Games that use HDR/Bloom?

Kaiju · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:55

I've so far seen HL2 and Far Cry support it, but i'm a bit uknown as to how it's implemented. I know bloom is just one of may effects of HDR, but to get HDR both games need a downloadable mod right?

If HDR is only available through a mod, are other mods being made to suit other games now?

What other games are available that support this feature?

I recently saw a picture of Tiberian Sun using HDR/Bloom, any ideas as to how this is done in photoshop?

Scottie2004 · 27 Jun 2006 at 14:08

Where's the HDR?

Mr Men · 27 Jun 2006 at 14:10

Tomb Raider legend uses it I believe

Pottsey · 27 Jun 2006 at 14:17

Age of Empires 3 has nice HDR

Kaiju · 27 Jun 2006 at 14:21

Scottie2004 said:
Where's the HDR?

I'm guessing compared to the voxels in the original Tib Sun, the screeny is considered as HDR.

ic1male · 27 Jun 2006 at 14:33

I always thought Bloom was a "mimick" effect for those people without HDR-capable cards?

Hudzy · 27 Jun 2006 at 14:38

Think it was around before HDR as an earlier attempt at nice lighting effects rather than a lesser substitute for HDR.

Kreeeee · 27 Jun 2006 at 17:59

Eurgh, tibsun looks far better in it's standard non hedr form.

fugly!

HangTime · 27 Jun 2006 at 18:09

Loads of games have Bloom effects. Deus Ex: The Invisible War is an example of one from a few years back.

georges · 27 Jun 2006 at 18:18

red orchestra has bloom iirc.

LabR@t · 27 Jun 2006 at 18:33

tes:Oblivion = best HDR in current games

marc2003 · 27 Jun 2006 at 19:06

i was pretty damn impressed with the hdr in hl2:episode one on my creaky old x800.

RandomTom · 27 Jun 2006 at 19:08

marc2003 said:
i was pretty damn impressed with the hdr in hl2:episode one on my creaky old x800.

creaky? it looked alright on my 9800pro for 20 seconds until it came to a halt

Darkwave · 27 Jun 2006 at 19:35

LabR@t said:
tes:Oblivion = best HDR in current games

Amen, especially if you're lucky enough to have a Radeon X1*00 series graphics card and use antialiasing at the same time (same goes for Far Cry.)

NutritioN · 27 Jun 2006 at 19:38

High Dynamic Range (HDR) is an effect that, as well as boosting/bleeding out highlights, can also adjust lowlights. An effect that dynamically varies the exposure of the whole scene. That's how I understand it.

Bloom is a cheap imitation that (i think) only blows out the highlights in a cruder (quicker perfomance wise) fashion.

Bloom is a simpler bolt on DirectX effect (i think) that be implemented without too much fuss. Whether it actually looks any good or is appropriate is another matter.

HDR can get a lot more complex and is more specific to a game engine. Therefore is is not a simple task to bolt it on and for it to work effectively.

This is the impression I get from the voices in my head.

Both fully patched games of Farcry or HL2 support HDR. Only HL2:Episode 1 has HDR when you play, along side a handful of CS:S maps. Bloom is NOT HDR, they are different. HL2 does have a bloom mod which does not compare to properly implemented HDR.

Hopes this helps.

Kaiju · 27 Jun 2006 at 20:16

Cheers all, especially NutritioN.

So, that screenie is not real gameplay then i take? Can't find a mod anywhere.

Phalanx · 27 Jun 2006 at 20:56

WoW, Guild Wars, Spinter Cell: CT, HL2, Fable, X3 The Reunion and Chronicles of Riddick all use Bloom as well.

I think TRON might as well, not sure though

fenderbass86 · 27 Jun 2006 at 21:02

Rollercoaster tycoon 3 uses bloom too.

LoadsaMoney · 27 Jun 2006 at 21:03

You don't need mods to get HDR, Oblivion can already use HDR, or Bloom.

Ren.182 · 27 Jun 2006 at 21:09

I thought AOE 3 had the best lighting i've ever seen in a game.
TES4 had some nice lighting too.