[Technical Notice] Enabling Desktop Composition To Fix Choppy Video

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[Technical Notice] Enabling Desktop Composition To Fix Choppy Video

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Article ID: GV12-12-3-28-t
Released Date: 3/28/2012


Applied to
PTZ Devices

Symptom
When watching the live view of a PTZ device, the video can sometimes appear choppy if the device is moving. The symptom occurs because image drawing on the screen cannot catch up with PTZ movement.
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Solution
For Windows Vista / 7 / Server 2008 users, the problem can be eliminated by enabling the Desktop Composition feature. The feature will direct image drawing to a temporary memory, instead of drawing directly to the screen, to produce a smooth image flow. For details about the Windows feature, see https://docs.microsoft.com/zh-tw/window ... m-overview

Follow the steps below to enable the desktop composition feature:
  1. Right-click the My Computer icon and click Properties.
  2. Click the Advanced tab and click the Settings button under Performance.
  3. Under the Visual Effects tab, select Enable desktop composition.
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  4. Click Apply.
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