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Outerra Engine => Development screen shots and videos => Topic started by: angrypig on January 28, 2013, 10:04:17 am

Title: HDR bloom effect
Post by: angrypig on January 28, 2013, 10:04:17 am
A few experiments with the HDR bloom effect. It is WIP version so please be kind. :) There is a temporal aliasing which can be very annoying in some cases. I hope i will be able to remove it later with a different filter method. Bloom effect will be available in the next update but you will have to enable it explicitly...

(http://i.minus.com/jb0e8ppZyHDkG5.jpg) (http://minus.com/lb0e8ppZyHDkG5)
(http://i.minus.com/jxrekDDDw1hkI.jpg) (http://minus.com/lxrekDDDw1hkI)
(http://i.minus.com/jbihLZNuy8EHpo.jpg) (http://minus.com/lbihLZNuy8EHpo)
(http://i.minus.com/jeZUM0BCRum7N.jpg) (http://minus.com/leZUM0BCRum7N)
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: Chaoz on January 28, 2013, 10:09:30 am
awesome, always happy about new features :D
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: Bartolomeus on January 28, 2013, 10:15:45 am
Looks amazing. I'm a great fan of HDR effects! It would be nice to have some HDR effects on the vehicles also (on the metal surfaces).

Marko
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: ddenn on January 28, 2013, 10:32:12 am
Looks superb! Agreed with Bartolomeus, bloom from sun reflections would be cool too
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: angrypig on January 28, 2013, 11:07:40 am
The bloom is everywhere where the pixel intensity is above 1.0 (the threshold will be configurable), including specular reflections...

(http://i.minus.com/jT8LSUISTBf7h.jpg) (http://minus.com/lT8LSUISTBf7h)
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: ddenn on January 28, 2013, 11:10:48 am
Simply awesome!
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: Bartolomeus on January 28, 2013, 11:22:44 am
I second that! ;) This is awesome!

Marko
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: Derelict83 on January 28, 2013, 12:11:56 pm
This is fucking awesome. I remember to talk with you guys about the socalled 'postprocessing effects' (normal mapping, SSAO, lens flares), and amongst them this one, to which you seem reluctant at that time to add to the engine. Now I am very *glared* that you decided to add this effect, it definitely sum entire points to the visual aspect of the engine.
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: ZeosPantera on January 28, 2013, 03:03:49 pm
Dont get too carried away. I hate the foggy look when the environment doesn't call for it. Looks great.
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: Abc94 on January 28, 2013, 03:45:46 pm
Wow 3 updates in 10 days!  Can you guys keep it up? :P
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: Jagerbomber on January 28, 2013, 05:47:57 pm
Yeah, I was gonna say... Don't overdo it like so many game devs do now...
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: cameni on January 28, 2013, 06:00:13 pm
The update rate or the effect? :)
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: KelvinNZ on January 28, 2013, 08:08:05 pm
In most games these days the exposure from the bloom is well above what one would see in real life. Currently, form the screenshot the bloom is more than subtle but less than over exaggerated. A nice in between. Looking forward to environment mapping and an improved water shader.
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: cameni on January 29, 2013, 01:56:40 am
Well it's the first thing I turn down in every game, or rather turn off completely if that's the only option.
Fortunately no distributor or marketing strategist is dictating us about the effects, so we can make it subtle. And to put a cap on it, so that no one could even make screens with overblown values. I should put it into the terms :)
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: ZeosPantera on January 29, 2013, 02:59:55 am
You are a gentleman and a scholar.
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: ddenn on January 29, 2013, 05:59:09 am
So no bloom in new 3487?
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: cameni on January 29, 2013, 06:06:31 am
Not yet, angrypig is still ironing out some quirks in there. Should follow shortly though.
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: angrypig on January 29, 2013, 10:53:06 am
It is ready now and it it will be definitely in the next update...sorry for delay...

(http://i.minus.com/j7ZXtxZojdEoe.jpg) (http://minus.com/l7ZXtxZojdEoe)
Title: Re: HDR bloom effect
Post by: Bartolomeus on January 29, 2013, 11:48:37 am
That is amazing Angrypig! Can't wait.

Marko