README.TXT For REALmagic Maxima(TM) Version 2.30 -- 6/12/96 ========================================================== Congratulations on your purchase of the REALmagic Maxima MPEG multimedia playback controller. This file contains important information not available at the time the manual was printed. Please take time to read through it for the latest updates. CONTENTS ======== - NOTES ON SETUP & UPGRADE - BORDER ADJUSTMENT AND COLOR CALIBRATION - RUNNING WINDOWS TITLES - SPECIAL FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS OF MPEG TITLES - REALmagic FILE DESCRIPTIONS - MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON SETUP & UPGRADE ======================== - This release installs an OM-1 Compliant DOS driver (OM1DRV.EXE) with the following entry in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file : SET OM1=C:\REALMAGC\OM1DRV.EXE - It also supports the MPC name for the MPEG Windows driver "MpegVideo" in addition to the original name "ReelMagic". That is why you can see two entries in the "Media Player's Device" option for "REALmagic". - This release supports the playback of VideoCD 2.0s with High-Res pictures (slide-show mode). The color depth should be above 256 colors. Improved Error Handling ----------------------- It is possible that with some hardware configurations, the I/O address, IRQ, and DMA channel scanning done by the SETUP program will cause the system to crash (in almost all cases, this is due to poor resource management of another component). You can manually disable the scanning of the I/O address, IRQ, and DMA channel by appending the option /NOTEST and /Maxima as follows: SETUP /MAXIMA /NOTEST BORDER ADJUSTMENT AND COLOR CALIBRATION ======================================= NOTE : You must set the Border Adjustment and Color Calibration settings to finalize the installation, and you must set the Border Adjustment and Color Calibration each time you change resolution or color depth under Windows. Windows: ------- 1- Start Border Adjust program in the REALmagic group. 2- Use the H-POS and V-POS buttons to align the top left corner of the black and magenta rectangles, then use the H-SIZE buttons to resize the black rectangle to cover exactly the magenta area. This should work for the majority of the VGA boards available. IMPORTANT NOTE : For the following rare cases :- a -If the black area height is HALF the magenta area height, click the button "NI" (non-interlaced) and then "EXIT". Restart "Border Adjust". b -If the black area height is DOUBLE the magenta area height, click the button "I" (interlaced) and then "EXIT". Restart "Border Adjust". It is recommended NOT to use the buttons "NI" and "I" except for the above indicated conditions. 3- Click the Save button to save the settings. 4- If you observe jittering at the right or left edge on the aligned black box, click on the Horizontal Stability "+" and "-" buttons until the distortion is minimized. 5- Next, click the Auto button to automatically calibrate the color for your VGA card. A series of images will be displayed to the screen. When the Border Adjust program is redisplayed, calibration is complete. - If you are using the SVGA drivers of Windows, add the following line in the [VGA] section of the file FMPDRV.INI in the REALMAGC directory: SVGA = 1 (If you select manual calibration, then follow the instructions provided on the screen to adjust the colors in three steps.) 6- Click the Done button. DOS: --- 1- At the DOS prompt, type DOSCALIB and press <Enter>. 2- Repeat step 2 above (and 4 if necessary) and press Exit. This procedure will repeat three times for text and graphics modes. 3- Repeat step 4 above if necessary. RUNNING WINDOWS TITLES ====================== If you run a Windows title and you get the message "No MPegVideo driver", do the following : 1- In the Accessories group, double-click on Notepad. 2- Choose the File, Open menu. 3- Type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI in the filename box and press <Enter>. 4- Go to the section MCI after the line ReelMagic=C:\REALMAGC\MCIFMP.DRV 5- Add the line : MPegVideo=C:\REALMAGC\MCIFMP.DRV (This example assumes that your REALmagic drivers were installed on drive C: in the directory REALMAGC.) 6- Save and Exit from the File menu. SPECIAL FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS OF MPEG TITLES ============================================== Version 2.30 of REALmagic drivers is using a new algorithm to reach the best accuracy in Frame Seeking. This might not work for titles developed using earlier versions of REALmagic drivers. To force the driver to use the old algorithm, add the following line in the [MCI] section of the FMPDRV.INI in the REALMAGC directory: SeekAccurate=False REALmagic FILE DESCRIPTIONS =========================== The following are the descriptions of the files contained in the REALmagic directory: CBARS.VBS Video BitStream file CDIMOVIE.DRV REALmagic Video CD/CD-I Movie driver CTL3D.DLL 3D Resource for SETUP DIGITALV.MCI MCI Digital Video translation table DOSCAL.EXE Program for Border Adjustment in DOS DOSCALIB.BAT Batch File for Border Adjustment in DOS DOSMIX.EXE REALmagic Audio Mixer in DOS DRAGON.BAT Batch file for Dragon's Lair DSP.BIN Audio DSP code FLYLOGO.EXE Program that displays flying Sigma Designs logo FMPDRV.EXE REALmagic DOS driver FMPDRV.INI Device driver initialization file IMPEG.DRV REALmagic Windows driver MCIFMP.DRV REALmagic MCI driver MPGBKGND.TSK Background Task file helps low-level driver MPGCONF.EXE REALmagic Border Adjustment in Windows MPGDEV.SYS REALmagic configuration device driver MPGSCSVR.SCR REALmagic screen saver MPGTEST.BAT Batch file to test MPEG playback MPGVDD.BIN MPEG microcode MPGWMIX.EXE REALmagic Audio Mixer in Windows OM1DRV.EXE OM-1 Compliant DOS Driver README.TXT This text file contains updates and technical notes REBOOT.COM Program to reboot the computer RM.ID Identification file RMSETUP.DLL Setup library RMTESTS.DLL Test library SETUP.EXE Setup program for Windows 3.x SETUP.INI Initialization file for the Setup program SETUPLGO.BMP REALmagic bitmap for winsetup.exe SSCONFIG.EXE Configuration application for the screen saver TEST.BAT Batch file that allow to run MPEG files TESTFMP.EXE Program to run MPEG files UPDATE.EXE Update program VPLAYER.EXE Video CD Player program in DOS WVPLAYER.EXE REALMagic CD Station program WVPLAYER.HLP REALmagic CD Station help file MISCELLANEOUS ============= Help for REALmagic CD Station ----------------------------- Windows On-Line Help is available for the REALmagic CD Station from the Control Menu Box or just press <F1> key any time. Pull down the Control Menu Box and select Help!. Then select the topic you want from the list. Playing DRAGON'S LAIR --------------------- Dragon's Lair requires the REALmagic DOS driver to be loaded in memory before it will play. We provide a batch file in the REALmagic directory called DRAGON.BAT that handles all this for you. To play Dragon's Lair, place the CD in your CD-ROM drive and type: CD \REALMAGC and press <Enter> DRAGON and press <Enter> Note: the batch file assumes your CD-ROM drive letter is "D". If this is not the case, you will need to use a text editor to modify the batch file. The line which reads: D: should be changed to reflect your CD-ROM's drive letter (e.g. "E:"). Playing THE HORDE ----------------- Make sure your sound card is 100% SoundBlaster(TM) compatible. Some sound cards, such as the Media Vision ProAudio Spectrum 16(TM) and boards that use the Media Vision PAS 16(TM) chip set, will not work with The Horde (no sound). Crystal Dynamics has provided a fix for this in the form of a new HORDE.EXE. It is available on the Sigma Designs BBS for download. Another sound card, the Sound Galaxy Pro(TM) from Aztech, requires a special command when starting The Horde. Modify the PLAY.BAT file in the \HORDE directory (created by the INSTALL program) to start The Horde with the command line "HORDE /S:SBLASTER" (between FMPLOAD and FMPLOAD /U). Without this command line option, the volume controls of the Sound Galaxy Pro will be set to zero each time you start The Horde. If you use disk caching programs, such as Microsoft SMARTDRV, you MAY experience hanging problems. If you do, try turning off the "write-caching" to the hard drive where The Horde has been installed. For example, if you use SMARTDRV and The Horde is installed on drive C:, use the command SMARTDRV C to turn off "write-caching" on drive C:. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ( END OF FILE )Download Driver Pack
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