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- 'How Animals Move' - Frequently Asked Questions
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- Q1) 'How Animals Move' fails with a GPF. I am using OS/2
- for Windows.
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- A) QuickTime for Windows is not compatible with
- OS/2. It is possible to run 'How Animals Move' with Win-OS/2,
- but only as a separate application in full-screen mode.
- QTW will not operate properly in other OS/2 modes
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- Q2) Poor video performance. Video is distorted
- or plays outside of the frame. Program may crash when
- video is selected
- A) Ensure the latest drivers are installed. Most
- manufacturers change their video board range frequently
- and new drivers are often published to resolve problem.
- It may be necessary to contact the video board
- manufacturer to ensure the latest versions are in use.
- Generic drivers provided by Microsoft generally give
- lower performance than the drivers supplied by the
- manufacturer.
-
- 'How Animals Move' uses QuickTime for Windows (QTW)
- for video and graphics. QTW attempts to optimize performance
- for video boards. In some cases QTW is unable to recognise
- the video board, either because it is too new, or too
- unusual. In these circumstances it may incorrectly
- estimate the video board's capacity for optimization.
- The user can override QTW's decisions. Locate the QTW.INI
- file in the Windows directory and look for the following
- lines:
- [Video]
- Optimize=hardware
- Change the second line to one of the following:
- Optimize=driver
- Optimize=BMP
- Optimize=DIB
- Note that each these alternatives offers a greater chance
- of compatibility at the expense of reduces optimization.
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- Q3) Poor Video performance with ATI Mach 64 GX video card
-
- A) The following is taken from a suggestion posted
- on CompuServe by ATI, in response to reports of
- incompatibilities with QuickTime for Windows.
- In SYSTEM.INI, look for [MACX] and add the line
- DeviceBitMap=OFF
- ATI suggest two more things. They provide a utility for
- setting video modes called the ATI DESKTOP. In that
- desktop they recommend that WinSwitch be DISABLED and
- that the 256 Color Palette be ENABLED.
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