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Question about that strange light. – luke

luke Member Posts: 311 From: I use your computer as my second Linux box Registered: 10-30-2005	In many games Ive seen recently, they have this strange sorta light thingy that ive noticed, heres a pic: It seems to me like a sorta semi ambient light on the models... (oh and Ive also noticed my comp's video card can't do this kind of lighting dang..) and then another light effect (I think) that makes things look fluid like: My question is: what are these effects speciffically called and how do I use DX (or whatever else, but I think its DX since my card cant do it) to do that? ------------------ If you can see Chuck Norris, He can see You. If you Can't see Chuck Norris, you may be seconds away from death. [This message has been edited by luke (edited August 03, 2006).]
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	'Bloom' is the term used to describe that effect, all video cards can do either DirectX (DX) or OpenGL but not all versions (there is 9 versions) of DX support 'advanced' effects such as 'Bloom'. To use or achieve this effect you would need a more up-to-date video card.
GUMP Member Posts: 1335 From: Melbourne, FL USA Registered: 11-09-2002	Bloom can be done via the CPU but it's much faster when done via the GPU with shaders.
luke Member Posts: 311 From: I use your computer as my second Linux box Registered: 10-30-2005	thanks guys! Now to look up how to achieve bloom ------------------ If you can see Chuck Norris, He can see You. If you Can't see Chuck Norris, you may be seconds away from death.