ATI Multimedia Center 8.1 User’s Guide P/N 137-70268-20 Copyright © 2003, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. 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. Product may not be exactly as shown in the diagrams.
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Contents Using Your ATI Multimedia Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Starting ATI Multimedia Center.................................................................... 2 Starting from LaunchPad........................................................................ 2 Starting from Windows® taskbar........................................................... 3 Online Help.................................................................................................... 3 ATI REMOTE WONDER™...............
Personal Video Recorder .............................................................. 39 Personal Video Recorder settings......................................................... 40 One Touch Record................................................................................ 44 Achieving the best results with MPEG video recording ...................... 45 MulTView™................................................................................................ 47 MulTView audio requirements .............
Video CD ......................................................................................... 72 Video CD Feature menu....................................................................... 73 Video CD keyboard shortcuts .............................................................. 74 Capturing still frames from Video CDs ............................................... 75 Zooming and Panning .......................................................................... 75 Video CD Display settings .......
File Player ..................................................................................... 101 File Player Feature menu.................................................................... 103 File Player shortcut keys .................................................................... 104 THRUVIEW™................................................................................... 105 Zooming and Panning ........................................................................
1 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center This chapter explains how to use the special features that your ATI Multimedia Center offers. The Multimedia Center is a suite of products that provides TV, Video CD, CD Audio, DVD, File Player, and Media Library in one package.
2 Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting from LaunchPad The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your Multimedia Center features — just click the feature you want. LaunchPad opens automatically when you start your computer, or if you prefer, you can right-click LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on Startup in the drop-down menu. • To dock LaunchPad, right-click it, then click Dock in the menu.
Online Help 3 Starting from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , then select CD Audio, DVD, LaunchPad, File Player, TV, Video CD, Media Library, or Configuration. For information about using the ATI Multimedia Center features, see the online help. Online Help Feature Help. Click the Help button in any display panel to open the online help. F1 Context-Sensitive Help.
4 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool Multimedia Center Configuration Tool When the Multimedia Center is running, you access settings via the Settings dialogs. You can also use the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool to access DVD audio settings, TV settings, PC Check, file types, and skin settings for the following purposes.
Multimedia Center Configuration Tool 5 To access DVD audio settings Click the DVD tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool. Three audio settings are available. Selection Function Enable Dynamic Compression Applies dynamic compression to the overall dynamic range of the audio (useful for low-volume listening and for smaller speakers).
6 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool To access PC Check PC Check evaluates your computer system to determine if it is correctly set up for multimedia playback. If your computer fails any of the tests, PC Check recommends corrective action. i 1 The test results are best estimates; they may not be 100% accurate. In Windows Taskbar, click Start, point at Programs, point at ATI Multimedia Center, then select Configuration.
TV 7 TV Watch Television on your computer! You can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, full-motion video on the whole screen or in a window. TV delivers advanced features: TV-On-Demand, Closed Captioning, Personal Video Recorder, Still Capture, Channel Surfing, Scheduled Events, TV Listings, Parental Control, and more. When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About...” notice appears.
8 TV To start TV from LaunchPad Click the TV button in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 2. from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , then select TV. You can also start TV from other Multimedia Center features installed on your system. Click the ATI logo in the feature’s control panel or display panel, then click TV.
TV 9 Setting up TV The first time you start TV, you must complete the Initialization Wizard. After that, the Wizard will not run unless you want to re-run it in order to change settings. The Initialization Wizard guides you quickly and easily through setting up TV channels, Parental Control, Sound, Recording Format, and TV-on-Demand. Initialization Wizard Click the Setup button, then click the Display tab. Click the Initialization Wizard... button. The TV Channels Initialization Wizard appears.
10 TV Click Next >. The Recording Format Initialization Wizard appears. Follow the Wizard’s instructions to select the default recording format. Click Next >. The TV-On-Demand Initialization Wizard appears. Follow the Wizard’s instructions to set up a temporary file and allocate file space. Available time is indicated. The Advanced Settings button lets you customize settings for image quality and processor load. Click Next >. The End of Initialization Wizard panel appears.
TV Ctrl 11 To display preset sizes using the CTRL key Tiny CTRL+1 Small CTRL+2 Medium CTRL+3 Large CTRL+4 Toggle between full screen and current size CTRL+F ALT+F Increase size of display panel CTRL + Up Arrow Decrease size of display panel CTRL + Down Arrow TV Feature menu You can access TV functions by right-clicking on the control panel or the viewing area of the display panel. This is very useful in full-screen mode. Selection Function Setup Opens the TV setup page.
12 TV Selection Function Video Size Indicates the sizes available for the current panel: Aspect Ratio Selects the width-to-height ratio for the video window: Tiny Small Medium Large Full Screen 160 x 120 pixels 240 x 180 pixels 320 x 240 pixels 640 x 480 pixels Non-Fixed Allows the window to be stretched to any proportions. Standard 4:3 Standard aspect ratio for television broadcast. Letterbox (16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1) Crops the top and bottom of the frame to fit a wider window.
TV TV keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to control TV from your keyboard.
14 TV Command Key(s) THRUVIEW window (Blended Window, regardless of settings in Display Settings page) F5 THRUVIEW Desktop (Blended Desktop, regardless of settings in Display Settings page) F6 Video Desktop, regardless of settings in Display Settings page) F7 Minimize without Video Desktop or THRUVIEW F8 Reverse play (Jog Shuttle) increments to next lower speed: 2x, -4x, -8x, -16x F9 Normal play (Jog Shuttle) F10 Forward play (Jog Shuttle) increments to next lower speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x F11
TV 15 TV display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in TV. To open the Display settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Display tab. Selection Function Video Size Size Selects the size for the current panel. Aspect Ratio Sets the width-to-height ratio for the current panel: Standard 4:3Standard television. Letterbox Crops the top and bottom of the frame to fit a wider window.
16 TV Selection Function Display Feature When Minimized Controls how TV behaves when minimized: Minimize TV TV becomes an icon on your desktop. Video Desktop TV display replaces your desktop pattern. THRUVIEW Blended Window: The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows. Blended Desktop: The current panel appears in full screen as a translucent layer on top of any other windows. Always On Top Displays TV on top of other applications.
TV 17 TV video settings The video settings page lets you choose a video connector and fine-tune video characteristics. To open the Video settings page Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, then click the Video tab. Selection Function Connector Choose Analog TV Tuner, Composite or S-Video input. • If you choose Composite or S-Video, you must specify the Broadcast Standard. Broadcast Standard Choose the broadcast standard: NTSC, PAL, or SECAM.
18 TV TV Tuner settings The tuner settings page lets you autoscan for active TV channels, choose cable or antenna input, name channels, and set channel-specific options. To open the Tuner settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab. Selection Function Channel Name You can enter channel names. If you have TV Listings installed (see TV Listings on page 54), channel names are set automatically, based upon the Guide+ database. Details...
TV 19 Channel Property Details When you select a channel and then click the Details... button in the TV Tuner settings page, the Channel Property Details page opens to let you set properties for particular channels — favorites list, channel assignment, and properties for audio, video, program lockout, and closed captioning. For example, in the Channel Specific Settings Video page, you could change a channel to SECAM when the other channels are (by default) PAL.
20 TV Selection Function Channel Specific Settings Audio Click Audio, then click Details... to open the Sound details page. Mute Settings Global Applies mute settings to selected channel. Mute On Mutes audio. Mute Off Cancels muting. SAP Settings Global Stereo Mono SAP Channel Specific Settings see Secondary Audio Program (SAP) on page 23. Applies SAP settings to selected channel. Activates stereo TV audio for this channel, if it provides it. Activates monaural audio for this channel.
TV 21 TV Stills Gallery settings You can capture still images from TV, and save them in the Stills Gallery. To open the TV Stills Gallery settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. For information on the Stills Gallery, see Stills Gallery on page 65. TV Schedule settings The Scheduler lets you set up TV to watch or record selected TV programs at times you specify. See Schedule on page 110 for details.
22 TV ATI TV Bar Browse the Web and watch TV at the same time, without resizing your windows! ATI TV Bar displays TV in your Internet Explorer Web Browser. North American users can also view a display of channel names and numbers, with continuously updated program information. To open ATI TV Bar 1 Launch Internet Explorer. 2 In Explorer’s menu bar, click View Bar , then click ATI TV. , point to Explorer Or click the ATI TV button in Explorer’s menu bar.
TV 23 Channel Surfing You can browse through several TV channels simultaneously, and select channels by clicking on “thumbnail” images (miniature representations) of the channels. Each thumbnail displays the channel number, and is regularly updated to display the current program. • A password is required to access locked-out channels (see Channel Lockout on page 32); otherwise, only unlocked channels will be displayed. • Most controls are disabled during Channel Surfing.
24 TV Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text over video, like a standard TV, and/or in a separate window beside the video. When you use the separate window, you can use the scroll bar to review the last few minutes of text. You can set the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. To display closedcaptioned text Click the Closed Caption button in the TV control panel.
TV 25 Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed — over video or in a window — and the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. You can also set up and enable the HotWords and TV Magazine features. To set up closed captioning Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Closed Caption tab. Selection Function Placement External Window Displays closed captioned text in its own window. Click Font.
26 TV HotWords™ Have your computer watch TV for you! When you turn on Closed Captioning (see Closed Captioning on page 24), you can specify words and phrases that Television will detect in the closed-captioned text. You can set HotWords to show the matched text, restore TV, play a sound, enable TV Magazine, or enable the Personal Video Recorder when the HotWords appear. You can also have TV automatically transcribe the text when the specified words appear.
TV 27 Selection Function Partial Check this box to open TV when a part of the First Word occurs. Use the Add and Remove buttons to add and remove words from the list. Actions to take when your HotWords occur. Show Matched Text Displays the text that matches your Hot Word(s). Recording Enable TV Magazine Activates TV Magazine (see TV Magazine on page 27). Restore Player Opens TV in its current state.
28 TV Selection Function File Name Type a name for the file. File Format Select a file format (RTF, TXT, or HTML). Options Overwrite files Check to overwrite existing files. Uncheck to keep existing files. Remove Advertising (North America only) Automatically skips commercial advertising when you display or transcribe closed captioned text.
TV 29 External Captions support When you record video using TV-On-Demand (see page 36) or the Personal Video Recorder (see page 39), the associated closed caption information is added to the Media Library (see page 50).
30 TV Secondary Audio Program (SAP) The Secondary Audio Program can be used to broadcast, for example, language translations, reading services for the visually impaired, weather forecasts, or information about a show. • Only available for NTSC video; for PAL or SECAM, it is called Language B. i • Not all television stations broadcast SAP. To hear the Secondary Audio Program Right-click the Mute button in the Television control panel, then click Sap in the drop-down menu.
TV 31 THRUVIEW™ If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card, THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available. THRUVIEW Desktop. The current panel appears full-screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized. THRUVIEW Window. The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows, allowing you to work and watch TV at the same time.
32 TV Channel Lockout Channel Lockout lets you block particular programs at specific times, and set a password to unlock them. Use the Program Lockout page to specify channel, time, and duration. • Passwords are case-sensitive. For example, PASSWORD and passWord are not the same. i • If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your TV software to view passwordprotected programs.
TV 33 Parental Control Parental Control lets you restrict access to TV programs depending on their content rating. The video and audio of programs that you restrict will not be recorded until the correct password is entered. • Parental Control is only available for North American (NTSC) Television. • Passwords are case-sensitive, and must be at least three characters in length. i • If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your TV software.
34 TV Recording Video and still images Full-motion video. The Personal Video Recorder lets you record a clip of full-motion video plus audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG, AVI, ATI VCR (proprietary ATI video format), or WMV (Windows Media Video for streaming and download-and-play applications) file on your computer’s hard disk. See Personal Video Recorder on page 39 for details. Still images. Capture fullcolor, 24-bit-per-pixel, still images from television, save them, and print them.
TV 35 Recording a clip of video and audio from TV To record a clip of video and audio Click the Record button in the Television control panel, or right-click the Record button and select a duration from the menu. The Personal Video Recorder starts recording video and audio to your computer’s hard disk. For information on recording formats, see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40.
36 TV-On-Demand™ TV-On-Demand™ TV-On-Demand lets you pause a live program, return later, and resume watching where you left off. You can view the show from the beginning, even after it has started, without waiting until the whole program is recorded. You can quickly back up a program, watch the selected portion again, and fast-forward or skip ahead to the live broadcast. You can also export the recorded video as an MPEG (.MPG) file or an ATI VCR file.
TV-On-Demand™ 37 To play recorded video Click the Play button in the TV-on-Demand control panel. To pause recorded video The Pause button is displayed in live TV mode or in TV-on-Demand mode while recorded video is playing. When you click the Pause button, recorded video playback stops, displaying the last frame of video, TV-on-Demand continues recording live video, and the Pause button changes to the Play button.
38 TV-On-Demand™ To move within recorded video Position slider Using your mouse, drag the position slider to move forwards or backwards in delayed video. As you move the slider all the way to the right, the time display indicates Live. The Jog Shuttle feature provides high-speed playback — forwards or backwards. Using your mouse, drag the slider to the right (forwards) or to the left (backwards). When you release the mouse button, the slider returns to the middle (normal speed) position.
Personal Video Recorder 39 Personal Video Recorder The Personal Video Recorder provides simple controls and powerful recording options. You can record a clip of fullmotion video and audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG, AVI, VCR, or WMV file. You can play recorded files in the File Player (see File Player on page 101.) Advanced time-lapse and motion-triggered recording modes are available.
40 Personal Video Recorder When you right-click the record button, the following options are available (the available times depend upon your hard disk space). Record for Sets the length of time to record. Record until Sets the time to stop recording. Record until manually stopped Record until you click the Record button again. Recording preset Lets you change the default recording preset. One Touch Record Settings Open the One Touch Record settings page.
Personal Video Recorder 41 To set up the Personal Video Recorder Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Personal Video Recorder tab. Selection Function Recording Preset Check DVD, Good, Longer, Video CD, or Custom. (The higher the quality, the less video you will be able to store on a disk.) Note: The Video CD setting lets you create Video-CDcompliant files that can be played on most consumer DVD players.
42 Personal Video Recorder Selection Function Motion-triggered recording Record video and audio, triggered by motion in the video frame. This feature could be used for security applications or to record only material of interest over time. You can specify an optional “include” rectangle that defines the area to watch for motion, and an “exclude” rectangle that is excluded from motion detection. For example, you could monitor a room, but exclude a fish tank, which would falsely trigger recording.
Personal Video Recorder Selection Function Capture High Resolution Stills Capture still images at high resolution. One Touch Record 43 Custom duration configuration Type the number of days, hours, and minutes you want to record. Folder for recorded files Choose a location for your recorded files. Recorded file name Type a name for your recorded files. File name style Type a custom name or choose a preset from the list.
44 Personal Video Recorder One Touch Record One Touch Record provides one-click recording for specific times and durations. The default recording quality is used (see Recording Quality in Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40.) Right-click the Record button in the control panel, then click the recording option that you want. Selection Function Record for 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2hours Record for these preset durations. (xx days, yy hours, zz minutes) Specify the recording time you want.
Personal Video Recorder 45 Achieving the best results with MPEG video recording To access MPEG properties 1 Click the setup button in the Television control panel, then click the Personal Video Recorder tab. 2 In Recording Quality, click the Map Preset... button. 3 Click DVD, then click the Edit... button. Capture Wizard (Step 1) appears. 4 Enter a name and description (if desired) for the preset. 5 Click Next >. The MPEG-specific Recording Wizard pages appear.
46 Personal Video Recorder Video Format IBP Frames (Mbps) Minimum CPU Required I-Frame Only (Mbps) Minimum CPU Required 160x120 1.0 P200-MMX 1.0 P200-MMX 352x240 1.5 PII-266 2.0 P200-MMX 320x480 3.0 PII-400 4.0 PII-266 640x480 4.0 Athlon 600 6.0 PIII-450 720x480 4.0 Athlon 700 6.0 PIII-450 Mbps = Megabits per second, or millions of bits per second. 1 Mbps is approximately 125Kbytes/second.
MulTView™ 47 MulTView™ If you have an ATI ALL-IN-WONDER card and an ATI TV WONDER PCI card installed, MulTView lets you watch a different channel in a secondary video window. You can record video from your ALL-IN-WONDER card while you watch another channel on the TV WONDER. The secondary window can be in the following locations: Picture in Picture (PiP) When the main video window is in full-screen, the MulTView (PiP video window is embedded in the main window.
48 MulTView™ To open and close MulTView 1 Right-click the control panel or the video panel. 2 In the Feature menu, click MulTView, then click Show. To close MulTView click the Close button . • Or right-click the control panel or the video panel. • In the Feature menu, click Show.
MulTView™ MulTView keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to control MulTView.
50 Media Library 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.
Media Library 51 To scan for content 1 Click the Scan for Content button files in the directory you specify. 2 Select the content to scan for — All, Movie, Picture, Document, or TV-On-Demand — and follow the on-screen directions. to scan for media 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 .
52 Media Library 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. 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. 2 Right-click the file, then click Export to MPEG-2... in the drop-down menu.
Media Library 53 Recommended content deletion You can have the Media Library find and delete files that meet the following criteria. • Age • Time since last viewed • Size • Type • Protection status 1 Right-click in the content (upper) window, then click Recommend Content Deletion. The Content Deletion page opens. 2 Select the criteria for deletion, then click Next. The Contents Recommended page opens. 3 To delete selected files, click the file(s) you want to delete, then click Remove Selected.
54 TV Listings TV Listings Gemstar’s GUIDE Plus+™ is an electronic television programming guide for Microsoft Windows. It provides advanced program information, such as station names and numbers, as well as program names and details. You can schedule recording and viewing sessions, search for programs, and maintain a list of your favorite shows. For more information, see the TV Listings Help. • TV Listings is only available in selected countries.
TV Listings 55 • Copy Check this to copy the TV Program Details panel’s information into your Windows clipboard. • Right-clicking in the text area of the TV Program Details panel also provides access to the Auto Update and Copy features. • When you use TV Listings, the TV Control panel is i hidden, and some features are unavailable. • TV Listings is unavailable when you use Channel Surf (see page 23) or video recording (see page 34).
56 TV Listings Getting around To navigate the various TV Listings views, click the tab for the view you want, or select the appropriate view from the View menu at the top of the screen. Use the mouse or cursor keys to move within the current view. Left-click to select an item and display its details in the details window above the grid or log. Right-click to open a pop-up menu with various options: Watch Adds the item to your Watch schedule (see Schedules tab on page 61).
TV Listings 57 Viewing TV Listings works with your TV tuner to automatically display shows. When you select a program for viewing, the Watch icon appears next to the title in any view where that program is displayed. • To remove a program from the Watch Schedule, simply click the Watch icon next to the program title. Views There are two, main views for the guide: Grid and Log. Grid view displays 24 hours of listings in a table (similar to your newspaper or cable guide).
58 TV Listings Filter options Click the Filter icon to open the Filter options dialog, where you can adjust the current view and quickly locate programs. Select the boxes you want to apply to the current view, and click Close. Select the Use Station List checkbox to apply the most recently customized station list. Actors tab The Actors tab displays all actors and actresses starring in all the movies in the current listings. A list of actor names is displayed on the left of the screen.
TV Listings 59 Categories tab The Categories tab displays all genre categories in the current listings. A list of genre categories is displayed on the left of the screen. • Click the category you want to view, to display all titles for that category on the right side of the screen. • Double-clicking on categories with a + sign opens a list of sub-categories on the right side of the screen. • Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down in the Categories List.
60 TV Listings Typically, you use the favorites list to find your preferred shows when your data file is updated. Select the Favorites search from the list of searches, and the guide will look up and display all your favorite items. You can then select any or all of these items into your Schedule. You can set Favorites in two ways: • In any view, select an event you want to place in your Favorites list.
TV Listings 61 Schedules tab A schedule is a list of TV events that you have selected in any view, including search results. The schedule is in the form of a Log View (see page 57). There are three lists you can choose from: • Watch displays all events with at least the Watch indicator set. • Record displays all events with at least the Record indicator set. • All displays all events with either the Watch or Record indicator set.
62 TV Listings Setting search parameters To start a new search, in the Search menu, click New Search ... to open the Search dialog, which you can use to set the following options: Stations Select All or None using the appropriate buttons at the bottom of the list. To use selected stations, click the station names to highlight them. Program Categories Select All or None using the appropriate buttons at the bottom of the list. To use selected categories, click the category names to highlight them.
TV Listings 63 Sports tab The Sports tab displays all sports sub-categories for all sporting events in the current listings, on the left side of your screen. Click the category on the left side of the screen for which you want to display all titles. Titles will appear on the right side of the screen. • If you have the Use Station List checkbox in the Filter options checked (see Filter options on page 58), only those stations in the currently-selected station list are displayed.
64 TV Listings Titles tab The Titles tab displays all titles in the current listings, on the left side of your screen. Click a title to display all show times for that title, on the right side of your screen. • Use the arrow keys to scroll up or down. You can also type a partial or full Title name in the textbox above the Title list, and quickly jump to a particular title. • Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the log.
Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery The still images you capture from TV, Video CD, or File Player are saved in the Stills Gallery. You can save images in a variety of graphics formats and sizes. The Stills Gallery controls let you delete images, hide them, save them as wallpaper, and print them. You can check multiple Capture options in the Stills Gallery Setup page. Still images can be captured to the Stills Gallery, numbered files, clipboard, and printer, all at the same time.
66 Stills Gallery To set up the Stills Gallery Click the Setup button in the Stills Gallery, TV, File Player, or Video CD control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. Selection Function Capture Options Capture to Gallery Captures still images to the Stills Gallery. Capture to numbered file Stores captured images in numbered files (pic001.bmp, pic002.bmp ...) on your hard disk. Capture to clipboard Places captured images on the Windows Clipboard.
CD Audio 67 CD Audio Use CD Audio to play standard audio CDs. Advanced features such as Random play, Intro play (which plays the first ten seconds of each track) and Loop play are available. The Schedule feature lets you schedule CD playback on dates and times you specify (see Schedule on page 110). When you click the logo in the control panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active features.
68 CD Audio CD Audio keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to control CD Audio from your keyboard.
CD Audio 69 CD Audio settings Use the CD Audio Settings page to set up playlists and shuffle play, and to use an LCD panel for track number and playback time. To set up CD Audio Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel, then click the CD Player Settings tab. Selection Function Play List Displays all tracks in the playlist (the list of your selections). Shuffle Play Shuffle all tracks Play all tracks in random order. Shuffle user playlist Play playlist in random order.
70 CD Audio CD Audio preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you control Power Management settings in CD Audio. To open the Preferences settings page Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel, then click the Preferences tab. Click the Help button on this settings page for more information on Power Management.
CD Audio Selection Function Proxy Server Access the database using a proxy server Server Address of proxy server (a proxy server is another computer on your LAN that connects to the Internet without compromising the security of your network). 71 Port Port to use with proxy server. Requires Proxy Authentication This proxy server requires authentication. Dial-Up Networking Use dial-up networking when accessing the server.
72 Video CD Video CD Video CD plays Video CD 1.0 CDs, Video 2.0 Interactive CDs, and Karaoke CDs. When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active features. For information about using Video CD controls, see the online help and Tool Tips. To start Video CD from LaunchPad Click the Video CD button in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 2.
Video CD 73 Video CD Feature menu You can access Video CD functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful in full-screen mode. Selection Function Setup Open the Video CD setup page. Eject CD Eject the video CD from the drive. Play Play the loaded Video CD. Pause Pause playback. Stop Stop playback. Display Size 50% Display video at 1/2 size. 75% Display video at 3/4 size. 100% Display video full size. 200% Display video at double size.
74 Video CD Video CD keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to control Video CD from your keyboard.
Video CD 75 Capturing still frames from Video CDs To capture still frames from Video CDs Click the Capture button in the Video CD control panel. The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery (see Stills Gallery on page 65). Zooming and Panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return your display to normal. To zoom in Click within the display panel, then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom.
76 Video CD Video CD Display settings Use the Video CD Display settings pages to set up video size and general operation. To open the Video CD Display settings page Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel, then click the Display tab. Selection Function Video Size Choose playback size: 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or Fullscreen. If the current panel does not support resizing, the values are greyed-out. Tool Tips Show Tool Tips Show tool tips when you point at controls with your mouse.
Video CD 77 Video CD Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed – over video or in a window – and the preferred language, the font, and the font color for the window. Selection Function Video Window Off Do not display closed captioned text. English Display closed captioned text. Hangul Display Hangul text. Font Select the font for the video window and the background style (solid or semi-transparent).
78 Video CD Video CD Preferences settings Use the Video CD Preferences settings page to set up general characteristics for your player. To open the Video CD Preferences settings page Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel, then click the Preferences tab. Selection Function Movie Scale Show Time Display scale in time. Show Total Time Display the total time of the playing video CD or file. Show Time Remaining Display the remaining time in the playing video CD or file.
DVD 79 DVD DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is a high-density format that provides as much as 17 Gigabytes of storage — 25 times more than a CD-ROM. This vastly increased capacity lets you view a full-length movie or play games that used to require multiple CDs. When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active features.
80 DVD What can I play on my DVD drive? You can play all video discs, including encrypted (copyprotected) and interactive titles.
DVD 81 DVD feature menu You can access DVD functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful when you play files in full-screen mode. Selection Function Setup Opens the Preferences page. Hide controls Hides the full-screen controls (see Full-screen controls on page 80). Eject Opens/closes the DVD drive tray. Resume Continues play, after pausing Play/Pause Toggles between play and pause. Stop playing Stops play.
82 DVD DVD keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to control DVD from your keyboard.
DVD Command Key(s) Move selection up Ï Move selection down Ð Move selection left Í Move selection right Î Display at 50% Alt / Ctrl +1 Display at 75% Alt / Ctrl +2 Display at 100% Alt / Ctrl +3 Display at 200% Alt / Ctrl +4 About Alt + A Setup Alt + S Exit Alt / Ctrl + F4 Toggle Always On Top Alt / Ctrl + T Eject disk Alt / Ctrl + E Minimize Alt / Ctrl + M Increase display size Alt / Ctrl + Ï Decrease display size Alt / Ctrl + Ð Stereo Ctrl + A Go to Root menu Ctrl + M
84 DVD Playing DVD-Video Discs All DVD players and drives will read audio CDs and CD-ROMs, and play music from Enhanced CDs (CD Plus, CD Extra). To play DVD discs Place a DVD disc in your DVD drive, then click the Play DVD button in the File Open dialog. If you experience problems see DVD problems on page 121. It is the nature of the DVD format that some commands and options are allowed at some times, and not allowed at others.
DVD 85 Selecting audio channels When you view a standard DVD-Video disc that has multiple audio streams, clicking the audio channel button displays a pop-up menu of available audio streams. The currently-playing channel is checkmarked. • DVD-Video Discs can support up to eight audio channels, but not all discs provide them. Setting up subtitles Click the subtitle selection button in the DVD control panel to display a menu of subtitle language choices. Click the language you want for subtitles.
86 DVD To set up external subtitles Click the Closed Caption button in the DVD control panel, then click the Set External Subtitle button, and select your subtitle file. You can add and remove DVDs from the External Subtitle list, change the DVD’s title, and adjust the frame rate. Using the menus Click the Menus button in the DVD control panel. A pop-up “menu of menus” opens, where you can select a menu to jump to.
DVD 87 Searching DVD discs DVD-Video Disc content consists of “titles” (movies or albums), and “parts of titles” (chapters or songs). Use Search to go to a specific location on the disc. Click the Search button in the DVD control panel to open the search dialog. You can search DVD discs for: • Title (usually a whole movie or album) • Title and Chapter (a Chapter is part of a Title). • Time within the current Title and Chapter in HH:MM:SS:FF format (HH=hour, MM=minute, SS=second, FF=frame).
88 DVD Zooming and Panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return your display to normal. To zoom in Click within the display panel, then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom. Or right-click the 1:1 button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level— Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or Zoom x8. To pan in the zoomed area Click and drag your mouse within the zoomed area to pan horizontally or vertically.
DVD 89 THRUVIEW™ If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card, THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available. THRUVIEW Desktop. The current panel appears full-screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized. THRUVIEW Window. The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows, allowing you to work and watch DVD movies at the same time.
90 DVD Each time the Player creates a bookmark or exits the Setup Wizard, it sorts bookmarks by creation date, and deletes bookmarks older than the expiry date you specified. To ensure that the maximum number of bookmarks is not exceeded, the Player deletes bookmarks, starting with the oldest. i The Power Management bookmark is never deleted (see Power Management in DVD Preferences settings on page 93).
DVD 91 A/B Repeat You can play a section of a DVD disc by setting a start point (A) and an end point (B) in the disc, and play that section continuously. 1 Click the A/B Repeat button once to set the start point. Playback continues. 2 Click the A/B Repeat button again to set the end point. Looped playback begins from the start point to the end point. Pressing the A/B Repeat button again cancels looped playback, and playback continues from the current point.
92 DVD DVD Display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in DVD. To open the Display settings page Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Display tab. Selection Function Display Size Display video at 50%, 75%, 100%, or full screen. Options Keep Aspect Ratio Maintains the aspect ratio (width-to-height ratio) when you resize the display. Always on Top Always displays the Player on top of other windows.
DVD 93 DVD Preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you control some of the DVD default values. To open the Preferences settings page Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Preferences tab. Selection Function Preferred Language Select a 1st choice and a 2nd choice for your preferred language. • DVD automatically selects the audio stream and subtitles to match the 1st choice. • If the 1st choice is not available, the 2nd choice is used.
94 DVD DVD Initialization Wizard When you click the Initialization Wizard button, the second page of the Wizard provides options for controlling bookmarks: Selection Function Enable Bookmarks Bookmarks allow you to resume playback from where you left off when last viewing the DVD. Maximum number of bookmarks to keep Enter the number of bookmarks that DVD should record. Bookmarks expire after this many days Enter the number of days to keep bookmarks.
DVD 95 DVD Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text over video, and/or in a separate window beside the video. When you use the separate window, you can use the scroll bar to review the last few minutes of text. You can set the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. i The author must have specifically included closed captioning In order for it to be available. Most movies include subtitles, and not closed captions (see Setting up subtitles on page 85.
96 DVD Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed — over video or in a window — and the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. To set up closed captioning Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Closed Caption tab. Selection Function Placement External Window Displays closed captioned text in its own window. Click Font... to select the display font.
DVD 97 DVD-Video audio settings the Audio settings page lets you control how DVD handles audio. i The Multimedia Center supports standard DVD-Video, which provides stereo and compressed, multi-channel surround sound using Dolby® Digital or DTS® encoding. DVD-Audio (DV-A) is a separate standard, which requires a DVD-Audio player. To open the Audio settings page Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Audio tab.
98 DVD S/PDIF S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) allows transfer of digital audio from one location to another without analog conversion; it is the standard format for exchanging digital audio signals between consumer audio components. Connections can be coaxial or optical. You can connect your ALL-IN-WONDER’s audio output directly to an S/PDIF amplifier or speaker set; for details, see the Installation and setup User’s Guide that came with your ALL-IN-WONDER card.
DVD 99 Some discs may not support the aspect ratio you select. For example, selecting letterbox for a disc that contains only 4:3 data will not provide letterbox playback. Selection Function Enable Advanced Aspect Ratio This option lets you make selection in the controls listed below. Aspect Ratio Sets the default aspect ratio for all DVD content using DVD. Fullscreen The movie fills the entire screen, regardless of desktop or movie resolution.
100 DVD DVD Schedule settings If you have the features installed, you can schedule events for TV Magazine, Personal Video Recorder, File Player, and TV. To open the DVD Schedule settings page Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Schedule tab. The Schedule Wizard will guide you through creating new scheduled events. See Schedule on page 110 for details.
File Player 101 File Player Use the File Player to play various multimedia file formats. The types of file you can play depends on your system’s software. For example, MPEG-2 file playback is available if software such as ATI’s DVD Player or other MPEG-2 decoders is installed. You can play the following, multimedia files: • AVI • MPEG (,mpg, .mpeg) • MP (.mp3, .mp2) • MIDI (.mid) • WAV (.wav) • VCR (.
102 File Player To start File Player from LaunchPad Click the File Player button in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 2. from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center File Player.
File Player 103 File Player Feature menu You can access File Player functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful when you play files in full-screen mode. Selection Function Setup Open the File Player Setup page. Hide/Show Controls Hide the File Player Control panel. Play Play the current file. Stop Stop playing. Time display mode Set time mode: Elapsed Time Remaining Time Total Time Zoom Mode Set Zoom: Unzoom, Zoom 2x, Zoom 4x, Zoom 8x.
104 File Player File Player shortcut keys You can use the following keys to control File Player from your keyboard.
File Player Command Key(s) Minimize (without THRUVIEW) F7 Reverse play (increments to next lower speed: -2x, -4x, -8x, -16x) F9 Normal play F10 Forward play (increments to next higher speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x) F11 Loop Ctrl + A Exit File Player Alt + F4 About Alt + A 105 THRUVIEW™ If your computer uses a RADEON™ or later video card, THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available. THRUVIEW Desktop.
106 File Player Zooming and Panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return your display to normal. To zoom in Click within the display panel, then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom. Or right-click the 1:1 button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level— Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or Zoom x8. To pan in the zoomed area Move your mouse within the zoomed area.
File Player 107 File Player Display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in the File Player. To open the Display settings page Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel, then click the Display tab. Selection Function Video Size Display video at 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or full screen. Options LCD Display Display track number and current playback time on an LCD display. Always on Top Always display File Player on top of other applications.
108 File Player File Player Preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you specify power management settings. Selection Function Power Management Select one of the following levels: Always Power management always enabled. Disabled while playing Power management is disabled while a CD is playing. Allow display to turn off while paused Only the display turns off when playback is paused. Disabled Power management is never enabled.
File Player 109 External Captions support When you record video using TV-On-Demand (see page 36) or the Personal Video Recorder (see page 39), the associated closed caption information is added to the Media Library (see page 50).
110 Schedule To capture still frames from File Player Click the Capture button in the File Player control panel. The frame is captured to the Stills Gallery (see Stills Gallery on page 65). File Player Schedule settings You can schedule the File Player to play media files on the dates and times you specify. If you have the features installed, you can also schedule events for CD Audio, TV Magazine, Personal Video Recorder, and TV.
Schedule 111 Schedule settings Selection Function Name The name of the event. Checked events are active. Feature The feature to schedule: CD Audio, File Player, Television, TV Magazine, Video Recording, or Video CD. When When the event occurs. Next Run Time The next time the event will run. Modify Click to change values for a scheduled event. Delete Remove a scheduled event. Delete All Remove all scheduled events.
112 TV Out TV Out You can connect a television set as your computer’s display, and use your Multimedia Center to view computer output directly on your television in NTSC or PAL formats, connect using Composite or S-Video output capabilities, and display images on the TV and PC monitor simultaneously. TV Out provides a big-screen experience for entertainment PCs that is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. i You must attach a TV before enabling TV out.
Multi-Monitor Support 113 Multi-Monitor Support The DVI-I interface on ALL-IN-WONDER cards can be used to attach a DVI display or an analog monitor, using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. i • The ALL-IN-WONDER VE does not support DVI-I. • Hydravision technology supports DVI or CRT monitor and television. Teletext ATI’s new Teletext application lets you get the most out of working with Teletext.
114 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you have problems with video or audio, try these suggestions. Audio problems ... Problem Suggested solution No Sound If you have external speakers, ensure that they are powered-on (POWER indicator light is on) and connected to the LINE-OUT or SPEAKER OUT connectors on your sound card. Still no sound? 1 Click Start, point at Settings, select Control Panel, then double-click Sounds. 2 In the Events area, Click Asterisk, then click a .WAV file in the Sound area.
Troubleshooting 115 Problem Suggested solution No sound from TV Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL-IN-WONDER card and your sound card is correct. For complete installation instructions, refer to the appropriate Installation and Setup User’s Guide: • ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV / 8500 / 7500 / RADEON • ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series • ALL-IN-WONDER 9000 PRO.
116 Troubleshooting Problem Suggested solution No sound from TV Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL-IN-WONDER card and your sound card is correct. For complete installation instructions, refer to the appropriate Installation and Setup User’s Guide: • ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series • ALL-IN-WONDER 9000 PRO.
Troubleshooting 117 Problem Suggested solution Can’t record sound when recording from a videotape Left and right audio output from your VCR must be connected to your ALL-IN-WONDER card (note that S-Video does not provide an audio connection). For complete installation instructions, refer to the ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV / 8500 / 7500 / RADEON Installation and Setup User’s Guide. ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500 (128MB) COMP. VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT L. AUDIO OUT R.
118 Troubleshooting Problem Suggested solution No sound on the videotape when outputting to a VCR Left and right audio output from your VCR must be connected to your ALL-IN-WONDER card (note that S-Video does not provide an audio connection). For complete installation instructions, refer to the ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV / 8500 / 7500 / RADEON Installation and Setup User’s Guide. R. AUDIO IN ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500 (128MB) L. AUDIO IN COMP.
Troubleshooting 119 Video problems ... Problem Suggested solution Video is unstable or only black and white Check that you are using the correct broadcast standard format: • See Broadcast Standard in TV video settings on page 17. For proper operation, you must specify your country in the TV Channels Initialization Wizard (see page 9). • Check the quality of your incoming TV signal on another receiver; bad reception may be the cause.
120 Troubleshooting Problem Suggested solution Dropped frames during video recording Dropped frames during video recording indicates that some part of the system is not fast enough to keep up with the recording. Recording video is a very demanding task for even the most powerful system. To achieve the best results, you must dedicate the PC to recording, and ensure that nothing else is active during recording. MPEG recording requires a very fast CPU to encode the video.
Troubleshooting 121 Problem Suggested solution Recorded video has horizontal lines (“combing”) • If you are recording to AVI format, reduce the line count in the Frame Size. For example, change the frame size from 480x480 to 480x240. In the Personal Video Recorder Settings page, click the Set Custom... button, then click the Edit... button, choose your AVI preset, then edit the frame size. (See Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40.
122 Troubleshooting ATI display adapters with TV OUTPUT capability will enable copy protection during DVD movie playback. The copyprotected video will effectively prevent a VCR from recording a watchable movie. If you videotape a copy-protected movie and then play it back, you will typically see occasional glimpses of the movie interspersed with 20 to 30 seconds of no picture or possibly just a blue screen.
Troubleshooting 123 Suggested solutions Close other programs. If a DVD movie is jumpy or drops frames, other tasks may be causing the problem. Many programs display an icon on the Windows taskbar. Right-click the icon, then click Exit or Close. Ensure that a current version of DirectX is installed. Very generally, DirectX is an interface between applications and games and the drivers that run your graphics, sound and other hardware. PC Check tests DirectX (see To access PC Check on page 6.
124 Troubleshooting Suggested solutions Remove Real Mode (DOS) drivers for the DVD-ROM drive. Real mode CDROM drivers may interfere with proper DVD-ROM operation. Real mode drivers for the CD-ROM are only required if you wish to access the CDROM from DOS. Look in the CONFIG.SYS file for CD-ROM drivers that may be loaded. Following are some examples of “DEVICE=” lines that load REAL MODE CD-ROM drivers. DEVICE=C:\SBCD\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:170,15 /V DEVICE=c:\bin\AOATAPI.
Troubleshooting 125 Suggested solutions Enable DMA for the DVD drive in Windows. Windows DMA support for DVD drives usually improves playback performance. PC Check tests your DMA settings (see To access PC Check on page 6.) Install the DVD drive on the second IDE channel as a Master device. DVD drive performance is best when the DVD drive is installed as a Master device on the second IDE channel. Warning: If you are unfamiliar with the internals of your PC, do not remove the cover.
126 Troubleshooting Suggested solutions Configure the DVD-ROM drive as a MASTER. DVD-ROM drives typically have jumpers used to select MASTER or SLAVE operation. These jumpers are usually located on the rear of the DVD-ROM drive. There should be a label on the drive that will indicate where the jumper should be positioned to set the drive as a MASTER. Connect the DVD-ROM drive to the SECONDARY IDE controller.
Troubleshooting 127 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:. (Because there is only one hard disk (C:) and we are assuming that it is not partitioned); If your hard disk has been partitioned or if you have multiple hard disks, the DVDROM drive will generally be the highest assigned drive letter.
128 Troubleshooting Suggested solutions If problems persist: BEFORE you call Customer Support, please have the following information ready: • Detailed description of the problem • Motherboard manufacturer • System BIOS manufacturer • Make and model of DVD drive • DVD drive interface (IDE or SCSI) • Drive letter assigned to the DVD drive by Windows • DVD title(s) that are not working properly • Operating system name and version • ATI display adapter model or name • ATI display driver version • ATI DVD Playe
Index Symbols .mid 101 .mp2 101 .mp3 101 .mpeg 101 .mpg 101 .vcr 101 .
DVD-Audio, DVD-A 5, 97 E Exporting recorded video 38 External Captions support File Player 52, 109 Media Library 52 TV 29 F Feature menu DVD 81 File Player 103 TV 11 Video CD 73 File Player 101 Closed Caption settings 108 Display settings 107 External Captions support 109 Feature menu 103 keyboard shortcuts 104 Preferences 108 Schedule Settings 110 Schedule Wizard 110 Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery Settings 109 THRUVIEW 105 zooming and panning 106 H Help features, context-sensitive, Tool Tips, desktop 3
One Touch Record 44 setting up 39 settings 40 VideoSoap 39 Picture in Picture 9, 47 Picture outside Picture 47 R Recommended content deletion 53 Recording Format Initialization Wizard 10 Recording video and still images 34 Region codes 100 REMOTE WONDER 3 Resource conflict 2 S S/PDIF 98 SAP 30 Schedule settings 111 Wizard 110 Schedule Wizard CD Audio 71 DVD 100 File Player 110 TV 21 Secondary Audio Program 30 Settings CD Audio 69 Closed Captioning 24, 95 DVD Advanced Aspect Ratio 98 DVD display 92 DVD Pref
One Touch Record 44 Parental Control 33 Personal Video Recorder 39 recording a clip of video and audio from TV 35 recording video and still images 34 Schedule settings 21 Secondary Audio Program 30 setting up 9 Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery settings 21 TTHRUVIEW Desktop, THRUVIEW Window 31 tuner settings 18 TV Bar 22 TV Listings 54 TV Magazine 27 TV-on-Demand 36 video settings 17 zoom and pan 30 TV Bar 22 TV Channels Initialization Wizard 9 TV display settings 15 sizing 10 TV Listings 54 accessing inform
W Wizard 40, 110 Channel Lockout 32 HotWords 26 Recording Format Initialization 10 Schedule 110 Sound Initialization 9 TV Channels Initialization 9 TV Magazine 25, 27 TV Parental Control 9 TV-on-Demand 10 Z Zoom and pan 30 Zooming and panning DVD 88 File Player 106 Video CD 75 133
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