When you are trying to retrieve the color palette using an ATI video card and a video capture card, the colors on the screen appear incorrect or scrambled.

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The video capture card queries the digital-to-analog converter (DAC) on the video card to retrieve the palette. Most VGA cards contain one DAC while ATI cards contain two.

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Add the following line to the [DISPLAY] section of the SYSTEM.INI file:

   VGADAC=1
				

Note that this setting applies to all ATI cards and can affect other video functionality.

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