WinUAE slow in fullscreen but fast in windowed mode

carls · 02 March 2013, 23:38

Hi guys. Just bought a new laptop with Windows 8 (yuck). When I run WinUAE in full screen mode, 800x600, it's very slow. When using the exact same settings, except in windowed mode, it runs without problems. Any ideas?

fitzsteve · 02 March 2013, 23:53

Graphics card drivers?

carls · 03 March 2013, 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

Graphics card drivers?

Thanks for the tip. Upgraded them, but the problem persists. The sound is slowed down as well, as is mouse input. Doesn't really make sense... And as soon as I switch to windowed mode, even when UAE is running, it gets back up to full speed.

FOL · 03 March 2013, 00:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by carls

Thanks for the tip. Upgraded them, but the problem persists. The sound is slowed down as well, as is mouse input. Doesn't really make sense... And as soon as I switch to windowed mode, even when UAE is running, it gets back up to full speed.

Im running the latest version on windows 8 x64, no problems here.
In fullscreen 1440x900 and windowed.

LocalH · 03 March 2013, 01:26

Have you tried running in full-window mode instead of fullscreen?

Toni Wilen · 03 March 2013, 07:58

Windows 8 + DirectDraw fullscreen is very slow on some systems, I can also duplicate it. Direct3D works fine.

carls · 03 March 2013, 11:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Windows 8 + DirectDraw fullscreen is very slow on some systems, I can also duplicate it. Direct3D works fine.

Yup, that was it. Thanks. Too bad D3D doesn't do pixel scaling as well as DDraw. Windows 8 has got to be the worst to come out of Redmond since, uh, Windows ME?

Toni Wilen · 03 March 2013, 11:44

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Originally Posted by carls

Yup, that was it. Thanks. Too bad D3D doesn't do pixel scaling as well as DDraw. Windows 8 has got to be the worst to come out of Redmond since, uh, Windows ME?

"Well"? You mean not being blurry? Enable bilinear (or disable if you don't want it being blurry) filtering in filter panel.

Windows 8 has some very nice under the hood changes, user visible changes aren't that good...

carls · 03 March 2013, 12:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

"Well"? You mean not being blurry? Enable bilinear (or disable if you don't want it being blurry) filtering in filter panel.

Windows 8 has some very nice under the hood changes, user visible changes aren't that good...

Yes, not blurring the display seems to lead to that the pixels aren't equally big throughout the display, which isn't really noticable in demos but very annoying in DPaint. I'll try tweaking the settings you suggest, WinUAE has really become very advanced. Again thanks for your help, much appreciated!

Retro-Nerd · 03 March 2013, 13:01

An Auto Integer scaled image, unfiltered, looks pretty much the same for me. Either in DirectDraw or D3D. At least in Windows 7.

D3D

DirectDraw

Toni Wilen · 03 March 2013, 13:08

Check filter panel filter mode: it should say "no scaling" or integer scaling for 1:1 pixel mapping.

Retro-Nerd · 03 March 2013, 13:19

Doesn't look any better here. Maybe better on a smaller CRT monitor.Though i prefer the bilinear filter, the fonts looks pretty on FullHD displays then.

carls · 03 March 2013, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

"Well"? You mean not being blurry? Enable bilinear (or disable if you don't want it being blurry) filtering in filter panel.

Works like a charm, thanks! Took me a while before I understood that the filter slider was the toggle switch...

02 March 2013, 23:38	#1
carls Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 57	WinUAE slow in fullscreen but fast in windowed mode Hi guys. Just bought a new laptop with Windows 8 (yuck). When I run WinUAE in full screen mode, 800x600, it's very slow. When using the exact same settings, except in windowed mode, it runs without problems. Any ideas?

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02 March 2013, 23:53	#2
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Graphics card drivers?

03 March 2013, 01:26	#5
LocalH Amiga user since 1990 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kingsport, TN / USA Age: 44 Posts: 295	Have you tried running in full-window mode instead of fullscreen?

03 March 2013, 07:58	#6
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Windows 8 + DirectDraw fullscreen is very slow on some systems, I can also duplicate it. Direct3D works fine.

03 March 2013, 13:01	#10
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	An Auto Integer scaled image, unfiltered, looks pretty much the same for me. Either in DirectDraw or D3D. At least in Windows 7. D3D DirectDraw

03 March 2013, 13:08	#11
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Check filter panel filter mode: it should say "no scaling" or integer scaling for 1:1 pixel mapping.

03 March 2013, 13:19	#12
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Doesn't look any better here. Maybe better on a smaller CRT monitor.Though i prefer the bilinear filter, the fonts looks pretty on FullHD displays then.

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