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Medio Multimedia, Inc.
October 20, 1993
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CD-ROM / Video Performance Problems
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NOTE: To avoid damage to the CD-ROM, do not remove it from
your CD-ROM drive while it is in use (usually indicated by
a light on the CD-ROM drive).
You might be able to enhance video playback performance in a number
of ways:
1. Use a smaller video window by selecting Fast Movie (or Video)
playback from the Options menu of the application.
2. Increase the amount of buffer memory that your CD-ROM driver
software uses. Most computers communicate with the CD-ROM drive
through the Microsoft MSCDEX driver. Such systems can sometimes
be accelerated by adding /M:64 to the MSCDEX entry in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. See your CD-ROM documentation for more details.
3. Ensure that you are using the latest video driver for your
video board. Contact your video board manufacturer for more
information. You might also be able to get updated drivers from
CompuServe in either the Microsoft forum or in a forum managed by
your video board manufacturer. Also see the \DRIVERS directory
on this CD-ROM for a number of Microsoft-provided video drivers.
4. Check Windows Setup (usually in the Main group of the
Windows Program Manager) to ensure that you are using a 256
color video driver. Video playback is slower in both 16 color
mode and any video mode with more than 256 colors. Video
performance might also be improved by running Windows in 640 by 480
resolution if you are currently using a higher resolution.
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Video Display Problems
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1. 16 color mode
This application runs in 16 color mode but, due to the full-motion
video playback, we strongly suggest using a 256 color video mode.
Many computers are factory-set to a 16 color mode although the video
board is capable of 256 colors. The setup program should correctly
warn you if you are in 16 color mode and suggest a remedy.
2. ATI video boards
This product is incompatible with some features of the ATI
Mach32 video system. This video board comes with a number of
popular systems including most Gateway 2000 machines. The problem is
not with the board itself but with the Mach32 video driver software
so it can be resolved in at least two different ways (note that
suggestion #1 will provide the best performance):
A. Run the ATI Control Panel application that comes with your
video board.
i. Ensure that you are running in the 256 color mode.
ii. Click Advanced Features and ensure that the 256 Color
Palette option is turned ON. See the ATI documentation
for more details.
B. From the Windows Setup application, choose a different video
driver such as the 8514/a driver. See your ATI documentation
for more details.
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Audio Problems
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This application requires that an MPC-compatible sound board
is installed in order to play sound. It will not function with
software that uses the computer's internal speaker to generate
sound (such as "PC Speaker"). Such software will usually
not play any sounds but could cause your system to crash.
To resolve other audio problems:
1. Make sure that the volume for your speakers is set to an
audible level.
2. Your sound board may be set up incorrectly if you still do not
hear any audio. Check to see that the audio driver that came
with your sound board is installed correctly and, if necessary,
reinstall it. See the documentation that came with your sound
board for more details.
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"Out of Memory" Problems
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This application uses your computer's memory to display
pictures and video. Performance will be degraded if your system
does not have enough free memory. If you receive Out-Of-Memory
errors, you probably do not have enough free memory. Consider
doing the following:
1. Close all unnecessary applications.
2. If you are running Windows in Enhanced mode (the default mode
if you are running Windows on a 386 or better machine), create a
permanent swap file on your hard disk. See your Windows
documentation details.