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A few from an early morning jaunt across the pond

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robfosters said:
How do you guy's take your FSX video's?
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I think most folk use FRAPS these days, combined with windows movie maker to edit the footage afterwards.

FSRecorder can be pretty useful too as you can playback a 'recorded' flight and then film it using FRAPS - that way you don't have to worry about flying and recording at the same time.

I guess EZDock camera addon is also of some use for getting those different camera angles and head shake etc. although it seems an expensive add-on to me.

Hope that helps - i'm no expert on videos though!
 
hello fellow simmers, i have a question. Installed FSX in the system in signature, i cannot get it to use most of the ram (12GB), the max i have seen is 2GB, is there a tweak to make it use more than that?
 
Iraklis F.C. said:
hello fellow simmers, i have a question. Installed FSX in the system in signature, i cannot get it to use most of the ram (12GB), the max i have seen is 2GB, is there a tweak to make it use more than that?
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Hi, FSX is 32-bit application so won't be able to use that much RAM. It is a very CPU intensive program so through as much CPU at it as possible to improve performance.
 
can i ask, do you think you could fly the plane in real life? (not bog standard planes) i know a lot of real pilots (none) :use fsx for testing and stuff.
 
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Limpnoodle said:
can i ask, do you think you could fly the plane in real life? (not bog standard planes) i know a lot of real pilots (none) :use fsx for testing and stuff.
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I did a session in the BA simulators at Cranebank and my knowledge gained from FSX/737s really helped in that regard. I know the 737 pretty well and was able to work away without much input from the instructor. I'd like to think that I could give it a fair go (737) but add some pressure and real passengers and it would be very different I'm sure! I think there are lots of FSX pilots who would cope fine under regular ops but as soon as anything went wrong they would be stuffed.
 
I had a ride in a Cessna 152 on an introductory flight.

Having FSX helped me no end with the names of the instruments, what they do, parts of the plane and their function. I was also taught to hold the yoke with the left hand and throttles etc done with the right hand from the captain's seat.

Now I'm confident with the ifly 737, In real-life, I'd know not to touch the controls if autopilot was on. Triming the plane is key. I'm also now happy programming the FMC and how to use autopilot functions.

If the ifly is as real as they say it is, I'd also have a go at starting the engines too.

I look forward to booking a session in a real-life simulator and see how I'd get on.
 
When I was a bit younger did a few flights in a Scottish Aviation Bulldog. Had only been flying with flight sims a couple of years perhaps but as bluetronic says identifying instruments etc was the main benefit. Not posted any screenshots in a long time so thought I'd post one.

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Recording in FSX: Either with FRAPS but IMO only if you need to record with in-game sounds and your recording resolution is 720p or less. Due to the way FRAPS record uncompressed video files, recording at full 1080p would create not only huge files but during recording the I/O will saturate and your sim will stutter thus the recording IMO will look ****. The other way, but without the ability to record in-game sounds, is via a beta version of FSRecorder which has a video rendering option. With this option, it basically turns your FSX into a video rendering while you playback a recorded flight. It also doesn't matter how fast your PC is cause the rendering will still occur at whatever settings you chosen for it. This is the best method of getting perfectly smooth video recordings at any resolution but again, without in-game sounds.

FSX for practical uses: I would say very much so, the vanilla version would give you a decent basic overview on the layout/setup/instrumental involvement of flying an aircraft, especially small single engine aircrafts. Although many more in-depth and RL procedures do not mirror or are included within FSX, so even if you fully master flying a light aircraft in FSX, you are unlikely to be able to fly a real light aircraft in RL, although if there is an instructor present, I am certain many things he/she will try to teach you will be easily and quickly absorbed due to the knowledge you have gained from FSX. More in-depth addon aircraft will give you a better knowledge base on whatever aircraft is simulated thus giving you experience and confidence if ever you were to learn it to fly it in RL.

I remember having a flight lesson in a cessna which was a gift from my mom, back when she had her pilot license. At that time, way before FSX came out, I didn't have any aircraft knowledge, so everything was pretty alien. If I knew then what I have learned in FSX now, I am sure I could have understood more and probably had more confidence in flying the aircraft while the instructor was guiding me. But I do not think for a minute, even today, that I could fly a light aircraft, without the presence of an instructor, but for sure, FSX would strengthen my learning ability in doing so.

My 2c's.
 
Been out of the FSX since 2007 and trying to get back into it. My computer is ridiculously overqualified for the game but it still runs like poo at max settings (not surprised) has there been any mods / files released in the last 5 years which helps the game run a little better? Thanks.

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ringo747 said:
The spec you mention still doesn't run FSX well?? Goodness.

Try this: http://www.venetubo.com/fsx.html
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Yeah give this a go. I've tweaked my fsx.cfg file as per NickN's guide (with nvidia inspector settings) then tested the above out, added nearly 10fps for me!

For example, when tweaking I run a benchmark flight (actually not too desimilar from the screenshot I posted above), semi-rural/built up area (orbx pacific northwest), 1500ft, payware aircraft, medium cloud cover and I'm getting a nice steady 35-40fps with no stuttering.
 
I have a question. I'm busy doing the nvidia inspector settings from NickN's guide and he says do this "IN FSX/FS9 graphics settings, make sure AA is unchecked and Filtering is set to Trillinear".

I have a few Orbex scenery add on's and in the setup docs it says this...

Go for the highest 32-bit screen resolution your monitor allows and set filtering to Anisotropic.

So what should it be please?
 
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