Copyright: ATI DVD Help ©1999 ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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1998 May 19 [UPDATED]	New .bmps:  Vidpanel.bmp, Mpgpanel.bmp, DVDpanel.bmp
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PRODUCT:	ATI DVD Player (scalable Player)

RELEASE:	2.0 (Release 1.2=SOFTWARE component of scalable Player)

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97 December 09

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99July27:	Updated for MMCenter release 6.2.0.


Introduction

WELCOME to DVD on-line Help

Your DVD player is a full-featured player for MPEG-2 files and DVD Video Discs.  DVD provides multiple digital audio tracks and camera angles, selectable sub-title languages, menus, and interactive features.

HOW TO

  Play MPEG files

  Play DVD Video Discs

  Play in full-screen

  Use the menus

  Use Parental Lockout

  Set up your Display

  Set up your Preferences

  Play MPEG-2 Files

  Play DVD Video Discs

  Select audio channels

  Set up Sub-titles

  Change Region Codes


Video display panel

The Video Display panel is the screen where your video is displayed.  The controls in the upper-right corner are standard Windows controls:Help, Minimize, Maximize, and Exit.

Minimizing the Video Display panel mutes the audio.

You can resize the Video Display panel by using your mouse to drag an edge, and you can use the CTRL key to display preset screen sizes.

You can access DVD Player functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area.  A control menu appears.

When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, a list of all installed multimedia components and the the “About” notice appears.


Video display panel: How to...
Play full-screen video

Resize the video display panel


Playing full-screen video

To play full-screen video

Click the maximize button in the Video display panel.

When you play DVD discs in full-screen, the Player controls appear at the bottom of your screen.


DVD full-screen keyboard shortcuts
When you play DVD files in full-screen mode, you can use the following keys to return to windowed video and hide or show the on-screen controls.

Ctrl + F	Exit full-screen mode
F2	Hide / Show the on-screen controls


Sizing the Video Display Panel

You can resize the Video Display panel by using your mouse to drag an edge, and you can use the CTRL key to display these preset screen sizes.

50% of original size.	CTRL + 1
75% of original size.	CTRL + 2
100% of original size.	CTRL + 3
Full screen.	CTRL + 4 CTRL + F


DVD control menu

You can access DVD Player functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area in the Video Display panel.  The following control menu appears.

Setup Properties	Opens the Preferences page
Hide  full-screen panel	Hides full-screen controls.
Eject	Ejects the DVD disc from the drive.
Resume	Continues play, after pausing.
Play/ Pause	Toggles between play and pause.
Stop  playing	Stops play.
Play at specific  part	Search for a particular location on the disc.
Restart program	Starts play at the beginning of the file.
Go up	Goes up in a playlist.
Menu	Displays a "menu of menus ".
Subtitle	Displays a menu of subtitle language choices.
Audio	Displays a menu of audio streams.
Angle	Displays a menu of camera angles.
Parental Control	Displays a menu of parental level settings.
About…	Displays the About… dialog.
Exit	Closes the DVD player.


Playing MPEG-2 movies

Playing MPEG-2 files

MPEG-2 control panel
Each control displays its function when you point at it with your mouse.

You can play all MPEG-2 files.  (MPEG-2 files usually have an .MP2 or .VOB extension.)  When you instruct the Player to play an MPEG-2 file, it automatically opens the MPEG-2 control panel, and plays the file in the Video Display panel.

You can build a playlist of files to play one after the other.

When you use a playlist, loop mode [image] plays every file in the sequence you specify, and then repeats the sequence.

If you are playing a file, the skip to end button [image] skips to the next file.

When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, a list of all installed multimedia components and the the “About” notice appears.

To play MPEG-2 files

•	Click the open file button [image] in the MPEG-2 control panel.

•	Select one or more MPEG-2 files.

•	Click the Play button [image].


Playing MPEG-2 movies: How to
Play full-screen video

Use LaunchPad to start Multimedia Center features


Playing MPEG-2 movies: Related topics
Resource conflict


MPEG keyboard shortcuts
You can use the following keys to control the MPEG-2 player from your keyboard.

Ctrl + Z	Stop playback
Home	Skip to start of current file
Cursor left	Skip back approximately 5 seconds
Cursor right	Skip forward approximately 5 seconds
End	Skip to the end of the current file
Ctrl + L	Toggle loop mode (loops entire playlist )
Page Up / Page Down	Switch to the next / previous track
Ctrl + O	Display the Open File dialog


Playing DVD Video Discs

DVD control panel

Each control displays its function when you point at it with your mouse.

You can play all video discs that conform to the DVD Video Disc 1.0 specification, including encrypted (copy-protected) and interactive titles.  On most systems, when the Player detects a DVD Video Disc, it automatically opens the DVD control panel, and plays the file in the Video Display panel.

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 [image] Video Editing, TV, CD Audio, or Video CD [image] a TaskList menu displays available and active features.

If the DVD Video Disc does not start playing automatically, do the following:

•	Place a DVD disk in your DVD drive.

•	Click the open file button [image] in the control panel.

•	Click the Play DVD button in the File Open dialog.


Playing DVD Video Disks: How to...
Play full-screen video

Select audio streams

Set up subtitles

Use the menus

Set Parental Lockout

Set up your display

Set up your preferences

Search DVD discs

Select viewing angles

Use the Control menu

Use LaunchPad to start Multimedia Center features


Playing DVD Video Disks: Problem...
Things you can't do

No visible highlight


Playing DVD video discs: Related topics
Resource conflict


DVD keyboard shortcuts
You can use the following keys to control the DVD player from your keyboard.

Space	Start / pause / resume playback
+ / - (numeric keypad)	Volume up / down
* (numeric keypad)	Audio muting on / off
Alt + S	Open the setup dialog
Ctrl + Z	Stop playback
Home	Skip to the previous program
Page Up	Scan backward
Page Down	Scan forward
End	Skip to the next program
Ctrl + P	Select title and chapter, or time to play
Ctrl + R	Restart the current program
Ctrl + U	Select Go Up program, if available
Ctrl + V	Select the viewing angle
Ctrl + A	Select the audio track (language)
Ctrl + S	Select subtitle (language) to display
Ctrl + M	Jump to a menu on the disc
Ctrl + O	Display the Open File dialog
Other DVD keyboard shortcuts


Other DVD keyboard commands
Cursor keys	Navigate menus
Enter	Select the active menu selection or button
Backspace	Resume playback from the menu
Esc	Exit full-screen mode
Ctrl + 1 — Ctrl + 4	Display at 50%, 75%, 100%, full-screen
Numeric keypad	Enter a numeric menu selection


Making a playlist

When you click the Open file button [image] in the MPEG control panel, the Select Files To Play dialog opens.  Select files from the upper panel, and click the Add button to include them in the playlist.  To play files, click the Play button.

Use the previous file and next file buttons to play files in a playlist.


Things you can't doK audio selection disabled; time search disabled; stop disabled; DVD problems

Things you can't do

It is the nature of the DVD format that some commands and options are allowed at some times, and not allowed at others.  The way the disc was authored determines this, so it can vary from one disc to another.  The following examples illustrate some of these situations.

Audio selection disabled.  Some DVD discs that include multiple languages forbid changing audio tracks during playback, which disables the Audio channel button.  In these cases, the disc provides an audio language menu where you can select the audio track.

•	Click the menu button [image]. in the DVD control panel.

•	Select the Root menu (or the language menu, if available).

•	From the Root menu's Languages option, select the language.

Note

There may be similar situations for Sub-picture selection or Viewing angle selection

Time search disabled.  Some DVD discs disable searching by time [image] searching randomly through the disc is prohibited, and skip forward, skip back, and seek slider buttons are disabled.  Usually, the next program and previous program buttons continue to function.  The Play specific buttons will work, but you can only select title and chapter (not time).

Stop disabled.  The "FBI warning" often disables the Stop button until the warning has played.  The Skip forward and Next program buttons have no effect until the warning is complete.


No visible highlightK highlight

No visible highlight

On some DVD discs, moving the cursor over a valid button will not display a highlight.  The Player will change the cursor to a hand whenever it is over a selectable button on the display.


Setting up sub-titles

Press the Sub-title selection button in the DVD control panel to display a menu of sub-title language choices.  Click the language you want for sub-titles.  The selected language is checkmarked.

All DVD Video Discs support up to thirty-two sub-title languages.


Selecting audio channels

When you view a standard DVD Video disc that has multiple audio streams, pressing the Audio channel button displays a pop-up menu of available audio streams.  The currently-playing channel is checkmarked.

All DVD Video Discs support up to eight audio channels.


Using the menus

Press the Menus button in the DVD control panel.  A pop-up "menu of menus" opens, where you can select a menu to jump to.

Standard DVD Video Discs provide up to six menus:

Title (usually, a whole movie or album)

Root

Audio

Sub-picture

Angle

Chapter


Setting up your DVD Player

Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel to set up your display, preferences, and schedule.


Setting up your display

Click the Setup button in the MPEG-2 control panel or the DVD control panel to open a setup dialog where you can specify display properties and preferences.

In the Display tab, you can specify the Player’s behaviour.

Display  size	50% Displays video at ½ size. 75% Displays video at ¾ size. 100% Displays video full size. Full Screen Displays video in the full screen, with no border.
Layout  preference	DVD video can be displayed with a width-to-height ratio of 4:3 (standard TV shape) or 16:9 (widescreen). Wide screen Displays the full image with a width-to-height ratio of 16:9 (for wide-screen TVs). Letterbox Displays the image with top and bottom borders (in 4:3 format, for a shorter but full-width image). Pan Scan Displays a 16:9 image formatted to fit a standard 4:3 screen; the image is full-height and 75% of the full width. Note  Some discs may not support the layout you select; for example, selecting Wide Screen for a disc that contains only Pan&Scan data will not produce wide-screen playback.
Picture Quality Control	Move the Brightness slider to adjust the brightness of your display.
Options	Keep Aspect Ratio Maintains the aspect ratio when you resize the display.  Always on Top Always displays the Player on top of other windows. Auto Hide in Full Screen  Automatically hides controls in full screen if no user interaction occurs within 5 seconds.  Controls re-appear if you move the mouse.
Tool Tips	Show Tool Tip Displays helpful aids for using the Player. Show Shortcut Displays shortcut keys.


Setting up your display: Related topics
Setting up your preferences

TV out

Sizing the Video Display Panel


TV Out

TV Out lets you display your PC output on a television.

To enable TV out

•	Right-click on your desktop.

•	Click Properties, then click the Settings tab.

•	Click the Advanced… button, then click the Displays tab.

•	Check the Television checkbox.

•	Click OK.

To cancel TV Out, click the Television checkbox to clear it.

Note

You must attach a TV before enabling TV Out.


Setting up your preferences

Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, to open a setup dialog where you can specify display properties and preferences.

In the Preferences tab, you can specify preferred menu languages and subtitles display.

Preferred Language	Select a 1st Choice and a 2nd choice for your preferred language. The Player automatically selects the audio stream and sub-titles to match the 1st choice. If the 1st choice is not available, the 2nd choice is used. If neither 1st or 2nd choice is available, the Player uses the first available audio and sub-picture stream.
Power Management	Select one of the following levels: Always  Power management always enabled. While not playing  Power management enabled while not playing. Display to turn off while paused  Only the display turns off. Never  Power management never enabled.
Enable subtitles always	Always displays subtitles.
Show subtitles when muted	Displays subtitles whenever the audio is muted.


Setting up your preferences: Related topics
Setting up your display


Schedule

The Schedule feature lets you set up DVD to schedule events for Multimedia Center features installed on your system [image] CD Audio, TV, TV Magazine, Video Capture, or Video CD.  For Help on Schedule, click here [image].


> taskwin1


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)

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).


Selecting viewing angle

Click the Angle button in the DVD control panel to display a menu of camera angles.  The selected angle is checkmarked.

All DVD Video Discs support up to nine viewing angles.


Changing region codes

There are six region codes, or “country codes”, which are used to prevent playback of certain discs in certain geographical regions.  DVD players will not play discs that are not allowed in the region.  The regions are:

Region 1	The U.S., U.S. territories and Canada.
Region 2	Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland.
Region 3	Taiwan, Korea, the Phillipines, Indonesia, Hong Kong.
Region 4	Mexico, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Caribbean.
Region 5	Russia, Eastern Europe, India, most of Africa, North Korea, Mongolia.
Region 6	China.
To change region codes

1	1	Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.

2	2	Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3	3	Click DVD Player.

4	4	Click Add/Remove.

5	5	Insert your DVD installation CD or diskette.

6	6	Select Setup to re-install the DVD Player.

7	7	Click Next at the Welcome screen.

8	8	Click Yes at the license agreement.

9	9	Select Express Install.

10	10	Select the desired region 1 – 6.

11	11	Click Yes to confirm the change.


LaunchPad

The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your Multimedia Center applications [image] just click the feature you want. .  For Help on LaunchPad, click here [image].


Resource conflict

TV, Video Editor, DVD, and Video CD use some of the same resources.  If you try to start one of these features while another is running, a message appears informing you of resource conflict.  You have four choices:

Run both features with reduced performance.

Suspend the first feature while the other feature is active.

Close the first feature.

Press Cancel to continue without starting the second feature.


Parental Control

Parental Control lets you restrict access to selected material by requiring password access.

Click the Parental Control button in the DVD control panel to display a menu of parental level choices.  The selected level is checkmarked.

When a parental level is selected, a password dialog appears.  A password is required to change parental levels.


START DEFINITIONS

Relationship of width (x-axis) to height (y-axis).


Moving Pictures Expert Group.  Group under ISO auspices that defines standards for compression/decompression of digital video and audio.


Picture element.  The smallest addressable area of the computer screen.


Compact Disc Read-Only Memory.  Essentially, the data equivalent of a music CD.


Sub-pictures overlay the video, and are used for sub-titles, karaoke, menus, simple animation, etc.


Phase Alternate Line.  European (excluding France) television standard.


Sequential Couleur A Memoire.  French color TV system (also adopted in Russia).


The Both Fields option captures both fields of an interlaced image and displays them one after the other, to produce video at double the normal refresh rate.  The edges of stationary images (especially long, horizontal lines) may appear slightly blocky.


Interlaced displays paint the screen in two passes - first, the odd-numbered screen lines then the even-numbered screen lines.


Video Object file; usually a group of pictures.


MPEG-2 file.


A Windows StartUp file contains applications that start whenever you start Windows.  See Windows online help for more information.


END DEFINITIONS


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