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I hope this is in the right place...
I spent some time looking at the gauges recently. If there's one thing I am reasonably good at, it's painting, but what's the point of painting a good panel and interior when the gauges still look grainy?
So I explored...
I see we can unpack the cab directories and open the many images that the "panel" uses. I see that the various panel configs define instrument size along the way, so it is obviously possible to create own images.
So I experimented...
No problem - I made a really sharp ASI background image for the Maule and made the obvious mistake. The config defines the instrument size, but the large image isn't re-sized.
(click on thumbnail to enlarge)
Resizing the image to the config definition naturally reduces the bitmap and leaves as grainy an ASI background as the original.
Questions:
Am I missing something? Such as: do I have to use a different bmp compression? DXTbmp seems to resize the gauge bitmaps to suit itself, so I simply save the bitmap normally.
How do people like reality XP and Realair get their crisp gauges if the panel configs say the dial is x by y pixels?
I spent some time looking at the gauges recently. If there's one thing I am reasonably good at, it's painting, but what's the point of painting a good panel and interior when the gauges still look grainy?
So I explored...
I see we can unpack the cab directories and open the many images that the "panel" uses. I see that the various panel configs define instrument size along the way, so it is obviously possible to create own images.
So I experimented...
No problem - I made a really sharp ASI background image for the Maule and made the obvious mistake. The config defines the instrument size, but the large image isn't re-sized.
(click on thumbnail to enlarge)
Resizing the image to the config definition naturally reduces the bitmap and leaves as grainy an ASI background as the original.
Questions:
Am I missing something? Such as: do I have to use a different bmp compression? DXTbmp seems to resize the gauge bitmaps to suit itself, so I simply save the bitmap normally.
How do people like reality XP and Realair get their crisp gauges if the panel configs say the dial is x by y pixels?