[#VWR-6340] Viewer 1.19.1 (4) fails to render shimmer and glow

1. Second Life Viewer - VWR

Viewer 1.19.1 (4) fails to render shimmer and glow

Created: 10/Apr/08 03:57 PM Updated: 25/Apr/08 05:57 AM

Component/s:

Graphics

Affects Version/s:

1.19.1.4

Fix Version/s:

1.19.1.4

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1. new viewer.jpg
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2. release candidate.jpg
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Graphics Card: Quadro FX 700/AGP/SSE2 ~ New drivers April 3rd 2008
OpenGL Version: 2.1.2

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Duplicate

This issue duplicates:

~~VWR-6034~~ Default render glow sea reflections far too bright.

Relates

This issue is related to by:

~~VWR-6860~~ reflection of sunlight on water does not render normally

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I had a great experience with RC 1.19.1 (4) but since it became the main viewer, I can't see ripples on the water or glow. I just see giant white splodges. Same with RC 1.20

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Harleen Gretzky added a comment - 10/Apr/08 06:47 PM - edited

Seems RenderGlowIterations and/or RenderGlowStrength for some people get set too high after installing and can cause this. These can be changed under Advanced->Default Settings and clicking Reset to default (2 and 0.350) usually fixes it.

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Dithean Ringo added a comment - 10/Apr/08 10:41 PM - edited

The photographs show the same scene under the same conditions, (the default), one is the 1.19.1 (4) release candidate, the other is the 1.19. 1 (4) current viewer. This is not a settings problem I think, although setting the iterations to zero removes the 'overexposed' look. Thanks for your comment. ^_

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Harleen Gretzky added a comment - 10/Apr/08 10:58 PM

The same was true of ~~VWR-6034~~, the OP did not see the issue in the RC, but did in the main viewer, they never actually made any setting changes they apparently are just set wrong for some people after installation.

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Dithean Ringo added a comment - 10/Apr/08 11:15 PM

I have played around with the debug settings, and I have managed to find a setting that restores my experience to its former glory. Thanks for your input on this Harleen. I'll mark it resolved, I think. ^_

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Dithean Ringo added a comment - 15/Apr/08 01:51 PM

The issue turns out to be one of settings for the renderglow function. It is sometimes altered from the default setting on installation, but can be manually reset using the debug menu.