What the Heck Is Ambient Occlusion?!

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  • - Here's to another episode of the Minute Science playlist! If there's anything else you'd like me to test or explain in this category, let me know in the comments below. The moral of this story: don't neglect good ol' AO!
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  • @GregSalazar
    @GregSalazar  7 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    - Hey everyone! I appreciate the feedback from this one, and I'm glad so many of you enjoyed it! Anti-aliasing tests and explanations will be in the next Minute Science video by popular demand. Thanks for watching.

    • @junelsvtecturbo777
      @junelsvtecturbo777 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Salazar Studio keep doing these

    • @Matthewv1998
      @Matthewv1998 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Salazar Studio its a good video, but i am hearing odd buzzing when you talk in the background of the audio

    • @foufoufun
      @foufoufun 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should also make a video about global illumination, it goes hand in hand with Ambient Occlusion and have become quite common in most engines.

    • @n__m
      @n__m 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      to be fair, if you have accurate global illumination then ambient occlusion as a technique is entirely redundant.

    • @foufoufun
      @foufoufun 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      True, but global illumination in video game isn't that accurate. And even with pre-rendered raytracing images, an ambient occlusion pass is also needed.

  • @samersaheer8600
    @samersaheer8600 7 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    like to see more this type of videos ... 👍

    • @ilcilc2910
      @ilcilc2910 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree. Not everyone is a seasoned PC gamer. There are plenty of teenies that would appreciate videos like this. At the same time you could be gaining a significant amount of long time subscribers.

    • @DavorBa
      @DavorBa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree. A video about every visual setting in games would mean a lot to gaming community.

    • @Mavitros
      @Mavitros 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Possibly enough for a series on the channel devoted to it? It would definitely have my interest.

  • @TSteaktheNilla
    @TSteaktheNilla 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    the extracted map is gonna give me nightmares im calling it

  • @groothelion9321
    @groothelion9321 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Ambient Occlusion have always been one of my favorite settings. Always turn it to the highest since it improves the visuals so much without the cost of performance. Just tuning down the shadow-setting if i want more fps ;)
    EDIT: "With a small cost in performance".

    • @ankitchaurasia6626
      @ankitchaurasia6626 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same I also use ambient occlusion on with low quality shadows

  • @transcendant7000
    @transcendant7000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    YES, PLEASE, make more of these types of videos. Now this is where you can learn some neat things without needing to sit for hours (although still recommended) just to learn one thing. I love these.

  • @josephsalice8646
    @josephsalice8646 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this should be a weekly series they are awesome, short and sweet

  • @SuperiorToiletTissue
    @SuperiorToiletTissue 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love minute science, Lord Salazar. please bless us with a never-ending stream of more episodes 😊

  • @nokyan
    @nokyan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More of this!
    It's just the explanation, to the point. Nothing unneccessary.
    Like it!

  • @ArnaudG92
    @ArnaudG92 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    short, straight​ to the point, informative videos with in-game exemple : perfect format for this type of content IMHO!

  • @Spfinator
    @Spfinator 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Can you do one of these that talks about the different Anti-Aliasing techniques. IE: FXAA vs MSAA vs TXAA vs SMAA

  • @Wat72-
    @Wat72- 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I just wondered this yesterday, perfect timing.

  • @yeetusj8152
    @yeetusj8152 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    love to see more of these! 👌 been waiting for a clear cut video that explains ao

  • @carlf4275
    @carlf4275 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    So much more useful than a confusing description in a game settings menu. Thanks Greg

  • @psychemike
    @psychemike 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video! I love these types of videos from you. You do a great job at explaining it and making it east to understand.

  • @AlphaLeader13
    @AlphaLeader13 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like these sorts of videos. I'd love to see more!

  • @XDeadzX
    @XDeadzX 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do more of this. Even if I already know them, the videos are short, sweet, and good to see. Do more of this type of video.

  • @cybergproductions589
    @cybergproductions589 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this style of video! You should definitely do more like this!

  • @coolissimo69
    @coolissimo69 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro keep on doing this videos much appreciated and cant see any about these themes. Wel done

  • @TechNoPhobiaGirl
    @TechNoPhobiaGirl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info! LOVE these quick, INFORMATIVE vids! Keep up the great work!

  • @razvandamian3286
    @razvandamian3286 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would definitely love to see more of these in the future

  • @frankblock3484
    @frankblock3484 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this should definitely be a part of your channel, talk about settings, in detail like this one.
    also about if a game is optimized or not. its just good info.

  • @shivusarode
    @shivusarode 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love to see more videos like this quick and clean

  • @royvines7240
    @royvines7240 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simple, quick, spot on!

  • @jetcity7156
    @jetcity7156 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Learn something new every day. Thanks, this is good to know.

  • @wii166
    @wii166 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want to see more of these i really do. Nice video once again.

  • @Earle96
    @Earle96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    its pretty crazy how much your channel grew.

  • @JoePro
    @JoePro 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! I think we need a LOT more videos like this.

  • @cristianbam
    @cristianbam 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Dude, you should definitely do a miniseries on various graphical settings like this. Short yet very informative.
    More please! :D

    • @Jedtgill
      @Jedtgill ปีที่แล้ว

      As a new pc user I 100% agree. Idk what half of these graphical settings are or do

  • @Sholities
    @Sholities 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did know what this did visually, but it was nice getting a detailed explanation of this.

  • @satchboogie2058
    @satchboogie2058 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great and easy to understand. It would be great to make a series explaining all the terms and acronyms you can find in a modern PC game so that people who might not be into PC gaming get to learn and demystify the whole "PC is too hard" thing

  • @Smoke_and_Mirrors23
    @Smoke_and_Mirrors23 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah Sal we need more vids like this, especially for the ppl just getting into PC gaming... Keep them coming !

  • @duckyishappy
    @duckyishappy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please do more of these!

  • @Nascar995
    @Nascar995 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually I really liked this. I hope you do more videos like this!

  • @toxinskater
    @toxinskater 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is like linus' techquickie channel, I like it. A lot. Keep on doing these kinds of videos pls

  • @neversknows
    @neversknows 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    love this style short and informative

  • @SolomonCornish
    @SolomonCornish 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I like SCII's description of ambient occlusion:
    "Local lights will cast shadows"
    Overly simplistic but it gets the point across.

  • @HumourIsHealthy
    @HumourIsHealthy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this style of video and would like too see more in the future.

  • @bakedpotatogames9301
    @bakedpotatogames9301 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good stuff man. More of these videos please :)

  • @TheGh0st67
    @TheGh0st67 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing it's short video, that's a plus and explains everything that you would want to know about something, MORE PLEASE!

  • @brendinventer6407
    @brendinventer6407 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! Def would love to see a lot more of the graphical settings explained and compared 👍🏻

  • @muhammedzariff1098
    @muhammedzariff1098 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video. Need more like this.

  • @sairaj6875
    @sairaj6875 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is an awesome video. Thank you!

  • @blindeuphoric
    @blindeuphoric 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good explanation. I've seen other videos and read what AO is, but this made the most sense. Thank you!

  • @WanderingMindSR
    @WanderingMindSR 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This helped me understand it better! Thank you for making this video

  • @ethanbelton9522
    @ethanbelton9522 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this type of video. Please do more videos of this type.

  • @Martiin291
    @Martiin291 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    good video, send more of this kind. keep the good work!

  • @room.beer.controller3032
    @room.beer.controller3032 ปีที่แล้ว

    This explanation was most helpful. Thanks. Happy to be a new subscriber.

  • @nikolayrayanov2895
    @nikolayrayanov2895 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, give us more!

  • @pitonlpz
    @pitonlpz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool!
    it is good that you show this kind of content. i like it!

  • @anthonytech
    @anthonytech 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah I like this style video. Hell I like all your videos haha. Excited and curious to see how you fix the driver issue

  • @OfirWasHere
    @OfirWasHere 7 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    hey, salazar I really want to know what is the diffrence between FXAA and TTAX and the SMAA i think they called like that but it would be nice if you could explain; In my prospective I dont see any diffrence Between them.

    • @AnalogFoundry
      @AnalogFoundry 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      MGamingIL - TTAX? You mean TXAA?

    • @jordanmcgaw5591
      @jordanmcgaw5591 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      YES! I want to see an explanation of pretty much all graphics setting you find in games, how much they impact game performance etc. I think it would be fantastic, and lots of views may come form it, who knows?

    • @jort93z
      @jort93z 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      MSAA is multisampling(rendered in higher resultion, then scaled down while smoothing everything. very taxing on GPU). FXAA is fast approximate anti-aliasing. that means your graphicscard actively searches for edges and smoothes them(very efficient and easy to run for most GPU's, but it doesn't look that great). TXAA is basically a better version of MSAA. more efficient and better looking than MSAA: better looking in regards of the edges. there is a problem that it makes the picture very blurry. similar to FXAA just even worse.(a blur like motion blur kinda)

    • @ricohaus1989
      @ricohaus1989 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ghost recon wild lands will show the difference visually and tell what the difference is so will rainbow six siege, fine details at close and long range with backgrounds pixels

    • @addi.1813
      @addi.1813 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      check out Linus' vid on techquickiw

  • @AwesumEdGaming
    @AwesumEdGaming 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice short and informative video. More of these would be greatly appreciated :)

  • @jasop2332
    @jasop2332 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super helpful, and very well explained... please do more!

  • @JeanClaudeBalam
    @JeanClaudeBalam 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would like to see more of this type of videos, well and easy explained

  • @silvestrocalta8977
    @silvestrocalta8977 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool video.. I'd really like to watch more of these.. Keep up the great work Greg :)

  • @Kaikholien
    @Kaikholien 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much Greg! Always wondered what ask these settings were

  • @ianlide1507
    @ianlide1507 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Videos like this would have been very helpful a couple years ago when I was just getting into pc gaming. I'd love to see more like this for the newcomers to the pc master race

  • @Relax_pm17
    @Relax_pm17 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would definitely like to see more of this!👍

  • @realHenryBayman
    @realHenryBayman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would like to see more of these setting breakdowns.

  • @iMajorNova
    @iMajorNova 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please do more of this with more of the settings!

  • @Dykestrike
    @Dykestrike 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    more of these bruh. good job

  • @Fjuron
    @Fjuron 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    very nicely explained, thank you!

  • @vicex6973
    @vicex6973 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want more videos like this!

  • @anubis1800
    @anubis1800 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's never a bad thing to learn new things or more about things you thought you knew, so this video gets my approval.

    • @anubis1800
      @anubis1800 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Personally, I would like to know about native resolution vs. "checkerboarding." I've heard people referring to it when they talk about the PS4 Pro's 4k and XBox One's HD. I kind of understand it but would love if you could make a video clearing it up. Also, the video you made a while back about AMD's chip architecture vs. Intel's was great (actually it was the video that brought me here in the first place). I think an updated video on the architecture of the new chips would be great, too.

  • @Klyclack
    @Klyclack 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a pretty good idea you should go through each of the anti aliasing methods used by devs like the differences between FXAA and SMAA and how those work because most of the time the descriptions can be rather vague.

  • @ahmedshaikh7662
    @ahmedshaikh7662 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video. Short and to the point.

  • @theblackmamba190ify
    @theblackmamba190ify 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was verry cool. I'd definetly like to see more of this on the channel.

  • @gerarddresch712
    @gerarddresch712 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these videos not only a break but cool to learn more for learning is what it is all about -- Thanks -- Also First 65 or Older -- Just do not want to stop Learning .

  • @paulanderson929
    @paulanderson929 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video man!

  • @Boricuakriz
    @Boricuakriz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos, keep it up friend!

  • @Marco-vu8eb
    @Marco-vu8eb 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    More of these videos..., yes!

  • @pmhops77
    @pmhops77 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely like learning with you... More like this would be awesome!

  • @supercooled
    @supercooled 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video. You just earned a sub and a like. Please do more of these as some us really don't understand all the graphical settings and why we spend so much on graphics cards.
    I may never be able to take a part an engine of a car but I still like listening, watching and on the odd occasion, learn about it from Engineering Explained which you share a resemblance to, lol.

  • @xvbd6067
    @xvbd6067 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    dude, this is the type of video is why subscribed in the first place

  • @jbowen867
    @jbowen867 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This style video is really cool! You could drive into alot more of these topics

  • @Ram-xr5uj
    @Ram-xr5uj 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Greg!

  • @aydngulgun8936
    @aydngulgun8936 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey there, overall i like your videos but this one and few very similar ones to this consept, are outstanding. i really love them. because they are informative for even the very tech savvy, well thought and clean. i would be happy if you increase these kind of content.

  • @wizardwithsmg4753
    @wizardwithsmg4753 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would like to see more videos explaining the different settings, because the more you know the easier it is to adjust settings to get the game to perform well. Which settings are more important for visuals and which ones affect performance the most, etc.

  • @DmitryRudoy
    @DmitryRudoy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, Greg!

  • @SamFBM
    @SamFBM 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    God damn 213k wow I remember the other year you were on like 21k when I first subbed but I didn't think you would grow this quick. Well done

    • @noobyzero
      @noobyzero 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember when he had just around 400subs. It feels good to see someone talented go big.

    • @GregSalazar
      @GregSalazar  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I appreciate it, fellas.

  • @NotCerius
    @NotCerius 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd like more videos like this. Thanks for being so awesome.
    Love from India.

  • @Quuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
    @Quuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video,make 1 for every setting if you can!

  • @Gixxer983
    @Gixxer983 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always keep AO on, just makes everything look more real.
    And i still love your ⚡⚡ Ram .

  • @juliantaffa4089
    @juliantaffa4089 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome type of video, would be great see more like it ;D

  • @yukiplays1925
    @yukiplays1925 ปีที่แล้ว

    thissssssssssss i needed this made my games not look blurry anymoreee

  • @the3rdid485
    @the3rdid485 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are excellent videos. I so often struggle with trying to find the right balance between performance and quality in graphics settings. I'd like to see some more side by side images though to get a better feel for how it actually effects the picture. Also I really like that you show performance differences. It's nice to know what settings are worth keeping and what can be sacrificed for better performance at minimal quality loss or visa versa.

  • @sal8tek
    @sal8tek 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well explained. I enjoyed the video.

  • @MrJlamb2011
    @MrJlamb2011 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    love the quick tech tip Keep it up

  • @lifeisbeautiful7361
    @lifeisbeautiful7361 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @luigiymario2xd
    @luigiymario2xd 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for explaining this! I didn't know what it meant!

  • @doozerlooshbag5022
    @doozerlooshbag5022 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    A really good recent example of ambient occlusion can be drastically illustrated in Ghost Recon Wildlands. There's a variety of settings that give immediate feedback on this graphical technique. Great vid Sal, I like the direction your heading.

  • @prathamsharma9082
    @prathamsharma9082 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Greg. You are a genius. Now I have better understanding of what the heck is ambient occlusion.

  • @naveedshahzad3190
    @naveedshahzad3190 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    very nicely explained. a decent work buddy

  • @yatsuillustrations
    @yatsuillustrations 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes! More Art terms used in video games! New subscriber!

  • @Tothebeast75candy
    @Tothebeast75candy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a really good video.

  • @robertbondar6640
    @robertbondar6640 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think being the tech geek you are (as am I) I think you should do a whole series on each graphical setting kinda like Linus does "tech quickie". Spin it how you would but I think it could generate some possible extra site visits, I know at one point or another I've googled specific stuff trying to learn more. Great video.

  • @allenqueen
    @allenqueen 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    yes,please make more of these videos explaining the graphic settings like Bloom and Depth of field

  • @aakashchndr
    @aakashchndr 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like this series Greg!

  • @user-so8fm7ls4h
    @user-so8fm7ls4h ปีที่แล้ว

    great explanation, thank you

  • @umeshkhanna4896
    @umeshkhanna4896 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for teaching us .