User manual ATI RADEON X800 PCIE

[. . . ] RADEONTM X800 PCIe Series User's Guide P/N 137-40680-10 ATI ii Copyright © 2004, ATI Technologies Inc. ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice. [. . . ] To delete a profile, select it from the Current Profile drop-down window and press the Delete button. Accesses advanced settings that may solve compatibility issues for a few specific Direct 3D® or OpenGL® applications, whichever is selected. Resets to the dialog's default values. Use Custom Settings checkbox Custom button Current Settings Profiles for Compatibility Settings button Defaults ATI 3D Tab 29 Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISIONTM HD Anti-Aliasing slider SMOOTHVISIONTM (Anti-Aliasing) improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in smoother, more natural-looking objects. AntiAliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X or 4X. Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image. Select the Application Preference checkbox for highquality images, with a negligible reduction in the application's performance. Deselect the Application Preference checkbox to customize the anti-aliasing. 30 ATI 3D Tab Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISIONTM HD Anisotropic Filtering slider Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple texture samples together. The number of samples taken when anisotropic filtering is performed can vary. By moving this slider to the right, as the number of samples taken increases, the quality of the final image increases significantly. 16X provides extremely detailed, crisp-looking images as a result of the largest number of texture samples possible. Selecting the Application Preference checkbox will result in high-quality images, with a negligible reduction in the application's performance. Select the Application Preference checkbox for highquality images, with a negligible reduction in the application's performance. Deselect the Application Preference checkbox to customize the anisotropic filtering. Texture Preference slider Choose between high quality or high performance textures for your application. Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience. Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a high-performance solution while still providing good visuals. Mipmaps are a collection of different sized textures of the same image. As the user moves closer to a 3D object the image quality should increase, requiring a higher quality texture of the same image. The base mipmap is the highest quality texture, and all subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized textures of the same image. Moving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap, delivering the highest quality application experience. Moving the slider to the left selects a lower quality mipmap, delivering the highest application performance. Controls whether the Vertical sync is always on, always off, or controlled by the application. [. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions · This device may not cause harmful interference, and · This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ]