User's Manual
User Guide for Chrome 500 Series Graphics
SG195-A.1 10/20/2008
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9.2 Video Viewing with Application Software
The advanced high quality ChromotionHD 2.0 programmable video engine of the
CHROME 500 Series GPUs is fully compatible with Microsoft DirectX-VA 2.0
media acceleration and supports Protected Video Playback (PVP) of a wide
range of video codecs, including Windows Media Video
TM
9 HD (WMV9-HD),
MPEG-2 HD, VC-1, and H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC). High definition playback of Blu-
ray Discs is possible with lower CPU utilization. PVP support for HD Premium
content includes PVP-UAB (User-Accessible Bus) and display output protection.
Hardware assisted video playback is available with compatible releases from the
following software DVD application vendors:
Intervideo
Cyberlink
Windows Media Player for Windows XP (with a 3
rd
party DVD codec)
Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate Editions (include Media
Center which has a Microsoft DVD codec)
S3 Graphics GPUs can be used with video playback applications on systems
with hardware to support advanced playback, such as a DVD or a Blu-ray disc
drive.
You can show your video images within a scalable window on any output device
connected to your PC: HDMI, DVI, CRT or LCD. Enable ChromoVision and you
will be able to display video playback full-screen on HDMI or DP at the same time
your playback runs in a scalable window on your CRT, DVI or second HDMI (if
your two devices are configured in Clone view to share the desktop’s Primary
View).
ArtisticLicense Effects, such as Emboss and Neon Edges, can be applied to your
video playback images using the S3 ScreenToys Chromotion Video utility.