README.TXT For IBM MPEG PLAYER Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51 drivers
Drivers Rel 4.0 - 3/28/97
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This file contains important information . Please take time to read
through it for the proper installation and use of the drivers.
CONTENTS
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1 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
2 - BORDER ADJUSTMENT AND CALIBRATION
3 - REALmagic MIXER
4 - REALmagic FILE DESCRIPTIONS
5 - MCI COMMANDS NOT SUPPORTED
6 - MISCELLANEOUS
1 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
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1 - For NT 3.51, in the Program Manager, menu option File-Run,
start the program Setup from your floppy drive (e.g. A:).
For NT 4.0, click on Start, Run, "Setup" from floppy drive.
2 - You will get a screen from InstallShield and a Welcome window.
Click on Next.
3 - Setup will suggest "C:\Program Files\IBM MPEG\" as a default
directory. Click "Next" to accept or type your preferred name.
4 - Setup will suggest a name for the group/folder "IBM MPEG".
Click on "Next" to accept or type your preferred name.
5 - Setup will start copying the files to the different directories.
See at the end the list of this file.
6 - After copying, you get an "information" window informing you
that this portion of Setup is done. You need still to define
the resources. Click OK.
7 - You will see the new folder for "IBM MPEG". Double-click on
"IBM MPEG Configuration".
8 - Choose at the right side the IRQ, DMA, and Port that are free.
For the port, you can click the down arrow to see the possible
choices. Also click the "Load at boot" if you wish so. If you
don't, you MUST type "net start rmpro" at the command prompt
after NT has finished booting.
9 - Click OK for the message "You must restart Windows to have
changes take effect".
10- If the drivers do not load, find the error message reported
by the driver. This message will be displayed if you manually
started the driver (with "net start rmpro"), or it will be in
the event viewer (with the "Load at boot" option).
Error message Cause
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Invalid Address There is some kind of resource conflict.
Verify that the IRQ, DMA, and IO chosen are
not in use.
Internal Inconsistency A DMA Buffer could not be allocated. Try
using the driver in the \extra directory on
the disk. Note that using DMA will usually
result in "smoother multitasking".
Device Not Ready The board could not be found at the specifed
address. Try choosing another address, then
restart the computer by powering off/on.
Usually, the case is that the IO address is
already being used, but not reported or that
the board is not in the computer!
NOTE : To uninstall, double click on the "Uninstaller" icon from the
IBM MPEG group. This will delete all specific files and
will remove the group.
2 - BORDER ADJUSTMENT AND COLOR CALIBRATION
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1 - After rebooting, start "Media Player", go to menu option
"Device", "IBM MPEG". Open from "File" an MPEG file. Under
"Device", choose "Properties".
2 - BORDER ADJUST : Use the arrow keys to align the black window
on top of the white window, making sure that it covers the
black borders of the white window. To change the width of
the black to match the width of the white window, click the
proper buttons or use the +/- keys. Use also the up/down
arrows of the Jittering to smoothen the vertical sides of
the black rectangle. Click OK.
3 - AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION : Click this button to automatically
calibrate the colors of the board.
ADVANCED SETUP (rarely required)
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- BORDER ADJUST : Control the stability, horizontal frequency,
and jittering in this screen.
- MANUAL CALIBRATION : Move the RGB sliders until you see the
requested pattern and click next. Repeat 4 times.
- COLOR CALIBRATION : Move the pairs of RGB sliders to have a
black border around the rainbow pattern minimizing the black
bleeding inside it. You can also change the chroma key color
in this screen to one of the 16 specified colors.
NOTE 1: You must set the Border Adjustment and Color Calibration settings
to finalize the installation. You need to set the Border Adjustment
and Color Calibration only once for each display settings
(resolution, number of colors, and refresh rate) under Windows.
NOTE 2: You can control in this main configuration screen the volume and
balance of the MPEG Audio and the "Brightness, Saturation, and
Contrast" of the colors. These settings can be for the default
setting or for only a current MPEG file depending on the selection
of the text box above.
3 - IBM MPEG FILE DESCRIPTIONS
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File List: Installed to:
1. rmpro.sys /winnt/system32/drivers
2. mpegport.sys /winnt/system32/drivers
3. vpfilter.sys /winnt/system32/drivers
4. amfilter.dll /winnt/system32
5. mpegapi.dll /winnt/system32
6. mcifmp32.dll /winnt/system32
7. rmtsk.exe /winnt/system32
8. procfg.exe /Program Files/IBM MPEG
9. readme.txt /Program Files/IBM MPEG
5 - MCI Commands NOT supported
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OpenMPEG MCI commands:
- open VideoCD
- open type VideoCD
- realize (all subfunctions)
- step by <keyframe> key
- step key
6 - MISCELLANEOUS
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- The MCI driver can be invoked with the following names : IBM MPEG,
Reelmagic, or MpegVideo.
- Support for OM-1 commands ( FMP calls ).
- SUPPORT for MMIO functions to read data out of a hard drive (not
when reading out of a CD-ROM). Therefore, you can use your own
installed I/O procedure (see mmioOpen function and MMIOProc
callback description for further details) to perform bufferized
or device specific I/O.
- See the file APP_NOTE.DOC for some specifics on MMIO functions.
- MCI driver supports MCIWnd Class programming API.
- The administrator and any user who has the right to modify the
Registry are the only people who can install the drivers. They
are also the only people to change the "Load at Boot" check box
(even though others, such as guests, might change it but it will
get reset at booting time). The guests are able to run the
drivers in "Load at Boot" mode only ( they cannot use the "net
start rmpro").
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