Audition Global

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NVIDIA's control panel gives you the option to override certain things in a program, such as Anti-Aliasing and Anistropic Filtering. These will make the game look ALOT better. There are three methods to setting these overrides.

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'New Control Panel' (Default interface for new driver versions)
'Classic Control Panel'


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1. You may be asked if you would like to remove SLI profiles. You will mostly not need these.
2. Under the 'Profiles' list click the Add button and name it.
3. Now click the Add button to the right of the 'Executables' list and find your Audition.exe
4. Make sure the Enhancements button is ticked and change these settings:

Anti-Aliasing
This option will smoothen out images, removing jaggie edges. Most decent computers should be able to handle Multisampling with Audition, if you would like to take it a step further, choose Combined.

Mutlisampling ->
2x (Recommended)
2xQ (Very blurred images)
4x (Untested)

Supersampling ->
(Offers better image quality than multisampling, but causes heavier performance hit, Untested)

Combined ->
4xS (Recommended)
8xS (Notable performance hit in crowded stages/lobby, not much change in quality)
16xS (Untested)

Anisotropic Filtering
This option will sharpen images, making the text on those shirts way easier to read and everything alot better looking

overall. Set this to 16x. If you notice any performance issues, turn it down and test your results.

System Performance
This option is under Optimizations, set it to High Quality. Turn this option down or off if you have any performance issues.

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<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->1. Right-click your desktop and click 'NVIDIA Control Panel'.
2. Make sure your view is set to 'Advanced View'.
3. Click 3D Settings.
4. Under the Appearance tab, select Manage 3D settings.
5. Click the 'Program Settings' tab.
6. Click the 'Add' button and browse to your AuditionSEA folder and select the Audition.exe
7. Now highlight Audition.exe in the list. Here are the options you will change:
Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
Antialiasing settings: 2x, or 4x
Texture Filtering/Image Settings: High Quality

8. Click Apply and you're done!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

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<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->1. Right-click your desktop, highlight 'NVIDIA Display' and click the submenu item (The name of your monitor).
2. Select the 'Performance & Quality Settings' item on the left menu.
3. Click 'Add Profile..'
4. Name the profile whatever you'd like and click 'Browse'.
5. Look for your Audition.exe in the AuditionSEA folder and select it.
6. After adding it, look for it in the list and check the box next to it, then click Ok.
7. Look for your profile under 'active profile' and select it.
8. Check these boxes and set the following values:
Antialiasing Settings: 2x, or 4x
Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
Image Settings: High Quality

9. Click Apply and Ok.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

NOTES
+ If you have any performance issues after setting these options, try setting one at a time and running the game to see what the computer can handle and what it cannot.
+ These settings will NOT be applied if MSN is running in the background. Oddly enough, they WILL continue to work if you start the game in window mode.

BEFORE AND AFTER SCREENSHOTS
<a href="http://home.comcast.net/~seitaro/img/guide/tweak_before.png" target="_blank">Default</a>
<a href="http://home.comcast.net/~seitaro/img/guide/tweak_after.png" target="_blank">'Recommended Tweaks'</a>

..Versions of my software..
NVIDIA: 93.71 [BETA]
nHancer: 1.2.2

i tried it, probably set it to high though
got better graphics but crappy performance D:

I think thats what the guide was aiming for being it said quality XD better graphics but less performance i guess ^^

Aaaand I use ATI soo yea not very much useful to me but may be to others

sticky request moo

i know, but it made my performance way to bad to play

Kowiz Wrote:i know, but it made my performance way to bad to play

Yeah no mercy here. Just tone down everything and see if you can balance it out.

@Killha: I'll have a guide for ATI cards up soon. It's the same process, just different menus and stuff.

overclocking is easier D:

Kowiz Wrote:overclocking is easier D:

Well if you wanna fry your ram/video card. Go you. :lol:

Tee hee. *pins for you*
All though others may not use it and prefer performance, I'm sure it'll be useful for some.

sigh.. with my 19" monitor... unless I use DxWnd, everything's too blocky xD

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T_T, I liked the graphics change but I'm an MSN whore

Hotshot210 Wrote:<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->+ These settings will NOT be applied if MSN is running in the background

T_T, I liked the graphics change but I'm an MSN whore
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I can't stand those blurry graphics anymore. If i feel like playing i'm just like "bye loser, come play audition if you still want to talk >)".

if i try it with ATI.. it should be the same settings, just under diff menus? =]

Seiko Wrote:if i try it with ATI.. it should be the same settings, just under diff menus? =]

Yeah, just try finding a tutorial on setting those things and you should be able to do it.

-lazy- :ph34r:

how to do it with ATI ><

unexpert Wrote:how to do it with ATI ><

This is for ATI, i used basically the same thing as what kumal did just for ati drivers and here are the results

Heres another example of a Before and After Screenshot

BEFORE:<a href="http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/7148/2007716184718hj9.jpg" target="_blank">BEFORE PICTURE</a>
AFTER:<a href="http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/5964/2007716184823se2.jpg" target="_blank">AFTER PICTURE</a>
COMPARE BOTH:<a href="http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4774/compareqk8.jpg" target="_blank">BOTH SIDE BY SIDE</a>