FSX Has Done It Again!!! (Russian Bloom Effect)

[MenendezDiego]

So recently I had switched to FS2004. FSX was just getting too bland for me, and having tried REX (brought my system to it's knees) I feared there was little more that could be done.

I was introduced to the Russian Bloom Effect for FS2004 by a friend of mine, and it basically left me in love with FS2004. I didn't touch FSX for weeks, maybe months!

Having stumbled upon the topic here about the Russian Bloom, I quickly realized it also worked with FSX, and after some testing and comparing of screen shots with the bloom on/off...let's just say FSX is back on top!

Don't get me wrong, I love FS2004 and all the great freeware military sceneries, but with this significant improvement and enhancment, I'll surely be spending alot more time with FSX!

Download Link: http://speedskater.ru/download/arccv...e_for_MSFS.rar (http://speedskater.ru/download/arccvid/EMBserie_for_MSFS.rar)

Bloom Off
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2202-19-50-08.jpg
Bloom On
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2202-20-00-70.jpg
Bloom Off
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2202-24-30-58.jpg
Bloom On
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2202-24-34-69.jpg
Bloom Off
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2203-29-01-28.jpg
Bloom On
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2203-28-55-25.jpg
Bloom Off
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2202-36-39-72.jpg
Bloom On
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2202-36-51-99.jpg
Bloom Off
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2202-42-28-41.jpg
Bloom On
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2202-42-36-69.jpg

Hope you enjoyed the shots, I highly advise all FSX users to try this effect!

Many thanks to Roger for the "Bloom from Russia" thread which brought me back to FSX!

Regards, Diego

[tigisfat]

uh....it just makes dark colors darker? I'm glad you enjoy it, but to me it just looks dirty.

[MenendezDiego]

Oh I enjoy it for sure! Here's one more:

Bloom Off
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2203-31-33-13.jpg
Bloom On
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/MenendezDiego2008/fsx2009-04-2203-31-25-28.jpg

Regards, Diego

[Roger]

...and with an Aerosoft Catalina it's no wonder you are back in FsX:engel016:

[txnetcop]

I love the new effects too. Thanks for sharing the pics
Ted

[guzler]

I have just installed it, but the contrast is too much for me, the planes look black when viewed from underneath. Is there anyway to make rthe effect more subtle as I like the fact that the shadowing is stronger, but don't want it over the top ?

[Roger]

I have just installed it, but the contrast is too much for me, the planes look black when viewed from underneath. Is there anyway to make rthe effect more subtle as I like the fact that the shadowing is stronger, but don't want it over the top ?



The first edit of the enbseries.ini file I made was:


[COLOR=#ff0000]DarkeningAmountDay=30
ScreenLevelDay=70
ScreenLevelNight=1
DarkeningAmountNight=-30
GammaCurveDay=0
GammaCurveNight=-2
ColorSaturationDay=0
ColorSaturationNight=0
UsePaletteTexture=0

This has the effect of reducing the amount of darkening that takes place as light levels vary. The default value of 40 seemed a little excessive for my taste.

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[ryanbatc]

uh....it just makes dark colors darker? I'm glad you enjoy it, but to me it just looks dirty.

Pretty much, supposed to simulate HDR, where if you look at a bright sky the stuff in it or around it would be darker, and if you are in a dark tunnel looking at the end of it, everything would be white because your eyes are adjusting for the lack of "light" in the tunnel

[gera]

To much noice for so little......but like the saying goes " beauty is in the eyes of the beholder"...enjoy your new bloom guys......:bump:

[Alexraptor]

Personally i tend to preferr solutions that are in the engine itself, since they usually are much better at generating the effects from within the system.

[gera]

Personally i tend to preferr solutions that are in the engine itself, since they usually are much better at generating the effects from within the system.

Check the new Nvidia 185 drivers....

[Alexraptor]

Check the new Nvidia 185 drivers....
Beta drivers....

[foreigndevil]

Beta drivers....
and only for the most recent videocards ...

[Bjoern]

and only for the most recent videocards ...

I wouldn't call a Geforce 9 "most recent"...

[foreigndevil]

I wouldn't call a Geforce 9 "most recent"...
More recent than my GeForce 8 anyway (bought that one at the beginning of last year when it was one of the best).

[Roger]

Same here. GF8800GTX...now redundant:kilroy:

[Bjoern]

More recent than my GeForce 8 anyway (bought that one at the beginning of last year when it was one of the best).

Bought my old 8800GTS two and a half years ago when it was the second best card on the market.

Now all I can do with it is decorating my room. :crybaby: