******************************************************************* MPB-3DVO Released Version 1.20 (c) Copyright 1995. ACS Computer PTE LTD Installation Disk 1 of 1 ******************************************************************** Compiled on 1st SEPTEMBER 1995. Congratulations on your purchase of the MPB-3DVO board. This file contains important information not available at the time the manual was printed. Please take some time to read through for the latest updates. CONTENTS ======== 1. ALL ABOUT THIS VERSION 2. SOFTWARE HISTORY 3. VGA CARDS COMPATIBILITY CHART 4. CD-ROM DRIVES COMPATIBILITY CHART 5. MPEG CD TITLES' COMPATIBILITY CHART 1) ALL ABOUT THIS VERSION =================================== MPB-3DVO video board is being well design to be compatible with as many different VGA board with a standard VESA compliant Feature Connector. NEW IMPROVEMENTS over formal version :- a) Support better playback of CDI digital video titles that are either in PAL or NTSC format. (USA or Europe). b) CD-I digital video are being crop and centralized. It looks much better now than the formal version. 1 to 2 macro blocks of MPEG strem are being crop away on both the left and right side of the video. Distortion are minimize for fast video motion from left-to-right or right-to-left. ** Playing back CD-I VideoCD titles requires full Video RAM upgrade for Full Screen playback. Video may freeze on CD-I digital video MPEG if 1/4MB (DEFAULTS) MPB-3DVO video card are used. c) Formal version is sometimes unstable during MPEG playback causing Green display to occurs. d) Formal version will freeze if the DUTY CYCLE HL is being set to HL. e) Formal version is somtimes unstable causing problem to the functionality of the MPEG card. f) Formal version video display has a slight up-and-down shaking movement. g) Formal version did not run REALMAGIC's Windows Game properly. Example - Psychotron, Silent Steel, etc.. h) Formal version does not support Video Capturing while this version does limited Video Capturing. Please refer to specification on the manual. i) Formal version does not support playing back of AVI files through MPB-3DVO video board. This version does. j) Formal version MPEG slow playback has a small glidge. k) Formal version MPEG recognition pattern has a bug which recognize VideoCD up to maximum of 8 tracks only. l) Formal version does not automatically perform memory exclusion on the EMM386.EXE. This is required only for AVI playback through MPB-3DVO video board. m) Formal version will have a GREEN display problem at the right side when a certain step is taken. Running the MWCONFIG and then the VideoCD Station. MPEG/VIDEOCD Compatibility ========================== - Fully OPEN MPEG 1 API windows compatible (OM1 API) - RealMagic API windows compatible - VideoCD 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 2.0 windows compatible. - Karaoke CD windows compatible - CD-I Digital Video windows compatible 2. SOFTWARE HISTORY =================== Beta Released : MPB-3DVO Install Version 1.0 Beta Released : MPB-3DVO Install Version 1.1 * 1st Released : MPB-3DVO Install Version 1.00 * 2nd Released : MPB-3DVO Install Version 1.10 * 3rd Beta Release : MPB-3DVO Install Version 1.20 BETA * 4th FINAL RELEASE : MPB-3DVO Install Version 1.20 3. VGA CARD COMPATIBILITY CHART =============================== Released 1.00 -- Compiled on 7th APRIL 1995 Released 1.10 -- Compiled on 21th APRIL 1995 Released 1.20 -- Compiled on 1 September 1995 MPB-3DVO has very good compatiblity with SVGA adapter that provided VESA feature connector. It has been tested to work in the following environment .. Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM 4MB VGA Card. a) 640 x 480 at Non Interlace 60Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz, 90Hz at 256/64k/16million colors. b) 800 x 600 at Non Interlace 56Hz, 60Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz at 256/64k colors. c) 1024 x 764 at Interlace 43Hz and Non-Interlace 60Hz at 256 colors. * MPB-3DVO is expected to be very stable and compatible to most VGA mode. Belows list the fully tested VGA cards 1. S3 Chipset -- S3 805 2. S3 Chipset -- S3 964 3. S3 TRIO PCI (Requires Software to Enable the Feature Connector) 4. Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM (4MB) -- PCI 5. Diamond Stealth Pro -- VLBus 6. Cirrus Logic VLB (Chipset 5426) 7. Cirrus Logic VLB (Chipset 5428) 8. Cirrus Logic PCI (Chipset 5434) 9. Trident PCI. 4. CD-ROM DRIVES COMPATIBILITY CHART ==================================== Released 1.00 -- Compiled on 7th APRIL 1995. Release 1.10 -- Compiled on 1st SEPTEMBER 1995. Below indicates some of the CD-ROM Drives that had been verified to work with VideoCDs, KaraokeCDs, and Standard MPEG CDs. Most of the latest ATAPI IDE CDROM drives are now fully compatible with VideoCDs, KaraokeCDs, and Standard MPEG CDs. 1. SANYO HT94A (AT Double Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 2. TEAC CD55A Quad Speed CD-ROM Drives. - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 3. TEAC CD55E IDE Quad Speed CD-ROM Drives - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 4. Sony CDU33A (Double Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 5. SONY CDU31A (Single Speed) <-- Not Recommended - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. - System resource may be fully occupied when MPEG video is played. 6. SONY CDU55E/55S IDE/SCSI (Double Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 7. SONY CDU76E IDE (Quad Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 8. Panasonic CR-522/523 (Single Speed) <-- Not Recommmeded - Needs CD-Caddy. - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. - System resource may be fully occupied when MPEG video is played. 9. Panasonic CR-562/563 (Double Speed), CR-503 (SCSI) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 10. Panasonic CR-574 (Quad Speed IDE) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 11. Panasonic CR-578 (Quad Speed IDE) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 12. Panasonic CR-584 (IDE Quad Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 13. Toshiba XM-5302B (IDE Quad Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 14. Optics Storage 8000-2 (AT Double Speed) CD-ROM Drives - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 15. Optics Storage 8001 (IDE Double Speed CD-ROM Drives - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 16. AZTEC CDA268-01 / CDA268-03 (IDE Quad Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 17. Wearnes CD110 (AT Double Speed) <-- Not Recommended. - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. - Video Distortion occurs. - Video may halts. 18. Wearnes CD120 (IDE Double Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 19. Mitsumi FX001D (Double Speed) <-- Not Recommended. - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. - Video Distortion occurs. - Video may halts. 20. NEC CDR272 (IDE Quad Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 21. NEC 3xi (SCSI Triple Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 22. NEC 4xi (SCSI Quad Speed) - Supports VideoCD, KaraokeCD, standard MPEG file. 5. MPEG CD TITLES' COMPATIBILITY CHART ====================================== Release 1.00 -- Compiled on 7th APRIL 1995. Release 1.20 -- Compiled on 13th JULY 1995. Release 1.30 -- Compiled on 1st September 1995. Below indicates some of the MPEG CD TITLES that had been verified to work with Movie Vision MPEG Classic video board. 1. Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia (MPEG Version) -- Compton's NewMedia, Inc. 2. Aris MediaClips -- Americana -- Aris Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. 3. Aris MediaClips -- Animal Kingdom -- Aris Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. 4. Aris MediaClips -- New York, NY -- Aris Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. 5. Aris Video Cube -- Aris Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. 6. CD-ROM Learning Fly Fishing -- EE Multimedia Productions, Inc. 7. CD-ROM The Nature Of Hunting -- EE Multimedia Productions, Inc. 8. CD-ROM Mozart Visits Yosemite -- EE Multimedia Productions, Inc. 9. CD-ROM Mozart Tours Yellowstone -- EE Multimedia Productions, Inc. 10. CD-ROM SuperMan - IBM Holywood 11. The PSYCHOTRON - Merit Software. 12. SILVER SCREEN COLLECTION - Gulliver's Travels from Cinerom 13. CARTOONS STARRING SUPERMAN SERIES from Timeless Video Inc. 14. SILENT STEEL. Below are the VideoCD titles from Philip that are verified to work with Movie Vision MPEG Classic video board. 1. The Adams Family Values 2. XMEN 3. Naked Gun 33 1/2 - The Final Insult 4. A Fish Called Wanda 5. Rain Man 6. Moonstruck 7. The Silence of the lambs 8. From russia with love 9. Wayne's World 2 10. Thelma & Louise. 11. Alive 12. Apocalypse Now Below are the VideoCD title from Europe that are verified to work with Movie Vision MPEG Classic video board. 1. Queen Greatest Flix 2. ZYX Dance Hit 3. Michael Barrymore Live 4. Techno Vision Vol.1 5. MR. BEAN 1-5. Below are the VideoCD title from Taiwan that are verified to work with Movie Vision MPEG Classic video board. 1. UBEST Karaoke Series Titles