Shadows

greenman19 · 04-29-2010, 02:52 AM

Why do they sometimes look like this?
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4...town040000.jpg
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6335/d2coast100001.jpg

gorpie · 04-29-2010, 06:41 AM

I couldn't see what you're talking about--the pics are too dark (maybe my lame gpu).

I hope that the people who will have answers for will be able to see what you mean.

04-29-2010, 07:04 AM

They look like shadows...

ks_ratchet · 04-29-2010, 08:11 AM

Have you tried increasing your gamma?

jlt987 · 04-29-2010, 09:20 AM

I see what you mean. They look a bit rainbow coloured or something.
I get the same problem. Don't know what it's about.

greenman19 · 04-29-2010, 10:05 AM

Any fixes?
It's always a mix of blues greens and yellows. Looks odd and quite annoying in some areas.

nightcabbage · 04-29-2010, 10:12 AM

It isn't the shadow, it is the shaders.

Yes, there is some wierd, glowing, discoloration that comes out on metal or wet shaders when it is dark. I've always thought that odd.

gamezombie · 04-29-2010, 04:16 PM

I think it's the phong exponent valve uses which instead of giving a white shine gives the color of the area where the light hits it instead

IcarusNine · 04-29-2010, 08:46 PM

That's the consequence of LDR and a high gamma.

You can only have 255 levels each of red, green, and blue in LDR. In dark areas, the lighting and textures aren't completely grey, so you might get one or two colors which are a few points higher than the others, resulting in a color of, say, 3 3 8. On your desktop, this would nearly be black and indistinguishable, but with bright gamma settings the higher blue value becomes distinct.

Turning down the gamma or brightness should cover it up.

04-29-2010, 02:52 AM	#1
greenman19 Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 43 Posts: 279	Shadows Why do they sometimes look like this? http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4...town040000.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6335/d2coast100001.jpg

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04-29-2010, 06:41 AM	#2
gorpie Join Date: Sep 2009 Reputation: 1437 Posts: 10,727	I couldn't see what you're talking about--the pics are too dark (maybe my lame gpu). I hope that the people who will have answers for will be able to see what you mean.

04-29-2010, 07:04 AM	#3
Hive Mind Guest Posts: n/a	They look like shadows...

04-29-2010, 08:11 AM	#4
ks_ratchet Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 2 Posts: 367	Have you tried increasing your gamma?

04-29-2010, 09:20 AM	#5
jlt987 Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 26	I see what you mean. They look a bit rainbow coloured or something. I get the same problem. Don't know what it's about.

04-29-2010, 10:05 AM	#6
greenman19 Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 43 Posts: 279	Any fixes? It's always a mix of blues greens and yellows. Looks odd and quite annoying in some areas.

04-29-2010, 10:12 AM	#7
nightcabbage Join Date: Jan 2007 Reputation: 1512 Posts: 3,331	It isn't the shadow, it is the shaders. Yes, there is some wierd, glowing, discoloration that comes out on metal or wet shaders when it is dark. I've always thought that odd.

04-29-2010, 04:16 PM	#8
gamezombie Join Date: May 2009 Reputation: 8 Posts: 894	I think it's the phong exponent valve uses which instead of giving a white shine gives the color of the area where the light hits it instead

04-29-2010, 08:46 PM	#9
IcarusNine Join Date: Jun 2005 Reputation: 4458 Posts: 2,472	That's the consequence of LDR and a high gamma. You can only have 255 levels each of red, green, and blue in LDR. In dark areas, the lighting and textures aren't completely grey, so you might get one or two colors which are a few points higher than the others, resulting in a color of, say, 3 3 8. On your desktop, this would nearly be black and indistinguishable, but with bright gamma settings the higher blue value becomes distinct. Turning down the gamma or brightness should cover it up.