ATI Technologies X600 manual HD Anisotropic, Filtering slider, Texture Preference, Mipmap Detail

28 ATI 3D Tab

Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D®

SMOOTHVISION™	Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique
HD Anisotropic	that blends multiple texture samples together. The
Filtering slider	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. 16X provides
	extremely detailed, crisp-looking images as a result of
	the largest number of texture samples possible.
	Selecting the Application Preference checkbox will
	result in high-quality images, with a negligible reduction
	in the application’s performance.
	Select the Application Preference checkbox for high-
	quality images, with a negligible reduction in the
	application’s performance.
	Deselect the Application Preference checkbox to
	customize the anisotropic filtering.
Texture Preference	Choose between high quality or high performance
slider	textures for your application. Moving the slider to the
	right delivers the highest quality experience. Moving the
	slider to the left emphasizes a high-performance
	solution while still providing good visuals.
Mipmap Detail	Choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the
Level slider	application will use. Mipmaps are a collection of different
	sized textures of the same image. As the user moves
	closer to a 3D object the image quality should increase,
	requiring a higher quality texture of the same image. The
	base mipmap is the highest quality texture, and all
	subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized textures of the
	same image. Moving the slider to the right selects a
	higher quality base mipmap, delivering the highest
	quality application experience. Moving the slider to the
	left selects a lower quality mipmap, delivering the
	highest application performance.
Wait for Vertical	Controls whether the Vertical sync is always on, always
sync slider	off, or controlled by the application.
TRUFORM™ slider	TRUFORM™ is a technology developed by ATI that
	enables higher-order surface rendering through
	traditional triangle rendering APIs. It improves the
	sillouhettes and lighting of objects.