ATI: DX8 Multisample Buffer Formats

[Dave Baumann]

Given how Jason (Mitchell) described SMOOTHVISION's operation to me at ECTS I'd have expected to the the DX8 'D3DMULTISAMPLE_2_SAMPLES' all the way through to 'D3DMULTISAMPLE_16_SAMPLES' supported, but the DX8.1 caps listing (taken from the 'alternate' driver that perports to has SMOOTHVISION enabled) this does not appear to be the case.

Will this be enabled in future drivers? Or is it not functional?

 

[in04]

Good question

Good question

Anyone with a Voodoo 5 checked the 'D3DMULTISAMPLE_2_SAMPLES'?
So far I know was the latest 3dfx driver Dx8 ready.

 

[Dave Baumann]

Oddly enough, even GeForce GTS's can support 2 and 4 samples - they've done so since the last few driver releases.

 

[in04]

Thanx Dave

Thanx Dave

hope that ATI fix this in the next driver release.

I'm still thinking that Smoothvision is not final because the mult-buffer isn't working now.

 

[NitroGL]

The drivers expose 2 and 4 sample, the D3D Caps viewer show it, and so does some games.

 

[Dave Baumann]

Nitro - Where?

http://bbs.pcstats.com/beyond3d/attachments/dxview.txt

I couldn't see it.

 

[NitroGL]

Nitro - Where?

http://bbs.pcstats.com/beyond3d/attachments/dxview.txt

I couldn't see it.

http://mwill.xoasis.com/dxcap.gif

 

[Ichneumon]

What driver are you using Dave? NitroGL might be using a newer or dev driver release...

 

[Dave Baumann]

That caps listing is from the 'Alternate' XP drivers - 6.13.10.3286 - despite SMOOTHVISION being enabled in these I would have expected to see it in these drivers (unless its just an oversight).

I'd still expect to see more than just 2 and 4 samples being exposed as well...

 

[Jeff Royle]

Dave, drop your desktop resolution to 1024x768 or lower and take a look again. For your driver you may have to do this until newer ones are available.

Jeff