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ATIRADEON® X1900 G5 MAC EDITIONUser’s GuideP/N 137-41055-10

6 ATI Displays Control PanelATI Displays Control PanelDisplay Info dialog shows the current display settings for the display.Detect Displays button d

ATI Displays Preferences 7ATI Displays PreferencesFrom the ATI Displays drop down menu you can set the Preferences for the ATI Displays control panel.

8 Advanced Display OptionsAdvanced Display OptionsAdvanced Display Options adds even more functionality, giving you complete control over your displa

Advanced Display Options 9Display ScalingUse this option to control the display output size without affecting the desktop resolution of your display.I

10 Advanced Display OptionsDisplay Control TabForce Single Display Operation, when using a dual display video card, causes all display modes to appea

3D OpenGL® Overrides 11Advanced DFP TabThe features on this tab are intended to support Digital Flat Panels (DFP) only.Enable ATI Hardware Scaler on n

12 3D OpenGL® OverridesAdd an Application ProfileTo add an application to the Application Profile list:1 Click the 3D icon in ATI Displays. 2 Click A

ATI Displays Help 134 Configure the preset by making adjustments to the Performance, FSAA, Anisotropic Filtering, and Vertical Sync sliders.Note: The

14 Using Digital Flat Panel (DVI)To output your computer’s display to a DVI digital flat panel1 Looking at the back of your Mac, locate your ATI Grap

Video Mode Table 15CHAPTER 3: SpecificationsVideo Mode TableThe video mode table below lists the refresh rates capabilities for the supported resoluti

ii Copyright © 2006, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.ATI, the ATI logo, and ATI product and product-feature names are trademarks and/or reg

16 Video Mode TableThe minimum refresh rate for the above modes is 60Hz.Digital Flat Panel*Using a reduced blanking interval compatible with Apple®’s

Compliance Information 17Compliance InformationThis section details the compliance information for this product.FCC Compliance InformationThis equipme

18 Compliance InformationWaste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive ComplianceThis product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc.

19Glossary2DAcronym for “two dimensional,” a term applied to computer graphics that are “flat.” Typical desktop applications such as word processors,

20 AGPThe Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a slot on the computer motherboard designed specifically for 3D graphics cards. AGP runs 3D images much

21Back BufferA type of offscreen memory used to provide smooth video and 2D graphics acceleration. This technique uses two frame buffers, so the proc

22 not be confused with luminosity, which measures the actual light level emitted from the computer display.BufferA name referring to portions of on-

23Component VideoTypically used on DVD players and HDTV systems, component video is a standard Red/Green/Blue (RGB) color signal for televisions. The

24 Dot pitchDot pitch specifies the sharpness of a monitor’s display. It is measured in millimeters (mm) and is the distance between the individual p

25Frames Per SecondIn terms of 3D graphics, refers to the rate at which the graphic processor can render new screens per second. Higher rates equals

iiiTable of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1System Requirements 1External Connections 1Related Do

26 resolutions and full-screen 3D acceleration in true color. It uses a Hierarchical Z-buffer visibility algorithm to eliminate blocks of pixels that

27between the two keyframes in order that “morphs” (transforms) the image so that there is a smooth transition between the key frames. KTX Buffer Reg

28 Offscreen MemoryAn area of memory used to preload images so that they can be quickly drawn to the screen. Offscreen memory refers to all of the re

29PipelineIn relation to computer graphic processors, refers to the number of separate arithmetic units available for rendering the output on a displ

30 resolution of current displays is set to higher values, such as 1024x768 (XGA), 1280x1024 (SXGA), or 1600x1200 (UXGA).SaturationRefers to the inte

31SmartShader™SmartShader™ is ATI’s patented shader technology, providing custom transform and lighting effects for vertex shaders, allowing for fine

32 SmoothVision™ 2.1SmoothVision™ 2.1 uses an advanced multi-sampling anti-aliasing technique that takes up to six samples per pixel, coupled with lo

33Texture MappingIn computer graphics, two-dimensional textured surfaces are referred to as texture maps. Texture mapping is the process by which a t

34 VGA ConnectorA type of graphics connector, sometimes also called an analog connector. It is the most common type of video connector available, con

35IndexNumerics16:9 (aspect ratio) 202D 8, 193D 8, 11, 12, 13, 19, 26, 29, 313D Graphics 23D OpenGL Overrides 113Dc 19, 324:3 (aspect ratio) 20, 3048

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36 CCharisma Engine II 22chrominance 32, 34Color component 22Color correction 22Color curve 22Compliance Information 17Composite Video 23, 32, 34Cont

37Gouraud Shading 24, 25Graphic Cardfeatures 2Graphical Processor Unit (GPU) 31HHierarchical Z-buffer 26High Definition Television (HDTV) 30Hue 25, 3

38 Profile dialog 6QQuickTime 13RRadeon 6RCA connection 23Red Green Blue (RGB) 23, 25, 30, 34Refresh Rate 29Related Documentation 2Relative Rotation

39Texture mapping 33Texture Preference 33Trilinear filtering 33UUsing DVD and QuickTime Playback 13UXGA 30VVCR 23, 32VersaVision 8, 33Vertex shader 3

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1CHAPTER 1: IntroductionThe RADEON® X1900 G5 MAC EDITION represents the next generation in 3D and video acceleration for your Power Macintosh® comput

2 Related DocumentationRelated DocumentationThe README file summarizes the latest product revisions. Click the README icon on the installation disk t

TV Out Support 3SMOOTHVISION™ HD is an antialiasing solution that raises the bar for image quality using programmable multi-sampling methods to post-p

4 TV Out Support

Introduction 5CHAPTER 2: ATI Displays Control PanelIntroductionThe ATI Displays control panel provides access to the advanced features that the RADEON