Desktop Changing problem

buzzert11

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I noticed that on other macs the desktop change feature fades into other pictures as the desktop. Well, I just got Jaguar, and on my computer the desktop just snaps to another picture, with no fade transition. I loved this feature at stores, but i'm dissapointed that my computer can't do it. I do have a CRT monitor. Could that be the problem? Does anyone have a solution?


But otherwise, Jaguar is the coolest!
 
Does your video hardware support Quartz Extreme? It sounds like maybe this fade is one of the special features.
 
Im not completely sure, but all the other effects in OS 10.2 work just fine. But my screen saver does run very poorly.
 
The desktop image fade is a Quartz Extreme feature. What kind of video card do you have? If you'd like, there's a utility that can tell you if you have QE enabled. You can find it here

If you don't [can't] have quartz extreme running, then your transitions will just be a sharp snap to the next picture.

- GK
 
The only way to enable quartz extreme is to get a better video card, as far as I know. Any of the newer ATI Radeon or NVidea cards will work. I recently picked up a Radeon 8500 for this reason.
 
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