Time Trial Discussion

[GT_Tuga]

I think the focus will be fun, I'm actually quite "meh" about spa in Gr3 as it's has featured heavily in dailies recently.

Yep, me too.
I'm totally "focusing" on the Focus and the NSX... because Gr.3 at Spa isn't really earth-shattering anymore, and besides we already had a TT just like that a few months ago... it's getting a little overused IMO.

Sure I'll be participating in every single one of them, but when it comes to Time Trials I very much prefer driving road cars over racing machines.

(thou I'm still waiting for a TT with the recently added Mercedes... 👀)

 

[skydragon49]

About the white veil on the videos shared to Youtube, with a big help from @BWX and @Chris30's ingenuity, I found a way to upload faithful image quality videos via the share function.

BUT...

you need to put those video settings :

• HDR off
• Deep colour off
• RGB space limited
• Resolution 1080p

And this settings for video capture :

• 1080p
• MP4 format

Then record your replay.

And now when shared on Youtube, they won't have the white veil.

We'll keep looking how to upload in 4K (HDR if possible), but that's a way to do it without resorting to capture card or video editing/enconding on PC before uploading to Youtube.

Sorry to ask if that was already mentioned, but these settings I should have them for playing GT7 or should I have them this way only when recording the replays?

If so, then it's a case of switching those settings back and forth every time I decide to record and share something?

Edit: For context, that's my Red Bull Jr lap at Barcelona, gameplay and recording were done with HDR off.


This Viper lap at Autopolis is somehow weird to me. It seems to be too bright and too colorful, kind of with a white veil like @Lomic mentioned. Maybe it is the HDR thing?


Thanks in advance, folks.

 

[Vule]

I was doing some testing today, driving on the TV for the first time in ... I don't know, 5-6 months maybe? Since I got the VR2 it was exclusively VR2 driving, not a single lap was completed I think on the telly. But since I got the new GT3 wheel, I just wanted to admire it while driving

And out of pure boredom I fired up the Junior TT which I really really didn't want to do, I cannot digest a single corner of this Catalunya layout

And about 200km later, we got somewhere

It was a refreshing experience driving in 2D Many many apexes were missed by a mile at the beginning, but I got the hang of it in the end. Looking at the sector times, I believe a 1:44.700 is doable, it all depends on the atrociuos chicane and the random bouncing, if it lands correctly, then it's doable, if it doesn't, and it usually doesn't, then no... We'll see, I may give this one more session and I'm done, won't be competing for high places here for sure.

 

[ScottPuss20]

My goal at the start of my session last night was to get in to the 45's and I did just that. My middle sector wasn't great but who cares? It's the number at the end that matters.

Sorry to ask if that was already mentioned, but these settings I should have them for playing GT7 or should I have them this way only when recording the replays?

If so, then it's a case of switching those settings back and forth every time I decide to record and share something?

Edit: For context, that's my Red Bull Jr lap at Barcelona, gameplay and recording were done with HDR off.


This Viper lap at Autopolis is somehow weird to me. It seems to be too bright and too colorful, kind of with a white veil like @Lomic mentioned. Maybe it is the HDR thing?


Thanks in advance, folks.

I don't even have HDR turned on. It looks like crap to me.

 

[Lomic]

@skydragon49 : you can switch back and forth, you only need to be in those "default" settings while recording your replay.

@BWX yes I think I'll try other tests to see if better results with less hassle can be obtained

 

[Aiko_Mac]

Went from a 46.030 to this!

 

[Lomic]

About the white veil on the videos shared to Youtube [...]

And this settings for video capture :

• 1080p
• MP4 format

Turns out you only need to set the video capture settings to achieve this result. You can let all other video settings as is (4K + HDR and so on).



😁

One test left to do : limit to MP4 but let resolution to 4K and I'll have done every test.

[Edit]ok, just tested, you can't select MP4 for the format if you choose 4K for the resolution in video capture settings

 

[Gomario JSP]

I was doing some testing today, driving on the TV for the first time in ... I don't know, 5-6 months maybe? Since I got the VR2 it was exclusively VR2 driving, not a single lap was completed I think on the telly. But since I got the new GT3 wheel, I just wanted to admire it while driving

And out of pure boredom I fired up the Junior TT which I really really didn't want to do, I cannot digest a single corner of this Catalunya layout

And about 200km later, we got somewhere

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It was a refreshing experience driving in 2D Many many apexes were missed by a mile at the beginning, but I got the hang of it in the end. Looking at the sector times, I believe a 1:44.700 is doable, it all depends on the atrociuos chicane and the random bouncing, if it lands correctly, then it's doable, if it doesn't, and it usually doesn't, then no... We'll see, I may give this one more session and I'm done, won't be competing for high places here for sure.

You know 57 is kind a high right 😕😕🤣🤣
There is not much lately that doesn't suits you huh? 🤣

I went from 44.945 to a whopping 44.936 🤣🤣
But overshoot the hairpin....

 

[BWX]

I have a feeling I'm gonna have a long struggle during this TT at Goodwood. I've dealt with the face buttons for over 2 decades. And that applies to any racing game, (Dirt, NFS, Midnight Club, Gran Turismo, etc.) I gotta think of a master plan. The corners keep taking advantage of me, I'll brake too early and lose speed/time. Sigh, well I'll just have to keep doing it by trial and error. The braking markers are a great tool for letting me know when to start braking. I dread that death chicane at the end everytime, because when I'm driving a fast lap, I'm like, "Is it going to destroy my good lap?"

I've always used X and square for gas and brake and always used manual shift with R1/ L1 for my entire life, since OG PS1 GT1. And similar on other platforms way before PlayStation existed. I was really good at manual shift like that with a controller. PS2 with analog buttons was really cool. I made the switch to analog gas / brake but could never get as fast using manual shift on face buttons. I can do it, but can't be as precise with steering and throttle/ brake. But I'm still way faster with auto trans. and analog brake and gas. You should definitely switch over to analog brake/ gas even if you have to use auto gears at first.

Try cranking up your rumble to max 150 in the settings.. And another thing you're missing out on is the FFB analog levers. FFB on brake and FFB on throttle.. and it's adjustable. I use weak on throttle and strong FFB on brake. The vibes and "FFB" on these controllers with GT7 is really very good. You'll be way faster with analog throttle/ brake for sure.

 

[P-Courty]

I really haven't been able to get much time online lately so a bit behind on the TTs.

Yesterday the Megane was calling me, erm, what can I say, it was way too easy to gold... Just 1 lap did it

I did give it a bit longer to try to improve, which I did but not by much.

The car feels so wobbly, unstable, too sharp and just annoying on motion steering so I gave in shortly after. I know there is so much time to gain and my optimal shows it but I'm not going to return to this.

Splits and optimal

Spoiler

I did make a quick livery for it last week ready for the challenge...

Spoiler

It's wierd how the British flag is only waved if you don't skip the first part of the replay 🤔

 

[Ed_Night]

You know 57 is kind a high right 😕😕🤣🤣
There is not much lately that doesn't suits you huh? 🤣

I went from 44.945 to a whopping 44.936 🤣🤣
But overshoot the hairpin....

View attachment 1414648

C'mon be happy about it, you gained more time than me with my latest two improvements with the Megane (1:24,464 --> 1:24,463 --> 1:24,460). 🤪😂😂

 

[GT_Tuga]

So I've finally found some time to take some screenshots and post them here, so let's get down to business:

Nice challenge, this one.
Had to fight for this Gold, and I know I could have improved my time a little more but I just couldn't bother much... felt like this was already safe enough for the shiny medal and moved on.

And what's better than a Gold medal?
2 Gold Medals, of course!

Took me long enough to find my "groove" again with the Megane... 220 km (on a very tiny track)!
Tried ASM, and both CSA Weak and Strong, and turns out CSA Weak works best (for me, that is).
It takes some finesse to drive this thing properly and be fast with it, but eventually I improved my previous PB by nearly 0.6 tenths, and let's face it, finding 0.6 tenths on such a tiny track isn't easy.

I get the feeling there's still some more tenths in there, but I don't know if I want to mess around with it again... it all depends on how much free time I have until next Thursday, and I'm yet to take on the Catalunya TT with the Junior so... we'll see.

Still, I can't help to feel amazed with my position on the leaderboards: 4054?! That's nearly 10,000 places higher than where I'm used to be!
Nice