README.TXT For REALmagic Hollywood Plus(TM) Windows NT drivers - 1/21/99
Rel 1.5I - Build 104
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Congratulations on your purchase of REALmagic Hollywood Plus DVD/MPEG2
multimedia Playback . This file contains important information for installation
of the drivers and application software for this card.
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CONTENTS
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1 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
2 - BORDER ADJUSTMENT AND COLOR CALIBRATION
3 - DVD REGION CODE CHANGE
4 - TV OUT
5 - HINTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND BETTER PLAYBACK
1 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
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1 - Run SETUP.EXE from Drivers\WinNT4 on this installation CD.
2 - You will get a screen from InstallShield and a Welcome window.
Click on Next.
3 - Setup will propose "C:\REALmagic" as a default
directory. Click "Next" to accept or type your preferred name.
4 - Setup will propose a name for the folder "REALmagic Hollywood Plus".
Click on "Next" to accept or type your preferred name.
5 - Setup will start copying the files to the different
directories. See list at end of this file.
6 - The applications REALmagic Configuration, DVD Station, Region Code,
Media Player, Uninstall, and README file will
be copied and installed in the folder.
7 - You'll get a message that this portion of Setup is done.
Click OK.
8 - At the end of setup You must reboot the system.
NOTE : To uninstall, double click on the "Uninstaller" icon from the
REALmagic Pro group. This will delete all specific files and
will remove the group.
II - BORDER ADJUSTMENT AND COLOR CALIBRATION
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NOTE: If the border is not adjusted properly after Auto Calibration you may need
to set the Border Adjustment to get more accurate adjustment. You need to
set the Border Adjustment only once for each setting of display resolution.
1. At the Start button, click Programs and select REALmagic Hollywood Plus
program group. Click REALmagic Configuration.
2. Click on Adjust Border and use the proper buttons to adjust the black rectangle
in the magenta box.
3. Change different values to adjust stability if you are viewing jumping pixels on
MPEG video. Click OK when you are done.
3. The Reset Default button will reset the color calibration and border adjustment
values to the factory default settings.
Note 1: Color calibration is required if the colors are not normal or the screen
is pink or not clear. If color calibration is required, Click on
"Auto Calibration". The screen will flash for 5 to 10 seconds then
displays a message that the calibration is complete. Click OK.
Note 2: In the cases where this calibration is unsuccessful, you can click on
Advanced..., then the Manual Calibration. This will involve fixing the
R, G, B sliders as shown in the window four times.
Note 3: Color Calibration and Border Adjustment can not performed in TV mode.
III - DVD REGION CODE CHANGE
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1. Run the Region Code program from REALmagic Hollywood Plus folder.
Set the region code according to the country you are in.
Note: The setup program will allow you to change the region code for five times.
If you want to reset the region code settings after five times contact
the card manufacturer or an authorized distributor or service center.
A nominal handling fee will be charged.
V - TV OUT
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The REALmagic Hollywood Plus can display on a VGA monitor or a TV. To switch
between these modes an icon is provided on the left corner of the DVD Station
control panel that toggles between computer monitor and TV.
In order to display on a TV, some additional settings may be required.
From the DVD Station control panel click Options button. This will open
a window for options setting. Click the settings tab. Select the options
according to your TV type. The color control, brightness, and contrast
controls have also been provided for TV.
Note: In TV mode the Color Calibration and Border Adjustment can not be
performed.
VI - HINTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND BETTER PLAYBACK
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1. With the Hollywood Plus board and the drivers correctly installed and you can not
the play mpeg
Change the PCI slot
2. The MPEG files play and the audio can be heard but the video is a solid color.
Run "REALmagic Configuration" and select "Auto Calibration." Or, make sure
that the output of the Display Adapter is routed to the Hollywood Plus input
and the Display Adapter's output is routed to the monitor.
3. The picture is waving.
Run "REALmagic Configuration," select "Border Adjust" and adjust the
STABILITY: smoothness of the two vertical sides.
4. MPEG 1 files run normally, but DVD movies are shaky.
Install PCI bus master IDE controller
5. Capturing of an MPEG frame from an encrypted DVD movie is not supported because
of Copyright issues. In other cases the capture feature gives its best results
at a color depth of 64K (16 bits) or higher.
6. Playing VOB files using the Media Player might not show the best performance
because of different navigation schemes. Use the DVD Station for this.
7. The maximum refresh rates allowed with the Hollywood Plus MPEG playback depends
partially on the display board. However, the following can be used as a
guideline:
640 x 480 120 Hz
800 x 600 120 Hz
1024 x 768 100 Hz
1152 x 864 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 85 Hz (75 with some boards)
1600 x 1200 80 Hz
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