User Guide

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Chapter 2 NVIDIA Driver Feature History
Summary of Earlier Driver Enhancements
• “TwinView” on page 8
• “Digital Vibrance” on page 9
• “OpenGL” on page 9
• “Direct3D” on page 11
• “Cursor Trails Support” on page 11
• “Control Panels” on page 11
TwinView
The TwinView feature is supported under dual display devices using a single
dual-display graphics card based on the GeForce2, GeForce2 Go, or the
Quadro2 MX GPU. TwinView includes major functionality, such as the Virtual
Desktop, Video Mirror, and Desktop Manage.
TwinView supports a variety of display options, such as digital flat panels, red-
green-blue (RGB) monitors, TVs, and analog flat panels.TwinView features the
following display modes: Standard, Extended Desktop (Span), and Clone.
Virtual Desktop
Virtual Desktop is a TwinView feature that is useful for panels and monitors
with limited resolution. Virtual Desktop is used to set a larger than viewable
area on the second display, which supports full pan-and-scan of the entire
desktop area. Currently, Virtual Desktop functionality is available under
• Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 in TwinView Standard or Clone mode
• Windows 9x in TwinView Clone mode
Video Mirror
Video Mirror is a TwinView feature that allows a video or DVD application to
mirror its playback in full-screen mode on any one of the connected display
devices. In other words, Video Mirror allows video data that’s displayed on a
hardware overlay to be displayed at full-screen on a secondary display.
Currently, Video Mirror functionality is available under these Windows
operating systems:
• Windows XP/2000 in TwinView Clone mode; Video Mirror is not available
under Windows NT 4.0.
• Windows 9x in TwinView Clone or Span mode
• Windows 95 in TwinView Clone mode
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