Why use anti aliasing?

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

i thought that aa was suppose just to straighten lines not change texture

[Combined]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

hey does anyone kno why making the anti aliasing higher make things look liquidy

I don't know what you mean by liquidy but maybe you're confusing AA with AF, do you mean blurry? because without at least some AF textures look blurry further out.

[ArmyOfOne*]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

IMO aa just makes the game look more realistic.

[imported_TheDragon]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

hey does anyone kno why making the anti aliasing higher make things look liquidy

because it blends in the sharp edges
not just on the edge of a shape
but also eacsh end every littl colr edge 'inside' a shape as well

[imported_TheDragon]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

Can you tell a diff x2 vs x4?

yes - but only if you are doing an analysis
once you get used to one version, it will become your'norm'

[imported_TheDragon]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

Can a Amd althon 2800+ handle it or no? :drevil:

cpu has NOTHING to do with it
it is ALL in the video card

[CS-Evolution]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

the most thing i was conerend with this question is: which takes up more system resources..using anti aliasing or bumping up teh system resolution

To answer your question: It will probably take less of a toll on your system to bump up your resoultion, if you monitor supports it. I run on 1024x768 with no AA and I have no problems with it unless I'm up really close to a tank or something. I don't really notice jagged edges though.

[imported_TheDragon]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

the most thing i was conerend with this question is: which takes up more system resources..using anti aliasing or bumping up teh system resolution

neither uses 'system resources'
it totally a job of the video card

to the "eye" there is little difference between: 800x600 at 2xAA
or 1600 x 1200 with AA
but depending in your brand video card
there could be a HUGE effect on frames per second

I ran dozens of tests
on X800XL

number 1 goal was frame rate
wanted at LEAST 60 fps
so I get about 80-90 on normal scenes
and am using 1280 x 1024 x 4xAA
and it looks/runs great

well - this is the setup on my son's computer
I have lousy graphics card on my system
rest is same
I run lowest on all (off when able)
I get 45-55 fps
and it looks AWFUL
but after a while, I got used to it

[Mclaren (*]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

Hey so 6800GT can HANDLE ah? ?

[imported_sandman]

Re: Why use anti aliasing?

http://www.widearea.co.uk/designer/anti.html

It's basically how a program "cheats" or uses a different technique to smooth out images by shading pixel edges, instead of increasing resolution (which adds more, smaller pixels).