Diamond Multimedia 9000 Catalyst Software Suite, ATI Displays Tab, Ratiometric Expansion

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Catalyst™ Software Suite

The following section provides an explanation of each ATI tab available after installing the Catalyst Software Suite.

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Features presented in the following pages may not be supported in all operating systems and/or may appear differently.

ATI Displays Tab

Here you enable/disable TV Out. For complete information see How To Enable/Disable The TV Display on page 28.

Ratiometric Expansion

Your graphics accelerator card offers ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known). This expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel.

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Contents Radeon Product Notice DisclaimerTable of Contents Page Introduction Features At a Glance Direct3D and OpenGL ATI’s Catalyst Software SuiteMultiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience HydraVision Connecting Your Monitor Display Connectors Used Comments Configuration Display ConfigurationsRatiometric Expansion Catalyst Software SuiteATI Displays Tab Button by moving the color curve with your mouse ATI Color TabRGB Lock Game Gamma PropertiesRed Green Blue slidersATI Options Tab Video Overlay Reduce DVI frequency on high- resolution displaysATI Overlay Tab Hue ATI Overlay TabContrast SaturationDirect3D Control Panel Main and Custom SettingsCustom Main SettingsSettings SliderVertical Sync Mipmap DetailLevel slider Wait forSupport 32-bit Direct3D Compatibility SettingsSupport W BufferSupport DTX AlphaDithering MethodOpenGL Control Panel Main Settings OpenGL applications OpenGL Compatibility Settings Page Fast Write Set AGP SettingsRetest All View your PC’s display on a TV Using TV OutConnecting S-Video Out to a TV or VCR Connecting to a TV or a VCRStarting Windows with TV Display Enabled Using and Adjusting TV Out Using Scart Connectors for European TVsHow To Enable/Disable The TV Display Viewing Text on a TV Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV DisplayAdjusting Monitor Display To Increase the Horizontal Size To Use Larger Display FontsReducing Edge Distortion To Increase the TV Contrast Changing Display ConfigurationsUsing Games and Applications