There is a dual output matrox card available. I think it's the Matrox G400
pro or something like that. It's a 32 meg card with lots of hardware
support.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alejandro Terrazas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 2:01 PM
Subject: [JAVA3D] Caves and Java3D, still going.
> I am continuing to develop my Cave and have run into some challenges. I
> really need to have 3 or more projectors.
>
> Multiple PCI cards are not practical with Java3D. As mentioned
previously,
> hardware acceleration is not utilized when any part of the Canvas touches
a
> secondary or tertiary screnn. This may not be a problem when a
"dual-head"
> card is used. Most dual-head cards, however, are not so hot (something
like
> 8 MB/monitor). If someone knows of a hot one, please let me know. This
> might give me the 3 screens.
>
> Is the lack of hardware acceleration with multiple PCI cards a function of
> Java3D specifically or is this a general problem?
>
> When you want more than 3 screens, you get into the multiple PCI card
thing
> again because, as far as I know, multiple AGP computers are not available.
> Again, please correct me on this. Even so, I wonder if the same problem
> will occur with multiple AGP cards as occurs with multiple PCI.
>
> Would it be easier to have multiple single-card PCs working on a network?
> Again, I was hoping to avoid that but I may be running out of choices.
How
> would such a system work?
>
> Last question. Is there anyone out there in the world who is actually
> running a decently performing 3 or more monitor Cave with Java3D? Even if
> you won't tell me how you did it, the simple fact that you did would be
> informative.
>
> As always, thanks.
>
> Alex Terrazas
> University of Arizona
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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