ViewPort

This is the viewing window of  incoming video for CineVideo/Direct™ .

ViewPort Window

Incoming video is displayed in the ViewPort Window.  The video type (Color or Black & White) in this ViewPort window is controlled by the sender.  The sender selects Color or B&W on their  computer. If your monitor is set to display 256 Colors then only B&W will be displayed in the viewport.

UserID Box

Displays the name of the person you are communicating with or the word "IDLE" if you are not currently connected to someone.

Menu Bar

File

From here you can quit the application.

View

From here you may resize the ViewPort window or set the option for CineVideo\Direct™ to be always on top.

Help

From here you can access the About or  the Contents of Help.


File

File

The File menu allows you to select Quit.

Quit

Click here to exit the application.


Capture
Capture Window

This is where you can turn your audio and video captures on and off and also where you may view the video you are capturing.

Speaker Icon

The Speaker Icon indicates the status of your audio device.  A red X covering the Speaker Icon indicates that an audio device is not available.  The Speaker Icon without a red X indicates that an audio device has been found and is available for use.  Clicking the Speaker Icon brings up the Audio Slider where you can adjust your speaker volume.

"A" Icon (Teleconference Button)

Click on the "A Icon" to bring up your TeleConference window for sending and receiving text messages.

Microphone Button

Control sending audio by using the Microphone Button.  If the Microphone Button does not have a red X on top, this indicates that you have an audio device available for  transmitting audio. Pressing  the Microphone Button while holding down the left mouse button and speaking into your microphone will transmit audio. The Microphone Button will appear to be depressed while audio is being transmitted. To stop sending audio, release the left mouse button.  To send continuous audio without holding down the left mouse button, press the Microphone Button with the right mouse button.  This will cause the recording of audio to stay on continuously without holding down the mouse button.  To turn off continuous audio, press the Microphone Button again with the right mouse  button.  note: to send and receive audio at the same time you must have full duplex capability with your sound card you may check to see if the program has detected full duplex capability by looking at the About Screen.

Video Camera Button

To toggle sending video on or off, click on the Video Camera Button with the left mouse button.  If you do not have a video capture device, a red X will appear over the Video Camera Button.  If you have a video  capture device, then you will see the Video Camera Button without a red X. The Video Button will appear to be depressed while video is being transmitted.

Menu Bar

Settings

The Settings Menu is where you can modify the settings for both Audio and Video. The Video Capture Rate is also selectable from this menu.


Settings

The Settings Menu allows you can control compression rates for both Audio and Video.  The Video Capture Rate can also be adjusted. special notes: if Video is grayed out it means no video device was detected on your machine, if Audio is grayed out it means no audio device was detected on  your machine.

Video,Type

Used to select either Black and White (B&W) or Color. Selecting B&W will provide faster frame rates. If you are using a Connectix B&W QuickCam, then B&W will be the only option available.  (if the Color option is grayed out then that means that a Connectix B&W QuickCam  was detected as your video device)

Video,Format

You will need to set your Video Capture Size to 160X120 (NTSC) or in some cases 96x72 (PAL) for European systems.  CineVideo/Direct uses 24 bit RGB, Indeo 3.2 Raw, and QuickCam 16 or 64 scale frame formats.  These setting will vary depending on your video capture device.  (if using the Connectix Color QuickCam set your format to thousands uncompressed)

CineVideo/Direct™ reconstructs 24 bit color or B&W video on the receiving side of the connection.  If your VGA video driver is set to 256 color mode, you will only be able to receive B&W.  If you are sending color and wish a more accurate picture of what you are receiving, then change your VGA video driver mode to 32K, 65K or 16.7 million true color mode.  The video quality in  the ViewPort should improve.  North American made equipment normally produces 160x120 captures. European style (PAL) systems are usually set to 96x72. Check your video capture device documentation to determine the correct settings for your system.

Video,Source

Control video capture devices from this menu. You can adjust your picture for brightness and contrast or specify source device controls. This  option is not available for some video capture devices.

Audio  Quality

Radio (Low)

Setting Audio Quality to Radio (Low) gives lower quality audio but may increase your video frame rate.

Phone (High) (default)

Setting Audio Quality to phone will give you very good quality audio signal but is not recommended for users with connection speeds lower than 28.8.

Capture Rate

The actual frame capture rate depends on your CPU type and speed.  This selection  is more  of a request to your computer than a command.  Capture Rate  also does not translate to transmitted frames per second (fps).  The actual fps transmission rate depends on your connection speed, processor speed and many other factors.

3 fps

Captures video at 3 frames per second.

5 fps (default)

Captures video at 5 frames per second.

8 fps

Captures video at 8 frames per second.

15 fps

Captures video at 15 frames per second.


CinevideoWindow
Cinevideo/Direct™ Window

All functionality and information relating to establishing a connection is located in this window.

Local Address

Your computer's TCP/IP address.

Remote Address

The Internet address or phone number (if you are using the Direct/Dial method) of the person with whom you are connected.

Software Version

The version of CineVideo/Direct™  you are currently running.

fps(i/o)

Frames per second: Incoming and Outgoing.

duration

Displays elapsed time in hours, minutes, and seconds for current connection.

Connection Status

Indicates the current status of your connection.

Data Transfer Indicator

The spinning "C" indicates whether data is being transferred. If the "C" is not spinning then no data is being transferred. This is also a hot spot for quickly connecting or disconnecting with users.

File

Setup

Use Setup to choose or modify your network connection types.

Type

Select either TCP/IP or Direct Dial.

TCP/IP Options

Speed

Select 14.4 modem, 28.8 modem, ISDN, or LAN/WAN.

Online User Lookup

This is similar to an address book. Select this option to look up the address of the people you conference with  regularly. When used with the Director Address function, it provides a public directory of people currently using CineVideo/Direct™.

Password Option

Selecting the password option allows you to set a password that can be used to control who can connect with you.

Director Address

Enter the fully qualified domain name or IP address of your preferred Director Server. A Director can provide you with a list of other CineVideo/Direct™  users and also allows you to participate in many-to-many broadcasting.

Direct Dial Options

Com Port

Options are COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4.

Use the Find Modem Button to have CineVideo/Direct™ scan your com ports for a modem or select which com port you are using.

Baud Rate

Options are 9600, 14400, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200

It is recommended that you select 57600 for 14.4 modems and 115200 for 28.8 modems, however, If you experience data errors then lower this setting.

Touch Tone Dial

Enable this setting if your phone line has touch tone. Disable this setting if your phone line has pulse dialing.

Modem

Select the modem brand and type that matches your modem. If your modem is not listed then select  "Hayes compatible high-speed". This will work with most modems.

Quit

Click on Quit to exit CineVideo/Direct™.

Options Menu

Auto minimize

Check on Auto minimize to minimize all of your CineVideo/Direct™ windows with one click. If someone connects to you then the windows will re-expand all windows automatically.

Accept Calls

Unchecking this item will remove your name from your Director's users list and  callers will receive a busy signal if they attempt to contact you. Checking Accept Calls will allow callers to contact you again.

Register

If you have a trial version of CineVideo/Direct™, enter your registration here. Obtain your registration number from CINECOM.

Connection

Connect

Click here to bring up the user list. You may also bring up the User List by clicking on the "C" Connect Icon in the Connect Window.

Disconnect

Click here or on the "C" Connect Icon to disconnect your party.


Teleconference

This is where you may type messages to the person with whom you are communicating.  You can resize the Teleconference Window by dragging the edges with your mouse while the left mouse key is held down.

Text Box

Type in the message you wish to send and then press your Enter key or press the Send Button to send the message.  The "Inbox" (middle black area)is where messages are presented. The "Outbox" (bottom white area) is where you type in your text to be sent to the other user. The last 500 lines of text are retained for inbound text.

Send

Press the Send Button to transmit the message you type to the other user. You may also send your message by pressing Enter on your keyboard.

Clear

Press the Clear Button to clear all of the text out of  the "InBox".

Close

To Close the Teleconference screen click on the Close Button. To reopen the Teleconference screen you can click on the Teleconference Button on the Connect Screen.

Copy and Paste

To Copy text out of the "Inbox", highlight the text you wish to copy with your mouse and with the Control key held down, press the "C" key. To Paste copied text into the document of your choice (Word, NotePad, etc.), put your cursor on the location in the document you wish to paste the text into and with your Control key held down press the "V" key.


Credits

CineVideo/Direct™ Development Staff

Tim Stark, Larry Dambra, Steve Walker, Joe Stafford, Dennis Jensen, Rob Loadwick, Rick Fravel, and Skip Potter.

CineVideo/Direct™ Support Staff

Annie Potter and Shelli Leon.

Portions of CineVideo/Direct are Copyright (C) 1992 by Jutta Degener and Carsten Bormann, Technische Universitaet


CONTENTS
CineVideo/Direct™

CineVideo/Direct™ is a personal  video conferencing tool that enables you to communicate with other  CineVideo/Direct™  users, in real time, full motion, video and audio.

Contents

CineVideo/Direct™ Window

CAPTURE WINDOW

VIEWPORT WINDOW

TELECONFERENCE WINDOW

REGISTRATION WINDOW

Etiquette on the CineVideo™ Public Director

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions


About

The About Screen Gives you the following information.

The version of CineVideo/Direct™ you are using.

Copyright information.

Web Site address for CINECOM where you can get the most current information on our products.

Telephone number for registration and sales information and technical support.

Audio device detected. Possible values are Half Duplex, Full Duplex, or no   Audio device detected.

Video display. Possible values are Full Color Video for VGA settings above 256 Colors, Low Color Video for VGA settings of 256 Colors and below.

Close

Click on Close to close the about screen.


View

Always on Top

Clicking on Always on Top lets you decide whether or not you want the Viewport to set on top of all other windows or not.

2X

Clicking on 2X doubles the size of the ViewPort window.

Normal

Clicking on Normal restores the ViewPort window to it's original size . Alternatively you can resize the ViewPort Window by dragging the edges with your mouse while the left mouse key is held down.


FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

The person I am VideoConferencing with is sending me color but I am only receiving black and white.

Increase your monitor settings to above 256 Colors.

I have a Connectix Color QuickCam and I am not able to send video.

Most common source of  this problem is that format needs to be changed to thousands of uncompressed colors.

When I connect to someone, the video is Black in the ViewPort. What could be the problem?

The transmitting party may not have a working video capture device. Ask them to check their video equipment. Also make sure your video display adapter is set to greater than 256 colors. Some older cards don't work well when set at 256 and the 16 color setting will not work with any card.

My video capture stops when I press the mic button. Why does this happen?

This is normal when running under Windows 3.1 or on 486/66 or slower machines. Upgrade to Windows 95 and a faster machine for better performance. Windows 3.1 lacks the multi-threading capabilities necessary to process both audio and video signals simultaneously.

I'm running trumpet WINSOCK and I cannot connect to anyone.

CineVideo/Direct™ is essentially a client/server product. When running CineVideo, your computer acts as a server when you are receiving. It acts as a client when you initiate a call. To initiate a call, the receiving party must have a server component with a defined TCP/IP address. Likewise, CineVideo/Direct™ on your system must have a defined IP address before another party can contact your computer. IP addresses are defined in the Trumpet WINSOCKHOSTS file. You can modify the HOSTS file with any notepad or your favorite editor. Contact your Systems Administrator or Internet Service Provider if you don't know your IP address or dynamic IP address range.

I am behind a firewall, how will this affect me?

Firewalls are established to control access to your organization's network. Your System Administrator must provide access before you can use CineVideo/Direct™. Impress your Administrator by casually mentioning that CineVideo/Direct™ uses TCP port 1225 and 1227. You only need to worry about this stuff if you wish to connect to someone outside of your firewall. The firewall does not affect the use of CineVideo/Direct™ on LANs or WANs.

I get a Red X on the microphone and speaker buttons, what does this mean?

CineVideo/Direct™ can't detect your sound card. It may be that:

     1. You have not installed a sound card.

     2. You installed the sound card but not the proper drivers.

     3. You installed the sound card and drivers properly but the card is broken, loose, or otherwise malfunctioning.

     4. Your drivers were corrupted.

I get a Red X on the camera symbol, what does this mean?

CineVideo/Direct™ can't detect a capture device. Check the approved hardware list to ensure that your capture device is compatible with CineVideo/Direct™. Refer to your manual for trouble shooting instructions.

When I connect, CineVideo/Direct™ reports that the video settings are incorrect, how do I solve this problem?

Go to the Capture Window, Settings, Video, Format menu. Set Image Size to 160X120 for North American manufactured video capture equipment or 96X72 for European made apparatus. Select 24 bit RGB for color transmissions. The Logitech  Movie Man board setting is RGBT. Video Boards that support the Intel Indeo format must be set to Intel Indeo Raw. If you aren't sure what video compression format is used by your capture device, refer to the documentation.

How do I send audio?

First, install and test a soundboard and microphone. Next establish a connection  with another party. Then, with your mouse, click the microphone icon on the capture window. Continue to hold down the mouse button while talking. Keep the microphone about 12 inches away from your mouth. Getting too close or "eating" the microphone will muffle your transmission. If your party says your transmission is breaking up, turn off your video by clicking on the camera icon. This reduces the processing load resulting in better audio signals.

When I send audio, it is not heard on the other side.

First, test your microphone and sound card locally to ensure that they are functioning properly. You can use the media players included with Windows 95 for this purpose. Then, have the receiving party test their equipment. Make sure that you HOLD down the microphone button while transmitting. If your signal breaks up, pause the video, or better yet, plug in a Pentium Class processor.

How do I use America Online and CineVideo/Direct™?

The America Online Browser doesn't use Trumpet WINSOCK. CineVideo/Direct™ requires a WINSOCK to work on the internet. AOL offers its own version of WINSOCK that lets its customers use most any standard Internet  appliance, i.e., Netscape, Pegasus, Agent 99, or CineVideo/Direct™. Download and  install the AOL WINSOCK on your system.


Connection Window

The Connection Window is where you establish all of  your connections.

Online Users

This gives you the list of other users that are currently connected to the director, that you can connect to.

Broadcast

Select Broadcast when you wish to see a list of broadcasters currently available.

Video on Demand

Select Video on Demand when you wish to see a list of Videos on Demand that are currently available.

List

This is the list of users that you can connect to.  Double click on their name or highlight their name and click the Connect buttons to connect to them.

Remote Box

Shows the IP address of the currently selected user name.  Click and drag the down arrow to show the IP addresses of your last five connections.

Connect Button

When a user name is highlighted, click  the Connect button to connect to them.

Broadcast Button

The Broadcast button is only available if you have a Broadcast key.

Close Button

Closes the Connection Window.


Etiquette on CineVideo Public Director
Etiquette on CineVideo™ Public Director

 The CineVideo™ Director is offered as a convenience to our customers and potential customers. It is wholly owned and operated by CINECOM. CINECOM reserves the right to refuse access to the Director to any user or organization at any time and with no warning.

 The following behavior and actions are cause for immediate and permanent revocation of access to CINECOM's Public Director:

1. Obscene or sexually oriented names are not permitted.

2. Harassing another user, this includes obscene language and obscene gestures.

 When the software is purchased it does not include access to the Director. Access to the Director is a privilege. Being refused access to the Director does not in any way affect the usability of the software and no refunds will be given on that basis. Other owners of Public Directors may set other rules of conduct.


Registration

If  you have  the Trial Version of CineVideo/Direct™, obtain your registration number from CINECOM. The Registration window is also where you enter in your personal information.

Software Validation

Serial Number

The Serial Number  is what you will need to give to CINECOM in order to receive your Registration Number.

Registration Number

The Registration Number box is where you will enter the registration number given to you by  CINECOM when you purchase the program.

Personal Infromation

Name

Enter your name here.

Company

Enter your company name here. You may enter none if this is a personal copy of the software.

Email Address

Enter a valid Email Address here.

Register Button

Click on Register Button after you have entered your registration number in the Registration Number field. If program is succesfully registered the Stop Light in the top left hand corner will turn green.

Close Button

Click on the Close Button to close Registration Window.