ATI Catalyst 7.7

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Windows XP

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Windows Vista

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Release notes

Highlights of the Catalyst 7.7 release include:

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
  1. These 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.