Dual LUT graphics cards

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1.Dual LUT graphics cards

I am setting up a new photo and video editing machine.
My old one (dead motherboard) used two graphics cards to
enable proper calibration of my two monitor setup.

I am looking for a two LUT graphics card, but am having
trouble on the ATI and Nvidia sites telling if a particular
card has that feature.

Do they use a different name?

The machine will be win-7 64 bit, it has two 2.0 PCIe x16
slots, but as implied above I would rather use just one
card.  I have Spyder 3 elite.

Where can I get this information?


-- 
Andrew Hall
(Now reading Usenet in comp.graphics.apps.photoshop...)

2.FYI - Dual CPU, Dual Core, Dual Graphics Card Info

Not too long ago, I searched and searched for information about the above 
entitled subject.  I now have some first hand experience with all of the 
above, and I thought I'd share the information with you:

Software/Hardware:
XP Pro w/SP2.
MSI K8N Master2-FAR MOBO (the only dual processor SLI capable MOBO currently 
on the market...I think)
2 AMD Opteron 280 dual core processors
2 nVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB SLI capable graphics cards

Observations:
1.  XP Pro will recognize each processor, and each core, as a "separate" 
processor.  This is confirmed when you open Windows Task Manager and view the 
"Performance" Tab.  Unfortunately, none of the CPU Usage History graphs are 
labeled, so you have no idea which graph represents which CPU or which core.  
The CPU Usage scale (the vertical scale to the left of the CPU Usage History 
graphs) appears to combine the usage of all 4 (in this case) "CPUs" into one 
percentage reading.

2.  The "Applications" and "Processes" tabs display information as before 
(i.e. as if you had one CPU).  No application or process is identified by the 
core upon which it is running.

3.  There doesn't appear to be any way to "assign" specific functions to a 
specific core.  My guess is that XP Pro does this internally so that end 
users (like myself!) can't screw something up.  Each core appears to be doing 
something...just what, I couldn't tell you.

4.  I assume that some programs (i.e. Adobe Premiere) will assign specific 
functions to each CPU, but this will be a specific and unique function of any 
program which can recognize multiple CPUs and dual core processors.

5.  Scalable Link Interface (SLI) video cards may have been designed to 
support high resolution games, but they serve a useful purpose for 
home/business applications.  Software (in this case supplied by nVIDIA, 
controls whether both cards work together to combine both GPUs for faster 
video rates (only 1 monitor can be supported in this mode, with extremely 
high FPS rates), or whether they function as two "separate" video cards, each 
with their own GPU.  Since the 7800 GTX has 2 DVI-I video ports, each card 
can support two monitors, for a maximum of 4 running at once.

6.  Now the neat part.  Each DVI-I port supports a digital or an analog 
signal.  Therefore, you can run any combination of digital or analog monitors 
on your card.  In my case, I have one NEC LCD 2060NX connected to each 7800 
GTX, and one Sony (Dell) CRT connected to one of the 7800s.  The CRT connects 
to the video card by using an adapter at the card end of the VGA cable to 
convert the standard analog cable end into a DVI-I compatible plug which is 
recognized by the video card.

7.  Now the really neat part.  My Sony monitor is a 5 year old 21" CRT.  It 
has 2 VGA outputs at the rear of the monitor, and an A/B switch on the front 
panel.  So...I have the CRT connected to both my laptop, and my laptop.  I 
can switch between the two just by flipping the A/B front panel switch!

8.  Each monitor can run at its own resolution, and its own individual 
profile (if you calibrate them).  In my case, I do video editing and 
production for my company.  My 2 NEC LCDs run at their native 1600x1200 
resolution.  I change the CRT resolution from 1024x768 to 800x600 to test how 
displays will appear on other end user computers who run more "standard" 
resolutions.  So, I can maximize my screen real estate by running my 
authoring programs on the LCDs, and view the preview video on the CRT.  
Extending my desktop across all three monitors allows me to move my mouse 
between all three with ease!

3.Integrated Graphics Controller and PCI Dual Head Graphics Card

If the BIOS is forcing the use of either my integrated graphics
controller or the Nvidia dual head PCI card I've installed is there a
way for Fedora 4 to see the graphics card the BIOS is not using?

Currently I'm trying to set up a Triple head monitor unit, a Mass
Multiple to be exact, and in my PC's BIOS if I leave it to the BIOS to
auto select which graphics card to use my Nvidia dual head card becomes
the primary graphics card. However, if I do an lspci I don't see the
integrated Intel graphics chip. If I tell the BIOS to use the
integrated chip as my primary video source then I can't see the Nvidia
card in lspci.

Anyone have any suggestions?

4.Dual 1920x1200 monitors on single graphics card

hello - I would like to have two 24" monitors, each setup at 1920x1200 
resolution, on a single PCI express 16x graphics card, running Aero across 
the 2 monitors

Is there any graphics card out there that would support this scenario ? 
Can't find the answer in any of the graphics chips manafucturers' websites

thanks

S.

5.Graphics card with dual monitor output

"Romanise" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message 
news: XXXX@XXXXX.COM ...
> We need to buy a graphics card with dual monitor output, ideally 2 VGA
> outputs but 1 VGA+1 DVI will suffice.  The card needs to output 1440 x
> 900 PER MONITOR with 16-bit colour.
>
> We DO NOT need to watch DVD's or play computer games or need fast
> refresh rate, these cards will be used in computers for our accounts
> staff so they can see 2 Excel spreadsheets side by side.
>
> Ideally the cards should fit into PCI slot and not require AGP slot.


PCI? not PCI'e?  Thats going to be tough

>
> We would like to buy from a vendor where drivers for Win XP
> Professional are available.
>
> With thanks
> D M Joshi 

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