\pard\tx520\tx1060\tx1600\tx2120\tx2660\tx3200\tx3720\tx4260\tx4800\tx5320\f1\b\i0\ulnone\fs24\fc0\cf0 MPEG Play
\b0 is in the process of evolving from a bare-bones MPEG animation viewer into a full-fledged NeXT application. The current version is multi-threaded and supports the simultaneous loading and playback of multiple "mini-videos" at different rates as high as 28 frames per second. There is a group of "live controls" which can be manipulated even while the video is playing. MPEG Play will keep track of different settings for each window, reflecting the current values in the
\b Window Settings
\b0 panel whenever you select a new main window. When playback is complete, a few interesting performance statistics are shown.\
\ul Notes:\
\ulnone You may have to wait some time after opening a new file before it will be shown. The frames will be counted as they are loaded. This version is not recommended for NeXT systems without substantial system RAM and swap space. I have not personally used this software on anything other than a NeXTdimension with 88 MB of RAM, but future versions of
\b MPEG Play
\b0 will be adjusted for any problems with other systems. I have updated to version 2.0 of the mpeg_play code from Berkeley. B&W support is temporarily disabled. You can reach me as brianw@sounds.wa.com\
\ul Original Version:
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\f0\b\fs28 MPEG Play
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\f1 is a bare-bones MPEG animation viewer. It's free, subject to the standard GNU copyright restrictions and those in the X-windows MPEG viewer software out of which I hacked the
\i mpegDecoder
\i0 code. If you make any improvements, especially in speed and/or image quality, please share the code and drop me a note at warozzi@3m.com.\
\b Using
\b0
\f0\b\fs28 MPEG Play:
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Open an MPEG document using the menu item. The filename must end in ".mpg" for the file to be recognized. A window will appear and the animation will start after a few seconds. Hit the Play Again menu item to restart at frame 1. Use the Colorspace and Zoom radio buttons to set the window's attributes.\