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Windows Desktop laggy when using WinAPI #441

Closed Jannomag closed 3 years ago

Jannomag commented 3 years ago

Hi, I noticed that the desktop is quiet laggy, like window movement, window resize and also the cursor, when using Prismatik with WinAPI instead of Win8 Desktop Duplication. I'm using Prismatik 5.11.2.27, DIY Arduino Uno build with Adalight as setup, also I'm using a 144Hz 27" 1440p monitor.

My system specs: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Nvidia GTX 1070 16GB DDR4-3600

Windows 10 20H2 Build 19042.746 Drivers are all updated.

Using Win8 Desktop Duplication works better on desktop but it's not working on most games for me.

Any fix for this?

psieg commented 3 years ago

WinAPI is a terrible old method. It basically takes a screenshot everytime using an API that goes back to Windows XP or more.

Desktop Duplication is the fix... it should work for most games. If it doesn't, but gaming with WinAPI works fine for you, you can switch the capture method when you start/stop gaming - sorry, that's the best we can do :/

Which games does DDupl not work for?

Jannomag commented 3 years ago

I just had this issues with Hitman 3 and Kingdom Come Deliverance. Can't remember other games, yet.I tried both games with fullscreen and borderless mode.