I tried special K. But i cant get the OSD show up.
Tried DX 11 and 12 in MSFS
The tools say’s it is running
Okay it seems only to work when starting MSFS in Special K
But what if i use Addon Linker?
you need to replace dxgi.dll in your flight sim install folder where your flightsimulator.exe is with the SpecialK64.dll. (make a backup of the original!)
Then you won’t have to use their app at all to launch it, thus you can use addonlinker etc.
Just can’t understand this FS2020 HDR issue.
Pre SU5 or some date, HDR was very vivid (especially the colors).
I didn’t know how then and don’t have a nit value for then.
Then it changed.
Now, I can’t get my display to get higher that 237 nits.
It is spec’d at 1499 nits (QLED).
Concerning nit value for displays:
"The average for all TVs is about 450 nits. The higher the nit count, the brighter the picture will be. This is why HDR (high dynamic range) TVs can have such bright highlights—they need to be able to display nits up to 1000 or even 2000 nits for the really bright scenes.
Where the TV shines, both literally and figuratively, however, is with 4K HDR content. Sure, it never quite reaches the same peak brightness of QLED TVs from Samsung, but what’s on offer here will blow you away for the price."
My display, TCL 6-Series QLED, has a great display.
Colors appear to be okay. White to black appear okay.
I understand that nits is peak intensity and is not average or for the whole screen.
But, I wonder if I was able to, and right now, I am not able to,
because I can’t figure out how.
I have tried HDR and Color calibration. Max 237 nits.
I haven’t tried Special K yet.
I don’t know if I want to raise the nits of my HDR.
Will it just cause the display to wear out sooner?
I would like to maybe raise it to 500 nits.
Will Special K let you limit the nits or will it set it to the nits spec’d for the display?
No it won’t wear out your display at all, unless you have a bright object static in 1 spot for MANY hours without moving.
But remember, HDR isn’t HDR without a proper amount of local dimming zones aka FALD.
I don’t know if your QLED is capable of this.
OLED’s and MiniLED displays are currently the high-end HDR displays to get.
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I Use the store version. I’m not able to find a flightsimulator.exe
i use the msstore version as well, the standard path is :
C:\XboxGames\Microsoft Flight Simulator
Found that but there is no dxgi.dll file
Edit
Seems to Work
(kind of)
At Least HDR looks better with it turned on.
if you get issues with texts on displays acting weird or textures overall.
just edit the cache to false in the .ini
Found out that if you pop out a Window alt gr and klick, that does not work well with special K
I mean it’s HDR injected not native HDR.
Does msfs native hdr even work with popouts?
Am I supposed to have the ingame HDR off or should it be on.
Isn’t clear in the special k documentation
There is only written to have it on for the first start
it needs to be off ingame, you can join their discord if you have questions.
they are pretty friendly and active.
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Very interesting tool indeed - a guide would be very helpful!
i just had 4 funerals due to the earthquake, i am mentally exhausted.
I will make one later, for now try to figure it out on your own with the help of their discord.
Please accept our condolences.
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Sorry to hear that.
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I think I have the FS2020 HDR figured out. I hope.
i9-9900K, Intel A770LE 16GB GPU (same with GTX 1660TI)
4K, Ultra
HDR
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PC Windows, GPU, and Monitor must be equipped.
HDMI Cable 2.0b or higher or Display Port cable is required.
FS2020
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There are 2 states each, On, Off, and 3 variables, W, X, F
2 cubed = 8 possible states
W = Windows 11 -> HDR=On
X = Xbox Game Bar, Gaming Features -> HDR=On
F = FS2020 -> HDR=On
SUMMARY
Summary from below (you don't need to review to DETAILS below):
1. Win=Off & Xbox=Off
= SDR
2. Win=On & Xbox=On
F=Off = HDR = 242 nits
F=On = HDR = 1190 nits
F=On = HDR = 9094 nits with MSI Afterburner
3.MSI Afterburner
MSI is strange with HDR.
Seems to affect the nits for itself but not the FS2020 screen.
Screenshots below at the end
nits HDR shots, jxr - W On,X On, F On - Left without MFI, Right With MSI
Regular Screenshots, png - W On,X On, F On - Left Without MSI, Right With MSI
DETAILS
nits read via HDR + WCG Image Viewer
Screenshots via Xbox Game Bar
States:
W X F nits
0 OFF OFF OFF 0 SDR
1 OFF OFF ON 0 SDR
2 OFF ON OFF 242 X also turns on W
3 OFF ON ON 1190 X also turns on W
4 ON OFF OFF 242 W also turns on X
5 0N OFF ON 0 SDR
6 ON ON OFF 242
7 ON ON ON 1190 W also turns on X
0+ OFF OFF OFF 0 SDR with MSI Afterburner
7+ ON ON ON 9094 with MSI Afterburner
DETAILS RESULTS
Turning Windows HDR on turns Xbox Game Bar On.
Turning Xbox Game Bar On turns Windows HDR On.
Turning Xbox Game Bar Off turns Off Windows HDR.
1. W=Off & X=Off results in SDR
W X F nits
0 OFF OFF OFF 0 SDR
1 OFF OFF ON 0 SDR
5 0N OFF ON 0 SDR Turn on W then turn off X turns off W
0+ OFF OFF OFF 0 SDR with MSI Afterburner
2. W=On & X=On & F=Off results in HDR -> 242 nits
W X F nits
2 OFF ON OFF 242 X also turns on W
4 ON OFF OFF 242 W also turns on X
6 ON ON OFF 242
6+ ON ON OFF 242 with MSI Afterburner
3. W=On & X=On & F=On results in HDR -> 1190 nits or 9094 nits
W X F nits
3 OFF ON ON 1190 X also turns on W
7 ON ON ON 1190 W also turns on X
7+ ON ON ON 9094 with MSI Afterburner
with 7+ F=On, the high nits from MSI Afterburner turn
to low nits when you turn MSI Afterburner off.
With 7+ F=On and you Quit to Desktop, FS2020 will run
again new with W=On, X=ON and F=Off (FS2020 HDR = Off).
Screenshots
jxr (nits)
W On, X On, F On - 7 Left Without MSI & 7+ Right With MSI
Without MSI = 1026 nits
With MSI = 7133 nits
MSI Letters are Red
jpg (Xbox Game Bar Screenshot)
Left with MSI Off, Right with MSI On
- W=On & X=On & F=Off results in HDR → 242 nits
2, 4, 6, 6+ all have 242 nits
F= Off for MSI on or Off
msi letters are Orange
