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GSDX is the most known graphics plugin for [[PCSX2]] dated back to 2007 and initially developed by Gabest (although he still is it's main contributor). GSDX uses DirectX and is currently able to utilize DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 APIs. It also can switch between hardware rendering and software one. Some of many of the impressive features of GSDX are high rendering resolution, anti-aliasing filtering, many deinterlacing modes, full screen mode, correctable aspect ratio, et cetera. DirectX 10 mode is confirmed by many to be the most compatible (in contrast with DirectX 9) but some game will still be working better under DirectX 9. You can find the official GSDX thread [http://forums.pcsx2.net/thread-3031.html here].

* '''F5''' -- cycle-switches through interlacing modes. Those mode are useful when you're playing NTSC games or game have some "lining" artifacts. On the real PS2 those "artifacts" are used to present the picture in the most smooth way possible but they can become quite noticable and bothersome when you play your game on the PC. This feature tries to help solving the problem but some cases are still incurable. If you like to read more on deinterlacing, try [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinterlacing Wikipedia article]. Note that some modes can slightly decrease performance while the others can blur the whole picture, decreasing the amount of details thus deinterlacing is to be used only when it's necessary. GSDX supports the following modes: