nVidia AA questions

[Curio]

So I've lost track of all the different AA methods these days...

I notice in the control panel I have "Antialiasing - Transparency". It sounds fairly obvious, but I can't see any difference and I don't seem to lose any performance. And what is the difference between multi and super sampling with transparency AA ? Are there any screenshots illustrating this?

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Thanks

 

[Delvis]

The transparency one is normally for thing's like Wired fences, instead of having jagged lines in the middle of each 'hole', it smoothes them off I believe.

From top to bottom: Without AA Transparency, then with AA Transparency MS, and finally with AA Transparency SS

 

[helmutcheese]

Multi Sampling is not as good and takes less a hit than Super Sampling.

 

[slimsymeat]

Applies AA to alpha layers, say making leaves on trees and fences around race tracks look nicer..