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- Introduction
- ------------
-
- This readme document contains the latest update information about the
- Video Package for Video Blaster MP400 card in OS/2 Warp.
-
- Package Information
- -------------------
-
- The complete Video Package includes
-
- o Video and audio device drivers
- o Video Blaster Setup and Video Blaster Configure programs
- o Readme file and licensing agreement
-
- The following is a brief description of the various files in the diskette :
-
- o CTVIDEO.ICO - Icon file for Video Blaster Folder
- o MP400VID.SYS - Video device driver
- o MP400AUD.SYS - Audio device driver
-
- o MP400STP.EXE - Video Blaster MP400 Setup Program
- o MP400STP.HLP - Video Blaster MP400 Setup Help file
-
- o MP400CFG.EXE - Video Blaster MP400 Configure Program
- o MP400CFG.HLP - Video Blaster MP400 Configure Help file
-
- o README.VMP - This file
- o LICENSE.TXT - Creative Software License
-
- Installation Instructions
- -------------------------
-
- To install the Video Blaster MP400 Drivers :
-
- a. Run the program INSTALL.EXE from OS/2 command prompt.
- This program can be found in the Diskette provided.
- => The 'Selective Installation Utility' dialog box appears.
-
- b. Select the features to be installed.
-
- c. Click the INSTALL button to begin installation.
- => The 'Installation Status' dialog box appears.
-
- d. If your system is not pre-installed with MPEG drivers, a dialog box,
- prompting for drive to install from, appears. Select the drive.
- => The MPEG driver files will be unpacked and installed into system.
-
- e. Click the YES button to proceed with the installation when the
- 'Warning' dialog box appears.
- => The 'Video Blaster MP400 Card Setup' dialog box appears.
-
- e. Click the spin button to set the :
- - Interrupt 5, 10(default), 11, 12, or 15
- - Port Address 240, 280, 2C0(default), 300, 340 or 380
- - High DMA Channel 5, 6 or 7(default)
-
- => The installation is successfully completed when you are prompted
- to shutdown and reboot the system.
- => The original CONFIG.SYS, MMPM2.INI and MMPMMMIO.INI are backed up
- to CONFIG.$$$, MMPM2.$$$ and MMPMMMIO.$$$ respectively.
-
- f. Shut down the system immediately. Any attempt to run other multimedia
- programs before shut down may cause the lost of update made to the
- system configuration files.
-
- Known limitations
- -----------------
-
- o Can support a resolution up to 800x600.
- o No support for CD-I.
- o Note that some systems' HDMA do not work properly.
- o Playback from CD-ROM on low end system exhibits poor performance due
- to high overhead in OS/2 MPEG architecture.
- o Playback of Video-CD is smoother than MPEG files on CDROM drive.
- o Multiple seeks before current seek is complete can cause the Media
- Player's buttons to be disabled.
-
- Special Notes
- -------------
-
- o If you encounter video jerkiness during playback, you may like
- to specify /Z option for MP400VID.SYS driver in CONFIG.SYS. However,
- this option may not work on some MPEG streams.
-