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Sono disponibili i nuovi Catalyst 7.7

Performance improvements
 
•    The ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series, ATI Radeon HD 2600 series and the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT (single and Crossfire configurations) can see performance improvements of 13.2% or more in various Far Cry maps.
 
New features

New Catalyst Control Center Avivo features

• This release of Catalyst™ introduces a number of new Avivo features and enhancements which optimize video playback and display configuration.  These include: 
• Enhanced video color pages with two new color controls1: flesh tone correction and color vibrance
• Enhanced video quality pages with easier to use de-interlacing controls and layout
• Simplified Theater Mode2 controls, layout and now supporting Windows Vista
• Enhanced quick settings for video controls (available through the basic layout in Catalyst Control Center)
• Easy to use display scaling controls2 when outputting to display devices that support TV timings (480i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) through either digital (DVI or HDMI) or analog (component) interfaces

1These features are only available on the ATI Radeon HD 2000 series using Windows Vista.
2 These features are only available on the ATI Radeon X1000 series HD 2000 series

12X and 24X Anti-Aliasing support for the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT and ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series

•    This release of Catalyst™ introduces support for 12X and 24X Anti-Aliasing for the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, and ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series.  These new Anti-Aliasing settings are available through the new Anti-Aliasing Edge Detect Filter.   Selecting 4X Anti-Aliasing plus selecting the Edge Detect filter delivers the equivalent of 12X Anti-Aliasing.  Selecting 8X Anti-Aliasing plus selecting the Edge Detect filter delivers the equivalent of 24X Anti-Aliasing.   


Highlights of the Linux Catalyst 7.7 (8.39.4) release include:

Resolved Issues

• The kernel module build no longer fails on kernel version 2.6.22.
• Starting AMD CCC-LE no longer fails with a floating-point exception when started in certain configurations.
• When playing videos in I420 color format using the Xv extension and TexturedVideo (the default on R5xx), colors are no longer displayed incorrectly.
• Running aticonfig --initial in X with the Vesa driver no longer segfaults resulting in the xorg.conf file not being available.
• Video Tearing is no longer seen during playback in XV using GLESX.
• Using aticonfig --initial segfaults no longer results in the xorg.conf file not being available when run in X with Vesa driver.

For more information on Catalyst 7.7 (for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the Catalyst 7.7 release notes found in driver download section.