RadeonPro BETA: Automating 3D settings

[japamd]

Optimised checkboxes may be found under the Advanced tab - trilinear and anisotropic.
Ah, I see - thanks

Anisotropic/Trilinear Filtering Optimizations: If you want the fastest performance when using Anisotropic or Trilinear texture filtering in a game, you should enable both these options. This may result in a slight drop in image quality, however for most games this should not be noticeable, and in return you should gain some extra FPS.

Source: http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_9.html

There's a new version available, this new build have the [Check for Updates] feature enabled, along with bug fixes

[FDisk80]

Latest version is working nice. FPS is showing, V-Sync is working and looks like Triple Buffering works, or maybe it's just enabled by default in the rest of my games.

Anyway here are some bugs I found:
-Flip Queue Size will drop back to 4 if set to 5.
-Visual problems and buttons missing with higher DPI text. (see image)

[japamd]

Latest version is working nice. FPS is showing, V-Sync is working and looks like Triple Buffering works, or maybe it's just enabled by default in the rest of my games.

Anyway here are some bugs I found:
-Flip Queue Size will drop back to 4 if set to 5.
-Visual problems and buttons missing with higher DPI text. (see image)

FDisk80, thanks! Flip Queue Size is fixed in newest build, Visual problems are half-way, didn't tested with more than 125%, maybe it should be fine too.

Download link is the same: http://www.radeonpro.info/Download.aspx

[japamd]

Download latest version: http://www.radeonpro.info/Download/RadeonPro_RC1.exe

Latest updates

06/06/2010 - New build 1.0.6.7 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Fixed a bug with CFAA Edge Detect
- Changed Temporal Anti-Aliasing Multipliers to fixed values 2x and 3x
- Added CPU Affinity mask

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06/05/2010 - New build 1.0.6.6 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Fixed a random crash while creating communication channel with Support Service
- Fixed "out of bounds" error in AA selection

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06/05/2010 - New build 1.0.6.5 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Fixed a random crash while creating communication channel with Support Service

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06/04/2010 - New build 1.0.6.4 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Added option to disable Windows Aero Glass while running a profile
- Added preliminary Temporal Anti-Aliasing support
- Fixed Supersample AA being interpreted incorrectly at startup

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06/03/2010 - New build 1.0.6.3 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Fixed triggers not activating profiles
- Fixed out of bounds error in AA selection
- Added keyboard modifiers to screenshot and toggle FPS corner shortcuts
- Re-added drag and drop support

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06/02/2010 - New build 1.0.6.2 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Tooltips for each option
- Window position and dimensions are now keeped between restarts
- CrossfireX Anti-Aliasing modes (MSAA 16x, CFAA Narrow-tent 24x and CFAA Wide-tent 32x) now available on CrossfireX systems
- CFAA Edge-detect fixed.

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06/01/2010 - New build 1.0.6.1 online, please uninstall current version before installing.

New features starting at builds 1.0.6.X

- New installer (bilingual)
- Anti-Aliasing/CrossfireX Profiles Compatibility
- Global settings now changeable
- Separated sounds for profile activation/deactivation
- Play flash sound when taking screenshots
- Hability to disable CrossfireX in multi-GPU/single cards without turning off Catalyst AI (please test it, I need feedback from Crossfire users using multiple physical video adapters - i.e. not 4870X2/5970)
- Single profiles can now be activated by multiple executables (add them in Triggers tab)
- Reset defaults option

Fixed in this build

- Screenshot function should work now.
- MVPUMode fixes
- Interface inconsistencies fixes
- Other minor bug fixes

[Ket]

Well, let's make it work first, shall we?

It works Just like a toddler learning to walk, it falls over itself sometmes

[japamd]

Download latest version: http://www.radeonpro.info/Download/RadeonPro_RC1.exe

Latest updates

06/11/2010 - New build 1.0.7.1 online.

- Improved ATi Tray Tools profiles compatibility
- Added warning message when setting Anti-Aliasing or CrossfireX compatibility profile for Steam games (currently not supported)
- Changed Progress bar in Download dialog, now it's showing current download progress instead of being only animated
- Fixed bug in remoting channel creation
- Fixed Reset Defaults links enabled when profile scope (Global or Profile) not selected. Now it's disabled when scope's not defined.
- CrossfireX systems: Fixed Anti-Aliasing 16x not read correctly from registry for Global settings (e.g. CCC is set to AA 16x but in RadeonPro's Global profile AA is set to AA 8x)

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06/10/2010 - New build 1.0.7.0 online.

- New program update method. Starting at build 1.0.7.0 just click Check updates to download and update only changed files
- Changed profile settings/global settings interface, now Global settings will be changeable only if the user selects the Global profile

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06/09/2010 - New build 1.0.6.12 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Fixed random program crash when some conditions were met (Compatibility Profile + OC Profile)
- Added start parameters for profile items
- Added launch profile from tray icon
- RadeonPro will ask if it should be restarted when an unexpected crash is detected

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06/09/2010 - New build 1.0.6.11 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Fixed profile being incorrectly reverted to default

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06/09/2010 - New build 1.0.6.10 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Fixed "out of range" error for Texture LOD
- Backup/Restore of RadeonPro profiles
- RadeonPro Profiles won't interfere anymore with ATi Tray Tools profiles and vice versa

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06/09/2010 - New build 1.0.6.9 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Fixed installer not detecting RadeonPro running at upgrade time, now the installer will alert if RadeonPro is running instead of giving errors while trying to replace files in use
- Fixed game losing focus (game is minimized and desktop is shown) just after launching it when the following conditions are met:
* Overclocking profile is selected;
* MSI Afterburner is not running on background;
* An Anti-Aliasing or CrossfireX Compatibility Profile is selected.
- Added a custom error dialog box with option to send bug report (please use it). No personally identifiable information is sent, just the RadeonPro's version, Catalyst's information and error details.

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06/08/2010 - New build 1.0.6.8 online. Users of 1.0.5.x builds must uninstall before installing.

- Added Force High Priority for game process
- Added Overclocking support (requires MSI Afterburner 1.5 or newer)

It works Just like a toddler learning to walk, it falls over itself sometmes

I hope he's not falling down too often

[SoulsCollective]

- Added warning message when setting Anti-Aliasing or CrossfireX compatibility profile for Steam games (currently not supported)

Damn, was wondering why that wasn't working.

Likelihood of being enabled in future releases? I'd quite like SW:TFU and UTIII to have proper AA.

Edit: I've just updated to 1.0.7.3, and the Crossfire profile field is greyed out for all games. Was not having issues with previous builds. Any ideas?

[Ket]

Working perfect for me now Any ETA on a cool black and red GUI?

[japamd]

Damn, was wondering why that wasn't working.

Likelihood of being enabled in future releases? I'd quite like SW:TFU and UTIII to have proper AA.

Edit: I've just updated to 1.0.7.3, and the Crossfire profile field is greyed out for all games. Was not having issues with previous builds. Any ideas?

Yeah, it's a bit sad but Steam it's incompatible with RadeonPro real time renaming schema.

Please try latest build (1.0.7.7 now), if it keeps grayed all the time please let me know. BTW Crossfire dropdown will be available only when Crossfire is enabled and a profile is selected.

Working perfect for me now Any ETA on a cool black and red GUI?

Just one word: soon

[SoulsCollective]

Yeah, it's a bit sad but Steam it's incompatible with RadeonPro real time renaming schema.

So...no fix incoming?

Please try latest build (1.0.7.7 now), if it keeps grayed all the time please let me know. BTW Crossfire dropdown will be available only when Crossfire is enabled and a profile is selected.

Latest build fixed it, thanks

Release notes?

[japamd]

So...no fix incoming?
Latest build fixed it, thanks

Release notes?

Not until I can figure out how Catalyst Application profiles works.

Updates:

06/13/2010 - New build 1.0.7.7

- Fixed error when creating new profile, triggers column incorrectly shows settings
- Fixed error while trying to rename a profile in some circunstances

Known issues:
- When Overclocking tab is selected and Disable overclocking is set in Settings dialog, Tweaks tab gets hidden instead of Overclocking tab

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06/13/2010 - New build 1.0.7.6

- Added option to completely disable overclocking tab
- Tray icon launch list is now being updated properly
- Fixed error while saving settings
- Fixed some overclocking related bugs
- Fixed Settings dialog not preserving window position and size while saving settings

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06/12/2010 - New build 1.0.7.5 HOTFIX online.

- Changed Global Mutex name for Windows XP Compatibility

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06/12/2010 - New build 1.0.7.5 online.

- Added Change (spoof) Video Adapter Vendor/Device ID (Direct3D9 only)
- Fixed Abort update button not working in Updater download dialog
- Added close button to Settings dialog
- Removed extra www from external links
- Minor user interface rearrangement

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06/11/2010 - New build 1.0.7.4 online (requires a full reinstall)

- Fixed minor bugs in updater
- Fixed installer not updating files in some cases
- Fixed driver registry key UMD not found on some systems, will try to read the right place now

Known issues:
- MSI Afterburner changes in overclock profile crashes RadeonPro

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06/11/2010 - New build 1.0.7.3 online.

- MSI Afterburner diagnostics (#2- Program will not finish if error is found)

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06/11/2010 - New build 1.0.7.2 online.

- MSI Afterburner diagnostics

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[Ket]

Just one word: soon

This makes me happy

[LedHed]

isn't this what CCC always had (looks pretty familiar to what I used with my old 4850 CF setup), now they just put Pro in the name to make you feel better?

[SoulsCollective]

Er...no. No, CCC has never had anything like this. I think your nVidia card is causing you to mis-remember - NvCP has the ability to set per-application profiles, whereas CCC does not.This app basically provides that per-application functionality.

[japamd]

isn't this what CCC always had (looks pretty familiar to what I used with my old 4850 CF setup), now they just put Pro in the name to make you feel better?

I think you misunderstood the program objective, but answering you, CCC is meant to control all aspects of your video card, RadeonPro is meant to control only 3D settings which includes basic settings like AA/AF/Catalyst AI/etc. and some other tweaks like CrossfireX modes and compatibility profiles, Temporal AA, Flip Queue size, Forced vsync/triple buffering for Direct3D apps, Texture LOD control, turn Aero off while gaming, select CPU affinity, Video card vendor/device ID spoof, not to mention that profiles are loaded when you start your game regardless the source (Explorer, Game Explorer, command line, etc.), unlike CCC profiles that needs to be activated manually (either desktop shortcut, keyboard shortcut, etc.)

[LedHed]

ah gotcha, I was taking the thread to mean automated for every game the same. As in you set it and forget it

[demowhc]

Great tool , you should see if you can incorperate the dx10/11 SSAA tool found here - http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33962461 so ATi users can force Transparency AA in any title they wish

[mejobloggs]

Awesome man! I'll be using this when I get the chance

I tried Ati Tray Tools or whatever its called but it kinda screwed up for me so went back to CCC

One question... Do I need CCC installed to run this? Or can I install the drivers without CCC (that would be very nice)

[japamd]

Great tool , you should see if you can incorperate the dx10/11 SSAA tool found here - http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33962461 so ATi users can force Transparency AA in any title they wish

Thanks

I'll take a look, but I didn't like the part "Disable driver signing enforcement" in Windows Vista/7, it can be good for some of us but for most people it will be a major headache and may cause system instability, unfortunately.

Awesome man! I'll be using this when I get the chance

I tried Ati Tray Tools or whatever its called but it kinda screwed up for me so went back to CCC

One question... Do I need CCC installed to run this? Or can I install the drivers without CCC (that would be very nice)

Thanks. CCC should not required, but without CCC you'll lost some video card controls like color adjustment and eyefinity controls. If you don't use them, please try it without CCC and let me know if everything works as expected.

[mejobloggs]

Can I have a look at the source code? I want to see how you do this

Make it an open source project :p

[mejobloggs]

Working fine so far without CCC

If I understand this correctly....

If I set the Global settings, everything will use Global unless there is a profile for the app you just opened
If you open an app with a profile, it will switch to the profile
If you close that app, it will go back to Global?

Suggestion:
Highlight the current active profile (or Global if that's what's in use)

[japamd]

Can I have a look at the source code? I want to see how you do this

Make it an open source project :p

One day, maybe, it can become open source

Working fine so far without CCC

If I understand this correctly....

If I set the Global settings, everything will use Global unless there is a profile for the app you just opened
If you open an app with a profile, it will switch to the profile
If you close that app, it will go back to Global?

Suggestion:
Highlight the current active profile (or Global if that's what's in use)

Yes, yes and yes.

Good to know it works without CCC, thanks for reporting.

It's already highlighted, but it seems that Windows Vista/7 turns it off when the list view is not selected

[japamd]

Updates



06/18/2010 - New build 1.0.7.14

- Added skin support with skin download option (may have bugs, please report)
- Added View cache and Clear cache buttons in Settings dialog
- Fixed duplicated entries errors while loading profiles or updating tray context menu
- Fixed system hangs at system shutdown or system restart when RadeonPro is loaded
- Fixed RadeonPro isn't monitored when Support Service is not running at program start
- Modified error report dialog to allow users to include brief message about how to reproduce the error

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06/16/2010 - New build 1.0.7.13

- Fixed Toggle FPS corner shorcut key was not working
- Fixed MSI Afterburn loads when a new profile is created even without a overclock profile choosen, the game is not started until MSI Afterburner is terminated
- Changed OSD is now loaded only when FPS or Forced vsync or Forced Triple-buffering is selected in profile

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06/15/2010 - New build 1.0.7.12

- Fixed bug in auto-update check

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06/15/2010 - New build 1.0.7.11

- Added Anti-Aliasing and CrossfireX profiles updates through Auto-Updater
- Added Dirt 2 CrossfireX compatibility profile

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06/15/2010 - New build 1.0.7.10

- Changed Start Minimized setting, now it can be enabled even when Start with Windows is not selected
- Fixed trigger not being added on triggers list sometimes
- Program is UAC compatible again

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06/15/2010 - New build 1.0.7.9

- Changed Start Minimized setting, now it can be enabled even when Start with Windows is not selected
- Fixed Tweaks tab being removed when Overclocking tab is selected and OC feature is disabled in Settings dialog
- Fixed Auto-updater Continue button never gets ready after downloading updates

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06/14/2010 - New build 1.0.7.8

- Fixed profiles not being applied when RadeonPro is configured to start minimized
- Fixed Tweaks tab being removed when Overclocking tab is selected and OC feature is disabled in Settings dialog
- Fixed Auto-updater Continue button never gets ready after downloading updates


To install the skin, first update to version 1.0.7.14 by using either the full installer or the auto-updater. After restarting the program click again on Check for updates, then click on balloon notifying about new skins available or click on eye icon at status bar, that will open the Skin dialog where you'll be able to download and apply the skin.

[FDisk80]

A-mazing

[Ket]

Updates



06/18/2010 - New build 1.0.7.14

- Added skin support with skin download option (may have bugs, please report)
- Added View cache and Clear cache buttons in Settings dialog
- Fixed duplicated entries errors while loading profiles or updating tray context menu
- Fixed system hangs at system shutdown or system restart when RadeonPro is loaded
- Fixed RadeonPro isn't monitored when Support Service is not running at program start
- Modified error report dialog to allow users to include brief message about how to reproduce the error

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06/16/2010 - New build 1.0.7.13

- Fixed Toggle FPS corner shorcut key was not working
- Fixed MSI Afterburn loads when a new profile is created even without a overclock profile choosen, the game is not started until MSI Afterburner is terminated
- Changed OSD is now loaded only when FPS or Forced vsync or Forced Triple-buffering is selected in profile

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06/15/2010 - New build 1.0.7.12

- Fixed bug in auto-update check

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06/15/2010 - New build 1.0.7.11

- Added Anti-Aliasing and CrossfireX profiles updates through Auto-Updater
- Added Dirt 2 CrossfireX compatibility profile

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06/15/2010 - New build 1.0.7.10

- Changed Start Minimized setting, now it can be enabled even when Start with Windows is not selected
- Fixed trigger not being added on triggers list sometimes
- Program is UAC compatible again

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06/15/2010 - New build 1.0.7.9

- Changed Start Minimized setting, now it can be enabled even when Start with Windows is not selected
- Fixed Tweaks tab being removed when Overclocking tab is selected and OC feature is disabled in Settings dialog
- Fixed Auto-updater Continue button never gets ready after downloading updates

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06/14/2010 - New build 1.0.7.8

- Fixed profiles not being applied when RadeonPro is configured to start minimized
- Fixed Tweaks tab being removed when Overclocking tab is selected and OC feature is disabled in Settings dialog
- Fixed Auto-updater Continue button never gets ready after downloading updates


To install the skin, first update to version 1.0.7.14 by using either the full installer or the auto-updater. After restarting the program click again on Check for updates, then click on balloon notifying about new skins available or click on eye icon at status bar, that will open the Skin dialog where you'll be able to download and apply the skin.

My life is now complete

ED - Wheres the DL linky?