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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Devaney" data-source="post: 267846" data-attributes="member: 7016"><p>So two weeks ago in NA, I put out a lighting fix where I just multiplied the bulb brightness maximum for every table by a certain value; therefore, all of the table's max brightness went way up. And while this looked good on Creature and Cirqus, it made other tables look blown out. To compound this issue, the slider at 0 was barely making a difference. To fix these issues, I decided to actually go into 90 some files worth of lighting min and max's, and I changed them. This is basically what I did.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I kept the room brightness minimum the same for every table. That way people could go as dark as they previously could.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I lowered the bulb brightness minimum on every table to 0. So if bulb brightness is at 0%, the bulbs won't be lit.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I raised the room brightness maximum on most tables. This way people who like the tables lighter can have it lighter. Also, for people who still have the default 50/60 values, their table will now be lighter.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I raised the bulb brightness maximum on some tables. Compared to other platforms, the maximum bulb brightness on tables was already usually higher. So for the most part, I left this the same. I occasionally bumped it up when the bulbs seemed too dim though. I didn't want to blow the lighting out though, so I was cautious with this.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Here's are a couple tables that show off the room brightness changes:</p><p></p><p><strong>Dr. Who MOT</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://imgur.com/gzc5hTr" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gzc5hTr</a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/Gz5UtoC" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/Gz5UtoC</a></p><p></p><p><strong>World Cup</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://imgur.com/bnvmbCe" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/bnvmbCe</a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/rvs7Dc0" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/rvs7Dc0</a></p><p></p><p>And here's are a couple of bulb brightness changes:</p><p></p><p><strong>Twilight Zone</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://imgur.com/mVhRaTP" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/mVhRaTP</a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/UJghCdS" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/UJghCdS</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Monster Bash</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://imgur.com/ZJJKSdG" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/ZJJKSdG</a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/TwReZG7" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/TwReZG7</a></p><p></p><p>Anyways, lighting is very tricky. It took me over a dozen hours to go though every table and adjust the values (I went through all the tables twice), and I'm sure not everyone will be pleased. And the changes are pretty subtle as there is a very fine line between it looking good and it being blown out. TV's settings can make a table's lighting look completely different than the way I was seeing it. So in regards to this thread, if there's a table where it's pretty unanimous that the lighting needs to be higher, then I'll definitely do that. What seems ok to me might be different for others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Devaney, post: 267846, member: 7016"] So two weeks ago in NA, I put out a lighting fix where I just multiplied the bulb brightness maximum for every table by a certain value; therefore, all of the table's max brightness went way up. And while this looked good on Creature and Cirqus, it made other tables look blown out. To compound this issue, the slider at 0 was barely making a difference. To fix these issues, I decided to actually go into 90 some files worth of lighting min and max's, and I changed them. This is basically what I did. [LIST] [*]I kept the room brightness minimum the same for every table. That way people could go as dark as they previously could. [*]I lowered the bulb brightness minimum on every table to 0. So if bulb brightness is at 0%, the bulbs won't be lit. [*]I raised the room brightness maximum on most tables. This way people who like the tables lighter can have it lighter. Also, for people who still have the default 50/60 values, their table will now be lighter. [*]I raised the bulb brightness maximum on some tables. Compared to other platforms, the maximum bulb brightness on tables was already usually higher. So for the most part, I left this the same. I occasionally bumped it up when the bulbs seemed too dim though. I didn't want to blow the lighting out though, so I was cautious with this. [/LIST] Here's are a couple tables that show off the room brightness changes: [B]Dr. Who MOT [/B][url]https://imgur.com/gzc5hTr[/url] [url]https://imgur.com/Gz5UtoC[/url] [B]World Cup [/B][url]https://imgur.com/bnvmbCe[/url] [url]https://imgur.com/rvs7Dc0[/url] And here's are a couple of bulb brightness changes: [B]Twilight Zone [/B][url]https://imgur.com/mVhRaTP[/url] [url]https://imgur.com/UJghCdS[/url] [B]Monster Bash [/B][url]https://imgur.com/ZJJKSdG[/url] [url]https://imgur.com/TwReZG7[/url] Anyways, lighting is very tricky. It took me over a dozen hours to go though every table and adjust the values (I went through all the tables twice), and I'm sure not everyone will be pleased. And the changes are pretty subtle as there is a very fine line between it looking good and it being blown out. TV's settings can make a table's lighting look completely different than the way I was seeing it. So in regards to this thread, if there's a table where it's pretty unanimous that the lighting needs to be higher, then I'll definitely do that. What seems ok to me might be different for others. [/QUOTE]
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