Force Software T&L with Non-T&L Video Cards!

NewsFactory · Jun 16, 2002, 04:51 PM

Just saw this @ G256.com

The 3D Analyzer Tool was created and refined to overcome limitations posed by modern 3D Games and other Applications on several current mainstream 3D Cards. Basic functionality will equip non-T&L cards with a software substitute. Advanced functionality will enable User selectable 3D Features not available in many older Cards. Yet, this is presently achieved not by Emulation but by NUL-Rendering. This means, advanced 3D Features the Card is not capable of, are reported as available in Hardware, but have their calls intercepted and the respective 3D Features will not be rendered. These functions are based upon the premise and ideas, that :

3D Games can be launched, that otherwise would fail due to lack of Hardware support.

No 3D Game should solely rely on a few, isolated rendering features, and therefor loss of image quality by NUL-Rendering 'should' be minimal and acceptable in most cases.

I would recomment to experiment with it in your games or other 3D applications (i.e. 3D Mark2001SE).

Download 3D Analyzer
http://www.tommti-systems.de/main-Dateien/files.html

Yeti · Jun 16, 2002, 07:15 PM

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Hmmm,, i think i might have some use for this.

digitalwanderer · Jun 16, 2002, 09:19 PM

....more affectionately known as "Bubbles".

It didn't help me, I'm concentrating on the various audio formats now as I think they have a great deal to do with it. (I'm just trying another tweaking tangent at it.

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Ikarus · Jun 17, 2002, 12:11 PM

I ran the 3dmark 2001 with non t&l graphicscard (elsa erazor 3 tnt2) and its works. but with my old amd k62-450 i had only 400 points at the 9dmark 2001. i set the option "t&l" on "software t&l" and it woks! so you can play with t&l without a t&l able card in my opinion!

Jun 16, 2002, 04:51 PM	#1
NewsFactory News Guru Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 0	Force Software T&L with Non-T&L Video Cards! Just saw this @ G256.com The 3D Analyzer Tool was created and refined to overcome limitations posed by modern 3D Games and other Applications on several current mainstream 3D Cards. Basic functionality will equip non-T&L cards with a software substitute. Advanced functionality will enable User selectable 3D Features not available in many older Cards. Yet, this is presently achieved not by Emulation but by NUL-Rendering. This means, advanced 3D Features the Card is not capable of, are reported as available in Hardware, but have their calls intercepted and the respective 3D Features will not be rendered. These functions are based upon the premise and ideas, that : 3D Games can be launched, that otherwise would fail due to lack of Hardware support. No 3D Game should solely rely on a few, isolated rendering features, and therefor loss of image quality by NUL-Rendering 'should' be minimal and acceptable in most cases. I would recomment to experiment with it in your games or other 3D applications (i.e. 3D Mark2001SE). Download 3D Analyzer http://www.tommti-systems.de/main-Dateien/files.html

Jun 16, 2002, 07:15 PM	#2
Yeti DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 662 Rep Power: 0	:/ -----> ------> Hmmm,, i think i might have some use for this. __________________ --Oh lord not again

Jun 16, 2002, 09:19 PM	#3
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	No help on my GF3, CUSL2-C, PIII800@944, 512MB, win98se... ....more affectionately known as "Bubbles". It didn't help me, I'm concentrating on the various audio formats now as I think they have a great deal to do with it. (I'm just trying another tweaking tangent at it. ) __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Jun 17, 2002, 12:11 PM	#4
Ikarus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	I ran the 3dmark 2001 with non t&l graphicscard (elsa erazor 3 tnt2) and its works. but with my old amd k62-450 i had only 400 points at the 9dmark 2001. i set the option "t&l" on "software t&l" and it woks! so you can play with t&l without a t&l able card in my opinion! __________________ Sorry for my bad english!!!