Encarta: Animations Look Bad with S3 Chip Video Cards
PSS ID Number: Q107487
Article last modified on 11-22-1993
PSS database name: MMTitles

1994

WINDOWS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Encarta, 1994 edition
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SYMPTOMS
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Encarta animations may look broken and distorted if you are using an
S3 chip video card in any of the following video modes:

   1280 x 1024  16 colors
   1024 x 768   16 colors
   800  x 600   16 colors
   640  x 480   32,000 colors

Different parts of the image may appear to overwrite each other.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Encarta, 1994 edition.
We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

RESOLUTION
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To avoid this problem, switch to a lower resolution or to 256 colors.

Additional reference words: 1994 multi media multimedia multi-media
cartoon screen display ugly

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.