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IconAuthor ActionMedia II Driver Release Notes
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IconAuthor's ActionMedia II driver allows you to use the IconAuthor
video icons to load and play ActionMedia II (AVS) files. This
driver (IADVI.DRV) is based on the Intel DVI Multimedia Driver
for Windows.
ActionMedia II and Video for Windows
************************************
IconAuthor has two drivers that can be used with the Intel ActionMedia II
board. These drivers are based on MCI drivers that support the
ActionMedia II board. One MCI driver is the Intel DVI Multimedia driver
for Windows. The other is the Video for Windows MCI driver used with the
Intel INDEO Video driver (INDEO Codec).
The preferred method is to use Video for Windows with Intel's
INDEO Video Driver. For more information on this read VIDEOWIN.TXT
These release notes cover the use of IconAuthor's ActionMedia II driver.
INSTALLATION
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To install the IconAuthor ActionMedia II driver do the following:
1. Follow hardware installation instructions that came with the
ActionMedia II board. Perform the Intel diagnostics test to insure
that the board is installed correctly.
2. Install the Intel DVI Multimedia Driver for Windows (MCI driver).
This is a set of 4 disks. Intel may refer to this driver as "Enterprise".
If you do not have this contact AimTech Technical Support.
3. During the IconAuthor installation, select Digital Video drivers and
select ActionMedia II from the list of drivers.
4. Run IconAuthor
5. Select Setup Video from the Options menu. Select ActionMedia II
as the video player and select ActionMedia II for the video port.
6. Select Setup Overlay from the Options menu. Select ActionMedia II
as the overlay device.
There is a sample application for using the Action Media II board. It is
called DVI.IW. There is also a sample of using MCI commands with the
ActionMedia II board. It is called DVI_MCI.IW.
NEW DIGITAL VIDEO FEATURE
*************************
We have added new functions to the V:Overlay icon to support digital video.
**The "Source" command for the V:Overlay icon is used to define a digital video file as a source.
The following example places the file confplay.avs in video window 1
(MAX 1 WINDOW).
V:Overlay icon
Command: source
Transparent Color: leave blank
Parameter 1: 1
Parameter 2: c:\am2mci\avs\confplay.avs
(enter the full path for file)
SUPPORTED VIDEO FUNCTIONS
*************************
This release implements all possible IconAuthor functions based on the
Intel MCI driver. The supported icons and commands work with DVI in the
same way as documented in the manual. Any differences in functionality
are noted.
**V:Audio icon
Supported
There is no ability to turn on and off separate audio channels.
**V:Frame#? icon
Supported.
**V:Overlay icon
Function Supported Note
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Audio Yes only one channel is supported
Capture No function not provided by Intel MCI driver
Copy No function not provided by Intel MCI driver
Crop Yes parameter 1 field is ignored
Fade Audio Yes parameter 1 field is ignored
Fade Video No function not provided by Intel MCI driver
Freeze Yes
Graph Yes
Paste No function not provided by Intel MCI driver
Restore No video stills can be created with a one
frame AVS file
Source Yes
Super Yes
Unfreeze Yes
Video Yes Works like "Super"
**V:Player
Function Supported Note
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
stepf Yes
stepr No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
slowf No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
slowr No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
playf Yes
playr No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
fastf No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
fastr No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
load No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
wait Yes
stop Yes
source 1 No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
source 2 No Function not provided by Intel MCI driver
**V:PlayTo
Supported
**V:Segment
Supported
**V:Still
Supported
ADDITIONAL NOTES
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1. All play and seek commands turn on the video overlay.
2. Seeking to frames is not accurate because of the inter frame changes.
3. The Video Editor can open a digital video file and play it for
video previewing.