it to work? | |||
:It might be a graphics card thing. Either your graphics card doesn't support AA (because it's old), or you need to find the newest driver for the graphics card. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 19:18, October 28, 2009 (UTC) | :It might be a graphics card thing. Either your graphics card doesn't support AA (because it's old), or you need to find the newest driver for the graphics card. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 19:18, October 28, 2009 (UTC) | ||
:I think he's trying to change the setting by clicking. You use the mouse wheel then click to set it. Sorry if this wasn't the problem--[[User:Thescarydude|Thescarydude]] 19:22, October 28, 2009 (UTC) | |||
::I think he's trying to change the setting by clicking. You use the mouse wheel then click to set it. Sorry if this wasn't the problem--[[User:Thescarydude|Thescarydude]] 19:22, October 28, 2009 (UTC) | |||
Where would I find the newest driver? | |||
:If you know the model and make of your graphics card, you have no trouble Googling it. Just search for "driver (insert graphics card name)". You can find out the GC's name by accessing the System's properties in the Control Panel. Or ask around in GTAForums. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 10:52, October 29, 2009 (UTC) | :If you know the model and make of your graphics card, you have no trouble Googling it. Just search for "driver (insert graphics card name)". You can find out the GC's name by accessing the System's properties in the Control Panel. Or ask around in GTAForums. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 10:52, October 29, 2009 (UTC) | ||
OK I got the anti-aliasing to work, what number do I set it to? 1, 2, or 3? Also does the higher number make it clearer. Also it slows down gameplay, is there anything to make it to where it doesn't do this?--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 18:53, November 15, 2009 (UTC) | |||
:The higher the number, the better the AA. And it does slow down gameplay a bit, but only if you're running it on a computer that's around 3 years old or more. If it does reduce framerates, just turn on AA only when you want to take a picture; turn it off when you don't need it. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 19:00, November 15, 2009 (UTC) | :The higher the number, the better the AA. And it does slow down gameplay a bit, but only if you're running it on a computer that's around 3 years old or more. If it does reduce framerates, just turn on AA only when you want to take a picture; turn it off when you don't need it. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 19:00, November 15, 2009 (UTC) | ||
Thanks--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 19:29, November 15, 2009 (UTC) | |||
One more thing, would it be wise to use widescreen, and do you need high visual fx quality? | |||
:Avoid widescreen. From what I've seen, the widescreen setting is usually meant for widescreen monitors (i.e. those that don't use [[wp:4:3|4:3]] as opposed to [[wp:16:9|16:9]]); in reality, the actual number of pixels displayed is still the same, so screencapped images of a widescreen GTA game usually results in the images appearing thinner than usual. As for visual FX, usually you might want to make the most out of the game's graphical capabilities, although lower settings also means that you don't have to deal with blades of grass obstructing the tires of certain vehicles parked on an empty plain; also, vehicle shadows in lower visual FX do look better because it's darker than those in higher visual FX. It still depends on you though. Do you want better graphics (as intended by the developers), or better presentation? - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 19:56, November 15, 2009 (UTC) | :Avoid widescreen. From what I've seen, the widescreen setting is usually meant for widescreen monitors (i.e. those that don't use [[wp:4:3|4:3]] as opposed to [[wp:16:9|16:9]]); in reality, the actual number of pixels displayed is still the same, so screencapped images of a widescreen GTA game usually results in the images appearing thinner than usual. As for visual FX, usually you might want to make the most out of the game's graphical capabilities, although lower settings also means that you don't have to deal with blades of grass obstructing the tires of certain vehicles parked on an empty plain; also, vehicle shadows in lower visual FX do look better because it's darker than those in higher visual FX. It still depends on you though. Do you want better graphics (as intended by the developers), or better presentation? - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 19:56, November 15, 2009 (UTC) | ||
Well I finally got the hardware, I'm using Fraps, and I'm using a 1400x900 screen resolution. But for some reason blips on the [[Radar]] appear smaller but just the square ones. Why is that? | |||
:Not sure about that, I suppose it's the resolution. If you can go up to 1600x1200, it might work. Otherwise, scale down to 1280x1024. And 1400x900 is a widescreen resolution; it's not 4:3. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 10:02, December 7, 2009 (UTC) | :Not sure about that, I suppose it's the resolution. If you can go up to 1600x1200, it might work. Otherwise, scale down to 1280x1024. And 1400x900 is a widescreen resolution; it's not 4:3. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 10:02, December 7, 2009 (UTC) | ||
I don't think that my laptop supports anti-aliasing. Does it only work on desktop computers?--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 22:05, January 5, 2010 (UTC) | |||
:Graphics card-related issue. Depends on which GC you're using. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 09:24, January 6, 2010 (UTC) | :Graphics card-related issue. Depends on which GC you're using. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 09:24, January 6, 2010 (UTC) | ||
:Are video cards things can come with your computer? Because I can't get any updates for mine, Intel (R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile. So I'm going to try to switch to an Nvidia driver. --[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 23:01, January 23, 2010 (UTC) | :Are video cards things can come with your computer? Because I can't get any updates for mine, Intel (R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile. So I'm going to try to switch to an Nvidia driver. --[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 23:01, January 23, 2010 (UTC) | ||
[[File:Gallery55.jpg|thumb]] | |||
:And could you tell me what this is? It's those little lines or something. Is that the MIP mapping?--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 20:52, February 7, 2010 (UTC) | :And could you tell me what this is? It's those little lines or something. Is that the MIP mapping?--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 20:52, February 7, 2010 (UTC) | ||