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- README.TXT file
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- This file contains the following information:
- 1) CD-ROM / Video Performance Problems
- 2) Video Display Problems
- 3) Audio Problems
- 4) "Out of Memory" Problems
- 5) Running on Windows NT
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- 1) CD-ROM / Video Performance Problems
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- NOTE: To avoid damage to the CD-ROM, do not remove it from
- your CD-ROM drive while it is in use (usually indicated by
- a light on the CD-ROM drive).
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- You might be able to enhance video playback performance in
- a number of ways:
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- 1. Increase the amount of buffer memory that your CD-ROM
- driver software uses. Most computers communicate with the
- CD-ROM drive through the Microsoft MSCDEX driver. Such
- systems can sometimes be accelerated by adding /M:32 to the
- MSCDEX entry in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. See your CD-ROM
- documentation for more details.
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- 2. Ensure that you are using the latest video driver for your
- video board. Contact your video board manufacturer for more
- information. You may also be able to get updated drivers from
- CompuServe or Internet in either the Microsoft forum or in a forum
- managed by your video board manufacturer. Also see the \DRIVERS
- directory on this CD-ROM for a number of Microsoft-provided
- video drivers.
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- 3. Check Windows Setup (usually in the Main group of the
- Windows Program Manager) to ensure that you are using a 256
- color video driver. Video playback is slower in both 16 color
- mode and any video mode with more than 256 colors. Video
- performance may also be improved by running Windows
- in 640 by 480 resolution if you are currently using a higher
- resolution.
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- 4. If your computer has only 4 Megabytes of memory, you
- should consider purchasing an additional 4 Megabytes for a
- total of 8 Megabytes. Additional memory will significantly
- increase performance for all applications on your system.
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- 2) Video Display Problems
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- 1. 16 color mode
- This application runs in 64 color mode but, due to the full-motion
- video playback, we strongly suggest using a 256 color video mode.
- Many computers are factory-set to a 16 color mode although the
- video board is capable of 256 colors. The setup program should
- correctly warn you if you are in 16 color mode and suggest
- a remedy.
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- 2. ATI video boards
- This product is incompatible with some features of the ATI
- Mach32 video system. This video board comes with a number of
- popular systems including most Gateway 2000 machines. The
- problem is not with the board itself, but with the Mach32 video
- driver software, so it can be resolved in at least two different
- ways (note that suggestion "A" will provide the best performance):
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- A. Run the ATI Control Panel application that comes with your
- video board.
- i. Ensure that you are running in the 256 color mode.
- ii. Click Advanced Features and ensure that the 256
- Color Palette option is turned ON and Device
- Bitmaps are OFF. See the ATI documentation
- for more details.
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- B. From the Windows Setup application, choose a different video
- driver such as the 8514/a driver. See your ATI documentation
- for more details.
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- 3) Audio Problems
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- This application requires that an MPC-compatible sound board
- is installed in order to play sound. It will not function with
- software that uses the computer's internal speaker to generate
- sound (such as "PC Speaker"). Such software will usually
- not play any sounds and could cause your system to crash.
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- To resolve other audio problems:
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- 1. Make sure that the volume for your speakers is set to an
- audible level.
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- 2. Your sound board may be set up incorrectly if you still do not
- hear any audio. Check to see if the audio driver that came
- with your sound board is installed correctly and, if necessary,
- reinstall it. See the documentation that came with your sound
- board for more details.
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- 3. If the quicktime movie sound plays incorrectly, start the
- Quicktime Control Panel (Control Panels are situated in the Main
- Program Group). Click More / Audio.
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- 3a Select "Automatic Rate Adjustment" (lower left) if this is not
- already selected.
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- 3b For "Requested Hz" select "default" from the drop-down menu.
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- 3c Click on "Close" and "Yes" to apply your adjustments.
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- 3d Restart Windows!
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- 3e Run the calibration movie "sample.mov", which you will find in
- the Windows directory.
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- 3f Start the Quicktime Control panel again, and click More / Audio.
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- 3g De-select "Automatic Rate Adjustment" (lower left).
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- 3h Take note of the rate values for "Requested Hz" and "Actual Hz",
- which may have been altered by the calibration run you did under 3e.
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- If these are still 'default', you have a good sound card that plays
- audio accurately at 22050 Hz, and generally both 11025 and 44100 Hz
- sound will also play well. If numerical values have appeared,
- the Requested rate should be 22050 Hz, and the Actual rate should be
- close to 22050 Hz. The further away the Actual Rate is from 22050,
- the less accurate your sound card is. If so, you may experience sound
- problems in other products as well, and you might want to consider
- replacing your sound card.
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- 4) "Out of Memory" Problems
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- This application uses your computer's memory to display
- pictures and video. Performance will be degraded if your system
- does not have enough free memory. If you receive Out-Of-Memory
- errors, you probably do not have enough free memory. Consider
- taking the following steps:
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- 1. Close all unnecessary applications.
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- 2. If you are running Windows in Enhanced mode (the default
- mode if you are running Windows on a 386 or better machine),
- create a permanent swapfile on your hard disk. See your
- Windows documentation details.
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- 5) Windows NT
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- Microsoft Windows NT is incompatible with the Microsoft
- Video For Windows drivers that this product uses.
- You will need to run this product with a Windows 3.xx system.
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