ATI Technologies 100 437807 - Radeon X1950 Pro HD PCI Express 256MB Video Card, User Manual

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Composite Video
Composite video is a type of analog video signal that combines both
brightness and color information into a single signal. It typically uses a single
RCA connection for the video channel, and separate RCA connections for the
left and right audio channels. The quality of the video signal is reduced by the
process of mixing the brightness and multiple color channels together into a
single channel. For this reason it is inferior in signal quality than either S-
Video or component video. Composite video is the broadcast format for
analog television signals worldwide, and connections are typically available
on VCRs, DVD players and video games.
Control Point
A control point is a user-created point on the color curve. Users can change
the color of the screen by moving the control points with a mouse.
CRT
Acronym for “cathode ray tube”, which is the main component of computer
monitors and TVs. Color CRTs use three separate electron beams fired
through a shadow mask and onto the back of the glass screen. The electron
beams activate separate red, green, and blue values in various strengths in
order to produce a colored image.
Dashboard
The dashboard is the part of the Catalyst
®
Control Center used to display a
graphical representation of the features available in installed ATI hardware
and software. The dashboard can be used to access all of the aspects (sets of
related graphical features) available on a graphics card. The dashboard is only
available in Advanced view and Custom view which is aimed at more
experienced users.
Direct 3D
®
Part of Microsoft
®
’s DirectX API designed for rendering 3D graphics on
Windows
®
systems. It provides software developers with low-level access to
functions on graphics cards, providing the type of performance necessary for
intensive 3D applications such as games.
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