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    New Dell Studio 1537 ATI Driver - Jan. 14 2009

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by frazell, Jan 14, 2009.

  1. frazell

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    What is "WDDM"
    Can you tell me please?
     
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Display_Driver_Model

    Stands for Windows Display Driver Model


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Display_Driver_Model#1.1

    WDDM v1.1 for Windows 7 includes:

    Return of 2D GUI hardware acceleration for use by GDI and Direct2D
    BitBlt, StretchBlt, TransparentBlt
    AlphaBlend, ColorFill
    ClearType font support
    DXVA-HD DDI
    Hardware video overlay DDI
    Optional AES 128 encryption
    Optional decoding of encrypted video content
     
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    Thank you for the information
     
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