The Catalyst Control Center

[JohnnyCNote]

New ATI Driver UI: The Catalyst Control Center

ATI got on the right track when they started the Catalyst series of drivers, and we are seeing the first big steps beyond the Catalyst driver with the Catalyst Control Center. The 3D preview alongside each setting is nothing short of revolutionary in terms of making very complex functionality intuitive. Whenever we have to go back and explain Anisotropic filtering and Antialiasing, we have difficulty getting across exactly what the settings mean visually, even if we can communicate exactly what's going on in the hardware. Perhaps we should write a little java script to have the AA or AF setting change on an image when a slider is moved the next time we need to go there.

The profile manager is very functional, and very powerful. Making the actual profile the focus (rather than the executable for which it is intended) allows for more freedom and a cleaner feel. Overall, the interface is very clean and intuitive.

[JohnnyCNote]

Here's another review:

ATI's Catalyst Control Center

After having the opportunity to work with the Catalyst Control Center, we've walked away with a favorable impression. Anytime a company takes the steps to improve the features and stability of their existing products, it deserves credit. With the current improvements to the Catalyst Control Center and the future plans, ATI's newest endeavor should help improve the end-user's experience while offering OEMs the flexibility to customize the Catalyst software to accommodate their needs. Offering a streamlined interface that is skin-able and more intuitive with an improved feature set are the Catalyst Control Center's strengths. We look forward to its evolution in the months to come. Nonetheless, there are a few issues that need to be addressed at this early stage of the product's introduction.

[mujahid7ia]

Yet another: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20040902/index.html