** SS Marine Aquarium 2.0 ~ monitor 'clicking' ** - Page 2

Cleve · 03-21-2003, 04:15 PM

I have both 1.2 fully registered and 2.0 (no keycode yet

) installed on my Dell laptop.

On battery power (slowest possible start up) , it takes approximately 3 seconds for each version to start. There appears to be one "flicker" of the screen on the new version compared to none on the 1.2, but the start up time is essentially the same.

On ac power, with the Intel Speed Step on Max Perf, the startup time for both versions is 1.5 seconds. The "flicker" on Ver 2.0 is nearly imperceptible on AC.

BTW, Version 2.0 is GREAT. On batteries, limited to 30 fps, CPU utililization averages an economical 20%. On AC it's a meager 5%! The battery cpu utililization increases because the Speed Step reduces CPU speed from 2 ghz to 1.2 ghz, and the ATI Powerplay reduces the chipset power, putting more load on the CPU. Still, 20% is excellent and really makes use of the graphic chipsets power. Great job, guys!

Cleve

feldon34 · 03-23-2003, 12:33 AM

*I might be testing something...*
Clicking my heels together a mere 3 times.

SDA · 03-23-2003, 08:24 PM

One click and it works for me...about 1/2 second. I have it set to my screen resolution (1280 x 1024) and 32 bit color. The monitor is an LCD.

ROBERT CRONSHAW · 03-24-2003, 05:14 PM

I'm using an ATI Rage Fury Maxx,Sony SDM51 TFT Monitor, desktop resolution of 1024 x 768 x 16,just tried the MA2 demo at 1024 x 768 x 32..........no difference launches straight away.

GMarowski · 03-24-2003, 06:31 PM

My monitor does not really "click" but once, but the screen does go black for about 1-3 seconds before the SS starts and when it shuts down. I run the desktop at 1024x768x16 and the SS at 1024x768x32.

I run and AMD XP-1800, ATI Radeon 7000 (VE), 256Mb DDR. Iyama (sp?) monitor.

Quick Death · 03-31-2003, 04:23 PM

When I run Marine Aquarium I hear one click, but when I run Marine Aquarium Time I hear no clicks. They are both run at the same resolution and the same 16bit depth. How come I get a click in one and not the other?

feldon34 · 03-31-2003, 04:25 PM

Marine Aquarium Time has a slightly newer (3-4 days) DirectX negotiation process. This will be rolled out in MA2 soon.

Quick Death · 03-31-2003, 04:37 PM

Sheesh Morgan --

For a fan I wonder what you don't know about this screen saver.
You are just a fan right? Have you developed any of this?

feldon34 · 03-31-2003, 05:12 PM

I nagged Jim for about 6 hours one day to get the Flame Angel coloring to where it is now. His visitation to the chatroom dropped significantly after that.

theechap · 04-03-2003, 02:05 AM

so i'm new here and i downloaded the demo. i'm running my desktop at 1024 x 768 x 32 and when I run the demo in 1024 x 768 x 16, it clicks 6 times in 5 seconds before it starts (and 4 times to get back to desktop). When I run it at my desktop settings I get no clicking and only about a second before it starts.

My problem is that in 16bit mode it only uses 15% of cpu but in 32bit it uses 100%. I haven't purchased this program yet because I dont want a screensaver using 100% of cpu and the 6 clicks makes me a little nervous. Most programs I have only take 2 clicks. But let me just say that this program looks amazing and I hope that this bug with 32bit will get fixed soon so that I can put it to the test again.

Just so you know, I am running P4 1.7 with ATI 8500 vidcard with 128 MB. Also, I have 768 MB RAM. Hope that helps. Good luck!

feldon34 · 04-03-2003, 02:38 AM

E-mail me.

feldon34 · 04-12-2003, 11:16 AM

If you've been hanging on for a version of MA2 with almost no monitor clicking, here it is. It also fixes several other bugs.

PLEASE do not download this version unless you feel you need it because of a problem you are having:
https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/...rium2-5430.zip

This download does not come with an installer. It is a drop-in replacement for your existing Marine Aquarium 2.scr file.

Quick Death · 04-12-2003, 11:35 AM

it doesn't click on start, but it clicks once on exit now.

feldon34 · 04-12-2003, 11:47 AM

If you set the Aquarium to the same refresh rate (dxdiag) and depth as Windows, you should get no clicks. Granted 32-bit usually causes high CPU unless you have a GF3 or GF4.

View Poll Results: Are you having increased 'clicking' with MA2.0?
Yes, and I will use MA1.1 until it is fixed.	3	5.08%
Yes, but I will use MA2 anyway and await a fix.	21	35.59%
Yes, but it does not bother me.	5	8.47%
No	30	50.85%
Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

03-23-2003, 12:33 AM	#22
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	I might be testing something... Clicking my heels together a mere 3 times. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-31-2003, 04:25 PM	#27
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Marine Aquarium Time has a slightly newer (3-4 days) DirectX negotiation process. This will be rolled out in MA2 soon. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-31-2003, 05:12 PM	#29
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	I nagged Jim for about 6 hours one day to get the Flame Angel coloring to where it is now. His visitation to the chatroom dropped significantly after that. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-03-2003, 02:38 AM	#31
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	E-mail me. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-21-2003, 04:15 PM	#21
Cleve Registered Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5	I have both 1.2 fully registered and 2.0 (no keycode yet ) installed on my Dell laptop. On battery power (slowest possible start up) , it takes approximately 3 seconds for each version to start. There appears to be one "flicker" of the screen on the new version compared to none on the 1.2, but the start up time is essentially the same. On ac power, with the Intel Speed Step on Max Perf, the startup time for both versions is 1.5 seconds. The "flicker" on Ver 2.0 is nearly imperceptible on AC. BTW, Version 2.0 is GREAT. On batteries, limited to 30 fps, CPU utililization averages an economical 20%. On AC it's a meager 5%! The battery cpu utililization increases because the Speed Step reduces CPU speed from 2 ghz to 1.2 ghz, and the ATI Powerplay reduces the chipset power, putting more load on the CPU. Still, 20% is excellent and really makes use of the graphic chipsets power. Great job, guys! Cleve

03-23-2003, 08:24 PM	#23
SDA Registered Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 9	One click and it works for me...about 1/2 second. I have it set to my screen resolution (1280 x 1024) and 32 bit color. The monitor is an LCD.

03-24-2003, 05:14 PM	#24
ROBERT CRONSHAW TheMissingLink Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: lytham st annes--uk Posts: 12	I'm using an ATI Rage Fury Maxx,Sony SDM51 TFT Monitor, desktop resolution of 1024 x 768 x 16,just tried the MA2 demo at 1024 x 768 x 32..........no difference launches straight away.

03-24-2003, 06:31 PM	#25
GMarowski Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oakdale, CA. Posts: 113	My monitor does not really "click" but once, but the screen does go black for about 1-3 seconds before the SS starts and when it shuts down. I run the desktop at 1024x768x16 and the SS at 1024x768x32. I run and AMD XP-1800, ATI Radeon 7000 (VE), 256Mb DDR. Iyama (sp?) monitor.

03-31-2003, 04:23 PM	#26
Quick Death Registered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York Posts: 102	When I run Marine Aquarium I hear one click, but when I run Marine Aquarium Time I hear no clicks. They are both run at the same resolution and the same 16bit depth. How come I get a click in one and not the other?

03-31-2003, 04:37 PM	#28
Quick Death Registered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York Posts: 102	Sheesh Morgan -- For a fan I wonder what you don't know about this screen saver. You are just a fan right? Have you developed any of this?

04-03-2003, 02:05 AM	#30
theechap Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5	so i'm new here and i downloaded the demo. i'm running my desktop at 1024 x 768 x 32 and when I run the demo in 1024 x 768 x 16, it clicks 6 times in 5 seconds before it starts (and 4 times to get back to desktop). When I run it at my desktop settings I get no clicking and only about a second before it starts. My problem is that in 16bit mode it only uses 15% of cpu but in 32bit it uses 100%. I haven't purchased this program yet because I dont want a screensaver using 100% of cpu and the 6 clicks makes me a little nervous. Most programs I have only take 2 clicks. But let me just say that this program looks amazing and I hope that this bug with 32bit will get fixed soon so that I can put it to the test again. Just so you know, I am running P4 1.7 with ATI 8500 vidcard with 128 MB. Also, I have 768 MB RAM. Hope that helps. Good luck!

04-12-2003, 11:16 AM	#32
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	If you've been hanging on for a version of MA2 with almost no monitor clicking, here it is. It also fixes several other bugs. PLEASE do not download this version unless you feel you need it because of a problem you are having: https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/...rium2-5430.zip This download does not come with an installer. It is a drop-in replacement for your existing Marine Aquarium 2.scr file. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-12-2003, 11:35 AM	#33
Quick Death Registered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York Posts: 102	it doesn't click on start, but it clicks once on exit now.

04-12-2003, 11:47 AM	#34
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	If you set the Aquarium to the same refresh rate (dxdiag) and depth as Windows, you should get no clicks. Granted 32-bit usually causes high CPU unless you have a GF3 or GF4. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman