Do I need an OpenGL graphics card to run Starry Night?
Yes. Upon startup, Starry Night will check your hardware to see if you have an OpenGL compatible graphics card. If you do not have such a card, Starry Night will not run.
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How do i find out if I have an OpenGL video card?
Download an OpenGL diagnostic program (Windows and Mac) to determine the OpenGL properties of your video card.
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How do I upgrade my graphics card video driver?
Your OpenGL graphics card driver should be up to date for best performance. To update your video card driver, visit the web site of your video cards manufacturer. Drivers are
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I don't know what video card I have?
Windows XP Right click on your desktop and select Properties from the contextual menu. This will open the Display Properties window. Click on the Settings tab at the top of
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I have an OpenGL card but things are still choppy. How do I improve performance?
Upgrading to a 64 MB Video Card and greater will significantly enhance OpenGL performance. Switching from millions of colors to thousands of colors can improve performance, bu
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I have an S3 or SIS card and OpenGL does not work?
Unfortunately OpenGL does not seem to work in Starry Night with most S3 and SIS video cards.
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I'm getting an error message when I turn OpenGL on. What should I do? (version 5 only)
This can happen if you are using an older video driver. You should visit the web site of your video cards manufacturer and download the latest driver available for the make an
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The planets look like black sphere's when OpenGL is enabled.
This seems to happen with certain ATI video cards. ATI has released a driver update that fixes this issue.
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The tooltips help feature does not work properly (Windows only)
Tool tips:This is a problem with Microsoft Windows XP. To fix this issue, download and install Windows XP Service Pack 2. http://support.microsoft.com/
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What can I do if images in Starry Night look too dark or bleached out?
If your Starry Night display appears too dark, you should adjust you monitors gamma value. Gamma correction controls the overall brightness of an image. Images that are not pr
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What differences can I expect if I run Starry Night on an OpenGL compatible graphics card?
Starry Night will run much faster because it takes advantage of OpenGL graphics rendering technology. In addition, OpenGL users will see much higher-resolution solar system ob
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What do the various OpenGL options in the Preferences window mean?
OpenGL offers improved graphics on computers whose video hardware supports it. The OpenGL dialog box allows you to select a number of options.Use OpenGL: Checking this option
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What is OpenGL?
OpenGL is a software interface for graphics hardware that allows programs to display real-time 3D graphics and interactive environments. OpenGL enables a suite of powerful vis
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When I turn on object labels, such as star labels, they tend to flicker or flash on and off?
You can minimize this effect by adjusting the gamma settings of your video display. In Windows, right click on the desktop and select Properties from the contextual menu that
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After updating to 6.0.4 I see a large black area around the Sun
It appears an OpenGL-related change we made in 6.0.4 is behaving badly on some PCs. Please follow the instructions below if you are noticing any graphics anomalies in Starry
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