[English] README.TXT MATROX GRAPHICS INC. 2000.01.20 Matrox Video Tools for Windows 95/98 Version 1.52.033 Table of contents ================= - Description of this release - New features for this release - Other features - Installation - Notes, problems, and limitations Description of this release =========================== Matrox Video Tools for Windows 95/98 lets you take advantage of the features of your Matrox video capture and editing card. New features for this release ============================= - Support for the Matrox Marvel and Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series cards (Matrox Rainbow Runner Studio is NOT supported with this release.) - Instantaneous record with Matrox PC-VCR Remote - Support for window resizing - Support in Matrox PC-VCR Remote for recording more than 2 GB of video by automatically creating new video files (video file names are enumerated) - Program ("videotracker") included to help resolve image problems with the video input from some video players Other features ============== - Full support for capturing video to disk, video editing, and video conferencing - Cutlist support for faster editing in Media Studio 5.0 - DirectDraw support for faster processing of special effects in Media Studio 5.0 - Option for saving PC-VCR Remote video snapshots as JPEG files - Option for scaling PC-VCR Remote video snapshots up to 400% - Improved speed of snapshots with PC-VCR Remote - Support for channel ordering in PC-VCR Remote ("TV Setup" property sheet) - Matrox HD Benchmark program lets you select which drives to test - European TV tuner audio support, including: FM, NICAM support and language selection - PC-VCR Remote option to view full-screen "TV", "LINE" or MJPEG video with more detail - With PC-VCR Remote, option to simultaneously preview up to 30 channels in a single window - With PC-VCR Remote, automatic TV channel fine-tuning to get the best reception - Separate cropping settings saved for "TV" and "LINE" input with PC-VCR Remote - Information dialog box for video files opened with PC-VCR Remote - PC-VCR Remote "Pause" button freezes "TV" or "LINE" video input - Controls for setting your audio recording levels in PC-VCR Remote - Automatic TV standard (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) detection option in PC-VCR Remote - Presets for Adobe Premiere in CD-ROM "Utils" folder - Interactive mode indicators on PC-VCR Remote (click them to toggle features) For more information on Matrox video software, see the manual that came with your Matrox video editing card. Installation ============ - The software setup program stops if you don't have a Matrox Marvel or Rainbow Runner G-Series card properly installed in your computer, or if recent Matrox display drivers aren't installed. - If you see a message indicating that DirectX Media can't be installed, it may be because DirectX Media is already installed on your computer. If you see this message, click "OK" and continue the software installation. - To remove Matrox video software, click "Start" -> "Settings" -> "Control Panel" -> "Add/Remove Programs" (double-click) -> "Matrox Video Tools" -> "Add/Remove". You should restart your computer immediately after you remove the software. Notes, problems, and limitations ================================ - There are maximum video window sizes for viewing video files recorded with MJPEG and live video ("TV" or "LINE" input). These maximum video window sizes depend on your display settings and graphics card. For more information, see the "Display information" section of the manual for your Matrox video editing card. - Using a full-screen DOS window or changing display settings (resolution or color palette) may cause problems if, at the same time, you're playing back or recording a video file, or using the Closed Captioning feature. - Suspend mode is not supported by Matrox video software. - When you drag-and-drop video files onto the PC-VCR Remote icon, long file names are converted to the old 8.3 DOS-naming style in the PC-VCR Remote menu window and on video window title bar. - If Microsoft Media Player does not respond, try clicking on the Windows desktop background, then clicking on Media Player - this may restore control. - Only one program at a time can use Matrox video editing hardware. Before starting a video program, close any other video program that may be running. - Because of a limitation in Microsoft Video for Windows, video files you capture are limited to a 2 GB size. - The Matrox VidCap driver is designed to work only with 32-bit programs (programs designed for Windows 95/98). You can't use 16-bit programs (programs designed for Windows 3.1) with your Matrox video editing hardware. - Ensoniq Sound Cards (certain models): Some Ensoniq sound card (for example the SoundScape Vivo 90) will lose audio when seeking or stopping and restarting any video file. This happens when double clicking on a file or using Active Movie through MediaPlayer. To avoid this problem, use the PC-VCR Remote to view your video files. - ESS Sound chips (certain models): Some sound card equiped with the ESS audio chip (for example the ESS 1878 found on laptops) may experience a loss of audio-video synchronisation when playing back video files. Video will be late compared to audio whenever pausing and restarting the playback. To correct this problem, click on the PC-VCR Remote's Playback Status Bar to jump to a particular area in the file. - If you don't see "Matrox MJPEG" in the list of video file encoding methods (codecs) available in Adobe Premiere, and Ulead MediaStudio is installed on your computer, try uninstalling and then reinstalling Premiere and MediaStudio. - If you experience problems using Adobe Premiere (for example, the program stops unexpectedly), try creating or editing a text-only file named "Prem50.ini" in your Premiere folder. (You can use the Notepad program to edit or save this file.) "Prem50.ini" should contain the following lines: [override] NoDirectShow=1 [codec] keepopen=dmb1 - With sound drivers included with Windows 98 (WDM drivers), video files may be recorded with audio sync problems. You may notice such problems when you play back a video file you recorded. If you experience such problems, try installing the driver that came with your computer sound device or get a driver update from your sound device manufacturer. For more information, see the documentation for your sound device. To change your sound device driver: (1) Right-click the "My Computer" icon on your Windows desktop background, then click "Properties" -> "Device Manager". (2) Double-click the "Sound, video and game controllers" item to display a list of drivers. (3) Double-click the name of your sound device. then click "Driver" -> "Update Driver" -> "Next" -> "Display a list of all drivers..." -> "Next" -> "Have Disk". (4) Type or browse to the path of the INF file for your sound drivers, then click "OK" -> "Next" -> "Finish". (Windows may warn you that you're installing a driver older than the current one. If so, continue with the installation.) (5) Click "Yes" to restart your computer. (6) Repeat steps 1-6 for each sound device in your computer. - If your video file playback appears jerky, your hard disk may be too slow. If your hard disk and your version of Windows supports DMA (Direct Memory Access), you can enable this feature to speed up your hard disk and possibly give less jerky video. For more information, see "Troubleshooting" in your Matrox manual. - When recording more than 2 GB of video with the Matrox PC-VCR Remote program, there may be a small gap between video files. The amount of video missing depends on the performance of your system. - If you're using a video editing program that lets you select a field order for video editing, select field B (the second field). If you use field order A, you may notice problems with transitions between clips or special effects. For more information, see the documentation for your video editing program. - If you experience image quality problems while viewing "LINE" input from a video player, try manually adjusting the tracking with the "Videotracker" program included in your "Matrox Video Tools" folder. This may solve problems with skipping images, bad colors and dropped frames while recording. However, this program can't improve the quality of a low-quality video source. Low-quality video may be caused by low-quality video equipment (for example, video players, video cameras, cables and/or connections). - If you're using more than one graphics card with Windows 98, your Matrox video input hardware must be on the graphics card that controls your primary display. The "primary display" is the one that first displays information when your computer restarts. The order that your computer detects each card is determined by the expansion slot each card is in and by the BIOS (Basic Input/Output Settings) of your computer. For more information, see your system manual or contact your system vendor. - If you're using multiple displays with Windows 98, the window for viewing video from your Matrox video input hardware must be on your primary display (unless you're using a DualHead-supporting graphics card). If your Matrox video input hardware is on a DualHead-supporting graphics card and you're using "DualHead Multi-Display" mode, the video window may be on your main or secondary display.