Why doesn't nvidia add an edge-detect or mlaa mode?

[Anarchist420]

I'd prefer edge-detect, but mlaa would be nice too.

Did ATi patent them or something?

 

[Arkadrel]

MLAA is very old.... so its not patented.
I believe it was made to make text letters look better, cant remember if it was IMB or APPLE that first intruduced it.

Nvidia could do something simular if they wanted.
Its great for older games that dont have any AA.


Check this page:
http://iryoku.com/mlaa/gallery/index.html



NO MLAA

MLAA:

 

[BFG10K]

nVidia’s current stance is to stay away from shader/post-processing forms of AA.

 

[happy medium]

MLAA is very old.... so its not patented.
I believe it was made to make text letters look better, cant remember if it was IMB or APPLE that first intruduced it.

Nvidia could do something simular if they wanted.
Its great for older games that dont have any AA.


Check this page:
http://iryoku.com/mlaa/gallery/index.html



NO MLAA

MLAA:

MLAA looks like its foggy to me or is that just the picture.

 

[Mistwalker]

I think it looks fantastic, there is a misty quality to the air but it's clearly in the original as well...minus the jaggies.

Of course, MLAA is applied indiscriminately to the entire image so there are certainly cases where it might distort things it shouldn't. But I think those pics are a good example of "when it does work, it's great."

 

[Barfo]

nVidia’s current stance is to stay away from shader/post-processing forms of AA.

Do you know why?

 

[SirPauly]

nVidia’s current stance is to stay away from shader/post-processing forms of AA.

Thanks, was curious about their stance!

 

[Mistwalker]

nVidia’s current stance is to stay away from shader/post-processing forms of AA.

Actually, I'm with Barfo--do you know why Nvidia has taken that stance?

Is it because post-processing effects can lead to inconsistent image quality?

 

[nitromullet]

MLAA is very old.... so its not patented.
I believe it was made to make text letters look better, cant remember if it was IMB or APPLE that first intruduced it.

Nvidia could do something simular if they wanted.
Its great for older games that dont have any AA.


Check this page:
http://iryoku.com/mlaa/gallery/index.html



NO MLAA
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MLAA:
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If I am understanding this correctly, you are linking to a software solution for developers to enable MLAA in their games, and these screens are not the results from simply toggling the MLAA option in AMD's CCC. I wonder how this compares to AMD's implementation.

 

[BFG10K]

Do you know why?

No, but I suspect it has something to do with not wanting blurred images.

 

[ViRGE]

No, but I suspect it has something to do with not wanting blurred images.

Which is fine by me. Have you seen their DX10/DX11 TransparencySS and SSAA modes? They're fantastic.🙂

 

[happy medium]

Which is fine by me. Have you seen their DX10/DX11 TransparencySS and SSAA modes? They're fantastic.🙂

You mean this? It is nice.

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,...tched-image-quality-in-modern-games/Practice/

 

[BFG10K]

Have you seen their DX10/DX11 TransparencySS and SSAA modes? They're fantastic.

I've done much better - I've written an IQ piece about them.

 

[ronnn]

No, but I suspect it has something to do with not wanting blurred images.

Is this something to do with that lower lod thing? Am genuinely curious - as I understand so little about this.

 

[ViRGE]

You mean this? It is nice.

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,...tched-image-quality-in-modern-games/Practice/

Exactly that. MLAA is nice since it works on a few oddball cases like GTA4, but for everything else I'd rather have (Tr)SSAA. I'm hoping AMD will have something like that for the 6900 series, but we'll see.

I've done much better - I've written an IQ piece about them.

It was more of an open question, but point noted.😛

 

[Anarchist420]

No, but I suspect it has something to do with not wanting blurred images.

Edge detect doesn't blur the entire image.