PlayIt v2.03 Copyright (c) 1993 - 1995 Shamrock Systems and Technology All Rights Reserved Installation Instructions ------------------------- 1. System Requirements: - 386SX or higher - 2MB of RAM (4 MB or higher recommended) - Windows 3.1 or higher installed - Microsoft Video for Windows installed (optional) - Apple Quicktime for Windows installed (optional) - Xing Technologies MCI MPEG driver installed (optional) 2. Installing PlayIt Run the SETUP.EXE program that came with PlayIt v2.03. If you have ever installed a Windows program before, you will know what to expect. If you haven't, it is really simple. 3. Installing Microsoft Video for Windows PlayIt will run best if Video for Windows 1.1e is installed. If you received a set of distribution disks from Shamrock Systems & Technology, you will find the Video for Windows 1.1e runtime on disk 3. Simply run the SETUP.EXE program on that disk to install. If you don't have the Video for Windows runtime already, you can find it in the following locations: + CompuServe: GO WINMM, Library 2, file VFW11E.ZIP + Internet : ftp.microsoft.com in /developer/drg/multimedia/vfw11e.zip + Possibly on the same BBS you obtained PlayIt from. If you have other Windows software that works with AVI, you may already have the required drivers installed. An easy way to check is to click on the Drivers icon in the Windows Control Panel. If the MCI device Video for Windows is listed, you have the AVI drivers installed. For best results, make sure you have version 1.1e of Video for Windows. One way to tell is to see if you have the Microsoft ACM driver installed. PlayIt will run without VfW, but you will not be able to work with AVI files nor compressed BMP images. You will get an error message when you attempt to load an AVI file if you do not have the drivers correctly installed. If you know you have the Video for Windows runtime installed correctly and PlayIt still refuses to load the file, try playing it with Media Player, which is in the Windows Accessories group. If Media Player works with the file, please send us the offending AVI and we'll see what we can do to fix the problem. 4. Installing QuickTime for Windows PlayIt will run best if QuickTime for Windows 2.0 is also installed. If you received the registered version of PlayIt from Shamrock Systems and Technology, QuickTime for Windows can be installed along with PlayIt by clicking the appropriate option when you begin the install. If you don't have the Apple Quicktime for Windows 2.0 runtime already, you can find it in the following location: + CompuServe: GO QTIME ($9.95 charge to download, no connect charges) 5. Obtaining drivers from Shamrock Systems and Technology If you cannot find the Video for Windows or Quicktime drivers, you can obtain a shareware distribution kit from Shamrock Systems and Technology which includes an unregistered copy of PlayIt v2.03 and all required AVI and Quicktime drivers by mailing your request along with $7.95 USD, or $9.95 Cdn to: Shamrock Systems and Technology #428, 10636 - 120 Street Edmonton, Ab, T5H 4L5 Canada All requests will be processed within 48 hours of our receiving your order. Please include your name and mailing address. For simplicity, print out the file ORDER.TXT and fill in the appropriate fields. Due to licensing restrictions, we are presently unable to distribute any MCI MPEG drivers. Refer to the help file for information on obtaining these drivers. 6. Technical support If you experience any problems using PlayIt v2.03, or you find a file or video that it simply doesn't like, you can contact Shamrock Systems at: Fax : 403-426-5040 CompuServe : 70274,24 Internet : patrick@shamrck.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca Snail Mail : listed above. If you contact us by regular post, please include your name, address, and a copy of the file that gave you grief. We will happily send you an updated version after the problem has been corrected. For the quickest response, please use the Internet address. 7. Additional information Select Contents from the HELP menu in PlayIt, or press F1, to find out how to use the program. Please note that PlayIt is licensed to use LZW compression and is also licensed to distribute QuickTime for Windows 2.0 by disk only. 8. Benefits of Registration You may be asking yourself why you should bother registering this product. There are a number of reasons. First, shareware only works if the end users register the products they continue to use. Not doing so is just as bad as stealing the software. Shareware authors spend a great deal of time developing their products, and it gives them a great feeling to know they are appreciated. Second, registered users of PlayIt will receive the latest version of the software, Video for Windows, QuickTime for Windows, technical support and be kept up to date on future enhancements to the software. Since PlayIt is constantly undergoing additions and improvements, this is the easiest way to stay on top. Our policy regarding upgrades goes as follows: the first upgrade is free and will be sent automatically. After that, you will receive a notice every other release with an offer to upgrade for $5.00 USD. Finally, it would really make me very happy and it really is not a lot of money. See the file ORDER.TXT for a form which can be printed and popped in the mail. Thank you for giving PlayIt a try. Patrick Arial Shamrock Systems and Technology