Digital Equipment Venturis FX Operating and maintenance instructions

Venturis FX and Celebris FX
Video Capture/MPEG Decoder Card
Installation and Configuration
Part Number: ER-PCXGA-IA. B01
Digital Equipment Corporation

December 1996
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Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................1
Features..........................................................................................................................................1
Kit Contents...................................................................................................................................2
Hardware Installation.........................................................................................................3
Software Installation..........................................................................................................7
BIOS Setting Adjustment..............................................................................................................7
Windows 95 Driver Installation Instructions.................................................................................8
Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups Driver Installation Instructions.............................12
Supported Modes............................................................................................................17
Additional Information....................................................................................................19

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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Video Capture/MPEG Decoder card for
your Venturis FX or Celebris FX system. Your video capture card provides you with
enhanced video and screen capture capability for either Windows 95 or
Windows 3.x.
NOTE: The drivers only support Windows 95, Windows 3.x, and
Windows for Workgroups. You cannot use this Video
Capture/MPEG decoder card on a Windows NT Workstation
system.
Features
This product contains hardware and software which offer the following capabilities:
Video
• Support for both NTSC or PAL on either composite video or S-video inputs
• Live video display in a resizable window
• Real-time video capture at 8 bit (4:2:2 YUV) resolution
• Compatible with S3 Trio64V+ video accelerator
Video Capture/MPEG Decoder Card
• MPEG-1 compatible decoder in hardware for minimal CPU utilization, even on
low end systems
• Full screen 30 frames/sec decoding and playback
• Synchronized audio and video playback
• Audio decoding supported at 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz rates (CD quality)
• Also supports Video CD movie formats

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Software
• Live video display at various formats
• Captured video file formats at 8, 16, 24 bits per pixel
• Capture full motion video or individual frames
• Image editor for still image editing
• Video editor to assemble multitrack audio and video clips into a complete
multimedia presentation, including selectable effects, transitions, merging, and
overlays.
• Drivers which enable Microsoft Media Player to support MPEG-1, Video CD
movies, AutoDesk Animator files, as well as live video display from any NTSC
or PAL video source. Does not support CD-I movies.
Kit Contents
The Video Capture/MPEG Decoder card kit contains the following:
Item Part Number
One Video Capture/MPEG Decoder card 54-24514-01
One audio/video connector card 54-24538-03
One connecting cable 17-04371-01
One Video Capture/MPEG Decoder Card Installation
and Configuration Guide ER-PCXGA-IA
Two diskettes containing S3 MPEG/Video Capture
drivers (one each for Windows 95 and Windows 3.x) QC-053AA-HC
One MediaStudio software package (user guide and CD) QC-052AA-HC

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Hardware Installation
Follow these steps to install the MPEG Daughter Card:
1. Turn off your computer and monitor.
2. Disconnect external devices, ac power, and monitor power.
3. Remove outside cover.
4. Remove the main logic board (see your System Reference).
5. Install MPEG daughter card as shown in Figure 1.
CAUTION: Make sure pin 1 on MPEG daughter card is
correctly aligned with location on socket (A, Figure 1). Incorrect
installation can cause faulty computer operation.

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Figure 1. MPEG Daughter Card Installation

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6. Replace the existing audio card with the audio/video connector card included
in this package. (See your System Reference).
7. Connect the video cable to the Video In/Out connector on the audio/video
connector card and to the Video In connector on the riser card as shown in
Figure 2.
NOTE: The connectors Speaker Out and Audio In (C and D in
the figure) are only functional if your computer has audio
capabilities.
8. Replace the main logic board (see your System Reference).
9. Replace outside cover.
10. Connect external devices and restore power.

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Figure 2. Connecting the Audio/Video Connector Card
Figure
Legend Connector
ASVGA Video IN connector (not available on all models)
BComposite video IN (not available on all models)
CSpeak out (not available on all models)
DAudio IN (not available on all models)

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Software Installation
After installing the Video Capture/MPEG card, it is necessary to adjust a BIOS
setting and install software which will enable you to take advantage of the video
capture and MPEG capabilities. When installation is complete, live video may be
played through Microsoft Media Player or any other application which supports the
device driver. Video can be played back from any video source (VCR, laser disc,
TV, etc.) supported by your hardware.
Included in the contents of this kit are two S3 MPEG/Video Capture Driver diskettes
which contain the necessary drivers. They are labeled for Windows 95 or Windows
3.x. The correct disk for you depends on which version of Windows is installed on
your PC. Choose the appropriate disk and
• if you are a Windows 95 user, please follow the instructions below to adjust the
BIOS settings and install the necessary drivers.
• if you are a Windows 3.x or Windows for Workgroups user, follow the BIOS
setting adjustment steps below, then skip ahead and follow the driver installation
instructions as listed for those operating systems.
NOTE: You must restart Windows after installing these drivers
in order for the updates to take effect.
BIOS Setting Adjustment
1. Reboot the PC.
2. During the initial power up, press the F2 key to enter Setup.
3. Select the Advanced menu choice.
4. From the Advanced screen, select Advanced Chipset Control.
5. Select Onboard VGA IRQ and set it to Enabled.

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6. Exit the BIOS Setup and save the changes.
7. Reboot your PC.
Windows 95 Driver Installation Instructions
NOTE: Your system may already have the S3 Trio64v+ VGA
driver installed. If so, skip Step 1 and begin with Step 2.
STEP 1. Setup the Windows 95 S3 Trio64v+ video driver
1. In Windows 95, click Start.
2. From the Settings, Control Panel display, double-click on the Display icon.
3. Choose the Settings tab.
4. Click on Change Display Type...
5. Under Adapter Type click Change.
6. Click on Have Disk.
7. Insert the Windows 95 disk containing the video display drivers into the
floppy diskette drive and click OK.
8. Select S3.INF and click OK.
9. Select the S3 Inc. Trio64V+ PCI driver from the displayed list and click
OK. If a message stating that one or more driver files is older than the files
on the system respond Yes to overwrite the files.
10. Click on the Close button.

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11. Select the appropriate resolution using the Desktop Area and Color Palette
options.
12. Click on Apply to apply any changes to your system setup.
13. The System Settings Change dialog will appear. Choose Yes to restart your
PC.
14. The Windows 95 Trio64V+ driver installation is now complete.
STEP 2. Install the Windows 95Direct Drawdriver
1. Insert the S3 MPEG/Video Capture Drivers (Win95) diskette in the diskette
drive (assumed to be A:\ for the remaining steps).
2. From the Windows 95 Start menu, choose Run.
3. Type A:\DDRAW\SETUP.EXE in the Open file box and click OK.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
STEP 3. Install the Windows 95Live Videodriver
1. Insert the S3 MPEG/Video Capture Drivers (Win95) diskette in the diskette
drive (assumed to be A:\ for the remaining steps).
2. From the Windows 95 Start menu, choose Run.
3. Type A:\CAPTURE\SETUP.EXE in the Open file box and click OK.
4. An initializing message appears, followed by the S3 Live Video Welcome dialog.
Click Continue to install the files in the default directory (C:\S3MMEDIA).
Otherwise, specify another directory and then click Continue.
5. The installation will proceed and the S3 Live Video Setup Completed dialog
will appear. Select from two options:

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• Click the Restart Windows button to complete the installation and
initialize Windows settings for the driver.
• Click Exit to exit the installation. Windows will not restart and drivers
won’t be fully installed until the next time you restart Windows.
NOTE: Choose Exit if you wish to install additional drivers
before restarting Windows. All newly installed software will then
take effect on the next reboot.
STEP 4. Install the Windows 95MPEG device driver
1. Insert the S3 MPEG/Video Capture Drivers (Win95) diskette in the diskette
drive (assumed to be A:\ for the remaining steps).
2. From the Windows 95 Start menu, choose Run.
3. Type A:\MPEG\SETUP in the Open file box and click OK.
4. The Scenic/MX2 Setup Welcome dialog appears. Click Continue.
5. The installation will proceed and the once it is completed, you may select from
two options:
• Select Yes to restart Windows to complete the installation and initialize
Windows settings for the driver.
• Select No to exit the installation. Windows will not restart and the
drivers won’t be fully installed until the next time you restart Windows.
6. Click the Finish button.
NOTE: Choose No if you wish to install additional drivers before
restarting Windows. All newly installed software will then take
effect on the next reboot.

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STEP 5. Driver Configuration from within Microsoft Media
Player
When displaying Live Video via Microsoft Media Player, you can adjust the viewing
characteristics of the video via the Driver Configuration dialog box.
1. Click on the Media Player icon to launch the application.
2. From the Device menu in Media Player, choose S3 Live Video.
3. From the Device menu, choose Properties to display the Driver Configuration
dialog.
4. Choose your desired configuration for Hue, Saturation, Contrast and Brightness.
• Move the slider bar to the left or right as desired. The selection appears
as a numeric value to the right of each slider bar.
• To reset Hue, Saturation, Contrast and Brightness to the driver defaults,
choose the Default button.
5. Choose the appropriate Digitizer Input Source to match your video source cable
hook-up type:
• Choose Composite Video 1 or Composite Video 2 if your input is cabled
to an RCA connector OR
• Choose S-Video if your input is cabled to an S-Video connector.
6. Choose the appropriate Video Format to match your video source format type.
• If selecting broadcast video, choose NTSC for broadcast video in the
United States.
• If your source is other than broadcast video, refer to your owner’s
manual for the video format of your laserdisk player, VCR, video
camera or other source.

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7. Exit the Driver Configuration dialog by clicking OK to accept the options you
have changed, or by clicking Cancel to discard the new settings and return to
previous settings.
8. The S3 Live Video device driver configuration is now complete.
Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups Driver
Installation Instructions
NOTE: Your system may already have the S3 Trio64v+ VGA
driver installed. If so, skip Step 1 and begin with Step 2.
STEP 1. Setup the Windows 3.x S3 Trio64v+ video driver
1. Exit from Windows.
2. At the DOS prompt, change the current directory to your windows directory
(for example, CD\WINDOWS).
3. Type SETUP. The current Windows configuration will be displayed.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Display entry and press ENTER. Available
display adapters will be listed on the screen.
5. Use the arrow keys to highlight Other (Requires disk provided by a
hardware manufacturer) and press ENTER.
6. Insert the Windows 3.x disk containing the video display drivers into the
floppy diskette drive.
7. Press ENTER (or first enter another diskette drive letter).

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8. Select the screen resolution and press ENTER. Files will be copied from the
driver installation diskette into the Windows directory on the hard disk. (A
message may be displayed asking for a subdirectory location. If this occurs,
enter the diskette drive letter.) When the installation is complete, the DOS
prompt returns.
9. Start Windows.
10. The Trio64V+ driver installation for Windows 3.x and Windows for
Workgroups is now complete.
STEP 2. Install Microsoft Video for Windows
Microsoft Video for Windows is necessary for viewing .AVI video files. The
MediaStudio CD includes Microsoft Video for Windows and can be easily installed
by following these steps:
1. Insert the MediaStudio CD in the CD drive.
2. From File Manager in the Windows Program Manager, choose Run.
3. Type E:\INSTALL.EXE (assuming your CD drive is drive E:, otherwise
substitute the correct drive letter) in the Open file box and click OK.
4. An initializing message appears, followed by the MediaStudio Welcome dialog.
Click Continue to install the files in the default directory (C:\MS2VE).
Otherwise, specify another directory and then click Continue.
5. The installation will proceed. When the installation prompts you whether or not
to install Microsoft Video for Windows, click OK. The Microsoft Video for
Windows installation will then proceed.
6. When the Microsoft Video for Windows installation is complete, click the
Restart Now button to complete the installation and initialize Windows
settings.

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STEP 3. Install the Windows 3.xLive Videodriver
1. Insert the S3 MPEG/Video Capture Drivers (Win 3.x) diskette in the
diskette drive (assumed to be A:\ for the remaining steps).
2. From File Manager in the Windows Program Manager, choose Run.
3. Type A:\CAPTURE\SETUP.EXE in the Open file box and click OK.
4. An initializing message appears, followed by the S3 Live Video Welcome dialog.
Click Continue to install the files in the default directory (C:\S3MMEDIA).
Otherwise, specify another directory and then click Continue.
5. The installation will proceed and the S3 Live Video Setup Completed dialog
will appear. Select from two options:
• Click the Restart Windows button to complete the installation and
initialize Windows settings for the driver.
• Click Exit to exit the installation. Windows will not restart and drivers
won’t be fully installed until the next time you restart Windows.
NOTE: Choose Exit if you wish to install additional drivers
before restarting Windows. All newly installed software will then
take effect on the next reboot.
STEP 4. Install the Windows 3.xMPEG device driver
1. Insert the S3 MPEG/Video Capture Drivers (Win 3.x) diskette in the diskette
drive (assumed to be A:\ for the remaining steps).
2. From the File menu in the Windows Program Manager, choose Run.
3. Type A:\MPEG\SETUP in the Open file box and click OK.
4. The Scenic/MX2 Setup Welcome dialog appears. Click Continue.
5. The installation will proceed and once it is completed, you may select from two
options:
• Select Yes to restart Windows to complete the installation and initialize
Windows settings for the driver.

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• Select No to exit the installation. Windows will not restart and the
drivers won’t be fully installed until the next time you restart Windows.
NOTE: Choose No if you wish to install additional drivers before
restarting Windows. All newly installed software will then take
effect on the next reboot.
STEP 5. Driver Configuration from within Microsoft Media
Player
When displaying Live Video via the Microsoft Media Player application, you can
adjust the viewing characteristics of the video via the Driver Configuration dialog
box. Follow the instructions below:
1. Click on the Media Player icon to launch the application.
2. From the Device menu in Media Player, choose S3 Live Video.
3. From the Device menu, choose Properties to display the Driver Configuration
dialog.
4. Choose your desired configuration for Hue, Saturation, Contrast and Brightness.
• Move the slider bar to the left or right as desired. The selection appears
as a numeric value to the right of each slider bar.
• To reset Hue, Saturation, Contrast and Brightness to the driver defaults,
choose the Default button.
5. Choose the appropriate Digitizer Input Source to match your video source cable
hook-up type:
• Choose Composite Video 1 or Composite Video 2 if your input is cabled
to a RCA connector OR
• Choose S-Video if your input is cabled to an S-Video connector.
6. Choose the appropriate Video Format to match your video source format type.

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• If selecting broadcast video, choose NTSC for broadcast video in the
United States.
• If your source is other than broadcast video, refer to your owner’s
manual for the video format of your laserdisk player, VCR, video
camera or other source.
7. Exit the Driver Configuration dialog by clicking OK to accept the options you
have changed, or by clicking Cancel to discard the new settings and return to
previous settings.
8. The S3 Live Video device driver configuration is now complete.

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Supported Modes
When using Windows 95, the following video modes are supported when using
Scenic/MX2 with an S3 multimedia accelerator. These modes are also supported for
Live Video Overlay via the Streams Processor with an S3 video accelerator.
Graphics
Resolution Colors Video Memory Required (MB)
640x480 256 1
640x480 64K 1
640x480 16.7M 2
800x600 256 1
800x600 64K 2
1024x768 256 1
1024x768 64K 2