This ReadMe file contains important information that are not included in the User's Manual. Also, this file might contain information about the MVR-D2000 that were recently changed or enhanced. Please check this ReadMe before using your MVR-D2000.
Canopus is not responsible for any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this product. This includes damage to property and to the extent permitted by law, damages for personal injury.
It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright laws to the owner of copyright, except for fair use (mainly private noncommercial use).Also, in certain cases copying is prohibited with no exceptions. In no event shall Canopus be liable for any direct or indirect damages whatever arising out of the use of captured materials.
Please connect your video cables firmly to the MVR-D2000 to capture video correctly. Loose cables may result in errors during capture.
(2) Limitations
1. Please do not use monitor control utilities such as the Canopus Screen Control or Screen Savers while you are using the MVR-D2000 utilities.
2. We have confirmed operation in Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II PCs. Other CPUs are not supported yet.
3. If you are sharing IRQ with other devices, the other devices must also support IRQ sharing.
4. The supported capture bitrate depends on your system spec(CPU, hard disk performance, etc.)
5. Irregular video signals may result in capture errors.
6. In low bitrates you may not be able to pause the playback video when you get to the last few seconds.
7. When you start playback from a paused frame, the playback will start from the next GOP(Group of Pictures). If the video clip has no GOP, you may not be able to resume playback from pause.
8. When you select "Audio+Video" mode in MPEG station, two files with the same names ( but extensions are different ) will be created.
9. You can register up to 99 video/audio clips for playlist in the MPEG Station.
10. There are some cases that MPEG Station can not show the exact time during capturing or playback.
11. Timeout errors may occur if you search playback files during program playback.
12. You need other sound device supports Windows NT to playback WAVE files, and MPEG Station can not control the volume when playback WAVE files.
13. You can not shut down or restart the computer during capturing or playback.
14. Please refer to DV-MPEG.txt for information about the DV-MPEG file converter.
15. The Adobe Premiere MPEG capture plugin does not support PAL.
16. The capture window automatically detects the video input source. If there is no video input, composite in will be selected automatically.
(3) Registered trademarks and trademarks
Canopus is a registered trademark of Canopus Corporation and Canopus Co., Ltd.
Windows NT, Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other registered trademarks and trademarks belong to their respective holders.
(4) Revision dates
The version number stated here is given to product as a whole. A different version number may be given to separate applications or drivers.
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Version 1.00 Release: 1999/02/22
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First release.
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Version 1.10 Release: 1999/04/30
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[ Drivers ]
1. Set time codes in GOP(Group of Pictures) headers of the MPEG video bit streams.
[ MPEG Station ]
1. Change the record time display.
2. Add the following in "Capture parameter settings" dialogue.
Add "Video CD" radio button to the "Mode" section of the "MPEG" tab.
Move "Profile and Level" section from "MPEG" tab to "Video" tab.
Support PAL
Add "Max" edit box to set the maximum bit rate in VBR.
Add "Number of pictures" and "Interval" edit box in "GOP Pattern" section of "Video" tab to set so-called M,N values.
Support capturing in PCM audio format.
Change default values by MPEG "Mode"(MPEG2, MPEG1, Video CD).
3. Detect the video input channel(S-video or Composite video) automatically.
4. Change default values of Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation by the video standard(NTSC/PAL) and video input channel(S-video/Composite video).
5. Support playback Video CD MPEG1 files (CDXA type RIFF files).
6. Support playback WAVE files, but it needs a sound device compliant with Windows NT.
7. Change "Info." button in playback mode to "Option" button.
8. Add "Playback parameter setting" to the dialogue.
9. Add "Audio" tab to "File Information" dialogue when you select a program(system) stream.
[ Development Kit ]
1. Add the following APIs.
ENC(DEC)_Show_Overlay_Window
ENC_Get(Set)_VideoCD_Mode
ENC_Get(Set)_Video_Encode_Parameter_Ex
ENC_Get(Set)_Audio_Format
ENC_Detect_Video_Input_Source
DEC_Get(Set)_Video_Parameter
DEC_Get(Set)_Decode_Parameter
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Version 1.10b Release: 1999/05/28
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Evaluation release
[Driver]
1. Added feature to decode/encode the program stream from memory.
2. Supported Windows 95/98.
[MPEG Station]
1. Added Overlay image adjust setting.
2. Supported overlay on multiple monitors.
[Development Kit]
1. Added/changed the following API:
Added argument to Encode/Decode initialize API for memory transfer.
Added setting/receiving of memory transfer parameters for encode/decode.
Added setting/receiving of overlay parameters.
Added member to complete/uncomplete GOP for the structure of encode parameter API.
Added argument to API for overlay confirmation (multi monitor support).
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Version 1.10c Release: 1999/06/11
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Evaluation release
[Development Kit]
1. Added/changed the following API:
Changed to Closed GOP member (The added member in V1.10b to complete/uncomplete GOP for the structure of encode parameter API.)
Added another member to complete/uncomplete GOP for the structure of encode parameter API.
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Version 1.10d Release: 1999/07/21
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Evaluation release
[Driver]
1. Changed algorithm for multiplexer.
2. Fixed error when capturing video and audio at once(the audio was not in sync).
[MPEG Station]
1. Changed to display in 256 colors when the monitor is in 256 colors.
2. Fixed error during playback from slow media.
3. Added error message when user tries to open the software when the board is not connected.
4. Added other error messages.
[Development Kit]
1. Added another member to the structure of encode parameter API (After decode, display the last frame on screen).
2. Fixed error when encoding high bit elementary streams in Windows98.
3. Fixed error during playback from slow media.
4. Fixed to return error at Initialize when user tries to open the software when the board is not connected.
5. Added setting (Display/hide overlay).
6. Fixed error when starting the monitor before initializing the overlay.
7. Added error codes.
8. Fixed error when a data larger than the buffer size was returned through call back during decode memory transfer.
[Setup]
1. Fixed error when installing in WindowsNT4.0 Service Pack 5.
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Version 2.00 Release: 1999/09/20
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[Driver]
1. Supported 16:9 video data capture/playback.
2. Fixed data transfer logics between encoder/decoder chips and drivers.
