Published on October 18, 2005 By Hapkido In Object Desktop
I installed a new ATI Rad. 9550 256 card and now I see that "HyperPaint" can be enabled in the WB Configuration Window in "Basic Settings/Performance". What exactly is "HyperPaint"? and is there any advantage in enabling this?
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on Oct 18, 2005
WindowBlinds supports a feature called "Hyperpaint". This is different from "Smart Paint". Hyperpaint uses the extra video RAM on your video card to "buffer" your windows which makes moving them on screen possible without any repainting.


The settings depend updon your system/GPU specs ...
on Oct 18, 2005

This is different from "Smart Paint". Hyperpaint uses the extra video RAM on your video card to "buffer" your windows which makes moving them on screen possible without any repainting.


Thanks for replying. But could you explain what you mean by "buffering"? Would I be correct in assuming that this means the card's RAM is used first rather than using the system RAM? And I don't know what you mean in the bolded statement, re: "moving them"?? Moving what?


As I asked initially, is there any advantage to using "HyperPaint"? Will there be any noticeable difference in what is displayed on my monitor in regular use? I do not play any type of games, or play DVD's, or have a TV hooked up to my PC, if that is of any help. Any what system "specs" are you referring to. Please excuse my ignorance on this subject. But I would like to learn.

on Oct 18, 2005

This is different from "Smart Paint". Hyperpaint uses the extra video RAM on your video card to "buffer" your windows which makes moving them on screen possible without any repainting.



Thanks for replying. But could you explain what you mean by "buffering"? Would I be correct in assuming that this means the card's RAM is used first rather than using the system RAM? And I don't know what you mean in the bolded statement, re: "moving them"?? Moving what?



As I asked initially, is there any advantage to using "HyperPaint"? Will there be any noticeable difference in what is displayed on my monitor in regular use? I do not play any type of games, or play DVD's, or have a TV hooked up to my PC, if that is of any help. And what system "specs" are you referring to. Please excuse my ignorance on this subject. But I would like to learn.


Sorry for the double reply .... there was a "glitch" when trying to post it.

on Oct 18, 2005
I think it has to do with resizing and dragging around.
on Oct 19, 2005
As someone already posted, HyperPaint uses your video card's RAM instead of system RAM (the amount is determined by the slider). It basically will speed up how fast your windows paint on the screen, allowing you to drag them around smoothly, appear faster, etc.
on Oct 19, 2005

Yarlen,


Thanks for making things much clearer. After enabling it, I can see a little difference.

on Oct 20, 2005