Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Rich A
I still don't understand why guys with Non-Nvidia video boards are even trying this? This decoder was ( AFAIK) designed to make use of on-video card firmware to enhance decoding. Perhaps it may work as a "generic" software codec with other manufacturer's cards, but trying to use it with them certainly can't work well. Not as well as the video it was designed for.
Using the logic that seems to previal here, everyone with an ATI video card should chuck the ATI drivers and use other video card drivers. That ain't gonna work. This "codec" was written, designed and produced to utilize the specific hardware architecture of THEIR products .. NVidia video cards. Or am I just mis-informed ?? (I've been wrong before ..  ) |
Sounds like you don't have much experience with an ATI all in wonder card and the corresponding set of crap that ATI passes off as drivers. Also sounds like you didn't read Nvidia's web site, as the above poster points out.
You also didn't know this, but snapstream tech support suggested that I try the Nvidia codec, although they said that it would probably only work w/ 9000 + boards. I believe that the ati website must say that it supports directx 9 instructions (in hardware) for it to work well w/ Nvidia, as that is what Nvidia's site says.
Anyway, what manufacturers web sites claim, and actual experience often don't match too well if you can even fully understand these claims, which is why personal experience w/ specific hardware is helpfull. That is what these forumns are about. I expect that some people w/ ati aiw 8500dv boards will repeat my experiment just hoping... However, at least if they read this, they will not expect it to work.