HDR vs FPS

J4CK8

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• Aug 23, 2009

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Ok, so I pretty much already know the answer to this but is it worth sacraficing 60fps for HDR? I read somewhere that HDR shouldn't have much of an impact on fps...but who is wrong? The website or my map?

With HDR: around 20fps to start, then around 40 after a few seconds
Without HDR: Around 80-100

So my questions:
1) FPS beats HDR yes?
2) Is a 60fps drop correct for HDR on a small map?

 

JoshuaC

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• Aug 23, 2009

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Sounds like there's something wrong with your map. HDR should be a fairly cheap effect.

 

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A Boojum Snark

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• Aug 23, 2009

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Compile your map with it. Running any map with it for yourself is all up to you. Personally I'd leave it off if the difference is that great... the visual effect is negligible in TF2.

 

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J4CK8

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• Aug 23, 2009

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OK, so I compiled with and without HDR and took 3 screenshots on each. I can notice small differences with the lighting on textures, but not immediatly noticable. (I'm guessing this is from the tonemap settings)

Is this right?

 

Mexican Apple Thief

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Yes. HDR should be very subtle. You should include it because clients have the option to turn it off. If it's really that bad though I have no idea what to say.

 

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Micnax

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• Aug 24, 2009

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You mostly only see the full effects of HDR when you're standing still, and in a fast paced game like TF2, it doesn't really make much difference if you have it on or not. Have it in, and let your clients turn their HDR off in the Options menu.

 

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• Aug 24, 2009

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TF2 has an almost unnoticeable HDR exposure range, so it makes no huge difference.

 

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tanuki

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• Aug 24, 2009

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To be honest while the difference is slight visually it makes the most difference in terms of file size because it compiles lights twice and you have to compile 2 sets of cubemaps. On my piratelife map the filesize shot up like 20 mb (or something like that, obnoxiously larger)

 

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