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System Requirements and Installation

Installing Media Cleaner Pro | Full Install | Medium Install | Minimum Install | Installing the Premiere Export Module | Installing Third Party Products | Installing QuickTime | Personalizing Media Cleaner | News & Updates

System Requirements

Required
Recommended

Before you get started with Media Cleaner, you should be familiar with using a Macintosh computer. If you are not familiar with using a Mac, we would like to suggest that you take the time to read over your Macintosh manuals and experiment a bit with your computer before diving into Media Cleaner.

You will also find a general familiarity with the basics of QuickTime to be helpful when using Media Cleaner.

Terran has many useful online resources on our web site that you may find helpful, including tips, tricks, sample movies, and much more. To drop by our site choose "Terran's WWW site" from Media Cleaner's Internet menu, or point your browser at:

http://www.terran-int.com



Installing Media Cleaner Pro & Other Included Software

Please make sure you have read the License Agreement at the end of this manual prior to using Media Cleaner. By using this software, you signify that you agree to the terms of the License Agreement. If you do not agree with the License, do not install this software, and please return this product immediately for a full refund.


Installing Media Cleaner Pro

The Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM contains an installer application to put Media Cleaner and its needed files onto your hard drive.

To install Media Cleaner, double-click on the "Install Media Cleaner" icon on the Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM.

Within the installer you may drag either the "Full Install", "Medium Install" or "Minimum Install" to the disk icon on which you wish to install Media Cleaner.

The Media Cleaner Wizard contains sample videos to show what the various compression parameters look like. You have the option of installing these movies onto your hard drive, or leaving them on the CD-ROM. See below for details on what each install option includes.

NOTE: The installer does not install any third party software, such as RealMedia or VDOLive. Please see "Installing Third Party Products" below for more details.



Full Install

If you choose the "Full Install", all the sample movies will be placed on your hard drive. A full install takes about 100 Mb. If you choose the full install, you will not need the Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM in the drive in order to view the sample movies within the Media Cleaner Wizard window.



Medium Install

If you choose the "Medium Install", only the low data rate movies (20 KBps and under) will be installed on your hard drive. This will take about 50 Mb of disk space. You will need to have the CD-ROM in the drive if you wish to view higher data rate sample movies.



Minimum Install

If you choose the "Minimum Install", none of the sample movies will be placed on your hard drive. The application and its associated files take about 3 Mb of disk space. However, if you wish to use the expert system and view the sample video, you must have the Media Cleaner CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. You can use the program without the CD-ROM in the drive, but the sample movies will not be accessible. Since the minimum install requires that the Media Cleaner Wizard load its movies from the CD-ROM, it will be a little slower while running than the full install.

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Installing the Adobe Premiere Export Module

To install the Media Cleaner Export Module, you must drag it from the "Premiere Export Module" folder into your Adobe Premiere "Plug-ins" folder. If Premiere is running when you do this, you must quit the application and restart it prior to having access to the Media Cleaner Export Module.

Be sure to read Chapter 12 in order to properly configure your settings in Premiere prior to using this feature.

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Installing Third Party Products

In order to create RealMedia or VDOLive movies, you must install the appropriate software from the Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM. To do so, please use the appropriate installers found in the "Multimedia Technologies" folder on the Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM. Please see the README file included in each company's folder for more information and details on installing their software.

NOTE: You will not be able to use RealMedia or VDOLive until you properly install the appropriate software from the ""Multimedia Technologies" folder. The Media Cleaner Wizard will not suggest using a format that is not properly installed.

The third party products included on the Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM are limited trial or demo versions. They are great for getting started and evaluating the specific technologies. However, if you want to use these technologies on your site or CD-ROM, you will need to purchase the full version. For more information on pricing, please select "Codec Central" from Media Cleaner's Internet menu.

NOTE: Terran Interactive does not provide technical support for the third party software included on the Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM. If you have support questions, please contact the appropriate company ­ technical support numbers are included in the third party READMEs.

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Installing QuickTime

Version 2.5 of Apple's QuickTime is included on the Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM for your convenience. If you wish to install this version, please use the installer in the QuickTime 2.5 folder. QuickTime 2.5 includes Sound Manager 3.2.1, which is required by Media Cleaner Pro 2.0.

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Personalize Media Cleaner

The first time you launch Media Cleaner, it will ask you for your serial number, name and company. The serial number is attached to the inside of the back cover of this manual, near the CD-ROM. It is also on the registration card.



Previous Owners of Movie Cleaner

You will need to use the new serial number that came with the Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 CD-ROM; Movie Cleaner serial numbers do not work with version 2.0.

Your settings from Movie Cleaner will be converted into new Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 settings. Some new parameters may not be set, so you should review your settings prior to using them.

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News & Updates


To help keep you up-to-date in this rapidly changing industry, Media Cleaner Pro has a "News & Updates" feature. This will notify you of changes in the multimedia industry, such as new codecs, as they happen. When you first launch Media Cleaner, and occasionally afterwards, a dialog may appear to inform you of new events, releases, versions, etc. Please see Chapter 13 for more details on the News & Updates feature.



Don't forget to register!!

By returning a fully completed registration card to us, you automatically qualify for free technical support and information about new releases.

It's even faster and easier to register online - just select the "Register" option in Media Cleaner's Internet menu. You can also register online by visiting:

http://www.terran-int.com

If you register online, you don't need to mail your registration card.

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