![]() ![]() Network & Cache – replaces SLV2’s Setup tab. Media Filter (see above) being the main additional feature. Sound & Media – is similar to SLV2’s with the addition of features. This option requires newer video cards and lots of GPU/CPU power. In the simplest terms it adds reflected light. Global Illumination – This feature is about creating more realistic lighting. There is more control over textures and how they are displayed. A feature not in SLV2 is a setting for the number of parallel texture downloads. Render – There are some settings on the render tab that we usually find in the snapshot panel. Hardware Settings – to understand these and decide how to set them see: Graphics Tweaking for Second Life, which is mostly for nVida but the concepts of things like Ambient Occlusion are the same in all systems regardless of video card. On the Graphics tab there are four tabs not seen in SLV2 viewers General (the SL settings), Hardware Settings, Rendering, and Global Illumination. But, one needs Lighting & Shadows enabled before they are active choices. The panel also includes Ambient Occlusion and Sun/Moon or dynamic shadows. So, it appears they don’t have this quit ready for prime time yet. Graphics settings includes Lighting & Shadows, but enabling it pops up a warning advising one not to use the feature. In Preferences General and Chat are what you expect, nothing much new here. ![]() It can be opened and closed with the HOME icon in the bottom menu.Įxcept for minor menu differences there are lots of similarities to the SLV2. The next noticeable feature is the floating panel that is the sidebar panel we see in Linden Lab (LL) viewers. Enable or disable in the upper menu: Avatar→Preferences→Sound & Media→Enable media filter. So, after a time it becomes less intrusive. The filter does have white and black lists. Most users with viewers using this style of notification tend to turn the filter off. Some viewers have created a less intrusive filter. This feature was added into SL and third party viewers after the RedZone exploit. The first thing that popped up was the horribly annoying Media Filter. Agree to the EULA and you’re on your way. In the Stats panel I blanked out FPS as it was not representative of actual performance (I went from Word to Snip and the viewer was in background, which reduces FPS by half or more.) Experience The Mini-Map (3) also remains on top of the sidebar Radar panel. The Radar (#2) is active but does not pop to front. In the above image (click for larger image) You can see the new look for Dialog Menus (#1). ![]() Firesotrm w/Dialog Menu #1, Radar #2, Mini_map #3 and Stats open ![]()
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