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Release Notes for Mac OS X |
Mac OS X Update 10.2.8
Minimum Required.
The software requires version 10.2.8 of
Mac OS X. It may work on older versions of 10.2.x
but has not been expressly designed nor tested for them. Free
Mac OS X updates are available from the Apple web site (note that 10.2
Jaguar, 10.3 Panther and 10.4 Tiger are purchased
upgrades).
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ATI Displays - Supported Cards
The current
version of ATI Displays supports all retail and OEM (Apple Supplied)
RADEON cards (including built-in graphics in PowerBook, iBook and
eMac products). ATI Displays will work with Rage 128 retail products
with limited functionality and will also identify Rage II and older
products, but will not provide Mac2TV or other settings.
ATI
Displays supports significant new features on all RADEON
cards. Please see the ATI Displays online help for more
information as feature availability varies between products. Many
new advanced retail features require a FLASH ROM update. Please see
ATI.COM for this required update.
The primary feature of
interest to most users will be the 3D/Open GL Overrides. This is
available for all RADEON products running on any Power Mac running
the minimum OS version mentioned above.
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Mac2TV (TV Video Output) with
RADEON Cards (All retail products and select Apple built-in
products)
The current ATI Displays supports features for
hot-plugging the TV connection for all retail RADEON products as
well as the RADEON 9600 and 9800 cards supplied with G5 machines
from Apple (using Apple's G5 TV-output adapter). If connecting a TV
or other device after booting, simply use the "Detect Displays"
button in ATI Displays to refresh all your display connections. Any
new devices, including TV, will now be available to the system.
The RADEON 9800, 9600, 9200, 9000, 8500 and 7000 will
generate two displays in an extended desktop layout when a TV is
connected along with an LCD or CRT. A new feature in ATI Displays'
Advanced panel allows this behavior to be altered by toggling a
single-headed mode. In this mode, the display mode list mimicks
older RADEON Mac Edition cards and Xclaim cards: all modes, for all
devices, are listed together and only a single desktop is active at
any one time.
NOTE: Simultaneous
connection/activation of three analog displays (TV+CRT+CRT) using
any adapter or port configuration is not supported on any RADEON
card. In this configuration, RADEON 8500 and 9800 will combine the
mode lists of the TV and CRT connected to the DVI port and allow
them to toggle (one or the other may generate a display, never
both).
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Mac2TV - NTSC/PAL S-VIDEO and Composite Output
Only
The Mac2TV controls are designed to operate with the
built-in TV-output support of various ATI graphics products. TV-Out
support consists of NTSC or PAL signals via S-VIDEO or Composite
(RCA) connections only. Connections to an HDTV set via straight DVI
is not considered a TV connection and is not supported by Mac2TV
controls. Settings for such connections should be made in the
standard Mac OS Display Preferences.
NOTE: Some ATI
graphics products feature a built-in S-VIDEO port while others may
require an adapter (example: PEM RADEON 9600 or 9800 for G5 and Mac
Mini - these products require the Apple DVI-to-TV adapter). Products
with built-in S-VIDEO ports ship with an S-VIDEO-to-Composite
adapter to allow connections using a regular "RCA"
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Mac2TV - Simulscan
(Monitor & TV within the same mode list with the same image -
NOT Mirror Displays)
Simulscan is the display of the same
image on a TV and CRT when both appear within one mode list (sharing
one frame buffer). To enable this feature, choose a mode labeled
"simulscan" in the Displays Panel of System Preferences. When
running in Single-Headed mode, RADEON cards will automatically
enable Simulscan for all NTSC TV modes, even if those modes are not
specifically labled as "Simulscan" in the display list. Note that
simulscan only works with NTSC TV Out - Both CRT and TV must support
the chosen refresh rate of 60Hz.
Simulscan mode is not
supported when ONLY a DVI flat panel and TV are connected on any
RADEON card.
- RADEON Mac Edition (PCI or AGP)
and earlier cards: simulscan is only possible when a CRT
and TV are connected.
- RADEON 7000 & 8500 Mac
Edition: simulscan is only available when a DVI panel is
connected along with a CRT and TV. Otherwise, TV and CRT each
receive their own frame buffer and you must use Mirror Displays.
Please see Mirror
Displays notes below for discussion of that
feature.
- RADEON 9800 Pro and Special
Edition: Simulscan is available when using ATI Displays'
Advanced Panel to "Force Single Display Operation" as well as the
cases outlined for RADEON 7000 and 8500 in Multi-Display
modes.
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Mirror Displays -
VERSAVISION, 3D, 2D and DVD Acceleration Support
Using the
Displays panel of the System Preferences or the Resolution menu
item, it is possible to set two independent displays to show an
identical desktop (useful for presentations). This is not to be
confused with the Simulscan
TV output mode which uses only one frame buffer.
- 3D & Dual Display RADEON
products: This is a "Hardware Mirror" mode. When using
this mode, 3D hardware acceleration is fully supported when
both displays are set to the same color depth (3D acceleration
requires Thousands or Millions of colors). Each display is still
running from its own frame buffer.
- 3D & two cards (any model)
with one display each: This is a "Software Mirror" mode.
3D hardware acceleration is available, but will perform slower
compared to non-mirrored displays. This is true when mirroring
the displays of two separate cards, regardless of card
model/brand. To maintain optimum acceleration and associated
features, do not enable video mirroring and continue to run in an
extended desktop configuration.
- 2D & any card
combination: 2D (desktop and window) hardware acceleration
is supported when running either display at any color depth on all
RADEON and Rage 128 products. See note below about
Mac OS X Jaguar.
- DVD & any card combination:
Please see the section below
("Apple DVD Player and Mirror Displays")
NOTE: Quartz Extreme uses 3D hardware
acceleration for much of its desktop & window
rendering.
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VERSAVISION and 3D
Games
Some 3D games are not able to operate in full screen
mode while VERSAVISION is enabled in a portrait orientation. Some
titles may default to a window mode while others may produce an
error message or silently fail.
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VERSAVISION and Current Resolution
When
activating VERSAVISION with a 90 degree rotation, the OS may switch
to an unexpected mode once the display has been re-oriented.
Example: initial mode was 1024x768 and after rotating the new mode
selected by Mac OS is 1024x1280, instead of 768x1024 or 1024x768
scaled. Simply select your desired mode from the Apple Display
preferences after rotating to run your desired
resolution.
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