Diamond Multimedia 9000 specifications Main Settings

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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
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	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
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	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.
	Anti-aliasing improves image quality by removing
Anti-aliasing	jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in smoother,
	more natural-looking objects. Selecting Application
	Preference will result in high quality images, with a
	negligible reduction in the application’s performance.
	Selecting this decides whether your application should
Texture	use high quality or high performance textures. Moving
	the slider to the right delivers the highest quality
Preference
	experience. Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a
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	high performance solution while still providing good
	visuals.