Final Fantasy 7 low res.

[KaJ]

Hello all,

Below I'll post the system I use, but first let me state the problem. The background of Final Fantasy 7 stays at a low resolution, no matter how I configure it. The characters changes perfectly, but the background stays rough and pixelated.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Lewpy's Glide³ Plugin Configuration Information v1.40
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Computer Information
OS : Microsoft Windows 98 (v4.10 Build 1998)
DirectX : DirectX 8.0 installed
Processor : Intel Pentium III, 800Mhz (1 off) (00/0686)
16kb L1-I, 16kb L1-D, 256kb L2 (on-chip)
Memory : 128Mb

Core Emulator
ePSXe : C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\EMU\EPSXE.EXE
: 05/05/2002 21:32, 162304 bytes - v1.5.2(r)

*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| Type | Plugin Name | Version | Date |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| BIOS | SCPH1001.BIN | | 11/07/1997 05:38 |
| CDR | W9XCDRCORE | 0.0 | Plugin Not Found |
| GPU | gpuLewGlide.dll | 1.40 | 13/07/2002 21:39 |
| SPU | spuEternal.dll | 1.30 | 06/05/2002 00:01 |
| NET | DISABLED | 0.0 | Plugin Not Found |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*

*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| ePSXe Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Auto Load PPF Files | Yes |
| Country | AutoDetect |
| SPU Sound Enabled | Yes |
| SPU CDDA Enabled | Yes |
| SPU XA Enabled | No |
| SPU IRQ Hack | No |
| CDR W9x Subchan. Reading | No |
| CDR W9x Subchan. Caching | No |
| CDR W9x Subchan. CachingLG | No |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Note: Some settings may be from old versions |
*---------------------------------------------------*

Glide³
Board : Voodoo3 (tm)
Total UMA : 16Mb
Version : 3.10.00.0658
File : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\glide3x.dll
: 02/11/2000 13:32, 329728 bytes

*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Plugin Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Active Configuration | 2 |
| Active 3dfx Card | 1 |
| Enable HotKeys | No |
| Resolution | 1280x1024x16x0 |
| Refresh Rate | 60Hz |
| Texture Depth | 16Bit |
| Emulate MASK Bit | No |
| Dynamic Texture Caching | Yes |
| Custom FrameCap | 60Hz |
| On-Screen Display | Off |
| Frame Skip | Disabled |
| FrameRate Limit | Auto |
| System Type | PAL |
| FrameCap Method | New |
| Draw Method | MultiPass |
| Alpha Blending Mode | Advanced |
| Bilinear Filtering | Disabled |
| Alpha Testing | Normal |
| FrameBuffer Access | Write |
| Off-Screen Drawing | Extra+FBR |
| Polygon Mode | Textured |
| Texture Windows | Enabled |
| VSync | Enabled |
| Banshee Code | Enabled |
| MDEC Format | Texture |
| Experimental Flipping | On |
| True Screen Sizing | Off |
| FrontBuffer Rendering Fix | Off |
| FF7 TextureWindow Fix | On |
| Extreme Coord Fix | Enabled |
| Force Screen Clear | Disabled |
| Odd-Even Update | Disabled |
| Pure Software | Disabled |
| Dithering | PSX Controlled |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*

[Ultragunner]

could you post a screenshot of the problem? others might have an idea just by looking at it.


Originally posted by KaJ
Resolution 1280x1024x16x0

extremely high resolutions will only slow the game IIRC.

also try to set the draw method to "Bright" for more FPS.

[KaJ]

Thanks, but speed wasn't the problem. The problem is the low resolution. Any ideas on that?

[Recca]

Try lowering the resolution

[Ultragunner]

Originally posted by Ultragunner
could you post a screenshot of the problem? others might have an idea just by looking at it.

as i have said above, posting a screenshot of the problem will help.

[Raziel]

Just use filtering.

[Pete Bernert]

sarcasm mode ON:

Ok, imagine that the following is a pixel of some drawn 2D bkg picture on the real psx:

#

so, now stretch that pixel to an higher resolution in a psx emu gpu plugin:

##
##

yeah, right, it's still the same stupid pixel... amazing, isn't it?

sarcasm mode OFF:

as long as no game graphics designer is porting a psx game to the PC, and drawing all 2D gfx to an higher resolution, of course the pixel will stay the same...

filtering/2xsai can improve the gfx, but it will never look like a good ported PC game.

Live with it.

[fivefeet8]

Use a resolution of a multiple of the original psx resolution and the closest.. Ie.. 640x480.. Filtering causes it's own problems.. Your 3d characters won't look so good though, because you don't have a FSAA capable card..

Your choice with lewpys glide pluggin:

good looking high res 3d characters + very pixelated 2d backgrounds

or:

Good looking 2d backgrounds but 3d characters looks aliased..

Here is a shot on my voodoo 5 at 640x480, 4xFSAA enabled(for better looking 3d/2d, but you don't have this in your voodoo 3), bilinear filtering/without sprites..

[Kane]

Have a look at my guide. It explains why lower resoloutions can be better for FF7