RadeonPro BETA: Automating 3D settings

[Associated]

Your download link on your page is broken... so I can't download it and try it

[japamd]

Associated, the FTP upload failed because the file was in use and couldn't be replaced, it's fixed now.

Thanks.

[Blkout]

Well, I installed this program on my step-son's PC and it was working great, then the program froze and wouldn't do anything so I used CTRL-ALT-DELETE and closed it. Now the program will only open in the taskbar and won't maximize to full screen so I can see the profiles.

Any ideas what's causing this? I've uninstalled and re-installed the program several times, deleting all files associated with RadeonPro. No progress.

[Blkout]

Its working now, no idea what changed since I went to bed last night but I woke up and RP is working fine now.

[japamd]

Its working now, no idea what changed since I went to bed last night but I woke up and RP is working fine now.

Since build 1.0.8.0 the program is using a new method to detect applications in order to make possible the utilization of AA/Crossfire profiles in launcher based games.

Please try new build.

Thanks.

Updates

08/21/2010 - New build 1.0.8.4

- Fixed: random crashes while starting programs (still testing, please bear with me :-)
- Fixed: scripts not working on first time use when the program is configured to start minimized
- Fixed: start parameters not being applied correctly
- New: added Launcher settings for launcher based games

Known issues:
- Auto-updater may fail in some cases
- Screenshot function not working in some games

About screenshot function, I tried Dirt 2 and it worked fine, but had a CTD in Metro 2033. I think I'm going to remove the function 'till I can get working a new implementation.

Please continue reporting if applications are still crashing.

[japamd]

Updates

08/22/2010 - New build 1.0.8.7

- Fixed: RadeonPro causing heavy stuttering in some games that don't have a profile defined
- Changed: added option "None" to Launcher type
-- Skin updates
--- Verde
---- Fixed: Launcher settings not being saved

Known issues:
- Auto-updater may fail in some cases
- Screenshot function not working in some games

08/22/2010 - New build 1.0.8.6

- Fixed: random crashes while starting programs (still testing, please bear with me :-)
- Fixed: profiles not activating on build 1.0.8.5
- Changed: auto-update from build 1.0.8.5 should work now

Known issues:
- Auto-updater may fail in some cases
- Screenshot function not working in some games

08/21/2010 - New build 1.0.8.5

- Fixed: random crashes while starting programs (still testing, please bear with me :-)

Known issues:
- Auto-updater may fail in some cases
- Screenshot function not working in some games

[lukija]

- Changed: LOD adjustment now can be set to zero to enforce negative LOD clamp (previous builds ignores LOD=0 by removing the entry from registry to emulate driver defaults when LOD is not set)

Hi Japamd. Thumbs up for implementing negative LOD bias clamp. I'm using 1.0.8.7 version, but I'm not sure if it works. If I understood correctly, if I set custom profile and set Texture LOD control to On and Texture LOD Adjustment to 0, then negative LOD bias clamp should be activated? In other words if LOD bias is less then zero, set it to zero, otherwise don't touch it (user zero or positive bias). This option on Nvidia cards helped me a lot getting rid of shimmering effects in some games. Also, I have tried to use positive value for Texture LOD adjustment and it helps getting rid of shimmering but it makes some textures look to much blurry. Thank you in advance.

[blindbox]

japamd : RadeonPRO is conflicting with Punkbuster. I suggest you have a button to completely turn off overlay (hiding the fps doesn't help).

[japamd]

japamd : RadeonPRO is conflicting with Punkbuster. I suggest you have a button to completely turn off overlay (hiding the fps doesn't help).

Add your MP game executable to compatibility list at Settings and check Disable API detection.

PS: I'll add an option per profile to disable overlay functions.

[blindbox]

Add your MP game executable to compatibility list at Settings and check Disable API detection.

PS: I'll add an option per profile to disable overlay functions.

Ah yes, I forgot that's how I made them to coexist (just reformatted my pc due to corrupt OS, I was speaking from memory)

Again, thanks for this great software

[blindbox]

I got a feature request. Is it possible to enable monitor aspect ratio on and off for each profile? Some games I just don't mind having the aspect ratio stretched.

AFAIK, it is not a per-resolution basis settings. Scaling my resolution down and then setting gpu scaling on and then scaling it back up causes gpu scaling by aspect ratio to work at ALL non-wide resolutions.

[japamd]

Thx you so much for making this program. I wanted a program/application to do is in a long time, i even thought about getting a nvidia card just becase of this feature. Thx you very much!

You're welcome

Yea, the Force V-Sync option has worked in every game I have tried using RadeonPro which so far is about 15 or more, it just doesn't work in Gears of War, DX9 or DX10 modes. Something is different about Gears of War for some reason and ATI has never been able to force it in this game. I don't mind using D3Doverrider, but sadly the only reason I still need to keep it installed is for GoW.

I'll say this about GoW in case you didn't know, like some UT3 engine game, GoW applies a framerate cap of 62fps and obviously most LCD's monitor are 60Hz so that's obviously what creates the tearing. My framerate fluctuates between 62-63fps when I don't use RadeonPro, but as soon as I enable D3Doverrider the framerate stays locked at 60fps and the tearing is gone.

If you can find your GoW disc and don't mind checking, I would certainly appreciate it, but if you can't do it I'm still not dissapointed in your program.

Guess what? I found my GoW DVD!!! Finally!!!!!!1!!!!

I just tried the forced vsync using the latest build (1.0.10.1) and it worked fine!

Please try it and let me know if it's working or not.

I got a feature request. Is it possible to enable monitor aspect ratio on and off for each profile? Some games I just don't mind having the aspect ratio stretched.

AFAIK, it is not a per-resolution basis settings. Scaling my resolution down and then setting gpu scaling on and then scaling it back up causes gpu scaling by aspect ratio to work at ALL non-wide resolutions.

Hmmm, I'm not sure how that can be done. Is monitor aspect ratio a CCC setting?


@topic, the latest updates since my last update on this topic (yeah, a long time ago :P)


Minimum requirements:
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (some features may be unavailable or non-functioning)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- Microsoft DirectX Runtime February 2010 or newer
- ATI Radeon HD 2000 series graphics card or newer

Ideal requirements:
- Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows 7 (x86/x64)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Updates
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10/10/2010 - New build 1.0.10.1

- Fixed: some profile properties cannot be unset after being set (e.g. Video Spoof, Aggressive API detection and others settings)
- Fixed: D3D tweaks (forced vsync/triple-buffering) not working in some games. Try Aggresive API detection if it's not working. To quickly identify if it's working or not, try forcing Double vsync to see if framerate gets capped by 30 FPS (or half of vertical refresh rate).

10/08/2010 - New build 1.0.10.0

- Fixed: black screen with some DX9 games
- Fixed: Age of Conan (DX10) and other DX10 games crashing at startup
- New: tray icon context menu speed optimizations
- New: option on Settings/Advanced tab to disable API monitoring for programs not listed in profiles list (it's enforced disabled by default starting at this build)
- New: added per profile option to disable OSD features (FPS counter, Screenshots, etc.), right-click the item in list to set/reset it. Use this option if you're getting kicked from Even Balance Punkbuster enabled servers when using RadeonPro's OSD features
- New: current API in use is displayed on screen at game startup (can be disabled in Settings)

09/29/2010 - New build 1.0.9.5

- Fixed: CrossfireX bar not appearing on some systems with CrossfireX enabled adapter(s) present
- Fixed: FPS counter not respecting windowed mode and game viewport causing it to jump to other screen locations when it's set to other position than top-left
- Fixed: STALKER CoP and other games crashing at startup
- Changed: reverted program activation through the tray icon by using double click instead of single click
- Changed: minor tweaks to API detection code to favor better compatibility

09/27/2010 - New build 1.0.9.4

- Fixed: Aero bug
- Fixed: API compatibility list gets cleared when RadeonPro is restarted
- Fixed: Global profile saving Script settings and other non-global properties
- Fixed: program window become invisible due to invalid desktop positions saved in configuration file
- New: CrossfireX bar feature to display multi-GPU utilization (up to 2) while gaming. The CrossfireX bar can be toggled on/off using a hotkey defined in Settings. Tri and Quad-CrossfireX support will be added in a future build

09/23/2010 - New build 1.0.9.3

- Fixed: "Error saving settings" random bug
- Fixed: removed DirectX Runtime June 2010 dependency which caused crashes in D3D10/D3D11 games on systems without that runtime version installed, minimum requirement now is February 2010 runtime: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en
- Fixed: crash at Metro 2033 startup
- Fixed: FPS counter not displayed on some D3D9 games

09/22/2010 - New build 1.0.9.2

- Fixed: possible memory leak in D3D11 games

09/21/2010 - New build 1.0.9.1

- Fixed: Forced vsync off not being saved correctly with all skins except Verde

Updates
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09/21/2010 - New build 1.0.9.0

- Fixed: "index_damaged" message is displayed when trying to start a game with some special characters present in path (i.e. Kane & Lynch, Command & Conquer)
- Fixed: Steam no longer crashes if RadeonPro is finished and Steam is kept running
- Fixed: random hiccups while scrolling pages or doing non related game tasks
- Fixed: profiles backup feature not saving launcher settings
- Fixed: program crash with Windows XP and .NET Framework 2.0 pre-SP2 due to a missing overloaded method [System.Threading.WaitOne(bool)]. If you got that error message, you should keep updated your operating system!
- Fixed: restore option restoring all items instead of only checked items
- Fixed: Monitoring option at tray icon context-menu don't change state
- Changed: introduced new fail counter measures to avoid broken profiles due to unexpected program crashes
- Changed: Global profiles are saved in a separated profile so they don't get messed by processes that don't terminate correctly
- Changed: must check for main program's updates before downloading new skins
- Changed: revamped FPS display and screenshot grabber engine with high-quality real time image resizer (Direct3D 8/9/10/11 are supported now, OpenGL support will be introduced in a future build)
- Changed: RadeonPro Support Service is now started on demand
- Changed: when a profile has a launcher defined and the game is started by RadeonPro through the Play option in Profiles' list context menu, the launcher is executed now instead of profile target executable
- Changed: due to the way pressed keys are checked by the FPS/Screnshot engine, modifier support (Shift, Alt, Control) keys has been dropped. If your hotkeys stop working and you are using modifiers, please change them in settings and remove the modifier key
- Changed: backup/restore items are now alphabetically sorted
- New: update dialog now have an option to show the changelog before the download of updates
- New: Benchmark feature
- New: screenshot grabber engine can resize screenshots in real-time
- New: screenshot grabber engine can insert an image overlay over the screenshot at a pre-defined image corner and position
- New: FPS number overlay can be hidden from screenshots
- New: video spoof feature is now available also on Direct3D 8/10/10.1/11 (previously was supported only on Direct3D 9)
- New: forced triple-buffering and/or forced vsync on/off can now be used with games that don't have a profile defined (e.g. any Direct3D 8/9/10/11 application)
- New: forced vsync on allows the activation of a new feature: Double Vsync, which limits the framerate to half of the current refresh rate (i.e. 60 Hz LCD displays will limit framerate to 30 FPS instead of 60 FPS). Works only with full-screen games, windowed games will use normal vsync
- New: FPS display, screenshot grabber, video spoof feature and forced display refresh rate can be used with games that don't have a profile defined (e.g. any Direct3D 8/9/10/11 application)
- New: display refresh rate can be specified as part of profile or global settings (experimental feature, please report if it worked for you)
- Removed: Start with Skin shortcut from JumpLists
--- Verde
---- New: added shortcut to Launcher Settings in Anti-Aliasing/CrossfireX settings page
---- Fixed: LOD adjustment is not being saved

[blindbox]

Hmmm, I'm not sure how that can be done. Is monitor aspect ratio a CCC setting?

It's inside the CCC control panel if that's what you're asking. As for the XML file.. I'll look into it. Look around at the display section of CCC and right click on the triangle thing on the monitor setup. I'll give you screenshots on how to get to it over the weekend.

[japamd]

It's inside the CCC control panel if that's what you're asking. As for the XML file.. I'll look into it. Look around at the display section of CCC and right click on the triangle thing on the monitor setup. I'll give you screenshots on how to get to it over the weekend.

I don't see any option related to aspect ratio, even GPU scaling isn't being displayed.

[SoulsCollective]

I don't see any option related to aspect ratio, even GPU scaling isn't being displayed.

The option to change scaling settings doesn't appear unless you're running below native res. It's an annoying change to CCC that ATi refuses to fix, insisting it's a "feature".

[RPGWiZaRD]

I just noticed this app, read through the whole thread and just wanted to chime in and say

ATI/AMD must be stupid to not hire a guy like you! (but I'm actually happy it stays as a community thing... for now at least. :p)

I've been a longtime Nvidia user now but I think I'm gonna upgrade to a HD6xxx series card when they release and seeing this app just makes me more sure about that decision. Even a nvidiot could get jealous seeing this.

I admire your work, you bring updates out so fast, you actually listen to other people's requests and you're really polite (much more so than most software developers I've seen that can be all grumpy for ppl criticizing all kind of small things). Keep up the great work and I'm sure you'll find RadeonPro to get a lot more popular and famous than you could ever have imagined!

[japamd]

The option to change scaling settings doesn't appear unless you're running below native res. It's an annoying change to CCC that ATi refuses to fix, insisting it's a "feature".

Thanks, so I'm not (yet) going crazy

I just noticed this app, read through the whole thread and just wanted to chime in and say

ATI/AMD must be stupid to not hire a guy like you! (but I'm actually happy it stays as a community thing... for now at least. :p)

I've been a longtime Nvidia user now but I think I'm gonna upgrade to a HD6xxx series card when they release and seeing this app just makes me more sure about that decision. Even a nvidiot could get jealous seeing this.

I admire your work, you bring updates out so fast, you actually listen to other people's requests and you're really polite (much more so than most software developers I've seen that can be all grumpy for ppl criticizing all kind of small things). Keep up the great work and I'm sure you'll find RadeonPro to get a lot more popular and famous than you could ever have imagined!

Thank you for the kindly words, Sir

[japamd]

Updates

10/13/2010 - New build 1.0.10.2

- Fixed: LOD adjustment not being saved
- Fixed: random crashes during games startup (Test Drive Unlimited-DX9, Street Fighter IV-DX9, Dirt 2-DX11)
- Changed: Compatible List View Rendering is now active by default on new installations
- New: add custom executables to the Anti-Aliasing and CrossfireX compatibility profiles
- New: Driver compatibility option to allow utilization of previous Catalyst drivers DLLs (must be enabled in Settings prior to utilization, carefully read the disclaimer at Settings screen!!!)
- New: sound notifications can be customized. Events like Profile activated, Video card spoof, Triple-buffering activated, among others, can be customized using the Windows Control Panel. See Change System Sounds and look for RadeonPro entries on list

PS: some new features are not available yet on Verde skin, use default skin if you're going to use Driver compatibility and custom executables for AA/CFX profiles.

[blindbox]

I'm back early than expected. Still, 4 days of non-stop studying at my university

japamd , here's a howto to access the gpu scaling menu.



Here's how it looks like at native resolution.



Here's how it looks like at non-native, non-widescreen resolution.

[japamd]

Thank you, blindbox.

That option is well hidden, BTW.

I'll try to discover how to enable/disable GPU scaling.

[japamd]

Updates

10/16/2010 - New build 1.0.10.3

- Fixed: Driver compatibility bugs
- Fixed: on some HDMI connected monitors the vertical refresh rate can go down to 24Hz while starting games with RadeonPro API monitoring active
- New: working directory can be set for each game, look for the field at Launcher tab
-- Skin updates
--- Verde
---- New: added menu options to new features (Manage My Drivers and Manage Custom Profiles, look for them at File menu) and options to set Driver compatibility

[blindbox]

japamd , could you provide a more thorough documentation regarding Driver Compatibility? How do I make it work? Install a few drivers on top of another? The Verde skin and the original skin has some inconsistencies regarding the driver compatibility part too, such as no 'Manage My Drivers' . EDIT: I found the 'Manage My Drivers' but it's greyed.

[japamd]

japamd , could you provide a more thorough documentation regarding Driver Compatibility? How do I make it work? Install a few drivers on top of another? The Verde skin and the original skin has some inconsistencies regarding the driver compatibility part too, such as no 'Manage My Drivers' . EDIT: I found the 'Manage My Drivers' but it's greyed.

Regarding Driver compatibility feature, take a look here, it's very well explained by a RadeonPro user

Verde skin have the Manage My Driver option in File menu, while the other skins have it inside Advanced tab. You have to select a profile to enable the link.

[SoulsCollective]

Just as a heads up I haven't been able to install the last two versions over the top of a previous installation -

AppProfiles.dll
An error occured while trying to replace the existing file: 
DeleteFile failed; code 5. 
Access is denied.

[japamd]

Just as a heads up I haven't been able to install the last two versions over the top of a previous installation -

AppProfiles.dll
An error occured while trying to replace the existing file: 
DeleteFile failed; code 5. 
Access is denied.

Which version were you using before?

I think starting at builds 1.0.10.x this has been fixed.