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{{KB Avatar}}You may notice that some far-away [[avatar]]s now seem to animate a little more jerkily than close ones; that's because they have been replaced by Avatar Impostors! Avatar Impostors are two-dimensional renderings of avatars, designed to improve the performance of your Second Life® client when there are many avatars on your screen at the same time. Even though the Impostors are two-dimensional animated textures, they do not look any different than the 3D avatars they represent- with the exception of your improved framerate, you may not even notice their presence!
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'''Avatar Impostors is a performance-improving feature that renders distant avatars more "cheaply"''' — instead of being drawn in full 3D as usual, impostors are two-dimensional, like cardboard cutouts.


You can control how aggressively Second Life uses Impostors by adjusting the ''Avatar Mesh Detail'' slider in the Graphics [[Preferences Window Guide|Preferences]] tab.  If you move the slider to the left, avatars become Impostors at closer distances; if you move the slider to the right, avatars remain fully 3D at greater distances.  You can access the Graphics Preferences tab by selecting '''Edit > Preferences''' and clicking the '''Graphics''' tab.
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[[Category:Improving Performance]]
This means they look rougher around the edges and aren't affected as fluently by inworld effects like lighting, but it may be worth it for the Viewer FPS (Frames Per Second) you gain, making your overall Second Life experience smoother.
[[Category:FAQs]]
[[Category:Second Life for Beginners]]
[[Category:General Avatar Information]]


[[Category:Knowledge Base]]
Avatar Impostors is usually on by default. To toggle Impostors:
 
# Go to '''Edit''' > '''[[Preferences Window Guide|Preferences]]''' and click ''"Graphics''' tab.
# Enable '''Custom''' checkbox to show additional options.
# Enable or disable the '''Avatar Impostors''' checkbox.
 
Furthermore, the '''Avatars Mesh Detail''' slider controls the relative distance at which avatars become impostors. Moving it to the right ('''High''') means avatars become impostors at a further distance, which is preferable if you have a powerful computer.
 
[[Category:Improving Performance]] [[Category:FAQs]] [[Category:Second Life for Beginners]] [[Category:General Avatar Information]] [[Category:Knowledge Base]]

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Avatar Impostors is a performance-improving feature that renders distant avatars more "cheaply" — instead of being drawn in full 3D as usual, impostors are two-dimensional, like cardboard cutouts.

AvatarImpostor example.jpg

This means they look rougher around the edges and aren't affected as fluently by inworld effects like lighting, but it may be worth it for the Viewer FPS (Frames Per Second) you gain, making your overall Second Life experience smoother.

Avatar Impostors is usually on by default. To toggle Impostors:

  1. Go to Edit' > Preferences and click "Graphics tab.
  2. Enable Custom checkbox to show additional options.
  3. Enable or disable the Avatar Impostors checkbox.

Furthermore, the Avatars Mesh Detail slider controls the relative distance at which avatars become impostors. Moving it to the right (High) means avatars become impostors at a further distance, which is preferable if you have a powerful computer.

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