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Direct 3D® Control Panel
Using this tab, gamers can fine-tune the settings for Direct 3D
®
games.
Main and Custom Settings
In the
Main Settings
you can maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left,
or you can enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right.
Main Settings slider
This allows you to emphasize what kind of application experience you’d like to have. Moving the slider
to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide
excellent 3D image quality. Moving this slider from one position to the next changes the individual
Custom Settings sliders found below.
Custom Settings checkbox
When Custom Settings is checked, the Main Settings slider is disabled, allowing you to move each
individual slider in the Custom Settings section below. Setting the individual sliders gives you complete
control over your application experience. Using Custom Settings is recommended for advanced users
only.
SMOOTH VISION Anti-Aliasing
SmoothVision Anti-Aliasing improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images,
resulting in smoother, more natural-looking objects. Selecting
Application
Preference
will result in
high quality images, with negligible reduction in the application’s performance.
SMOOTH VISION slider
SmoothVision Anti-Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as
2X, 4X, or 6X. Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image.
SMOOTH VISION Anisotropic Filtering checkbox
Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple texture samples together.
Selecting
Application Preference
will result in high quality textures, with a negligible reduction in the
application’s performance.
SMOOTH VISION Anisotropic Filtering slider
The 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.