that did not work, but I did disable pixel shading altogether and it worked.
good for a quick fix to get it working (I'm trying to use MD for VJing), so I'm going to look for different drivers for the ATI card, I heard about special 3rd party drivers that have been released that makes ATI chips function better, idk. but I'll look into it. Thanks for the help, and I'm still open for any tips or tricks you guys might have