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From: David James on 7 May 2008 14:43
I've had PPT 2007 installed on two very powerful laptops but find that
hardware acceleration just doesn't work like it did in 2003.

With HA enabled the result is the same on both computers:

Problem #1: the object animations do not play out in the slide preview -
everything just appears (but play correctly with HA off)
Problem #2: when playing the slideshow HA has no affect on the speed
whatsoever - and is sometimes even slower.
Problem #3: all the object animations are slower with much faster computers
in PPT 2007 than they were with slower computers in PPT 2003

It seems that MS has managed to just break the hardware acceleration
function between versions. I can't be the only one who has this problem.

Config:
Dell XPS M1530
Intel Duo Core 2.4
4Gb RAM
256Mb video RAM
200Gb, 7200 RPM HD
Vista Ultimate
All updates installed for Vista and Office

From: Glen Millar on 8 May 2008 07:01
David,

Do you have an embedded Intel display chip?
--

Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Please tell us your PowerPoint version

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com
------------------------------------------

"David James" <davejames(a)jamesjournal.org> wrote in message
news:9B9205D1-020A-4726-B31D-9792C3DC71D2(a)microsoft.com...
> I've had PPT 2007 installed on two very powerful laptops but find that
> hardware acceleration just doesn't work like it did in 2003.
>
> With HA enabled the result is the same on both computers:
>
> Problem #1: the object animations do not play out in the slide preview -
> everything just appears (but play correctly with HA off)
> Problem #2: when playing the slideshow HA has no affect on the speed
> whatsoever - and is sometimes even slower.
> Problem #3: all the object animations are slower with much faster
> computers in PPT 2007 than they were with slower computers in PPT 2003
>
> It seems that MS has managed to just break the hardware acceleration
> function between versions. I can't be the only one who has this problem.
>
> Config:
> Dell XPS M1530
> Intel Duo Core 2.4
> 4Gb RAM
> 256Mb video RAM
> 200Gb, 7200 RPM HD
> Vista Ultimate
> All updates installed for Vista and Office

From: David James on 20 May 2008 16:19
If you mean integrated video, no - it has a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
with 256Mb. The computer has an Intel Duo Core, but I don't know what the
chip set is on the video card, but almost certainly isn't Intel, I wouldn't
think.

My previous computer, an Acer Ferrari with a dedicated 128Mb video card
(Nvidia I think), and this one a Dell XPS M1530 are essentially high-end
desktop replacements and quite powerful, with very good Vista graphics
performance numbers. The Dell rates as 5.9 - way above the Acer.

However, I never had this problem with PPT 2003 on significantly slower
computers with only 64Mb video RAM. But with PPT 2007, the problem has been
identical on these two much faster computers.

Does PPT 2007 have a known issue with Nvidia drivers from Dell? I don't know
if I can directly get drivers - as Dell tends to somehow require proprietary
drivers for their implementation of video cards.

It is frustrating to have to run with hardware acceleration off and go in
and change every single "by letter" text animation to "all at once" - when
it worked perfectly in PPT 2003. I don't understand how hardware
acceleration actually degrades graphics performance.

Dave


"Glen Millar" <abuse(a)pptworkbench.com> wrote in message
news:58AD6884-F8BA-4EF3-85A0-9DA7ACDCE996(a)microsoft.com...
> David,
>
> Do you have an embedded Intel display chip?
> --
>
> Regards,
> Glen Millar
> Microsoft PPT MVP
>
> Please tell us your PowerPoint version
>
> Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
> the original www.pptworkbench.com
> glen at pptworkbench dot com
> ------------------------------------------
>
> "David James" <davejames(a)jamesjournal.org> wrote in message
> news:9B9205D1-020A-4726-B31D-9792C3DC71D2(a)microsoft.com...
>> I've had PPT 2007 installed on two very powerful laptops but find that
>> hardware acceleration just doesn't work like it did in 2003.
>>
>> With HA enabled the result is the same on both computers:
>>
>> Problem #1: the object animations do not play out in the slide preview -
>> everything just appears (but play correctly with HA off)
>> Problem #2: when playing the slideshow HA has no affect on the speed
>> whatsoever - and is sometimes even slower.
>> Problem #3: all the object animations are slower with much faster
>> computers in PPT 2007 than they were with slower computers in PPT 2003
>>
>> It seems that MS has managed to just break the hardware acceleration
>> function between versions. I can't be the only one who has this problem.
>>
>> Config:
>> Dell XPS M1530
>> Intel Duo Core 2.4
>> 4Gb RAM
>> 256Mb video RAM
>> 200Gb, 7200 RPM HD
>> Vista Ultimate
>> All updates installed for Vista and Office
>

From: Austin Myers on 21 May 2008 14:10
David,

Try running dxdiag.exe from a command line. This should tell you if the
video card / driver is having a problem with any of the directx functions.
(Run it twice with HA on and off.)



Austin Myers
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team

Creator of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
http://www.playsforcertain.com


"David James" <davejames(a)jamesjournal.org> wrote in message
news:74E87489-C52C-4ED3-A6A9-B67D18AF292E(a)microsoft.com...
> If you mean integrated video, no - it has a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 8600
> GT
> with 256Mb. The computer has an Intel Duo Core, but I don't know what the
> chip set is on the video card, but almost certainly isn't Intel, I
> wouldn't
> think.
>
> My previous computer, an Acer Ferrari with a dedicated 128Mb video card
> (Nvidia I think), and this one a Dell XPS M1530 are essentially high-end
> desktop replacements and quite powerful, with very good Vista graphics
> performance numbers. The Dell rates as 5.9 - way above the Acer.
>
> However, I never had this problem with PPT 2003 on significantly slower
> computers with only 64Mb video RAM. But with PPT 2007, the problem has
> been
> identical on these two much faster computers.
>
> Does PPT 2007 have a known issue with Nvidia drivers from Dell? I don't
> know
> if I can directly get drivers - as Dell tends to somehow require
> proprietary
> drivers for their implementation of video cards.
>
> It is frustrating to have to run with hardware acceleration off and go in
> and change every single "by letter" text animation to "all at once" - when
> it worked perfectly in PPT 2003. I don't understand how hardware
> acceleration actually degrades graphics performance.
>
> Dave
>
>
> "Glen Millar" <abuse(a)pptworkbench.com> wrote in message
> news:58AD6884-F8BA-4EF3-85A0-9DA7ACDCE996(a)microsoft.com...
>> David,
>>
>> Do you have an embedded Intel display chip?
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>> Glen Millar
>> Microsoft PPT MVP
>>
>> Please tell us your PowerPoint version
>>
>> Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
>> the original www.pptworkbench.com
>> glen at pptworkbench dot com
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>> "David James" <davejames(a)jamesjournal.org> wrote in message
>> news:9B9205D1-020A-4726-B31D-9792C3DC71D2(a)microsoft.com...
>>> I've had PPT 2007 installed on two very powerful laptops but find that
>>> hardware acceleration just doesn't work like it did in 2003.
>>>
>>> With HA enabled the result is the same on both computers:
>>>
>>> Problem #1: the object animations do not play out in the slide preview -
>>> everything just appears (but play correctly with HA off)
>>> Problem #2: when playing the slideshow HA has no affect on the speed
>>> whatsoever - and is sometimes even slower.
>>> Problem #3: all the object animations are slower with much faster
>>> computers in PPT 2007 than they were with slower computers in PPT 2003
>>>
>>> It seems that MS has managed to just break the hardware acceleration
>>> function between versions. I can't be the only one who has this problem.
>>>
>>> Config:
>>> Dell XPS M1530
>>> Intel Duo Core 2.4
>>> 4Gb RAM
>>> 256Mb video RAM
>>> 200Gb, 7200 RPM HD
>>> Vista Ultimate
>>> All updates installed for Vista and Office
>>
>


From: David James on 21 May 2008 17:35
No problems reported either way.


"Austin Myers" <austinm(a)grm.net> wrote in message
news:OA0Iq32uIHA.3564(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> David,
>
> Try running dxdiag.exe from a command line. This should tell you if the
> video card / driver is having a problem with any of the directx functions.
> (Run it twice with HA on and off.)
>
>
>
> Austin Myers
> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
>
> Creator of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
> http://www.playsforcertain.com
>
>
> "David James" <davejames(a)jamesjournal.org> wrote in message
> news:74E87489-C52C-4ED3-A6A9-B67D18AF292E(a)microsoft.com...
>> If you mean integrated video, no - it has a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 8600
>> GT
>> with 256Mb. The computer has an Intel Duo Core, but I don't know what the
>> chip set is on the video card, but almost certainly isn't Intel, I
>> wouldn't
>> think.
>>
>> My previous computer, an Acer Ferrari with a dedicated 128Mb video card
>> (Nvidia I think), and this one a Dell XPS M1530 are essentially high-end
>> desktop replacements and quite powerful, with very good Vista graphics
>> performance numbers. The Dell rates as 5.9 - way above the Acer.
>>
>> However, I never had this problem with PPT 2003 on significantly slower
>> computers with only 64Mb video RAM. But with PPT 2007, the problem has
>> been
>> identical on these two much faster computers.
>>
>> Does PPT 2007 have a known issue with Nvidia drivers from Dell? I don't
>> know
>> if I can directly get drivers - as Dell tends to somehow require
>> proprietary
>> drivers for their implementation of video cards.
>>
>> It is frustrating to have to run with hardware acceleration off and go in
>> and change every single "by letter" text animation to "all at once" -
>> when
>> it worked perfectly in PPT 2003. I don't understand how hardware
>> acceleration actually degrades graphics performance.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> "Glen Millar" <abuse(a)pptworkbench.com> wrote in message
>> news:58AD6884-F8BA-4EF3-85A0-9DA7ACDCE996(a)microsoft.com...
>>> David,
>>>
>>> Do you have an embedded Intel display chip?
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Glen Millar
>>> Microsoft PPT MVP
>>>
>>> Please tell us your PowerPoint version
>>>
>>> Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
>>> the original www.pptworkbench.com
>>> glen at pptworkbench dot com
>>> ------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> "David James" <davejames(a)jamesjournal.org> wrote in message
>>> news:9B9205D1-020A-4726-B31D-9792C3DC71D2(a)microsoft.com...
>>>> I've had PPT 2007 installed on two very powerful laptops but find that
>>>> hardware acceleration just doesn't work like it did in 2003.
>>>>
>>>> With HA enabled the result is the same on both computers:
>>>>
>>>> Problem #1: the object animations do not play out in the slide
>>>> preview - everything just appears (but play correctly with HA off)
>>>> Problem #2: when playing the slideshow HA has no affect on the speed
>>>> whatsoever - and is sometimes even slower.
>>>> Problem #3: all the object animations are slower with much faster
>>>> computers in PPT 2007 than they were with slower computers in PPT 2003
>>>>
>>>> It seems that MS has managed to just break the hardware acceleration
>>>> function between versions. I can't be the only one who has this
>>>> problem.
>>>>
>>>> Config:
>>>> Dell XPS M1530
>>>> Intel Duo Core 2.4
>>>> 4Gb RAM
>>>> 256Mb video RAM
>>>> 200Gb, 7200 RPM HD
>>>> Vista Ultimate
>>>> All updates installed for Vista and Office
>>>
>>
>
>

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