CyberManager 2.0 Demo README.TXT file Cyber Interactive, Inc. 11/2/94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file covers the following information: 1) Program Description 2) Minimum Hardware/Software Requirements 3) Video for Windows (VFW) Performance Problems 4) Video Display Problems 5) Audio Problems and WAV file messages 6) "Out of Memory" Problems 7) Miscellaneous Problems 8) Running on Windows NT 9) Installed File List 10) Sales/Technical Assistance 11) Warranty 12) Copyright ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Program Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are serious about Multimedia, Add CyberManager to your production team ! CyberManager 2.0 is an easy to use Multimedia Viewer/Player/Manager for Windows. Image formats supported are: BMP, GIF, TIFF, TARGA, PCX, JPG, WMF, WPG, DCX, EPS, IMG, ICO, and RLE. Audio, Video, and Animation formats supported are: AVI (Video for Windows), FLC/FLI (animations), WAV (audio), MIDI (music), and RMI (music). Management features include Move, Copy, Delete, Rename, Create/Delete/Rename Directories, Print, Save to other formats, disk labeling, and attribute control. Search files by extension or User input. On-Screen Volume Control. Automatic and Manual AutoPLAY. View and play files at full-size or within the manager's window. Price: $38.00 U.S., Canada, & Mexico.; $40 everywhere else. For ordering information click "Registration" on CyberManager's Menu Bar. ***** This Demo will view BMP's and play AVI, FLC, and WAV files. ***** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Minimum Hardware/Software Requirements ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardware: 1. At least 4MB RAM 2. 486-25 Mhz or greater 3. 640x480, 256 color or better Video Display 4. Optional: Sound Card or PC Speaker Driver Software: 1. Windows 3.1x running in Enhanced mode. 2. VBRUN300.DLL 3. Video for Windows Version 1.1 (VFW) runtime (for AVI playback) 4. Optional: Sound Card or PC speaker driver All of these files can be found on most BBS forums. To find VBRUN300.DLL: If VBRUN300.DLL is not included, browse/search your favorite BBS for VBRUN3.ZIP or VBRUN300.ZIP. To find Video for Windows Runtime: Browse/search your favorite BBS for VFWRUN.ZIP or VFW11A.ZIP. Optionally: If you have a sound card you already have the MCI drivers for WAV playback. (These come with your sound card) If you don't have a sound card you can download a PC Speaker WAV driver for Windows from your favorite BBS. To find a PC Speaker Driver: Browse/search your favorite BBS for SPEAK.EXE or SPEAKR.ZIP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Video for Windows (VFW) Performance Problems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are experiencing a loss of quality in your video playback you might want to try one or both of the following possible fixes: 1. If your computer has only 4 Megabytes of memory, we strongly suggest you install an additional 4 Megabytes (or more) of memory. Almost any amount of additional memory will significantly increase the performance of all applications on your system. 2. If you experience a loss of quality in playing AVI's from a CD-ROM, try increasing the amount of buffer memory that your CD-ROM driver uses. Computers communicate with the CD-ROM drive through the Microsoft MSCDEX driver. Try adding /M:32 to the MSCDEX entry in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. See your CD-ROM documentation for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Video Display Problems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. If you are having problems playing a FLC or FLI animation file, try installing the standard Windows VGA driver. If animations play correctly, you will need to get updated drivers for your video card. Contact your video card manufacturer for more information. You may also be able to get updated drivers from a CompuServe forum managed by your video card manufacturer or from the Microsoft forum. 2. Some RLE compressed AVI's will not play correctly unless they are played at full size. 3. ATI video boards CyberManager has experienced incompatibility problems with some features of the ATI video system. This video board comes with a number of popular systems including most Gateway 2000 machines. The problem is not with the video board itself but with the video driver software. Try any or all of the following suggestions to remedy the problem. A) Run the ATI Control Panel application that comes with your video card. a) Ensure that you are running in the 256 color mode. b) Click Advanced Features and ensure that the 256 Color Palette option is turned ON. See the ATI documentation for more information. B) From the Windows Setup application, choose a different video driver such as the 8514/a driver. C) Versions of ATI's video accelerators prior to 2.1 do not work well with Video for Windows version 1.1. Installing the accelerator software after installing Video for Windows can overwrite Video for Windows version 1.1 components with components from the previous version. Avoid installing any version of the video accelerator unless it is specifically noted to be compatible with Video for Windows version 1.1. The vidc.rlec=ativdacc.drv entry in the [installable compressors] section of the SYSTEM.INI file can cause problems when playing large RLE-compressed movies. Remove this entry from the SYSTEM.INI file. For updated drivers, contact ATI Technologies Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Audio Problems and WAV File Messages ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We strongly recommend the use of an MPC-compatible sound card in order to play sounds and music. You may also use a speaker driver however, a speaker driver will not play MID or RMI music files. You can download a PC speaker driver for Windows from your favorite BBS. To find a PC Speaker Driver: Browse/search your favorite BBS for SPEAK.EXE or SPEAKR.ZIP and follow the installation instructions If you don't hear any sound: 1. Make sure your sound card's software volume controls are set to an audible level. 2. Make sure that the volume for your speakers is set to an audible level. 3. Make sure that CyberManager's on-screen volume control is set to an audible level (about half way up on the slider). 4. If you still don't hear any sound, your sound card may be set up incorrectly. Check to see that the audio driver that came with your sound card is installed correctly and, if necessary, reinstall it. Also check your IRQ and DMA settings and insure that they don't conflict with other hardware such as a mouse or modem. See the documentation that came with your sound card for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) "Out of Memory" Problems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- All of your applications use some of your computer's memory. Performance will be degraded if your system doesn't have enough free memory. If you receive an Out-Of-Memory error, try the following: 1. Close all unnecessary applications. 2. Some applications load files in memory but don't remove them after being closed. If you've closed all unnecessary applications and are still having memory problems, try closing out of Windows and restarting. 3. If you are running Windows in Enhanced mode (the default mode if you are running Windows on a 386 or better machine), create a permanent swap file on your hard disk. Refer to your Windows documentation for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) Miscellaneous Problems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Occasionally, clicking on a directory folder will cause the cursor to turn into an hourglass and the directory folder won't open. When this happens, double-click on the directory folder with the hourglass cursor or select another directory. This should clear-up the problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Running on Windows NT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows NT is incompatible with the Microsoft Video for Windows drivers which CyberManager 2.0 uses. You will need to use CyberManager 2.0 on a machine with a Windows 3.1x system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) Installed File List ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CyberManager 2.0 installs the following files in their respective directories: CyberManager's Directory (however named): AAPLAY.DLL CTL3D.DLL MCIWNDX.VBX AAVGA.DLL CYBMGR.EXE MHRUN300.DLL APIGUIDE.DLL CYBMGR.HLP PICCLIP.VBX CIA_DIR.VBX FILE_ID.DIZ README.TXT (this file) CIA_DRV.VBX IM2BMP.DIL THREED.VBX CIA_FILE.VBX IMVB3.VBX VBPLAY.VBX CIA_SLD.VBX LABELDLL.DLL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) Sales Assistance ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions or comments? Please, don't hesitate to let us know. Cyber Interactive, Inc. P.O. Box 17181 Seattle, WA 98107 Tel: (206) 821-7039 Fax: (206) 821-9065 E-Mail via CompuServe: Marketing, Site Licenses, and volume discount rates: 72634,663 Sales and all other correspondence: 73261,2706 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) WARRANTY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CyberManager is being distributed as a shareware demo and is provided "as is". There is no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Cyber Interactive, Inc. will not be held liable for any damages, direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential, including any loss of profit arising out of or inability to use CyberManager resulting from any defect in the software or media, even if Cyber Interactive, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages. By using CyberManager, you agree to this. All Terms Are Subject To Change Without Notice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) Copyright ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CyberManager and associated documentation Is Copyrighted 1994-1995 by Cyber Interactive, Inc. CyberManager is a trademark of Cyber Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.