TripleHeadtogo now officially support 4 mac

[emilianomorgia]

i dont know what 'officially' means.
it always worked.

Well it worked for you ... now others 10.000 people know that work with mac .

there is a little app too for monitor settings , but it is nothing special .


http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/co...nfo.php?id=174

[samsc]

Well it worked for you ... now others 10.000 people know that work with mac .

there is a little app too for monitor settings , but it is nothing special .


http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/co...nfo.php?id=174

oh no! not more dodgy software that breaks stuff! and isnt kept up to date!

you dont need to install anything to make this work.

[emilianomorgia]

oh no! not more dodgy software that breaks stuff! and isnt kept up to date!

you dont need to install anything to make this work.

Sure ! the software they give it does not do anything .

It's just possible to set the THTG from mail screen , instead of using apple pref . Anyway useless .

but it's out there !

[samsc]

Well it worked for you ... now others 10.000 people know that work with mac .

there is a little app too for monitor settings , but it is nothing special .

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which computer were you using - when you said it didnt recognise at startup?

[emilianomorgia]

which computer were you using - when you said it didnt recognise at startup?

It was a Mac Pro 2GHz , NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT .

I've used TWO THTG on it . one for output .

every output was set as 2400x600 ( 3x800x600 )

but output two sometimes just start as 800x600 .

To make it work , I have to wait for startup , then unplug the DVI of the second output and re plug it to make it work as 2400x600 ( 3x800x600 ) .

it happen randomly . I'm sure 100% about the connections .

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[SourceChild]

Hey Richard,
Have you thought about updating the Blend regions to allow for vertical edge blending. How about also writing Submix presets that allow a user to use 2 TH2G heads to do a 3x2 projector array and run HD on a blend that was true 1080p.

[samsc]

Hey Richard,
Have you thought about updating the Blend regions to allow for vertical edge blending. How about also writing Submix presets that allow a user to use 2 TH2G heads to do a 3x2 projector array and run HD on a blend that was true 1080p.

what do you mean vertical edge blending?

[roberto_novelli]

This is official from MATROX WEB SITE.
You can have 3840x1024 (3 screen 1280x1024) with 1 output active and
1 THTG (triplehead2go) only.
with 2 output active you can have maximum
double for 2400x600 (6 screen 800 x 600)
Using offset and blending you can attach 6 submixes how you want.
I already install Matrox original driver and work correctly.
I checked with and without matrox driver,no error detected
using MAC PRO 4 x 2.66 Ghz xeon cpu's with Ati Radeon X1900-512Mb
Tested on 5 different MAC PRO 4 x 2.66 Ghz cpu's with Ati Radeon X1900-512Mb using V4_m95UB_HD.


From MATROX Web Site.

Mac system compatibility

Support for Mac OS X v10.4 is limited to a specific list of Mac desktop and notebook models. Please refer to the list below to view the available compatibility on both the TripleHead2Go and DualHead2Go based on Mac system model.


Notebook Model DualHead2Go
Maximum resolution TripleHead2Go
Maximum resolution
MacBook 2048x768 (2x 1024x768)1 Not supported
MacBook Pro 2560x1024 (2x 1280x1024) 3840x1024 (3x 1280x1024)2
2400x600 (3x 800x600)3
1 An Apple™ Mini-DVI to VGA adapter is required to connect to the VGA input of the Graphics eXpansion Module
2 The notebook LCD must be closed to achieve this maximum resolution
3 Notebook LCD is active


Desktop Model DualHead2Go
Maximum resolution TripleHead2Go
Maximum resolution
Mac Pro 2560x1024 (2x 1280x1024) 3840x1024 (3x 1280x1024)1
Mac Pro G5 2560x1024 (2x 1280x1024) 3840x1024 (3x 1280x1024)1
Mac mini 2048x768 (2x 1024x768) Not supported
iMac (17") 2048x768(2x 1024x768)2 Not supported
iMac (20") 2560x1024(2x 1280x1024)2 3840x1024 (3x 1280x1024)
iMac (24") 2560x1024(2x1280x1024)2 3840x1024 (3x 1280x1024)
1 With ATI Radeon X1900, the 3840x1024 (3x1280x1024) resolution is available when TripleHead2Go is the only device connected to the graphics card. If another display is connected to one of the outputs of the graphics card in addition to the TripleHead2Go, the maximum resolution supported by TripleHead2Go will drop to 2400x600 (3x800x600).
2 An Apple™ Mini-DVI to VGA adapter is required to connect to the VGA input of the Graphics eXpansion Module.



Roberto Novelli HighEnd System dealer for Italy.

[samsc]

This is official from MATROX WEB SITE.
You can have 3840x1024 (3 screen 1280x1024) with 1 output active and
1 THTG (triplehead2go) only.
with 2 output active you can have maximum
double for 2400x600 (6 screen 800 x 600)
Using offset and blending you can attach 6 submixes how you want.
I already install Matrox original driver and work correctly.
I checked with and without matrox driver,no error detected
using MAC PRO 4 x 2.66 Ghz xeon cpu's with Ati Radeon X1900-512Mb
Tested on 5 different MAC PRO 4 x 2.66 Ghz cpu's with Ati Radeon X1900-512Mb using V4_m95UB_HD.

1. there isnt any driver required - whether this works depends on the output resolutions that the graphics card supports. the matrox software isnt a 'driver'.

2. the people with problems tried using this with much older computers - dual 2.0Ghz or 2.7Ghz G5 - and it kindof does work - just - but it depends on the graphics card. and the computers arent really up to doing this.

3. the information on matrox site - talks about 'supported' in computer speak - this is equivalent to what has been 'tested' to either work or not. not whether it might actually work.

4. support for specific resolutions on specific computers - is NOT accurate - as these computers can have different graphics cards - which may or may not support these resolutions - or may or may not support these resolutions depending on which OS version is installed. for the Mac Pro - there are 3 graphics cards available.

[emilianomorgia]

[QUOTE=roberto_novelli]This is official from MATROX WEB SITE.
You can have 3840x1024 (3 screen 1280x1024) with 1 output active and
1 THTG (triplehead2go) only.
with 2 output active you can have maximum
double for 2400x600 (6 screen 800 x 600)[/QUOTE=roberto_novelli]

Sure , that as been done by Richard since long time ago .

I've just report that now matrox officially support the THTG in their web site .

As Richard say it depends on the graphic card you've got in your system .

Acutally TWO output support full 3x1280x1024 on a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (DVI single-link/DVI dual-link) Mac pro standard 2.0 gig .


Dual head ( and triple ) work also on old g4 macmini with really low res .
Personally I've tried on a MacBook pro and a Mac Pro 2.0 gig , the first is equiped with a 128 mega ram video , and it does not work that good if LCD main monitor is on , to make it work it have to be off or at very low res .

the senconds did work really good with six output ( impressive ) See picture . ( two layers run two movies 2048x2048 photo jpeg 100% very very smoth )

BTW as Richard say it's not about the computer you are using , it's all about graphic card .

the matrox App it's onyl a placebo ... it's just useful for setting the second monitor from the main one , nothing else .

E