[Firestorm viewer: Any was to adjust the cut-off point on Dynamic LOD?]

yeah i kinda figured, but it seems like  the on/off state has a set distance where everything from distance x and beyond is affected. I suppose this might be a nice feature to add

[Firestorm viewer: Any was to adjust the cut-off point on Dynamic LOD?]

Does anybody know if there is a de bug setting or anyway to adjust the distance the dynamic LOD kicks in for the 'Dynamically adjust level of detail' checkbox? For instance I often need objects to stay fully rezzed say, 25 meters from the camera, but not so much the entire distance set in draw distance. Right now it is set at what seems like maybe 3-5 meters at the most. This is particularly useful when doing video - unchecking that can really reduce the FPS, but often dont need everything out to for example 180 to be rendered at full detail, just maybe like 25 meters. An example of how i encounter this all the time is when videoing a wedding  and the camera is near the front of aisle by the alter and the wedding party starts walking in, often times a bouquet they are holding will "pop" in at a few meters from the camera, but not where they started their walk. So I have to uncheck this setting, but I really don't need everything 180m from the camera position to be fully rezzed, as it relates to LOD

[What CPU would be best and should I get some ssd]

TBH if looking to update just to make SL run better, you really don't need much anything. I remember I updated my 1080 with a 3070 - no real difference other than the 3070 runs cooler sometimes. Id just put in a FPS limit in preferences to keep the 1080 from maxing out and running hot, Now if you are doing photoshop or video editing then yes it would pay to upgrade some things

[Help for shooting Machinema in SL]

TBH if it wasn't for the fact you can't pan left/right up/down with cam smoothing you can do about all the smooth fly cam work with the mouse and keyboard shortcuts using some mouse smoothing and or with the arrow keys as the keyboard shortcuts you could get away without having to use a space mouse, o-box controller or other such device. A number of years ago a guy was working on a virtual fly cam using the keyboard numbers and once i got it working was great, but when i switched computers could never get it to install again

[Depth of field - any way to prevent avatar from being blurred?]

this is how I keep DOF the only adjustment (firestorm viewer) i will make based on the situation and/or the amount of DOF is Foc Length. I also almost always have DOF follows pointer checked and use shift+alt+x to lock it

[Gaming laptop overheats only when second life is open]

What Henri said, use the frame limiter in preferences, And also keep the air ducts clean and make sure there is plenty of airflow

[How the hell to you adjust couple poses ????]

There is a product called Fotoscope DuoPose(https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/THE-FOTOSCOPE-DUOPOSE-a-pose-stand-for-COUPLES-Add-your-own-poses-and-animations/383037)  that is you did alot of photos with couples and in a place where rezzing is possible it was awesome. a bit of a pain to get set up for sure, but was super easy to get couples of different sizes to get lined up properly. Of course you likely still need something like a pose adjuster to move a arm or a hand individually to get it dialed in exactly. When I used to photos alot for people I used it all the time. You can of course accomplish the same thing by moving each couples pose ball but this was all menu driven. great system

[Apps to make movies]

you are looking for screen recorder software and there are a few out there but the most widely used is OBS and it is free

[Help for shooting Machinema in SL]

often people use the Space Mouse for the fly cam and the viewer has support for this built in https://3dconnexion.com/uk/spacemouse/

[Videographer Needed]

what is the project?

[Why does it lag so much on the ground?]

I keep set max 512 on textures option (found in settings) also maybe find or make a decent light setting that everything looks ok still with no shadows on - I used to do that when I had a much weaker machine.  Also if on FS make sure the Dynamic Draw is on in the PhotoTools panel,  As far as why I suppose it is just because there is more stuff that has to be rendered

[Graphics Weirdness with L.O.D.]

ty Henri - you did, my memory fails me again. But that worked. thanks!

[Graphics Weirdness with L.O.D.]

This is FS v 6.6.17.7038

object detail set at 1.25
https://i.gyazo.com/85dd48b4d16160a5fbac74b6cd30ef49.mp4

Object detail set at 2.5
https://i.gyazo.com/963fd88f78af2289df2e321b282f285b.mp4

Objects disappear when LOD is set to 2.5, but are fine when set to 1.25. Don't know if this is FS glitch, an object glitch or a SL glitch

 

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz (3792 MHz)
Memory: 30911 MB (Used: 1425 MB)
Concurrency: 8
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit (Build 22621.2861)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070/PCIe/SSE2
Graphics Card Memory: 8192 MB

Windows Graphics Driver Version: 31.0.15.4633
OpenGL Version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 546.33
 

 

[Amusing pic on the Splash page]

maybe it has an existential meaning.....the female alt behind the male avi.... ?

[SecondLife tech myths]

though, with higher end machines and graphic cards there is Definity a diminishing rate of return for performance

[Second Life - Performance Thread]

8 gig of VRM is simply not enough for SL in a crowded enviroment  any more. Wish most cards would have 16 or even 32gig

[I would like my camera mouvements to be faster in the Black dragon viewer]

is your cam smoothing set to zero?

[Latest BD viewer - anybody know what this is?]

OK ty.. so when this dialog pops up, there is nothing really one can do with it unless you can edit the land enviroment or the object

[Latest BD viewer - anybody know what this is?]

No idea where I might find the Reflection Probe Ambiance to set it to zero. Maybe this prompt needs a Show Me Where dialog lol. I wasn't also aware there needed to be all new 'HDR' skies for the new PBR....

[Describe Second Life in 4 words.]

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

[OBS Studio Question:]

If you are recording mp4 i what are your bit rate settings? Try lowering it some if you can and check the quality of the recording. Do you even have a dedicated video card? worse comes to worse you could try x264 which will do the video encoding on the CPU. But if it is struggling to record 1080 at 30fps and you can't lower bit rate and still keep decent quality then yes 720 might be an option

[NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070]

well you need shadows for most pictures. other than that - photoshop (or other photo editor)

[A bit frustrated with SL and flying into airports]

welcome to the world of diminishing returns upgrading hardware in hopes of making SL sizzle LOL

[Question about Tilia transfer to Paypal]

16 minutes ago, Chic Aeon said:

In the PAST anyway you had to put in a ticket asking to increase you cash out limits. This works if you make more per month than you are able to cash out.  If that isn't the case they may still OK since you are "old" and "stable" (just assuming). You have to jump through some hoops to do that (or you did).   

 

Best really to send out what you make on a regular basis if you can.   

 

 

I pretty much 'cash out' now once a year to pay for my rl property taxes. I did put in a support ticket to see if I can get my limit raised

[Question about Tilia transfer to Paypal]

yes it was on that link, however, no idea where that "Economic Limits" page is within the Account page (ie how to navigate to it)