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This page describes the display modes available with overlay video acceleration, and how Apocalypse 5D interacts with DirectDraw.

Display modes with video acceleration

The Apocalypse 5D uses an intelligent graphics engine which provides true-color video playback even when the display is set to 256 colors. This means that you don’t have to sacrifice speed and functionality by being in a true-color display mode; instead, you can play video clips in true-color while using a 256 or 65k color mode.

Display size Colors Refresh rate (Hz)
640 x 480 256 60, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120, 150
800 x 600 256 56, 60, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120
1024 x 768 256 60, 70, 72, 75, 80
1152 x 864 256 60
640 x 480 65,536 60, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120, 150
800 x 600 65,536 56, 60, 72, 75
1024 x 768 65,536 60, 70, 72, 75, 80
640 x 480 16.7m 60, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120
800 x 600 16.7m 56, 60, 72, 75

All other modes display AVI files using software only, which gives poorer quality playback