Multi-Monitor question

[Callsign.Vega]

I am trying to set up DCS:BS with 3x 30" at 7680x1600 resolution using nVidia Surround but I am having an issue. Selecting 7680x1600 in BS menu, 48:10 aspect ratio, 3 monitors get's everything to work right besides one thing.

 

The center display is normal, but the images on both sides or "horizon level" curves downward for some reason. Is there any field of view adjustments in the game? I could not find any in the menu. In Flight Simulator X, the horizon is perfectly level across all three screens, as it should be. For some reason the side views curve down in BS, it's very annoying!

[BaD CrC]

Interresting. Do you have the 3 montors displaying your cockpit, or the center only for the cockpit view and the two sides ones for ABRIS and SHKVAL?

I am curious about your fps too. Got something around 5000x1000 to generate trhough my overclocked i7 950, and fps are not great.

[Callsign.Vega]

Yes, all 3 monitors display cockpit, but of course the main instrument panel is displayed on the center display. At this resolution, the ABRIS and SHKVAL are super clear and precise, no need for them to have their own separate screen space. I am still doing some FPS testing but I'd like to get this curved horizon thing figured out on the side displays. It's so annoying!

[Nate--IRL--]

I'd imagine the Horizon will curve due to the Fisheye FOV effect and the centre of view being above or below the horizon. A solution would be to have 3 cameras with the Default FOV providing an image to each monitor, but this in itself presents other problems.

 

Further reading......

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=53097&highlight=camera

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=52689

 

Nate

Edited September 15, 2010 by Nate--IRL--

[trigen]

Do you mean when you look up or down they shift ?

 

Assuming you have the 3 camera setup that because your monitors is at the wrong angle and that angle changes depending on zoom

 

Zoom far in and watch how it changes, zoom a bit out until its a little off and try to adjust your monitor angle a little and prepare to be amazed.

 

In FSX you have one camera and it uses some calculations to make it correct and you get a fisheye effect with it.

 

 

If you want 3 screens setup to be correct you need to find the correct monitor angle and keep it there, you dont want to use zoom again, and you cant use track ir to look up or down

[trigen]

i guess Nate beat me to it

[Callsign.Vega]

The monitor angle has nothing to do with the side screen horizons warping down. It's some sort of visual anomaly/defect in the game. When the aircraft is level, the horizon on the two side screens warps down a bit.

 

When I go into a turn, the horizon relative to the center screen warps way down and look's ridiculous. It is unplayable. I have none of these issues in either FS-X nor Rise of Flight, the horizon and view from the cockpit is level. There are no distortions or fish-eye effects.

 

I put my 3x 30" monitors in portrait mode and tried BS at 4800x2560. There was no distortion and everything looked proper unlike in landscape mode. It's like at 7680x1600 BS's field of view craps out and everything goes haywire. Is there no field of view setting to adjust in some file somewhere?

 

I'll tell you though, man BS look's awesome at 4800x2560! The cockpit is so big it's like being in the real thing. The HUD and displays are virtually life-size and the clarity is ridiculous. I can spot thing's I could never see before. I am in the process of removing the monitors bezels. I think I can get the screen black areas down to only 16 millimeters wide with bezels removed and a slight overlap of the screens.

[Surf]

With my 3 monitor/all camera views I find that I need to zoom the view

in pretty far to reduce that curve down effect on the side monitors.

There is a sweet spot that really balances the FOV and enhances

the suspension of disbelief. It goes from 'sorta odd' to 'OMG I'm really there'.

[Buzzman]

With my 3 monitor/all camera views I find that I need to zoom the view

in pretty far to reduce that curve down effect on the side monitors.

There is a sweet spot that really balances the FOV and enhances

the suspension of disbelief. It goes from 'sorta odd' to 'OMG I'm really there'.

 

My feelings also.

[speed-of-heat]

I am trying to set up DCS:BS with 3x 30" at 7680x1600 resolution using nVidia Surround but I am having an issue. Selecting 7680x1600 in BS menu, 48:10 aspect ratio, 3 monitors get's everything to work right besides one thing.

 

The center display is normal, but the images on both sides or "horizon level" curves downward for some reason. Is there any field of view adjustments in the game? I could not find any in the menu. In Flight Simulator X, the horizon is perfectly level across all three screens, as it should be. For some reason the side views curve down in BS, it's very annoying!

what is the aspect ratio you have set for your monitor? it should be 4.8

[Drexal]

I am trying to set up DCS:BS with 3x 30" at 7680x1600 resolution using nVidia Surround but I am having an issue. Selecting 7680x1600 in BS menu, 48:10 aspect ratio, 3 monitors get's everything to work right besides one thing.

 

The center display is normal, but the images on both sides or "horizon level" curves downward for some reason. Is there any field of view adjustments in the game? I could not find any in the menu. In Flight Simulator X, the horizon is perfectly level across all three screens, as it should be. For some reason the side views curve down in BS, it's very annoying!

 

I had the exact same problem that you are having,and I never solved it.

 

See my thread here :

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=967920#post967920

[Geskes]

My issue with multiple-monitor is that when I turn on NVG the aspect ratio on my main view goes bad. Image is stretched horizontally. Anyone knows what that is about?

[Agent_Archer]

Check this out:

iPad using as

SHKVAL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opSBjKAtVsI

ABRIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTkUMvYmpE4

BOTH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXRemMMmovw

No wires , just Wi-Fi & iDisplay

 

My footage

[Toast]

iDisplay huh? that is cool!

[Jasper2610]

Hi,

 

I think your using the 3camera view...

 

Check out this thread.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1099525#post1099525

 

And look for option 2 1camera with changed field of view, it look much neater.

 

Let me know if you have any problems.