What is "AF" (like "AA" is anti aliasing)

2006-07-23 12:10:26

#1

a fly: Member; +105|6650|The netherlands

Hi, im trying to get the most of my ati x800, i now installed ati tool to make clockspeed changing ingame possable.

there is a option if you rightclick on the icon in the systemtray with change AF mode. what does AF do and where does it stands for? (google dident work, alot of non computer related websites showed up)

2006-07-23 12:11:34

#2

fierce: I love [fiSh]; +167|6574

It's texture filtering

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisotropic_filtering

2006-07-23 12:27:11

#3

Timelord_: Member; +25|6543

Anistrphic Filtering....I think I spelled that right!

2006-07-23 12:31:19

#4

a fly: Member; +105|6650|The netherlands

oke, thanks, ill turn it on and test it ingame right now, it looks so much nicer with that on.

2006-07-23 15:17:52

#5

Obiwan: Go Cards !!; +196|6700|The Ville

Timelord_ wrote:
Anistrphic Filtering....I think I spelled that right!

nope, it's Anisotropic filtering

2006-07-23 15:24:04

#6

Cold Fussion: 72% alcohol; +63|6674|Sydney, Australia

I set my af on my card to x16 and didn't notice any difference in bf2.

2006-07-23 16:35:07

#7

a fly: Member; +105|6650|The netherlands

Cold Fussion wrote:
I set my af on my card to x16 and didn't notice any difference in bf2.

i havent seen a difference eighter, but it could be bf2, just like aa must be selected ingame or it wont work.

awh well, thanks for awnsering everyone...

2006-07-24 03:36:37

#8

Cold Fussion: 72% alcohol; +63|6674|Sydney, Australia

a fly wrote:
Cold Fussion wrote:
I set my af on my card to x16 and didn't notice any difference in bf2.
i havent seen a difference eighter, but it could be bf2, just like aa must be selected ingame or it wont work.

awh well, thanks for awnsering everyone...

The game code has to be writen to support it. Looks like bf2 dosn't support it.

2006-07-24 04:36:07

#9

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6583

some one mentions before (don't know if it was here or somewhere else) that the texture filtering options is AF. not sure though but if thats set to high and you try to force AF with other software with no diff that may be why

2006-07-24 15:09:50

#10

beerface702: Member; +65|6699|las vegas

bf2 doesnt support AF that i know of.. i just leave it off on my profiles for bf

most games use it, and do look nicer. but the image quality isnt worlds better. u honestly wont really notice a diffence between 16x or 2x AF.

the image is a bit cleaner though

turn on Multisampling and gamma aliasing though. it helps in bf2

Last edited by beerface702 (2006-07-24 15:10:48)

2006-07-24 15:13:44

#11

fierce: I love [fiSh]; +167|6574

Ingame Texture Filtering is Anisotropic Filtering. The high setting equals 4x Filtering.

And there's for sure a difference if you use it.

2006-07-24 15:17:34

#12

SuB: Member; +50|6682

texture filtering makes textures look crisper at distance, if you dont notice a difference with it on/off you have visual imparement issues
bf2 does not utilize AF thru the forced mode, only while having texture filtering set to max in-game will you have it on
it's not a big performance hit either

2006-07-24 16:10:02

#13

BlackLegion42: Damn Command and Conquer Generals...; +62|6736|Rochester, NY

AA > AF in terms of gfx quality...

2006-07-24 17:04:52

#14

ShotYourSix: Boldly going nowhere...; +196|6725|Las Vegas

The Gamer's Graphics & Display Settings Guide. Lot of useful tweakguides on that site as well.

Last edited by ShotYourSix (2006-07-24 17:06:47)

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