Erik Hofman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I can overwhelm you with pictures of other simulators that show this > isn't the right lighting for these situations...
There is no "right" unless you can simulate the eye/brain, which you cannot. The eye is going to make it brighter than it really is at dawn. Those MSFS shots look good, even if they aren't "correct" (not good enough to get me to waste $50 on the program though ;-)). > Okay, lets add two other situations that might change ambient lighting: > > 1. Is the sun visible > 2. view dependent settings (e.g. cockpit view). > > The point stands, I wan to start from the situation where: > > a. We are in the open terrain. > b. It is a clear sky and there is almost unlimited visibility. Are you saying that the lighting would then be adjustable based on view? You didn't infer that earlier. If so, I'll sit tight. > This means high contrast (low ambient) high specular and modest > diffuse). Then we could change everything else relative to that. > Changing the lighting to match the cockpit appearance and losing realism > for the outside view doesn't help for that. >From my point of view, visability inside the cockpit is most important in a flight simulator. Messing with ambient lighting for the entire scene may not the best approach. It certainly doesn't address night illumintation. Again, if anyone has any suggestions on addressing cockpit lighting, I'd be very grateful. Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
