[REPORTED]Washed out exported displays

[USAF-Falcon87]

With the latest beta, my exported displays are washed out/over bright/ whatever.

 

First pic is the exported view in Beta, second is same view in Stable.

[BIGNEWY]

Hi,

 

I do have a reported open for exported displays and I have added this thread to the report.

 

thank you

[USAF-Falcon87]

Thanks Scott!

[overalien]

Hi,

 

I do have a reported open for exported displays and I have added this thread to the report.

 

thank you

 

 

Hi all,

I believe the effect shown here in the pictures is a result of mixing old export script mods with the latest update. I had this issue in the AMPCD and discovered that the export of all three MFDS now works without nodding any scripts. If you still use you old modified script files in this update like we did in the past to get exports working, this seems to be causing some weird stuff like this (like a kind of double export perhaps). When I removed my mods, all three exported screens in the f18 worked without distortions like this. Remove your mods and voila!

 

The major issue with exported MFDS is however that the alpha channel is different for in-cockpit vs. Exported viewport. The exported alpha is a lot lower than the cockpit display. This is especially bad in the Tomcat for the VDI in red night mode, but is still present in day mode under certain conditions as well. Please ED can you look at this as the real issue?

 

 

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[USAF-Falcon87]

Hi all,

I believe the effect shown here in the pictures is a result of mixing old export script mods with the latest update. I had this issue in the AMPCD and discovered that the export of all three MFDS now works without nodding any scripts. If you still use you old modified script files in this update like we did in the past to get exports working, this seems to be causing some weird stuff like this (like a kind of double export perhaps). When I removed my mods, all three exported screens in the f18 worked without distortions like this. Remove your mods and voila!

 

The major issue with exported MFDS is however that the alpha channel is different for in-cockpit vs. Exported viewport. The exported alpha is a lot lower than the cockpit display. This is especially bad in the Tomcat for the VDI in red night mode, but is still present in day mode under certain conditions as well. Please ED can you look at this as the real issue?

 

 

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I think you are correct--I found the same solution. The mfd_left_init.lua, mfd_right_init.lua, and AMPCD_init.lua are in a very different format than before. Something in my export script was causing the problem. Did a repair, went back to the vanilla files, and it works fine (was only using the files to export a viewport name anyway).

 

As a side (but related) note, the exported displays appear MUCH sharper now than before the patch. So whatever they changed seems to have helped. It was worth troubleshooting this just for that result!

[Peaches]

[REPORTED]Washed out exported displays

 

When I removed my mods, all three exported screens in the f18 worked without distortions like this. Remove your mods and voila!

 

 

 

Overalien, what is the name of the ED-defined AMPCD viewport that we can use vanilla in our monitor config file? I tried F18_AMPCD without any luck. Left and right DDI exports are working fine vanilla.

[overalien]

Overalien, what is the name of the ED-defined AMPCD viewport that we can use vanilla in our monitor config file? I tried F18_AMPCD without any luck. Left and right DDI exports are working fine vanilla.

 

Hi Peaches,

 

In my Monitor Setup lua script I have these entries for the viewports. You can try that (see last one):

 

Viewports =
	{
		Center =
		{
			x = 880; --880
			y = 0;
			width = 5920; --5920
			height = 1440;
			viewDx = 0;
			viewDy = 0;
			aspect = 5920/1440; --5920
		}
	}

	LEFT_MFCD =
	{
		x = (2560 - 954 - 320 + 250);
		y = (screen.height - 579);
		width = 559;
		height = 562;
	}

	RIGHT_MFCD =
	{
		x = (2560 + 1926 + 320 - 12);
		y = (screen.height - 577);
		width = 559;
		height = 562;
	}
	
	CENTER_MFCD =
	{
		x = (2560 - 154 -320 + (((800-562)/2) - 7));
		y = (screen.height - 575);
		width = 562;
		height = 552;
	}

[LeCuvier]

I use CENTER_MFCD

 

Overalien, what is the name of the ED-defined AMPCD viewport that we can use vanilla in our monitor config file? I tried F18_AMPCD without any luck. Left and right DDI exports are working fine vanilla.

I use "CENTER_MFCD"

[BIGNEWY]

I have been unable to reproduce the blurry exported displays all seems fine for me

 

MFDTest.lua

[Peaches]

Thank you, Overalien and LeCuvier. I used CENTER_MFCD, and it works fine.

 

Bignewy, the blurry AMPCD is caused by those using a viewport/export approach to the AMPCD, such as Capt Zeen's coding. Originally, the Hornet came hardwired to export the left and right DDIs, but users have had to modify the AMPCD init lua to get it to export. With the last version of open beta, the AMPCD init lua changed, causing the former export approach to cause fuzziness. The good news, though, is that the AMPCD is now preconfigured for export!

Edited July 26, 2020 by Peaches

[Bankler]

I have been unable to reproduce the blurry exported displays all seems fine for me

 

Looking at your image, I think the exports look VERY dark, don't they? This is my experience with my external screens as well.

[Biga42]

I used to use Captain Zen script but is not working anymore as you can see in the picture attached. What is the solution you got it?

[Biga42]

Here is my lua file:

 

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('Biga FA18');

Description = 'Left MFCD on the left monitor,Center MFCD on the right and camera on the center'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 2560;

height = 1080 ;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 2560 / 1080 ;

}

}

 

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 2726;

y = 300;

width = 800;

height = 800;

}

 

CENTER_MFCD =

{

x = 3750;

y = 300;

width = 800;

height = 800;

}

 

 

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

[LeCuvier]

@Biga42: your .lua file is very similar to mine, and my exported screens are just fine. I'm not using Captain Zeen's script any more as it doesn't seem necessary. My only problem now is that the map on the AMPCD is upside-down. But that's a different issue.

[Biga42]

"@Biga42: your .lua file is very similar to mine, and my exported screens are just fine. I'm not using Captain Zeen's script any more as it doesn't seem necessary"

 

Strange...cant figure what is the problem...

 

"My only problem now is that the map on the AMPCD is upside-down. But that's a different issue."

 

Have you checked if the North is on in the AMPCD? I think there is something related to this.

[Biga42]

did a REpair and now its working! :)

[alonpet]

I have been unable to reproduce the blurry exported displays all seems fine for me

 

 

hello BIGNEWY

 

The exports of LMFD RMFD and all the others are fine .

But since the last update only the AMPCD export is very dark specially in SA mode which i always use.

I tried to modify several config on AMPCD_init .lua but with no solution .

 

shaderLineParamsUpdatable = true

shaderLineDefaultThickness = 1.0--0.8

shaderLineDefaultFuzziness = 0.7--0.5

shaderLineDrawAsWire = false

shaderLineUseSpecularPass = true

 

 

I attach the picture of my export monitor for you to see the difference between the mfd's.

 

Any help will be appreciated.