---
name: "getVideoOptions"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["System"]
arma3_since: "2.12"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getVideoOptions
revid: 376476
updated: 2025-10-17T09:37:32Z
---

# getVideoOptions

*Command · System · Arma 3 v2.12*

## Description

Obtain the current system's video settings.

## Syntax

```sqf
getVideoOptions
```

**Returns:** [HashMap](../topics/HashMap.md) - all video settings, the key is always a [String](../topics/String.md), the value can be a [String](../topics/String.md), [Number](../topics/Number.md), [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md) or [Array](../topics/Array.md) (see [#Example 1](../commands/getVideoOptions.md#example-1)).

> [!IMPORTANT]
> `vramInfo` and `monitorResolution` keys presence is not guaranteed.

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _videoOptions = getVideoOptions;
/*
[
    ["aspectRatioName", "Auto (Stretch)"],
    ["brightness", 1.1],
    ["cloudQualityName", "VeryHigh"],
    ["displayModeName", "FullScreenWindow"],
    ["dynLightsCount", 32],
    ["dynLightsQualityName", "VeryHigh"],
    ["gamma", 1],
    ["guiScale", 0.7],
    ["guiScaleName", "Normal"],
    ["hdrQuality", 16],
    ["hdrQualityName", "Normal"],
    ["monitorResolution", [0, 0, 2304, 1440]],                            // presence not guaranteed [x, y, width, height]
    ["objectVisibility", 6000],
    ["objQualityName", "VeryHigh"],
    ["overallPresetName", "Custom"],
    ["overallVisibility", 8000],
    ["overrideHazeQuality", -1],
    ["particleQualityName", "High"],
    ["pipQuality", 2048],
    ["pipQualityName", "VeryHigh"],
    ["pipVisibility", 3000],
    ["ppBloom", 1],
    ["ppBrightness", 1],
    ["ppCausticsQualityName","Enabled"],                                // fixed in 2.18
    ["anisotropicFiltering","VeryHigh"],                                // fixed in 2.18
    ["atocQuality","All"],                                                // fixed in 2.18
    ["ppColorPresetName", "Custom"],
    ["ppContrast", 1],
    ["ppDOF", 1],
    ["ppFSAA", 1],
    ["ppHazeQualityName", "Standard"],
    ["ppPPAAQualityName", "CMAANormal"],
    ["ppRadialBlur", 1],
    ["ppRotationBlur", 1],
    ["ppSaturation", 1.25],
    ["ppSharpenFilter", 0.75],
    ["ppSSAOQualityName", ""],
    ["refreshRate", 60],
    ["samplingPercentage", 100],
    ["shadowQualityName", "VeryHigh"],
    ["shadowVisibility", 200],
    ["terrainQuality", 3.125],
    ["terrainQualityName", "VeryHigh"],
    ["texQualityName", "VeryHigh"],
    ["vramInfo", ["5.9 GiB", "16 GiB", "0 B", "978 MiB", "5.6 GiB"]],    // presence not guaranteed [installedVram, sharedVram, systemVram(, used, max)]
    ["vsync", true],
    ["waterReflectionQualityName", "High"]
]
*/
```

## See also

[getResolution](../commands/getResolution.md) · [getAudioOptionVolumes](../commands/getAudioOptionVolumes.md) · [getSubtitleOptions](../commands/getSubtitleOptions.md) · [getMissionOptions](../commands/getMissionOptions.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — getVideoOptions](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getVideoOptions) (revision 376476).</sub>