New SweetFX Bug? - SFX 'turns off' shortly after game start

[Bizman]

PROBLEM SOLVED!!
Turns out that I had a program (I had forgotten about) that got installed with my last driver update called "Raptr"... supposedly it optimizes the games on your PC for you. So I would log in to the game, and just about 30 seconds later it's "optimizer" would kick in and wipe out SFX. Uninstalling it took care of the problem, I can see again! 

Thanks for the support Akak!!

Because I have none whatsoever experience of SweetFX, I've read this thread for learning. Nice that you got it sorted out!
To anyone whom it may concern, always perform a "custom" installation for any software, be it programs or drivers. Even if you won't change any of the presets, you'd know what will be installed and where. And you'd also be able to uncheck extras like "Raptr".

[Drano]

Yaknow that must may be what happened to me too. I usually do a custom install of catalyst drivers every time. An update or so back I'd swapped my DVI cable for an HDMI. When I did, it resized my display smaller and I couldn't change it to fit my monitor properly. Drove me nuts for a couple of hours. I knew there was a setting somewhere but I couldn't remember where it was. I googled it and found I had to change the overscan setting. That's in CCC that I never install. So--I installed it, changed the setting, fixed the problem so things display right and promptly removed CCC again. The setting stuck. No problem.

Last update I just did a full install knowing I was gonna have to likely install CCC in order to resize the display again---which happened so I did. It also installed that Raptr proggie. So yeah they're both getting toasted at my earliest opportunity. Bastiges and their bloatware.

[Shad]

Yaknow that must may be what happened to me too. I usually do a custom install of catalyst drivers every time. An update or so back I'd swapped my DVI cable for an HDMI. When I did, it resized my display smaller and I couldn't change it to fit my monitor properly. Drove me nuts for a couple of hours. I knew there was a setting somewhere but I couldn't remember where it was. I googled it and found I had to change the overscan setting. That's in CCC that I never install. So--I installed it, changed the setting, fixed the problem so things display right and promptly removed CCC again. The setting stuck. No problem.

Last update I just did a full install knowing I was gonna have to likely install CCC in order to resize the display again---which happened so I did. It also installed that Raptr proggie. So yeah they're both getting toasted at my earliest opportunity. Bastiges and their bloatware.

Right on Drano - I was kicking myself because I'm generally pretty good about not installing the bloatware that comes with things, it must have just been that ONE time I was lazy or clicking through things.... I ended up deleting anything that could affect my graphics, including a couple video capture programs that I'll now have to re-install blah blah .....

Anyway - yes lesson re-learned Bizman   

See you guys in the skies!
-Shad

[Bizman]

Talking about lesson re-learned, I just got a reminder of not to chase those tiny soil flies hovering over the screen if there's a full wine glass in front of the keyboard: Now I need a new keyboard and some more wine! 

[Ack-Ack]

Glad you got things up and running Shad.  SweetFX really does make the game look better, and it will look even better with the new update.

[Randy1]

. . . SweetFX really does make the game look better, and it will look even better with the new update.

An update on sweetfx?  I keep thinking of giving sweetfx a go.

[Ack-Ack]

An update on sweetfx?  I keep thinking of giving sweetfx a go.

There is an update to SweetFX, there is a beta 2.0 version out but I was speaking of the upcoming update to AH.

[Randy1]

There is an update to SweetFX, there is a beta 2.0 version out but I was speaking of the upcoming update to AH.

Thanks Ack.  When time permits I will give SweetFX a go.

[Drano]

Got around to nuking Raptr but it didn't make a diff. Not seeing any effects at all. Uninstalled the original and went to the stand alone version 1.51. No change. Tried loading a config with everything turned on so it'd be really obvious. nada. I know it worked before. Running the 14.12 cats. Maybe that did something to break it?

[Drano]

Got it working. No idea what I did but it's back. <shrug> Guessing a total removal of everything SFX and re-installing. I knew it used to work!

Oh and I AM using Afterburner so it ain't that.

[Shad]

Glad to hear it Drano!