RE: CCTV camera on TV

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The performance slider will disable other stuff you don't want disabled too
though. Although it doesn't explicitly mention overlay surface, I think
it's near the 'full disabled' end of the slider? Best to disable in the
graphic driver properties if available.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Malcolm-Smith [mailto:rich@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 December 2004 11:17
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CCTV camera on TV
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> Paul Gale wrote:
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> > That's correct Gordon,
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> > You may be able to get what you want though by disabling the
overlay
> surface and forcing the graphics card display drivers to render the
video
> surface in software. Matrox cards have this facility in the Powerdesk
app
> (use video overlay - disabled). I've used this to capture video
windows
> where they would normally be a black (or purple) screens.
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> > There may be a slight degradation in performance and/or video
window
> quality by disabling the video overlay although I can't say as I
notice
> it.
> >
> > Other cards/drivers may or may not allow you to do the same.
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> The peformance slider in the display properties will allow you to
disable
> overlays, but the software may not operate without overlay support
> running. I
> know that DVD playback will not, even tho playing divx rips at the
same
> resolution via the software renderer works fine.
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