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1. Refresh rate or image refresh frequency in Hz indicates how many times per second an image on the monitor is refreshed Glossary Rendering Process for calculating the repre sentation of a 3D scene in which the position and color of each point in space is determined The depth information is held in the gt Z buffer the color and size information is held in the 1rame buffer Resolution The number of pixels in horizon tal and vertical direction on the screen for example 640 horizontal by 480 vertical pixels 640 x 480 RGB Color information is saved in the Red Green Blue color format ROM Abbreviation of Read Only Memory semiconductor memory that can only be read and not written to S Video or S VHS Signal transmission of video information where the signals for chrominance and luminance are sepa rated This results in a higher picture quality Shading Shading or rendering is a way to define the colors on curved surfaces in order to give an object a natural appearance To achieve this the surfaces are subdivided into many small triangles The three most impor tant 3D shading methods differ in the algorithm used to apply colors to these triangles Flat shading the triangles are uniformly col ored Gouraud shading The color shades on a trian gle are calculated by interpolating the vertex colors resulting in a smooth appearance of the surface Phong shading the color shade2. Appendix Warranty conditions The ELSA AG warranty valid as of June 01 1998 is given to purchasers of ELSA products in addition to the warranty conditions provided by law and in accordance with the following conditions 1 a b c d 2 Warranty coverage The warranty covers the equipment delivered and all its parts Parts will at our sole discretion be replaced or repaired free of charge if despite proven proper handling and adherence to the operat ing instructions these parts became defective due to fabrication and or material defects Also we reserve the right to replace the defective product by a successor product or repay the original pur chase price to the buyer in exchange to the defective product Operating manuals and possibly sup plied software are excluded from the warranty Material and service charges shall be covered by us but not shipping and handling costs involved in transport from the buyer to the service station and or to us Replaced parts become property of ELSA ELSA are authorized to carry out technical changes e g firmware updates beyond repair and re placement of defective parts in order to bring the equipment up to the current technical state This does not result in any additional charge for the customer A legal claim to this service does not ex ist Warranty period The warranty period for ELSA products is six years Excepted from this warranty period are ELSA color monitors and E
3. Here 8 bits are available for each color component 256 levels resulting in 16 7 million different color hues There are more colors available than pixels on the screen 1 3 million pixels at a resolution of 1280 x 1024 VESA DDC Display Data Channel The Display Data Channel provides a serial data channel between the monitor and the graphics board as long as both support DDC and the monitor cable includes the addi tional DDC wire This feature allows the monitor data to be sent automatically to the graphics board e g name type max horizontal frequency timing definitions etc or even for the graphics board to send instruction to the monitor There are various standards DDC2B and DDC2AB ELSA WINNER Il O All about graphics DDC2B A bi directional data channel based on the 12C access bus protocol is used for the com munication between monitor and graphics board In the case of a standard IBM VGA compatible 15 pin monitor connector pin 12 formerly used as monitor ID bit 1 is used for data transmission SDA and the pin 15 formerly used as monitor ID bit 3 is used as transmission clock SCL The graphics board can request the short EDID information see DDC1 as well as the more comprehensive VDIF information VESA Display Identification File DDC2AB With DDC2AB additional to DDC2B the computer can send commands for controlling the monitor e g for adjusting the screen position or the brightness similar to
4. amount of work required here is known only to the processor but we will describe it in detail to you below The 3D pipeline What actually happens when a monitor displays a 3D object The data describing the 3D object are passed through what is known as the 3D pipeline in which the mathematical calculations for its representation in space and perspective on the monitor are carried out What happens in detail Display Object data Tesselation Geometrical Rendering on the i transformation ies Start The object data The pipeline starts at the object The object description is made up of the data points Tesselation In the first step the object is broken down into a number of polygons or triangles The vertices of the triangles are described by coordinate points x y and z with the 7 value containing the depth information Depending on the representation these vertices also contain information concerning the material and texture The volume of data to be pro cessed increases enormously because of this conversion of the image information Geometrical transformation This part of the 3D pipeline is very processor intensive as all the calculations for the 3D scene are carried out at this stage Simplified it comprises of the following steps ELSA WINNER II All about graphics Illumination The illumination of the scene by different light sources is calculated Transformation In transformation the objects a
5. 60 120 60 120 HighColor 65 536 colors TrueColor 16 7 million colors What makes sense There are some basic ground rules for you to follow when setting up your graphics sys tem On the one hand there are the ergonomic guidelines although nowadays these are met by most systems and on the other hand there are limitations inherent to your sys tem e g your monitor The question of whether your applications need to run using large color depths perhaps even TrueColor is also important This is an important condition for many DTP or CAD workstations We recommend that games and normal Windows applications are operated in HighColor with 65 536 colors More Pixels more fun This is an opinion which is widespread but which is not entirely true under all circum stances The general rule is that a refresh rate of 73 Hz meets the minimum ergonomic ELSA WINNER Il After installing the drivers requirements The resolution to be selected also depends on the capabilities of your mon itor The table below is a guide to the resolutions you might select Monitor Typical Minimum Maximum Ergonomic size image size resolution resolution resolution 17 15 5 16 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 19 17 5 18 1 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1152 x 864 20 21 19 20 1024 x 768 1600 x 1200 1280 x 1024 24 21725 1600 x 1000 1920 x 1200 1600 x 1000 Changing the resolution You set the resolution of your graphi
6. A me nct uo 22 BITES eT Er 22 esi Siue TN TUM E inns Cac tT UNE 23 Color Palettes TrueColor and Gray Scales sss 23 A EON NEN 23 ELSA WINNER II VESA DDC Display Data Channel 2 itr rtt cce crees 24 A O cC Cub ELA LU et 25 A A re ee COTE 25 Technical AAA A de eee ean a hia 27 Characteristics of the graphics board std olaaa 27 ELSA graphics board addresses cesiones 27 Ports on the graphics board dais 28 The A A A 28 A 29 HESS MEM do et 30 A A 31 DOC Declaration of Conformity near dont 31 Warranty conditions sd rada irreal delicia salia 32 EET A EE E EA EE E A 35 AAA O A N a a TIPOS 39 ELSA WINNER II Vr deg Introduction m Introduction ELSA WINNER Il highlights New 3 Savage 4 Pro graphics processor Pixel clock frequency up to 300 MHz S3TC texture compression 128 bit Windows acceleration Video in DFP interface for connecting LCD panels ELSA drivers for Windows NT Windows 98 and Windows 95 Product support via ELSA LocalWeb and Internet WWW site Six year warranty This board complies with the CE and FCC rules Video in Video Recording Full screen for PAL NTSC Video Editing with bundled Main Actor software including animated GIF and MPEG2 export Internet Videoconferencing with bundled NetMeeting software Comfortable Videotext and teletext display TV tuner required e g VCR S Video input for VCR Satellite Tuner and Camera What s in the box You wil
7. Monitor It may be enticing to record video material but We must remind you that copyright protected material must not be copied or duplicated without permission ELSA accepts no responsibility for copyright violations You can connect any normal video camera or any video device to the graphics board Connect the video output on the device to the suitable socket on your graphics board If you connect a video source with a composite plug use the composite video adapter The video input on the ELSA WINNER Ilis compatible with Video for Windows Thus any application that supports this standard should work Once you have connected the video source started your computer and loaded Windows click on the ELSA symbol in the task bar in the bottom right of the screen and select the Video Capture Source Start command from the dialog box Video Capture Source Now you should specify which video source you wish to use on the ELSA Video Capture Properties tab The color correction options allow you to adapt the input signal This ELSA WINNER II ELSA video settings covers brightness contrast color image sharpness and hue The setting for the hue however is only effective for NTSC input signals The color correction affects the video image only not the whole screen ELSA RA Uil If don t want it in it s got to stay out Bide by this motto when deciding which video connector is to be used and the con
8. are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio frequency inter ference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy It may interfere with to radio communications if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception this can be determined by turning this equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follow ing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between this equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than that to which the receiver is connected Consult your dealer or an experienced radio TV technician Caution To comply with the limits for an FCC Class B computing device always use a shielded signal cable Caution to the user The Federal Communications Commission warns the user that AN changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment ELSA WINNER II Introduction ELSA WINNER Il After installing the drivers Bn After installing the drivers In this chapter you will find descriptions of where you can find the software for operating your ELSA gr
9. completed this image is then passed to the front buffer in a process known as flipping The next image will only ever be displayed once the image drawing process in the back buffer is completed This procedure should be repeated at least 20 times a second to give a smooth representation of 3D scenarios In this context we speak of frames per second fops a very important value for 3D applications A cinema film runs at 24 fps 3D interfaces Software interfaces including 3D interfaces are known as APIs Application Program Interface The question is what are these interfaces used for and how do they work ELSA WINNER II All about graphics In simple terms They make developers work easier The methods by which the various interfaces function are comparable In the past it was necessary to address the various hardware components directly in programming if you wanted to exploit their capabilities to the full The APIs are a kind of translator operating between the hardware and the software The specification of standard definitions was the precondition for the proper function of these translation routines These definitions are implemented by the hardware manufac turers during development and optimized for the hardware concerned Developers can implement complex procedures relatively easily by using these definitions They can use a uniform command set when programming and do not need to know the characteristics specific to the hardw
10. manual support VESA DPMS DRAM Abbreviation of Dynamic Random Access Memory Volatile memory for read and write operations EDO RAM Abbreviation for Extended Data Output Random Access Memory Hyper Page Mode EDO RAM is very common on graphics boards as the most recently used data persist in memory A number of read accesses to sim llar data occur during the generation of an image so that use of EDO RAM gives a signifi cant speed advantage FCC FCC compliance means that a device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ference in a residential installation FIFO method first in first out a system used in batch processing and queues in which the first signal to arrive is processed first Fixed frequency monitor A monitor that can only be operated at a specific resolution and refresh rate Flat shading Shading Flipping The image generated in the back buffer is displayed Frame buffer Part of the graphics memory in which the image next to be displayed on the screen is generated In addition transparency effects are calculated in the frame buffer Front buffer is the name for the visible image page in 4double buffering ELSA WINNER II Geometrical transformation The position of the object in space is determined from the observer s
11. persons or damage to private property are specifically covered by the product liability law or in cas es of intentional act or culpable negligence Claims for compensation of lost profits indirect or consequential detriments are excluded ELSA is not liable for lost data or retrieval of lost data in cases of slight and ordinary negligence In the case that the intentional or culpable negligence of ELSA employees has caused a loss of data ELSA will be liable for those costs typical to the recovery of data where periodic security data back ups have been made The warranty is valid only for the first purchaser and is not transferable The court of jurisdiction is located in Aachen Germany in the case that the purchaser is a merchant If the purchaser does not have a court of jurisdiction in the Federal Republic of Germany or if he moves his domicile out of Germany after conclusion of the contract ELSA s court of jurisdiction ap plies This is also applicable if the purchaser s domicile is not known at the time of institution of proceedings The law of the Federal Republic of Germany is applicable The UN commercial law does not apply to dealings between ELSA and the purchaser ELSA WINNER II Appendix ELSA WINNER Il Glossary 3D Three dimensional 3D clipping Process in geometric trans formation in which invisible surfaces or parts of a 3D object are removed 3D pipeline Sum of all steps required for the represe
12. point of view Gouraud shading Shading Graphics accelerator refers to a graphics accelerator board i e a board particularly suited for graphics intensive user environ ments HighColor designates a 15 bpp or 16 bpp bits per pixel graphics mode i e 32 768 or 65 536 colors Horizontal frequency The horizontal fre quency scan frequency of a monitor in kHz This value must be set in accordance with the operating limits of the monitor otherwise the monitor might be damaged in extreme cases Horizontal scan frequency The horizontal scan frequency of a monitor in kHz This value must be set in accordance with the operating limits of the monitor otherwise the monitor might be damaged in extreme cases Interpolation A video image must be stretched or shrunk in order to fit into the dis play window If pixels are simply multiplied for example a block of four equally colored pixels represents the original pixel aliasing effects blocks and stairs will occur This can be avoided by interpolation procedures using average colors for inserted pixels Horizontal interpolation is relatively easy to perform since the pixels are drawn to the screen in lines Vertical interpolation is more difficult and requires a complete pixel line to be buffered MIP mapping In MIP mapping a number of textures are assigned to an object depending on distance The representation of the object becomes
13. 19 9100 O Before you read on The installation of the ELSA WINNER Il hardware and software drivers is described in full in the Installation Guide which accompanies this manual You should refer to that docu ment before attempting to install your board and before reading this manual Contents latrod COL aa 1 ELSA WINNER PRIORITIES a a e io teh tabes cde urs 1 AA 1 A A A 1 What hardware do Degdf ind 2 CE conformity and FCC radiation standard 3 After installing the drivers ira ce ha oodd ru noue anco teta Ye URLs ida 5 Software installation from the CD 5 Therme PUITS icis aot E E de 5 What are your BEIGE AAA A te fos 6 What Makes Sense d cte se ua doen actae ien c bx tit todas e ets 6 Changing the resolutio aid sonia lidad 7 Windows 95 and Windows Trina 7 Windows N O osas citada 10 ELSA WRnROEDMI Me 11 Video in oer O Liu N 11 The Video Picture on the Computer Monitor sssssssessss 11 How Does the Video Image Get Onto the Computer Monitor 13 A 14 MN A iet x Sd MM ML LA E pP LLL 14 ESMERO 15 The Multimedia Pleasant id doc 15 MainActor the principal performer sse 16 UME SOQ UCC ET ueteri dece N 16 THO VI BO editos pe A 17 E a e a e O do qa 17 ELSA Gamma correction strain ia 18 ELSA SWIT aen tial ste atta ee ar al e 18 All about graphics ii naa 19 3D graphics Te presenta EN 19 Mes lunares T A a 19 IO do tdo adas 21 What APls are available
14. ACCESS bus Modern monitors and graphics boards no longer use this standard The pin assignment of the VGA D shell socket can be found in the chapter Technical data ELSA WINNER II All about graphics ELSA WINNER Il Technical data 2 Technical data Those of you with a technical bent will find more detailed information regarding the ELSA WINNER ll in this chapter All interfaces and their assignments are described in detail Characteristics of the graphics board ELSA WINNER II Graphics processor Savage 4 Pro 125 MHz RAMDAC pixel timing 300MHz On board memory FLSA WINNER Il without video 16 MB SyncRAM 125 MHz ELSA WINNER II with video 32 MB SyncRAM 143 MHz BIOS Flash BIOS with VBE 3 0 Support Bus system AGP 2x and 4x VESA DDC DDC2B ELSA graphics board addresses The ELSA graphics boards are 100 IBM VGA compatible and occupy the same memory area and specific addresses in the 1 0 range The memory range above 1 MB is automat ically assigned through the PCI BIOS interface If you come across any address conflicts try to modify the I O address of the expansion board causing the conflict The addresses of the ELSA graphics boards cannot be changed The WINNER II also requires an interrupt IRQ which is free This may have to be reserved in the computer s BIOS For help with this theme refer to the manual for your mainboard To ensure that your system functions properly the addresses and ranges occup
15. ELSA WINNER Il O 1999 ELSA AG Aachen Germany While the information in this manual has been compiled with great care it may not be deemed an assur ance of product characteristics ELSA shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software supplied with this product and the use of its contents is subject to written authorization from ELSA ELSA is DIN EN ISO 9001 certified The accredited T V CERT certification authority has confirmed ELSA conformity to the worldwide ISO 9001 standard in certificate number 09 100 5069 issued on June 15 1998 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other right owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Trademarks Windows Windows NT and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp All other names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners The ELSA logo is a registered trademark of ELSA AG Subject to change without notice No liability for technical errors or omissions ELSA AG E
16. LSA Inc Sonnenweg 11 2231 Calle De Luna D 52070 Aachen Santa Clara CA 95054 Germany USA Aachen July 1999 No 21606 0799 O Preface Thank you for placing your trust in this ELSA product With the ELSA WINNER Il you have selected a graphics board which was designed as an allround product for multimedia computers The graphics processor on the board ensures high speed generation of on screen graphics making this board ideal for fast gaming and visualization ELSA products are subject to the highest of standards in production and quality control which are the foundation for consistently high product quality ELSA WINNER II This manual provides all the information you will need to get the best out of your ELSA graphics board For instance which resolution is best for which monitor or how is the board upgraded The accompanying ELSA utility programs are described and you will find detailed information about 3D acceleration ELSA products are subject to continual further development It is therefore possible that the information printed in this manual is not current in all respects Current information about updates can always be found in the README files on the ELSA CD If you have further questions or need additional help you can rely on our online services which are available to ELSA customers In very urgent cases the ELSA Hotline can be reached under the following number 1 800272 6131 or from outside the USA 1 408 9
17. LSA videoconferencing systems with a warranty period of 3 years This period begins at the day of delivery from the ELSA dealer Warranty services do not result in an extension of the warranty period nor do they initiate a new warranty period The warranty period for installed replacement parts ends with the warranty period of the device as a whole 3 a b c d 4 Warranty procedure If defects appear during the warranty period the warranty claims must be made immediately at the latest within a period of 7 days In the case of any externally visible damage arising from transport e g damage to the housing the transport company representative and ELSA should be informed immediately On discovery of dam age which is not externally visible the transport company and ELSA are to be immediately informed in writing at the latest within 7 days of delivery Transport to and from the location where the warranty claim is accepted and or the repaired device is exchanged is at the purchaser s own risk and cost Warranty claims are only valid if the original purchase receipt is returned with the device Suspension of the warranty All warranty claims will be deemed invalid a b ELSA WINNER Il if the device is damaged or destroyed as a result of acts of nature or by environmental influences moisture electric shock dust etc if the device was stored or operated under conditions not in compliance with the technical
18. MIP mapping method stores a large number of enlargement stages for the texture The depth information of a primitive is then used to determine which enlargement stages of the texture will be used in drawing Normal textures sel dom contain more than 256 colors The first 15 bits of a 16 bit wide color representation are reserved for the colors 5 5 5 R G B Information concerning the transparency of the texture is car ried in the alpha channel The last bit is reserved for this information Finally a distinction is made in MIP mapping between bilinear and trilinear filtering Bilin ear filtering interpolates between two pixels of two textures trilinear filtering interpolates between four pixels for each of two textures Bump mapping introduces a new dimension Relief or raised textures can only be generated with the other methods in two dimensions using light and shadow effects In bump mapping the texture is additionally assigned height informa tion which allows very realistic three dimensional effects to be created All about graphics The staircase effect is corrected by anti aliasing This is either done by interpolating mixed pixels in which a new color value is computed from two adjacent color val ues or by using transparent pixels of the same color which are overlaid over adja cent pixels Shading Shading takes account of the effects created by different light sources on the 3D object and provide for a very realistic
19. O 21H35 Change Color Depth Refresh Rate 5536 colors High Color y E Hz y Details Visible Resolution Cancel Apply Windows 98 GA pp TURUNEN it ELSA WINNER II Windows 95 Under Windows 98 you can reach the Settings by selecting the Settings tab and then clicking on the Advanced It is important to carry out the following settings or checks step by step the monitor type Scheme Dala Sal Mordor the resolution of the monitor Tae 3200 00 m ELSACECUMONZIHGEZ Che image Scheme Data Set and Color Depth Relresh Plate the color depth 15 m cd Tru Colo eo He zie 20000465 6 the refresh rate Choosing the monitor If your monitor supports DDC the preset values will be displayed under Scheme If this is not the case click on Change to call up the database of monitor types You will be presented with a list of monitor manufacturers and monitor models If your manufacturer is present click on the entry and then select your model If your monitor is not listed there are two options One option is to select the Standard monitor from the list of manufacturers and then select the resolution you wish to work with A second option requires information about the technical specifications for your monitor Consult your monitor manual to ensure that you have the correct information Click on Change in the Monitor type database window In addition to the in
20. about the entries listed Space Required 10633K Space Available 722560 K C00001GB The right settings Our tip is Invest a little time at this stage and you won t regret it Take your time to set up your system just right Your eyes will thank you for it and you are guaranteed to have more fun in front of your screen ELSA WINNER II Dn After installing the drivers To set up your system properly the following questions should be answered What is the maximum resolution can set on my system Which color depth do want to use What value should set for my display refresh rate To help you find the answers to these questions this chapter has been divided according to the operating systems available Just look for the section about the operating system you use All the information you need is here and all the software you need if not already a part of your operating system is on the W NNERware CD What are your options The tables below show the maximum possible resolutions for the ELSA graphics board Note that these resolutions cannot be achieved under all operating conditions Max Refresh Rate Hz Color depth 256 colors 8bit HighColor 16bit TrueColor 24 bit 32 bit 1920 x 1440 60 75 60 75 5 1600 x 1200 60 85 60 85 1280 x 1024 60 100 60 100 60 75 1152x 864 60 100 60 100 60 100 1024x 768 60 120 60 120 60 120 800x 600 60 120 60 120 60 120 640x 480 60 120
21. aphics board the performance characteristics of your graphics board and how you can most effectively tuning for the combination of monitor and ELSA graph ics board Software installation from the CD The ELSA graphics board is normally supplied with software on a CD ROM You will find all the utilities described in this manual on the WINNERware CD unless they are a com ponent of the operating system Once you have successfully completed the steps described in the Installation Guide your ELSA WINNER Il is integrated into your computer system with installed drivers In this way you have very likely come to know the program ELSA CD setup This program should start automatically after inserting your WINNERware CD but if not then you can run the SETUP EXE from the CD s root directory The CD setup recognizes the operating system and the ELSA graphics board Based on this information the program displays the driver and the selection of software supported All of these programs are on the W NNERware CD Select Components x Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Components MainActor Microsoft Multimedia Player 7 Intel Indeo 5 Adobe Acrobat Reader ELSA WINNER 2000 Office manual List of software which can be installed Description The current ELSA drivers and tools for your d graphics board s will be installed Ss p Information
22. are What APIs are available There are a good dozen more or less commonly found 3D APIs However in recent years two formats have established themselves as the favorites Direct 3D and OpenGL ELSA graphics boards support these commonly found 3D interfaces The functional differences between the interfaces are slight The decisive questions for the user concern extensi bility flexibility and possible portability to existing applications Direct 3D As a development of Mode X and DirectDraw under Windows 3 1x Direct 3D is a branch of the DirectX multimedia family which was developed directly for Windows 95 to accel erate the slow 3D display characteristics of the operating system Direct 3D is based on Microsoft s Common Object Model COM which is also used as the foundation to OLE technology Object Linking and Embedding Direct 3D cooperates with Direct Draw in two dimensional display A typical situation would be for instance rendering a 3D object while Direct Draw is placing a two dimensional background bitmap Microsoft claims to have corrected some of the weaknesses of the old version in the most recent version 5 0 Immediate mode and retained mode As can be assumed from the two terms immediate mode is a programming mode that is close to the hardware Retained mode on the other hand is a programming mode that is largely predefined through an API interface What does this mean in detail Looking at the two systems hierarchica
23. cs board in the Control Panel under Windows Windows 95 and Windows 98 The En Settings are automatically integrated into the Control Panel during the instal lation of the WiNman Suite You can use these Settings to tweak your graphics system for the best performance The Esm Settings provide some great features Once you have specified the graphics board model and the monitor data the program will automat ically detect which settings are possible and which are not This means for instance that it is impossible for you to select an incorrect refresh rate which might damage your monitor D Click on Start then select Settings gt Control Panel You will find the Display icon in the Control Panel When you start this program you are shown a dialog box where you can modified the display settings ELSA WINNER II Dn After installing the drivers O 3 Here you should click on the tig Settings tab Display Properties L2 x Settings has all the options Background Screen Saver Appearance for setting up the graphics board Pus mo E Settings setings for your monitor ELSA WINNER II Properties 2 x General Adapter Monitor Performance Color Management E Settings Set Monitor cpp 85H v ESA ECOMO21H87 Change Refresh Rate 1 High Color Jes Hz Details Visible Resolution Scheme Data Set Monitor 11524864 16bpp 75H JELSA ECOM
24. e differential output reference clock output channel 0 Reserved HPD Hot plug detection DDC DAT DDC2B Data DDC CLK DDC2B clock GND Logic ground 5 V Logic 5 V supply Reserved USB Reserved USB TMDS Transition Minimized Differential Signalling 6000 09 000 YO 60000 000 0 6 ELSA WINNER II KA Technical data The S Video connector Pin assignment Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND ground Y 2 GND ground C 3 Y intensity luminance 4 C color chrominance ELSA WINNER II Appendix Appendix DOC Declaration of Conformity ELSA AG WINNER Il C Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Compliance Information Statement Declaration of Conformity Procedure Responsible Party ELSA Inc Address 2231 Calle De Luna Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Phone 1 408 919 9100 Type of Equipment Graphics Board Model Name WINNER II This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected On behalf of the manufacturer importer this declaration is submitted by Peter Wieninger VP Engineering ELSA AG Germany Aachen April 14 1999 ELSH ELSA WINNER II
25. e taken from the README files on the CD The Multimedia Player Until now a variety of programs for the playback of CDs videos and other media was available under Multimedia in the Accessories folder of the Windows start menu These have now been succeeded by the Microsoft Multimedia Player It handles the most com mon multimedia formats all under one common user interface regardless of whether the data is coming from the Internet or the local hard disk The Multimedia Player is responsible for the playback of RealAudio and RealVideo as well as WAV AVI and Quicktime files Video playback or Internet live radio The Microsoft Multimedia Player handles all common multimedia formats m play_rbn ra Windows Media Pla Ea File View Play Favorites Go Help my Fy Showcase Ef gt n m 144 44 b ODI g 1 a After the installation the file extensions of media files are permanently associated with the Multimedia Player You can thus double click the media files in the Windows Explorer or My Computer folder to conveniently launch the Player and start the playback The use of the Multimedia Player is intuitive and it includes a comprehensive help func tion to clarify questions or solve problems while working with the program ELSA WINNER II 16 Useful stuff and more MainActor the principal performer You will find MainActor on the CD The program consists of three modules with which you are ab
26. ettings Color Palette r Desktop Area Less More 1024 by 768 pixels r EontSize Refresh Frequency List All Modes Test Display Type You can select the possible settings for Color palette Font size Resolution and Dis play frequency from this dialog box The available selection is determined by the ELSA driver you have installed You should always check the configuration you have selected by clicking on the Test button You will find further information on how to customize your graphics settings under Win dows NT 4 0 in your system manual O ELSA WINNER II ELSA video settings Mi ELSA video settings Video in If you have installed the ELSA driver an ELSA icon will appear in the task bar at the bot tom right of your screen 7 A click on this icon opens up a dialog box from which you can call up the commands for the video settings Using the ELSA video settings you can set the following options The connector Video Capture Source The video standard Video Capture Source The resolution of the video recording Video Capture Format A preview window for the signal at the video input Video and videotext viewer If you have connected a video input device to the ELSA WINNER II you will need to change your settings under Video capture Format and Video capture Source The Video Picture on the Computer
27. for each pixel although the color values are 18 bits wide the disadvantage Only 256 colors can be displayed simultaneously from a palette of 262 144 possible colors DirectColor The situation is different in the case of DirectColor TrueColor RealColor and HighColor In this case the value stored in the video memory is not translated but is passed directly to the D A converter This means that the full color information must be saved for each pixel The meanings of the terms RealColor TrueColor and HighColor can be confused as they are not always used unambiguously HighColor and RealColor HighColor and RealColor usually describe a 15 or 16 bit wide graphics mode while True Color should only be used for the more professional 24 bit mode or 32 bit mode 15 bits provide 5 bits each for the red green and blue values resulting in 32 levels per RGB component and thus 32 768 32 x 32 x 32 different color hues The 16 bit graphics modes are organized differently Most common are R G B 5 6 5 e g XGA and 6 6 4 e g 1860 5 6 5 means that 5 bits are used for each of red and blue and 6 bits are used for green In the case of 6 6 4 6 bits are used for red and green and 4 bits for blue Both ways of assigning the bits correspond to the color sensitivity of the human eye this is highest for green and lowest for blue 65 536 different colors can be displayed TrueColor The TrueColor mode is more complex using 24 bits per pixel
28. formation regard ELSA WINNER II After installing the drivers El ing the monitor manufacturer and the model designation you will have to enter the fre quency ranges for the horizontal and vertical scan frequencies and specify the diagonal size of your monitor Monitor manufacturer If your monitor type is not listed in the monitors database you can enter the gt Monitor model name monitor manufacturer and model type here The most important information is the maximal horizontal scan rate min max o E o kHz limits of horizontal scan frequency o E o Hz limits of vertical refresh rate The vertical and horizontal frequency ranges and the diagonal size of the Nominal CRT diagonal size in inches or centimeters screen are the important settings o inch fo em or visible screen area in centimeter o cm x 0 cm C00005 GB Check your entries for the image frequencies carefully as otherwise you might damage your monitor Look these up in your monitor manual or consult the monitor manufacturer ELSA WINNER II L After installing the drivers Windows NT 4 0 The settings for the graphics driver are included in the Control Panel under Windows NT 4 0 Use the command sequence Start gt Settings gt Control Panel to call the dialog window where you should find the icon for Display Double click on this symbol to open the window with its various tabs Click on the Settings tab Display Properties Lx S
29. hard disk optimization before recording Use a separate hard disk for recording Use the ELSA video compress Deactivate the audio recording if not required AVI files recorded with the ELSA compression require a codec installed in the system for playback Thus you should follow two steps when recording D First record the video with the ELSA compression to benefit from the advantages outlined above 2 Then use MainActor see page 24 to convert the file into a more common format such as MPEG Indeo or Cinepak You could also use any video editing program which supports the Video for Windows codec If you want to playback video recorded with the ELSA compression best results are achieved with the Windows Media Player using RealColor or TrueColor modes A color depth with just 8 bits pixel 256 colors can result in poor image quality with coarse color transition How Does the Video Image Get Onto the Computer Monitor The WINNERware CD has programs you can use to display the video image One partic ularly exciting application when the video camera is connected is to use Microsoft Net Meeting You can set up conferences over a TCP IP network or a telephone connection which will also send video information For example you can show on the screen the video image of the participants in a conference Entire video sequences can be recorded with MainActor another program on the W NNERware CD Special formats allow link ing of animated
30. he standardization of computer graphics VRAM Abbreviation for video RAM Mem ory chip for fast graphics boards Z buffer 3D depth information position in the third dimension for each pixel Index Numerics A be tnit 20 35 o es decidere 19 35 A Addresses ine 27 AGP taranna an P 35 A a aa nate 35 Alpha blending stoner 35 AAT TIS TG scene DR Et ina 21 Vol coena dte omes E SEN 21 B Back buffer nuestro ados 21 35 Back face culling tE 20 5110 aaia it 27 35 Bump Mapping ian sedet t tco po 20 35 BUS oa NON VICO M 27 35 C Chrominance sssi 35 A nenm nave mnie iad 35 Color channels AAA Mts 18 C lorpalett g ssni a 23 Color representation sss 18 A m 18 COM aes occae etit t ehem uot aet 22 D PA Seca uta cto 28 A A EE Se ee 35 Declaration of Conformity 31 A eet 23 A tide dette 24 35 DirectDraW id 22 A ado cde tena 2 Double teria ice rts 35 DPMS A DON 36 PA on Eo aptek nh eee 36 E EDO RAM T 36 Index Ku F dip 3 36 AAA ctt baa rade DADA 20 Flats Dati llf srta iia 21 36 37 AA nre AE R 21 36 Frame buffer aos EA 21 36 AAA O 21 36 G Gamma correction eii roin 18 Geometrical transformation 19 36 Gouraud shading ar iio 21 37 Grey SCAl S caer aaaeei 23 H Hardware description o oiciinininio 27 MOCOS a 24 36 Horizontal frequency sssi 36 l IP eiai 27 Immediate mode
31. he moni tor and the printer output For the three RGB colors red green and blue you can define the color space either by using a slider or by entering the individual values Each setting can be saved as a scheme that you can later call up ELSA WINNER Il Display Properties MEI Background Screen Saver Appearance Plus sal Info EB Settings GH ELSA Gamma GH ELSA Displays Settings ul E Display Devices Select Panel Panel Settings Expansion Panel Type Information tea e Display Properties HE Background Screen Saver Appearance Plus E Info E Settings GH ELSA Gamma amp s ELSA Displays Settings ELGHLLE NE q 1 01 12 0127 Schemes r Color Channels jo P OA jo Greene eerren ioo Blue DOU eee eee ee eee eee eee eee Iv Link RGB All about graphics Lj All about graphics This is the chapter where we really get stuck in Anyone who wants to know more about graphics especially in connection with the ELSA WINNER IL will finde a whole load of technical stuff right here 3D graphics representation Today it is considered de rigeur to know all about 3D Your curiosity will be aroused as soon as you experience the first visual wizardry generated by your new graphics board Two features of the 3D display will leap out at you it s both realistic and fast The
32. ied by the ELSA graphics board must not be accessed simultaneously by other hardware compo nents The following addresses are assigned 1 0 addresses Standard VGA 1 0 3B0 3DF Memory addresses Video RAM A0000 BFFFF Video BIOS ROM C0000 C7FFF ELSA WINNER II Technical data Ports on the graphics board 32 MB version 16 MB version ELSA 32 MB version with video DFP socket for digital con trol of LCD monitors ezo Qs EE VGA D shell socket connector for the monitor 15pin Video in socket for connecting the adapter cable The VGA D shell socket Pin assignment Connection Signal Connection 1 Red 3 2 Green 10 3 Blue 11 4 Monitor IDO 12 5 DDC ground 13 6 Red ground 14 7 Green ground 15 8 Blue ground 00000 0000 060000 Signal 5 V Sync ground Monitor ID2 Bidirectional data SDA DDC1 2B Horizontal synchronization Vertical synchronization Data timing SCL DDC2B The ELSA WINNER Il issues analog signals in accordance with the requirements of Guideline RS 170 The synchronization information is sent separately If your monitor provides a switch for the input impedance you should select 75 Ohms 75 for the R G and B video inputs and 2 kOhm 2 kQ2 for the sync inputs You should only try ELSA WINNER II RO Technical data PL other switch settings at the sync inputs if your monitor expects sync levels other than
33. ignal Clipping parts of polygons invisible to the representation are determined in clipping These parts are then not displayed D A converter Digital Analog converter A signal converter which converts a digital input signal to an analog output signal DCC Digital Content Creation DCC is the computer based production of professional visualizations and animations for the field of digital media and the entertainment industry DDC stands for Display Data Channel A special data channel through which a DDC capable monitor can send its technical data to the graphics board DirectColor Generic term for TrueColor RealColor and HighColor The value that is stored in the video RAM is not translated but transferred directly to the D A converter This means that the full color information must be saved for each pixel Double buffering means that there are two display buffers This means that the next image can be drawn in the page of the display buffer which is initially invisible This image will be displayed once it is ready and the next image will be prepared in the other page of the buffer Animations and games can be made to look more realistic with this technique than with simple single buffer ELSA WINNER II E Glossary DPMS Abbreviation of VESA Display Power Management Signaling This standard allows an energy saving operation of monitors in sev eral steps The graphics boards described in this
34. l notice if your graphics board is missing But you need to check that the box con tained all of the following Graphics board Installation Guide User Manual CD ROM with installation and driver software and utilities Only with video equipped graphics boards Video adapter cable from S Video Hosiden to Composite Cinch If any part is missing please contact your dealer ELSA reserves the right to vary the prod ucts supplied without prior notice ELSA WINNER II Introduction What hardware do need ELSA WINNER Il Computer Minimum requirements are a Pentium Il AMD K6 2 or compatible The WINNER Il only really comes to life if your computer has a Pentium II or compatible processor or even better Bus The WINNER Il is available as an AGP version Your computer must have an AGP bus Monitor The WINNER works with the standard IBM VGA compatible horizontal scan frequency of 31 5 kHz while booting and in DOS operation Introduction CE conformity and FCC radiation standard CE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to elec tromagnetic compatibility 89 336 EEC according to EN 55022 class B FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Rules CE and FCC These limits
35. le to create sophisticated video productions The sequencer MainActor sequencer is a professional video sequencer that allows you to produce vid eos with sound animations titles and videoclips Additional effects and filters give you the ability to easy manipulate your video material M MainActor Sequencer v2 06 demo File Edi Object View Help aeg jeep mu alert m el Me a Resolution fr Second zi GoGoogs 0000000 0000100 0000200 Qf0300 0000400 0000500 0000600 Fx b b v2 v3 77 0 00 03 05 x Bs MainActor Browser lx MainActor gt Start 0 00 00 00 End 0 00 00 00 Duration 0 00 00 00 7 ELSA WINNER II Useful stuff and more The video editor MainActor sequencer allows you to load edit and playback any animations images and sounds you can also convert these to a wide variety of formats Edited projects may be stored as new animations or images z MainActor File Edit Project Frames Settings Help seal eese p 31 ee 18 Project Name Nr Timecode Compression Image Size Sound Size EN m E 1498 40 1000 Sec B Frame 6212 7056 a 1499 40 1000 Sec Frame 19042 7056 1501 40 1000 Sec B Frame 6462 7056 a E 1502 40 1000Sec P Frame 18297 7056 1503 40 1000 Sec B Frame 7172 7056 E 1504 ao71000 sec B Frame 7433 7056 It is easy
36. lly the immediate mode is also known as the low level mode The programming interface level is close to the hardware level and permits the programmer direct access to special functions in the hardware component concerned The retained mode high level mode makes it possible for example to load a defined 3D object with textures into a Windows application Here it can be manipulated and moved using simple API commands Translation takes place in real time without the need to know the technical structure of the object ELSA WINNER II O O All about graphics For further information see the Internet WWW site http www microsoft com OpenGL Following its success in gaining a good reputation amongst professionals using CAD CAM programs OpenGL is now increasingly penetrating the PC market OpenGL is plat form independent and makes a distinction between immediate and display list modes A display list stores specific sequences that can be recalled again later The object descrip tions can then be taken directly from the list resulting in very high performance How ever if objects need to be manipulated frequently the display list will have to be generated again from new In this case the speed advantage is lost OpenGL provides a wide range of graphics features from rendering a simple geometric point line or filled polygon to the most sophisticated representations of curved surfaces with lighting and texture mapping The some 330
37. more detailed as the observer approaches the object Multifrequency Multisync monitor A monitor that can be operated at various hori zontal scan frequencies or that automatically adapts itself to different video signals resolu tions OpenGL 3D software interface 3D API E g implemented in Windows NT and avail able for Windows 95 Based on Iris GL from Sil icon Graphics and licensed from Microsoft Page Flipping The image generated in the back buffer is displayed PCI bus Abbreviation of Peripheral Compo nent Interconnect Bus An advanced bus sys tem i e a system of parallel data lines to transfer information between individual system components especially to expansion boards Phong shading Shading Pixel Picture element Dot in the image Pixel frequency Pixel clock frequency number of pixels drawn per second in MHz Primitive Simple polygonal geometrical object such as a triangle 3D landscapes are generally broken down into triangles RAM Abbreviation of Random Access Mem ory Chip memory of a computer or expansion board that can be read from and written to unlike ROM Read Only Memory RAMDAC The RAMDAC converts the digital signals to analog signals on a graphics board VGA monitors are only capable of processing analog signals RealColor RealColor normally designates a 15 bpp or 16 bpp bits per pixel graphics mode i e 32 768 or 65 536 colors
38. nector s video standard TM Dinars sd select PAL NTSC or SECAM as your video standard PAL is the normal video standard in Europe The manual for your video recorder or video camera can help if you have any queries Select which video input you wish to be active from the Connection option group Click ing on the relevant input determines which video source sends your signal to the ELSA WINNER II Video Capture Format Clicking on the Format tab brings up a selection of possible video resolutions Select the resolution you require for video display and recording and confirm your settings by clicking OK You can select the resolu tions supported for display Source Format on a television from this m Resolution Data format window 7 RGB 16 bit YVUS 9 bit Turn the picture upside down if you want to xs p ttribute T Mirror horizontal Abbrechen It is worth considering the data format for video recordings The ELSA Codec for video data compression features a highly effective reduction procedure which saves disk space and depending on your computer system can work in real time ELSA WINNER Il ELSA video settings Recording video involves very large amounts of data The following tips will help you to record without frame dropping Close other programs especially DOS boxes while recording videos Carry out a
39. ntation of virtual 3D scene on the moni tor These include tesselation geometri cal transformation and rendering AGP stands for Accelerated Graphics Port and is a further development by INTEL based on the PCI bus The AGP bus provides a greater bandwidth for data transmission and communi cates directly with main memory The bus is primarily intended for 3D graphics boards Aliasing the familiar staircase effect Jagged transitions are often formed between adjacent pixels in the representation of diago nals or curves These jaggies can be smoothed out by anti aliasing Alpha blending Additional information for each pixel for creating transparent materials Back buffer is the name for the image region built up in the background in the frame buffer during double buffering Back face culling Method used to calcu late the hidden faces of a 3D object BIOS Abbreviation of Basic Input Output System A program code in the read only mem ory ROM of a computer which performs the self test and several other functions during sys tem startup Bump mapping Process by which textures are assigned depth information which allows the display of relief or raised structures Glossary Bus system A system of parallel data lines for the transfer of information between indi vidual system components especially to expansion boards e g PCI bus Chrominance Color information in the video s
40. overall impression Here too there are different methods which are more or less processor intensive Hat shading assigns a color value to each polygon This results in a mosaic like jagged representation which demands only a short processing time n Gouraud shading all the vertices of the polygons are assigned a color value The remaining pixel information for the polygon is interpolated This method gives a very gentle color transition even with fewer polygons than are required for flat shading he Phong shading method additionally takes a normal vector of reflectivity into consideration when interpolating An even more realistic impression is gener ated by the representation of reflections and mirror images Certain applications use ray tracing methods This is a very computer intensive and time consuming process in which each individual pixel and its reflection in 3D space is calculated The frame buffer The finished image will not be written to the frame buffer until this complex se quence of steps is completed The frame buffer is made up of front and back buffer The back buffer acts as a buffer page in which the next image to be displayed is built up This prevents the process of image drawing being visible The duplicate storage method is also known as double buffering Flipping Display on the monitor The content of the front buffer is displayed on the monitor When the drawing process in the back buffer is
41. re aligned in perspective as seen from the observer s point of view Back face culling This process computes hidden surfaces resulting from the observation perspective chosen Any object having an invisible front surface is omitted 3D clipping In this process each polygon is checked to determine whether it is partially or fully invisible The invisible faces or parts of objects will be removed Scaling on the screen The above steps are now calculated for three dimen sional space using normalized coordinates The on screen image coordinates will only now be computed Rendering At this stage the 3D scene is filled with color shades and textures are applied Different processes and methods are also applied here ELSA WINNER Il Texture mapping At this stage the 3D object undergoes a sort of face lift The materials and textures are assigned Different methods are used here to make the textures appear realistic even when enlarged or reduced As a first step the tex tures are computed Point sampling is the simplest method A pixel by pixel comparison is made between the texture template and the surface to be filled This method leads to a very coarse representation especially when enlarged n linear mapping a new color value is interpolated from the adjacent pixels or telexes of a texture This gives better results than point sampling as the hard boundary between the coarse pixels is blurred The
42. routines of OpenGL provide software developers access to these graphics capabilities For further information see the Internet WWW site http www sgi com Color Palettes TrueColor and Gray Scales Common graphics modes are listed in the following table Not all graphics modes are available on the ELSA WINNER II boards Colors Graphics mode bpp bpg from palette Max gray levels VGA 0x12 4 64646 16 of 262 144 16 VGA 0x13 8 64646 256 of 262 144 64 Standard 8 61646 256 of 262 144 64 8 61646 256 of 16 7 million 256 HighColor 15 54545 32 768 32 16 64644 65 536 16 16 54645 65 536 32 TrueColor 24 84848 16 7 million 256 32 8184848 16 7 million 256 bpp bits per pixel bpg bits per gun VGA In VGA graphics adapters the digital color information stored in the video memory 4 bits for 16 colors or 8 bits for 256 colors is converted into a digital 18 bit value in the graphics adapter in a CLUT ColorLookUpTable The 3 x 6 bits are converted separately for R G B red green blue in the RAMDAC D A converter and transferred to the monitor as ana log signals on just three lines plus sync lines The original color values are converted into completely different values by means of a translation table The value stored in the ELSA WINNER II All about graphics video memory is thus not a color value but only a pointer to a table in which the actual color value is found The advantage of this method Only 8 bits need to be stored
43. s on a triangle are calculated by interpolating the normal vec tor Shutter glasses Goggles which use stereo scopic LCD projection of 3D scenery to give the observer a strong impression of space ELSA WINNER II Ea Glossary Single buffer By contrast with double buff ering where the image buffer is duplicated the single buffering mode is not able to access the next image which has already been calculated This means that animations will run jerkily Tearing A distinction is made in double buffering between the front buffer and the back buffer The image change between the front buffer and the back buffer is synchronized in tearing Tesselation The objects for 3D calculations are divided up into polygons triangles in tes selation The vertices color and if required transparency values are determined for the tri angles Textures Wrapping a bitmap around an object including perspective correction for example wallpaper on a wall or a wood texture ELSA WINNER II on furniture Even a video can be used as a tex ture map TrueColor Graphics mode with 16 7 million colors 24 or 32 bits per pixel In this mode the color information saved in the display memory is not translated by a look up table but passed directly to the D A converter This means that the full color information must be saved for each pixel VESA Abbreviation of Video Electronics Standards Association A consortium for t
44. specifi cations c d e f g h 5 Appendix f if the damage occurred due to incorrect handling especially to non observance of the system de scription and the operating instructions f if the device was opened repaired or modified by persons not authorized by ELSA f if the device shows any kind of mechanical damage f if in the case of an ELSA Monitor damage to the cathode ray tube CRT has been caused especially by mechanical load e g from shock to the pitch mask assembly or damage to the glass tube by strong magnetic fields near the CRT colored dots on the screen or through the permanent display of an unchanging image phosphor burnt if and in as far as the luminance of the TFT panel backlighting gradually decreases with time or if the warranty claim has not been reported in accordance with 3a or 3b Operating mistakes If it becomes apparent that the reported malfunction of the device has been caused by unsuitable soft ware hardware installation or operation ELSA reserves the right to charge the purchaser for the result ing testing costs 6 a b c d e f g h Additional regulations The above conditions define the complete scope of ELSA s legal liability The warranty gives no entitlement to additional claims such as any refund in full or in part Com pensation claims regardless of the legal basis are excluded This does not apply if e g injury to
45. ssssssssss 22 nterpolation csset oit wena asec oi 36 A dnbie ied edema 27 A A A ree 2 M Memo anean A 27 Memory addresses oococococococncnnncncoccnoncnononso 27 MIP mapping paria 20 36 Mode X A A idi ipainlis 22 MM 8 28 0 A tee toner earner en Perk ate ee 22 TA O 23 37 P AA A 37 AA A a 37 PROA dus ets 21 37 MEA 28 AAA acoso ftne Edito 20 ELSA WINNER II PA Index Printe acortan nesecita CN 20 37 T Products supplied o ooocinicinicicicicnincncnnocos 1 A A 38 R LES e e 19 38 BATA A eem iiim p tees Res 27 37 Texture e 19 38 Texture Mapping letrada 20 A NER 21 Transformation uo 20 A NUN RR PRA 24 37 TrueColor 23 24 38 A niic der a hive c7 ie CI AAA wl Anata deni 20 37 V A usu octo meret 37 VESA cote fessum pdiu enn iten uid adios 38 Retained mode s s s 22 A Ol itsteta Cotutsotilr 2 S VOA P 23 ere RE 36 VRAM schon E iesus 38 Shading aian nuer eet aO RD rRNA 21 37 Z AA etat teen 37 ATi EE E o cres De dedi 30 A breit stan he t 38 A A 37 ELSA WINNER II
46. those used by normal monitors and does not produce a stable display The switches are labeled Low and High only on some monitors You can then refer to your monitor manual to find out what input impedance level this refers to or you can experiment to find a position in which a stable image appears in all graphics modes The DFP interface The digital flat panel DFP interface allows an LCD monitor to be connected directly to the digital output of the graphics card This prevents unnecessary signal conversion from digital to analog and back again thus preserving output quality NoteTo use the DFP output the monitor must be equipped with a corresponding connec tor and must conform to the VESA DDC EDID standard A non conforming monitor will not produce a picture on the screen Connector layout O o The WINNER Ilhas a 20 pin mini D ribbon con of rss Do nector with the following layout pm Signal Description Signal Description TX1 TMDS positive differential TX2 TMDS positive differential output channel 1 output channel 2 TX1 TMDS negative differential TX2 TMDS negative differential output channel 1 output channel 2 SHLD1 Shield for TMDS channel 1 SHLD2 Shield for TMDS channel 2 SHLDC Shield for TMDS clock SHLDO Shield for TMDS channel 0 TXC TMDS positive differential TX0 TMDS positive differential output reference clock output channel 0 TXC TMDS negative differential TX0 TMDS negativ
47. to start using TA uE ER 0 1000 Sec P Frame 17417 7056 MainActor thanks to its zl Click a topic and then click Display Or click another tab such as Index Frame 1500 Position 00 00 59 960 comprehensive online help Working with Projects Working with Frames The Viewer MainView is the external player for MainActor It is used if you only wish to playback vid eos without having to load them into MainActor MainView can also be called from other programs Open MainActor s online help by pressing F1 or selecting Help from the menu bar You Will find more information about the program here ELSA WINNER II 18 Useful stuff and more ELSA Switch The ELSA Switch tool allows you to run a VGA monitor CRT and an LCD panel Panel together or one at a time The CRT is connected to the analog VGA D shell socket and the Panel is connected to the digital mini D ribbon socket of the lt ProNameShort gt If the two displays are operated in paral lel the CRT monitor will display the same picture as the LCD panel at 60 Hz and at the maximum Panel resolution The maxi mum panel resolution is automatically read by means of the EDID function Technical data section ELSA Gamma correction Gamma correction allows you to precisely adjust your monitors color hue Color sensitive DTP and graphics work both depend on achieving an exact match between the colors as seen on t
48. video sequences to Internet pages ELSA WINNER II ELSA video settings Overwhelmed A whole new world of opportunities opens up with the video interface on the graphics board If you re too dazzled by the wealth of options available you might like to look at the tips and ideas listed below What s IN ELSA WINNER Il With your camera you can Hold Internet video conferences using Microsoft NetMeeting Your picture adds weight to your opinion Those taking part in the conference can see each other and the conference experience is more lifelike Record videos and compose a multimedia show with the help of MainActor With your video recorder you can Play live video or TV on your desktop A news ticker or a video clip from your favorite tape will run in an extra window on your monitor Make recordings of still images or video sequences from the video recorder Using MainActor you can record and edit your valuable archive material Digital images can be manipulated as you wish With a cable or TV tuner you can Surf the channels videotext Up to date fast and free The included videotext decoder makes this service to an attractive alternative Ley Useful stuff and more 15 Useful stuff and more Apart from the ELSA drivers the WINNERware CD also contains additional programs and utilities for use with the ELSA WINNER II a selection of which we will intorduce here Information about other programs can b
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