If you're really so picky when it comes to color then i suggest looking out for a monitor / TV that can do hardware-level calibration when it comes to future monitors. (Basically creating a 3D LUT that is stored inside the display). This way you're indepentent of ICC profiles. Most high-end TV's support this and some high-end monitors do aswell. Mostly professional ones, but also a few gaming monitors like the LG 27GP950 / 27GN950.
Ok, you're probably right. I've done what you said and things look pretty good here. Thanks a lot for all your help, man! You were a godsend!
If anyone else is interested, I did find this forum post from way back in 2015, which has also helped a great deal understanding all this gamma talk and whatnot.
Gamma 2.2, Relative with 100% Black output offset - following the advice from the forum post I linked above. I also tried the other settings suggested in that post and I didn't find it to be much different, so I ended up with the "default" 2.2 gamma curve.
In this tutorial I will show you how to setup MPC-BE, madVR and LAV Filters.
For those who are looking for a little something more than what standard media players such as VLC offer.
Step 1 - Download
MPC-BE
madVR
LAV Filters
Step 2 - Installation
Install MPC-BE. Extract madVR to a fresh madVR folder, and then copy it to the MPC-BE install directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\MPC-BE). Inside the madVR folder right click madHcCtrl.exe and select properties. At the bottom under Securty click the Unblock button and then Apply -> Ok. This will stop the annoying "potentially unsafe software" run window from popping up every time MPC-BE loads madVR. Install LAV Filters, make sure you un-check all of the components except for what is pictured below.
You should now have everything installed with a MPC-BE directory setup that looks something like this.
Next we install madVR. Navigate into the madVR folder and you should spot a install.bat batch file. Right click on it and run it as an administrator.
If all goes well you should get a console window with a message saying the filter was registered successfully.
Step 3 - Configuring MPC-BE
Now it is time to configure MPC-BE to use these fabulous new pieces of software. Launch MPC-BE and navigate to View -> Options.
Next navigate to the Video section. You should see a drop down menu option labeled Video renderer and set it to madVR.
Now navigate to Internal Filters and disable everything for both Video Decoders and Audio Decoders tabs.
With all of them disabled we will want to add the custom decoders that MPC-BE will use instead. So navigate to External Filters and click the Add Filter... button.
Select LAV Audio Decoder from the list and hit OK.
LAV Audio Decoder should now exist in the External Filters list. Off to the right there are a set of combo box options, make sure you set it to Prefer.
Now follow the last two steps and do the same for LAV Video Decoder.
Optional: Lastly navigate to Player -> Interface and enable the option Use the preview in the search (this will enable a thumbnail as you hover over the video timeline).
Step 4 - Configuring LAV Filters
Once you have both of them added to the list double click on LAV Video Decoder within the list. You should be confronted with a window like so.
From the drop down menu in the top right, select the appropriate decoder for your GPU. The following guide should help you make the right choice.
None – Stick to high performance software decoding (you need a moderately strong CPU).
NVIDIA CUVID – CUDA decoding (see here for PureVideo version).Make sure you configure the Codecs for HW decoding according to the nVidia GPU you have.
nVidia PureVideo 2 – H.264 and DVD.
nVidia PureVideo 3 – H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2 and DVD.
nVidia PureVideo 4 – H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, DVD and MPEG-4.
nVidia PureVideo 5 and 6 – H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, DVD, MPEG-4 and HEVC.
Also enable the UHD (4k) option if you have PureVideo 5 or later GPUs.
Intel QuickSync – For Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, and Haswell CPU's.
DXVA2 (copy-back) – Recommended for Nvidia GPU's and ATI/AMD with UVD3.CPU with SSE 4.1 support is recommended.
AMD – Bulldozer or newer.
Intel – Penryn or newer.
DXVA2 (native) – Recommended for older ATI/AMD GPU's with UVD 2.x.
Step 5 - Configuring madVR
You can access the madVR settings by playing any video and right clicking anywhere in the video player and going to Filters -> madVR Renderer.
Could take a few days depending on who
it is, some does them in batches, or maybe
they were just busy. I can have a look if you
add me to the pm or just send me a new one.
Edit: for further clarification, yes that is pretty
much the proper way, as you can find in the
FAQ.
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/207857-for-folding-users-tips-tricks-and-faq-updated-july-2016/
Shots Fired!: Google’s Waymo sues Uber
Source 1: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-24/ambitious-engineer-at-center-of-colossal-fight-between-google-and-uber
Source 2: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/waymo-googles-self-driving-car-division-sues-uber-over-patent-infringement/
Waymo filed a lawsuit accusing ex-engineer of taking valuable IP from Alphabet to Uber
His web searches, downloads, and access to an external drive left digital footprints
He installed "specialized software" on his corporate laptop, loading it with 14,000 confidential files about LIDAR technology
While at Google, he secretly plotted his next startup, Otto
Left Google in Jan, receiving multi-million dollar severance...
...Then sold Otto to Uber in August for $680 million.
The next month Uber unveiled plans to bring self-driving cars to Pittsburgh
dude “took extraordinary efforts to raid Waymo’s design server and then conceal his activities," the suit reads.
Disney nails ‘free-roaming’ wireless power delivery
Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/741318-disney-finally-nails-free-roaming-wireless-power-delivery/#comment-9397645
Source 2: http://mashable.com/2017/02/21/disney-solves-real-wireless-charging/
Disney Research has achieved room-scale ubiquitous wireless power delivery
you can walk into the room with a smartphone in your pocket and it will start charging
Researchers built a freestanding living room with aluminum panels covering the walls, floor and ceiling.
In the center of the room a two-inch copper pipe runs vertically from floor to ceiling
Electric current runs down through the pipe, into the floor, and up the walls, looping at 1.3 million times per second.
That looping electricity creates a room-filling magnetic field that runs in a circular pattern perpendicular to the pole.
no humans can stand within 46 centimetres of the copper pole because your body will absorb dangerous amounts of energy
the researchers say it’s safe to transmit 1.9 kilowatts of electricity: enough to power up to 320 USB-powered devices
Bluetooth audio ‘impossible’ with Nintendo Switch
Source 1: https://thenextweb.com/gaming/2017/02/24/bluetooth-audio-impossible-nintendo-switch/#.tnw_BEvezgbU
Source 2: http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/24/confirmed-switch-will-not-support-bluetooth-headsets/
Nintendo won’t say why Bluetooth won’t work.
Headphone jack is on console, not controller
Many games command players to look at each other instead of at the screen, making audio necessary
This negates many of the advantages of portability and use in public areas (airports)
Switch Will Not Have Virtual Console At Launch
Source 1: http://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-will-not-have-virtual-console-at-launch-1792668183
Source 2: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/02/23/nintendo-switch-no-virtual-console-at-launch
Nintendo: "Virtual Console games will not be available on Nintendo Switch at launch. We will share more information in the future."
Virtual Console is Nintendo's emulation service, allowing Switch to play games from NES up to GameCube
It will likely become a major part of the console's new paid-for online subscription, which will offer NES and SNES games each month.
The delay in Virtual Console support likely means we'll also be waiting longer for Nintendo's plans on whether discounts will be offered on games previously bought for other platforms.
Microsoft is testing underwater Data Centers
Source 1: http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/want-an-energyefficient-data-center-build-it-underwater
Source 2: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/538446-microsoft-is-testing-underwater-data-centers/
Idea came from employee who had previously served on Navy submarine
Underwater centers would:
Limit the cost of cooling the machines
Lower construction costs
building codes, taxes, climate, workforce, electricity supply, and network connectivity would be more uniform underwater
make it easier to power these facilities with renewable energy
improve their performance as they can be closer to population centers
Most new data centers are built in locations where electricity is inexpensive, the climate is reasonably cool, the land is cheap, and the facility doesn’t impose on the people living nearby.
That means far away.
A 105-day experiment showed that the submerged computers could be kept at temperatures that were at least as cold as mechanical cooling but with just 3% of the energy overhead of free-air cooling
AMD's Ryzen platform has issues with high-frequency DDR4 memory
Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/743153-amd-ryzen-has-issues-with-high-frequency-ram-fix-will-come-in-1-2-months/
Source 2: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/ryzen-ddr4-memory-what-you-need-to-know.18770248/page-3#post-30533843
Ryzen is having issues with 4 sticks of RAM, while running with high speeds of RAM sticks
It is recommended to only run RAM sticks at max speed of 2400mhz if running with 4x sticks of RAM
However it is possible however to run with 2x sticks of RAM with a max speed of 3200mhz
All according to one forum post?
5G specs announced:
Source 1: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/02/5g-imt-2020-specs/
Source 2:
The specification calls for at least 20Gbps downlink and 10Gbps uplink per mobile base station.
per-user download speed of 100Mbps and upload speed of 50Mbps- all the time
Should offer users a maximum latency of just 4ms, down from about 20ms on LTE cells
PLUS 1ms latency for ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC).
must support at least 1 million connected devices per square kilometre to prepare for IoT future
radio interfaces that are energy efficient when under load, but also drop into a low energy mode quickly when not in use
Spotify now making Original Content
Source 1: https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/02/spotify-is-producing-3-original-podcasts-with-more-to-come-this-year/
Source 2: https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/23/spotify-expands-its-push-into-original-content-with-new-podcasts/
Spotify joins the club of Distributors wanting to be Content Creators and vice versa
Now producing 3 original podcasts and more coming later this year
Apple Music making content too: Carpool Karaoke series
Spotify also making video series, some have been better than others
Samsung’s got a new 10nm EIGHT-core chip with gigabit LTE
Source 1: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/02/samsungs-got-a-new-10nm-octa-core-chip-with-gigabit-lte-for-flagship-phones/
Source 2:
The Exynos 9 8895 combines eight CPU cores with an ARM Mali-G71 GPU and a Samsung-designed gigabit LTE modem
manufactured on Samsung's new 10nm process, which purportedly allows for performance increases of 27% while using 40% less power compared to its 14nm process.
The CPU uses four "big" cores and four "little" ones
Small cores are based on ARM's Cortex A53 CPU architecture
The large cores are based on Samsung's "second-generation custom CPU core," called the Samsung M2. it's a 64-bit ARMv8 core "designed from scratch."
it supports up to 28MP rear and front cameras
It can record 4K video at up to 120 FPS and supports H.265/HEVC and VP6 recording and playback.
The new chip uses LPDDR4x memory and supports 4K displays at resolutions up to 3840x2400 and 4096x2160.
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RUMOUR: GTX 1080Ti to be announced on February 28th
Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/738571-rumor-gtx-1080ti-to-be-announced-on-february-28th/
Source 2: https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/nvidia_will_be_holding_a_gtx_gaming_celebration_event_on_february_28th/1
Nvidia will be holding a "GTX Gaming Celebration" event on February 28th, just after AMD's Capsaicin & Cream event the same day
Nvidia does state that this event is one that "you don't want to miss", with many people speculating that this event will be used to launch new GPU hardware.
Hello Barbie Hologram is like Alexa but also an eternal prison
Source 1: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/2/20/14667790/mattel-hello-barbie-hologram
Source 2:
Princess-Leia-esque actual hologram
Kids (or Linus) can talk to her and ask her to set a reminder, ask her to have a dance party, or change her complete appearance.
Barbie can’t conduct open web searches.
Should Linus review one?
France uses Eagles to destroy Terrorists drones
Source 1: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/21/terrorists-are-building-drones-france-is-destroying-them-with-eagles/?utm_term=.ec5272422cb7
Source 2:http://news.sky.com/story/where-eagles-dare-french-military-trains-birds-to-catch-drones-10769408
See awesome video ^^
They wanted a way to take down drones without shooting at them
Chicks hatched on top of drones to get used to feeding from them
Practice drones have meat attached to them
"The military is designing mittens of leather and Kevlar, an anti-blast material, to protect their talons,"
Drone recently used to drop a bomb on Iraqi soldiers
Twitch Streamer Dies During 24 Hour Charity Stream
Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/742292-twitch-streamer-dies-during-24-hour-charity-stream/
Source 2: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/02/22/twitch-streamer-dies-during-charity-marathon
Brian Vigneault passed away from unknown causes during a 24-hour charity livestream on Twitch.
The 35-year-old World of Tanks player was found dead on Sunday evening at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
left the livestream at 4:30 PM ET for a smoke.
Police were called to Vigneault’s home an hour later to aid an “unresponsive individual.”
Amazon refusing to hand over data on whether Alexa overheard a murder
Source 1: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/amazon-wont-disclose-if-alexa-witnessed-a-murder/
Amazon said that because of the constitutional concerns at issue, the authorities need to demonstrate a "compelling need" for the information and must exhaust other avenues to acquire that data.
Even Alexa’s answers are protected by the First Amendment:
"the First Amendment protects as speech the results produced by an Internet search engine."
Super-tough flip phone is the first to meet 18 US military standards
Source 1: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/2/24/14724194/super-tough-phones-kyocera-torque-x01
Dropping on plywood from a height of 1.22m in 26 directions;
Temperature shock with rapid temperature changes between -21 and 50°C for three consecutive hours;
Solar radiation for 10 days with exposure to radiation of 1,120W/m2 for 20 consecutive hours each day;
Blowing rain of 1.7mm/min for 30 minutes in six directions
Sand and dust for six consecutive hours (wind speed of 8.9m/sec, concentration of 10.6g/m3);
three consecutive hours at 50°C for operation and four consecutive hours at 60°C for storage;
Low pressure (operation/storage) for two consecutive hours (equivalent to 57.2kPa / an altitude of approx. 4,572m);
Valve surprise-announces middleware 3D sound toolkit, gives it away
Source 1: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/2/20/14667790/mattel-hello-barbie-hologram
Source 2:
Steam Audio focuses less on virtual-surround trickery and more on believable sounds based on a game's environment.
Available free from Github as Unity Plugin or C API
Official support for Unreal Engine 4, FMOD, and Wwise has been announced but is not yet available for download
Oculus affirms its commitment to open VR standards
Source 1: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/02/oculus-affirms-its-commitment-to-open-vr-standards/
Oculus working with the Khronos group (of OpenGL fame) on developing a common set of industry-wide VR standards.
This will enable applications to be portable to any VR system that conforms to the Khronos standard
“We haven't spent a lot of resources right now to create and/or join a standard that is not a true open standard," Rubin said. "But we believe in the open standard, we want to get to the open standard, ultimately we will be part of that ecosystem, with all that implies."
Don't know about the other concerns, but wait for Ryzen, if the rumors are right it's going to be released on March, and it's promising a lot which will force Intel to reduce it's prices
Just wait for Ryzen and go with a locked CPU, if you cant afford overclocking an i7 you should go with the locked one instead of overclocking the i5, this way you save a good cash.
Many countries actually manufactures more common motherboards domestically to cheap prices so you could get a cheaper h110m with the 6700 and have a very very solid CPU for years to come, and if that one is still too above your budget a 6500 will do the trick, dont mind Kaby Lake they are too expensive outside usa market indeed due to importations, allied to the fact the performance gains are nothing to lose you dream over.
Ryzen might come with an even better deal although if by chance it isnt, at least it should drop Intel prices a bit, so wait.
Nice post! Though, I would agree with some of the comments stating the problems with the Dark Theme. It's not the first time I've encountered it, specially on Floatplane (which is completely understandable, mind you...), but this is the first time where it actually makes it harder to read due to the font being too dark for the background. If you guys could look it up and add to the fix-list, would be awesome! Thanks a lot! And keep up with the great work, you guys! @jakkuh_t @Slick
Nice post! Though, I would agree with some of the comments stating the problems with the Dark Theme. It's not the first time I've encountered it, specially on Floatplane (which is completely understandable, mind you...), but this is the first time where it actually makes it harder to read due to the font being too dark for the background. If you guys could look it up and add to the fix-list, would be awesome! Thanks a lot! And keep up with the great work, you guys! @jakkuh_t @Slick
1) Your power supply is supposed to give as much wattage to your whole system at every single instant (fraction of a second).
2) Number 1 won't happen if: 1) your rig is drawing more power than your power supply can deliver; 2) your power supply is bad.
3) So, first thing: DON'T CHEAP OUT ON YOUR POWER SUPPLY. Look for reputable brands (EVGA, Corsair, Seasonic are the ones I'd recommend, but you can search others). Also, it's recommended that you buy a power supply that has an 80+ rating of some sort. This rating basically means your power supply has an efficiency of at least 80% while under load (the better the standard, the more efficient the PSU, so in order of efficiency: 80+ Titanium, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and White).
4) Also, you can you use online calculators (just Google 'EVGA Power Calculator" or something). That usually gives you two numbers: 1) how much power your system is probably going to draw from the wall (an average of, at least) and 2) a recommended wattage for a power supply (depending, obviously, on the items you have in your PC). You should always consider a PSU that's above the wattage your PC is going to draw (so, let's say your PC draws 280W, you should consider a PSU of 500W or 550W). Why, you might ask? Well, it's all about efficiency again: your PSU is at it's most efficient when it's being used at around 50% load. So, aside from the common knowledge that's always good to have some room to breathe in terms of wattage (you shouldn't try to get a PSU that's 300W if your PC is drawing 280W, because then your PSU will be almost at all times at 90%-100% load, which is bad for efficiency - meaning your PSU will draw more power and heat up more.
Hopefully that can get you started. Check LTT videos about PSUs. I recommend the following: Picking the right PSU - TechQuickie and Why you don't need so High Wattage PSUs (probably, anyway).
ADDED: also, check out some forum posts in the PSU section such as How many watts do I need, More information on 80+ ratings PSU Tier List
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