Best Graphic Settings on GT5

[screwloose45]

The cockpit view will get sharper at higher level.

The real game will be only available to those, who do a full commitment and reach level 49. All others can go now.

- real damage
- real sharpness
- real physics
etc.

It is all a matter of your level. The better you become, the more you get from the game. That's the new philosophy.

If that's true, that's ridiculous 👎

 

[robulus]

Here is another trick, my plasma is 720p. But it accepts 1080i input. So when PS3 does it's setup, it allows 1080i output.

So when GT5 had some clear flicker and antialiasing issues, I suspected this was an issue. I disabled 1080i output, and hey presto, image quality is dramatically improved, because my plasma isn't downscaling the signal.

I've found a tell tale sign that you have some rescaling issue is if the startup GT5 logo looks jaggy. This should look smooth, if it doesn't, the signal is being scaled somewhere.

 

[Rey-FD]

Here is another trick, my plasma is 720p. But it accepts 1080i input. So when PS3 does it's setup, it allows 1080i output.

So when GT5 had some clear flicker and antialiasing issues, I suspected this was an issue. I disabled 1080i output, and hey presto, image quality is dramatically improved, because my plasma isn't downscaling the signal.

I've found a tell tale sign that you have some rescaling issue is if the startup GT5 logo looks jaggy. This should look smooth, if it doesn't, the signal is being scaled somewhere.

Any chance of a before and after image/photo?

I'm currently using 1080i, but also have the 720p option available, just wondering what would be better..

 

[Nielsen]

This is what bothers me most about GT5. Prologue did look more clean and polished and I never saw any screen tearing in that game.

Unfortunately my screen does not have anything such as a PC mode or similar. I tried switching between 1080p and 720p but nothing changed.
I also adjusted the display options in the game but I can't seem to improve the visual performance.

 

[robulus]

Any chance of a before and after image/photo?

I'm currently using 1080i, but also have the 720p option available, just wondering what would be better..

What res is your tv? The best bet is to match your ps3 output to your displays native resolution. The key for me was that the ps3 was outputting 1080i which the display was downscaling 720p, causing a lot of artifacts in the process.

I'll try and take some photos, and see if they show the difference, it is very dramatic. Game looks great now. Much better than GT5P.

 

[Khlad]

I dont like the graphic, its like gt4 or something. My tv is 720p but the game looks like 240, really no kiding. I want to buy a new tv, just for this game but dont know if its worth it?

 

[kag8]

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.

i understand why you wouldnt want to play around with the tv settings again, but isnt there an option to save your current settings, then you can safely play around with the settings, if you find a good setting (i reccomend switching off any fancy auto contrast or other fancy stuff), then save it as gt5 setting, then whenever you play gt5 change to that setting, when watching tv, change to your previous settings...just advising, because i was also amazed by the MASSIVE change in looks of the game after i changed my tv settings, and it would be a shame if you dint experience the real gt5 especially on ur huge screen...also in the ps3 xmb, play around with the settings, i think, play around with settings such as cross reduction filter, etc

 

[Rey-FD]

What res is your tv? The best bet is to match your ps3 output to your displays native resolution. The key for me was that the ps3 was outputting 1080i which the display was downscaling 720p, causing a lot of artifacts in the process.

I'll try and take some photos, and see if they show the difference, it is very dramatic. Game looks great now. Much better than GT5P.

Okay uhm, I changed my PS3 to 720p it didn't look much different than before (in game), but now when I switched it back to 1080i all the icons on the XMB are larger than before (when it was 1080i)

 

[Guitarplaya15]

ok, so i do not have the game yet, but will most likely be getting it for christmas. ive seen the previews and the graphics look great, but it seems like there are some things that are suprisingly wrong with them as far as 'tears'. i am a guy who likes realistic types of games, so i thought this would be a good one to get, but i am now questioning it from the posts you guys put up. so is this game worth it or not, as far as graphics are concerned? (i am not all too concerned about the scenery, im just concerned about cars and cockpit view)

 

[robulus]

Okay uhm, I changed my PS3 to 720p it didn't look much different than before (in game), but now when I switched it back to 1080i all the icons on the XMB are larger than before (when it was 1080i)

When you say the icons are larger, does the image look zoomed? It doesn't make sense that the icons should change size, unless there is a setting for that somewhere.

Have you got some sort of info button on your display that shows what resolution it is displaying? It would be worth checking that, and making sure nothing is set to zoom, usually this is 'aspect' set to 16:9.

 

[Guitarplaya15]

When you say the icons are larger, does the image look zoomed? It doesn't make sense that the icons should change size, unless there is a setting for that somewhere.

Have you got some sort of info button on your display that shows what resolution it is displaying? It would be worth checking that, and making sure nothing is set to zoom, usually this is 'aspect' set to 16:9.

Would a plasma make this graphic problem worse?

 

[SFX_Adavicro]

All I have is a 22" LG 720p LCDHDTV and hopefully it looks great on it. Does anyone know if visual quality is changed at all when using a HDMI as opposed to the regular cables?

 

[Bounkazz]

When you say the icons are larger, does the image look zoomed? It doesn't make sense that the icons should change size, unless there is a setting for that somewhere.

Have you got some sort of info button on your display that shows what resolution it is displaying? It would be worth checking that, and making sure nothing is set to zoom, usually this is 'aspect' set to 16:9.

They do change size. They have a fixed size. And notice how the whole XMB bar fits in a 1080 setting, and it doesn't in a 720 setting.

 

[Rey-FD]

When you say the icons are larger, does the image look zoomed? It doesn't make sense that the icons should change size, unless there is a setting for that somewhere.

Have you got some sort of info button on your display that shows what resolution it is displaying? It would be worth checking that, and making sure nothing is set to zoom, usually this is 'aspect' set to 16:9.

Oops, Thanks for that, my aspect ratio had changed back to default 👍

 

[Anes]

What res is your tv? The best bet is to match your ps3 output to your displays native resolution. The key for me was that the ps3 was outputting 1080i which the display was downscaling 720p, causing a lot of artifacts in the process.

I'll try and take some photos, and see if they show the difference, it is very dramatic. Game looks great now. Much better than GT5P.

Can you help a noob out? Can you give clear step instructions for this?

I have Samsung TV with a HDMI cable and apparently I'm on 1080i

 

[robulus]

Can you help a noob out? Can you give clear step instructions for this?

I have Samsung TV with a HDMI cable and apparently I'm on 1080i

Find out what the top resolution of your display is, not what it will accept, but it's top native resolution. As a rule of thumb, if you have "Full HD" or "True HD", it will be 1080i or 1080p. If you have HD, but not "Full" or "True" HD, that is generally 720p.

On your PS3, go to "settings", "display settings", "video output settings".

First you select your connection type, leave this as is.

You should get an option to choose "automatic" or "custom". Choose custom.

The next selection is supported display resolutions. This is the one we are interested in. On my system, it had three supported resolutions checked:
- 576p (standard def on PAL)
- 720p
- 1080i

My display is 720p maximum native resolution, but it will accept 1080i and downscale it. We don't want that to happen.

If your display is 720p, and you have 1080i checked, uncheck it. The PS3 will test the new display, get you to confirm you can still see it, you can then scroll through any other options and save the changes.

That is what I have done and tested, and on my system the difference was night and day.

From reading this thread, there are at least two other things that might improve graphics on some displays:
1. If your display is 1080i / 1080p, but your top supported option on the PS3 settings above is 1080i, you may get an improvement dropping back to 720p, because progressive scan looks better than interlaced.
2. In the GT display settings, set output to 100%.

 

[robulus]

They do change size. They have a fixed size. And notice how the whole XMB bar fits in a 1080 setting, and it doesn't in a 720 setting.

Thats so weird I never noticed it, but it makes sense.

 

[Starfirebird]

Find out what the top resolution of your display is, not what it will accept, but it's top native resolution. As a rule of thumb, if you have "Full HD" or "True HD", it will be 1080i or 1080p. If you have HD, but not "Full" or "True" HD, that is generally 720p.

On your PS3, go to "settings", "display settings", "video output settings".

You should get an option to choose "automatic" or "custom". Choose cutom.

First you select your connection type, leave this as is.

The next selection is supported display resolutions. This is the one we are interested in. On my system, it had three supported resolutions checked:
- 576p (standard def on PAL)
- 720p
- 1080i

My display is 720p maximum native resolution, but it will accept 1080i and downscale it. We don't want that to happen.

If your display is 720p, and you have 1080i checked, uncheck it. The PS3 will test the new display, get you to confirm you can still see it, you can then scroll through any other options and save the changes.

That is what I have done and tested, and on my system the difference was night and day.

From reading this thread, there are at least two other things that might improve graphics on some displays:
1. If your display is 1080i / 1080p, but your top supported option on the PS3 settings above is 1080i, you may get an improvement dropping back to 720p, because progressive scan looks better than interlaced.
2. In the GT display settings, set output to 100%.

I don't think i have ever messed with this setting before so more than likely it's set to automatic.

My TV is 720p but with my HDMI cable it says 1080,so if i changed this setting would this make my picture better for all games?I mean it still looks good as is,so changing this would make for a better picture?

Thanks for this info.

 

[robulus]

I don't think i have ever messed with this setting before so more than likely it's set to automatic.

My TV is 720p but with my HDMI cable it says 1080,so if i changed this setting would this make my picture better for all games?I mean it still looks good as is,so changing this would make for a better picture?

Thanks for this info.

In my experience, yes you will see a big improvement if you disable 1080i. Currently your display will be downscaling the 1080i output to 720p.

And yes, left to the default automatic setting, your TV will say it accepts 1080i even though it's top resolution is 720p, and your playstation will output 1080i if it can.

Edit: Keep in mind that a lot of games are 720p top resolution anyway, so those games won't look any different.

 

[Tompie913]

Playing around with the TV settings can make a pretty big difference. I use the "Vivid" picture setting for my cable, and it looks great. But for my PS3, and especially Gran Turismo, it shows all the flaws.

For the PS3, I use a setting closer to my Panasonic's "Normal" setting, and I lowered the sharpness. The result is that the "jaggies" are far less noticeable, and generally, the color and everything seems fuller and just closer to what it was intended. It does make it darker though, but I myself really don't mind it.

 

[robulus]

Would a plasma make this graphic problem worse?

The severity of this issue will depend on how good your TV is at scaling, but any scaling by your TV is undesireable and likely to reduce quality substantially. It shouldn't make any difference whether you have a plasma or LCD panel.

For the sake of clarity, the graphic issues I noticed that I was able to resolve by changing my PS3s resolution were:

Poor antialiasing
- Graphics and menus were noticeably 'jaggy'
- In game, cars had noticeable 'jaggy' halos

Flicker
- Flicker was widely apparent and way worse than usual. City tracks in particular, and along fences and grid marks, displayed very bad flicker.

Graphic issues that are known to be present in GT5 and won't be resolved by this are occasional blocky shadows and occasional blocky outlines of cars against particle effects like dirt and smoke.

 

[robulus]

All I have is a 22" LG 720p LCDHDTV and hopefully it looks great on it. Does anyone know if visual quality is changed at all when using a HDMI as opposed to the regular cables?

HD is only possible with HDMI or component cables, not the standard video cable that comes bundled with the console. For bluray HD is only possible with HDMI, because Sony decided to deliberately cripple their platform with copy protection, due to their suckiness.

So yes, HDMI is significantly better.

 

[Sidstyler]

With my 40" with 1080p on the game looks stunning, the shadows are the only eyesore.
So we are all going to have to...

 

[R35-Vspec]

I realized the same issue when I tried Corvette C6 Z06 cockpit. The gauges looked way too blurry unlike GT5P where I could easily read the speedometer but in GT5 it's very blurry. I adjusted sharpness from my TV to 100% ... didn't work.

I wonder if it's possible to be adjusted using a patch ..... is it ?

 

[Chieflongshin]

I'm playing on a 50" samsung 3d tv.

Mine seems ok, the only thing that i have noticed only when playing this game ( tv is brand new ) is that the screen goes black with the game still running and then comes back on a second later. Same sort of happening as when you change a pc screen resolution in windows.

Very ODD!

 

[LostBoyNZ]

Loads of great info on the graphics of GT5 here:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-gran-turismo-5-tech-analysis?page=6

They also test (and include full res shots) the graphic options like sharpness and anti-flicker of GT5.

 

[Mopatop]

I have to say, I'm underwhelmed by the graphics - especially the scenery (premium cars look fine) - and I'm pretty sure that Prologue looked better. However, it's 1080p, it's better than Forza, and after all - It'S GT! So I'm happy.

But I have noticed that changing the graphics options to anti-flicker solves the tearing problem.

 

[robulus]

Loads of great info on the graphics of GT5 here:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-gran-turismo-5-tech-analysis?page=6

They also test (and include full res shots) the graphic options like sharpness and anti-flicker of GT5.

Fantastic article.

 

[robulus]

Here is a screen shot showing the difference on my 720p display between the 1080i output and 720p output from the PS3. The shots are taken with a camera in front of my plasma, but even with the poor quality the difference can be seen, in front of the display it is very obvious. It's pretty much impossible to show the differences in game between the two (with the equipment I have anyway) but looking at these images I'm pretty sure you'll get the idea.

 

[mr_VOLCANO]

On gt5p I had better picture quality on my 720p tv when I set my ps3 to 1080p. In gt5 the native resolution is way better (as showed in picture above^). Do you guys know if gt5 uses a different AA method then gt5p? 720p in gt5 has NO jaggies and look way better then gt5p with 720p (on my tv anyway)