[Vlorsutes]

These are a few that I have in my pic folder. The first two were taken some time back before I uncompressed my graphics and tweaked them around a bit. The one of Zvahl is what I use nowadays for my desktop wallpaper.

[Nefarius]

Nice screenshots guys. I'm using 1024x768 screen res and 2560x2048 background res with 4 MIP mapping as per ffxinclopedia but the results aren't nearly as stunning as those shots above for some reason :/

I'm not really sure if the 2560 helps coz I thought the max is 2048? But setting the hex value to A00(I think) allows it to up even more. Also I can't go to 1280x1024 coz then FRAPS downsizes the videos to 640. Supposedly I need a Core 2 processor to film in higher res.

[Ettornio]

Great shot of Zvahl! I've got almost the same thing but I took it on PS2 a long time ago, and it is therefore ugly looking.

[Ghent.]

some cool ones I took.

[Katarina]

Here are my two, I just use the normal stuff, nothin' fancy. (I don't wanna risk 3rd party crud)

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[Cloudysky]

Bump cause I like this thread

[Ettornio]

I don't think Fraps is considered to be an illegal 3rd party program... I can't think of any advantage it may provide over others (other than much better looking screenshots). Oh, I finally got Aht Urhgan PC and CoP PC. I took ALOT of screenshots. I will sort through them sometime, and create a megapost. Check back in a few days.

[Vlorsutes]

According to several GM accounts, Fraps is a legal useable 3rd party program (this was stated repeatedly by several different GM when SE held that fan-film contest awhile back)

[Ettornio]

Megapost time! 18 Pictures. NOT 56k FRIENDLY! Most are rought 1MB in size. I didn't want to skimp on quality. Note that these are in no particular order. I didn't take any Aht Urhgan stuff... I'll try to do that some other time.



































Will gather alot more in a week or so.

[xurion]

can someone explain how you get such good quality pics?

i know you use fraps but i cant seem to get them any better than a regular SS

[Ettornio]

You can't? What's the trouble? Well, let's see what your screenshosts look like now so we can try to isolate the problem.

[Aevis]

regedit your bg to 2048x2048, your normal res to whatever. mipmaping as much as you like, i have it on 2. use draw distance and set it to 5+. change shadows in ffxi menu to high, enable weather effects. change fraps to save ss as .png. find a nice spot, take a ss. manualy convert the png with any image prog to a jpg. don't go below 80%. that's it.

some older ones from me:

[Arlin]

how do you do drawdistance again?

[Riukoo]

Aevis your pics are beautiful.
Got a question, where do i go to change these things?
Or can you even get this good graphics in game?
Cause when i try to change em before i usually go to FFXIconfig.
But it doesnt have that many options :/
Thank you ^^

[Arlin]

Well, I got my computer to it's limit :x This is the best I can get! I'm thinking of saving up (yet again) for a better computer. I want your graphics Aevis!

[Aevis]

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/Graphics

[Kressens]

Aevis :
regedit your bg to 2048x2048, your normal res to whatever. mipmaping as much as you like, i have it on 2. use draw distance and set it to 5+. change shadows in ffxi menu to high, enable weather effects. change fraps to save ss as .png. find a nice spot, take a ss. manualy convert the png with any image prog to a jpg. don't go below 80%. that's it.

I wish I could set it that high. But in fact I can't. I have a P4 2.4ghz, with Geforce FX5600 playing in 1280x1024 with back res @2048x2048 I'm having much lag .

[Silhouette]

/clap /clap /clap
all pics here are great... so great!!!

[Aevis]

i don't run ffxi in such high res all the time. only when i solo and surprisingly, sea/limbus works flawless too. exp (especially bhaf), dyna etc no chance. also, i most of the time have weather effects off. oddly, weather like sand/wind/snowstorm are lagging the shit out of me, even with moderate graphical settings.

it's about the same thing with drawdistance. in some areas, i can set it to 5+ (sea again), while i get a diashow in other areas. i seek nice places (specific daytimes also make a big difference in most areas) and fraps them. that's it, except to sea/limbus as i mentioned.