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N V I D I A D r i v e r F e a t u r e H i s t o r y
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Enable Advanced Multiple Monitors
Direct3D
The NVIDIA Direct3D Settings panel contains the following changes:
• Improved full-scene antialiasing methods not previously available
• Removed certain obsolete options
Cursor Trails Support
Release 6 for Windows provides support for cursor trails in Windows 9
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Display Properties – Settings – Advanced Tabs
TwinView, Digital Vibrance Control, OpenGL, and Direct3D features have
associated NVIDIA-specific tabs from which the above-mentioned features can
be configured.
Release 5 Enhancements
The Release 5 driver offered new features that were not found in previous
releases of the NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows.
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“Display Properties – Settings – Advanced Tabs” on page 31
OpenGL
Changes have been made to the core, extensions, performance, and available
features of OpenGL.
OpenGL 1.2 Core
Release 5 adds all the features that constitute the OpenGL 1.2 core capabilities:
• BGRA pixel formats
• packed pixel formats (plus R5_G6_B5 formats and reversed formats)
• rescaling vertex normals
• specular highlights after texturing
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