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ELSA GLADIAC
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1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1 Features at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 CATALYST Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.1 Multiple displays and 3D gaming experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.2 Direct 3D and OpenGL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.3 HydraVision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Multiple displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Connecting your monitor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Display configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 CATALYST Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 ELSA Displays tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1.1 Enabling/disabling secondary displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1.2 Enabling extended desktop mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1.3 Dynamic display reassignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1.4 Virtually repositioning your displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.5 Ratiometric expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2 ELSA Color tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3 ELSA Options tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.4 ELSA Overlay tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.5 Video overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4 Direct 3D control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.1 Main and custom settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2 Direct 3D compatibility settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5 OpenGL control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.1 Main and custom settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2 OpenGL compatibility settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6 Using TV out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.1 View your PC’s display on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.2 Connecting to a TV or a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.2.1 Starting Windows with TV display enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.3 How to enable/disable the TV display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3.1 Using and adjusting TV out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3.2 How TV display cannotbe used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3.3 Using a monitor vs. using the TV display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.4 Adjusting monitor display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.4.1 Viewing text on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.4.2 Reducing edge distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.4.3 Changing display configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.4.4 Using games and applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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1.1 Features at a glance
The
ELSA GLADIAC
series includes:
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SMARTSHADER II which can realistically create the visual properties
of any material, like glass, metal, wood, and produce 3D depth by ren-
dering the object’s shadows.
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SMOOTHVISION II which provides users with various degrees of
jagged edge removal from 3D images, allowing users to configure
their own high quality or high performance gaming experience.
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VIDEOSHADER which applies real-time noise filtering resulting in
crisp clean video output.
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FULLSTREAM which removes blocky artifacts from streaming Internet
video and provides a sharper image.
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TRUFORM technology which makes the curved surfaces of 3D objects
look smoother and more life-like.
1.2 CATALYST Software Suite
1.2.1 Multiple displays and 3D gaming experience
The CATALYST Software Suite provides multiple display functionality,
and the advanced graphic features, such as SMARTSHADER II, for the
ultimate 3D gaming experience. For help installing the CATALYST Soft-
ware Suite, refer to the
Getting Started Guide.
The CATALYST Software Suite installs the ELSA display tabs. These tabs
are accessed through the Windows
Display
Control Panel, through the
Advanced...
button located on the
Settings
tab. For a detailed explana-
tion of each ELSA tab, refer to the section
→
CATALYST Software Suite
on page 7.
1.2.2 Direct 3D and OpenGL
The CATALYST Software Suite also supports the latest versions of Direct
3D and OpenGL. Your 3D game titles will virtually come to life, as you can
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