An FSX Moment

[Tako_Kichi]

I love flying in FSX at dawn and dusk and grabbed the following screenie while flying earlier this evening.

http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/93830/20081113/b_153435.jpg

Needless to say the full size version has just become my desktop picture! :icon_lol:

[Warrant]

Like the image:applause:

Like the dusk for an late flight around as well...:mixedsmi:

[Daube]

I'm quite a big fan of the dawn/dusk flying too, and just like you Tako_Kichi my screenshots often end as my wallpaper :d
That's my current one, Mirage 2000 from Rollus, flying over Swizzerland, with the alternative bloom module enhancing the atmospheric effect :isadizzy: (that means the shot is not edited)

[heywooood]

can I play...:ernae:

[Willy]

Couldn't find the one I was looking for but found this one I'd forgot about...

[Pepere]

Nice pics..:applause::applause:

David

[N2056]

I've always liked this one...:d

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/7756/petefz8.jpg

[hey_moe]

Nice shots Larry:applause:

[Barvan40]

Great pics gents! Here are some more FSX moments.

Barry

[dadmod]

Beautiful Spit and stunning Thud...:applause:

[Barvan40]

Thanks!

The A2A Spitfire and the AlphaSim Thud are great FSX aircraft.

Barry

[pointy31]

Piglets A-29...I took this pic a few days ago, guess I knew this thread was coming...:costumes:

[Lionheart]

Man... Some brilliant screenshots!! Makes you want to print them and frame them up on the wall in nice frames...


:ernae:



Bill

[Barvan40]

I've always liked this one...:d




"Pete" is still one of my favorite low and slow aircraft in FSX and I fly it regularly. Thanks for making it for us.

Barry

[Tako_Kichi]

WOW! What did I start!

Some great shots there guys, keep 'em coming!

:ernae:

[heywooood]

I love that Starfighter...

[tigisfat]

Now you've done it; you've gotta display screenshots to a screenshot junky!! Great shots, guys!!

[Daube]

WOW ! Very impressive screenshots guys !! :isadizzy:

[kilo delta]

A few from me....:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/GeeTI/fsx2008-03-3123-36-29-04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/GeeTI/fsx2007-10-2420-07-35-71.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/GeeTI/fsx2007-09-2117-37-04-71.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/GeeTI/tu6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/GeeTI/fsx2007-05-3123-47-13-17.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/GeeTI/fsx2007-04-0521-23-53-15.jpg

[JT8D-9A]

Excellent shots!
:applause::ernae::wavey:

[Cazzie]

Beautiful shots fellows. :ernae:

I took a late afternoon flight to Roanoke last Friday using Piglet's Mite and Active Sky 6.5 correlated with the FSUIP 4.0 for FSX. Weather was beautiful here and visibly was unlimited, ergo no clouds in my screens, just some late afternoon haze.

Caz

[Bjoern]

Wow, guys! Just wow!

[Daube]

Want sunsets ?
(shots are not edited)

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/daube_image426.jpg

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/daube_image438.jpg

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/daube_image403.jpg

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/daube_image364.jpg

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/daube_image344.jpg

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/daube_image340.jpg

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/daube_image337.jpg

[Nick C]

Ahhhh nice pics folks, here's one from my hangar...

[scotsman]

Ok, let's go on

Mike

[Bjoern]

Say Daube, is there any performance hit with that 3rd party bloom module?

[Daube]

Say Daube, is there any performance hit with that 3rd party bloom module?

It depends on your hardware, and the settings you choose in the .ini file of the module. On my Q6600 + 8800 GTX, WinXP SP2, FSX SP2, I have only 1 FPS impact... yes, just one FPS. :jump:
However, I have seen people experiencing more severe impact. I do not know if they were using the bad drivers, or bad settings or anything. However, this module is just consisting of two files that you drop in the main FSX folder. There is nothing to launch, nothing to edit, nothing to modify to make it work in FSX (or FS9). To uninstall it, you just delete the two files and you're done.

[Daube]

Here I have packed the DLL module and its INI file I am currently using.
You can give it a try, drop them in the FSX root folder, launch FSX and when you are in the cockpit (at dawn or dusk, it's better), press SHIFT + F12, and see what happens :)
(rename this file bloom module.zip)

[Marlin]

Great great folks :applause:

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/Marlint/Screen-Tuesday-429.jpg?t=1226704625 (javascript:void(0);)

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/Marlint/Screen-Tuesday-437.jpg?t=1226704699 (javascript:void(0);)


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/Marlint/Screen-Sunday-500.jpg?t=1226705354 (javascript:void(0);)

[heywooood]

Here I have packed the DLL module and its INI file I am currently using.
You can give it a try, drop them in the FSX root folder, launch FSX and when you are in the cockpit (at dawn or dusk, it's better), press SHIFT + F12, and see what happens :)
(rename this file bloom module.zip)


Daube - is this module for DX10 vista or does it work with Xp Dx9c ?

[EgoR64]

:jump: Wow you all got some amazing Pics !!

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Cheers !!

[limjack]

NICE GUYS! Enjoyed them all. :applause:

Jim

[Daube]

Daube - is this module for DX10 vista or does it work with Xp Dx9c ?

This module works in Windows XP, I'm not sure for Vista but you can give it a try. It will work in FSX and FS9. I am using it in FSX in Windows XP (so DX9) and my brother is using it in FS9 and this module is giving him fantastic atmospheric effects !!

[jimjones]

Thanks for the very nice pics.

[Cazzie]

Up early and flew the Mite from Danville to Greensboro. A few shots and gotta run and start breakfast for all.

Caz

[scotsman]

Pink Flight

breakfast tour northward from EDLW to EDDG

Mike

[Chuck_Jodry-VJPL]

Sundown is the golden moment in FS, with the electric motor off and prop feathered i have only the rumble of the wind on the fuselage to remind me i am not a bird but instead am covered in composite veil of virtual reality , don’t pinch me when i am dreaming of flight
http://www.westcoastatc.com/events/images/nx.jpg

[Nick C]

That glider looks like it is coming on well Chuck :applause:

[heywooood]

This module works in Windows XP, I'm not sure for Vista but you can give it a try. It will work in FSX and FS9. I am using it in FSX in Windows XP (so DX9) and my brother is using it in FS9 and this module is giving him fantastic atmospheric effects !!

excellent - I run Xp Dx9c ....trying it out now.

[Bjoern]

Here I have packed the DLL module and its INI file I am currently using.
You can give it a try, drop them in the FSX root folder, launch FSX and when you are in the cockpit (at dawn or dusk, it's better), press SHIFT + F12, and see what happens :)
(rename this file bloom module.zip)

I know that module from Strike Fighters. In there, combined with 4*AA it hit performance pretty good.

Lets see how it copes with Vista 64.

[Daube]

I know that module from Strike Fighters. In there, combined with 4*AA it hit performance pretty good.

Lets see how it copes with Vista 64.

In fact, this module includes several effects (bloom, oclusion, movie effect etc...), and some of them can be pretty hard on the FPS. Fortunately, in the INI file, you have a chance to choose what effects you want to activate or not. If you activate only the bloom, and set the bloom parameter correctly, the impact on the FPS can be quite limited.

[Daube]

excellent - I run Xp Dx9c ....trying it out now.

Post some screenshots and give some feedback if it works ! :wavey:

[heywooood]

Daube - thankyou - I would like to reduce the overall effect by half or maybe one third...

[heywooood]

there does not seem to be much of a frame rate impact at the default settings...

I know those screenshots are not in very good lighting for comparison - the first of each example is with the effect off...

I like the slightly darker look and more hazy or mistyness it brings - but there is a defined aural effect around each light source that I would love to knock down a peg... a less is more kind of a deal.

I just don't know which set of numbers to play with in the file..

[heywooood]

ok a few more - maybe these will show the difference better...:kilroy:

[Chuck_Jodry-VJPL]

That glider looks like it is coming on well Chuck :applause: thanks Nick i am trying to get this done for Christmas.
Its panel work is what’s on my playlist these days , weekend projects are like that where you tinker a little and go try it out .<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
The Garmin was what i wanted in this with an additional flight display that has an hsi and position indicator included, it doubles as a HUD when you click on it , this can be turned off as well as all other electronic instruments to use the traditional glider set , also handy in case of battery failure or full discharge being it’s a battery powered glider.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p></o:p>
A few of these exist with power available for a half hour to get you to altitude , so the concept is flying today even if this version isn’t, i used a form from nature for its design i find flies well at low speed and glides half the time the Dragonfly , and an idea that was presented by Dr Raimer we explored in FS9 called the Next , that the rationale behind the name also insofar as its the rebuild for FSX , a total rebuild with nothing much left but the name and electric motor <o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>

[Daube]

Heywood, look into the [BLOOM] section of the ini file. The parameter are a bit complex, but some of them are quite explicit.
By the way, those are not the default parameters. Those parameters have already been tweaked according to my preferences, the original ones were much more exagerated, like you can see in the evening cockpit shot I posted before.

[heywooood]

Nice :applause:

Thanks Daube for making me aware of these files - I will experiment with them as I see virtually no FPS impact whatsoever on my rig and see the effects overall as an improvement to FSX :ernae:

[limjack]

Finally a day off, now I can play and take a Pic.:jump:

[N2056]

Nice pic!

An interesting vantage point...from the port of Seattle. I recognized the logo on the cranes :d

[Meso]

After having installed tile proxy these came out of the sim (near Homestead ARB)

[JT8D-9A]

:wavey:

http://e.imagehost.org/0624/LH_E.jpg
(http://e.imagehost.org/0624/LH_E.jpg)

[scotsman]

Unedited pic

Thank you Robert!

:jump:
Mike

[limjack]

Unedited pic

Thank you Robert!

:jump:
Mike


THE PETE! Nice shot Mike, looks like a nice place for a Sunday outing.

Jim

[N2056]

Wow - What a great pic! :ernae:

Glad you like good old Pete :d

[Piglet]

Couple pics from me...:wavey:
Nice Avatar Scotsman:ernae:

[scotsman]

@ Piglet: peculiar men prefer peculiar planes - and you gave me lots of them :costumes:.

:ernae: Mike

[CBris]

Dawn! It's got to be dawn... Dawn on gossamer wings - what experience could ever beat that?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/CBris/vintage%20and%20veteran/bleriot_7.jpg

[scotsman]

My tool for exploring airfield scenery backstage :d

Mike

[noddy]

A couple of mine.

62528

62529

[pointy31]

Evening Beaver...

[Cirrus N210MS]

Sun set with a T-6

[heywooood]

sunsets...

[heywooood]

sunrises...

[heywooood]

I like the way FSX does environmental lighting...lots of variables...

[limjack]

O MY, this is going to turn into a contest where everyone wins. There all nice shots:applause:.

Jim

[Marlin]

O MY, this is going to turn into a contest where everyone wins. There all nice shots:applause:.

Jim

Here here, I'll second that. Keep em coming everyone :ernae:

[N2056]

At the end of the day :mixedsmi:
62583

[Butcherbird17]

Dusk flights

Joe

[Piglet]

Capt. Solo, do you copy?

[heywooood]

couple more

[heywooood]

Capt. Solo, do you copy?

dude - morning sun, low altitude and snowy terrain and its a winner..:ernae:

[Piglet]

Later, during that fun Hoth vacation...

[heywooood]

"base - this is red two...I found them - repeat - I've found them"

[Sedr37]

Great screens here guys!
Here is mine.

[Bjoern]

Great screens here guys!
Here is mine.

That screenie looks familiar. You don't happen to be a member at Sim HQ as well per chance, do you? (http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2615437/Re_Screenshots_Thread_Give_Us_.html#Post2615437) :d

[limjack]

You got to love it, sunset that is!!!

[scotsman]

Pre-flight

Mike

[Sedr37]

That screenie looks familiar. You don't happen to be a member at Sim HQ as well per chance, do you? (http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2615437/Re_Screenshots_Thread_Give_Us_.html#Post2615437) :d

:d yes, I am. But it is not a problem, right? :)

[Bjoern]

:d yes, I am. But it is not a problem, right? :)

No, not at all. I'm a member there myself (different nick though).

It's a good place for general sim information, although I only frequent the EECH, Wo* and FSX subforums. :d

[Sedr37]

Yes but I find this forum to be much better :)

[Bjoern]

Me too. Much more informative than the section at SimHQ.

And don't forget the "FSX celebrity" bonus SOH has! :costumes:

[Panther_99FS]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/Panther99FS/FSX%20Civilian/2008-11-22_14-49-0-796.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/Panther99FS/FSX%20Civilian/2008-11-22_14-48-50-171.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/Panther99FS/FSX%20Civilian/2008-11-22_14-56-37-453.jpg

[Cirrus N210MS]

wow that plane is sweet looking ! wow

[limjack]

Very nice Mr. Panther, I like the 3rd shot. They show all three things I like doing:jump:.

Jim

[stiz]

"Panther documents the rebuilding of his Safir before his mechanic flys off never to return"

:costumes:

[spotlope]

Okay, I gotta know, Panther. Whose repaint of the Safir is that? I MUST have it! :applause:

[Wozza]

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq218/au_wozza/Dawn.jpg

[Panther_99FS]

Okay, I gotta know, Panther. Whose repaint of the Safir is that? I MUST have it! :applause:

Bill,
It's on this page--> http://www.sibwings.com/freeware.php :mixedsmi:

[Bjoern]

Umm, I don't mean to be insensitive, P, but just because you're admin doesn't mean that you can bust the thread layout with waaay too wide screenies... :redf: :kilroy: ;) :d

[Helldiver]

Hey Bjoern, Panthers old. You have to allow for that.
His avatar doth spillage over.
But it still is better than the girl/boys that he used to abuse us with.

[Bjoern]

Hey Bjoern, Panthers old. You have to allow for that.
His avatar doth spillage over.
But it still is better than the girl/boys that he used to abuse us with.

LoL! Too true... :costumes:

[limjack]

Ok, just one more. Set to real weather and on final Seattle

[Cazzie]

Panther, I too like that third image, real nice capture.

Limjack, that's some great lighting, lovely image capture. Did you do that using Instant Replay or use the FS Recorder Module?

Caz

[Panther_99FS]

:mixedsmi::mixedsmi::mixedsmi::d

[Carvalho]

WOW!So many outsdanding images:ernae:
Here are some my moments
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Kal454/Kal454%20Wide/2008-11-19_1-36-55-359.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Kal454/Kal454%20Wide/2008-11-20_20-13-45-562.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Kal454/Kal454%20Wide/2008-8-30_18-59-30-843-1.jpg

[Techy111]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/Techy111/fsx2008-11-2209-35-43-87.jpghttp://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/Techy111/fsx2008-10-2800-31-46-36.jpg

[limjack]

Panther, I too like that third image, real nice capture.

Limjack, that's some great lighting, lovely image capture. Did you do that using Instant Replay or use the FS Recorder Module?

Caz

instant replay, It was a good landing so had to watch the instant replay a couple hundred times frome every view and then I decided it was worth a screenie.

Jim

[Cazzie]

instant replay, It was a good landing so had to watch the instant replay a couple hundred times frome every view and then I decided it was worth a screenie.

Jim


I finally caught that Jim while reviewing. You can make the Replay text not appear if you open your FS9.cfg and type in "HideInfoText=1" in the [MAIN] section at the end: For instance, here's mine:

[MAIN]
Location=312,224,968,760
HideMenuNormal=0
HideMenuFullscreen=1
HideInfoText=1
Maximized=0

By doing this you will hide the Shift-z text and the Pause text also. To make them appear again, simply go back and type a "0" in place of the "1".

Caz

[limjack]

Thanks Caz, will add it in.
:ernae:
Jim

[Cazzie]

MS FSX with OZx's Grand Canyon photoreal scenery, used with Ultimate Terrain X and Ground Environment X along with FSGenesis 9.6-meter DEM terrain mesh.

Mooney M-18C "Mite" done by Tim "Piglet" Conrad. Fictional "Golden Age" USAAC repaint done by yours truly.

Caz

"The Depths"

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/cazmodel/OZx%20Grand%20Canyon%20for%20FSX/canyon_1.jpg