************************************************************************* S3(R)/Xing(TM) Native-MPEG(TM) Driver Version 1.30 ************************************************************************* HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ************************************************************************* HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: * A 486/DX2 is the the minimum speed host CPU. A Pentimum P5-90 or faster is optimal. Performance, as measured by the number of displayed frames per second, will scale with the CPU's processing power. * Minimim 8MB of system memory. 16MB of system memory is optimal. * S3 graphics controllers Trio32(TM), Trio64(TM), Vision864(TM), Vision964(TM) is minimal (no hardware color space conversion or scaling support). S3 multimedia controllers Vision868(TM), Vision968(TM) is optimal (color space conversion and scaling supported). * Minimum of 1MB video memory. 2MB or more of video memory is preferred. * An 8-bit or 16-bit sound card or a motherboard audio codec * CD-ROM XA-compatible player - 1X transfer speed is minimal; 2X or faster is optimal. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: * Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Windows for Workgroups(TM), or Windows 95 For Windows 3.x systems: * Video for Windows 1.1E (includes Media Player 2.0) * S3 Windows driver (or other vendor equivalent): - Vision868 or Vision968 drivers (Version 1.4b6 or later) - Trio32, Trio64, Trio64V+, or Vision964 drivers (Version 1.3b8 or later) - Vision864 driver (Version 1.3b7 or later) * Windows wave form audio device compatible files (.WAV) sound board driver * Video files in compliance with the MPEG-1 standard For Windows 95 systems: * S3 Windows 95 driver (or other vendor equivalent): - Vision868 or Vision968 driver (Version 2.01) - Trio32, Trio64, Trio64V driver (Version 2.01) - Vision964 or Vision864 driver (Version 2.01) * Windows wave form audio device compatible files (.WAV) sound board driver * Video files in compliance with the MPEG-1 standard ************************************************************************* Native-MPEG INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ************************************************************************* Installation from a floppy diskette: * Install an S3 Windows driver. * Launch Windows 3.x or Windows 95. * Insert the Native-MPEG diskette in the appropriate diskette drive. * Run the SETUP program on the diskette in the Windows environment. This installs the Native-MPEG drivers and related files and makes modifications to the Windows SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI and CONTROL.INI files. After a successful installation, the SETUP program will automatically restart Windows. Installation from a hard disk or a network drive: * Create a subdirectory on the hard disk or network drive. * Copy the contents of the Native-MPEG diskette to the subdirectory. * Install an S3 Windows driver. * Launch Windows 3.x or Windows 95. * Run the SETUP program in the subdirectory in the Windows environment. This installs the Native-MPEG drivers and related files and makes modifications to the Windows SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI and CONTROL.INI files. After a successful installation, the SETUP program will automatically restart Windows. The SETUP program * The SETUP program will examine your system for previous installations of an MCI driver of type MpegVideo; if previous installations exist, you will be given the choice of replacing all previously installed MpegVideo drivers with the new driver or adding the new driver(default). * The setup installs files to a user-specified destination directory (default: C:\MPEG, if previous installations do not exist); if this directory already exists, you may change directories or install (possibly overwriting files) to this directory. * The setup will: - copy MPEGVID.DLL, MPEGAUD.DLL, OEMSETUP.INF, MUSCROLL.DLL, XMPLAYER.LST, S3XMPLYR.EXE, S3XMPLYR.HLP and README.TXT (this file) to the specified destination directory, - copy MPEG130.DRV and CTL3DV2.DLL to the Windows System directory, - update the Windows SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI and CONTROL.INI files. =========================== * SYSTEM.INI Files Changes =========================== The setup will modify SYSTEM.INI as follows: - in the [mci] section: MpegVideo is set to MPEG130.DRV ** If you choose to add a new driver, MpegVideo is replaced by MpegVideoN where N = 1,2,3,... - in the [mci] section: CDIVideo is set to MPEG130.DRV ** If you choose to add a new driver, CDIVideo is replaced by CDIVideoN where N = 1,2,3,... =========================== * WIN.INI Files Changes =========================== The setup will modify WIN.INI as follows: - in the [Extensions] section: mpg is set to mplayer.exe /play ^.mpg - in the [Extensions] section: dat is set to mplayer.exe /play ^.dat - in the [Extensions] section: mpv is set to mplayer.exe /play ^.mpv - in the [Extensions] section: vbs is set to mplayer.exe /play ^.vbs - in the [Extensions] section: vid is set to mplayer.exe /play ^.vid - in the [mci extensions] section: mpg is set to MpegVideo ** If you choose to add a new driver, MpegVideo is replaced by MpegVideoN where N = 1,2,3,... - in the [mci extensions] section: dat is set to MpegVideo ** If you choose to add a new driver, MpegVideo is replaced by MpegVideoN where N = 1,2,3,... - in the [mci extensions] section: mpv is set to MpegVideo ** If you choose to add a new driver, MpegVideo is replaced by MpegVideoN where N = 1,2,3,... - in the [mci extensions] section: vbs is set to MpegVideo ** If you choose to add a new driver, MpegVideo is replaced by MpegVideoN where N = 1,2,3,... - in the [mci extensions] section: vid is set to MpegVideo ** If you choose to add a new driver, MpegVideo is replaced by MpegVideoN where N = 1,2,3,... - in the [mpeg130] section: mpeg130path is set to the user-specified destination path =========================== * CONTROL.INI Files Changes =========================== The setup will modify CONTROL.INI as follows: - in the [drivers.desc] section: MPEG130.DRV is set to [MCI] Native-MPEG(TM) Driver ** If you choose to add a new driver, Native-MPEG Driver is replaced by Native-MPEG Driver N where N = 1,2,3,... - in the [Userinstallable.drivers] section: MpegVideo is set to MPEG130.DRV ** If you choose to add a new driver, MpegVideo is replaced by MpegVideoN where N = 1,2,3,... ************************************************************************* Native-MPEG(TM) Installation Disk Contents ************************************************************************* This release consists of the following components of Native-MPEG: - MPEG130.DRV - Native-MPEG MCI Driver, an MCI device driver for playback of MPEG files within the Windows environment. This driver was developed in compliance with Microsoft Corporation's "MPEG Command Set for the Media Control Interface" (Part #098-37538). Native-MPEG provides the basic playback capability used by multimedia applications that control "MPEGVideo" devices. - MPEGVID.DLL - Native-MPEG Video driver. - MPEGAUD.DLL - Native-MPEG Audio driver. - OEMSETUP.INF - OEMSETUP file. - S3XMPLYR.EXE - Windows MPEG Player application. - S3XMPLYR.HLP - Windows MPEG Player Help file. - XMPLAYER.LST - Windows MPEG Player support file. - MUSCROLL.DLL - Windows MPEG Player support file. - CTL3DV2.DLL - Windows MPEG Player support file. After a successful installation, you can use MCI-compliant applications to play MPEG files. For Windows 3.x systems, Native-MPEG should be used with Microsoft Corporation's Media Player 2.0 (11/19/93 or later) from Video for Windows 1.1E.