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- Multimedia Pack 1.0 - Release Notes
- ===================================
- February 8, 1993
- ================
-
- This document contains important information that is not included in
- HyperGuide or in online Help.
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- Contents
- ========
-
- This document contains additional information on the following topics:
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- Drivers and Microsoft Multimedia Pack 1.0
-
- Video for Windows 1.0 Runtime Notes
-
- ScreenCraze Notes
-
- Sample Media File Notes
-
- Final Notes
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-
- Drivers and Microsoft Multimedia Pack 1.0
- =========================================
-
- Accompanying the Microsoft (R) Multimedia Pack version 1.0 product are
- certain display and audio driver software programs created by the
- manufacturers of such hardware. Please note that these third-party driver
- programs are not part of the Microsoft (R) Multimedia Pack product.
- Microsoft makes no warranties or claims regarding the quality, stability or
- performance characteristics of the driver programs, which are included AS
- IS WITHOUT WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY. The
- included driver programs are the latest releases available to Microsoft,
- and are included for your convenience only. Should you experience any
- difficulties with the driver programs, please contact the
- manufacturer of the display or audio device you are using with your
- computer system to inquire about obtaining a more recent version.
-
- The \DRIVERS directory of the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM contains the
- latest releases of device drivers for the following laserdisc player
- and audio cards:
-
- Device Driver Description
-
- Pioneer laserdisc Player [MCI] Pioneer 4200 Videodisc
-
- Media Vision Pro Audio Media Vision Pro Audio (Original)
- Spectrum (Original) Wave/MIDI/Aux
-
- Media Vision Pro Audio Media Vision Pro Audio &
- Spectrum Plus CDPC Wave/MIDI/Aux
-
- Media Vision Pro Audio Media Vision Pro Audio &
- Spectrum 16 CDPC Wave/MIDI/Aux
-
-
- To install a driver for an audio device or for the laserdisc player:
-
- 1. Insert the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM in the appropriate disc
- drive.
-
- 2. From the Control Panel, select the Drivers icon.
-
- 3. Choose Add.
- The Add dialog box appears.
-
- 4. From the list of driver choices, select "Unlisted or
- Updated Driver."
-
- 5. Choose OK.
- The Install Driver dialog box appears.
-
- 6. Identify the CD-ROM drive containing Multimedia Pack disc.
-
- 7. Choose OK.
- The Add Unlisted or Updated Drivers dialog box appears.
-
- 8. Select the driver you want to install.
-
- 9. Choose OK.
-
- 10. If your driver requires additional configuration information,
- choose the appropriate settings.
-
- 11. Choose OK. You'll also need to restart Windows to use the
- newly-installed driver.
-
- The Multimedia Pack CD-ROM also contains the following display drivers:
-
- S3 640x480 32K colors
- VGA 320x200 256 colors
- VGA 640x480 16 shades of gray
- VGA 640x480 16 palettized colors
-
- To install a display driver:
-
- 1. Start the Windows Setup application.
-
- 2. From the Options menu, choose the Change System Settings
- command. The Change System Settings dialog box appears.
-
- 3. From the list of displays, select "Other display (requires disk
- from OEM)."
-
- 4. Identify the CD-ROM drive containing Multimedia Pack disc.
-
- 5. Choose OK.
- The list of display drivers appears.
-
- 6. Select the driver you want to install.
-
- 7. Choose OK.
-
- 8. Choose OK again.
-
- 9. Follow any additional instructions from the Setup application.
-
- The device-independent portion of the Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions
- (MSCDEX.EXE) is also included in the \DRIVERS directory of the
- Multimedia Pack. If the version of MSCDEX.EXE you are using is less than
- 2.11, replace this file on your multimedia PC with the version on the
- Multimedia Pack CD-ROM.
-
-
- Video for Windows 1.0 Runtime Notes
- ===================================
-
- This release of the Video for Windows playback driver does not work with
- the Notebook accessory that accompanies Windows for Pen Computing.
-
- Current 16-bit color drivers may have performance problems because they
- do not yet directly support 16-bit device-independent bitmaps (DIBs) and
- must translate images from a 24-bit color depth.
-
- If you experience problems playing videos on a Media Vision audio board,
- you should contact their technical support department at 1-800-638-2807 to
- get an updated driver.
-
- You may see a "profiling display" message after you install or after
- changing the display driver. This is normal. The system is determining
- the fastest method to talk to your display driver.
-
-
- ScreenCraze Notes
- =================
-
- ScreenCraze is an animated screen saver application copyrighted in 1991 by
- Gold Disk Inc. Information about running the version of ScreenCraze
- included in the Multimedia Pack is included in the README.TXT file located
- in the \SCRNCRZE\S directory of the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM. If you
- require technical support for ScreenCraze, call Gold Disk technical support
- at (416) 602-5292.
-
- For ScreenCraze licensing information, see the LICENSE.TXT file located in
- the \SCRNCRZE\S directory of the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM.
-
-
- Sample Media File Notes
- =======================
-
- The sample media files included on the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM are
- licensed for personal use. You can use the animation, digital-audio, and
- MIDI files included on the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM in your presentations,
- spreadsheets, and other documents.
-
- The Multimedia Pack CD-ROM also includes sample video clips in the
- following directories:
-
- \SAMPLES\VIDEO\MISC
- \SAMPLES\VIDEO\FUNSTUFF
-
- The following video clips are stored in the \SAMPLES\VIDEO\MISC
- directory. You can use these video clips in your presentations,
- spreadsheets, and other documents:
-
- Title Filename
- Earth's Climate EARTH.AVI
- Fun with Food FUNPLAY.AVI
- Martin Luther King Jr. CVLMVT.AVI
- Motorcycle IMOTO.AVI
-
- The following video clips are stored in the \SAMPLES\VIDEO\FUNSTUFF
- directory. You can use these video clips for personal viewing only. You
- cannot copy or use the following video clips, except for personal use:
-
- Title Filename
- Flying Video Tape COOL.AVI
- Let's Do Lunch EMAIL.AVI
- Nature 3NATURE.AVI
- Octopus of Love HOLIDAYS.AVI
- Surf the Earth SNWBRD.AVI
- Wind Addiction WINDSURF.AVI
-
- Note You cannot use any of the sample media files from the Multimedia
- Pack in any product that you intend to distribute, commercially or non-
- commercially.
-
-
- Final Notes
- ===========
-
- HyperGuide Documents Windows 3.1
- --------------------------------
- The version of HyperGuide included in the Multimedia Pack documents
- Windows 3.1. The README.WRI files of both Windows 3.1 and Windows
- for Workgroups refer to a version of HyperGuide that shipped with the
- Multimedia Extensions for Windows 3.0.
-
- Installing Drivers
- ------------------
- If you experience difficulties installing the display drivers on the
- Multimedia Pack CD-ROM, delete or rename any OEM*.INF files in the Windows
- SYSTEM directory (normally \WINDOWS\SYSTEM) before setting up the
- drivers from the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM. The OEM*.INF files probably
- remain from an installation from another disk.
-
- Note: Do not remove the file SETUP.INF.
-
- VidTest Data Streaming Performance Test
- ---------------------------------------
- When specifying the Requested Transfer Rate, enter the value either as
- kilobytes such as 50k or as a multiple of 1024 such as 51200.
-
- Running Multimedia Tour Without a Mouse
- ---------------------------------------
- The Multimedia Tour application requires a mouse. Do not run the
- Multimedia Tour on systems that don't have a mouse installed.
-
- Memory Usage of the Multimedia Tour
- -----------------------------------
- The Multimedia Tour consumes memory when it is run. If the system
- memory resources (RAM) become exhausted while the Multimedia Tour is
- running, close the Multimedia Tour to free system memory.
-
- Running MMTour with an External MIDI Synthesizer
- ------------------------------------------------
- The Multimedia Tour includes sample files of several types, including MIDI,
- digitized sound (waveform), and CD-audio. If the MIDI samples of the
- Multimedia Tour do not play with your external MIDI synthesizer, please use
- the MIDI Mapper icon in the Control Pannel to map channels 13 through 16
- to your internal MIDI synthesizer.
-
- Running Multimedia Tour in Windows Standard Mode
- ------------------------------------------------
- You might experience the loss of sound if you run the Multimedia Tour with
- Windows running in standard mode. If sound stops working in Windows after
- running the Multimedia Tour while Windows is in standard mode, restart
- Windows to regain sound.
-
- Device Drivers
- --------------
- If you experience problems with any of the driver programs, please contact
- the device manufacturer to get an updated driver.
-
- Running Windows Setup and the MCGA Display Driver
- -------------------------------------------------
- If you install the MCGA display driver and later replace it with another
- display driver using Windows SETUP (started from within WIndows--not MS-
- DOS), you'll need to manually remove the following entries from the
- [FONTS] section of WIN.INI:
-
- MS Sans Serif 5 (320x200 bold low res)=LRHELVB.FON
- MS Sans Serif 5 (320x200 low res)=LRHELV.FON
-
- Subsequent Windows Installations
- --------------------------------
- If you install another version of Windows, such as Windows for Workgroups,
- onto your PC after installing the Multimedia Pack, the new installation of
- Windows will overwrite some of the help files associated with Multimedia
- Pack applications. You should re-install the Multimedia Pack to maintain
- consistency between the applications and their associated help files.
-
-