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- TITLE: ActionMedia(R) II Drivers for Indeo(TM) Video
- KEYWORDS: AMII, ActionMedia, Indeo
-
- ActionMedia II Drivers Update -- Version 2.12-A2
-
-
- The purpose of this updated version of the ActionMedia(R) II drivers is to provide
- i750(R) hardware accelerated playback of Indeo(TM) Video files under Microsoft's
- Video for Windows. This package includes the Indeo Video Driver V2.12, which
- incorporates the software playback performance and image quality improvements that were
- introduced in version V2.11. In addition, this Indeo Video driver supports hardware
- acceleration of AVI files captured by Intel's Smart Video Recorder, including 320x240
- resolution. Furthermore, driver support has been enhanced to provide hardware accelerated
- playback of PLV bitstreams on ActionMedia(R) II. An additional feature was introduced
- with Intel's Smart Video Recorder that allows the "raw" capture of video data and stores
- it as uncompressed YVU9 data. The YVU9 Driver allows software playback of these
- "raw" files.
-
- UPDATE DRIVER KITS:
- -------------------
- There are 3 driver update kits available on Compuserve INTELACCESS Library 9 and on
- Intel's BBS (916) 356-3600. The driver updates are packaged according to the type of video
- accelerated hardware boards installed, i.e. ActionMedia II or RT Video. The Indeo Video
- Driver V2.12 is included in all 3 packages.
-
- If you have an ActionMedia II Board, then download AM2UPD.EXE.
- If you have an RT Video Developer Kit, then download RTUPD.EXE.
- Otherwise, for software playback download INDOVW.EXE.
-
- NOTES:
- 1) These ActionMedia II drivers were originally posted May 11, 1993. This
- update includes fixes to the reported installation problems. No additional
- features have been added. Therefore, if you have successfully installed the
- previous update, then you do NOT need to download this package.
-
- 2) In order to decrease the size of this update, we reduced the confidence
- test file, DANCE.AVI to a 1 second clip. Thus, if you want to maintain
- the larger file, rename it prior to running setup.
-
-
- NEW AND UPGRADED DRIVERS
- ------------------------
-
- * INDEO.DRV -- Intel Indeo(TM) Video Driver V2.12
-
- INDEO.DRV has been upgraded to:
-
- - Allow playback of files captured using the Intel Smart Video
- Recorder, including 320x240 resolution.
- - Provide improved support for analog keying.
- - Provide improved support for PAL capture.
- - Provide improved support for Microsoft PowerPoint, version 3.0.
- - Provide improved support for Lotus Freelance, version 2.0.
- - Allow for a lower Capture Key Frames default value: 1 (every
- frame).
-
- A sample Indeo video file is provided with the installation package. If
- the sample video files are installed, select the Dance icon to view the
- video.
-
-
- * ISVY.DRV -- Intel YVU9 Driver
-
- ISVY.DRV is a new Intel driver in the ActionMedia II driver package.
- ISVY.DRV allows files containing data in an uncompressed video format
- called "YVU9" to be played back in software-only mode in Video for
- Windows. YVU9 files are captured by the Intel Smart Video Recorder.
-
- * PLV2.DRV -- PLV 2.0 Driver
-
- PLV2.DRV is a new Intel driver in the ActionMedia II driver package.
- PLV2.DRV allows files containing data in Production Level Video (PLV) 2.0
- format, to be played back in Video for Windows.
-
- A sample PLV 2.0 file is provided with the installation package. If
- the sample video files are installed, select the ConfPLV2 icon to view
- the video.
-
- To play back video, the PLV 2.0 files need to be converted from AVS file
- format to AVI file format. You can access Intel's AVS-to-AVI conversion
- program from Compuserve (Intel Access Library 9) or from the Intel
- Bulletin Board Service ((916) 356-3600).
-
-
- VGA BOARD COMPATIBILITY
- ----------------------
- In addition to the existing 60-Hz VGA boards, VGA boards running at
- the VESA 72.809-Hz standard can now be used with the ActionMedia II
- boards and drivers.
-
-
- NEW AND UPGRADED TOOLS
- ----------------------
-
- * Configuration Program
-
- The Configuration program has been improved to accept PAL-format video
- capture.
-
-
- * VIDRATE
-
- VIDRATE is a new program that runs under Windows, and is used to
- calculate the Vertical Blanking Interrupt (VBI) frequency. The VBI
- frequency determines the exact synchronization rate of the installed
- VGA board.
-
- Use VIDRATE any time you:
-
- - Change VGA boards.
- - Change VGA drivers.
- - Run utility programs that change the settings for your VGA
- driver.
-
- To run VIDRATE, perform the following procedure:
-
- 1. Open the "File" menu from the Windows Program Manager.
- 2. Select "Run."
- 3. Enter the path for the program; for example:
- c:\am2\bin\vidrate
- 4. When the VIDRATE screen opens, select "Check VBI frequency."
- VIDRATE may display a request to automatically correct the
- INI file parameters.
- 5. If VIDRATE made INI file changes, run ALIGNVID to assure
- proper video display alignment.
-
- See VIDRATE's HELP screens for further information.
-
- * ALIGNVID
-
- ALIGNVID is a program that runs under Windows. This program allows you
- to accurately align the VGA and hardware-assisted video for Indeo
- video- or PLV 2.0-formatted data. To access ALIGNVID:
-
- 1. Open the "File" menu from the Windows Program Manager.
- 2. Select "Run."
- 3. Enter the path for the program; for example:
- c:\am2\bin\alignvid
- The ALIGNVID program opens displaying a red, dashed outline
- of a VGA or XGA display over a grey box (ActionMedia II
- display).
- 4. To align either the VGA (or XGA) or the ActionMedia II
- display, click on the option, "Select alignments."
- 5. Select the appropriate option:
-
- - "PLV, AMII apps align" for ActionMedia II display
- - "VfW align" for VGA or XGA display
-
- See ALIGNVID's HELP screens for further information.
-
-
- KNOWN PROBLEMS
- --------------
-
- * Resolution Limitations:
-
- - Maximum playback resolution size: 640x480
-
- Other video modes are not guaranteed to operate properly
- with the Indeo video drivers, and may result in misalignment,
- green-shaded displays, system crashes, or other undesireable
- system behavior.
-
- - Maximum capture resolution size: 160x120
-
- * No support for 75-Hz IBM standard VGA boards.
-
- * No audio support. For audio capture or playback, a third-party audio
- board must be installed into your computer. The audio is directed to
- the audio board's WAVE driver when a file is played back.
-
- * If you play back a file using ActionMedia II hardware, and the video
- display is not correctly positioned in a Video for Windows window,
- use ALIGNVID to properly align the video.
-
- * If the monitor screen turns green when capturing video, or video playback
- is jerky, run:
-
- 1. VIDRATE to check the VBI frequency.
- 2. ALIGNVID to check for proper screen alignment.
-
- * If the quality of captured video is poor, verify the capture settings in
- the Configuration program.
-
- * In VidCap:
-
- - In Overlay mode, when placing an iconized Media Player window
- over the VidCap window and then moving the icon, a black
- box remains on the VidCap window. This effect is cleared up by
- clicking on the VidCap window.
-
- - In Monitor mode, when a hardware-assisted video playback
- window is moved on the screen, there is a slow response time for
- redrawing the window.
-
- * In VidEdit: when expanding a video window using the "Zoom 4x" option,
- the video plays back only in software mode.
-
- * In Media Player: when a software-only video window is zoomed by 2
- and CTRL-4 is pressed, there is a slow response time for redrawing
- the window.
-
- * In PowerPoint: if the video display window size appears smaller than
- the actual size, the alignment is off.
-
- * In FreeLance: in Edit mode, a second video window opens when playing
- the OLE video image.
-
-
- Support
- -------
-
- For technical support, contact your ActionMedia II board vendor.