X-Plane 11 | The Basics of Ortho4XP v1.3 for Beginners

[@KnightNotHorse]

As a total newb to X-Plane, all I read was how I had to get Ortho4XP, but didn't have the slightest idea how to implement it. This video was great! Informative, clear, and concise - thank you!

[@zerocarl83]

Awesome tutorial. Very straightforward and understandable. Just made my first tile for RJFU and absolutely loving it.

[@Q8Pilot]

Happy flying captain and thank you for your support!

[@av8flightclub800]

Thank you for the video, this tutorial has helped out a lot of our members get started with Ortho4XP. Have a fantastic week.

[@samuelw15]

Very much appreciated captain, never really understood Ortho4xp but this really clears things up! :)

[@Q8Pilot]

Glad this was helpful!

[@richvranich2249]

I already knew how to use v.1.3, but it was a really rough day for me and hearing Osamah's voice for the duration of a video is always a guarantee of helping me to chill out and relieve the stress for a bit. Whenever I hear the above opening music to his channel, I feel as though all will be right with the world for a little while. Again, mission accomplished. Great tutorial as always!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for your kind words. I am humbled.

[@tommym6335]

Thanks so much! I recently moved on over to X-Plane 11 from FSX and was able to create my first scenery tiles of the Australian Outback using this tutorial! Thanks again!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching! Glad it helped.

[@TheHenkka65]

Thank you again for a simple but a comprehensive tutorial! 😀 I have never created any Orthos myself, just downloaded some ready ones. This tutorial encourages me to start making my own Orthos and creating a sim exactly the way I want it to look. I will pin tis page down to come here repeatedly to make sure I'm doing things right. I've always thought that this is too complicate to master, but thanks to you and people like you who want to share their knowledge publicly to help make beginners' lives easier, I've encouraged myself to start making my own. I know it takes time at first, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. Thank you again very much! 🙂

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience. Happy flying!

[@TheHenkka65]

@@Q8Pilot Thank you sir!

[@BrockGunterSmith]

I really appreciate this video. It has been quite a while since I've used Ortho4xp and this was the perfect refresher!

[@Friedel1949]

You can change the server in the config mask under 'Application' directly, leaving the mask with 'Apply' and 'WriteApp Cfg' and then Exit; I prefer to work with shortcuts to the overlay-folder and the orthos. Very good tutorial for beginners.

[@typchannel]

Great video and Thanks! The only question is: minute 13:45 -> what is the correct priority of this list? where do i need to put the orthophoto overlay? after what package? thanks!

[@pa4tim]

I made some a while back, only for my country (the Netherlands), a lot of work but it looked great. Then I somehow managed to delete the files by accident. Wanted to do it again but could not found the video that I used, so thank you for this one.

[@jasonpw]

As always a super clear and useful video from Q8P. I'd used Ortho a long time ago and forgotten how to do it all so this was a fantastic help. Thanks Sam. Just one thing, which may have changed since this video was published, or just be an issue for me - when I tried the tip for the FR server it got no response so I changed it back to DE and everything worked.

[@anthonybruce3482]

As always very grateful for you sharing your knowledge. Thank you!!!

[@Turbo.M]

Finally there's a v1.30 tutorial!

[@Chayame21]

Thanks for this video, it does help me a lot and fix my main issue with missing building. I'll definitely going to add this to my Playlist incase I want to download any orto in the future.

[@justjase1576]

This was a huge help for me, thank you so much± As someone who flies both MSFS 2020 and Xp11 (for the same amount of time believe it or not! Playing early MSFS 2020 pushed me to buy Xp11 as I wanted more aircraft and the nice flight model too) I was looking for a way to improve the ground detail in Greenland, this will really help!

[@Glasairmell]

Perfect and thank you! Have some areas I want in ortho not offered online and this will do the trick.

[@Q8Pilot]

Glad this helped!

[@bigfefu]

you are the best man, thank you mate

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching my friend, glad this was helpful!

[@bryboyuk]

Thanks to this fantastic starter tutorial for orth4xp I'm going to saturate my external hard drive with ortho tile regions. is just a case of copy and past to the custom scenery folder and then when finished with that area just delete from my main xp folder, and does it take a long time to cpoy every time you use that set of tiles. Thanks again for this video.

[@sandpaper515]

im in the ads now and havent watched the video. i already liked because this video will be great no matter what. q8 is the best

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for your kindness!

[@tommysallstedt4122]

Thank you very much for a great and useful tutorial

[@lessonslearned9497]

That was excellent as usual. Thank you so much!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching. Glad you found it helpful.

[@noproblem-_-3757]

So is there a reason as to why my yOrtho4XP_Overlays folder is not automatically created? I have selected all the boxes that you checked BEFORE hitting batch build, whats this issue im hitting.

[@SimpleTakeoffs]

Thanks for the clear and concise tutorial as always! When creating my batch file, I received a lot of 'Warning: could not convert texture...' followed by a file path to the custom scenery folder and different .dds files. Have you came across this by any chance?

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching! Never come across such issue. Sorry

[@zam10k81]

The vuilding of airport loads but the city and villages dont load ?

[@hansloyalitat9774]

Thank you this is amazing, it looks really good and it even made by game run better by 20fps.

[@Q8Pilot]

Glad I could help

[@dbnmore]

I wasn't able to find my overlay file and then I couldn't find all the ortho4xp lines in the scenery packs except for one after I opened Xplane-11. But Now I'm glad that I know how to use ortho4xp because the improved scenery was worth it.

[@pelgrin21]

THANK you very well explained

[@realbloxgamingxd53]

I ordered the Overlay above the orthophoto but the overlay doesn’t show up

[@nurastro.6703]

Hello, I don't see z_ortho.. folder in my custom scenery folder

[@sashael3835]

I love this channel so much ❤️

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you Sasha!

[@ilankrt]

Great tutorial, clear and understandable..

[@Q8Pilot]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DJCharty]

thx very Much for this Video! But can you Tell me how i can creating the Streetmap of Germany with ortho4xp for Xplan11? How can i creating that ?

[@talking-trading5621]

Thank you very much for your information, I just have one problem the file Overlay in ortho is not showing I try 3 times step by step and nothing, any suggestion. thanks

[@subthermosphere]

I've been trying to get ortho to work for multiple years now. I can never get the autogens to load properly and it only loads say a bit of trees or like 2 buildings at an airport

[@MistVee02]

Very good video, it just sucks that it takes a lot time to download ortho photos.. I'd also like to know how to download multiple tiles at once if you could do an updated one..

[@trickshotoclock3400]

I done all the steps, even the ini but the buildings just dont show up. It works fine in Xp11, but xp12 doesn't work the same?

[@cstanleyhns]

Good overview. thanks

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@Farmerdude340]

Absolutely great tutorial! I just want to know what to do when you want to re-do/edit a specific part of an already created area. Like I want to change the zoom on one specific spot. Is it even possible? Thanks

[@Q8Pilot]

You will have to recreate the tile with new zoom levels. The unchanged tiles in the area will not be re-downloaded again. The time to edit a tile will be significantly less.

[@Farmerdude340]

@@Q8Pilot Yeah I figured, thanks m8

[@TheK950]

Can i clean up the orthophoto folder when finish the download and install everything to free more space?

[@inakit9430]

Great video @Q8Pilot!! But please i DO NEED help. At the end of the hole process, there is something wrong with the Overlay Process. The aplication states: "Step 4 : Extracting overlay for tile +21-087 : -------- ERROR: file C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/X-Plane 11/Global Scenery\Earth nav data\+20-090\+21-087.dsf absent. Recall that the overlay source directory needs to be set in the config window first." Can someone please help me!?

[@CanadianTexaninLiguria]

A couple of questions. How do you know which countries host servers? Why can the the ortho folder not be directly above the photo container folder in the ini?

[@scoocie0341]

Do you know why the overlays folder won't automatically create even if I have everything set up right?

[@shaanfliesplanes]

I have a problem. The Ortho4XP says I have no .dsf files and I can’t get 3D objects

[@JibraanAli]

can i delete the files created in the orthophotos folder of ortho4xp?

[@BruunMedia]

I tried this a few times and can't get it right, I am just trying to create Ortho files for the Peninsula and surrounding area into Dublin's 28L and 28R. Any help? Using a Mac.

[@LukeT23676]

When i download it there is no folder there it just opens notepad and random symblos pop up?

[@spitfirefrench]

Can I just load the HD mesh as normal but use ortho4xp to generate the imagery?

[@TheBaron481]

great video - thanks.

[@Snyperx77]

Good tutorial, but I seem to be having any issue when I attempt to run my batch file. I get all the way to step 4 and I receive this: ERROR: file /Users/tiesman/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/X-Plane 11/Global Scenery/Earth nav data/+40-090/+43-090.dsf absent. Recall that the overlay source directory needs to be set in the config window first. No idea how to resolve. I followed your steps when selecting my directories.

[@williamwidjaja850]

need help for batch build multiple tiles in one go

[@Mrpilo]

I couldn’t find the overlay folder, I would really appreciate some help 😃

[@Mrpilo]

I did check the extract thingy button

[@CAPTAINDOJO]

I don't have the ortho4xp scenery pack in the INI folder. Can you please help me?

[@Q8Pilot]

Did you select the correct path in the settings?

[@sithiradulanjithgalhenaged6974]

Wouldnt Xorganizer sort out the INIscenery ? Also another brilliant video simplifying the basics and making it very understandable.

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes if you xOrganizer it will sort out everything for you.

[@FreeKnowledge1111]

Can I do this for the entire earth?

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes you can if you have sufficient space on your hard drive.

[@FreeKnowledge1111]

@@Q8Pilot How much storage are we talking about, 100gb? 1000gb? 5000gb?

[@Q8Pilot]

@@FreeKnowledge1111 for all of earth, you need probably 500 TB

[@FreeKnowledge1111]

@@Q8Pilot Thanks for answering my questions, now I won't waste my time trying to do the whole earth lol

[@RanbirSinghPannu-tq7bn]

@@FreeKnowledge1111 You can get auto ortho for the earth :)

[@qgenpbi]

Do I still need to click on extract overlays even if I have X-Europe, X-America, etc ??

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes

[@qgenpbi]

@@Q8Pilot will it not overlap with each other and mess up rendering? and if i need to, how should the .ini be structured?

[@Fabian-zh8hl]

Do i have to select orthos for an airport, which i have a scenery of?

[@Q8Pilot]

If the airport has orthos, you don't need to. But I recommend you get it so that it blends with the surrounding photoreal textures.

[@highspeedcruise1496]

Thanks for this video! So no need to install Phyton?

[@Q8Pilot]

No need.

[@johnhunter3011]

That is not a zip fold. What is a .7z file? I cannot open it! Where can i get the ortho4xp from that works? Was

[@marcw.5492]

Nice video ... I used this and am wondering why the process doesnt know where to place the Overlay folder automatically ? Here is what I ened up with after starting XP SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/yOrtho4XP_Overlays/ SCENERY_PACK D:\Ortho4XP\yOrtho4XP_Overlays/ D: is sorta what I was hoping for but why 2 entries ? Not sure how this was accomplished. Another Black Box to pry open.

[@ScoobyMoony]

Is it taking a VERRY long time?

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes it will take a long time.

[@ScoobyMoony]

@@Q8Pilot sad

[@TheRyma52]

Can X-Plane 12 be set up exactly according to this tutorial as well?

[@Q8Pilot]

Pretty much yes.

[@realbloxgamingxd53]

The overlay folder doenst appear even when i press extract

[@Q8Pilot]

Check the path in settings!

[@realbloxgamingxd53]

@@Q8Pilot ok so I fixed this issue but now when I put the overlay in custom scenery and change the order in the file I still get nothing

[@eidorian101]

Are the autogen different from the default or the same after installing Ortho?

[@Q8Pilot]

I am using SFD global autogen.

[@eidorian101]

@@Q8Pilot Ah okay. But if I were to use Ortho, it doesn’t have its own autogen right? Let’s say I did New Zealand (sfd doesn’t cover), using Ortho would just use Xplanes default autogen?

[@Q8Pilot]

@@eidorian101 no it doesn't.

[@donfrith3164]

Can you do a update for this video for MAC installs please?

[@Q8Pilot]

My apologies but I don't own a Mac.

[@CoolayyyPlayz]

Has ortho4xp been updated? Or are you simply just making a refresher of ortho4xp?

[@Q8Pilot]

This is the updated version of Ortho4XP.

[@robloxfnaf3742]

I started x plane change the ini thing and all my buildings are still 2d can you please help

[@Q8Pilot]

From what you are reporting, the scenery order is still not correct. I suggest you get xOrganizer. It sort out everything automatically.

[@robloxfnaf3742]

@@Q8Pilot Alright thanks for the help

[@robloxfnaf3742]

@@Q8Pilot I’m sorry but I downloaded xorganizer it changed my .ini and I still have no buildings or anything in the Chicago area

[@theaviatior3631]

I'm having same problem

[@theaviatior3631]

For me airport and very few buildings are 3d

[@magic3646]

can it be a newer version or I have to have 1.3 ?

[@Q8Pilot]

You can use a newer version.

[@tdtheprod.]

there's no building pls help

[@stishkuludomphong5277]

Hi. How do I have planes flying and not just parked at airports. Thanks

[@Q8Pilot]

You need AI Traffic addon such Traffic Global by JustFlight.

[@juanreyes2556]

Hello!! Captain A big greeting from the Dominican Republic, I understand that this video is about making your own orthos, but I would like to know if you have any knowledge of how to export 3D objects to X-plane 12 ??? By the way, very good video! very instructive! ;)

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for your kind words Juan. Unfortunately, no I am not familiar with the 3D export. My apologies.

[@juanreyes2556]

@@Q8Pilot Don't worry brother I understand you perfectly! Thank you very much for taking the time to answer! , a big hug!

[@joshavion9047]

SO CAN I MAKE MULTI ORTHO PHOTOS?

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes

[@captain_xavierof]

you don't need to download python?

[@Q8Pilot]

I believe you need the python runtime.

[@stishkuludomphong5277]

What add-ons/

[@shark_blade21]

it does not work for me the scenery is the exact same

[@Q8Pilot]

Looks like your scenery order is not correct.

[@stishkuludomphong5277]

Do I need?

[@Q8Pilot]

Your call!

[@forex.nd1]

veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy nice

[@melito1955]

Mr very small the explanation boxes did NOT look very good .. ???

[@Q8Pilot]

Didn't quite get you there?

[@recone829]

@@Q8Pilot I think he means your PC resolution makes the text very small and hard to read on our monitors. Thanks for all your efforts helping the XPlane community over several years .

[@sksupply]

I'll never use Ortho but this was interesting. I can see why people have multiple hard drives just for Ortho.

[@stephenbrown2367]

That’s what MSFS uses lol 😂 so yea it will look dull and washed out in x-plane lol 😆

[@evanrussell7806]

there is no .exe in the files

[@Q8Pilot]

Please make sure you are downloading the version I link in the video description and navigate to the right folder.

[@bluepyrotech]

Came from this to msfs 2020

[@voocheditz3739]

do i need to have xplane 11 open when creating the scenery?

[@Q8Pilot]

No it should be closed.

[@Trackhoe075]

Yeah I don’t think this is worth doing all these steps I’m sure it’s a improvement but way to many steps and can easily increase the chance of failure I’ll stick with xp11 scenery and xplane 12 scenery and if that’s not good enough I’ll get msfs which supposedly has better graphics but honestly I use xplane for flying accuracy rather than graphics

[@stephenbrown2367]

I don’t use overlays anymore.I prefer the raw ortho picture lol 😂 just the most realistic way to enjoy. The overlays seems to always ruin it for me on the releasing aspect .

[@rmm9676]

Can you explain exactly what directions in the video change and what to do differently, if you prefer raw ortho?

[@coolcraft8302]

it dosent wokr

[@embraer135]

waste of time

[@glennkamers]

Great tutorial Q8PILOT

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you Glenn!