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nViewGuide_.book Page 1 Monday, October 20, 2003 4:31 PM ForceWare Release 50 Graphics Drivers User’s Guide Version 52.16 for Windows NVIDIA Corporation October 2003 (v0.3) nViewGuide_.book Page 2 Monday, October 20, 2003 4:31 PM NVIDIA Display Properties User’s Guide Published by NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 Copyright © 2003 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. This software may not, in whole or in part, be copied through any means, mechanical, electromechanical, or otherwise, without the express permission of NVIDIA Corporation. Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, NVIDIA assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties, which may result from its use. No License is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation. Specifications mentioned in the software are subject to change without notice. NVIDIA Corporation products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Accuview Antialiasing, Detonator, Digital Vibrance Control, GeForce, nForce, nView, NVKeystone, PowerMizer, Quadro, RIVA, TNT, TNT2, TwinView, and Vanta are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. International Color Consortium and the ICC logo are registered trademarks of the International Color Consortium. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel. DirectX, Microsoft, Microsoft Internet Explorer logo, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows, Windows logo, Windows NT, and/or other Microsoft products referenced in this guide are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. NVIDIA Corporation nViewGuide_.book Page i Monday, October 20, 2003 4:31 PM NVIDIA Display Properties User’s Guide Table of Contents 1. Introduction Multi-Display Setup: Tips and Requirements. 13 About this Guide . 1 Examples in this Guide . 14 Other Documents. 1 Online Help . 2 3. NVIDIA Driver Feature History nView vs. NVIDIA Display Properties . 2 Driver Release History . 16 nView . 2 Release 40: New Features and Enhancement . 16 nView Desktop Manager . 2 Enhanced Display Driver, DirectX, and Video NVIDIA Display Properties . 3 Capabilities . 16 Key Terms and Concepts . 3 Windows XP SP1 . 17 analog display . 3 Temperature Settings . 17 application . 3 Direct 3D Vertical Sync Options . 17 Control Panel . 3 NVRotate . 17 digital display . 3 DirectX 9 Support . 18 desktop. 3 Video Enhancements . 18 dual-card configuration . 4 TV Screen Size Support . 18 GPU . 4 Additional Enhancements . 18 modal dialog box . 4 NVIDIA Display Properties: New User Interface. modeless dialog box . 4 18 multi-card configuration . 4 New Display Properties Panel . 18 multi-display configuration . 4 nView Desktop Manager: Enhancements and single-display configuration . 4 New Features . 19 nView Display Mode . 5 Feature Enhancements . 19 window . 5 New Features . 19 New Features in Release 50 . 5 OpenGL Enhancements . 20 New Feature Highlights . 5 OpenGL 1.4 ICD with NVIDIA Extensions 20 64-bit Support . 5 Additional OpenGL Enhancements . 20 Dynamic Memory Mapping . 5 Release 35: New Features and Enhancements . 20 NVIDIA Unified Compiler. 5 Release 25: New Features and Enhancements . 21 Display Driver Changes — New Features . 6 Release 20 Enhancements . 22 Video — New Features . 6 Release 10 Enhancements . 22 Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) Support . 6 Release 6 Enhancements . 22 PowerMizer — New Features. 6 TwinView . 23 User Interface Changes . 7 Virtual Desktop . 23 New Features . 7 Video Mirror. 23 Improvements . 7 Desktop Manager . 23 Digital Vibrance Control. 24 2. System Requirements OpenGL. 24 System Requirements and Support . 8 Direct3D . 24 Operating Systems . 9 Cursor Trails Support . 24 Minimum Hard Disk Space . 9 Display Properties – Settings – Advanced Tabs . Software: NVIDIA Display Driver . 10 24 Hardware: Supported NVIDIA Products . 10 Release 5 Enhancements . 24 Supported Languages . 12 OpenGL. 25 Notes on Feature and Configuration Support. 13 OpenGL 1.2 Core . 25 Feature Support . 13 OpenGL Extensions . 25 NVIDIA Corporation i nViewGuide_.book Page ii Monday, October 20, 2003 4:31 PM User’s Guide Table of Contents OpenGL Performance Enhancements . 25 Multi-Display Mode: Arranging Displays on the Direct3D . 26 Windows Display Properties Settings Panel . 58 Display Properties – Settings – Advanced Tabs 27 6. Configuring Display Devices Adjusting Analog Display Settings . 62 4. Installing and Uninstalling Screen Adjustment . 63 NVIDIA Display Driver Software Display Timing . 63 Before You Begin . 28 Adjusting Digital Display Settings . 65 About the NVIDIA Display Driver Installation . 29 Adjusting TV Settings. 66 File Locations . 29 TV Settings. 67 Preserving Desktop Manager Settings Before Connection . 67 Upgrading Your Software . 29 Signal Format . 67 Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software.30 Device Adjustments: TV Output . 68 Using the NVIDIA Display Driver Menu . 31 Adjusting Screen Position. 68 NVIDIA Settings Utility . 33 Brightness/Contrast/Saturation. 69 Flicker . 69 5. Using nView Multi-Display Modes Overdrive . 69 nView Multi-Display Applications . 35 Overscan shift . 69 Using nView Multi-Display Modes . 37 TV Adjustment Options Support Based on TV NVIDIA Multi-Display Device Support . 38 Encoder and NVIDIA GPU . 70 Overview of nView Multi-Display Modes. 41 nView Span Modes . 41 7. Additional Features and nView Clone Mode . 42 Enhancements nView Dualview Mode . 42 Adjust Colors: Color Correction Panel . 71 Using nView Dualview Mode . 43 Color Correction Options . 72 Key Features . 43 Digital Vibrance . 72 Installing nView Dualview Mode for the First Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma. 73 Time: Windows 2000 . 45 Apply Color Changes To... 73 Enabling nView Dualview Mode After Initial Color Channels. 74 Installation: Windows 2000 . 47 Color Curve Graph. 74 Using nView Span Modes . 48 Image Sharpening . 75 nView Span Mode Features (vs. Dualview Color Profile . 75 Mode) . 48 Add (ICC Profile Mode) . 75 Enabling nView Span and Clone Modes: Other Options . 75 Windows 2000 . 49 Performance and Quality Settings . 76 Using Horizontal & Vertical Span Modes. 50 Image Settings . 76 Using nView Clone Mode . 52 Antialiasing Settings . 77 Enabling nView Clone Mode: Windows XP, Me, Tips on Setting Antialiasing Modes . 77 and 9x . 52 Anisotropic Filtering . 78 Enabling nView Clone Mode from Dualview Direct3D Settings . 78 Mode: Windows 2000 . 52 Performance & Compatibility Options . 79 Enabling Virtual Desktop (Clone Mode) . 54 Mipmap Detail Level . 79 Before You Begin . 54 Enable Fog Table Emulation . 80 Enabling Virtual Desktop . 54 Custom Direct3D Settings . 80 Disabling Auto-Panning (Lock Pan Position) Save As . 80 56 Apply . 80 Enabling nView Modes: Windows NT 4.0 . 58 Delete . 80 nView Multiview Mode: Windows NT 4.0. 58 Restore Defaults . 80 nView Span/Clone Modes . 58 OpenGL Settings . 80 ii NVIDIA Corporation nViewGuide_.book Page iii Monday, October 20, 2003 4:31 PM User’s Guide Table of Contents Performance and Compatibility Options . 81 Enable Heat Indicator Warning When Disable support for enhanced CPU Threshold Exceeded. 99 instruction sets . 81 Refresh Rate Overrides . 99 Enable conformant OpenGL texture clamp Applications Control Refresh Rates . .100 behavior . 81 Override Refresh Rates . .100 Multi-Display Hardware Acceleration. 82 Change Resolution . .102 Default Color Depth for Textures . 83 Screen Resolution and Color Quality . .103 Buffer Flipping Mode . 83 Monitor Settings . .103 Vertical Sync . 84 Custom Resolutions and Refresh Rates . .104 Custom OpenGL Settings . 84 Add . .104 Other Options . 85 Remove . .104 Save As . 85 Properties . .104 Delete . 85 Only Show Custom Modes . .105 Restore Defaults . 85 Screen Menu Editing . .105 Overlay Controls . 85 PowerMizer Settings (Mobile computers only). .106 Overlay Zoom Controls . 86 PowerMizer Options. .107 Zoom Control . 86 Current Battery Charge . .107 Out/In. 86 Current Power Source. .107 Screen Region to Zoom . 87 Current Power Level. ..