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ProShare(TM) Products: Supported DCI Graphics Cards
PROSHARE VIDEO: SUPPORTED DCI GRAPHICS CARDS DOCUMENT
Video cards that support the Display Control Interface (DCI)
specification can provide the ability to display larger resolution video
without impacting frame rate. This means that when the ProShare video
product is used in a system with a DCI graphics card from the list
below, either the local or remote video can be displayed at either 640 x
480 pixels or even in full screen mode at the frame rate of the chosen
video mode, sharper or smoother. The ProShare video system software
takes advantage of the graphics card's ability to smoothly scale the
video.
DCI Support Requirements for ProShare Video Release 2.0:
* When you first install the ProShare software, DCI support is not
enabled. If you have a DCI-compatible display controller, and you want
to use it with the ProShare application to view full-screen video, you
must make a change to the PSSYSTEM.INI file in the ProShare software
directory.
Follow these instructions to make the change:
1 Start the Diagnostics & Utilities application that came with your
ProShare software.
2 Scroll down the list of diagnostics and utilities and double-click
on PSSYSTEM.INI to open the file.
3 Use the Search menu to find the line that contains the text
FreshCalibration.
4 Edit this line so that it reads FreshCalibration=1.
5 Use the Search menu to find the line that contains the text
EnableDCI.
6 Edit this line so that it reads EnableDCI=1.
7 Save and close the file.
8 Exit the Diagnostics & Utilities application.
9 Restart the ProShare application.
* ProShare Video V2.0 cannot do full screen if you are only running 256
colors (8-bit color) under Windows 3.1x.
* The Full Screen video window option is not supported under Windows 95.
Windows 95 uses Direct Draw and does not support DCI.
* In most cases you will need to install the Microsoft Video for Windows
Runtime 1.1e. Your video card will come with this disk. If you need,
you can download Video for Windows Runtime from Intel*s www site
(www.intel.com). Download the file IV32RT.EXE from the Intel Smart
Video Recorder support section.
For more detailed information about the DCI specification and how it
relates to ProShare Video, you can obtain Document 8765; DCI: Moving the
Industry Toward High-Quality, Full-Screen PC Video.
Elsa Winner 2000 Pro/X
ELSA Inc., 800-272-ELSA www.elsa.com (North America), www.elsa.de
(Europe)
Recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing.
The ELSA Winner 2000 Pro/X PCI card was tested with ProShare Video
version 2.0.
* For DCI support under Windows 3.1x, Intel recommends using ELSA driver
version 4.25.
* For DCI support, it is necessary to install Video for Windows from the
ELSA WinnerWare CD-ROM.
* Using ELSA driver v5.20, occasional system lockups can occur while
using Full Screen video.
* Video chip: S3 Vision 968
STB PowerGraph 64v+
STB Systems, Inc., (214) 234-8750 www.stb.com
Recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing.
The STB PowerGraph 64v+ 2Mb PCI card was tested with ProShare Video
version 2.0.
* For DCI support under Windows 3.1x, Intel recommends using STB driver
version 2.11h.
* Color distortion or artifacts can occur while in DCI mode when
displaying saturated colors (for example: a large solid-colored object
of a bright color such as red).
* Video chip: S3 Trio64v+
Matrox MGA Millenium
Matrox Graphics Inc., 908-248-8700 http://www.matrox.com
Recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing.
The Matrox MGA Millenium 2Mb PCI card was tested with ProShare Video
version 2.0.
* For DCI support under Windows 3.1x, Intel recommends using Matrox
driver version 1.20.
* DCI is not supported at 24-bit color depth. This is noted in the MGA
Millenium README file.
* Color distortion or artifacts can occur while in DCI mode when
displaying saturated colors (for example: a large solid-colored object
of a bright color such as red).
* Video chip: MGA-2064W
Diamond Viper Pro Video
Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc., 800-468-5846, 408-325-7000
www.diamondmm.com
The Diamond Viper Pro Video 2Mb PCI card was tested with ProShare Video
version 2.0.
Because this card has been discontinued, this card is not recommended
for DCI full screen video conferencing with ProShare Video 2.0.
* For DCI support under Windows 3.1x, Intel recommends using Viper Pro
Video driver version 2.03e.
* You will need to install Video for Windows Runtime to enable DCI
support.
* Using the 256 or 64K color driver for the Viper Pro Video card you may
see a dark colored band appear at the top of the Remote video window
intermittently. This problem does not occur using the 16.7 million
color driver (24-bit driver).
* Video Chip: Weitek 9100
ATI Mach 64 Graphics Pro Turbo
ATI Technologies, 905-882-2626 http://www.atitech.ca
The ATI Mach 64 Graphics Pro Turbo 4Mb PCI card was tested with ProShare
Video version 2.0.
Because of problems that occurred during testing, this card is not
recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing with ProShare Video
2.0.
* For DCI support under Windows 3.1x, Intel recommends using ATI driver
versions 1.55 or 2.11.
* For DCI support, you need to install the Motion Video Accelerator
(MVA) drivers.
* Also for DCI support, you need to manually edit the ATIDCI.INI in the
WINDOWS directory. Add the parameter IF09 (IF-"zero"-9) after any other
parameters on the Enumerate line as shown.
Example: Enumerate=Device
change to Enumerate=Device, IF09
* Using ATI driver v1.55, intermittent page faults and color distortion
can occur while taking snapshots with ProShare Video v2.0. Video
performance is good however.
* Using driver v2.01, you may see General Protection Faults in ATI's
video driver (M64DCI.DLL) when DCI is enabled.
* Driver v2.11 includes fixes for problems with v1.55 and v2.01, but the
video frame rate sporadically becomes very slow.
* Video chip: Mach64 GX.
Number Nine 9FX Motion 771
Number Nine Visual Technology, 800 438-6463 www.nine.com
The Number Nine 9FX Motion 771 4Mb PCI card was tested with ProShare
Video version 2.0.
Because of problems that occurred during testing, this card is not
recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing with ProShare Video
2.0.
* Testing was done using the Motion 771 driver version 2.12.
* Strange video stretching occurs under Windows 3.1x (whether DCI is
enabled or not). This problem is apparent when the green volume level
indicator is displayed in the remote video window.
* When in Smoother mode, DCI full screen video will not work. Sharper
mode full screen will work however. (Smoother and Sharper mode are
selectable under Preferences for video. The default mode is smoother.
Sharper mode can be selected by checking the box for *Prefer Sharper
Image over Smoother Motion*.) * Color distortion or artifacts can occur
while in DCI mode when displaying saturated colors (for example: a
large solid-colored object of a bright color such as red).
* When in a continuous presence multipoint conference using the normal
size remote video window, the remote video window will be split unevenly
so that the two lower 'sub-windows' are only partially visible. This
problem is not apparent when you enlarge the remote video window.
* Video chip: S3 Vision 968
Diamond Stealth Video 3200 (a.k.a. Stealth Video VRAM)
Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc., 800-468-5846, 408-325-7000
www.diamondmm.com
The Diamond Viper Pro Video 2Mb PCI card was tested with ProShare Video
version 2.0.
Because of problems that occurred during testing, this card is not
recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing with ProShare Video
2.0.
* Testing was done using the Stealth Video 3200 driver version 2.12.
* When in Smoother mode, DCI full screen video will not work. Sharper
mode full screen will work however. (Smoother and Sharper mode are
selectable under Preferences for video. The default mode is smoother.
Sharper mode can be selected by checking the box for *Prefer Sharper
Image over Smoother Motion*.) * Color distortion or artifacts can occur
while in DCI mode when displaying saturated colors (for example: a
large solid-colored object of a bright color such as red).
* Snapshots taken at the Extra Large video window size are segmented.
* Video chip: S3 Vision 968
Diamond Stealth 2201 XL
Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc., 800-468-5846, 408-325-7000
www.diamondmm.com
The Diamond Stealth 2201 XL PCI card was tested with ProShare Video
version 2.0.
Because of problems that occurred during testing, this card is not
recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing with ProShare Video
2.0.
* Strange image segmentation occurs when video windows overlap each
other. This problem can be reproduced by playing back AVI video files
using Media Player also.
* Video chip: S3 Trio64v+
VideoLogic GrafixStar 400
VideoLogic Inc., 800 578 5644 www.videologic.com
The VideoLogic GrafixStar 400 PCI card was tested with ProShare Video
version 2.0.
Because of problems that occurred during testing, this card is not
recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing with ProShare Video
2.0.
* Poor local video quality occurs at 1024x768 resolution using 16-bit
color.
* General Protection Faults occur when taking snapshots of the remote
video window. The cause of this is unknown.
* Video chip: S3 Trio64v+
VideoLogic GrafixStar 700
VideoLogic Inc., 800 578 5644 www.videologic.com
The VideoLogic GrafixStar 700 PCI card was tested with ProShare Video
version 2.0.
Because of problems that occurred during testing, this card is not
recommended for DCI full screen video conferencing with ProShare Video
2.0.
* Testing was done using GrafixStar 700 driver version 1.2.1 * General
Protection Faults occur when taking snapshots of the remote video
window. The cause of this is unknown.
* Color distortion or artifacts can occur while in DCI mode when
displaying saturated colors (for example: a large solid-colored object
of a bright color such as red).
* Video chip: S3 Vision 968
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