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IconAuthor Fluent 1500 Driver Release Notes
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IconAuthor's Fluent 1500 driver allows you to use the IconAuthor
video icons to load and play Fluent (FMI and JMV) files. This
driver (FLUENT.DRV) is based on the Fluency 3.0 software.
INSTALLATION
************
To install the IconAuthor Fluent 1500 driver do the following:
1. Follow hardware installation instructions that came with the
Fluent 1500 board.
2. During the IconAuthor installation, select Digital Video drivers and
select Fluent 1500 from the list of drivers.
3. Run IconAuthor
4. Select Setup Video from the Options menu. Select Fluent 1500
as the video player and select Fluent 1500 for the video port.
4. Select Setup Overlay from the Options menu. Select Fluent 1500
as the overlay device.
NEW DIGITAL VIDEO FEATURE
*************************
We have added new functions to the V:Overlay icon to support Fluency.
**The "Source" command for the V:Overlay icon allows you to display more
than one video window of more than one type (analog or digital). The
source "number" is the name of the video window. The number of allowed
video windows is determined by the hardware. All commands that affect
video are for the last referenced source. You can change the source only
(that is, the source is not created or destroyed) by leaving the
Parameter 2 field blank.
FOR DIGITAL VIDEO
*****************
1. Places the file sample.fmi in video window 1 (MAX 1 DIGITAL WINDOW)
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 1
Parameter 2 c:\fluency\flix\sample.jmv
(Enter full path and filename.
JMV and FMI file extensions supported.)
FOR ANALOG VIDEO
****************
1. Displays video from Analog source 0 in window 2 (MAX 2 ANALOG WINDOWS)
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 2
Parameter 2 analog1
2. Displays video from Analog source 1 in window 3 (MAX 2 ANALOG WINDOWS)
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 3
Parameter 2 analog2
FOR STILL VIDEO
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1. Places the file sample.yuv in video window 2 (only YUV) (MAX 2 WINDOWS)
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 2
Parameter 2 c:\fluency\flix\sample.yuv
(Enter full path and filename.)
PREVIEW ANALOG VIDEO BEFORE CAPTURE
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1. Creates video window source 2, previewing video from analog source 0
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 2
Parameter 2 record1
2. Creates video window source 5, previewing video from analog source 1
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 5
Parameter 2 record2
FOR STILL VIDEO CAPTURE
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1. Capture the current video source into the specified file (YUV only)
Overlay Icon:
Command capture
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 c:\fluency\flix\sample.yuv
Parameter 2 YUV
(Enter full path for destination of captured file in Parameter 1)
FOR DIGITAL VIDEO CAPTURE
*************************
1. Start the capture of digital video from the last defined video source
Use the source command to create a record window and use the stop command
to stop the recording.
Overlay Icon:
Command capture
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 c:\fluency\flix\sample.jmv
Parameter 2 JMV
STOP VIDEO CAPTURE
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1. Stops video recording in source window 2
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 2
Parameter 2 stop
2. Stops video recording in source window 5
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 5
Parameter 2 stop
REMOVE A VIDEO WINDOW
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1. Removes (destroys) video source 2
Overlay Icon:
Command source
Transparent Color leave blank
Parameter 1 2
Parameter 2 remove
SUPPORTED VIDEO FUNCTIONS
*************************
Video Player commands generally work fine except for setting a
"play to" frame at the last frame in a video sequence.
The supported icons and commands work with Fluency 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
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Audio No
Capture Yes
Copy No
Crop Yes parameter 1 field is ignored
does not compress the video image
Fade Audio NO
Fade Video No
Freeze Yes
Graph Yes
Paste No
Restore No
Source Yes
Super Yes
Unfreeze Yes
Video Yes Same as Super
Notes on V:Overlay functionality
1. All recorded video is 320x240, analog sources are 320x240
2. Audio from the analog sources will not stop once it is started.
Limitation of Fluent software.
**V:Player
Function Supported
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stepf Yes
stepr No
slowf No
slowr No
playf Yes
playr No
fastf No
fastr No
load No
wait Yes
stop Yes
source 1 No
source 2 No
**V:PlayTo
Supported
Any frame number other than the end of a video file will work. This
is a limitation of the Fluent software.
**V:Segment
Supported
**V:Still
Supported