ATI Technologies 9000 PRO Main Settings, Slider, Custom, Checkbox, Anisotropic, Filtering

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	This allows you to emphasize what kind of application
	experience you’d like to have. Moving the slider to the
Main Settings	left will maximize application performance, while moving
	the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D image
slider
	quality. Moving this slider from one position to the next
	changes the individual Custom Settings sliders found
	below.
	When Custom Settings is checked, the Main Settings
Custom	slider is disabled, allowing you to move each individual
	slider in the Custom Settings section below. Setting the
Settings
	individual sliders gives you complete control over your
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	application experience. Using Custom Settings is
	recommended for advanced users only.
	Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique
Anisotropic	that blends multiple texture samples together. Selecting
Filtering	Application Preference will result in high quality
checkbox	textures, with a negligible reduction in the application’s
	performance.
	The number of samples taken when anisotropic filtering
	is performed can vary. By moving this slider to the right,
Anisotropic	as the number of samples taken increases, the quality
Filtering slider	of the final image increases significantly. 16X provides
	extremely detailed, crisp-looking images as a result of
	the largest number of texture samples possible.
	SmoothVision (Anti-Aliasing) improves image quality by
SMOOTH	removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in
	smoother, more natural-looking objects. Selecting
VISION
	Application Preference will result in high quality
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	images, with a negligible reduction in the application’s
	performance.
SMOOTH	Select Performance for the best possible 3D gaming
VISION	performance at a slight reduction in 3D image quality.
Performance	The maximum screen resolution possible will
button	automatically be indicated.
SMOOTH	Select Quality for the best possible 3D image quality at
	a slight reduction in 3D gaming performance. The
VISION
	maximum screen resolution possible will automatically
Quality button
	be indicated.
	SmoothVision (Anti-Aliasing) can be applied using
SMOOTH	different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X
VISION slider	or 4X. Moving this slider to the right increases sampling
	to provide the most realistic 3D image.