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AAA V V IIIII 000 3333 000
A A V V I 0 00 3 0 00
AAAAA V V I 0 0 0 33 0 0 0
A A V V I 00 0 3 00 0
A A V IIIII 000 3333 000 VERSION 0.99
PAR SECTOR ONE
SUMMARY :
- AUTHOR AND CONTACT
- WHAT IS IT ?
- TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS
- HOW TO RUN ?
- THE SHELL (AVI030s.PRG) v1.56
- SINCE RELEASE 0.91
- SINCE RELEASE 0.93
- SINCE RELEASE 0.95b
- SINCE RELEASE 0.96a
- SINCE RELEASE 0.97b
- SINCE RELEASE 0.98
* AUTHOR AND CONTACTS
=====================
- AUTHOR :
---------
. Concept / Design / Test
par HELLO AND STGHOST / SECTOR ONE
. AVI030.TTP
programmation par STGHOST / SECTOR ONE
. AVI030s.PRG
programmation par STGHOST / SECTOR ONE
interface et code GEM par HELLO / SECTOR ONE
- CONTACTS :
----------
If you like this program and use it quite often, please send money to
help in its our development...Don't be silly and keep Atari alive !!!
It is moneyware: spread it freely but send money if you want improvements.
If you want to get in touch :
STGHOST / SECTOR ONE
HUGUET Denis
104bis, Avenue du General de Gaulle
18500 Mehun sur Yevre
FRANCE
or
HELLO / SECTOR ONE
VILLENEUVE Christophe
20, rue du docteur Zamenhof
18000 Bourges
FRANCE
You can also join us by connecting to:
sur NeST : Christophe Villeneuve @90:801/1.9
sur Atarinet : Christophe Villeneuve @51:902/1.9
sur BBS BRAZIL : (33) 01.44.67.08.44 (Christophe Villeneuve)
sur BBS PARX : (33) 02.43.53.57.70 (Christophe Villeneuve)
* WHAT IS IT ?
==============
If you have seen or used a PC or a Mac, you have probably met multimedia
movies. These are in fact slideshows of packed picture with some digital
sound in most cases. There are 2 kinds of movies: AVI and MOV.
This program offers you to play AVI files on a Falcon030 computer (with
a speed card if you want an impressive result).
This player supports most existing movies from 256 colours to 16 million
colours...You have to know that a lot of different packmodes are available
for pictures. Sound can also be stored in many ways. Of course, all these
formats are not directly useable on Atari, so they have to be converted.
In this player, quality is privileged without slowing too much the replay
(except for big movies).
It implies many things. First, no picture is jumped contrary to other
players (even on PC) which try to give a false impression of speed. The
sound benefits a format convrsion and a frequency conversion through the
DSP. 16 million colours movies have the best possible quality. And there
are also many possible options to control the replay.
Be careful, movies bigger than 320*240 are played more slowly because
of the screen size.
* TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS
========================
- Runs on Falcon030 (and compatible)
- Runs with any colour screen either in RGB or in VGA
- Accept movies up to 640*480 resolution
- Display in 65536 colours even in 640*480 (448 x 496 max for VGA)
- Runs in TT-Ram (in theory)
- Replay in "direct-from-disk" : accepts multimegabyte movies
- Automatic resolution change
- Accept external audio clocks (CD and DAT frequencies)
- Runs with speeded Falcons (tested with Speed Resolution Card)
- No conflicts with NVDI nor Videl Inside (1 and 2)
* HOW TO RUN ?
==============
This player is a TOS-with-parameters program, so it asks for a command
line. There are 3 ways of avoiding it:
1. Install as an application for AVI files. Select the current window as
default path and Directory to get full pathname.
2. Drag the program icon onto the desk. Then drag an AVI file icon and
drop it on the program icon to play it.
3. Use the graphic shell (AVI030 Shell v1.40 or higher).
If you prefer typing a command line, here comes the syntax.
First you have to type the filename. If it is not in the current directory
(active window), you have to type the path. If the extension is '.AVI', you
may not type it.
Examples:
G:\ANIMS\TIMECOMM\TIME_COM
plays the TIME_COM.AVI file in the G:\ANIMS\ directory
ALIVE
plays the ALIVE.AVI file in the current directory or in the player one
if no window is opened.
ANGELS.BBB
plays the ANGELS.BBB file in the current directory
It is possible t o precise another extension
F:\TESTS\FANTA_PL.
plays the FANTA_PL.AVI file in the F:\TESTS\ directory
The '.' indicates that there's no extension
It is forbidden to use a wildcard in the filename ('*' or '?') !
If you want to add parameters, add a space then a '-' followed by the
parameters themselves.
Possible options are:
s : no sound
d : no display
o : no loop
e1: external 44.1kHz clock (CD)
e2: external 48kHz clock (DAT)
n : no synchronization
f : 'special' modus for 24 bits display (cvid end yvu9 movies only,
no effect on other formats)
Please avoid kicking both sound and display ! The 'n' option isn't really
interesting if you keep the sound on. If you audio clock has 2 frequencies,
select it before running the program. 'e1' and 'e2' options only indicates
to the program which one is available on the DSP port.
Examples:
ALIVE.AVI plays ALIVE.AVI in current dir with both audio and video
E:\ANGELS -d plays ANGELS.AVI in E:\ without video
STINGRAY. -sn plays once STINGRAY in current dir without sound and without
synchronization (turbo mode)
PHANTAS2 -doe1 plays PHANTAS2.AVI in current dir without display, without
looping but with external CD clock
* THE SHELL (AVI030.PRG)
===========
The Shell you permit of configured the file AVI030.TTP automatically at
selected just :
- The file AVI
- The player
- Active different selection throught the button
His utilization maybe not more simple, you do to choose the option of you
choice in selection the button propose.
- COMPATILIBITE :
---------------
The shell function :
- As a simple programme (PRG)
- Under Multitos
- All gadget use the GEM
- The utilization hide (HIDDEN) :
-------------------------------
He is possible to effect a SLIDE SHOW at format AVI, that is to say you
use the path where you stock the file AVI... Not put of name of file in the
select, but to clique on CONFIRM.
Next choose to PLAY, and the defile of the file AVI unwind. For change of
file, he have to press on the bar SPACE.
ATTENTION : he is possible to do a SLIDE SHOW with a change automatic at the
condition of have choose at preliminary 'a play once'.
* SINCE RELEASE 0.91
====================
There are little new features since last release. The main one is the
special modus added for cvid (Cinepak) movie format. It gives an higher
speed for a slight loss of quality of colours. This modus is only available
for 1 format, it has no effect on other ones.
The sound now succesfully support 16 bits stereo sound. The 'cracking'
bug of the 16 bits mono sound has been fixed.
Some movies were causing bad bugs because of null pictures. It is now
fixed but it still can bug if your avi file is incomplete !
Some movies were requiring a lot of ram whereas they don't need so much,
this is now fixed.
* SINCE RELEASE 0.93
====================
A new set of video modes has been implemented in RGB and VGA.
Some movies were requiring a lot of ram whereas they don't need so much,
this is now fixed.
4 bits sound is recognized but not played, and IV32 movies are recognized
but not displayed.
* SINCE RELEASE 0.95b
=====================
'YVU9' format is now recognized. As it is a slow 24 bit format, I have
included a fast (-f option) grey display. MRLE format also added.
* SINCE RELEASE 0.96a
=====================
Both full and partial palette-changes are now supported.
* SINCE RELEASE 0.97b
=====================
The 16 bits display is now OK. Both full and partial palette-changes
are now supported
24 bits formats have been slightly speeded up again
Some display bugs have been removed.
* SINCE RELEASE 0.98
====================
The cracking-noise of the stereo sound has been mostly fixed
(it appears above 22kHz).