50 hz 60 hz stuttering?

maby i hallucinating but:
i use win uae windowed and fraps is open. it shows me constant 50 fps. but my computerdisplay has a refresh rate at 60 hz. is it possible that this cause stuttering in games? i played slamtilt (pinball) and felt that is wasn't fluid.

[demolition]

Yes, it will cause stuttering if the display is running at a different refresh rate than WinUAE. Set your monitor to 50 Hz if possible (or 100 Hz will also work) and enable VSync in WinUAE. Alternatively you could probably set NTSC mode and run stuff in 60 Hz (also with VSync). I haven't tried that, but I see no reason for it not to work.

[FrodeSolheim]

Hi, this is guaranteed to cause some stuttering, as some Amiga frames will be displayed twice. This is unavoidable when the Amiga refresh rate is 50 Hz and the host refresh rate is 60 Hz.

To get smooth scrolling / fluent gameplay with PAL games, you need to run your display @ 50 Hz, and enable vsync so each Amiga frame is displayed exactly once (every 20 ms).

no i've activated under display/settings:
native windowed legacy vs, 50/60 hz
rtg windowed low latency vsync

60 hz ntsc
refresh ntsc




now fraps shows me 59 fps. my display runs definitely with 60 hz.

you think, this is correct?


edit:
now the game runs much smoother. but i think there is a framedrop from 59 to 60 hz

[FrodeSolheim]

Ideally, you should run your display at about 50 Hz for PAL games and about 60 Hz for NTSC games.

If you force vsync / 60 Hz with a PAL game, it will run 20% too fast (and it may not work correctly if you use NTSC mode for a PAL game).

[Toni Wilen]

Using "fps adj" setting or vsync forced refresh rate change won't affect compatibility at all in cycle-exact or approximate speed modes.

Everything is sped up or down by same amount, running program won't see any difference (same as running cycle-exact mode with too slow CPU = FPS can drop greatly, program will run slowly but correctly)

This has already been discussed in other threads but usually only HDMI allows 50Hz (if display is 50Hz capable, which it is if it is HD or "HD ready"), DVI or VGA usually won't directly support 50Hz without tweaking (display driver settings etc..). You may also need to enable 50p in display driver settings manually and finally usually only "HD" resolutions are 50p enabled.

btw, it is impossible to miss frame drops in vsync modes + pinball game
Your PC rate still may be 59Hz, even if it says 60Hz. (There may be option in display driver control panel)

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Using "fps adj" setting or vsync forced refresh rate change won't affect compatibility at all in cycle-exact or approximate speed modes.

where do i find "fps adj" in win uae?
i've just activatetd under host/display/native windowed legacy vsync

[Toni Wilen]

Display panel but it isn't compatible with vsync. Vsync can't be adjusted, vsync means syncing to display refresh rate.

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Display panel but it isn't compatible with vsync. Vsync can't be adjusted, vsync means syncing to display refresh rate.

i know what vsync is. but what is legacy vsync and low latency vsync under display settings? can tell me please the best settings in this windows? and i see no option calls "fps adj" there.

[Toni Wilen]

FPS.Adj is in bottom of Display panel. (Bad translation dll if it isn't visible?)

Legacy vsync:
+ More compatible.
- High latency (3+ frames).
- Not compatible with fastest possible/JIT modes.
- 100% CPU usage.
- Slow recovery after missed frame.

Low latency vsync:
- Requires more CPU power.
- Requires display driver that has accurate scanline reporting. (For example some drivers report simulated 60Hz even if mode is something else...)
- Dual core CPU or better required.
+ Very low latency, (if "no buffer" buffer setting)
+ Fastest possible/JIT compatible
+ Variable CPU usage
+ Dynamic timing system, can recover from rare missed frames quickly.

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Using "fps adj" setting or vsync forced refresh rate change won't affect compatibility at all in cycle-exact or approximate speed modes.

Everything is sped up or down by same amount, running program won't see any difference (same as running cycle-exact mode with too slow CPU = FPS can drop greatly, program will run slowly but correctly)

This has already been discussed in other threads but usually only HDMI allows 50Hz (if display is 50Hz capable, which it is if it is HD or "HD ready"), DVI or VGA usually won't directly support 50Hz without tweaking (display driver settings etc..). You may also need to enable 50p in display driver settings manually and finally usually only "HD" resolutions are 50p enabled.

btw, it is impossible to miss frame drops in vsync modes + pinball game
Your PC rate still may be 59Hz, even if it says 60Hz. (There may be option in display driver control panel)

no i got it. thx you.
now im using low latency vsync and everything runs perfect. unfortunately my imac runs only at 59 hz (60 hz is not possible) and my pinball game "slamtilt" is speed up. so the game is much more difficult!

[ancalimon]

I was going to ask the same question.

I found something.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...d.php?t=899218

Follow these instructions at your own risk.
Follow them _exactly_ and you should expose refresh rates above the standard ones.

[1.] Download below software and install both.
softMCCS from here http://www.entechtaiwan.com/lib/softmccs.shtm
Moninfo http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/moninfo.shtm

[2.] Create a working folder for your new driver, eg. "Monitor" on your desktop.

[3.] Run softMCCS
Make sure your monitor is selected in the box at the top left of softMCCS window.
Go File Menu, Save EDID as, Select Raylar EDID from save as type drop down list. Locate the working folder which you created before. Click save.
Close softMCCS.

[4.] Run Moninfo.
In the Monitor Asset Manager window, go File menu, Open.
Select the file you saved before in the "Monitor" folder, open.
*Notice In Display ID's [File] is selected*
Go File menu, create INF. Click Save. (to "Monitor" folder)

[5.] Open the created INF.
You can change the following values to match your monitors maximum resolution;
[MODE1]
HKR,,MaxResolution,,"xxxx,xxxx"

[OVERRIDDEN-EDID.AddReg]
HKR,"MODES\xxxx,xxxx"

Save File.

Well done you should have successfully created your new monitor driver.

[6.] Establish if your monitor is plug and playing or not.
Note* As far as I can work out, it has to be non plug and play for this solution to work.
Right click desktop, Screen Resolution, Advanced settings, Monitor tab.
Note* If the monitor type is not "Non Plug and Play monitor" or similar and you update the driver it probably wont work. *
Note* If you get stuck here, please section [7.] below. *
Click Properties, Driver tab, Update Driver, Browse my computer for driver software.
Let me pick from a list.......
De-select Show compatible hardware tick box.
Click Have Disk...
Click Browse, Open monitor.inf which you created before.
Proceed with driver install.
Restart Windows and hopefully you can enjoy your extra smooth display modes!

[7.] Further help if needed.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...esh-rates.html
Above url tell you how to mod VGA cable so your monitor doesn't Plug and Play.
You can also ammend the INF for your ICM.

HOPE THIS HELPS!

What I want to do is to be able to choose a 50hz 1680-1050 resolution for my Samsung 206BW monitor. I know it does not support 50hz according to documentation but I remember being able to use it.

Do you think this will work with Windows7 x64? I want to keep using 60hz 1680-1050 for windows and games but make WinUAE use the new 50hz 1680-1050. Is that possible?


....


EDIT: I used a program called CRU found here: http://www.monitortests.com/forum/Th...ity-CRU?page=1 to add another native 1680-1050 resolution which is 50hz. I created an "inf" file using the program and changed my monitor driver to that file.

The thing is Winuae is not working properly for my RTG display. (PAL games and demos are okay). When I start UAE, my Logitech LCD displays 50hz during the booting. When WB screen appears, my Logitech LCD displays 60hz while my monitors OSD displays 50hz and moving mouse and windows is extremely sluggish. (it's the same with non-beta version of WinUAE)

My CPU is i7 3820 3.6ghz and GPU is XFX Ati 7970 Black. So I guess I should be able to use Vsync?

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I edited this line manually and set it to 50. Maybe WinUAE does no change this setting?:
chipset_refreshrate=59.825095

[ancalimon]

I think I might have found a bug in WinUAE.

I have created a second 50hz native resolution for my monitor to use with native screenmodes. I'm using the 60hz mode for my RTG. (The settings that can be reached in Expansions Refresh rate). The thing is when my Amikit first boots up, everything is jerky until I change some setting here. (for example changing buffering to triple) Then things being to move smoothish.

[Toni Wilen]

Attach both log files. As usual

[ancalimon]

Attached the files.

These are from 2.7 beta 5.

[Toni Wilen]

Log don't show GUI enter/exit "some setting change fix".

It is also possible your RTG vsync mode is set to something unsupported, load your config, check display panel RTG setting (change it to something else, then change it back to confirm it), save config. Load it and test again.

[ancalimon]

I didn't change any setting. Just started Winuae. Let me try again

After Workbench loaded, I pressed F12 and change RTG triple buffering to double buffering. It made pointer move smoothish. Tried switching back to triple buffering but it made everything look narrow horizontally and I think it made WinUAE freeze.

EDIT: I'm now trying the same but no more crashes and the pointer becomes smooth after I change that setting once.

Thise are the settings. I tried loading it and saving it and loading it again and it's 60hz. Changed TB to DB to see if there was any difference and everything is the same:

[ancalimon]

Was this enough? I'm willing to test further if it can help fix this.

[Toni Wilen]

I am not sure.. Quick test: does it work if you set Display panel resolution to something else? (different than your WB setup RTG resolution)

[ancalimon]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

I am not sure.. Quick test: does it work if you set Display panel resolution to something else? (different than your WB setup RTG resolution)

I have set my Windows resolution to 1440*900-60hz and started WinUAE (WB is set to 1680*1050-60Hz). To my surprise things are smooth as soon as my Workbench screen loads. So would the fix for this be easy?