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I got the v33 update on my Q2 today. My PC desktop app is still on V32. I tried Link and Air Link and all this worked fine. I did not see the sharpening option with ODT because it's only available with desktop v33.
So, I opted into beta PTC v33 and then ODT gave 3x Sharpening options; Disable, Auto, Enable. I enabled sharpening on ODT. Then restarted the Oculus Desktop app in order to activate ODT changes. All I can say is WOW, what a nice improvement. Image quality was much better defined and more importantly, distant objects are much clearer. This seemed to carry forward into all my Oculus, Steam, and VivePort games. Also carried over to my independent X Plane 11 flight sim. Performance stayed the same so it does not seem that this sharpening option uses any significant amounts of additional PC resources.
I tried disabling the ODT sharpening option and the differences were quite apparent. Disabled was the same as pre-v33. Still good, but not a good as with it enabled.
I hope others are as pleasantly surprised how much nicer PCVR looks with Link and Air Link. Thanks Oculus/Facebook!
PS. Ryan, maybe time to unpin the v32 thread and pin this v33 thread. Cheers.
Just did the same and switched to PTC. They have worked some magic with this update! A distinct sharpening in all areas and apps. I did some comparisons using the ROV test lab and could retreat a further metre to easily read the red underlined text line 🙂
Off to try Automobilista 2...
I've just tried to enable/disable link sharpening in ODT and then run Fallout 4 VR, but it doesn't seem to change anything...so maybe Quest 1 or this particular game is not supported?
There shouldn't be any game-specific aspect to it. Link Sharpening runs on the headset itself, which has no direct connection to, or understanding of, what game you might be running on your PC. As long as you're connecting through Link or AirLink (i.e. not Virtual Desktop), it should work. I haven't tried it on my Quest 1, but perhaps the sharpening effect is less obvious than it is on the Quest 2?
I've read that the sharpening effect should be already visible in the link main menu, so I can definitely say that on my Quest 1 enabling or disabling it it has no effect at all (using v.33 on both Quest firmware and PCT software)
In my case, I tried several games and the change was noticeable in all of them.
It suits the most current ones better, such as Half Life: Alyx, Contractors or The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners, but those with more time, such as Assetto Corsa or rFactor 2, the filter does not suit them so well because it shows aliasing, thing that disguised the lack of sharpness before the filter.
I made a video comparing details, although it is not very decisive because having a 1024x1024 capture in Quest, the zoom loses a lot of detail, but it can guide you to see what to look at in other games.
