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- ==========
- MyFlix Version 1.4.0
- Build 19980309
- Windows 95/NT4.0
-
- *************************************************************************
- POST INSTALLATION
- *************************************************************************
-
- General
- =======
- The terms and conditions of your MyFlix license are located in the "Program
- Files\MediaWare Solutions\MyFlix\doc folder" by default. (This location will
- vary depending on where you chose to install MyFlix.) If you are running the
- demo version then you have a 14 day evaluation licence and a number of
- features are not available. See the Help file for details.
-
- We recommend that you download and install a copy Microsoft's ActiveMovie
- which acts as an efficient video accelerator and audio driver for MyFlix.
-
- It's possible that you may already have ActiveMovie on your computer so
- to avoid an unnecessary re-installation you can get MyFlix to detect
- whether you have ActiveMovie installed on your system. Just load a movie,
- and play it - if you get no warning message then it's already installed.
-
- If you find you need it then the ActiveMovie distribution "amovie.exe"
- (1034 kb) is available from our web site. Simply run amovie.exe to install.
- See our support page at http://www.mediaware.com.au/support.html if you
- need more information on ActiveMovie 1.0 and 2.0.
-
- For best results we recommend adjusting your display settings to use a
- minimum of 16 bit colour (24 bit TrueColor is recommended).
-
- Registry Operations (Only if you are comfortable with Regedt32!)
- ===================
-
- - The default folder for storing your MyFlix generated datafiles can be
- changed through the registry. Change the value of the DATA entry
- under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MediaWare Solutions\MyFlix\1\ to your
- preferred folder.
-
- Other
- =====
- - Some MPEG players ignore the PTS timestamp and lose sync playing the audio
- track of a MyFlix generated MPEG stream. Players that are known to play the
- audio properly are MpegTV Player (v1.0), ShowMe TV (v 1.1 from Sun
- Microsystems Inc) and ActiveMovie 1.0 and 2.0 (Microsoft Corporation).
-
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO MyFlix Version 1.4.0 build 19980309
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (new feature): Auto Repeat option added to player controls. Works with
- all playing modes including backwards and single stepping.
-
- - (change): Users no longer need a Test-Drive key to evaluate the
- product. Product is now evaluated as a commercial demo with some features
- unavailable.
-
- - (new feature): Added new topics to help pages.
-
- - (bug fix): If the path to a movie in an Edit list contained spaces
- then it did not get correctly read in again when the Edit List was re-opened.
- This bug is now fixed.
-
- - (bug fix): Installation - MyFlix would only install into the
- Start|Programs|MediaWare Solutions|MyFlix Folder. You can now
- choose your own folder within Start|Programs that MyFlix can be
- started from.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO MyFlix Version 1.3.0 build 19980224
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (new feature): Windows help now integrated into MyFlix under the
- Help|Contents menu.
-
- - (new feature): Bubble help available for the Player Controls.
-
- - (new feature): New Player controls added:
- * "Go To Start" (Rewind),
- * "Go To End"
-
- - (new feature): New Clip Control features added:
- * "Clip-start" and "Clip-end" displays
- * "Reset" button
-
- - (new feature): Added "Welcome to MyFlix" slide show to start up sequence.
-
- - (new feature): Test-Drive procedure simplified for users. Register menu
- easier to use.
-
- - (bug fix): The MyFlix editor sometimes produced movies that were outside
- the tolerance range of some players (e.g. ActiveMovie). This bug is now fixed.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO MyFlix Version 1.2.3 build 19980131
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (bug fix): MyFlix used to crash if you loaded a movie consisting of two
- sequences encoded with different parameters (bit rate etc). Now fixed.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO MyFlix Version 1.2.2 build 19980129
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (bug fix): Realtime play mode was lost when detaching the view window.
- This is now fixed.
-
- - (bug fix): Occasional crash when loading a second or subsequent movie
- (Windows 95 and Active Movie 2.0 only). Fixed.
-
- - (bug fix): MyFlix didn't handle attempts to open non-MPEG files properly.
- MyFlix now detects non-MPEG files correctly.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO MyFlix Version 1.2.1 build 19980122
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (new feature): MyFlix's realtime play now fully compatible with both
- Microsoft ActiveMovie 1.0 and the newly released ActiveMovie 2.0
- (included with DirectX 5.1 Media runtime libraries)
-
- - (bug fix): Under certain conditions earlier versions of MyFlix used
- to crash when used on PCs installed with Active Movie 2.0. This is now
- fixed.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO MyFlix Version 1.2.0 build 19980120
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (new feature): can now save snapshots in JPEG format for easier viewing
- with web browsers and image viewers.
-
- - (change): can now paste PIN from email to PIN dialogue box, making PIN
- entry easier and safer.
-
- - (change): tidied up PIN validation procedures and added new "Register"
- menu.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO MyFlix Version 1.1.2 build 19971208
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (change): Launched as entry level product to complement launch of WebFlix
- Professional.
-
- - (change): Ported to Windows 95, including general facelift to the user
- interface.
-
- - (bug fix): MyFlix used to crash if you entered a bad filename by hand in the
- edit list. This bug is now fixed.
-
- - (bug fix): MyFlix occasionly crashed if you attempted to change the master
- strip when it was performing real-time playing. This bug is now fixed.
-
- - (change): MyFlix licensing mechanism updated.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO WebFlix Version 1.1.0 build 19971121
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (new feature): integrated real-time player (with audio) into
- WebFlix. Requires Microsoft ActiveMovie to be installed.
-
- - (new feature): clicking any button while in any play mode will stop the
- playing.
-
- - (bug fix): removed "memory" effect from play buttons (e.g. clicking forward
- play twice used to require clicking stop twice to stop)
-
- - (change): fast forward/backward now jumps forward/backward five frames and
- looks for the next/prev I frame.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO WebFlix Version 1.02 build 19971107
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (new feature): added `Release Notes' button to the Help menu.
-
- - (new feature): when loading an MPEG with the file menu, WebFlix now defaults
- to the same folder as the previous MPEG file load.
-
- - (new feature): when loading/saving a keyframe or saving a snapshot, WebFlix
- now searches folders in the following order: (1) WebFlix\data (or to the
- value of the registry key "WEBFLIXDATA" if you have changed it from the
- installed default), (2) where the MPEG was loaded from, (3) the folder
- specified in the "Start in:" field in the Properties window of the WebFlix
- shortcut in the Program Menu, (4) the folder specified by the Windows "TMP"
- environment variable.
-
- - (new feature): right clicking the thumbnail sprocket strip at the left/right
- end of the strip takes you to the first/last thumbnail in the entire
- thumbnail collection. This makes it easier to scroll through a very long
- thumbnail strip.
-
- - (bug fix): fixed editing bug that occassionally caused (1) null and phantom
- frames to be included in some WebFlix generated MPEGs (2) frame counts in
- the Edit Decision Lists to be incorrect (3) scene changes in some WebFlix
- generated MPEGs to be missed by the cut detector.
-
- *************************************************************************
- RELEASE NOTES TO WebFlix Version 1.01 build 19971029
- *************************************************************************
-
- - (bug fix): fixed bug that caused WebFlix to occasionally crash when
- generating MPEG videos (occurred only when including the same non-system
- stream video more than once in the Edit Decision List).
-
- - (bug fix): fixed bug in which WebFlix occasionally dropped the audio stream
- when generating MPEG videos (occurred only when including full-length clips
- in the Edit Decision List).
-
- - (bug fix): fixed bug that caused WebFlix to crash when attempting to write
- to a non-writable folder such as a CDROM.
-
- *************************************************************************
- WebFlix Support
- *************************************************************************
- For the latest information on WebFlix, product updates and general support
- information please visit our web site at:
-
- http://www.mediaware.com.au
-
- Postal Address:
- MediaWare Solutions Pty Ltd
- GPO Box 1985
- Canberra,
- ACT 2601,
- Australia
-
- Email:
- info@mediaware.com.au
-