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Detonator XP User’s Guide
Figure 10.11
GeForce2 MX/MX 400: 3D Antialiasing Settings
Description of 3D Antialiasing Settings
• Allow applications to control the antialiasing mode automatically enables
the optimal antialiasing settings to be used by the 3D (OpenGL or Direct3D)
applications that support antialiasing.
Antialiasing is a technique used to
smooth the edges of objects in a scene to reduce the jagged "stair-step"
effect that sometimes appears.
• Manually select the antialiasing mode allows you to manually select the
antialiasing mode to be used when running your 3D applications.
•
Off (no antialiasing) disables antialiasing in 3D applications. Select this
option if your require maximum performance in your applications.
•
2x enables antialiasing in 3D applications using the 2x mode. This option
offers improved image quality and high performance in 3D applications.
•
4x enables antialiasing in 3D applications using the 4x mode. This option
offers the highest possible image quality at the expense of some
performance in 3D applications
Additional Quincunx Antialiasing Setting: GeForce3 only
If you are using GeForce3, under Manually select the antialiasing mode on
the 3D Antialiasing Settings panel, there is an additional option, Quincunx
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