Dolphin 480i compatibility?

[kidwitdaface]

Hey, I'm trying to play Metroid Prime, which is of course one of the higher-end gamecube games. Naturally I'm having quite a few speed downs, which is tolerable enough for me to play but led to the question: can dolphin run in 480i, & would that help speed up emulation? Hope I did this right, it's my first post here haha.

[Starscream]

Very few games are going to run well with that system. Your CPU and GPU are too slow for most games.

You can try these settings, though. http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=23618

[kidwitdaface]

I'm aware of this, I've been overclocking with my computer for a good while now and have managed to find a safe configuration that lets me play most games like Super Mario Sunshine or Twilight Princess at full speed for the majority of the play-through. Metroid Prime NTSC stays at 30-40fps most of the time, which is playable. Some rooms stay around 45-55, but at it's worst it drops to 20-25. I've also found that the PAL version may have less significant speed-downs in certain areas, even running at 50 in some rooms where the NTSC ran at 50 as well. Even if 480i could give me just a little boost, it would help tremendously.

[admin89]

Your onboard GPU doesn't meet the minimum GPU requirement for dolphin
http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=18414
You will need a graphic card

[kidwitdaface]

Apparently I'm not making myself clear. Yes, my computer sucks. Yes, games will run slow. This is not my problem, nor my question. I can tolerate this. My question is: will 480i help games run quicker?


If it has never been tested, I recommend that it be put under consideration for us less fortunate individuals.

[admin89]

will 480i help games run faster?

Nope , that onboard GPU is too slow
Use Dolphin 3.0 - 0.75IR or lower , make sure you don't enable fullscreen mode

[kidwitdaface]

Used dolphin 3.0 because I can't find any others with the internal resolution options you showed me. Metroid Prime started glitching at the menu, and the video kept blinking in and out. I tried the same exact configuration I used in my normal build, same thing. fps stays around 10, at least in the other revision I kept it going at half the speed most of the time.

Regardless, that still isn't answering my question. You showed me how to put it in low-definition, not 480i. The i is the crucial factor here, considering interlaced resolutions are generally considered to be less taxing on systems then progressive scan resolutions.

[Shonumi]

will 480i help games run faster?

Nope , that onboard GPU is too slow

Regardless, that still isn't answering my question.

Wait, wha? He just answered your question, and the answer is no, it won't help you all that much. Your GPU is too weak for 1x IR. Interlacing might help with the GPU load (dunno for sure though) but most likely, Dolphin at GC/Wii native resolution will still be too demanding for it. If you really want a definitive answer, test it out yourself.

[kidwitdaface]

He didn't answer my question because I was given an untested assumption and a method for low-definition, which helped once I got the revision working properly. You told me interlacing might help, and to test it out, however dolphin does not support this. How do you expect me to test a feature that doesn't exist?

We all know dolphin is a very taxing program. I'm sure everyone in the forum gets tired of having to tell so many people their computer isn't powerful enough. Correct me if I'm wrong, but i tend to see more people who need a stronger graphics card than a processor, which is where interlacing could be helpful. Now, if more testing was done on interlacing and it DOES help, even slightly, that combined with a low internal resolution could help lower the standards of what is needed to run dolphin, terrible as it may look. I'm sure you're thinking it's not going to help much, but I'm pretty confident that the combination of low-resolution interlacing, game hacks and overclocking could work miracles.

Let's say interlacing didn't help at all. wouldn't it still be nice to add it in anyway for the retro gamers who prefer to play exactly as they did in their childhood?

[Axxer]

We all know dolphin is a very taxing program. I'm sure everyone in the forum gets tired of having to tell so many people their computer isn't powerful enough. Correct me if I'm wrong, but i tend to see more people who need a stronger graphics card than a processor, which is where interlacing could be helpful.

The opposite is true. Most modern, dedicated graphics cards can run Dolphin in at least 1x IR (480p).

Now, if more testing was done on interlacing and it DOES help, even slightly, that combined with a low internal resolution could help lower the standards of what is needed to run dolphin, terrible as it may look. I'm sure you're thinking it's not going to help much, but I'm pretty confident that the combination of low-resolution interlacing, game hacks and overclocking could work miracles.

That GPU is too slow. Period. It won't run games full speed and it won't make anything look good. Interlace won't help as much as lowering the IR. If you want to run the game full speed your only chance is to use .375X IR (or whatever the lowest setting is). Even then, who knows how well it would run. Your CPU probably wouldn't be able to handle Metroid Prime very well on that side of things.

The fact is, 1x IR looks exactly like the Wii does with 480p - a resolution the Wii supports if you get a cable for it. Most people won't notice a difference, just like I can hardly notice a difference. The GPU won't notice a difference really either.