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New G-series Drivers Released
News item posted at 22:25 GMT by AntiAnt
Matrox has released a new set of drivers (5.86.032) for all Gxxx cards, except Marvel and MMS+tuner models. As usual, you can get them HERE.

Matrox releases "Apptimizer" for Parhelia
News item posted at 0:43 GMT by AntiAnt
Matrox has released a new utility for Parhelia gamers, "Apptimizer version 1.1.0.12".You can get it HERE.

Description of this release

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Matrox Apptimizer utility provides surround triple head gaming optimizations

for several popular game titles. With this utility, you can take full

advantage of your Matrox graphics hardware to experience the world of

surround gaming, the ultimate gaming sensation!

MTSTU 5.01.008 released
News item posted at 16:18 GMT by AntiAnt
On the heals of the new drivers, Matrox tech support has released thier latest TWEAK UTILITY for use with G200 and newer cards.

Matrox Technical Support Tweak Utility
Revision 5.01.008
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Supported OS
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Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT4
Windows 2000
Windows XP (Home)
Windows XP (Pro)

Supported Cards
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G200 AGP and PCI Series
G400 AGP Series
G450 AGP series
G550 AGP series
Parhelia 128

Supported Drivers
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Windows98/ME - 6.xx
NT4 - 4.xx
Windows2000 - 5.xx, 1.01.xxx

New Features
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Added support for Parhelia 128m (AGP tab, Monitor tab, and Miscellaneous tab)
***Win2k and WinXP support only***
***Note that our hardware log generator and our Edid extractor has been removed.***

Main Fixes
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N/A

Main known issues
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- Testing the over clocked settings while running other windows in the background may cause that window to corrupt. Close all windows before "testing" your over clocked settings.

***No technical support is provided with this utility***
***Using the over clocker feature may result in damaging our graphics card. The user must take the necessary steps to provide ample cooling to the graphics card.***

Parhelia 1.01.00.080 Windows 2K/XP drivers released.
News item posted at 16:13 GMT by AntiAnt
And you can get them HERE.

PowerDesk V1.01.00.080 for Win2k/XP
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Supported Products
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Parhelia


Description of release
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Supports Win2k/XP only.

New Features
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- Unlocked any display modes with an aspect ratio between 1.20 and 1.80 (include all 5:4 (1.25), 4:3 (1.33),16:10 (1.60) and 16:9 (1.77) resolutions). Maximum resolution in analog is still 2048x1536. Maximum in digital is now 1920x1200.

- Added the resolution 1280x960.

- Supporting anti-aliasing in a window, either fragment (FAA) or super-sampling.

- OpenGL 1.3 compliant.

- Added "NoFAA/Supersampling" option to allow a user to force no scene anti-aliasing.

- Heidi driver for AutoCAD 2002.

- Added support for fast user switching in XP.

- AA text is now accelerated in modes greater than 2048 width (in stretched modes).


Main Fixes
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- Fixed error message "SetPixelFormat failed, GetLastError=1" in SolidWorks 2001 Plus.

- Fixed the problem in SoftImage XSI where orbiting around in the camera viewport will cause the application to quit to the desktop.

- Fixed problem in NASCAR Racing 4 where launching the game in OpenGL mode causes the error "KMODE_Exceptionmode_Not_Handled" in MtxParhd.dll.

- Fixed various hang problems in 3ds max.

- Fixed problem in Maya where some borders would be missing on the image plane in the perspective viewport.

- Fixed problems in Softimage 3D where in some cases, the viewports would remain black.

- Fixed clipping problems in Medal of Honor, Project Eden, and Jedi Knight II.

- Fixed the hardware shading in I-DEAS when Outline is used.

- Fixed the system hang in I-DEAS when you apply an Outline to a non-rectangular shape.

- Fixed colour issues in the edge tool of Softimage XSI.

- Fixed various image corruption issues in Microstation V8.

- Fixed the problem where polygons would stretch when enabling shadows in SolidWorks 2001.

- Fixed flashing texture problems in Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

- Fixed problem in Neverwinter Nights where the game would exit to the desktop when exiting the building.

- Fixed various problems with PowerDesk when using PixelTouch and DualHead zoom.

- Fixed problem where when in single display, Windows' taskbar will still visible if you were previously in merge and checked the option "While using stretched mode, maximize windows in the display containing the window." in PowerDesk's desktop management.

- Fixed problem where if you install PowerDesk in merge mode and choose 1600x1200 from setup program, your primary display acts as secondary and secondary display acts as primary when you switch from merge to independent.

- Fixed problem with MotoGP when pixel shaders are enabled.

- Fixed rainbow colors on characters in Hitman 2.

- Fixed problem with Madden 2003 and Menus.

- Fixed problem with Aquanox and plant corruption.

- Fixed problem with Soldier Of Fortune II and Jedi Knight II running at 1 fps when GL Extensions is disabled.

- Fixed problem with Realms of Torment crashing when texture compression is enabled.


Main known issues
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- Bridge Commander - When you enable 'Enhanced Glowing Effects' nothing happens.

- Some serives will not start in Win2k Server and .net server when parhelia drivers are installed.

- Acad 2002 - You may see a black shadow following the tooltip box that appears next to the mouse

cursor.

- Acad 2002 - FAA-16x will have no affect in shaded mode.

- Acad2002 - you may encounter some corruption where the mouse

is located when performing Zooms, orbits or pans when using a large project. You have to manually refresh the screen to rewove the corrupted parts.

- Solidworks - When more than 2 solid objects are opened and you over lap the windows, corruption may be seen on the active window object. The corruption is eliminated once you refresh your drawing simply by sizing the window or by clicking on the object to rotate it.

- 3D Studio Max - Whene in D3D mode, the Wireframe lines are to large and not clear when using FAA-16x

- Various errors when using a G450 PCI and a Parhelia installed in the same system.

- Zoom option only affects the Primary display when in in DUAL-DVI mode.

- While playing a movie in PowerDVD, with DVDMax enabled and in single display, you may get a blue screen if you switch resolutions while the video is playing.

Parhelia Linux beta drivers released
News item posted at 1:52 GMT by AntiAnt
Matrox has put out a beta release of 2D Linux drivers for Parhelia.
You can grab them HERE.