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IBM Multimedia Presentation Manager/2* Version 1.1 (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1991, 1993 All Rights Reserved. IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. INTRODUCTION ____________ The information in this document supplements the sections on using and installing multimedia features and applications, contained in the following publications: o OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System o OS/2 2.1 Installation Guide NOTE: If you are viewing this file with a program that uses proportional fonts, you may wish to change to a monospaced font, for the best readability. APPLICATION NOTES _________________ 1. All MMPM/2 subsystems use a "Multimedia work path" to store temporary files. This directory is initially \MMOS2, and can be changed using the Multimedia Setup program. If you plan to do extensive audio file recording or editing, you may wish to change the Multimedia work path to utilize a directory on a drive with plenty of extra space. 2. If you intend to use the Digital Audio application to edit large wave audio files (1 minute or more), then you might want to increase the MINFREE parameter in the SWAPPATH config.sys statement to provide an earlier warning when the amount of swapper disk space is reaching low levels. Type "help swappath" at an OS/2 command line for more information about the SWAPPATH statement. 3. The MIDI and Digital Video icons in the Multimedia folder utilize the same basic media player (mppm.exe). This program supports command line parameters which allow you to automatically start playing a multimedia file and optionally close the program when the playback completes. The syntax to achieve this is: MPPM FILENAME /S[C] where FILENAME is the name of the multimedia file to be played on the default device associated with that file. /S specifies to begin playing the file after it is opened. /SC specifies to begin playing the file, and close the media player when playback completes. 4. The MIDI and Digital Video templates created in the OS/2 Templates folder cannot be used to create new files of these types. You will receive an error message if you attempt to start a file created by dragging one of these templates to a folder. ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ON THE OS/2 CD-ROM ________________________________________________ If you have the CD-ROM version of the OS/2 product, then note the following additional items contained on the CD: Sound Samples _____________ Additional sounds are located in the \MMPM2\SOUNDS directory of the CD. Movies ______ A wealth of digital video files have been provided on the CD. A directory tree has been created to group the clips according to certain audio and video settings. The following subdirectories on the CD contain movie clips: o \MMPM2\MOVIES\ULTIMOTN\8BITAUD\STANDARD\320X240 o \MMPM2\MOVIES\ULTIMOTN\8BITAUD\STANDARD\160X120 o \MMPM2\MOVIES\ULTIMOTN\8BITAUD\HIGHPERF\320X240 o \MMPM2\MOVIES\ULTIMOTN\16BITAUD\STANDARD\320X240 o \MMPM2\MOVIES\ULTIMOTN\16BITAUD\STANDARD\160X120 o \MMPM2\MOVIES\ULTIMOTN\16BITAUD\HIGHPERF\320X240 o \MMPM2\MOVIES\INDEO\320X240 o \MMPM2\MOVIES\INDEO\160X120 The subdirectory names 'beneath' \MMPM2\MOVIES are composed as follows: o ULTIMOTN or INDEO -- The video clips were processed using Ultimotion* or Indeo* compression technologies, respectively. o 8BITAUD vs. 16BITAUD -- The sound for the video clips was recorded using either 8-bit or 16-bit PCM audio, respectively. 16-bit PCM audio results in higher quality sound, but requires higher performance system configurations. All video soundtracks were recorded using a 22 KHz sampling rate. o STANDARD vs. HIGHPERF STANDARD movies are recorded at a data rate that is limited to less than 150 KB per second. Movies recorded at this rate can be played directly from a standard CD-ROM drive. HIGHPERF movies are recorded at higher data rates that exceed 150 KB/second in order to provide higher quality images. Since their data rate exceeds 150 KB/second, these files must be played either from a double-speed (300 KB/second) CD-ROM drive, or from a hard disk. o 160X120 vs. 320X240 -- This indicates the normal size for the movie clips, in pixels. For example, 320X240 indicates a normal video window 320 pixels wide and 240 pixels high. Finally, after you have selected a particular directory, the file names in that directory are named as follows: o xxxxxx05.AVI -- Movie xxxxxx displays at 5 frames-per-second. o xxxxxx15.AVI -- Movie xxxxxx displays at 15 frames-per-second. o xxxxxx24.AVI -- Movie xxxxxx displays at 24 frames-per-second. Videodisc support _________________ MMPM/2 provides videodisc support for Pioneer laserdisc models LD-V4200, LD-V4300D, LD-V4400, and LD-V8000. To install MMPM/2 videodisc support, do the following: 1. Install the base MMPM/2 support. Refer to the OS/2 Installation Guide for details on installing MMPM/2. 2. At an OS/2 command prompt, change the drive to the letter associated with your CD-ROM device. 3. Change the directory to \MMPM2\VIDEODSK . 4. Enter MINSTALL . "Videodisc" should appear as a pre-selected feature in the installation window. 5. Select the Install button, and complete the installation. DIGITAL AUDIO SUPPORT _____________________ A variety of digital audio sample sounds are provided for your use and enjoyment. To play these sounds, you must have installed one of the MMPM/2 audio adapter features. NOTE: If you install support for multiple audio adapters, but do not have one of the adapters physically installed in the machine, then audio applications may not function correctly. Reference the section entitled "De-installing an Audio Adapter", below, for additional information. Sounds courtesy of Network Music, Inc. - San Diego, California For more sounds, call (800) 854-2075 (U.S. and Canada) or (619) 451-6400. WIN-OS/2 Audio ______________ Audio support in the WIN-OS/2 and DOS sessions is dependent on installed drivers; these drivers are not provided by MMPM/2. For the Sound Blaster*, Pro AudioSpectrum 16*, and IBM M-Audio Capture and Playback adapters, the required support is shipped on the diskettes which you should have received with the audio adapter. If you are planning to use audio in a WIN-OS/2 session, please ensure that the appropriate DOS and Windows drivers are loaded and that all of the drivers for an adapter are configured for the same interrupt (IRQ) level and DMA channel. DIGITAL VIDEO SUPPORT _____________________ The picture quality and performance of the playback of digital video (.AVI) files is highly dependent on the machine configuration. Video clips will play more smoothly on machines with faster processors, and the quality of the video picture is better with SVGA or XGA video adapters. Machine configurations which fall below the performance requirements of digital video may exhibit any of the following losses in presentation quality: o Loss of smoothness in video playback o Picture clarity limited to 16 colors on VGA displays o In extreme cases, loss of the audio soundtrack. The minimum memory requirement for playback of movie files is 7 megabytes. However, 8-12 Mb is recommended for better performance. If you are playing more than one movie clip at a time, you may receive an error message "Error Allocating Memory from Heap." If this happens, add the /H parameter to the following statement in your CONFIG.SYS file, as follows: DEVICE=d:\MMOS2\SSMDD.SYS /H:nn where d is the drive on which you installed MMPM/2, and nn is a number from 32 to 256. The default is 32. For best results, set nn = 32 x (the number of movie clips being played). For example, if you plan on regularly viewing 2 clips at a time, set nn to 64 (32 x 2). NOTE: Our test groups have observed the following: o On some machines with XGA/2 display adapters, digital video playback may not operate correctly. The symptoms are a system hang or audio with no video. Digital video requires XGA/2 equipped systems to have the "1 MB VRAM Aperture Base Address" enabled. View the configuration and reconfigure your machine appropriately. If you have 16 MB of memory or more, remove enough to get down to 15 MB of memory or less. o When you are playing a software motion video selection, it may show through on the screen after you switch to a full-screen DOS, OS/2, or WIN-OS/2 session. To prevent this from occurring, pause the digital video playback or hide/minimize the playback window before switching to the full-screen session. Indeo Digital Video Support ___________________________ MMPM/2 supports the playback of .AVI files that utilize Intel's video compression technique, with the following limitations: o Pel-doubling and pel-halving are not supported (The size of a given video clip cannot be changed). o Video clips cannot be displayed in VGA or 24-bit color video modes. SVGA and XGA modes are supported. o i750* accelerator hardware will not be utilized. DEVICE SUPPORT ______________ The following sections contain information about audio adapters and CD-ROM drives supported by Multimedia Presentation Manager/2. CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER SUPPORT ___________________________________ The multimedia chapter in the OS/2 2.1 Installation Guide describes some restrictions for Sound Blaster adapters. Following are some additional restrictions: o When speakers are set to the maximum volume level, and the mute button of the Volume Control application is pressed, the sound is still minimally audible. o Some Sound Blaster cards may exhibit problems when running on faster systems (above 33 MHz, typically 50 MHz or faster). If you are using a Micro-Channel version of the Sound Blaster card, ensure that you are using Version 5 of the card. If you experience difficulties on faster machines, contact Creative Labs (RMA department), at the numbers shown below, for assistance. The Sound Blaster technical support numbers are as follows: Creative Labs, Inc. Technical Support (USA) 1901 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas CA 95035 PHONE 1-408-428-6622 FAX 1-408-428-6633 BBS 1-408-428-6660 Refer to the section entitled "Sound Blaster Details" near the end of this README for additional Sound Blaster device driver information. MEDIA VISION PRO AUDIOSPECTRUM 16 SUPPORT _________________________________________ For your convenience, we include here the Pro AudioSpectrum technical support numbers: Media Vision 47221 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont CA 94538 PHONE 1-800-638-2807 FAX 1-510-770-8648 BBS 1-510-770-0968 DE-INSTALLING AN AUDIO ADAPTER ______________________________ There are times when you may need to remove MMPM/2 audio adapter support from the MMPM/2 system. This would be the case if you have used MMPM/2 to accidentally install an audio adapter that does not physically exist in your computer, or if you used MMPM/2 to install an audio adapter which you then physically removed from your computer. To de-install an audio adapter already installed by MMPM/2, do the following: 1. Follow the instructions in the OS/2 Installation Guide to start the MMPM/2 Installation program. 2. In the MMPM/2 Installation window, select the audio adapter that you wish to de-install from the main installation screen. At the same time, also select any other audio cards that you have already installed. 3. If you are de-installing a Sound Blaster adapter, then when the screen appears that asks you which type of Sound Blaster to install, select the same type of adapter that you chose when you originally installed the adapter. 4. When the screen appears that asks you how many adapters you want to install, select 0 for the adapter that you want to de-install. Select 1 (or more) for any adapters that are already installed. 5. Complete the rest of the installation and re-boot your machine. CD-ROM SUPPORT ______________ MMPM/2 supports the CD-ROM drives and the SCSI adapters that are supported by OS/2. Refer to OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System for a list of supported CD-ROM drives and valid drive and adapter combinations. The following restrictions apply to MMPM/2 CD-ROM support: o Sound Blaster and Pro AudioSpectrum adapters do not support CD-XA. o The Pioneer DRM-600 and the NEC CDR-35 drives are not supported. o CD-AUDIO digital transfer and CD-XA are not supported on 8-bit SCSI adapters such as the Future Domain 850IBM. o Future Domain 16-bit fast SCSI adapters and Sound Blaster adapters are not a compatible hardware combination. OTHER MMPM/2 DEVICE SUPPORT ___________________________ Following is information about MMPM/2 device support for the IBM M-Control Program/2 and IBM ActionMedia II products. This support was developed for MMPM/2 Version 1.0. If you have purchased these products and want to use them with OS/2 2.1 and MMPM/2, this information will be of interest to you. M-CONTROL PROGRAM/2 ___________________ When installing Level 300 of the M-Control Program/2 Version 2.01 on MMPM/2 with OS/2 2.1 installed, you must DESELECT the first item in the list, entitled: MMPM/2 System File Update (See README.MPM) If you do not deselect this item, the M-Control product will not be installed correctly. NOTE: If the "Version in Package" field in the MMPM/2 Installation program is "2.01_300", you are installing Level 300. If you have already attempted to install the product with the first item selected, you must re-install MMPM/2, then install the M-Control Program/2, ensuring that you do NOT select the "MMPM/2 System File Update..." feature. A new level of M-Control Program/2 will be available which does not contain the MMPM/2 System File Update option. Information about this update can be obtained as follows: o In the USA: Contact the Multimedia Information Center (MIC) at 1-800-426-9402. o World-Wide: Contact your country support center. If you use the Multimedia Setup program to alter the model of a laserdisc player supported by the M-Control Program/2, then you must shutdown after exiting the Setup program for the changes to take effect. ACTIONMEDIA II SUPPORT ______________________ The ActionMedia II Media Control Driver Version 1.0 may not function correctly with OS/2 2.1. If you experience any problems with applications that utilize the ActionMedia II card, you will need to upgrade your ActionMedia II software by obtaining the ActionMedia II Upgrade Kit #3. Information about this upgrade can be obtained as follows: o In the USA, installation and technical support is provided by Services and Support, Applications (SSA) in Boca Raton, Florida. Telephone 1-800-241-1620. o World Wide: contact your country support center. If you have started a media player which uses the ActionMedia II device, then selecting a .AVI file will result in an error. Start the Digital Video player, and select the .AVI file from within that application. Similarly, if you open a Digital Video player, you may receive an error if you attempt to select an ActionMedia II file. In this case, select the Action Media II player, and select the desired file. INSTALLATION PROCEDURES _______________________ REINSTALLING SYSTEM SOUND SUPPORT _________________________________ Loss of system sound support can occur if you rebuild the OS/2 desktop. In the event that the system sounds support is accidentally removed from the OS/2 Sound object, you can re-enable the MMPM/2 System Sounds feature by doing the following: 1. Change to the \MMOS2\INSTALL directory. 2. Enter the following at an OS/2 command prompt: INSTSND d:\MMOS2 where d: is the drive on which you installed MMPM/2. 3. Follow the directions (shut down and reboot). REMOVING A PREVIOUS VERSION OF MMPM/2 _____________________________________ To remove a previous version of MMPM/2, please perform the following steps. 1. De-install system sounds support: a. In an OS/2 window, change to the \MMOS2\INSTALL directory. b. Enter DINSTSND c. Shut down and reboot your machine. 2. Save any data files stored in the MMOS2 directory and its subdirectories. 3. Delete all files and subdirectories of the MMOS2 directory. 4. Delete the Multimedia folder from the OS/2 desktop. 5. Delete the Volume Control object from the OS/2 desktop. 6. Delete any objects you might have dragged to the desktop from the Multimedia folder. 7. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file, removing any references to files or paths containing "MMOS2". SOUND BLASTER DETAILS _____________________ Sound Blaster DMA Channels and Interrupts _________________________________________ The following table shows the recommended settings of DMA channels, and interrupt levels, and I/O addresses for the various types of Sound Blaster adapters. The column labelled "Token Ring?" indicates whether your system contains a Token Ring adapter in addition to the Sound Blaster adapter. +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | SOUND BLASTER | TOKEN | DMA CHANNEL | INTERRUPT | I/O | | TYPE | RING? | | LEVEL | ADDRESS | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | ISA | Yes | 1 (default) | 5 or 7 | 240 | | | | | | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | ISA | No | 1 (default) | 5 or 7 | 220 | | | | | | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | ISA PRO | Yes | 1 or 3 | 5 or 7 | 240 | | | | | | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | ISA PRO | No | 1 or 3 | 5 or 7 | 220 | | | | | | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | MCV | Yes | 1 (default) | 5 or 7 | 240 | | | | | | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | MCV | No | 1 (default) | 5 or 7 | 220 | | | | | | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | MCV PRO | Yes | 1 or 3 | 5 or 7 | 240 | | | | | | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | MCV PRO | No | 1 or 3 | 5 or 7 | 220 | | | | | | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | SB16 | Yes | 1 (8-bit version) | 5, 7 or 10 | 240 | | | | 5 or 7 (16-bit version)| | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ | SB16 | No | 1 (8-bit version) | 5, 7 or 10 | 220 | | | | 5 or 7 (16-bit version)| | | +---------------+-------+------------------------+-------------+---------+ NOTE: Only select IRQ 7 if you are not using a printer on LPT1: Refer to the "OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System" book for more information about changing IRQ levels. CONFIG.SYS Additions by MINSTALL Program ________________________________________ Following are the types and names of the Sound Blaster device drivers that are shipped with the MMPM/2 product: CARD TYPE DEVICE DRIVER NAME SOUND BLASTER SBD2.SYS SOUND BLASTER PRO OPL2 SBPD2.SYS SOUND BLASTER PRO OPL3 SBP2D2.SYS SOUND BLASTER PRO MCV SBP2D2.SYS SOUND BLASTER 16 SB16D2.SYS When Sound Blaster MMPM/2 support is installed, The MINSTALL program adds the following statement to CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=C:\MMOS2\SBxxxx.SYS AUDIO [DMA] INT IOADDR BUFSIZE /N:DDNAME where AUDIO AUDIO device number (usually 1) DMA DMA Channel used by the SB card (usually 1, applicable only to Soun Blaster PRO drivers) INT Interrupt Level used by the SB card (usually 5 or 7) IOADDR I/O Address used by the SB card (usually 220) BUFSIZE I/O Buffer size in kilobytes (usually 4) /N:DDNAME Device driver name used by MMPM/2 audio subsystem Following are some CONFIG.SYS examples: Example 1 DEVICE=C:\MMOS2\SBP2D2.SYS 1 1 7 220 4 /N:SBAud1$ In this example, the Sound Blaster Pro OPL/3 card has a device name of AUDIO1$, is set at DMA=1, interrupt 7, I/O=220, a buffer size of 4KB, and a device driver name of SBAud1$. Example 2 DEVICE=C:\MMOS2\SBD2.SYS 1 5 220 4 /N:SBAud1$ In this example, the Sound Blaster card has a device name of AUDIO1$, interrupt 5, I/O=220, a buffer size of 4KB, and a device driver name of SBAud1$. Notice that the DMA channel parameter is missing. This is because the DMA channel is fixed at 1 for non-Sound Blaster PRO cards. TRADEMARK INFORMATION _____________________ Terms which have been marked with an asterisk (*) in this README are trademarks of their respective companies, as follows: Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc. Pro AudioSpectrum 16 is a trademark of Media Vision, Inc. NEC is a trademark of the NEC Corporation. Pioneer is a trademark of the Pioneer Electronic Corporation. i750, ActionMedia, and Indeo are trademarks of the Intel Corporation. IBM, OS/2, Multimedia Presentation Manager/2, MMPM/2, and Ultimotion are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.