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- Listed below are some of the more common questions and their
- answers. Please check the information below prior to calling
- Product Support.
-
-
- Question: VIDEO is SLOW/PAUSES
- The video runs slow or stops(pauses) from time to time.
-
- Answer: The performance of the Video & Sound will depend on the
- current system in use. To help achieve a smoother play
- back you may wish to try one or more of the following:
-
- - Use a smaller Viewport. This is done by selecting a
- different template set.
- ( /T setting in BITMAP section of CVS file).
-
- ** IMPORTANT: You MUST include the /T switch on ALL
- BITMAPS, even if you are using FULL SCREEN,
- CENTERED, or any of the other templates that
- may not actual use the switch.
-
- - Check use and setting of SMARTDRV and other disk
- caching software.
-
- - Check for Temp vs. Permanent swap files. You will
- probably want to use a temporary swap file.
-
- - Check for other memory configurations your CONFIG.SYS
- & AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
-
- - Turn off sound if you don't have a sound card
- installed.
-
- - Disk compression software may slow down video playback
- depending on compression ratios etc.
-
-
- Question: VIDEO COLOR IS POOR
- The video plays but looks flat and pixelated (blocky).
-
- Answer: Your Windows is probably set for 16 color. Run Windows
- set up to verify. For best color use 256 color. You will
- probably need to use the driver supplied with your
- computer. Contact the maker if not sure.
-
-
- Question: BITMAP DRAWING IS "JERKY" at 800x600 or 1024x768 MODE.
-
- Answer: The bitmaps that we have included are 640x480. For the
- higher resolutions we scale the bitmaps. This process
- of scaling causes the "jerkyness" of the bitmap draw.
- If you are using 800x600 or above you may wish to save
- the bitmap in the demos and the ones that you create
- at the appropriate resolution, ie 800x600 etc. You may
- do this via the background editor in the set up panel.
-
-
- Question: EVERYTHING IS SIZED WRONG.
- Everything runs however the layout is just not right.
-
- Answer: You are probably running in a mode higher than 640x480.
- Try running at 640x480. Another possibility is that your
- VGA driver is old. Verify the current revision with the
- maker of your system.
-
-
- Question: VIDEO WRONG LOCATION
- The video plays but in the wrong location.
-
- Answer: You have probably specified a wrong /T setting in your
- CVS file. Check your template list (comes with Regist-
- ered version) and make correction.
-
-
- Question: MCI ERRORS- VIDEO
- When I attempt to play a video I get MCI ERRORS.
-
- Answer: Your system is probably not set up for Multi Media or
- has an old set of drivers. Run the Video for Windows
- Runtime disk that comes with both the shareware and
- registered versions.
-
-
- Question: MCI ERRORS- SOUND
- When I attempt to play a video I get MCI ERRORS.
-
- Answer: Your system is probably not set up for Multi Media or
- has an old set of drivers. Run the Video for Windows
- Runtime disk that comes with both the shareware and
- registered versions. You may also have your sound card
- mis-configured. Check for IRQ/IO conflicts with newly
- installed hardware. Re-run sound card set up program.
-
-
- Question: NO SOUND
- Everything else plays except sound.
-
- Answer: You may have checked the SOUND OFF switch in the config-
- uration screen. Also make sure you have not selected
- SOUND SOURCE AVI and your AVI file has no sound. You can
- also try another CVS file and see if problem continues.
-
- Question: NO AVI
- What happens if I list an AVI file that is either not
- present or can not be located?
-
- Answer: The system will play until the requested AVI. At this
- point the system will halt. The background bitmap will
- be present and the sound may continue to play. The
- system will still respond to the user's request to
- terminate via mouse or keyboard.
-
-
- Question: NO WAV
- What happens if I list an WAV file that is either not
- present or can not be located?
-
- Answer: The system will play but will not play any sound. The
- system will continue to play AVI and Bitmaps. The system
- will still respond to the user's request to terminate
- via mouse or keyboard.
-
-
- Question: NO BITMAP
- What happens if I list an BITMAP file that is either
- not present or can not be located?
-
- Answer: The system will play until but will display A BLACK
- BACKGROUND. The system will continue to play AVI and
- bitmap. The system will still respond to the user's
- request to terminate via mouse or keyboard.
-
-
- Question: KERNEL386 / USER ERROR
- System begins to start up and then stops and displays
- one of the above errors.
-
- Answer: You have probably deleted a section or have left a
- section blank in your CVS file. Each section(AVI,
- BITMAP, WAV) MUST contain 1 file. You may use the
- "BLACK.BMP", "BLANK.WAV" for the Bitmap section and
- Wav section. Check the COOLSCRN.LOG file located in
- the root directory of your "C" drive. If you receive
- any "R-" errors check your R-ERROR list (comes with
- Registered version).
-
- ** IMPORTANT: You MUST include the /T switch on ALL
- BITMAPS, even if you are using FULL SCREEN,
- CENTERED, or any of the other templates that
- may not actual use the switch.
-