Image Quality and Framebuffer Speculations for WIP/alpha/beta/E3 games *Read the first post*
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Sorry for my noobness, but how many MB's would that be in terms of ED-Ram?
Assuming they use a 32bpp render target you're looking at 6.32MB. If they're using 2 32bpp render targets for HDR like they did with Halo 3 (or 2 RT's for a G-Buffer), then you're looking at 9.49MB.
you're focusing on the wrong items to determine resolution, looking at the flat polygons will only tell the detail of the textures. you need to focus more on edges to determine the resolution and its obvious that ps3 version is also running 720p.
anyways after looking at the lens of truth article seems like i was actually right, that the texture blurriness is attributed to texture pop-in.
the overworld shot looks like its legit. A2C pattern on the hair makes it look believable. the two in-battle shots they're doing some funny business for sure, edges are way too clean.
http://images.gamersyde.com/image_final_fantasy_xiii-12238-1185_0006.jpg
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No aa?
So wouldn't that point to 2 render targets? Seems like calculated to sneak in just under 10MB hence the wonky sub 720P res?
So that means it uses Halo 3 HDR? Odd, as it doesn't seem like a particularly lighting intensive game like Halo 3 did.
Whatever the case, it's looking good so I dont mind.
Ah yes, skipped over this one in my haste at 4AM.
Looks like same res and AA level. Fair bit of compression of course.COPS N RAPPERS
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is there any way if the resolution of reach can be seen by some of it's flat shaded alpha shots?
http://www.gamersyde.com/pop_images_halo_reach-12249-4.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/pop_images_halo_reach-12249-4.html
Might need to account for a separate alpha buffer, unless they handle that in a separate pass (probably likely, as even a 1/4 res target would put it over the 10MB). Then again, it could be pixel shader limited.
hm.... who knows but the devs. As far as I can tell, they are identical to what I found earlier with the gameplay shots I've taken (except the ones that are obviously low low res).
There's a certain level of "doing your homework" expected around here.
Instead of "basing it just off the looks", I kindly recommend you read any of the Bungie presentations released over the years, which describe their streaming tech since Halo CE. For something more recent, you might try "New Dog, Old Tricks: Running Halo 3 Without a Hard Drive" by Mat Noguchi.
http://www.bungie.net/images/Inside/publications/presentations/Loading___done_gdc_2008.pptx
To me that suggests that they are limited by something other than eDRAM space (perhaps they're pixel shader-bound).
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what rez is Alan wake and 360's version of FF13?
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_x10_alan_wake_trailer-8956_en.html
assuming that this is the 360 version of ff13.
http://www.gamersyde.com/pop_images_final_fantasy_xiii-12238-7.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_x10_images_of_ffxiii_x360-8966_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_x10_alan_wake_trailer-8956_en.html
assuming that this is the 360 version of ff13.
http://www.gamersyde.com/pop_images_final_fantasy_xiii-12238-7.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_x10_images_of_ffxiii_x360-8966_en.html
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