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Motion Pixels Aware Video Player
Version 3.00
Table of Contents
=================
Using Aware
Launching Aware in Windows 3.1 or Windows 3.11
Launching Aware in Windows 95
Loading a Video Clip
Playback Style Configuration
Advanced Configuration
Player Options
Aware Control Functions
The Help Menu
Using Aware
===========
Aware is a video player specifically designed for the Motion Pixels codec.
There are two versions of Aware, 16-bit and 32-bit. The 16-bit version
of Aware runs under Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. The
32-bit version is designed for the Windows 95 and Windows NT operating
system.
All the functions described are applicable to the Movie CD Remote Control.
Launching Aware in Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11
=============================================================
In the Windows Program Manager, select "File", then "Run".
In the Command Line dialog box, type "C:\MPIXELS\AWARE16.EXE",
then click "OK!".
If Motion Pixels was installed into a different directory, click on the
"Browse" button and select the appropriate directory.
The Aware toolbar will pop up. See the "Loading A Video Clip" section of
this documentation for further information.
Launching Aware in Windows 95
=============================
In the Windows 95 taskbar, click on the Start Menu, then select "Run".
In the Run dialog box, type "C:\MPIXELS\AWARE32.EXE". If Motion Pixels
has been installed into a different directory, type in the appropriate
path and filename.
The Aware toolbar will pop up. See the "Loading A Video Clip" section
of this documentation for further information.
Loading A Video Clip
====================
To load a video clip into the Aware program, select "File" in the toolbar,
then "Open Video".
In the Open dialog box, select the desired video clip from the CD or use
"Look In" function to browse the directories. Click on a file with the
.AVI file extension.
The first frame of the video clip will load into the window. The filename
of the video clip is displayed in the titlebar at the top of the window.
To play the video in the original-sized window,click on the play arrow in
the lower left-hand corner or press CTRL+P on the keyboard. Use theslider
bar to advance through the video frames. To play in the video in a
window using the Movie CD program, click on the green Play button on the
Motion Pixels Remote Control.
The video segment can be play directly in a window or in fullscreen mode.
There are several playback options available, accessible through the
Playback Style dialog box. To open this dialog box, select "File" in the
toolbar, then Playback Style or press CTRL+L on the keyboard. In the
Movie CD program, click on the Playback Style on the Motion Pixels Remote
Control.
The MVI Aware Configuration dialog box contains 13 different options
for playing the video in a window or fullscreen.Below contains a detailed
explanation of the Motion Pixels resizing techniques.
Each resizing technique can be applied to either the fullscreen or
windowed enlargement styles.
The default Minimum Fullscreen Resolution is 640x480 pixels.
The default Windowed Enlargement Style is None.
The default Fullscreen Enlargement Style is 4x Hicolor Horizontal Lines.
The Windowed Enlargement Styles that are grayed out become available when
the desktop color palette is set to 256 colors.
Any of the Windowed or Fullscreen Enlargement Styles may be used, although
some video adapters may not support all playback modes.
Motion Pixels (MVI) Playback Style Configuration - Resizing Options
===================================================================
32k\64k (Hicolor) Methods
-------------------------
No Enlargement Video retains its original (captured) size.
Single Field Video retains its original size, but odd fields are
removed for fastest playback. Use this mode on
slower computers to improve playback performance.
Wide Field Lines Video plays back at twice the horizontal resolution.
This mode is similar to single-field, but doubles
the vertical pixels.
4x Pixel Enlargement Video plays back four times its original size in
32,768 colors (regardless of video adapter).
4x Horizontal Lines Video plays back four times its original size in
32,768 colors (regardless of video adapter),
providing horizontal color enhancement.
4x Pattern Enlargement Video plays back four times its original size in
32,768 colors (regardless of video adapter).
Antialiasing smoothes an image which contains areas
of high contrast.
9x Pattern Enlargement Video plays back nine times its original size.
256 Color (Palletized) Methods
------------------------------
4x Pattern Enlargement Video plays back in 256 colors at 4 times its
original size with improved playback performance
compared to 4xHiColor mode. Antialiasing smoothes
an image which contains areas of high contrast.
9x Pattern Enlargement Video plays back in 256 colors at 9 times its
original size. Works well for 160x120 video clips.
256 Color (Grayscale) Methods
-----------------------------
No Enlargement Video plays back at original size in black and white
4x Pixel Enlargement Video plays back at 4 times original size in black
and white.
4x Pattern Enlargement Video plays back at 4 times original size in black
and white. Antialiasing smoothes an image which
contains areas of high contrast.
9x Pattern Enlargement Video plays back at 9 times original size in black
and white.
Use Hardware Scaling (if available)
-----------------------------------
Hardware scaling enables the video window to be resized to any dimensions.
If a video adapter (i.e. Weitek) has video acceleration capabilities,
the video in a window will play much faster. Checking this option disables
all other video resizing techniques in a window.
The Advanced Options section allows the user to fine-tune the Motion
Pixels performance:
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If the video adapter chipset is not known, pressing the "Detect Video
Chipset" button will perform a diagnostic routine to determine the chipset
type. The "Automatically Detect" option is selected by default. Under
normal circumstances, it will not be necessary to change this setting.
The "Optimize For No Cache" checkbox should be selected for computers that
have 128Kb of level two (L2) cache or less.
"Disable PCI Check" may be selected to lessen the delay time before the
video clip begins to play. The software checks the lower 32Kb of the system
BIOS to see if that section of memory can be used for video playback.
Motion Pixels uses the standard Windows AVI video file format. Selecting
the 'Disable Auto-Resizing" allows the video to be resized or "stretched"
in another application such as Media Player.
Player Options
==============
Motion Pixels offers several other options for video playback. In the
"File" menu in the Aware toolbar, select "Player Options", click the
"Options" button on the Remote Control or press CTRL+T on the keyboard to
access the Playback Options. Click on "OK" when completed.
The Rewind/Fast Forward speed can be adjusted from 2.5 times original
speed up to "Fast As Possible Without Skipping Frames".
The audio can be muted during rewind, fast-forward, or slow-motion
functions.
"Replay Video" restarts from the beginning after the video has played
through to the end.
"Always On Top" keeps the video window on top of other open applications,
such as a spreadsheet or word processing program.
"Boost Priority" allocates most of the system resources to video playback
with other applications open.
Aware Control Functions
=======================
The Control Menu in the Aware toolbar accesses the video playback functions.
Each functions has an associated hotkey listed next to it. In the Movie CD
program, click on the associated button on the Remote Control.
Play In Window (CTRL+P) - Plays the video forward at normal speed in a
window.
Play Fullscreen (CTRL+F) - Launches the video in Fullscreen mode according
to the Fullscreen Enlargement Style.
Slow Motion (CTRL +S) - Plays the video in a window forward at 1/4 normal
speed.
Stop (ESC) - Stops the current playback of the video in a window.
Minus 1 Frame (<-) - Reverses the video in the window backwards one frame
at a time.
Plus 1 Frame (->) - Advances the video in the window forward one frame at
a time.
Minus 15 (PAGEUP) - Reverses the video in a window backwards 15 frames
(1 second) at a time.
Plus 15 (PAGEDOWN) - Advances the video in a window forward 15 frames
(1 second) at a time.
Goto Start (HOME) - Jumps to the first frame of the video in a window.
Goto End (END) - Jumps to the last frame of the video in a window.
Rewind (CTRL+<-) - Reverses the video in a window at the selected
rewind/fast-forward speed.
Fast Forward (CTRL+->) - Advances the video in a window at the selected
rewind/fast-forward speed.
GoTo (CTRL+G) - The GoTo function displays the Current Time, Movie Length,
and desired GoTo Time.Type in the time that you wish to go to up to the
length of the movie. The time format is HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS. It is
not necessary to type the colon between the numbers.
A value other than HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS will go to the number of seconds
that number represents.
If the value entered is greater than the total length of the movie, the
time will jump to the last frame of video.
The Help Menu
=============
The Help Menu launches the Windows Help File for Aware, as well as Video
Status and Player\Codec Versions.
Contents - Click on this menu option to launch the Windows help file for
Aware.
Status - Indicates if a DCI video driver is enabled.
About Player - Displays developer information, copyright information, and
current version number.
About the Motion Pixels Codec - Displays developer information, copyright
information, and current version number.