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Video Overlay

Video overlay allows for the viewing of full-motion
video on your PC. However, there is only one video
overlay, which is only available on the

Primary

display

.

The video overlay controls are automatically activated
during playback of any video file type that supports
overlay adjustments.

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Summary of Contents for G9700 Series

Page 1: ...hnologies 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 Product may not be exactly as shown in the diagrams Reproduction of this manual or parts thereof in any form without the express written permission of TYAN Computer Corp is strictly prohibited ...

Page 2: ... profits or for punitive incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the TYAN hardware software or other products and documentation provided herein TYANComputer Corp reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability function or design With respect to TYAN products which this docum...

Page 3: ... Desktop Mode 8 Dynamic Display Reassignment 8 Virtually Repositioning Your Displays 9 Ratiometric Expansion 10 ATI Color Tab 11 ATI Options Tab 13 ATI Overlay Tab 14 Video Overlay 15 Direct 3D Control Panel 16 Main and Custom Settings 16 Direct 3D Compatibility Settings 20 OpenGL Control Panel 21 Main and Custom Settings 21 OpenGL Compatibility Settings 24 Using TV Out 25 View your PC s display o...

Page 4: ...iv Using a Monitor vs Using the TV Display 29 Reducing Edge Distortion 31 Changing Display Configurations 32 Using Games and Applications 32 ...

Page 5: ...First 8 pixel pipeline architecture First to support DirectX 9 0 256 bit DDR memory interface Support for AGP 8X specification First to use pixel shaders to accelerate video Support for Direct 3D applications Support for OpenGL applications High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536 Fast 3D gaming Digital flat panel support Supports TV Out to connect your PC to your TV or VCR ...

Page 6: ...des users with various degrees of jagged edge removal from 3D images allowing users to configure their own high quality or high performance gaming experience VIDEOSHADER which applies real time noise filtering resulting in crisp clean video output FULLSTREAM which removes blocky artifacts from streaming Internet video and provides a sharper image TRUFORM technology which makes the curved surfaces ...

Page 7: ...tion of each ATI tab refer to the section CATALYST Software Suite on page 7 Direct 3D and OpenGL The CATALYST Software Suite also supports the latest versions of Direct 3D and OpenGL Many new 3D game titles and the latest versions of older titles will virtually come to life as they utilize their advanced Direct 3D or OpenGL features Gamers can fine tune their settings for the ultimate experience i...

Page 8: ...4 HydraVision In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI s CATALYST Software Suite you can also use HydraVision for advanced multi monitor management ...

Page 9: ... the appropriate connectors then turn on the PC and monitor s To connect a flat panel directly to your card use the DVI I connector To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI I connector plug the supplied DVI I to VGA adapter into the DVI I connector then plug your monitor cable into the adapter as shown below When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary Any additional...

Page 10: ... can also support a composite connection via the S Video to Composite adapter CRT display TV VGA connector S Video out Unsupported configuration if the CRT display is attached to the DVI I connector via the DVI I to VGA adapter DFP display TV DVI I connector S Video out CRT display DFP display VGA connector DVI I connector CRT display CRT display VGA connector DVI I connector with DVI I to VGA ada...

Page 11: ...talling the Catalyst Software Suite ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides multiple monitor features Here you can enable disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays Features presented in the following pages may not be supported in all operating systems and or may appear differently i ...

Page 12: ...ay 2 Click the Settings tab 3 Click the monitor icon for the display onto which you want to extend your desktop 4 Click Yes to enable the selected display 5 Checkmark the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box Windows may automatically place it there 6 Click OK or Apply to save the changes Dynamic Display Reassignment You can change the assignment of your Primary and Secondary displ...

Page 13: ...play device In Windows 2000 clicking the button will reassign the Primary and Secondary monitors Clicking the button creates a clone or mirror image of the Primary display onto the Secondary display Clicking the button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located to the right of the Primary display Clicking the button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located below the Primary dis...

Page 14: ...s commonly known This expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel However ratiometric expansion is only available on the Primary display Therefore if a flat panel display FPD is set as Secondary the Extended Desktop mode is disabled and the resolution is less than the FPD s native resolution This causes the FPD to default to center mode ...

Page 15: ...p Brightness This increases or decreases the brightness of your desktop The higher the gamma value the higher the brightness of your display Color Curve This adjusts the selected color red green or blue check button by moving the color curve with your mouse Game Gamma button This accesses Game Gamma Properties Defaults button This allows you to reset the desktop brightness and color settings to de...

Page 16: ... controls allow you to increase or decrease the color brightness of Direct 3D and OpenGL games played in fullscreen mode RGB Lock Uncheck this to adjust the RGB sliders individually Check this to adjust all three sliders at the same time Defaults button This allows you to reset the Game Gamma settings to default values ...

Page 17: ...TI taskbar icon ATI Options Tab Version Information Provides the Catalyst version number 2D version number and the driver build information Details button Provides access to the Details tab which lists the card s hardware details and driver information Reactivate all warning messages This allows you to reactivate any disabled graphics warning messages ...

Page 18: ...TI taskbar icon application Unchecking this allows you to disable the ATI taskbar applications and removes the ATI icon from your system tray Show ATI icon on taskbar Unchecking this allows you to remove the ATI icon from your system tray without disabling the ATI icon applications Disable quick resolution feature Quick resolution feature is accessible by left clicking the ATI icon in the system t...

Page 19: ...wing of full motion video on your PC However there is only one video overlay which is only available on the Primary display The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments ...

Page 20: ...ay to the left removes all color and produces a black and white picture Hue Use this slider to adjust the pureness or tint of the red green and blue components of the color Gamma Use this slider to adjust the overall intensity of the video image Defaults button This allows you to reset the Overlay settings to default values Theater Mode This allows you to display video playback in full screen on a...

Page 21: ...stom Settings The Main Settings allows you can maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left or maximize overall image quality by moving the slider to the right Selecting Custom Settings disables the Main Settings slider allowing you to fine tune the Direct3D settings of your Tachyon G9700 Series ...

Page 22: ...re natural looking objects Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality images with negligible reduction in the application s performance SMOOTH VISION II slider SmoothVision II Anti Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X 4X or 6X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image SMOOTH VISION II ...

Page 23: ...se 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 t...

Page 24: ...tings button This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few specific Direct 3D applications Defaults This button allows you to reset the Direct3D settings to default values ...

Page 25: ...TX texture formats thus reducing the number of texture formats supported Alternate pixel center This may eliminate problems with some Direct 3D games which display vertical and horizontal lines around textures or text that appears incorrect However this setting should only be used if you are experiencing the symptoms mentioned as it may cause problems with other games Defaults button This button a...

Page 26: ...m Settings In the Main Settings you can maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left or you can enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right Selecting Custom Settings disables the Main Settings slider allowing you to fine tune the OpenGL settings of your Tachyon G9700 Series ...

Page 27: ...y removing jagged edges from 3D images resulting in smoother more natural looking objects SMOOTH VISION II slider SmoothVision II Anti Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X 4X or 6X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image SMOOTH VISION II Anisotropic Filtering checkbox Anisotropic filtering uses a text...

Page 28: ...o 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 Wait for Vertical Sync Wait for vertical sync will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the higher frame rate Selecting Application Pre...

Page 29: ...best when Disabled is selected Support KTX buffer region extension Enabling this feature allows rapid updates of those portions of your screen that have changed Note that most applications will not be affected by activating this feature Defaults button This button allows you to reset the OpenGL Compatibility Settings to default values ...

Page 30: ... with TV display When you enable TV display in Europe the refresh rate for the monitor and TV is set to 50Hz Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged Please check the documentation supplied with your monitor to see if your monitor supports a refresh rate of 50Hz If your monitor does not support 50 Hz or if you are not sure then turn off your monitor before turning on yo...

Page 31: ...dulator available in most electronics stores Connecting Your S Video Out to a TV or VCR 1 Turn off your PC and your TV or VCR 2 Ensure your card was installed correctly as per the Getting Started Guide 3 Determine if your TV or VCR has a S Video or Composite video connection 4 Looking at the back of your PC locate your S Video Out Using a S Video cable or the supplied adapter cable attach one end ...

Page 32: ...d within a few seconds During start up your Tachyon G9700 Series will go through a sequence of mode settings during which your TV display will remain blank This process takes only a few seconds and helps program the TV display S Video Out TV or VCR PC S Video In OR Composite In S Video Cable OR S Video to Composite Adapter NOTE Newer TVs may have the Video Input on the front panel ...

Page 33: ...TV display right click the ATI taskbar icon point to Help then point to ATI Television Display How TV Display Cannot Be Used A TV cannot be left connected to the graphics card if two analog monitors are connected to your Tachyon G9700 Series even if the TV is off and not enabled in the software An analog monitor connected to the DVI I connector cannot be left connected to your Tachyon G9700 Series...

Page 34: ...Monitor Display The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have TV display enabled These effects are caused by the changes required to provide a proper display on the TV Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab on the Monitor Properties page accessible by clicking on the Monitor button on the ATI Displays tab to adjust the display on your mo...

Page 35: ...lick Display 2 For Windows XP click the Appearance tab For Windows Me Windows 2000 click the Settings tab the Advanced button then the General tab 3 In the Font Size box select the size you want your displayed fonts to be 4 Click Apply If prompted click Yes to restart your PC ...

Page 36: ...e To Increase the Horizontal Size 1 Access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display 2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button 3 Click on the ATI Displays tab 4 Click on the TV button 5 Click the Adjustments tab 6 In the Screen Size section click on the plus button beside the horizontal arrowheads to increase the horizontal size of the TV display 7 Click OK or Apply to save the...

Page 37: ...make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled You can set your display resolution as high as 1024x768 However higher resolutions will result in a virtual desktop If a TV is your only display device and a higher mode is selected the display on your TV will disappear Using Games and Applications Some older games and applications may program your Tachyon G9700 Series card directly to run und...

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