Subj:  MMGIFVU: V2 MMGIF View & Create
Date:  February 18, 1995
From:  PC Mike

File:  MMGIF.ZIP (428518 bytes)
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AUTHOR:    Jamie O'Connell
EQUIPMENT: VGA, MIDI Compatible Sound Card, Hard Drive
NEEDS:     PKUnZIP2.04 and WINDOWS 3.1

Keywords:  O'Connell, Viewer, MMGIF, MM-GIF, Multimedia, WINDOWS, 
Type:      Copyright... Uploaded & Released with permission to the PC
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Copyright (c) 1993-1995 by Jamie O'Connell.  All Rights Reserved.
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MM:GIF is a Multimedia GIF Player (a Multimedia GIF is >>>NOT<<< the same as
a standard GIF.  The GIF file specification has been enhanced to add MIDI and
Digital Sound Files in an application extension.  MM:GIF will perform these
enhanced GIF files.

The Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of CompuServe
Incorporated. GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of 
CompuServe Incorporated.

INSTALLATION

To install MM:GIF, choose the Program manager, File/Run... and enter the
directory or Diskette containing the installation files followed by "setup".

  Examples:
     A:\setup
     C:\disk1\setup
 

EMBED.EXE

Embed creates multimedia GIF files which can be played by MM:GIF.  This new
version has many enhancements.

Creating MMGIF files

Enclosed is a DOS program: EMBED.EXE; it is installed in the MM-GIF 
directory.  Using this utility and a script file, you cn assemble your own
MMGIF files.  See the attached Windows Help file EMBED.HLP (installed along
with MM:GIF) for an example of how a script is configured.  If you've ever
messed with Windows .INI files, it should look familiar. 


MPCABLE DRIVER

For those without a MIDI device -- You can use the MIDI Patch Cable driver to
attach MM:GIF to an empty "virtual" MIDI Cable.  This will allow you to use
MM:GIF or any other MIDI application which requires a MIDI device. You simply
connect one end of the MPCable Driver to MM:GIF, and the other end to
nothing.

MIDI Patch Cable is used to connect Windows MIDI Applications outputs to
other Applications inputs.  The data stream is passed directly from 
output to input -- Example: 
 [Sequencer] -> [Out -> MIDI Patch -> In] -> [MIDIMon] 
 
 Another:
 
 [MIDI Keyboard] -> [MIDIMon] -> [Out -> MIDI Patch -> In] -> [Sequencer] 

You may install the MIDI Patch Cable via the Control Panel Drivers Applet.
"Add..." to Drivers an "Unlisted or Updated Driver", and then type the path
name of the MM:GIF directory (C:\MM-GIF is the default).  Drivers will then
offer to install the "Jamie O'Connell - MIDI Patch Cable Driver", go ahead
and say OK.  If you DO use this thing as an actual patch cable, make sure  to
avoid MIDI Loops or Feedback: i.e. Do not connect the output to input  within
the same application -- it will cause the system to hang.  MIDI Patch cable
will support multiple opens: you can send one output stream to several MIDI
Apps.

Documentation: MMREAD.TXT

Downloads for previous versions: 4395