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Glossary

ELSA ERAZOR III Pro and ELSA ERAZOR III LT

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DPMS  – 

Abbreviation of VESA Display Power

Management Signaling.  This standard allows
an energy-saving operation of monitors in sev-
eral steps.  The graphics boards described in
this manual support VESA DPMS. 

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DRAM  – 

Abbreviation of Dynamic Random

Access Memory.  Volatile memory for read and
write operations.

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EDO-RAM – 

Abbreviation for Extended Data

Output Random Access Memory (Hyper Page
Mode).  EDO-RAM is very common on graphics
boards, as the most recently used data persist
in memory.  A number of read accesses to sim-
ilar data occur during the generation of an
image, so that use of EDO-RAM gives a signifi-
cant speed advantage.

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FCC  – 

FCC compliance means that a device

has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules, designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful inter-
ference in a residential installation. 

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FIFO method – 

(first in, first out) a system

used in batch processing and queues in which
the first signal to arrive is processed first.

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Fixed-frequency monitor  – 

A monitor that

can only be operated at a specific resolution
and refresh rate. 

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Flat shading  – 

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'Shading'.

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Flipping – 

The image generated in the 

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back

buffer is displayed.

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Frame buffer – 

Part of the graphics memory in

which the image next to be displayed on the
screen is generated.  In addition, transparency
effects are calculated in the frame buffer.

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Front buffer  – 

is the name for the visible

image page in 

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double buffering.

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Geometrical transformation – 

The position

of the object in space is determined from the
observer's point of view.

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Gouraud shading  – 

­

 'Shading'. 

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Graphics accelerator   – 

refers to a graphics

accelerator board, i.e a board particularly
suited for graphics intensive user environ-
ments. 

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HighColor  – 

designates a 15-bpp or 16-bpp

(bits per pixel) graphics mode, i. e. 32,768 or
65,536 colors. 

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Horizontal frequency  – 

The horizontal fre-

quency (scan frequency) of a monitor in kHz.
This value must be set in accordance with the
operating limits of the monitor, otherwise the
monitor might be damaged in extreme cases.

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Horizontal scan frequency  – 

The horizontal

scan frequency of a monitor in kHz.  This value
must be set in accordance with the operating
limits of the monitor, otherwise the monitor
might be damaged in extreme cases. 

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Interpolation  – 

A video image must be

stretched or shrunk in order to fit into the dis-
play window.  If pixels are simply multiplied (for
example, a block of four equally colored pixels
represents the original pixel), aliasing effects
("blocks" and "stairs") will occur.  This can be
avoided by interpolation procedures (using
average colors for inserted pixels).  Horizontal
interpolation is relatively easy to perform, since
the pixels are drawn to the screen in lines.
Vertical interpolation is more difficult and
requires a complete pixel line to be buffered. 

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MIP mapping – 

In MIP mapping a number of

textures are assigned to an object depending
on distance.  The representation of the object
becomes more detailed as the observer
approaches the object.

Содержание ERAZOR III LT

Страница 1: ...ELSA ERAZORTM III Pro ELSA ERAZORTM III LT User Manual...

Страница 2: ...n technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other right owners Use of this copyright protection t...

Страница 3: ...ed to get the best out of your ELSA graphics board For instance which resolution is best for which monitor or how is the board upgraded The accompanying ELSA utility programs are described and you wil...

Страница 4: ...of the ELSA ERAZOR III hardware and software drivers is described in full in the Installation Guide which accompanies this manual You should refer to that docu ment before attempting to install your b...

Страница 5: ...Windows NT 4 0 9 Video what s in what s out 11 Signal interchange an overview 11 Video in 12 Video out 12 The right connection 12 One for all The composite video adapter cable 12 Connection to a TV s...

Страница 6: ...Palettes TrueColor and Gray Scales 33 VGA 33 DirectColor 34 VESA DDC Display Data Channel 34 DDC2B 35 DDC2AB 35 Video signal formats 35 Composite video 35 S VHS 35 IEEE 1394 36 Video formats compress...

Страница 7: ...space Pixel clock frequency up to 300 MHz With ELSA ERAZOR III Pro optional video in and out version for video capture inter net video and games on the big screen for Windows 98 and Windows 95 Two ind...

Страница 8: ...allation and driver software and utilities CD ROM with Direct3D demo programs Only with video equipped graphics boards Adapter for video in and video out If any part is missing please contact your dea...

Страница 9: ...led and used in accordance with the instructions However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or tele...

Страница 10: ...Introduction ELSA ERAZOR III Pro and ELSA ERAZOR III LT 4...

Страница 11: ...bed in the Installation Guide your ELSA ERAZOR III is integrated into your computer system with installed drivers In this way you have very likely come to know the program ELSA CD setup This program s...

Страница 12: ...e resolutions for the ELSA graphics board Note that these resolutions cannot be achieved under all operating conditions ELSA ERAZOR III Pro Max Refresh Rate Hz Color depth 256 colors 8bit HighColor 16...

Страница 13: ...guide to the resolutions you might select Changing the resolution You set the resolution of your graphics board in the Control Panel under Windows Windows 95 and Windows 98 The Settings are automatica...

Страница 14: ...r types You will be presented with a list of monitor manufacturers and monitor models If your manufacturer is present click on the entry and then select your model If your monitor is not listed there...

Страница 15: ...find the icon for Display Double click on this symbol to open the window with its various tabs Click on the Settings tab You can select the possible settings for Color palette Font size Resolution an...

Страница 16: ...After installing the drivers ELSA ERAZOR III Pro and ELSA ERAZOR III LT 10...

Страница 17: ...indows 95 with the board s video capabilities especially the video in function Signal interchange an overview Below we will show you just how open the ELSA ERAZOR III is to all sides The illustration...

Страница 18: ...he 15 pin output for the monitor with a coaxial antenna cable makes it immediately clear that the signals are handled in fundamentally different ways The ELSA ERAZOR III is equipped with its own trans...

Страница 19: ...deo camera Output device e g a video recorder What connections are there on the device S VHS Y C and or Composite video FBAS Use the S VHS connection for preference if the device has both an S VHS con...

Страница 20: ...14 Connection to a TV set You can connect any normal television to the ELSA ERAZOR III Look in the operating instructions for your television to find out what video standards it supports PAL or NTSC d...

Страница 21: ...ture Format A preview window for the signal at the video input Video and videotext viewer If you have connected a video input device to the ELSA ERAZOR III you will need to change your settings under...

Страница 22: ...r is only effective for NTSC input signals Select PAL NTSC or SECAM as your video standard PAL is the normal video standard in Europe The manual for your video recorder or video camera can help if you...

Страница 23: ...ideo sequences can be recorded with MainActor another program on the ERAZOR III CD Special formats allow linking of ani mated video sequences to Internet pages 22 Overwhelmed A whole new world of oppo...

Страница 24: ...e image you have recorded on the video recorder With your video recorder you can Record games sequences as video Your heroic campaign against the Orcs can be preserved for posterity on video tape Or i...

Страница 25: ...the Video Out dialog and click on Color Tuning In the Color Tuning window move the slider left or right to adjust the color carrier frequency until a colorful and stable picture is seen on your TV By...

Страница 26: ...ELSA video settings ELSA ERAZOR III Pro and ELSA ERAZOR III LT 20...

Страница 27: ...he most com mon multimedia formats all under one common user interface regardless of whether the data is coming from the Internet or the local hard disk The Multimedia Player is responsible for the pl...

Страница 28: ...ders together and in the case of some buttons HTML or Wcam select the file directory Video in section Up to three external input signals can be managed with ELSA VideoControl In addition it is possibl...

Страница 29: ...would like to continue to work in Mainactor while maintaining control of the full image on the television With the Full button you can switch the video image on your monitor to full image mode Control...

Страница 30: ...ed Neat meetings You will find Microsoft s NetMeeting conferencing program on the ERAZOR III CD The following list is a short summary With NetMeeting you can for instance Call up anyone over a network...

Страница 31: ...he principal performer You will find MainActor on the CD The program consists of three modules with which you are able to create sophisticated video productions The sequencer MainActor sequencer is a...

Страница 32: ...may be stored as new animations or images The Viewer MainView is the external player for MainActor It is used if you only wish to playback vid eos without having to load them into MainActor MainView c...

Страница 33: ...e can saved under an identifiable name and quickly recalled without having to restart your system Experimentation pays Give your combatant a little extra zip and optimize his chances against the compe...

Страница 34: ...Useful stuff and more ELSA ERAZOR III Pro and ELSA ERAZOR III LT 28...

Страница 35: ...at is known as the 3D pipeline in which the mathematical calculations for its representation in space and perspective on the monitor are carried out What happens in detail Start The object data The pi...

Страница 36: ...A pixel by pixel comparison is made between the texture template and the surface to be filled This method leads to a very coarse representation especially when enlarged In linear mapping a new color...

Страница 37: ...eflections and mirror images Certain applications use ray tracing methods This is a very computer intensive and time consuming process in which each individual pixel and its reflection in 3D space is...

Страница 38: ...D As a development of Mode X and DirectDraw under Windows 3 1x Direct 3D is a branch of the DirectX multimedia family which was developed directly for Windows 95 to accel erate the slow 3D display cha...

Страница 39: ...e developers access to these graphics capabilities For further information see the Internet WWW site http www sgi com Color Palettes TrueColor and Gray Scales Common graphics modes are listed in the f...

Страница 40: ...vels per RGB component and thus 32 768 32 x 32 x 32 different color hues The 16 bit graphics modes are organized differently Most common are R G B 5 6 5 e g XGA and 6 6 4 e g i860 5 6 5 means that 5 b...

Страница 41: ...s Composite video and S video The IEEE 1394 format is currently supported only by Sony equipment The monitor and graphics board communicate on three color channels The color infor mation is split into...

Страница 42: ...green and blue and another 1 bit pixel is required for the filling This means that a total of 16 bits pixel or 2 bytes pixel are required for storing one frame of video The color resolution of RGB16...

Страница 43: ...color variation also enable a better com pressed than with complex images A frame with 320x240 pixels compressed with the ELSA technique takes up about 48 KB A frame with 640x480 pixels generally reac...

Страница 44: ...All about graphics ELSA ERAZOR III Pro and ELSA ERAZOR III LT 38...

Страница 45: ...addresses of the ELSA graphics boards cannot be changed The ERAZOR III also requires an interrupt IRQ which is free This may have to be reserved in the computer s BIOS For help with this theme refer t...

Страница 46: ...ation information is sent separately Connection Signal Connection Signal 1 Red 9 5 V 2 Green 10 Sync ground 3 Blue 11 Monitor ID2 4 Monitor ID0 12 Bidirectional data SDA DDC1 2B 5 DDC ground 13 Horizo...

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Страница 49: ...anty period The warranty period for ELSA products is six years Excepted from this warranty period are ELSA color monitors and ELSA videoconferencing systems with a warranty period of 3 years This peri...

Страница 50: ...nty gives no entitlement to additional claims such as any refund in full or in part Com pensation claims regardless of the legal basis are excluded This does not apply if e g injury to persons or dama...

Страница 51: ...s by which textures are assigned depth information which allows the display of relief or raised structures Bus system A system of parallel data lines for the transfer of information between indi vidua...

Страница 52: ...frame buffer Front buffer is the name for the visible image page in double buffering Geometrical transformation The position of the object in space is determined from the observer s point of view Gour...

Страница 53: ...fresh rate or image refresh frequency in Hz indicates how many times per second an image on the monitor is refreshed Rendering Process for calculating the repre sentation of a 3D scene in which the po...

Страница 54: ...uired transparency values are determined for the tri angles Textures Wrapping a bitmap around an object including perspective correction for example wallpaper on a wall or a wood texture on furniture...

Страница 55: ...ocket 40 DDC 45 Declaration of Conformity 41 Direct 3D 33 Direct3D 27 DirectColor 34 45 DirectDraw 32 DMA 39 Double buffer 45 DPMS 46 DRAM 46 E EDO RAM 46 ELSAmovie 22 F FCC 3 46 Filtering 30 Flat sha...

Страница 56: ...lied 2 R RAMDAC 39 47 Ray tracing 31 RealColor 34 47 Refresh rate 47 Rendering 30 47 Resolution 47 Retained mode 32 S Scan frequency 46 Shading 31 47 Shutter glasses 47 Single buffer 48 S VHS 35 S Vid...

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