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by kick
Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:06 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: nemulator
Replies: 66
Views: 46951

Re: nemulator

IMO, nearest neighbor filtering looks like crap -- just curious why you'd want that. Do you prefer the look, or is there some other reason? - It looks much better on a CRT monitor or CRT TV - On an LCD display, bilinear filtering washes out the colors - Nearest neighbor looks great when combined wi...
by kick
Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:37 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: nemulator
Replies: 66
Views: 46951

Re: nemulator

v2.5 is out: http://www.nemulator.com/history.php


Wishlist for v2.6:

- Option to turn off the bilinear filtering in fullscreen mode

- Scanlines
by kick
Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:55 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 supp

UPDATE: The latest AMD beta driver finally adds the missing GL 4.2 extensions and the GL 4.2 context.
by kick
Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:54 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 supp

Both NVIDIA and AMD have released beta drivers with OpenGL 4.2 support. NOTE: AMD's beta driver may not have all the extensions yet. Instead we get most of the GL 4.2 stuff + loads of bugfixes (which is even better IMO). The stability, performance and image quality has improved a lot since the last ...
by kick
Thu May 19, 2011 6:50 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Nestopia 1.40
Replies: 67
Views: 74446

Unofficial Nestopia 1.41.1

Unofficial Nestopia 1.41.1 released !

Binaries & source code available HERE
by kick
Thu May 19, 2011 6:33 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: D3D/OpenGL shader thread. Reborn.
Replies: 60
Views: 50704

Re: D3D/OpenGL shader thread. Reborn.

I currently don't have a PC thats old enough for good speed testing. I am stuck with...a hex core, 8GB RAM, and a gtx460 I'm afraid.... That's easy to 'fix': disable five cores in the BIOS, enable Cool'n'Quiet and force the cores to run at 800 MHz in the Windows 7 Power Options. Enjoy your old 800M...
by kick
Thu May 19, 2011 4:54 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.1 + OpenCL 1.1 supp

New AMD drivers (Catalyst 11.5a hotfix Rev.3) with more OpenGL extensions and important GL bugfixes. Total extension count increased to 220 :) On the NVIDIA side, there's even more - the latest beta driver sets a new record with 274 (!) (NOTE: Some of them are NVIDIA-exclusive + there's 18 new GL ES...
by kick
Thu May 19, 2011 4:37 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.1 + OpenCL 1.1 supp

UPDATE: I finally found out the cause of the Windows Firewall issue - it's not caused by any of the AMD Fusion services, but by a Windows 7 (64-bit) bug :( Here's how to reproduce it: - You must have a manually assigned/configured NIC/IP address/router - DHCP service disabled - DNS Service disabled ...
by kick
Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:30 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.1 + OpenCL 1.1 supp

Yeah, that UVD3 hardware really sounds like it's only having problems with QuadHD. Yup, no problems with 1080p60. AMD's support for 1080p60 in its lowest end cards is laughable. You need at least a HD 5570 (or a 6xxx series low-end discrete card with UVD3) for smooth 1080p60 playback. Ganesh T S Re...
by kick
Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:38 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.1 + OpenCL 1.1 supp

kode54 wrote:But their hardware still can't do 1080p60.
1080p60 is working fine here with UVD 2.2 (on Windows, with the ffdshow DXVA decoder).

It's QuadHD (3840x2160) VA that doesn't work at all with AMD cards (QuadHD H.264 is a bitch to decode)
by kick
Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:59 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Gambatte 0.5.0-wip2 released
Replies: 478
Views: 318150

Re: Gambatte 0.4.1 released

It's possible that ASIO does some more format conversions than WASAPI. Your drivers probably don't accept 16-bit stereo (I assume you tried different sample rates). That's probably true: Since the WaveHQ output always operates at 24bit, it may need a different bitdepth (24-bit or 24-bit padded to 3...
by kick
Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:01 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Gambatte 0.5.0-wip2 released
Replies: 478
Views: 318150

Re: Gambatte 0.4.1 released

Previous post updated (more info on the desync issue and audio driver issues)
by kick
Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:59 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: VBA-M
Replies: 629
Views: 341127

Re: VBA-M

by kick
Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:38 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.1 + OpenCL 1.1 supp

And now AMD finally opens up video decode acceleration (XvBA) on Linux.

Nice :)
by kick
Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:49 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Gambatte 0.5.0-wip2 released
Replies: 478
Views: 318150

Re: Gambatte 0.4.1 released

While the wave hq output may allow you to bypass the hardware DSP, using DirectSound instead of WASAPI means that you pass through an additional software DSP layer instead. Even if tthe sound passes through that layer, the Win7 resampler does a much better job than the 'hardware' one performed by t...
by kick
Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:47 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Gambatte 0.5.0-wip2 released
Replies: 478
Views: 318150

Re: Gambatte 0.4.1 released

@grinvader:

96kHz = direct output, bypasses the shitty resampling

If the card didn't do the double resampling at 48kHz, I'd use that seting instead :)
by kick
Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:45 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Gambatte 0.5.0-wip2 released
Replies: 478
Views: 318150

Re: Gambatte 0.4.1 released

Auto-mute? I've only gotten that if I set audio engine to DirectSound and disable global buffer, IIRC. Any reason not to use WASAPI on windows 7? Yeah, that's the setting I'm using at the moment (DirectSound, 96000Hz, Global buffer OFF) I can't use WASAPI output with the kX Project drivers - exclus...
by kick
Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:18 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Gambatte 0.5.0-wip2 released
Replies: 478
Views: 318150

Re: Gambatte 0.4.1 released

The other stuff sounds like buggy CPU timers or buggy audio/video drivers. More info about the 'other stuff': Bug #1 (the freezing issue): Try this: Load Kirby's Dreamland 2 (U) [!], complete one level and then load Tetris DX (U) [!]. The emulator should stop responding (white screen) just after th...
by kick
Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:07 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: constant lagging on netbook
Replies: 11
Views: 8001

Re: constant lagging on netbook

Ditch the Roasted Fox / Interweb Exploder and upgrade to a real browser. You have the choice of: - Opera 11.10 "Barracuda" : http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2011/02/17/a-first-glimpse-at-barracuda or - a bleeding-edge build of Chromium 11: http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshot...
by kick
Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:25 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Antivirus Software
Replies: 89
Views: 86922

Re: Antivirus Software

Intel Integrated AntiVirus 2012 :)
by kick
Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:24 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Gambatte 0.5.0-wip2 released
Replies: 478
Views: 318150

Re: Gambatte 0.4.1 released

So when are we going to see the next release (0.4.2)? It's been more than two years since the last update. Can't wait for the stutter/lock-free A/V sync and the DMG improvements. The current version is unusable on Windows 7 (especially with Aero) :( Looks like Gambatte v0.4.1 doesn't like the combin...
by kick
Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:46 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Looking to build a new PC [EDIT: Built]
Replies: 49
Views: 33070

Re: Looking to build a new PC [EDIT: Built]

Meanwhile, prices of both AMD's Phenom II X6 1090T hex core, and Core i7-950 quad core have been slashed to $200. Good time to buy one of these things if you are planning on upgrading on budget. But both AM3 and LGA1366 are basically EOL though so your upgrade options will be very limited. Not real...
by kick
Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:39 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.1 + OpenCL 1.1 supp

In the news:

* Intel updated it's OpenCL SDK - now with full OpenCL 1.1 support

* NVIDIA strikes back - SRAA (Subpixel Reconstruction Anti Aliasing) to counter AMD's MLAA. Gotta love competition :)

* AMD finally fixed the screen tearing (VSync) issue on Linux with Catalyst 11.1 - awesome!
by kick
Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:30 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.2 & OpenCL 1.1 support
Replies: 208
Views: 144166

Re: AMD & NV drivers - now with OpenGL 4.1 + OpenCL 1.1 supp

Catalyst 11.1a brings some cool new features for AMD cards:

- New OpenGL extensions (216 total) + bugfixes
- Greatly improved OpenCL performance (~2x faster)
- Tesselation slider for controlling the tess. level and a new 'AMD Optimized' tessellation setting
- A much more stable (less buggy) CCC2