Request sun lens flare

[Mojave]

It would be a nice enhancement for orbiter.

 

[Urwumpe]

It would be a nice enhancement for orbiter.

No, it wouldn't. Only because all stupid FPS add lens flares in all stupid situations, that does not make them right. You don't see lens flares with your own eyes, do you? Ask yourself why this is so.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Perhaps if it were something that could be turned on and off.
But if you are into making movies (or something) I'm sure it could be added "post-production".

 

[supersonic]

If you were making movies this would be great.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

I've noticed that Flight Simulator X does a lens flare on external views only, since these could be thought of as cameras. That makes sense to me. I've also noticed Tex added lens flares in some of his Orbiter videos.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

I'd like it as a module that could be enabled/disabled.

 

[willy88]

I'd much prefer light bloom.

 

[supersonic]

I've also noticed Tex added lens flares in some of his Orbiter videos.

That's because he uses Sony Vegas pro. One of the effects is lens flare.

 

[Xyon]

I'd much prefer light bloom.

Seconded, a much more valuable effect IMO.

 

[Richy]

...with disappearing stars when the sun rises.

 

[Urwumpe]

I'd much prefer light bloom.

I agree, that works better in space.

 

[markl316]

IIRC, orbiter 2005 had a sun glare effect. I don't know why it was taken out though.

 

[Urwumpe]

IIRC, orbiter 2005 had a sun glare effect. I don't know why it was taken out though.

Was extremely buggy and not very realistic

 

[Mojave]

What, not realistic. FSX uses it. Realistic for cameras. SSM2007 uses it. Most realistic shuttle simulator I know is SSM2007. Orbiter is just the most realistic physics space simulator. It needs it for an enable/disable Module, Especially for movies.

 

[Urwumpe]

What, not realistic. FSX uses it. Realistic for cameras. SSM2007 uses it. Most realistic shuttle simulator I know is SSM2007. Orbiter is just the most realistic physics space simulator. It needs it for an enable/disable Module, Especially for movies.

Now, after those examples... how close are you to reality today?

Also, SSM2007 is a Switch simulator. It doesn't simulate a Space Shuttle at all. It only checks if you throw the right switches for progressing to the next mission phase. The actual switch position is never resulting directly in different vessel states.

Once you can initiate an GPC IPL in SSM2007, I will be impressed...currently SSU is closer to it. Realism is more than just an interactive movie.

you can only get a lens flare for special cases of camera optics. The Space Shuttle payload bay camera can for example have lens flares only for a very tiny range of angles from the center line of the field of view, and these lens flares look NOWHERE like what you get in crappy video games.

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

 

[Mojave]

Well, it would be enjoyable to have. Although I know hat you mean about that garbage in SSM2007. If I could flip a switch wrong and blow the shuttle up, then we would be talking realistic.

 

[Urwumpe]

Well, it would be enjoyable to have. Although I know hat you mean about that garbage in SSM2007. If I could flip a switch wrong and blow the shuttle up, then we would be talking realistic.

Not really. Of course, if you power down all FF and FA MDMs during reentry, this would indirectly blow you up. But the Shuttle tolerates actually a lot of mistreatment, often by talking loudly to you.

(Explanation: No FF MDMs = you fly blind, No FA MDMs = you have no control anymore, neither by RCS nor by Aerodynamics)

 

[Mojave]

Whmm that is something interesting to think about.