Best Graphic Settings on GT5

how do i know difference between premium and the other thing?

Anything in used car dealer = standard

Anything in dealerships = premium

Alternatively, anything that looks like crap = standard, anything that looks drop dead gorgeous = premium
 
Yeah I think I read somewhere that its native resolution isn't true 1080p (1920×1080) but that's it's upscaled to 1080p.

What you stumbled into sounds like a quick fix to some of the tearing and jaggy issues all of us have been running into. Hopefully we can figure out a way to force that resolution that you said looked perfect.

What do you mean figure out? wont simply setting the ps3 to 720p in the options do the trick?...




Probably so, but what exactly are those features? Weather effects eat up a lot of resources, but daytime dry races should be the same as before, shouldn't they? Prologue looked better in that respect.

Dunno, I'm guessing Extra lighting, wind, advanced tire and wheel physics, in addition to the fact they wanted 60fps on 1080p, all take their toll.
 
This is not just about 1080p and 1080i or 720p...

It's about what your tv can do in terms of progressive or interlaced... If you have a hdtv wich is FULLHD and not HDready, you may hope you went for progressive back in the time when you bought it. If not, you end up with jaggies alot more profound and flickerings of details...

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech/video2.htm

progressive is normally worse because it's only 30 frame/sec, but ps3 overcomes this anyway and runs 60fps, so progressive fullhd is better...
 
This is not just about 1080p and 1080i or 720p...

It's about what your tv can do in terms of progressive or interlaced... If you have a hdtv wich is FULLHD and not HDready, you may hope you went for progressive back in the time when you bought it. If not, you end up with jaggies alot more profound and flickerings of details...

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech/video2.htm

progressive is normally worse because it's only 30 frame/sec, but ps3 overcomes this anyway and runs 60fps, so progressive fullhd is better...

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1080p IS progressive. Full HD IS 1080p. Thats what the p or i stands for. You make it sound like there are 1080p, but interlaced tvs or 1080i progressive one, unless i've misunderstood you? They are one in the same.

Also if you bought full HD TV you dont need to hope its progressive because it is.
1080p = FullHD = Ultra HD = TrueHD TV=1920 by 1080 resolution in progressive

Anyway Ive tried it on 3 1080p monitors and they all look the same.
 
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Does anyone feel that the graphics in cockpitview is Nice and sharp?
F1 2010 looks much better, and the rain in F1 is awesome in comparison. The gt5 replays are really good though.
 
I tried different combinations of the following settings:

- PS3 resolution
- image quality option in GT5
- screen size option in GT5

None of these worked to make the graphics ok.

i still think that this thing of choosing GT5's screen size is likely to do harm, cause I believe is very hard to match those red border lines correctly so that each TV pixel correspond to each pixel the ps3/GT5 generates. :D
but I´m not a tech guy so I may be saying nosense... :dunce:

and maybe your case is not relative to the GT5 screensize after all.. but anyway, this is my case:

first my GT5 screen size was set to something like 96%, cause was the 'best' size that did not crop much of the image, nor show much black bars around it. but i noticed that something was a bit wrong cause even some text on the menus were a bit awkward.
I simulated the 'before case', and took a picture just to post here (language is portuguese, during a re-install):
original: http://i53.tinypic.com/i2snk3.jpg
emphasized: http://i52.tinypic.com/1hxstv.jpg

so I was intrigued by this, and while I was trying to make this better, I found something that worked for me:
I put GT5 screen size to 100%, this obviously at first cropped a part of the screen, but then I got to my TV options menu and set "PC Mode"*. this way, the image was not cropped (I checked various screens) and it made the text menus look better and more definite. I would even say that I perceived a difference during gameplay, but during gameplay i cannot affirm 100% since is hard for me to compare objectively.
But I will repeat myself, after I put GT5 screen size to 100% and the HDMI channel of the TV I use in 'PC Mode' the text in the menus are better defined, and GT5 image was not cropped. Strange, but worked here.
this is how the same screen shows now:
http://i56.tinypic.com/68sg38.jpg

* the HDMI channels of my TV has a option that says "PC Mode". when this option is on, the true resolution the PS3 sends is shown on the TV, no upscaling in the TV.
Ex. 720p games (like Uncharted and LBP, etc) uses only a part of the screen when this option is on, on a 1:1 pixel ratio, the rest of the screen is shown black.

maybe thats something you could try to see if helps you with your problem... 👍 :D
 
yeah i thought gt5p looks better too, London looks amazing but there's vsync/tearing issues, i think maybe its not capped at 60fps? I have it running at 720p and turn off the sharpness setting on my tv to make it look better. It looks really bad sharpened. So disappointed with the framerate when racing, i mean gt4 was smooth as, come to think of it is there even a ps3 racing game that runs at 60fps? And whats with special stages? its WAY too dark
 
well yeah, what i meant is next to that on the tv buying list options. Some run both, but you want to go for progressive only.

nice test above me here, i'm gonna test myself with my other screen, from pc.

LG 27inch full HD.

I've been running the game on a Sony Bravia old HDready 38 inch, but lot's of flickering.

You can btw change 3 settings in GT5's options screen, Flickering reduced is what i'm running. But i saw with my friend on a much smaller Ful HD, 19inch, and wow, everything sharp, no flickering, no jaggys...

time to test
 
Awesome news today, I was playing with my monitor and I turned all the filters off, everything and the graphics were so much better, but GT5P still looks better, and it seems weird, but when I first started playing and leveled up about 3 ranks the graphics looked better, I'm just saying. It's really weird someone explain what was going on?

Also the minimap looks terrible, I wish it was good and simple like prologue, I know you can adjust it to a few settings but it's always pixelated, unless you turn it off. That's what I did becuase it looked bad.
 
...I TOTALLY AGREED.... GT5P has better Graphic.....when i get in the 1st race in GT5...

the first thing i noticed is the Graphic change... ( worse )

my TV is sharp 52" LCD....

and GT5P look much better than GT5.....
 
If true, that sounds like it might have something to do with 3D support. How nice of them to eff up graphics for us 2D people.

They should have released two different versions, an overpriced 3d version for the rich tech nerds, and an optimized 2d for the rest of the people :)
 
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1080p IS progressive. Full HD IS 1080p. Thats what the p or i stands for. You make it sound like there are 1080p, but interlaced tvs or 1080i progressive one, unless i've misunderstood you? They are one in the same.

Also if you bought full HD TV you dont need to hope its progressive because it is.
1080p = FullHD = Ultra HD = TrueHD TV=1920 by 1080 resolution in progressive

Anyway Ive tried it on 3 1080p monitors and they all look the same.

No man, 1080i is ALSO a full hd resoltion. Progressive or Interlaced scan won't affect that, it's just, let's say, two different methods of showing the same res (which is definitely 1080 full hd).
 
42" LG Full HD
Went to GT5 options and set screen size to 100% which made the pic slightly off the edges, but then I tried switching my TV from 16:9 to ' just scan' (i.e dont override the native input) and now fits perfectly and it definately does look better
 
No man, 1080i is ALSO a full hd resoltion. Progressive or Interlaced scan won't affect that, it's just, let's say, two different methods of showing the same res (which is definitely 1080 full hd).
No 1080i is only up to 720p. Full HD is 1080p 720p/1080i is not the same but on tvs 32 inches and under there is very little difference. The smaller the screen the less noticeable.

I have a 1080i and a 1080p the 1080i set does not support 1920 x 1080 res. 1920x1080 is the native res of the 1080p set.
 
lol the graphics will imporve as you level up? haha

Gt5 has to sacrifice some detail and polish because of added features over gt5p. Blame the ps3.

I thought that was funny as well. good chuckle.
 
I for one can't stand the new bumpy ride feature in the cockpit view. Strangely the bumpy ride "feature" is only turned on on the higher level cars. It gives me a headache. I've switched to the hood cam. Bummer bc in car view was my favorite. :indiff:

I can't help but notice that it seems like the res and frame rate changes depending on the view and which track you are on.

If playing at 720p makes the game run smoother I'm switching. I've got my wheel about 5" from a 27" monitor so I don't think it will make a huge difference. Those of you that try it, please post your results.
 
My overscan settings on GT5 are 100% (the full window) as I worry about scaling issues. I can vouch that 100% presents all text without issues and game looks fine too.
 
The image quality setting does not fix it.

I've read a couple of people saying the actual horizontal resolution is cut in half:
it's 960 x 1080 instead of 1920 x 1080, and that that's the reason for the bad grahpics. Does anyone know if this is true?

You guys...

Research real hdtv's before saying this. GT5 can't cut resolutions in half, your tv does. it's called interlacing, and that's why you definately need progressive, that makes an image in one go, instead of making two shortly after eachother wich are then cut in half and projected like that. That's causing the flickering and detail jaggying because those 2 images can't process tiny details as good as progressive...

Remember page one, what i said there. I tried my HDlcd LG on full 1080p, needed to raise image size from 96 percent to 100 percent. And suddenly the jaggies and flickers occuring from 1080i ara gone.

The screen is 10 inches smaller then my Sony Bravia, but ten times better. Game looks like a real good pc game, with even notable some blur and occlusion to be seen now. Only the jagged shadows is a staying problem, wich is pretty normal because it's the only problem caused by GT5, all the rest is the tv choice...

Seen it first with my mate, i couldn't believe it. Switched my pcHDTV screen too, and it's like soo, Full HD with alot of progressive and rather no interlacing instead of mixed is the way to go.

I can even put it on sharp now ingame, and it doesn't flicker!!!!!!!! Woooooooot...

This changes my perspective over the whole game!!! the graphics are actually very good now...👍
 
So basically you're saying playing on 1080p 'fixes' it. Don't you think the majority of players is already playing in 1080p and are reporting these problems? I know I am.
 
I think the issue may be the "size" of your HDTVs. I'm just using a 19" Dynex TV, running at 1080i, and I don't have any graphical issues. I play up-close to the TV so everything that I'm saying is from an up-close view of the game.

All the tracks that were not in GTP look AMAZING!! Some of the tracks that were from GTP still look pretty much unchanged. ALL cars are Beautiful, regardless of being premium or standard. The reflections on the car, the hood of the cars, look great, a lot better than GTP. I don't have any major flickering or tears either, therefore, I don't have to pick the option of sharpness or flicker reduction. But I do agree that the frame-rate is not constant, however, it is more consistent than it was in GTP. I ask you guys to try GT5 on a smaller TV, (doesn't matter if its progressive or interlaced) it may run a lot better.

Also: Did everyone pre-load/install the game in the options menu?? Or online? If you haven't, then you really should. I feel that the overall game-play will get better as you play your way into new races/sections of the game. Because I think that as you get further into the game, the new data is saved onto the HDD so load time and graphical issue are diminished. Another thing to note is, even after installing the game twice, as I get into new races/ sections/tracks in GT mode, the game still continues to install. You guys can also try to re-install the game from the options menus for a smoother game experience.

I hope this works.
 
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im using a series 5 37" samsung LCD 1080p on 60hz refresh rate


tried all the settings, only thing that makes a difference is sharpness but it makes the graphics look too cartoonish.


is there any solution to this? seriously..
 
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im using a series 5 37" samsung LCD 1080p on 60hz refresh rate


tried all the settings, only thing that makes a difference is sharpness but it makes the graphics look too cartoonish.


is there any solution to this? seriously..

There are a few:

PS3 settings

GT5 settings

Monitor/TV Settings

but that's about it, try the PS3 settings.

What I did that helped was turn all colour/effects/everything that you put on custom. Turn it all off, it helps, you won't believe me at first. Until you try. :sly:
 
i think i managed to somehow fix my jagged shadows, im playing on a benq 24inch full hd monitor, i had dynamic contrast pumped up at first, changed it to off, and played around with manual brightness and contrast settings, then in the game changed image quality to sharpened, game looks MUCH better!
 
i think i managed to somehow fix my jagged shadows, im playing on a benq 24inch full hd monitor, i had dynamic contrast pumped up at first, changed it to off, and played around with manual brightness and contrast settings, then in the game changed image quality to sharpened, game looks MUCH better!

The TV I play on Ive calibrated using those discs (takes about 1 hr). Im not monkeying with it just to make GT5 look better. I still dont understand why GT5P looks great and GT5 looks odd. Im on a 52" 1080 Samsung LCD...it is only 60hz, thats the only thing I can think of that would make the movement less sharp, but again, GT5P looks great on the same set.
 

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