Tested Video and Audio Cards for Director 5 for Windows March 1996 This CD-ROM title uses Macromedia Director for playback. The following is a list of Windows video and sound cards which are compatibile with Director playback. Director requires video software drivers and hardware that fully support Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT standards. The following video systems have been tested and found to be compatible with Director. We recommend installing the latest available video hardware and software. Contact the video card manufacturer for information and to obtain the latest drivers. Authoring and playback are not limited to these systems. If you experience difficulties with a card that is not on this list, first test it at 640 x 480 resolution with the monitor's color depth set to 8 bit (256 colors). Next, contact the hardware manufacturer to find out if the problem has been addressed with an updated driver. Video Cards - Windows 95 ------------------------ The following cards have been tested and provide acceptable results for authoring and playback in Windows 95. Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev. Date Notes ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ATIGraphics Xpression PCI 2.08 7/11/95 Diamond Stealth64 Graphics 2001 PCI 2.19 10/10/95 Diamond Stealth64 Video 2201XL PCI 1.01 1/6/96 Note 1 Diamond Viper Pro Video PCI 4.00.950 7/11/95 Matrox MGA Millennium PCI 2.22.038 2/12/96 Number Nine Imagine 128 PCI 1.04 8/28/95 Orchid Kelvin 64 PCI 4.00.950 7/11/95 Spider Tarantula 64 PCI 1.12 11/3/95 Toshiba Tecra 700 CT Laptop PCI 4.10.950 7/27/95 Trident AGi VLB 1.0 8/16/95 Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev. Date Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATI Graphics Pro Turbo ISA 2.08 12/13/95 Compaq QVision 1280/I ISA 7.40 2/17/95 Diamond SpeedStar Pro 1100 ISA 4.00.950 7/15/95 (was SpeedStar Pro) Diamond Stealth SE VLB 1.01 9/15/95 Genoa Phantom 64 PCI 2.022.41 1/30/96 Note 2 Hercules Graphite Pro ISA 1.0 7/11/95 IBM ThinkPad 755C VLB 4.00.950 7/11/95 Laptop Matrox MGA Power Graphics PCI 4.0 7/11/95 Number Nine 9FX Vision330 PCI 4.00.950 7/11/95 Paradise/ Western Digital Accelerator VL Plus VLB 4.00.950 7/11/95 Spider 256 Cache VLB 1.10 11/3/95 Video Cards - Windows 3.1 ------------------------- The following cards have been tested and provide acceptable results for authoring and playback in Windows 3.1. Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev. Date ---------------------------------------------------------- ATI Graphics Xpression PCI 2.01 10/25/95 Diamond Stealth64 Video 2201XL PCI 1.01 1/6/96 Diamond Viper Pro Video PCI 1.01 11/02/94 IBM ThinkPad 755C Laptop VLB 1.2 11/2/94 Matrox MGA Millennium PCI 1.10 9/21/95 Number Nine 9FX Motion771 PCI 1.21 7/7/95 Orchid Fahrenheit 64 VLB 1.22 3/27/95 Orchid Kelvin 64 PCI 2.1 12/27/94 Spider 256 Cache VLB 1.10 10/7/94 Spider Tarantula 64 PCI 3.a.0.3d 3/9/95 Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev.Date ------------------------------------------------------------- ATI Graphics Pro Turbo ISA 2.01 6/29/95 Note 3 Compaq Compaq QVision ISA 7.40 4/29/94 1280/I Diamond SpeedStar Pro 1100 ISA 1.09 1/5/94 Diamond Stealth64 Graphics PCI 2.19 7/15/95 2001 Genoa Phantom 64 PCI 1.5B19 4/13/95 Hercules/TD> Graphite Pro ISA 1.0 12/1/94 Matrox MGA Power Graphics PCI 2.0 39/21/95 Number Nine 9FX Vision330 PCI 1.22 10/23/95 Number Nine Imagine 128 PCI 2.32 8/9/95 Note 4 Paradise/ Western Accelerator VL Digital Plus VLB 1.3 1/10/94 Trident AGI VLB VA6.1 11/14/94 Video Cards - Windows NT ------------------------ The following cards have been tested and provide acceptable results for authoring and playback in Windows NT. Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev. Date Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------- ATI Graphics Xpression PCI 2.01 9/26/95 Note 5,6 Diamond Stealth64 Graphics PCI 2.19 10/24/95 2001 Diamond Stealth64 Video 2201XL PCI 1.01 1/6/96 Diamond Viper Pro Video PCI 1.40 11/9/95 Matrox MGA Millennium PCI 1.20.038 12/19/95 Number Nine Imagine 128 PCI 1.13 9/27/95 Orchid Kelvin 64 PCI 3.51 5/26/95 Spider Tarantula 64 PCI 1.12 6/5/95 Trident AGi VLB 1.01 1.01 Note 6 Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev. Date Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------- ATI Graphics Pro Turbo ISA 2.0 9/26/95 Note 7 Compaq QVision 1280/I ISA 2.30 2/17/95 Genoa Phantom 64 PCI 1.11 12/8/94 Hercules Graphite Pro ISA 1.0 9/2/94 IBM ThinkPad 755C Laptop VLB 1.31 10/7/95 Matrox MGA Power Graphics PCI 2.11 Orchid Fahrenheit 64 VLB 1.0b3 1/9/95 Note 8 Video Card Notes ---------------- 1. Palette transitions are very slow. 2. Passed video tests in 8-bit resolution only. In 16-bit and 24-bit mode, black garbage is drawn in the Paint window and on the Stage during Projector playback. 3. In high resolution, QuickTime movies play ~25 pixels to the left of the intended location. 4. QuickTime movies display white. 5. The True Color setting is not currently Director-compatible. If high color depth is needed, use the 24-bit setting. 6. In 24-bit mode, moving images in 16-bit AVI videos leave trails. 7. In 640x480, 8-bit resolution, some QuickTime movies play in multiple locations on screen. 8. Palette transitions that occur in adjacent frames cause video interference. To work around this, space them at least one frame apart. Sound Cards - Windows 95 ------------------------ The following sound cards have been tested in Windows 95 and are compatible with Director. Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev. Date Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 ISA Creative Labs Sound Blaster Awe32 PnP Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro ISA 4.0.950 7/6/95 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Vibra 16 ISA Diamond MultiMedia Kit 4400 ISA 1.01 9/11/95 Ensoniq Soundscape ISA Note 1 Ensoniq Soundscape Elite VLB 4.00.36 9/27/95 Orchid NuSound PnP ISA 1.0 9/25/95 Orchid Soundwave 32 PCI 2.0 3/22/94 Packard Bell Sound 144AM PCI 4.0.950 7/11/95 Roland RAP-10/AT ISA 2.2 6/25/95 Sigma Designs Reel Magic ISA 2.21 5/15/95 Turtle Beach Tahiti ISA 2.2 12/15/95 Turtle Beach Tropez ISA 2.2 7/27/95 Sound Cards - Windows 3.1 ------------------------- The following sound cards have been tested in Windows 3.1 and are compatible with Director. Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev. Date ------------------------------------------------------------ Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 ISA Creative Labs Sound Blaster Awe32 PnP Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro ISA 4.0.950 7/6/95 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Vibra 16 ISA Diamond MultiMedia Kit 4400 ISA 1.01 9/11/95 Ensoniq Soundscape ISA Ensoniq Soundscape Elite VLB 4.00.36 9/27/95 IBM ThinkPad 755C Laptop VLB 1.31 10/7/95 Orchid NuSound PnP ISA 1.0 9/25/95 Orchid Soundwave 32 PCI 2.0 3/22/94 Packard Bell Sound 144AM PCI 4.0.950 7/11/95 Prometheus Aria 16se ISA 1.55 6/24/95 Roland RAP-10/AT ISA 2.2 6/25/95 Sigma Designs Reel Magic ISA 2.21 5/15/95 Turtle Beach Tahiti ISA 2.2 12/15/95 Turtle Beach Tropez ISA 2.2 7/27/95 Sound Cards - Windows NT 3.5.1 ------------------------------ The following sound cards have been tested in Windows NT 3.5.1 and are compatible with Director. Manufacturer Model Bus Driver Rev. Date ------------------------------------------------------------ Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 ISA Creative Labs Sound Blaster Awe32 PnP Creative Labs Sound Blaster Vibra 16 ISA Ensoniq Soundscape ISA Orchid NuSound PnP ISA 1.0 9/25/95 Turtle Beach Tahiti ISA 2.2 12/15/95 Turtle Beach Tropez ISA 2.2 7/27/95