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CyberManager 2.0 Demo README.TXT file
Cyber Interactive, Inc. 2/3/95
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This file covers the following information:
1) Program Description
2) Minimum Hardware/Software Requirements
3) Video for Windows (VFW) Performance Problems
4) Video Display Problems
5) Audio Problems and WAV file messages
6) "Out of Memory" Problems
7) Miscellaneous Problems
8) Running on Windows NT and Windows 95
9) Using Large Fonts
10) Installed File List
11) Sales/Technical Assistance
12) Warranty
13) Copyright
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1) Program Description
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If you are serious about Multimedia,
Add CyberManager to your production team !
CyberManager 2.0 is an easy to use Multimedia Viewer/Player/Manager for
Windows. Image formats supported are: BMP, GIF, TIFF, TARGA, PCX, JPG, WMF,
WPG, DCX, EPS, IMG, ICO, and RLE. Audio, Video, and Animation formats
supported are: AVI (Video for Windows), FLC/FLI (animations), WAV (audio),
MIDI (music), and RMI (music).
Management features include Move, Copy, Delete, Rename,
Create/Delete/Rename Directories, Print, Save to other formats,
disk labeling, and attribute control. Search files by extension or User
input. On-Screen Volume Control. Automatic and Manual AutoPLAY.
View and play files at full-size or within the manager's window.
Price: $38.00 U.S., Canada, & Mexico.; $40 everywhere else.
For ordering information click "Registration" on CyberManager's Menu Bar.
***** This Demo will view BMP's and play AVI, FLC, and WAV files. *****
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2) Minimum Hardware/Software Requirements
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Hardware:
1. At least 4MB RAM
2. 486-25 Mhz or greater
3. 640x480, 256 color or better Video Display
4. Optional: Sound Card or PC Speaker Driver
Software:
1. Windows 3.1x running in Enhanced mode.
2. VBRUN300.DLL
3. Video for Windows (VFW) runtime Version 1.1A or later (for AVI playback)
4. Optional: Sound Card or PC speaker driver
All of these files are accessible through the Internet, local BBS and
CompuServe(TM). These files are provided on our Internet Web Page at:
http://www.halcyon.com/cyberint/welcome.htm
To find VBRUN300.DLL:
If VBRUN300.DLL is not included, browse/search your favorite BBS for VBRUN3.ZIP
or VBRUN300.ZIP.
To find Video for Windows Runtime:
Browse/search your favorite BBS for VFWRUN.ZIP or VFW11D.ZIP.
Optionally: If you have a sound card you already have the MCI drivers for WAV
playback. (These come with your sound card) If you don't have a sound card
you can download a PC Speaker WAV driver for Windows from your favorite BBS.
To find a PC Speaker Driver:
Browse/search your favorite BBS for SPEAK.EXE or SPEAKR.ZIP
NOTE:
CyberManager 2.0 (Retail Version) includes VBRUN300 and Video For Windows Run-time.
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3) Video for Windows (VFW) Performance Problems
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If you are experiencing a loss of quality in your video playback you might
want to try one or both of the following possible fixes:
1. If your computer has only 4 Megabytes of memory, we strongly suggest
you install an additional 4 Megabytes (or more) of memory. Almost any
amount of additional memory will significantly increase the performance
of all applications on your system.
2. If you experience a loss of quality in playing AVI's from a CD-ROM,
try increasing the amount of buffer memory that your CD-ROM driver uses.
Computers communicate with the CD-ROM drive through the Microsoft MSCDEX
driver. Try adding /M:32 to the MSCDEX entry in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
See your CD-ROM documentation for more information.
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4) Video Display Problems
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1. If you are having problems playing a FLC or FLI animation file, try
installing the standard Windows VGA driver. If animations play correctly,
you will need to get updated drivers for your video card. Contact your
video card manufacturer for more information. You may also be able to get
updated drivers from a CompuServe forum managed by your video card
manufacturer or from the Microsoft forum.
2. Some RLE compressed AVI's will not play correctly unless they are played
at full size.
3. ATI video boards
CyberManager has experienced incompatibility problems with some features
of the ATI video system. This video board comes with a number of popular
systems including most Gateway 2000 machines. The problem is not with
the video board itself but with the video driver software. Try any or
all of the following suggestions to remedy the problem.
A) Run the ATI Control Panel application that comes with your video card.
a) Ensure that you are running in the 256 color mode.
b) Click Advanced Features and ensure that the 256 Color Palette
option is turned ON. See the ATI documentation for more
information.
B) From the Windows Setup application, choose a different video driver
such as the 8514/a driver.
C) Versions of ATI's video accelerators prior to 2.1 do not work well with
Video for Windows version 1.1. Installing the accelerator software after
installing Video for Windows can overwrite Video for Windows version 1.1
components with components from the previous version.
Avoid installing any version of the video accelerator unless it is
specifically noted to be compatible with Video for Windows version 1.1.
The vidc.rlec=ativdacc.drv entry in the [installable compressors] section
of the SYSTEM.INI file can cause problems when playing large RLE-compressed
movies. Remove this entry from the SYSTEM.INI file.
For updated drivers, contact ATI Technologies Inc.
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5) Audio Problems and WAV File Messages
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We strongly recommend the use of an MPC-compatible sound card in order to
play sounds and music. You may also use a speaker driver however, a speaker
driver will not play MID or RMI music files. You can download a PC speaker
driver for Windows from your favorite BBS.
To find a PC Speaker Driver:
Browse/search your favorite BBS for SPEAK.EXE or SPEAKR.ZIP and follow the
installation instructions
If you don't hear any sound:
1. Make sure your sound card's software volume controls are set to an
audible level.
2. Make sure that the volume for your speakers is set to an audible level.
3. Make sure that CyberManager's on-screen volume control is set to an
audible level (about half way up on the slider).
4. If you still don't hear any sound, your sound card may be set up
incorrectly. Check to see that the audio driver that came with your
sound card is installed correctly and, if necessary, reinstall it.
Also check your IRQ and DMA settings and insure that they don't conflict
with other hardware such as a mouse or modem. See the documentation that
came with your sound card for more information.
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6) "Out of Memory" Problems
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All of your applications use some of your computer's memory. Performance
will be degraded if your system doesn't have enough free memory. If you
receive an Out-Of-Memory error, try the following:
1. Close all unnecess