- Dec 11, 2012
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I'm running Vista64-Ultimate on a Supermicro C2SEA board (E8400 CPU w/8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 mem and a 256GB Samsung 840 PRO SSD) that utilizes the Intel G45 Express Chipset plus and ICH10 chip. It has the Intel GMA X4500 HD GPU onboard (a built-in chip and via the BIOS, it is given the max mem for it to use if it wants it). I do not play video games so a discrete card isn't "really" necessary (but I have used them in the past when needed) because the Intel GMA X4500 HD GPU chip claims to be able to process in hardware a lot of video functions thus freeing-up CPU time in return. The G45 does have video decoding functions built-in if you read the Intel brochure about it (http://www.intel.com/assets/pdf/prodbrief/319946.pdf). Here are some quotes: Enhanced HD Video Playback - Full hardware acceleration for MPEG2, AVC, and VC1 formats to deliver Intel’s ultimate high-definition playback experience, including Blu-ray* playback. Sharper Image Quality - Advanced de-interlacing and post-processing algorithms provide enhanced picture clarity by minimizing artifacts of standard or high-definition video. Precise Color Control - Built-in ProcAmp color control settings allow user adjustment of hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast for standard and high-definition videos. A block diagram states Intel Clear Video Technology (1) Full Hardware HD Decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2; (2) HD/SD video post processing; (3) Display support: HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, HDCP, MEC. DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.0 API support.
But, I cannot tell if my video application or many video applications on the screen simultaneously are using the hardware available to it. I have the WinTV latest v7 release and it is set to use EVR mode (instead of Overlay, VMR7, or VMR9) and to "Use hardware acceleration when possible." But, neither Vista nor WinTV tell me if GPU hardware acceleration is being used and which function(s) processing specifically. I watch cable TV via SD mode and OTA ATSC (broadcast) in full HD mode (which does look better than what Comcast provides via their STB!). Comcast must have to reprocess/recompress the data to fit everything on the coax...
So how does one tell? Are there any apps that can be fired-up and can tell exactly which hardware accelerated circuitry is being utilized and by which video apps?
Oh, and would adding the FFMpeg library package be wise if I wanted to tweak video and audio settings? Or, would that just muck everything up?
Sorry longwinded but I think detail will help here.
Thanks!
But, I cannot tell if my video application or many video applications on the screen simultaneously are using the hardware available to it. I have the WinTV latest v7 release and it is set to use EVR mode (instead of Overlay, VMR7, or VMR9) and to "Use hardware acceleration when possible." But, neither Vista nor WinTV tell me if GPU hardware acceleration is being used and which function(s) processing specifically. I watch cable TV via SD mode and OTA ATSC (broadcast) in full HD mode (which does look better than what Comcast provides via their STB!). Comcast must have to reprocess/recompress the data to fit everything on the coax...
So how does one tell? Are there any apps that can be fired-up and can tell exactly which hardware accelerated circuitry is being utilized and by which video apps?
Oh, and would adding the FFMpeg library package be wise if I wanted to tweak video and audio settings? Or, would that just muck everything up?
Sorry longwinded but I think detail will help here.
Thanks!
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