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Normandy: The Great Crusade README file
Discovery Communications, Inc.
March 15, 1994
===================================================
This file includes important information about Normady:
The Great Crusade which is not included in the User's
Guide.
This README file covers the following topics:
* Running full screen movies
* Testing your system's ability to playback movies
* Fixing video display problems
* Microsoft's Video for Windows 1.1 Release Notes -
Operating and Performance Tips
=================================================================
RUNNING FULL SCREEN MOVIES
=================================================================
To run your Normandy movies in full screen mode, do the
following:
Change the "FullScreen" line in your NORMANDY.INI file
in your WINDOWS directory as follows:
Change:
FullScreen=0
..to..
FullScreen=1
To edit your NORMANDY.INI file:
* Go to the Program Manager
* find your Main program group
* find the File Manager icon in this group
* double click on File Manager to launch it
* click on the drive icon where Windows is (i.e.- C:)
* find your Windows directory
* click on this line
* find the NORMANDY.INI file
* double click on this file to edit it
* after changing the file, choose File..Save..Exit.
Normandy movies will now play full screen against a solid
background.
=================================================================
TESTING YOUR SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO PLAYBACK MOVIES
=================================================================
If you experience problems playing back movies, you may
want to run the Video for Windows Performance Test which
in is included on the Normandy CD-ROM. This test will
examine your system's overall ability to run digital video
movies and rate your system's level of performance.
To run the test, from the Program Manager choose File..Run.
Choose "Browse". Under "Drives" change your drive to your
CD-ROM drive. Under "Directories" double click on the top
folder, then double click on "VIDTEST". You should see
"VIDTEST.EXE" under "File Name:". Double click on VIDTEST.EXE.
In VIDTEST:
- Click on "Begin Testing"
- Change "Drive to Test" to be your CD-ROM drive
- Choose "Browse" next to "Custom File". Select
the AVI file and choose OK. You will see "Test
in progress". When the test is completed, you
can view your system's performance level. You
choose "Continue" to see other performance results,
or "Done" and "Exit" to leave this program.
=================================================================
FIXING VIDEO DISPLAY PROBLEMS
=================================================================
Palette Shifts
--------------
Some video drivers may cause palette shifts when playing
back movies. Running movies in "Full Screen" mode will
usually fix these kinds of problems. Refer to the
"Running Full Screen Movies" section for instructions.
If for some reason your video driver cannot playback
movies in the full screen mode, you can make the
following change in your NORMANDY.INI file in the
Windows directory. To make this change do the
following:
Change:
FullScreen=1
BackgroundPalette=0
..to..
FullScreen=0
BackgroundPalette=1
ATI Problems
------------
If you are encountering problems and are using ATI's video
accelerator please read the "Video for Windows Release Notes"
section below.
Trident Problems
----------------
If you are encountering problems using a Trident video
card, you may need to update the video drivers on your
system. The Normandy CD-ROM includes an update to the
Trident video drivers in the \DRIVERS\TRIDENT directory.
View the README.BAT file in the TRIDENT directory for
more information.
===================================================
MICROSOFT'S VIDEO FOR WINDOWS 1.1 RELEASE NOTES
OPERATING AND PERFORMANCE TIPS
===================================================
1. If your computer uses the double buffering feature of MS-DOS 6, AVI
files may play slowly on your computer. If your CONFIG.SYS file contains
command that starts SMARTDRV with the DOUBLE_BUFFERING parameter,
add the /L switch to the SMARTDrive command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
If adding the /L switch doesn't increase the playback speed enough, try
removing the DOUBLE_BUFFERING parameter altogether. Before you remove
DOUBLE_BUFFERING parameter, consult your Windows documentation
or MS-DOS Help to determine whether your computer needs the parameter to
run correctly.
2. Switching between greater than 236-color palettes and other palettes
can cause the colors shown by MCIAVI.DRV in an AVI sequence
to look wrong.
3. This release does not work with the Notebook accessory that
comes with Windows for Pen Computing.
4. Current 16-bit color drivers may have performance problems because
they do not yet directly support 16-bit DIBs and must translate
from 24-bit.
5. During a Save as... operation, the VidEdit caption will not change
to the new file name until the save operation is completed.
6. From the VidEdit application, when you play a sequence from the
Synchronize dialog with Play Duration settings other than 0, you may
notice some slight synchronization problems at the very beginning
of the playback sequence.
7. If you use older versions of Windows Sound System and other drivers, the audio
may be out of synch with the video. Obtain updated Windows Sound System
drivers from the Windows Driver Library (WDL). (For more information about the
WDL, contact Microsoft Product Support.) For third-party drivers, contact your
audio board manufacturer's technical support department to get an updated
driver.
8. When using VidCap to save captured video sequences for the first time, make
sure you include the .AVI file extension to the filename.
9. If you capture a video sequence and discover that it doesn't include
any audio in the audio stream (an error is displayed and the status bar
shows 0 bytes of audio), you may have a hardware conflict between
your video capture board and your audio board. Double check the hardware
settings of both boards to ensure no conflicts exist.
10. If you have PASTED multiple video sequences of different compression
formats into a file, do not use the EXTRACT command with the
"Compression Format" set to "No Change" . This action would create
an invalid file.
11. VidCap requires plenty of memory when capturing. Make sure to close all
unnecessary applications before running VidCap. In particular, don't run
VidEdit and load AVI files into memory when using VidCap for capture.
12. In some cases, AVI files compressed with the Indeo compressor may load a
bit slowly if Indeo hardware is present.
13. If your computer uses the Et4000 chipset, runs a VGA driver, and
full-screen playback does not work correctly, add the following line
to the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file:
SysVMInSecondBank=FALSE
14. If your computer is connected to a network, high network traffic
can impede the performance of your video capture. If you are not
running Windows over the network, you may want to disconnect from
the network when capturing video.
15. If you need the SVGA256.DRV driver, obtain it from the Windows
Driver Library (WDL). For more information about the WDL, contact Microsoft
Product Support.
16. If your computer is running Windows for Workgroups 3.11 turning the 32-bit
cache off might increase the video capture performance.
17. VidEdit can only load single audio and video stream files.
18. If you use a Sound Blaster Pro driver, and use Media Player to play certain AVI files
with a 16-bit, 22khz file format, the files will play incorrectly. The audio will play first,
and then the video will play. To fix this problem, contact your sound board
manufacturer for an updated driver.
19. Some Turtle Beach drivers play 44 khz stereo MSADPCM files incorrectly. If you are
having problems playing these files, contact Turtle Beach for an updated driver.
20. If you install the Microsoft Multimedia Pack after installing Video for Windows,
you need to update the Media Player information in the registry. To do so, carry
out the following procedure:
1. Start File Manager and switch to the Multimedia Pack CD drive.
2. In the root of that drive, double-click the MPLAYER.REG file.
21. Versions of ATI's video accelerator prior to 2.1 do not work well with Video for
Windows version 1.1. Installing the accelerator software after installing Video for
Windows can overwrite Video for Windows version 1.1 components with components
from the previous version. Avoid installing any version of the video accelerator
unless it is specifically noted to be compatible with Video for Windows version 1.1.
The vidc.rlec=ativdacc.drv entry in the [installable compressors] section of the
SYSTEM.INI file can cause problems when playing large RLE-compressed movies.
Remove this entry from the SYSTEM.INI file.
For update drivers, contact ATI Technologies Inc.
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END OF README FILE
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