NVIDIA Ansel Available Now In The Witness

NVIDIA Ansel is a revolutionary technology that hands gamers the tools to capture unique, professional-grade 2D, 360° and Virtual Reality 360° screenshots on GeForce GTX graphics cards. Today, we’re releasing NVIDIA Ansel for Thekla, Inc.'s stunningly-beautiful puzzle game, The Witness. Capture personally-framed freecam screenshots, adjust the field of view and rotation of the screen, add optional Instagram-style filters, and save to shareable filetypes with a single click. Simply hit Alt+F2 at any point during and you’ll be able to capture incredible screenshots that were previously impossible to frame and snap.

To capture your own unique The Witness screenshots using NVIDIA Ansel:  

1. Download and install our latest Game Ready driver from GeForce Experience or GeForce.com
2. Open GOG or Steam and download the new Witness game update
3. Play The Witness and press Alt+F2 during gameplay to open the NVIDIA Ansel interface
4. Reposition the camera using WASD, Z, X, and left mouse (hold shift to accelerate movement), or use a controller (D-Pad navigates the Ansel UI, ‘A’ on Xbox controllers takes screenshots), change Ansel options as desired, click “Snap”, and open your “Videos” folder in Windows to view the results

Using the many options enabled by Ansel you’ll be able to adjust framing for the perfect view, apply filters or define your own custom filter, and capture 2D, Stereo, 360° Virtual Reality, 360° Stereo, and super resolution screenshots. Take a look below for further info.

Using the power of your GeForce GTX GPU we can capture Ansel screenshots at “super resolutions”, such as 63,360 x 35,640. Up to 33 times higher than 1920 x 1080, the most commonly used gaming resolution, screenshots captured at this resolution are incredibly detailed, with even the smallest objects retaining definition when you zoom in. In addition, turning on Ansel in The Witness increases the level of detail to create the highest quality images possible.

Check out some other examples of Super Resolution in our nifty Ansel Super Resolution Gallery

Use Super Resolution to capture incredible screenshots. Downscale to create amazing desktop wallpapers, make screenshots large enough for physical printing, or crop the image without loss of image quality - super Resolution is a brand new innovation with possibilities that have yet to be explored. Check out some examples of Super Resolution in the Ansel Super Resolution Gallery.

To use Super Resolution in The Witness, select “Super Resolution” under “Capture Type”, pick a resolution to capture at (the filesize indicates the amount of temporary space required to capture and assemble the screenshot), and click “Snap” (to view multi-GB images on your PC, you’ll need to use Irfanview or another 64-bit image application).

Super Resolution forges new ground, creating entirely new functionality that has never before been possible. And over time it will evolve and integrated even more cutting-edge technology that further improves its functionality and feature set. For status updates and a FAQ please follow this forum thread.