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How to Disable Bloom Effects in Colin McRae: Dirt

"Colin McRae: Dirt" is the last game to feature the likeness of Scottish rally legend Colin McRae before his untimely death in 2008. On the PC version, many more advanced graphical options are enabled by default, one of which is "bloom" lighting. This is a graphics card shading effect that reproduces the way cameras capture objects that reflective, creating an over-saturated brightness. Many players on systems with lower technical capabilities find it beneficial to disable this effect to improve frame rate.

Things You'll Need

DIRT HDR Tweaker 1.01

Instructions

- 1
  Download DIRT HDR Tweaker from Games.Softpedia.com and unzip the file. When asked where to unzip the file, point the unzip tool to the DIRT installation directory ("C:\Program Files\Codemasters\DIRT"). Navigate to the DIRT installation directory then double-click on the .exe file to open HDR Tweaker.
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  Click on the "File" menu then select "Backup Files," just in case something goes wrong and you have to restore from the default files. Move the slider all the way to the left, at "0.0," to completely disable bloom, then click on "Apply" or "OK."
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  Start the game to confirm that the lighting effect has been disabled. You can play with the slider to minimize the effect rather than completely disable it.

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