Article | TroubleShooting With Graphic Card

The graphic card is one of the most

important pieces of hardware in your PC. Without it, your super monitor

with all the bells and whistles is just a junk box.

Make

Directional Input

Most video cards come with simple frame

capture programs, but you'll have to do some programming if you plan to

integrate video capture with other operations on your computer, such as

adding text data as an overlay or changing video-in channels on the fly.

In this case you'll need good programming libraries in a language with

which you are familiar for the video card. Some companies include

libraries with their cards, but most charge extra. Most often libraries,

when available, are for C or BASIC, and sometimes Pascal.

Choose

Between 24 bit and 32 bit

For True Color mode, some graphic cards

offer 24 bit while some offer 32 bit. Which is the best? When True

Colour mode was first suggested, it utilizes 32 bit which was very

pleasing to the eye, they realize that 24 (with less coolers) won't look

much different since the human eye can only take about a certain amount

of colors. On the other hand, 24 bit will run faster compared to 32 bit

because it uses less colors. So if your card utilizes 24 bit, don't

worry, it isn't bad.

Always

Use The Latest Drivers

Yes, it is important to make sure you

always have the latest drivers. The latest drivers will offer you better

performance, more utilities and more compatibility (usually for DirectX

or Direct3D). Take the effort to check you card manufacturer's site to

look for the latest driver updates.

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