3dmark 03, demo mode - is it pre - rendered?

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i ran 3dmark 03 and found a button called "Demo...". So i ran the demo, and
it worked very smoothly...
I began wondering, is this thing pre-rendered? I think not but want to be
sure. Does anybody know?
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It is realtime, as with the previous 3dmarks the demo is an extended
version of the benchmarks.
 
oh contrare fido.

I should think it is just a stinking avi or mov file - designed for eye candy only and
reflective of nothing to do with the gymnastics of the 3Dmark benchmark.

imho.

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: On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:34:29 +0200, "Nissim Trifonov"
:
: >i ran 3dmark 03 and found a button called "Demo...". So i ran the demo, and
: >it worked very smoothly...
: >I began wondering, is this thing pre-rendered? I think not but want to be
: >sure. Does anybody know?
:
: It is realtime, as with the previous 3dmarks the demo is an extended
: version of the benchmarks.
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i ran 3dmark 03 and found a button called "Demo...". So i ran the demo, and
it worked very smoothly...
I began wondering, is this thing pre-rendered? I think not but want to be
sure. Does anybody know?
 
It most certainly is not a video file. Definitely rendered realtime, since
my crappy 9600SE chokes badly on some scenes, just as it does when actually
benchmarking. Add to that you can change resolution/aa for the demo just the
same as for the actual benchmarks. Though I believe the defaults for the
demo are the minimum possible (800x600/no AA) which will run quite smoothly
on pretty much any current card. The benchmarks themselves default to
1024x768.
 
okay. i stand corrected. thanks.

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dracman

-=-

: It most certainly is not a video file. Definitely rendered realtime, since
: my crappy 9600SE chokes badly on some scenes, just as it does when actually
: benchmarking. Add to that you can change resolution/aa for the demo just the
: same as for the actual benchmarks. Though I believe the defaults for the
: demo are the minimum possible (800x600/no AA) which will run quite smoothly
: on pretty much any current card. The benchmarks themselves default to
: 1024x768.
:
: : > oh contrare fido.
: >
: > I should think it is just a stinking avi or mov file - designed for eye
: candy only and
: > reflective of nothing to do with the gymnastics of the 3Dmark benchmark.
: >
: > imho.
: >
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/My_PC.htm
: >
: > ** No Fate **
: >
: > cheers,
: > dracman
: > Tomb Raider: Shotgun City
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/tomb.htm
: >
: > ** Far Cry with Valerie as the Adventuress **
: > http://www.smokeypoint.org/farCry.htm
: >
: > http://www.smokeypoint.org/traod/traod.html
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/tombraider1/tombraider1pictures.htm
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/tombraider1/tombraider1midaspics.htm
: >
: > **savegame editors all versions Tomb Raider & TRAOD godmode
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/tr2code.htm
: >
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/3dfx.htm
: >
: > ** Win2k and winXP hi-res with TR1
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/glidos.htm
: >
: > ** Tomb Raider 1 add on UB levels
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/tomb2.htm#Tova
: >
: > ** GTA III vice City Character MOD
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/uzi.htm#gta3
: >
: > ** Singles: Flirt UP Your Life AI and character MOD
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/childrenspajamas.htm#singles
: >
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/uzi.htm
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/tomb2.htm
: > http://www.smokeypoint.com/medipak.htm
: >
: > ===============================
: > ** No Pili'kaia **
: >
: > : > : On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:34:29 +0200, "Nissim Trifonov"
: > :
: > : >i ran 3dmark 03 and found a button called "Demo...". So i ran the
: demo, and
: > : >it worked very smoothly...
: > : >I began wondering, is this thing pre-rendered? I think not but want to
: be
: > : >sure. Does anybody know?
: > :
: > : It is realtime, as with the previous 3dmarks the demo is an extended
: > : version of the benchmarks.
: > : --
: > : Andrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com
: > : Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards,
: > : please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text.
: > : Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question.
: >
: >
: >
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It works so smoothly because the resolution is lower than in benchmark mode.
No it isnt "pre-rendered",, which would mean it would then be just a
videoclip playback.
THe videocard IS really doing it all.

Alex.
 
I think its because the demo is set to run at a certain rate but the tests
are set to run as fast as the computer can process it. If you have a real
good system, it may take say 30 seconds to benchmark a particular scene but
a bad computer takes 60 seconds. But now say the demo is set to run that
scene in 50 seconds no matter how fast or slow the computer is....the good
system will play it back very smoothly but the slow one will be somewhat
choppy.
 
JD said:
I think its because the demo is set to run at a certain rate but the tests
are set to run as fast as the computer can process it. If you have a real
good system, it may take say 30 seconds to benchmark a particular scene but
a bad computer takes 60 seconds. But now say the demo is set to run that
scene in 50 seconds no matter how fast or slow the computer is....the good
system will play it back very smoothly but the slow one will be somewhat
choppy.
Click to expand...

This is not how 3dmark works. Each scene takes exactly the same amount of
time on different computers. But faster computers render more frames and
slower ones render less.

The reason the demo seems smooth is merely because it defaults to lower
resolution than the standard benchmark does. Thats all.

Chip
 
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