Neue Matrox Pahelia Beta-Treiber

Neue Beta-Treiber gibt es für Matrox´ jüngsten Grafik-Sproß, die Parhelia. Gleichfalls gibt es eine neue Version des Surround Gaming Tweaktools für die Parhelia, den Apptimizer:

  Matrox Parhelia Treiber 1.02.00.031 Beta für Windows 2000/XP  (Release Notes)
  Matrox Parhelia Treiber 0.2.0 Beta für Linux  (ReadMe)
  Matrox Apptimizer 1.1.0.20

Den Release Notes für den neuen 1.02er Windows 2000/XP Treiber sind umfangreiche Verbesserungen zu entnehmen:

New Features:
• Added an overscan switch in the dvdmax page.
• Added support for a TV to be used for PureVideo/DVDmax when in any Dualhead mode.
• Video plug-ins for Adobe AfterEffects, and 3D StudioMax to have a video preview on TV (or third monitor).
• Hardware cursor in triple head mode.
• Interface to activate PAL-60 mode.
• Integrated App Hint feature (In game settings section).
• Line stippling.
• aAccumulation buffers (used by Lightwave).
• Added an overlay switch in powerdesk for users to switch between hardware overlay and blit.
• Preview window to TV Out support for Adobe Premiere 6.5 and Avid DVExpress.

Main Fixes:
• Metnurb and selection zooming and rotating would not work.
• menu corruption in Battlefield when using WinXP with SP1.
• Bridge Commander
• When you enable 'Enhanced Glowing Effects' nothing happens.
• Water is flashing in Asheron's Call 2.
• Morrowind will crash when FAA is enabled.
• UT2003 editor will lock up the system.
• Quake, Quake 2 engine games will slow down with dynamic lighting.
• No water in UT2003.
• Corrupted shadows on the fan in UT2003.
• Flickering textures in X-plane.

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