User manual TRANSCEND TS128MMCM QUICK INSTRUCTION GUIDE

[. . . ] SMARTSHADERTM 2. 1 technology supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9 feature sets, enabling more complex and cinematic-quality lighting effects SMOOTHVISIONTM 2. 1 technology delivers the sharpest, clearest textures without sacrificing frame rates Second generation to Support Microsoft® DirectxX® 9. 0. 128-bit full floating point precision enables billions of color variations to render the same lighting and effects as Hollywood studios Full AGP 8X support doubles available bandwidth for the most engaging game play in its class Support Direct 3D® and OpenGL® applications. Support TV-Out to connect your PC to your TV or CRT. Second generation 8-pixel pipieline architecture for Radeon 9800 Series 256-bit DDR memory interface for Radeon 9800 Series High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536. [. . . ] When you have renamed the desktop click on the tab to save the change. Keep on all desks--allow you having a selected application visible on all desktops. Unload MultiDesk--occurs both on the ATI Icon pop-up menu and the Desktop Manager. This allows you to remove the MultiDesk functionality. NOTE: MultiDesk will not reload automatically when Windows restarts. You will need to reload MultiDesk from the Desktop Manager. 22 4. 10 OpenGL Display Properties The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings. Use recommended setting forThis allows you to select the kind of application experience you'd like to have. Moving the slider to Main Settings the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will optimize 3D image quality. Moving this slider from one position to the next changes the individual Custom Settings sliders found below. 23 4. 11 Custom Settings SMOOTHVISION 2. 1 Anisotropic Filtering Checkbox--Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple texture samples together. Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality textures, with a negligible reduction in the applications performance. Slider--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. Defaults--Resets the Open GL setting to default values. Force Z-buffer depth--This allows you to explicitly set the Z-Buffer depth. Most applications will work 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. 26 4. 13 Direct 3D Display Properties Using this tab, gamers can tweak the settings of their Direct 3D® games. Use recommended setting for--This allows you to emphasize what kind of application experience youd like to have. Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D image quality. Moving this slider from one position to the next changes the individual Custom Settings sliders found below. 27 4. 14 Custom Settings SMOOTHVISION 2. 1 Anti-Aliasing Checkbox--SmoothVision 2. 1 Anti-Aliasing improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in smoother, more natural-looking objects. Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality images, with a negligible reduction in the application's performance. Performance button--Select Performance for the best possible 3D gaming performance at a slight reduction in 3D image quality. The maximum screen resolution possible will automatically be indicated. Quality button--Select Quality for the best possible 3D image quality at a slight reduction in 3D gaming performance. [. . . ] 5 Make sure you're on the General tab. 6 In the Font Size box, select the size you want your displayed fonts to be. 7 Click "Apply", and then follow the onscreen instructions to save your new settings. Reducing TV Display Edge Distortion When using a television for your PC's display, you may see some edge distortion on the left and right side of your television screen. [. . . ]