Strobelight - LightBoost Utility for AMD/ATI and NVIDIA



Download: strobelight-setup-src.zip



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Compatibility issues:



AMD Radeon RX-series cards - ToastyX Wrote: RX-series cards have communication issues with DVI.



Workaround: Use DisplayPort if possible. No solution is available for DVI at this time.

NVIDIA 3D Vision - ToastyX Wrote: Stereoscopic 3D may not enable properly unless 120 Hz is non-strobed. Here is a version with the refresh rates swapped: https://www.monitortests.com/strobelight...wapped.zip

Requirements: Windows Vista or later

AMD/ATI or NVIDIA GPU (laptops with switchable graphics are not supported)

Dual-link DVI or DisplayPort (HDMI is not supported)

ASUS or BenQ LightBoost-capable monitor (BenQ Z-series and newer monitors are not supported)

Compatible monitors: ASUS VG248QE

ASUS VG278H (NVIDIA only)

ASUS VG278HE

ASUS VG278HR

BenQ XL2411T

BenQ XL2420T

BenQ XL2420TX

BenQ XL2420TE

BenQ XL2720T

Getting started:

Run strobelight-setup.exe to install the refresh rates required to enable backlight strobing. Copy strobelight.exe to your startup folder. (Win+R shell:startup) Reboot.

Strobelight will initialize any monitors if necessary and stay running in the background to handle keyboard shortcuts. The initialization process can take a few minutes, but it only needs to be done once unless the monitors lose power.



Uninstalling:

Run strobelight-setup.exe and reset the display. Remove strobelight.exe from the startup folder. Reboot.

Keyboard shortcuts: [ Ctrl ] [ Alt ] [ 0-9 ] = Brightness (0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 2 = 20%, etc.)

[ Ctrl ] [ Alt ] [ + ] = Strobing on (highest strobed refresh rate)

] [ ] [ ] = Strobing on (highest strobed refresh rate) [ Ctrl ] [ Alt ] [ - ] = Strobing off (highest non-strobed refresh rate excluding 60 Hz)

[ Ctrl ] [ Alt ] [ F12 ] = 120 Hz strobed if available

] [ ] [ ] = 120 Hz strobed if available [ Ctrl ] [ Alt ] [ F11 ] = 110 Hz strobed if available

] [ ] [ ] = 110 Hz strobed if available [ Ctrl ] [ Alt ] [ F10 ] = 100 Hz strobed if available

[ Ctrl ] [ Alt ] [ F6 ] = 60 Hz if available

Note: strobe toggling does not work in full screen games.



Options for strobelight.exe:



Strobelight can be configured by renaming strobelight.exe to any of the following: strobelight-init.exe = Initialize any monitors if necessary and quit. It will not stay running in the background. Keyboard shortcuts will not be available.

= Initialize any monitors if necessary and quit. It will not stay running in the background. Keyboard shortcuts will not be available. strobelight-hide.exe = Hide the tray icon. It will stay running in the background to handle keyboard shortcuts. You can use the task manager to end the process.

= Hide the tray icon. It will stay running in the background to handle keyboard shortcuts. You can use the task manager to end the process. strobelight-off.exe = Start with strobing off. This can be combined with the other options: strobelight-off-init.exe or strobelight-off-hide.exe

Keyboard options:



To change the modifier keys, rename strobelight.exe to include any combination of the following: -ctrl , -lctrl , -rctrl

, , -alt , -lalt , -ralt

, , -shift , -lshift , -rshift

, , -win , -lwin , -rwin

Example: strobelight-ctrl-lalt.exe = [ Ctrl ] [ Left Alt ]



Disabling hotkeys:



To disable certain hotkeys, rename strobelight.exe to include -k followed by any combination of the following numbers: 0 = disable all

1 = +/-

2 = 0-9

3 = numpad +/-

4 = numpad 0-9 numlock on

5 = numpad 0-9 numlock off

6 = function keys

Example: strobelight-k345.exe = disable numpad hotkeys



Options can be combined: strobelight-ctrl-lalt-k345.exe



Changes in Beta 4: Fix refresh rates not being found in some cases when loading on startup

Changes in Beta 3: Work around GeForce Experience problem

Added support for more than four refresh rates

Added DisplayPort audio support

Make sure all displays are strobed on startup

Disable keyboard hook and hotkey threads if hotkeys are disabled

Double-check if any modifier keys were released before processing hotkeys

Changes in Beta 2: New keyboard handler: Allow Ctrl+Alt to work without affecting AltGr Allow numpad to work without num lock Added options to change the hotkey modifiers Added options to disable certain hotkeys Added Ctrl+Alt+F6 for 60 Hz



Retry if monitor fails to respond when starting up

Always show strobing options in the menu even if not available

Show keyboard shortcuts for strobing options in the menu

Retry if tray icon fails to update when system is busy

Select 121 Hz in the setup program so strobing can be turned off by default

Strobelight enables backlight strobing on LightBoost-capable monitors. For more information about LightBoost and backlight strobing, visit BlurBusters.com Download: strobelight-beta4.zip - Source: strobelight-src.zip Compatible monitors:Strobelight will initialize any monitors if necessary and stay running in the background to handle keyboard shortcuts. The initialization process can take a few minutes, but it only needs to be done once unless the monitors lose power.Note: strobe toggling does not work in full screen games.Strobelight can be configured by renaming strobelight.exe to any of the following:To change the modifier keys, rename strobelight.exe to include any combination of the following:Example:= [] [To disable certain hotkeys, rename strobelight.exe to includefollowed by any combination of the following numbers:Example:= disable numpad hotkeysOptions can be combined: