ASUS GamerOSD For ATI/NVIDIA (Windows200/XP)
(c) Copyright ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 2006
1. What can the Driver do?
Enable ASUS GameFace application to show video stream in full-screen
Direct3D and OpenGL game.
2. System Requirement
2.1 A computer with ATI/NVIDIA display card installed, and latest driver installed
2.2 Windows2000 SP4 or WindowsXP SP2
2.3 DirectX 9.0c
3. Installation:
3.1 Make sure that ATI/NVIDIA Display Driver is installed.
3.2 Execute setup.exe
3.3 Follow the installation wizard to complete to installation
3.4 reboot the computer.
3.5 If the Display Driver is updated after ASUS GamerOSD
is installed on the Windows 2000, please re-install ASUS GamerOSD again.
4. Getting Started:
4.1 Please refer ASUS GameFace Readme and Help file.
5. Support multi-language
* English
* French
* German
* Japanese
* Korean
* Russian
* Simple Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
6. History
-- V2.06.0829
* Bug fixed:
** For HDAV, disable gamming event for TMT/PowerDVD player.
-- V2.06.0801
* Bug fixed:
** For HDAV
*** Video event can only be send once.
*** Cannot send video event if play BD/DVD with TMT player.
-- V2.06.0729
* Bug fixed:
** CPU performance issue with TotalMedia Theater + BD
** FPS issue with 3DMark serials + AMD VGA card
-- V2.06.0703
* Bug fixed:
** Improve gif format of snapshot
** Modify event for HDAV card + PowerDVD 7.3
*** It cannot detect video event with playing DVD video
* Change the default value of splendid to disable. (due to HDAV)
-- V2.06.0528
* Fixed issue for msvcp60 and msvcr71
-- V2.06.0414
* Bug fixed:
** Splendid HD hasn't any effect with PowerDVD7.3 + BD
-- V2.06.0325
* Rebuild V2.06.0321 for compatible issue with Win2K.
** ATKDISP by DDK 3790.WinXP.Release.
-- V2.06.0321
* Mofidy notify event for HW Splendid
-- V2.05.1023
* Modify OC function without EIO. And support 64bit environment.
-- V2.05.0913
* Fixed the snapshot would take several pictures after end-user press hotkey in the Windows XP 64-Bit environment.
-- V2.05.0910
* Fixed the removed GamerOSD issue that would show error message about ASUSKBService
* Support HW splendid (events for gmae and video in the fullscreen).
-- V2.05.0828
* Bug Fixed:
** Cold boot the system and wait about 35s, then connect DVI, the system will blue-screen after few second.
** Hot plug CRT and LCD about 2 times, the system will hang.
** Connect LCD + CRT to VGA card, then set to clone mode, the system auto restart.
** After uninstall GamerOSD, the VGA driver would disappear in the WinXP 64-bit environment.
-- V2.05.0824
* Update O.C. library for EAX1x00 and EAX1550
-- V2.05.0820
* Fixed splendid function cannot work noramlly with MP11 on the DualView of Nvidia VGA.
-- V2.05.0810
* Fixed splendid function abnormally for ATI
-- V2.05.0802
* This version and later doesn't support GameFaceMessenger.
-- V2.05.0712
* Add the HW splendid function of ASMT
-- V2.05.0629
* Fixed aging problem that would cause 3D device lost or system blue-screen.
* Modify the install behavior that wouldn't be installed on Windows Vista.
* Update O.C. library.
-- V2.05.0625
* Update O.C. library for Nvidia
-- V2.05.0614
* Fixed aging issue.
-- V2.05.0612
* Update O.C. library for RV6XX
-- V2.05.0601
* Fixed the shortcut of AP for multi-language
* The default hotkey for GameReplay and SnapShot are the same.
* The O.C. function shouldn't be work on the WinXP 64bit.
* The SnapShot function cannot work on the 64bit environment.
* The hotkey for GameReplay and SnapShot cannot show correctly on the OSD.
** If set the hotkey to "Alt + ?", the OSD would show "Ctrl + Alt + ?"
* If AP start broadcast, the OSD page for broadcasting would be disable.
-- V2.05.0511
* Merge GamerOSD AP into this package and later version.
* Bug Fixed:
** UI for "Video Capturing"
** The OSD would display over-trial message when disable or enable SLI.
** For Windows 64Bit, "Gpu Speed" would show error frequence.
And it shouldn't be adjusted.
** Gpu speed would show many green progress bar on the right of "Gpu speed".
-- V2.05.0503
* Change Version Specification
** Major.Minor.ReleaseDate
-- V2.05 (2007/04/27)
* Fix AP hotkey issue.
* Update library of OC for default clock equals 0
* After screenshot, some item of OSD will be disabled.
* OpenGL game cannot be launched.
* Change AP default's recording format to Xvid.
-- V2.05 (2007/04/24)
* Update library of OC.
-- V2.04 (2007/04/09)
* Update library of OC.
-- V2.03 (2007/03/23)
* Change UI to Fix UI description
* Add G84 & G86 ID for over-clocking
-- V2.02 (2007/03/12)
* For XG Station Project
-- V2.01 (2007/02/14)
* Add SnapShot for OSD
* Change new OSD UI
* Bug Fixed:
** OSD cannot use O.C. for G80
-- V2.0 (2006/11/06)
* In this version, GamerOSD doesn't support multi-langeage UI.
* Bug fixed:
** Some ATI driver cannot work normally with Splendid. e.g. ATI 8.24x
* Add trial rule to GamerOSD
** Don't check ASUS VGA card until installed over 30 days.
* Change new OSD UI
* Add frame rate calculating and showing function to OSD.
* Add GPU over-clocking function to OSD (only support 32-bit OS).
** If smartdoctor is running in the hyperdriver mode, the OSD cannot O.C.
Otherwise, OSD's O.C. can work normally.
* Add GameTV function to OSD for TV tuner card.
* Change GameReplay behavior
** During playing game, User can change recording video size and frame rate by OSD.
** GameLiveShow doesn't has this behavior.
* Change Installshield behavior
** When install newer version, the GamerOSD needn't uninstall the older verson.
** If system has installed the newer version, the GamerOSD doesn't install the older version.
* Add ASUS VideoInGame Device(Video3D) driver in the package.
* ASUSKBService from 3790 XP to 3790.1830 XP
* Support ASUS VGA card, ASUS TV tuner card and ASUS PhysX P1 Card
* Bug fixed:
** OSD cannot use O.C. for G80
* Bug fixed:
** If user install GamerOSD twice in the same time, the system will reboot.
* Bug fixed:
** When playing DVD video (planner) with splendid, the system (EAX1950XT + 8.302) will reboot .
-- V1.39 (2006/09/22)
* Bug fixed:
** OSD cannot work normally on the World of Warcraft(only SC version)
(TC version: Flip, but SC verson: Blit)
* Bug fixed:
** GameFace could cause system blue-screen when enter fullscreen directx game.
Only Nvidia... Due to Nvidia fix bug on x64 from 77.x serial...
(go back to alloc kernel address)
* Bug fixed:
** OSD and GameFace could cause some sence disappear at Serious Sam 2 beginning sence.
(Warcraft3, Serious Sam2...)
(resotre orginial vertex shader function)
-- V1.38 (2006/09/04)
* Bug fixed:
** OSD cannot work normally on the Win2K with USB keyboard.
(Remove load keyboard class device on the display driver)
* Bug fixed:
** GameLiveShow cannot work normally in the OpenGL game.
* Build environment
** 32-bit (from DDK3790 Win2K3 to DDK3790 WinXP)
** 64-bit (not change)
-- V1.37 (2006/08/23)
* Bug fixed:
** When play vide, the enable or disable clone mode in EAX1900 will reboot.
(Change build environment from DDK3790 WinXP to DDK3790 Win2003s -- only 32-bit)
-- V1.36 (2006/08/19)
* Bug fixed:
** The Crystal Clear mode of splendid doesn't work correctly.
* Bug fixed:
** Update the certification for the enhanced driver helper service. (ATKKBNT)
-- V1.35 (2006/07/03)
* Bug fixed:
** The splendid function cannot be initialized for some ati driver version(8.263 and later)
-- V1.34 (2006/06/07)
* Bug fixed(ASUSOSD)
** When playing Quake4, OSD cannot startup normally. (EAX1600, EAX800)
** Note: change GL_FILL to GL_LINE + GL_FILL
** Note: change Color4fv to Color4ubv + Color4fv
-- V1.33 (2006/04/10)
* Bug fixed(KBService):
** The smartdoctor cannot set frequence at first time on Win2K. (only ATI)
* Bug fixed(KBService):
** After set clock by smartdoctor, the OSD and Splendid logo cannot be turn on normally.
* Note: V1.31 and V1.32 has different KBService behavior with V1.33
-- V1.32 (2006/03/03)
* For NoteBook: (Modify hook keyboard schedule in the KBService)
** When switch user in the A6V, the display will black-screen.
-- V1.31 (2006/02/09)
* For NoteBook: (Modify check id form asus+nvidia+ati to asus only.)
** Game:Counter StrikeCondition Zero (TW), (A8F Bug#92)
The Game screen rotates automatically and touchpad or external mouse cannot be controlled during
playing game, press Alt+Tab and then return to game screen.
** Game:Return to Castle Wolfenstein¡BStar War:Jedi Knight II(TW)¡BMEDAL of HONOR, (A3F Bug#56)
It will pop-up error message "Could not load OpenGL subsystem" when finish above games
installed then execute it.
-- V1.30 (2006/02/08)
* Bug fixed:
** AS launch 3DMark2006 and select the scene of Canyon Flight, the system will blue-screen.
The checkbox for enable OSD must be enabled.
-- V1.29 (2006/01/20)
* Bug fixed:
** The splendid function cannot work normally with nvidia driver 82.65.
-- V1.28 (2005/12/23)
* Bug fixed:
** The splendid function cannot be initialized for some ati driver version(8.201 or 8.21)
* Bug fixed:
** When display video format, YV12, with splendid will abnormal work on the EAX1300 + 8.173.
But 8.22 is fine. (After fixed this bug, the enhanced driver hasn't compability issue for vga card and driver
version.)
-- V1.27 (2005/12/19)
* For NoteBook:
** Separating the release build into 32-bit and 64-bit.
* For NB project A7J with ATI M56P chip
** In this project, the ati driver has different driver_key in the registry path.
Therefore modify enhanced driver uninstall behavior to avoid this issue.
-- V1.26 (2005/12/12)
* Bug fixed
** When play some video format that is NV12 will cause blur-screen at Nvidia vga card with 81.95.
(Only for 32-bit, add some dummy space for DD_SURFACE_LOCAL)
* Bug fixed
** When play some video format that is YV12 will have abnormal displaying at ATI vga card with 8.203.
(8.201 and 8.21 are also too)
-- V1.25 (2005/11/24)
* For NoteBook request:
** Add two device id of intel chipset to installshield project.
-- V1.24 (2005/11/11)
* For NoteBook bug:
** This bug is the same with our's.
Play dvd-video in clone mode(ati) and swap display, the system will blue screen.
Sol. is not the same with our's. (non-hook)
-- V1.23 (2005/10/21)
* For NoteBook request:
** Add silent update from V1.19
-- V1.22 (2005/11/03)
* Separating the release build into 32-bit and 64-bit.
* Bug fixed
** GameReply cannot work on the 64-bit environment.
* Bug fixed
** Enhanced Driver cannot install onto Win2K.
* Bug fixed
** The Splendid helper file have some mistakes.
* Bug fixed
** 32-bit OpenGL game cannot launch OSD in 64-bit environment.
* Bug fixed
** 32-bit OpenGL game cannot launch OSD in 64-bit environment after system reboot and first launch
3D game is OpenGL game.
* Bug fixed
** When launch DirectX game with Nvidia display driver 77.xx serials in the 64-bit envirnment,
then system will reboot.
* Bug fixed
** While enable the splendid function, the system with Nvidia vga card (77.xx) will reboot.
* Bug fixed
** When enable the splendid function, playing the GameLiveShow's recorded files will cause cross-color.
* Bug fixed
** The GameLiveShow's recorded file has reverse frame when recorded OpenGL game.
* Bug fixed
** When launch OSD in the 64-bit environment, the 32-bit OpenGL game hasn't GameLiveShow page.
* Bug fixed
** When launch 32-bit AP (GameLiveShow & GameFaceMessager) in the 64-bit OS, the pre-define hotkey wouldn't work correctly.
* Modified the install behavior of enhanced driver helper service.
* Bug fixed
** The "Home" key for GameLiveShow page doesn't work correctly.
* Bug fixed
** The ATI vga card will blue-screen when playing video files.
* Bug fixed
** While playing DVD-video in the Clone-mode and swap the primary display, the system will blue-screen.
-- V1.21 (2005/08/29)
* Bug fixed
** Under Win2K, playing DVD video with ASUSDVD5.0 and changing screen resolution or color quality will cause system halted.
* Adjust the mode of bitmap position for splendid on the control panel.
* Bug fixed
** To launching the VideoSecurity will effect the desktop color seting after change the OSD parameter in game.
-- V1.20 (2005/08/22)
* Bug fixed
** When player TV recorded file that captured by TV capture software, it would cause splendid failed.
* Bug fixed
** The system will reboot when launch Text3D(DirectX 8.1 SDK) over 16 times.
* Bug fixed
** The control panel would not be showed correctly for Japanese windows.
-- V1.19 (2005/08/08)
* Bug fixed
** When enable "dual view" then reboot under Win2K. The screen will be black and can't
enter OS.
* Bug fixed - The hotkey "Home" in GameFace has a mistake.
** When the GameFace window focused on the client and the host press "Home" key to resotre
default setting. The host window will disappear.
-- V1.18 (2005/08/01)
* Change the behavior of GameReplay
** When user press hotkey, they needn't to enable GameReplay.
The "Hotkey" and "Enable GameReplay" has the same behavior of each other.
* Fix a bug that "Second Sight"(Bundle Game) can't turn on OSD in game.
* Fix a bug that playing DVD-video will lag with nVidia driver 77.xx serial.
-- V1.17 (2005/07/28)
* Add multi-language for Enhanced Driver
* Add frame control for ASUS GameLiveShow to reduce cpu usage.
* Fix a bug that video recorded file can't play at the first time.
* Fix a bug that the Splending can't work normally.
** When video resolution is lower than 740*480, WinDVD can't work normally with Splending.
* Fix a bug that enhanced driver cannot be installed on MB P5RD1-V with NV43 VGA card.
* Fix a bug that secondary display cannot enable OSD
** When enable dual view then change to single view that is secondary display.
-- V1.16 (2005/05/27)
* Add Splendid (color enhancement) functionality
** The Splendid setting is on the control panel
* Change single OSD UI to multi-tab OSD UI
* Add GameLive Show Page to OSD
** This feature must work with ASUS virtual video capture device driver(Asusgsb)
* Add Hotkey ("Ctrl+Alt+S") for GameReplay that cannot use together with GameLive Show
* Modify installation behavior
** If the Display Driver is updata after ASUS Enhanced Display Driver is installed,
the ASUS Enhanced Display Driver doesn't re-installation.
* Fix a bug that could be happened with the Dual View of Nvidia Driver on the WIN2000.
** When ASUS Enhanced Display Driver is installed before install the Dual View of Nvidia Driver.
* Fix a bug that the gameliveshow screen will be disable automatically, when leaving 3D mode
but still in game.
* Fix a bug that is reboot after uninstalled Enhanced Driver 1.15 by Enhanced Driver 1.16
** The display driver works abnormally.
* Fix a bug that close the GameLiveShow the system will crash.
** Change send event method from asynchornous event by gsb to notificationevent by enhanced driver.
* Fix a bug that start broadcasing then exit the 3D games, the system will reboot.
* Fix a bug that OSD and splendid cannot be enabled on EN6600GT Top.
** The subsystem ID and subvender ID of NV43 is cleared to zero on some MB.
* Fix a bug that play two VLC player at the same time, splendid function would be disable
until system reboot.
* Fix a bug that A9250 cannot use splendid function normally for WinDVD and MediaPlayer.
* Fix a bug that GameLiveShow cannot terminate after leaving OpenGL game on Win2000.
* Fix a bug that the system will reboot when run "DirectX diagnostic Tool"
** cmd -> dxdiag -> display -> test Direct3D
-- V1.15 (2005/01/04)
* Fix a bug that the OSD's texture point to the texture of cursor of the Rich Man 6
-- V1.14 (2004/11/19)
* Fix a bug that the OSD can't run in the Xpand Rally of the techland's game
-- V1.13 (2004/07/20)
* Add dynamic join and leave of GameFace
* Automatic hook OpneGL Driver
* Add Kick Function
-- V1.12 (2004/06/25)
* Add Generic Version
-- V1.11 (2004/05/21)
* ASUSDISP.DLL/ASUSOSDX.DLL
** Show "Looping Mode" instead of "-1" in the Placement of the GameFace Page of OSD
* ASUSOGL.DLL
** Version changes only.
-- V1.10 (2004/05/04)
* ASUSDISP.DLL/ASUSOSDX.DLL
** Add GameFace2.0 support. GameFace 1.X is no longer supported.
** Add fade-in/out effect when enable OSD or GameFace.
** Add sound detection feature
** Screen resolution has to set to 800x600 or above to enable GameFace
* ASUSOGL.DLL
** Version Changes only.
-- V1.06 (2004/04/21)
* ASUSDISP.DLL
** Fix a bug that sometimes the system reboots when play BFV.
* ASUSOGL.DLL/ASUSOSDX.DLL
** Version changes only.
* Allow to install on ASUS A3N notebook which uses Intel 82852/82855/GM/GME Graphics
-- V1.05 (2004/03/29)
* ASUSDISP.DLL
** Fix a bug that the system reboots when running Direct3D application on A7000
if OSD is enabled.
* ASUSOGL.DLL/ASUSOSDX.DLL
** Version changes only.
-- V1.04 (2004/03/03)
* ASUSKBSERIVCE:
** New. Add for solve the confliction of other keyboard filter driver.
-- V1.03 (2004/02/09)
* ASUSDISP.DLL
** Force use system memory for vertex buffer
* ASUSDISP.DLL/ASUSOGL.DLL/ASUSOSDX.DLL :
** Fix a bug that the color settings is not save after application is closed.
-- V1.02 (2003/11/24)
* ASUSDISP.DLL/ASUSOGL.DLL/ASUSOSDX.DLL :
** Fix a bug for A7000 that system will reboot if GameFace/OSD is enabled
when playing D3D fullscreen game.
** Add tuner function support
** Add Color adjustment in OSD
* AsusDispCPL.DLL :
** Add ASUS OSD page in the Display Control Panel
-- V1.01 (2003/09/15)
* ASUSDISP.DLL :
** Fix a bug that the system will reboot if GameFace is enabled when
playing Empire Earth on VIA MB.
** Fix a bug that GameFace can not enabled in Empire Earth.
** Fix a bug that the system will reboot on VIA MB.
** Fix a bug that sometimes the system will reboot when
return from D3D full-screen mode.
** Add support for query driver existence.
-- V1.00 (2003/08/12)
* First Release!
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Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
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