Strobelight - LightBoost Utility for AMD/ATI and NVIDIA

[ToastyX]

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 - 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 (Amazon affiliate links):

• ASUS VG248QE
• ASUS VG278H (NVIDIA only)
• ASUS VG278HE
• ASUS VG278HR
• BenQ XL2411T
• BenQ XL2420T
• BenQ XL2420TX
• BenQ XL2420TE
• BenQ XL2720T
  

Getting started:

1. Run strobelight-setup.exe to install the refresh rates required to enable backlight strobing.
2. Copy strobelight.exe to your startup folder. (Win+R shell:startup)
3. 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:

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

Keyboard shortcuts:

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

• [Ctrl] [Alt] [+] = 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
• [Ctrl] [Alt] [F11] = 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.
• 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.
• 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