1. VP122W1.ZIP Driver
2. README.TXT File Contents

README.TXT Driver File Contents (VP122W1.ZIP)

README.TXT For REALmagic Ventura Plus Drivers
Release Build 122 ------ 12/23/99
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This file contains important information for installation 
of the drivers and application software for this card.

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CONTENTS
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I   - DRIVER AND APPLICATIONS INSTALLATION	
II  - DVD REGION CODE CHANGE				
III - TV OUT
IV  - FULL SCREEN PLAYBACK
V   - HINTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND BETTER PLAYBACK


I   - DRIVER AND APPLICATIONS INSTALLATION
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1.  On booting your system, Windows 95/98 will detect the card. Insert the REALmagic 
    Drivers Disk in your floppy drive A and click Finish. 
    This will install REALmagic drivers on your hard disk.
2.  To install the DVD navigation software insert Application Disk into drive A 
    and run SETUP.
3.  The Setup program will show two options: Install the REALmagic DVD application 
    or Change DVD region code.
4.  Check the DVD application installation option and follow the instructions.
5.  After the files are copied, set a DVD region code as part of the setup program.
    
    Note: Setup will not ask you to set the DVD region code if you install the card 
          later in the same region.
   
II  - DVD REGION CODE CHANGE
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1.  Run the setup program from Application disk.  
    Select DVD Region Code change option.
    Set the region code according to the country you are in. 

    Note: The setup program will allow you to change the region code for five times.
          If you want to reset the region code settings after five times contact 
          the card manufacturer or an authorized distributor or service center. 
          A nominal handling fee will be charged.

III - TV OUT
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    In order to display on a TV, some additional settings may be 
    required. From the DVD Station control panel click Options button.
    This will open a window for options setting. Click the settings tab.
    Select the options according to your TV type. The color control, 
    brightness, and contrast controls have also been provided for TV.

    Note :  Some TVs are sensitive with video frequency input and may 
            show Black and White video on TV. This has specially been
            noticed on some PAL TVs. In such a situation do the 
            following WHILE the TV-Out option is active and DVD/MPEG is
            playing on TV.:
		1. From the DVD station click the "Options Dialog -
                   Settings tab.
		2. Press Configure and then press Advanced Settings.
		3. Select Expert Settings and click the mouse. This 
                   will open a pop-up window. Adjust different values
                   until you have color picture on TV.  Notice that you
                   need to keep on going in one direction when changing
                   the values i.e. either always increasing or 
                   decreasing because of the hysteresis nature of this
                   adjustment.
	
IV  - FULL SCREEN PLAYBACK
     ====================

    In order to playback in full screen, double click the left button of mouse
    anywhere in the MPEG window or press Ctrl+Z. This will playback the video in 
    full-screen mode. In order to go back to the window mode, press Ctrl+Z in 
    full-screen mode and it will start playback in a scalable MPEG window.   


V  - HINTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND BETTER PLAYBACK 
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1.  The drivers are installed and the Ventura Plus appears in the "Device Manager" 
    but the CD's won't play.

    Run SETUP from the second diskette (Applications) to create the "REALmagic 
    Ventura Plus" group. This group contains the DVD-Station, README file, 
    REALmagic Configuration, and Uninstall.

2.  "Your video port is not enabled."

    Make sure that you have installed the VPM/VPE enabled drivers for the video port.

3.  Capturing of an MPEG frame from an encrypted DVD movie is not supported because
    of Copyright issues. In other cases the capture feature gives its best results 
    at a color depth of 64K (16 bits) or higher.

4.  Playing VOB files using the Media Player might not show the best performance
    because of different navigation schemes. Use the DVD Station for this.



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