Forum - Tech Help - Anti-Aliasing is not working on new PC - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Forum - Tech Help - Anti-Aliasing is not working on new PC - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Tue, 19 May 2015 00:35:20 GMT Tue, 19 May 2015 00:35:20 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda
I apologize for not replying to the earlier. I've been out of town.

I do have the latest drivers for my card, and I did try outputting the videos with multiple codecs and they all had the aliasing. At this point, I think I'm just going to end up directing the scenes on my pc and then do the rendering on my laptop. This will be a slow process but it's better than the alternative.

Thanks again everyone for your help! You guys are awesome!
edited by imyourda on 19/05/2015]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 00:35:20 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from Rebel http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk and download the latest drivers, there was a new release a couple of weeks ago because of GTA V, see if that makes a difference.]]> Thu, 14 May 2015 01:33:24 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from drewi Just out of interest what is the output like if you do use a generally respected codec?
......and is there any difference if you render to .tga files?
......and have you got the latest drivers for your graphics card?....always the last place i look to solve graphics problems but it has several times during my computer life been the solution.
Sorry if i am being way to simplistic.Whaaaaa?]]> Wed, 13 May 2015 01:26:52 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda
I made my setting the same as yours Rebel and did another output and it still looked the same, it's always set for 1280x720.

Here is my question.

If I can't fix this problem, and put the set together on the PC and then render the set file on my laptop, will that work quality wise? Basically, my question is - does the quality of the video card effect the final rendered output?

As you know Rebel, my laptop has a low rated video card.

Again, thanks. You guys are awesome]]> Tue, 12 May 2015 22:06:18 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from ziggy72 Tue, 12 May 2015 18:22:04 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from Rebel
Here are some comparisons http://www.wdnet.co.uk/comparisons.png

This is the full list of the global settings that I use:- http://www.wdnet.co.uk/settings.png

One last thought... "Under 3D Settings - Adjust image settings with preview", make sure that you have "Use the advanced 3D image settings" checked.]]> Tue, 12 May 2015 18:06:32 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda
Yes, I always have the anti-aliasing box checked.]]> Tue, 12 May 2015 16:00:31 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from Rebel Tue, 12 May 2015 15:58:08 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda
Thanks for your response! The computer I originally wanted, they were going to charge me $100 in taxes, so I ended up going with these specs. It's a little lower - $579 but here are the specs -Dell XPS 8700 w/ 4th Gen Quad Core i5 CPU- INtel Z87 Chipset 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM memory (32gm max) Nvidia GeForce GTX 745 4GBG DDR3

The monitor I'm using is the HP Pavillion 23bw. I have taken a screenshot of the resolution I have it set for - it says 1080P, 1920x1080P.


http://s10.postimg.org/3nio764mx/monitor.png

I output my videos at 1280x720.

I followed your instructions, and took a screen cap of the settings.


http://s12.postimg.org/rozmf9egd/anti.png


I then did another output with the new settings and the Aliasing appears to still be present. I have included a screenshot below.


http://s18.postimg.org/q6trt2bmx/anti2.png

Thanks in advance for all of your help.
edited by imyourda on 12/05/2015]]> Tue, 12 May 2015 00:27:54 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from Rebel
Also, can you confirm the exact size of your monitor or better still the model number and the resolution that you are using!

I think the problem is your antialiasing settings.

Right click on your desktop, select NVIDIA Control Panel and go to Manage 3D settings. In Global Settings, go down to Antialising - FXAA and ensure the setting is on for this.

see screen-shot http://www.wdnet.co.uk/Manage3D.png

There are other settings there also, I suggest where applicable you set these to application-controlled, Shader Cache On, the four Texture filtering settings to:- On - Allow - Quality and On. If you mouse over the features, it will give you a description of what that feature does underneath.

Once you find the settings that work best for you, you can click on the Program Settings tab and add Muvizu.exe specifying your prefered settings for the program so that it will run with these every time you start it.

This is a screen-shot showing the difference before and after applying the Antialising - FXAA.

http://www.wdnet.co.uk/Difference.png]]> Mon, 11 May 2015 21:56:46 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda ziggy72 wrote:
Certainly looks like it, or it could just be resolution - what do you use as your output resolution in Muvizu itself?


Hi Ziggy,
I output at 1280 x 720 without a codec]]> Mon, 11 May 2015 20:01:18 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from ziggy72 Mon, 11 May 2015 19:22:45 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda


http://s22.postimg.org/57wwzhott/image.png

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edited by imyourda on 11/05/2015]]> Mon, 11 May 2015 17:11:55 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from ukBerty Mon, 11 May 2015 16:51:11 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda
I tested the video I output from the new PC and viewed it on my laptop, and the image looks 100x better. That being said, do you know what a good display resolution etc. for a monitor? It's an HP LED, purchased within the last couple months.

Thanks in advance
edited by imyourda on 11/05/2015]]> Mon, 11 May 2015 13:06:57 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from ukBerty Mon, 11 May 2015 12:01:24 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda
"C:\Program Files\Muvizu Play\Binaries64\Muvizu.exe" -ForceSWAA

I tried restarting the computer, with the changes and that didn't work either.]]> Mon, 11 May 2015 11:52:22 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from ukBerty
  • find the muvizu.exe on your C:\ drive - probably in c:\program files\muvizu\binaries64
  • right mouse on it and select copy
  • go to your desktop and right mouse somewhere and "paste shortcut"
  • this should put a Muvizu icon on the desktop
  • right mouse on this icon and choose properties.
  • In the target box make sure there are double quotes (") around the whole thing - so "C:\Program Files\Muvizu\Binaries64\Muvizu.exe"
  • then add -ForceSWAA on the end - make sure you put a space before the -ForceSWAA so it reads "C:\Program Files\Muvizu\Binaries64\Muvizu.exe" -ForceSWAA
  • Then run Muvizu using this icon


As I say, without knowing what problem yo're getting with anti-aliasing I cannot guarantee this will work - but it's a good place to start]]> Mon, 11 May 2015 07:18:42 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda
I tried doing that and couldn't figure out exactly what to do.

I tried the Program Files\Muvizu\Binaries64\Muvizu.exe" but could only find a "Muvizu.EXE.Config" and I could only find this on the "C" drive.
Not sure what I should do. As of now I'm doing the scenes on the desktop and then transferring to my laptop to render.
It's a bit of a pain.

]]> Sun, 10 May 2015 22:09:51 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from ukBerty
I use "S:\Program Files\Muvizu\Binaries64\Muvizu.exe" -ForceSWAA in my shortcut to use software anti-aliasing.

Depending on what your issue is this could be the fix.]]> Sun, 10 May 2015 06:16:24 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4967-antialiasing-is-not-working-on-new-pc.aspx Message from imyourda
I just got a new desktop pc, which is running windows 8.1 ...64bit and has the Nvidia GE Force 745GTX Graphics Card.

I have anti-aliasing turned on, and also enabled it on the Nvidia control panel, but I am still getting a horrible looking output with aliasing.

I've switched between Directx9 and DirectX11 and get the same result every time.

And I don't use codecs when outputting footage, not sure if that is necessary info.

If anybody has any ideas or knows how to fix this problem, it will be much appreciated.

Thanks!
edited by imyourda on 09/05/2015]]> Sat, 09 May 2015 22:52:55 GMT