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video card issues
Hello to all. First of all sorry for that “testing” post i did, i had alot of trouble getting this forum activation to work. Well here is the deal. I use an elsa quadro dcc video card from nvidia in my computer, recently i did a clean install (software, drivers and all) on my computer. Every thing was working well with particle illusion 3.0.1a (i was able to use hardware open gl acceleration) but now i can’t use open gl acceleration with PI 3.0.1a or it will freeze/ crash my pc, it does the same with lightwave 3d 7.5 as well. If any one had experience with such a card or knows the settings to make please let me know. I use winxp pro. Thanks in advance guys.
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Hey there-
First things first – update your video drivers – Download the latest ones from the company’s website (that made your video card). If that doesn’t help let us know.
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Aharon Rabinowitz
aharon(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
http://www.allbetsareoff.com
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Creative Cow Master Series DVD
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Well still the same thing happens, but i was able to narrow the problem down to opengl texture. When not activated (opengl textures)lightwave works well but when activated lightwave 3d 7.5 crashes and particle illusion still crashes too.
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Sounds like an Open GL problem, not related to pIllusion. However, try checking the following option:
view > Preferences > Open GL Tab > “Don’t use Texture RAM for Background images.”
See if activating this option helps.
This is a bit out of my area of knowledge, but it’s worth a shot.
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Aharon Rabinowitz
aharon(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
http://www.allbetsareoff.com
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Creative Cow Master Series DVD
particleIllusion Fusion Volume 1
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Is it possible that winxp sp2 could have caused this? My pc worked well before sp2. I can’t run any opengl programs with textures or they will freeze.
If your out-flow exceeds your in-flow your up-keep will be your down-fall.
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Yes, I guess it’s possible. If you want to verify that it’s an OpenGL problem, then use the “run with software rendering” option in the Start – Programs – particleIllusion 3.0 menu. If the problems go away, then it’s definitely a driver issue.
Get the latest drivers from https://www.nvidia.com. If you already have the latest drivers and they are “beta” drivers, then use an older “released” or “qualified” driver version instead.
Alan.
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Oh yes it is definitely an opengl problem because i did as you said “run with software rendering” and it works like a charm. I am using the most current drivers from nvidia (not beta) but the problem still persist. Than you Alan and Aharon for your help.
If your out-flow exceeds your in-flow your up-keep will be your down-fall.
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Have you checked Elsa’s site? Perhaps their drivers work better?
https://www.elsa.com/EN/Support/driver_professional.aspAlan.
wondertouch
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