README.TXT For IBM MPEG Interactive Video Player(TM) Version 2.32 -- 1/16/97
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Congratulations on your purchase of the IBM MPEG Interactive Video Player.
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
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1 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
a - NOTES ON SETUP Windows 3.x
i - Improved Error Handling
ii - Command Line Options
b - PnP INSTALLATION Windows 95
i - CHANGING A RESOURCE
2 - BORDER ADJUSTMENT AND CALIBRATION
3 - REALmagic MIXER
4 - FILTER PROGRAM
5 - RUNNING DOS TITLES
6 - RUNNING WINDOWS TITLES
7 - SPECIAL FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS OF MPEG TITLES
8 - REALmagic FILE DESCRIPTIONS
9 - MISCELLANEOUS
1 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
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a - NOTES ON SETUP Windows 3.x
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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
i - Improved Error Handling
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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). The SETUP program maintains a status
file in the root directory of your boot drive. If the system crashes
during the scanning, SETUP will make a note in the status file. When
your system reboots, SETUP will automatically load itself and will
automatically continue scanning your system, skipping the IRQ, I/O
address, or DMA channel test that had caused the system to crash
previously. This process may repeat before all of the offending
causes are eliminated. If there are no errors, the status file is
automatically deleted upon the completion of SETUP.
ii - Command Line Options
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You can manually disable the scanning of the I/O address, IRQ, DMA
channel, and CD-ROM interface. Append one or more of these options
after typing SETUP :
/NOIO -- disables I/O address scanning
/NOIRQ -- disables IRQ scanning
/NODMA -- disables DMA channel scanning
For example, "SETUP /NODMA" executes the SETUP program without scanning
for DMA channels.
b - PnP INSTALLATION for Windows 95
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After the hardware installation, do the following :
1 - Boot your system.
2 - After the Windows 95 logo display, the system will recognize that a
new board was installed (Plug-N-Play feature of the IBM MPEG Interactive
Video Player). You will get the window "New Hardware Found" with the
IBM MPEG Interactive Video Player signature.
3 - Choose the option "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer".
4 - Click OK.
5 - A new window "Install from Disk" will display. Now, you insert the
"IBM MPEG Interactive Video Player" CD in your CD-ROM drive. Make sure
the text box specifies the correct driver specifier ( e.g. D:\).
Click OK.
6 - The system will start copying all the software to the C:\REALMAGC
directory. Then it will return to the desktop.
7 - Click on Start. Choose Run. Type D:\SETPRO.EXE. Click OK.
8 - Reboot the system (Start, Shut Down, Restart System).
9 - This release installs an OM-1 Compliant DOS driver (OM1DRV.EXE).
Please enter the following line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT to make use
of this driver for DOS titles requiring OM-1 drivers :
SET OM1=C:\REALMAGC\OM1DRV.EXE
i - CHANGING A RESOURCE (for Advanced Users) in Windows 95
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If you wish to change a resource (I/O address or/and IRQ number) assigned
by the Plug N Play feature of Win 95, do the following :
1- Start System from the the Control Panel group.
2- Choose Device Manager and double-click on "Sound, video, and game
controllers".
3- Double-click on "IBM MPEG Interactive Video Player".
4- Select the tab "Resources".
5- Double-click on the required resource. Click "Change Settings".
6- Modify the settings to the required value. Make sure there is NO conflict
specified in the Conflict Information box. Click OK.
7- Edit the file C:\REALMAGC\FMPDRV.INI as follows :
- under the [REALMAGIC] section the line Port= for the new I/O Address
- under the [MPEG] section the line Interrupt= for the new IRQ.
8- Reboot.
2 - BORDER ADJUSTMENT AND COLOR CALIBRATION
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NOTE : You must set the Border Adjustment and Color Calibration settings
to finalize the installation. You need to set the Border Adjustment
and Color Calibration only once for each display settings
(resolution, number of colors, and refresh rate) under Windows, and
run Border Adjustment only one time in the DOS mode.
This utility can be called also from the RM Mixer utility.
Windows:
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1- Start Border Adjust program in the IBM MPEG Player 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" other than 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 you get the smoothest sides among the 16 values.
5- Next, click the Auto button to automatically calibrate the color for
your VGA card. Color bars will be displayed on the screen followed
by a vertical white line flashing in the middle of a black screen.
When the Border Adjust program is redisplayed, calibration is complete.
- If you are using the SVGA drivers of Windows 3.x, 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:
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1- At the DOS prompt (in Real Mode MS-DOS for Windows 95), type
DOSCALIB and press <Enter>.
2- Repeat step 2 above - aligning the black and magenta borders -
(and 4 if necessary - smoothing the jittering) and press Exit.
This procedure will repeat THREE times for text and graphics modes.
3 - REALmagic MIXER
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Besides the volume adjustment for the MPEG audio signal, the RM Mixer
has got three additional TV set-like faders for the following :
- Fader "B" for Brightness Control
- Fader "C" for Contrast Control
- Fader "S" for Saturation Control
You can adjust these faders while playing an MPEG file for a better
control of your setting.
There is also a button for "Border Adjust and Calibration". Just click
it to activate this utility.
4 - Filter Program
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This program is a demo feature to show you the difference in having the
filtering option or not having it when playing back an MPEG file. For a
better display you should have the filter On. "Up" and "Down" refer to
upscaling and downscaling.
5 - RUNNING DOS TITLES (on a Windows 95 system)
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The way DOS works has slightly changed under Windows 95. In order
to optimize performance of DOS MPEG titles, please run the titles in
the Real Mode of MS-DOS:
1- Select "Shut Down" from the Taskbar (after quitting Windows
applications).
2- Select "Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode".
3- At the DOS prompt after reboot, enter the command for the title,
such as :
C:\>D:
D:\>FLASH
4- To start Windows after exiting from the title, type :
c:\>EXIT <Enter>
6 - RUNNING WINDOWS TITLES
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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.
7 - SPECIAL FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS OF MPEG TITLES
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Version 2.21 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, modify or add the
SeekAccurate flag line in the [MCI] section of the FMPDRV.INI in
the REALMAGC directory to be :
SeekAccurate=False
8 - REALmagic FILE DESCRIPTIONS
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The following are the descriptions of the files contained in the REALmagic
directory:
CARDLOGO BM_ Logo bitmap file
CBARS VB_ Video BitStream file
CDIMOVIE DR_ CD-i/Video CD movie driver
CTL3D DLL 3D resource file for the Windows 3.x Setup program
DIGITALV MC_ MCI Digital Video translation table
DOSCAL EX_ Border adjustment and color calibration program for DOS
DOSCALIB BA_ Batch file to run calibration software in DOS
DOSMIX EX_ Mixer program for DOS
DRAGON BA_ Batch file to run Dragon's Lair using DOS MPEG driver
DSP BI_ Audio DSP code
EGAVGA BG_ EGA graphics library
FILTER EX_ Filtering On/Off program
FMPDRV EX_ TSR driver for DOS
FMPDRV IN_ Initialization file
IMPEG DR_ Driver for Windows
MCIFMP DR_ MCI driver
MPGBKGND TS_ Background Task file to help low-level driver
MPGCONF EX_ Border adjustment and color calibration program for Windows
MPGPIC BI_ MPEG DSP code
MPGWMIX EX_ Mixer program for Windows
OM1DRV EX_ OM-1 Compliant DOS Driver
PIC2DEV SY_ MPEG device driver
PRO INF Installation information program for Windows 95
README TXT Text file containing udpates and technical notes
REALMAGC GRP Windows group file for Windows 95
REBOOT COM Program to reboot the computer
RM ID Identification file
RMSETUP DLL Setup library
RMTESTS DLL Test library
SETPRO EXE Program to complete Windows 95 installation
SETUP EXE Setup program for Windows 3.x
SETUP INI Initialization file for the Setup program
SETUPLGO BMP Setup program logo bitmap file
TEST BA_ Batch file to run DOS MPEG file player
TESTFMP EX_ MPEG file player for DOS
UPDATE EXE Update program
VGA256 BG_ VGA graphics library
VPLAYER EX_ Video CD player for DOS
WVPLAYER EX_ CD Station program
WVPLAYER HL_ CD Station help file
9 - MISCELLANEOUS
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Help for REALmagic CD Station
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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
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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
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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:.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.