User manual ATI MULTIMEDIA CENTER 8.2

[. . . ] ATI Multimedia Center 8. 2 User's Guide P/N 137-70480-10 Copyright © 2003, ATI Technologies Inc. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice. [. . . ] · MULTVIEW is not available with ALL-IN-WONDER VE cards. i MULTVIEW controls include channel up/down, Mute/unmute, audio, swap channel, volume slider, and channel status. When MULTVIEW is in focus, you can also type a channel number or name to change channels. To enable MULTVIEW In the MULTVIEW Initialization Wizard, click Enable MULTVIEW. MULTVIEWTM 43 To open and close MULTVIEW 1 2 Right-click the control panel or the video panel. · In the Feature menu, click Show. To change the location of the MULTVIEW window When the main video window is in full screen, right-click the control panel or the video panel, click MULTVIEW, click Location, then click the position you want: Top-Left, TopRight, Bottom-Right, or Bottom-Left. You can manually change the embedded window's size and location when the MULTVIEW borders are visible. Autohiding MULTVIEW window controls and borders The MULTVIEW window borders disappear after a few seconds of mouse inactivity on the MULTVIEW window. When you move your mouse over the MULTVIEW window, the border re-appears. When the embedded MULTVIEW window is in focus, its borders are red; when it is not in focus, its borders are black. For example when the borders are red, a REMOTE WONDER (see page 3) channelchange command will change the MULTVIEW channel. MULTVIEW audio requirements If you have one audio card or an integrated audio chip, you must connect one audio path internally (CD-In, for example) and the other externally (Line-In, for example). If you have two audio cards or one audio card and an integrated audio chip, you can connect both audio paths internally, externally, or one internally and the other externally. 44 MULTVIEWTM MULTVIEW keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to control MULTVIEW. Command Toggle MULTVIEW window on / off Toggle MULTVIEW focus MULTVIEW window in top-left of main video window MULTVIEW window in bottom-left of main video window MULTVIEW window in bottom-right of main video window MULTVIEW window in top-right of main video window Cycle through MULTVIEW window positions Toggle MULTVIEW full screen / windowed mode Swap channels Channel up Channel down Volume up Volume down Toggle mute Key(s) Alt + H Alt + O Alt + Alt + Alt + Alt + Alt + W Alt + W = (numeric keypad) + (numeric keypad) (numeric keypad) (numeric keypad) (numeric keypad) * Media Library 45 Media Library The Media Library provides a convenient way to manage and play all your multimedia files. When you record video or audio, it is automatically added to the Media Library. You can scan directories for multimedia content, filter by file type and date, set up playlists, and convert media files to ATI VCR or MPEG-2 format. The upper window contains the multimedia content that the Media Library finds in the specified directory. You can drag files from the upper window into the lower window to create playlists of various multimedia files. For information about using Media Library controls, see the online help and Tool Tips. i Media Library does not track files on removable media, such as CDs. To start the Media Library from LaunchPad Click the Media Library button in the Launchpad. from Windows® taskbar 1 2 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . Point at ATI Multimedia Center , then select Library. 46 Media Library To scan for content 1 2 Click the Scan for Content button files in the directory you specify. to scan for media Select the content to scan for -- All, Movie, Picture, or Document, -- and follow the on-screen directions. Media Library adds any of the following types of files that it finds in the directory you specified. · The Music category scans for . wav, . mp3, . mid, and . wma audio files. · The Movie category scans for . vcr, . avi, . asf, . mpg, . mpeg, . mp2, . mov, and . wmv video files. Filtering files You can filter the media files in the Library to display only the file types and time periods you want. To filter by Type Click the Type button in the upper left corner of the Library to filter by media type: All, Movie, Music, Picture, or Document. To filter by date Click the Date button in the upper left corner of the Library to filter by date, protection status, and unviewed: All, Today, Yesterday, This week, Last week, Protected from deletion, or Unviewed. (To protect files from deletion, select one or more entries in the main view, right-click, and then click Protect from deletion. ) Converting media files When you capture video from TV, setting the Recording Quality to Good or Longer saves files in ATI VCR (Proprietary ATI video format), which can only be played on the ATI File Player. Media Library 47 To convert ATI VCR files to MPEG-2 format 1 Add the . VCR file to the Media Library by scanning for content or by dragging it into the Media Library's content (upper) window. [. . . ] You may need to go into the system CMOS configuration and ensure that the SECONDARY IDE controller is enabled and set to AUTO DETECT the devices on the IDE bus. During the system boot process you should see an indication on the main monitor that the DVD-ROM drive has been detected as the SECONDARY MASTER device. (The messages you see may differ depending on the make and version of your system BIOS. ) 98 Troubleshooting Suggested solutions 6 When Windows 9x loads, open WINDOWS EXPLORER and see if you can find the DVD-ROM drive. In the example described here the DVDROM drive should appear as drive letter D:. [. . . ]