Darkness in viewports and game

[shans]

I`ve just downloaded the newest UDK version. What happen to it? All maps appearing too dark in both viewport and game. How to correct this?

[Snufkin]

Looks fine to me.

[Froyok]

It's just called "color grading", who mainly increase the contrast.
http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/ColorGrading.html

[shans]

No color grading is set to off. I think its ambient occlusion glitch. Anyone got some idea?

[shans]

I set AO to off.Still the same

[mikesdk]

Must've been the wrong AO. You need to disable Post-processing AO in World Properties.

[shans]

i`ve done it, picture is still a bit dark.

[Xendance]

Colorgrading isn't off even if you don't have a lookup table (it uses the default lookup table then).

Type "colorgrading 0" in the console and see if it makes a difference.

[shans]

It`s works. Thank you. Dont you know how to achive good AO?

[Xendance]

You could make your own post process chain and assign it to your level. That way you can alter the AO.

[shans]

The only way to assign new chain is in DefaultEngine.ini? How I can apply several chains to one level?

[Xendance]

It's a per level thing these days. In Worldinfo properties there's a line called "World Post Process Chain", use your chain there.

[shans]

Thank you. One more question. When i put neutral 256x16 LUT in ColorLookupTable, picture become very dark again. Why?

[KTR19]

several things.

1. your monitors contrast and brightness is to low??
2. perhaps your in game settings for brightness and contrast is low

3. it tall looks fine to me??

[shans]

Please guys answer the question. How to get correct image like in early builds of udk?