About Windows Version

There are some differences between Windows and Mac OSX versions of SynVisum.

Supported still image and movie.
System supplied functions (Media Foundation, DirectShow, etc.) are used to load media data (QuickTime is not used).
Supported media data varies depending on installed system and additional applications.

		XP	Vista	7, 8

Media Foundation	Use	×	○ (fewer supported format)	○
	Movie playback rate	×	x0.5 -- x8 (forward only)
	Audio playback rate	×	x0.5 -- x8 (forward only)

DirectShow	Use	○	○ (if unsupported by Media Foundation)
	Movie playback rate	Variable (forward only) (.avi, .mpg, etc.) Fixed (.wmv, etc.)
	Audio playback rate	Variable (forward only) (.wav, .mp3, .mid, etc.) (sampled sound pitch also changes) Fixed (.wma, etc.)

Still image		jpeg, png, gif, bmp, tiff, etc.

(NOTE)
Movie and audio playback rate shown above is based on our experiments using specific data.
Actual and practical range may vary depending on system and data.
It does not guarantee specification nor performance.

[Reference]
Supported formats in Media Foundation
Supported formats in DirectShow

COLLADA DAE files (3D data) are supported as well.
However, textures (still image) may not reproduced (see above).
[Compositions provided by SynVisum] are compatible.
If [compositions provided by SynVisum] only are used in [SynVisum Setting File], it can be reproduced on both Windows and Mac OSX.
However, as for letter (text, string, character), there are differences in appearance even if same font is specified, because system functions and fonts are used.
[System provided compositions] are not compatible.
(In reality, they are not [composition], but utilized system supplied functions)
Compositions are not customizable.
Composition (Quartz Composition) is Mac OSX specific feature.

About System Settings
Manufacturers of graphics adapter usually provides their own control panel.
It may contains "Vertical Refresh Synchronization" setting.
If so, set it to "Application Setting".
(Don't set it to "Always ON")

On Windows Vista and Windows7, using "Aero" desktop theme avoids "Tearing" (image cut off).
(Desktop Composition is enabled)
On Windows8, Desktop Composition is always enabled.

If "Aero" is not used, or on Windows XP, "tearing" may be noticable.
(Desktop Composition is disabled)
In this case, "Alternative VSync" of SynVisum may improve appearance.
Change of this setting becomes effective after the "Monitor Window" (or setting file or the application itself) is closed once then reopened.

Graphics adapter support
SynVisum utilizes OpenGL for graphics.
Because large part of OpenGL functions are implemented independently for each graphics adapter (manufacturer), there are some differences in behavior.
We will support graphics adapters of manufacturers listed below.
(Please understand that we may unable to provide sufficient support, because there are differences in each product and epoch, even if same manufacture)

If SynVisum does not work correctly, please try "Windows Update" to update your system to latest state.
In addition, please try to update display driver software to latest version by "Device Manager", "Display Adapter", "Update Driver" (Update Driver Software).