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From: Dipesh Bhattarai (dipesh.bhattarai_at_gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jan 20 2010 - 16:17:33 CST

Hi,

May be you should try this:
http://www.rosswalker.co.uk/stereo/howto1_PatchedDrivers.htm to quad
buffered stereo.

Disclaimer: I haven't tried it myself.

Dipesh

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Jacob Story <jstory_at_nsc-nvidia.com> wrote:

> Deepa,
>
> Quad buffered stereo is only a Quadro feature. I have included a link to
> our QBS supported products, if you need more info let me know.
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_pro_graphics_boards.html
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu [mailto:owner-vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu] On Behalf
> Of Deepangi Pandit
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:40 AM
> To: John Stone; vmd
> Subject: Re: vmd-l: 3D Stereo : Windows 7, nVIDIA GEFORCE
>
> Hi John:
> Thank you for your explanation. I am just curious, is there anyway I
> could make current card Quad-Buffered enabled? In the sense can
> current card be set to read in quad-buffered mode.
>
> Best,
> Deepa
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:57 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > At the present time, NVIDIA only supports quad-buffered stereo
> > (as is needed for VMD and similar apps) on their Quadro line of GPUs.
> > The GeForce GPUs are only supported for full-screen stereo gaming
> > with OpenGL, windowed display modes such as are used by VMD require
> > Quadro GPUs.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > John Stone
> > vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 06:32:04PM -0500, Deepangi Pandit wrote:
> >> Hi:
> >> I would like to view 3D Stereo on VMD 1.8.7. Please suggest what
> >> setting do I need to make to do so. Below are the relevant system
> >> details
> >>
> >> 1. OS: Windows 7
> >>
> >> 2. Monitor:Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ 22in 3D Gaming LCD
> >>
> >> 3. Card: EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB PCIe w/Dual Link DVI
> >>
> >> 4. Glasses: NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Deepa
> >
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Dipesh Bhattarai, PhD