User manual BLEEM BLEEM!

[. . . ] 2 Go to "My Computer" and double-click on the icon for your CD-ROM drive to open the directory. anywhere you like ­ in your Programs folder, or even on your desktop for easy access. 4 Double-click on "SETUP" to launch the DirectX 6. 1 Installer. It will check the version of DirectX on your PC and tell you if you need to update your drivers. [. . . ] Many bleem!-compatible games are fully Direct3D Enhanced, and more will be added as quickly as we can. Try your games in different modes and resolutions, and you'll find the level of graphics quality and performance that you enjoy most. 8 bleem!'s graphics settings are divided into four menus within a single interface. To change graphics settings, go to Settings | Graphics, then click on the appropriate tab in the window that appears. FULL SCREEN SETTINGS ALWAYS DISPLAY IN FULL SCREEN: when you insert a game CD, bleem automatically switches to full screen display. ONLY USE FULL SCREEN WHEN. . . will always launch to a window, and only switch to Full Screen when you hit ALT-ENTER. will pick the best video mode for you. IF A PERFECT MATCH EXISTS, USE IT: PlayStation games normally run at certain settings - for example, 320x240 at 16-bit. defaults to the setting specified in the next option. TIP: Playing in Full Screen mode frees up video memory for bleem!On larger monitors, your desktop pattern alone can eat up more than a megabyte of VRAM! 9 ALWAYS USE THIS DISPLAY MODE: bleem! will always use the video mode you select here. Selecting this option will reduce the number of times your PC has to change resolutions and re-sync your monitor. (recommended) WINDOWED MODE SETTINGS DON'T RESIZE WINDOW AUTOMATICALLY: bleem!normally adjusts its window for a perfect 1-to-1 pixel match with the game it's playing. However, some games save memory by "squeezing" the image, then expanding it to fill your TV screen when it's played. Selecting this option allows you to resize the window to fill any portion of your screen you desire. use the same window dimensions and placement as the last time you exited the program. Adjust your display settings in Windows to match the ones you select in bleem!You can do this easily by right clicking on your desktop and selecting Properties, or via the Display Control Panel. 10 TIP: 3D HARDWARE SETTINGS ENABLE 3D HARDWARE ACCELERATION: bleem!will use 3D Hardware Acceleration if your graphics card supports it. HIGH RESOLUTION: bleem!uses your 3D hardware to render PlayStation graphics at higher resolutions ­ instead of just scaling them. (recommended) ENABLE FILTERED POLYGONS: This will smooth the graphics in most characters, objects and the "world" in most games. (recommended) ENABLE FILTERED SPRITES: When used with supporting 3D hardware, this option will smooth graphics in most status bars, overlay status bars, icons and other "flat" objects in many PlayStation games. (recommended) ENABLE ANTIALIASING: If your hardware supports it, this can smooth out the entire image, reducing blockiness and pixellation at higher resolutions. If you disable dynamic sounds, the game will still play, but the "streamed" portion of the audio will be muted. 13 ENABLE FULL MOTION AUDIO: Some games use synchronized sound along with full motion video for intro movies, cut-scenes, etc. STEREO: You probably already know what this means: monophonic or stereophonic. 8-BIT VS 16-BIT SAMPLES: The sample "depth" for audio refers to the amount of information bleem!However, this comes at a price ­ 16-bit audio uses twice as much processor power as 8-bit (just as a 32-bit color graphic is much larger than an 8-bit image, but has more depth and detail). [. . . ] If it is, and bleem isn't working, try renaming it, or uninstalling your burning software, then rebooting. MY CD DRIVE KEEPS SPITTING OUT PLAYSTATION CDS: · Launch Bleem!Press 'Retry' or enter and let your CD/DVD-ROM close the tray itself. You can also CLOSE the tray, and wait for the CD Drive to spin up (watch the light on the CD Drive, once it blinks on, then back off) then press 'Retry'. MY SCSI CD-ROM WON'T WORK WITH BLEEM!: · Several users have recommended upgrading APSI32 for their SCSI cards, and turning off their BIOS power management. SOUND HELP MY SOUND SKIPS / IS CHOPPY: · Lower the setting for your CD's read-ahead cache for better sound performance: go to START | SETTINGS |CONTROL PANEL | SYSTEM; click on the PERFORMANCE tab, then select the CD-ROM tab, and finally (whew!) under "Optimize access pattern, " select "No read-ahead. " 20 ONLINE HELP HELP IS JUST A CLICK AWAY ­ AT WWW. BLEEM. COM! Go to Help | bleem on the Web to check out our website and learn everything you ever wanted to know about bleem, plus plenty of helpful information and more!You'll find: LATEST COMPATIBILITY UPDATES (ALWAYS FREE!) NEWS AND INFORMATION ONLINE HELP PAGES SUPPORT MESSAGEBOARD COMPATIBILITY LISTS 21 bleem! [. . . ]