Any way to fix FFVII PC's bad background graphics?

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  1. morning19

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    Hi, just got this game for my computer... it runs fine but i have noticed the background graphics are awful; very pixulated and blurry. Is there anyway to fix this without using the patch that changes the ways the charcters look? If not, no big deal but it would be nice. Here is some info on my system:

    Vista home premium
    Intel 2duo core
    1.50ghz
    2gig ram

    In the FFVII configuration, I have it set too:

    Primary display driver
    direct3D Hardware Acceleration
    640x480
    NVIDIA TNT

    Any help would be good?
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    are you using a nvidia tnt card with vista? what is the system requirements for the game?
     
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    I am not sure if I am or am not. I know that I have the NVIDIA and TNT boxes checked in my configuration but I don't know if I actually have the card installed. Forgive me but I am not too computer literatem thanks for any patience.

    System requirements are:

    Final Fantasy VII has the following minimum system requirements:
    Pentium 133 w/ supported 3D accelerator card (4Mb video memory or greater)
    or P166 w/out supported 3D accelerator card (see below)
    Intel or 100% Intel-compatible CPU
    32 Mb RAM
    4x CD-ROM drive
    Windows 95
    DirectX 5.1 (included on Installation CD)
    DirectMedia 5.2 (included on Installation CD)

    ...as far as I know, I meet and exceed all of these requirments. Here are my stats:

    Chip type: Mobile intel 965 express chipset
    DAC Type: Internal
    Graphics memory: 358mb


    FFVII's readme file also gives me this information:

    Supported 3D Accelerator Video Cards
    Final Fantasy VII currently supports 3D accelerator video cards that
    pass the criteria contained in the FF7 Configuration graphic card test.
    At release time, the game supports the cards that contain any of the
    following chipsets:
    3Dfx Voodoo
    3Dfx Voodoo2
    3Dfx Voodoo Rush
    3Dlabs Permedia2
    ATI Rage Pro
    Intel I740

    In addition, the game will support the following chipsets when they
    ship later this year:
    Matrox G200
    NEC PowerVR2

    Please use the latest drivers for best performance of your 3D accelerator
    video card. The latest video card drivers at the release time of FF7 are
    included on the Installation CD in the Drivers\Video Drivers directory.
    You can get the very latest drivers from the web sites of each of the 3D chip
    companies:
    3Dfx: http://www.3dfx.com
    3DLabs: http://www.3dlabs.com
    ATI: http://www.atitech.com
    Intel: http://www.intel.com
    Matrox: http://www.matrox.com
    NEC: http://www.powervr.com
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    up your resolution to at least 800x640. change the video driver so reflects intel not nvidia. check game site for patches & updates to reflect current onboard video & windows vista. is video set at 16 colors, 256 colors or 16bit, 32bit?
     
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    my resolution is at 640x480 16bpp. I am not sure how to adjust this and I am running at 256 colors. How do I change the driver to reflect intel and not nvidia?
     
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    you need the truemotion codec installed, and have it disabled. sounds odd, but it works.
     
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    I downloaded the truemotion 2.0 codec and installed it, but I can't figure out how to disable it? all it is is a file
     

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