Pro MovieSpectrum FAQ
November 1994

The following document contains  over 25 questions.  These are many of the same
questions that Media Vision technicians answer on a daily basis.  This 
document is approximately 18 printed pages long.  The addendum that
ships with the Pro MovieSpectrum is attached to the end of this FAQ.

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Name and version of Multimedia Software installation disk
Type of computer (386, 486, etc.)
Operating system and version (MSDOS, PCDOS, OS/2)
Memory (RAM) installed (2 MB, 4 MB, etc.)

Other devices in your system and their IRQ, DMA, and I/O addresses
if relevant to the problem or call.
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Scanner
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Game card
MIDI device
Video card
Other


1.)  THE SETUP DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS, "WARNING: UNABLE TO DETECT 
PRO MOVIESPECTRUM IO ADDRESS."2.)  THE SETUP DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS, "WARNING: UNABLE TO INITIALIZE 
PRO MOVIESPECTRUM CAPTURE SYSTEM."3.)  THE SETUP DIAGNOSTIC HANGS AFTER THE MESSAGE, "PLEASE 
WAIT WHILE INTERRUPT TESTING IS IN PROGRESS."4.)  THE SETUP DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS, "IRQ ## APPEARS 
TO BE USED BY SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM."5.)  THE SETUP DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS, "PROBABLE STABLE 
(+/-10%) VIDEO SOURCE FOUND ON IRQ ## (COMPOSITE/S-VIDEO)" 
OR "POSSIBLE POOR (+/-25%) VIDEO SOURCE FOUND ON IRQ ## 
(COMPOSITE/S-VIDEO)."6.)  THE SETUP DIAGNOSTIC CANNOT FIND THE PRO 
MOVIESPECTRUM'S MEMORY ADDRESS.7.)  WHAT DO I DO WHEN THE INSTALLATION PROGRAM FAILS 
THE DOS CONFIGURATION UTILITY?8.)  THE VIDEO IN THE VIDEO FOR WINDOWS VIDCAP AND DOS VCR 
APPLICATIONS JUMPS AROUND OR IS UNSTABLE. SOMETIMES IT 
LOOKS LIKE THE VIDEO IS "TEARING" HORIZONTALLY.
9.)  UNDER THE 320 X 140 OR 640 X 480 RESOLUTIONS, THE PICTURE LOOKS
WEIRD.  THE PICTURE SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEING VIEWED THROUGH
VENETIAN BLINDS.  FINALLY, MY MOUSE AND SYSTEM ARE RUNNING
EXTREMELY SLOW.  HOW CAN I FIX THIS?
10.)  MY PICTURE IS WRAPPING AROUND VERTICALLY.  PART OF 
THE TOP OF THE PICTURE IS DUPLICATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PICTURE.
11.)  THE VIDEO WINDOW UNDER THE DOS VCR AND THE VIDEO FOR WINDOWS 
VIDCAP APPLICATIONS CONSISTS OF COLORED VERTICAL BARS.
12.)  THE VIDEO WINDOW IN THE DOS VCR APPLICATION IS BLANK.13.)  THE VIDEO WINDOW IN THE VIDEO FOR WINDOWS VIDCAP APPLICATION IS 
BLANK.14.)  THE VIDEO WINDOW IN THE VIDEO FOR WINDOWS VIDCAP APPLICATION IS 
FROZEN.15.)  THE PICTURE IN THE DOS VCR APPLICATION HAS A BLACK BAND ON THE 
TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, OR RIGHT SIDE.16.)  THE PICTURE IN THE VIDEO FOR WINDOWS VIDCAP APPLICATION 
HAS A BLACK BAND ON THE TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, OR RIGHT SIDE.17.)  THE VIDEO FOR WINDOWS VIDCAP APPLICATION CANNOT INITIALIZE 
THE PRO MOVIESPECTRUM DRIVER.18.)  THE DOS VCR APPLICATION WORKS, BUT THE VIDEO FOR WINDOWS 
VIDCAP APPLICATION DOES NOT WORK.  THE VIDEO FOR WINDOWS VIDCAP 
APPLICATION WORKS, BUT THE DOS VCR APPLICATION DOES NOT WORK.19.)  WHEN CAPTURING AN AVI FILE USING VIDEO FOR WINDOWS VIDCAP
APPLICATION, A WARNING MESSAGES STATE THAT FRAMES WERE 
DROPPED.  HOW CAN THIS BE RESOLVED?
20.)  AVI MOVIES JERK OR SKIP WHEN THEY PLAYBACK IN WINDOWS.21.)  WHEN I CAPTURE A FILE, I GET VERTICAL COLORED LINES OR A WHITE 
CAPTURE WINDOW INSTEAD OF A CLEAN PICTURE.  HOW DO I CORRECT THIS?22.)  WHAT ARE THE SWITCH SETTINGS TO ASSIGN A MEMORY RANGE FOR 
THE PRO MOVIESPECTRUM?23.)  MY CAPTURES ARE EXTREMELY DARK OR ARE IN ONLY BLACK AND WHITE.  
HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED?24.)  I AM GETTING SPLIT SCREEN VIDEO WHEN TRYING TO USE THE CARD.  
HOW CAN I FIX THIS?25.)  AFTER INSTALLING THE PRO MOVIESPECTRUM, MY LOGITECH MOUSE DIED.  
I NEED MY MOUSE FOR WINDOWS.  WHERE IS THE CONFLICT?26.)  WHY ARE ALL OF MY CAPTURES GRAINY?27.)  WHAT ARE THE RESOLUTIONS AT WHICH THE PRO MOVIESPECTRUM 
WILL CAPTURE VIDEO?

PLEASE NOTE:If you are having problems with the SETUP utility, first try 
downloading the v1.1 update from the Media Vision BBS.  
This may not necessarily  solve the problem, but it may give 
more information about the nature of  the problem.  The help 
below regarding SETUP problems assumes that you are using 
SETUP v1.1.1.)  The SETUP diagnostic reports, "WARNING: Unable to 
detect Pro MovieSpectrum IO address."The IO port which activates the Pro MovieSpectrum could not 
be found.  Check to make certain the board is firmly seated in a 
16-bit slot.  Check to make sure the selected IO address does not 
conflict with any other adapters in the system.2.)  The SETUP diagnostic reports, "WARNING: Unable to initialize 
Pro MovieSpectrum capture system."The diagnostics did not successfully set up the IO ports of the Pro 
MovieSpectrum.  Check to make certain the board is firmly seated 
in a 16-bit slot.  Check to make sure the selected IO address does not 
conflict with any other adapters in the system.3.)  The SETUP diagnostic hangs after the message, "Please wait while 
interrupt testing is in progress."The interrupt testing created problems with some other device in the 
system that is also using interrupts.  Try disabling or removing  any 
adapters which may use the same interrupt the Pro MovieSpectrum 
uses.  For example, if you have a network card, either remove it or 
simply do not connect to the network.4.)  The SETUP diagnostic reports, "IRQ ## appears to be used 
by something in the system."The IRQ has been enabled in the system controller, implying that 
some peripheral is already using it.  It may be that some peripheral 
is indeed using the IRQ.  This is not a problem.  However, some systems 
automatically enable all of the IRQ's in the system controller, which 
may make it look like all of the IRQ's are already being used by something 
else.  If this appears to be the case, then you will not be able to complete 
the SETUP diagnostics.  You will need to manually verify the settings of 
the Pro MovieSpectrum board, and check to make sure they do not 
conflict with other devices in the system.5.)  The SETUP diagnostic reports, "Probable stable (+/-10%) video 
source found on IRQ ## (composite/S-video)" or "Possible poor (+/-25%) 
video source found on IRQ ## (composite/S-video)."An interrupt was found that may be used by the Pro MovieSpectrum, 
but it is fluctuating with an error of +/-10% or +/-25%. If this is the 
IRQ you have selected on the Pro MovieSpectrum, then you need to try 
to make the video signal more stable.  Try using a shorter video cable to 
connect your video source to the Pro MovieSpectrum.  If you are using a 
video tape, try using some other source, or simply stop playing the tape 
and re-run the SETUP diagnostic.6.)  The SETUP diagnostic can not find the Pro MovieSpectrum's 
memory address.The IRQ diagnostic did not complete successfully, or some other device 
is conflicting with the memory address range used by the Pro 
MovieSpectrum. If the IRQ diagnostic did not complete successfully, 
then the memory address diagnostic will not be able to detect the 
memory address used by the Pro MovieSpectrum.  It will, however, 
list memory addresses which appear to be available for use by the Pro 
MovieSpectrum.  Verify that the Pro MovieSpectrum memory address 
is listed as available.  If the SETUP diagnostic determines that a 
memory block is used by an adapter for ROM, or is used by an Expanded 
Memory Manager (EMM) like EMM386, QEMM, or 386MAX, then 
it will not list the memory block as available.  You need to either remap 
the Pro MovieSpectrum to use a memory address which is listed as 
available or set up the EMM to exclude the memory address range 
used by Pro MovieSpectrum.  Consult the documentation for your 
particular EMM on how to exclude a specific address range.7.)  What do I do when the installation program fails the DOS 
configuration utility?The Pro MovieSpectrum DOS installation utility really has no bearing 
on the usage of the card.  Many times the configuration will fail.  
If you are unable to get the install program to run properly, set up 
the card manually and test it with Vidcap in Windows.  Here are 
the steps:a.)  Install the Windows drivers.Run setup from the Windows installation disk, set the driver settings 
to match the dip switch and jumper settings on the card.  The default is 
I/O 250, IRQ 10, and memory decoding range C800-C8FF.Exclude the memory decoding range in high memory on both the 
EMM386.EXE in the CONFIG.SYS file  and on the EMMEXCLUDE 
line in the SYSTEM.INI.  Here are the lines for each file.CONFIG.SYSDEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM X=C800-C8FFSYSTEM.INI[386Enh]EMMEXCLUDE=C800-C8FFb.)  Reboot the machine.c.)  Install and run Vidcap ( Microsoft Video for Windows) while in 
Windows.  If the machine hangs, check for IRQ or port address conflicts.Also, make sure to select the live window ( 3rd toolbar button from the 
left ).  If there is no video, check to make sure there is a signal from the 
cable and the correct video source has been selected.If you get vertical color bars, it usually means that the memory 
decoding range has not been excluded correctly either in the 
CONFIG.SYS or SYSTEM.INI.  Finally,  check the Windows 
driver for correct settings.  The settings must match what you 
have manually set on the card.If you still do not get video, try a different memory decoding range.  
C800-C8FF can be used by adapter ROM shadow on some machines.  
Try a setting the memory decoding range in the Dxxx range, these 
are usually free.  Remember to set the dip switches according to the 
addendum, and change the EMM386 and SYSTEM.INI lines as well 
as the Windows driver settings.  Reboot and try again.
8.)  The video under the VidCap and DOS VCR application jumps 
around or is unstable.  Sometimes it looks like the video is "tearing"
horizontally.
This is caused by a noisy video signal.  The Pro MovieSpectrum is 
susceptible to video noise, particularly from video tape.  If you are 
having a problem with picture quality, try using some other source of 
video, such as a live video camera, laser disc, or VCR status display, 
to check to make sure the Pro MovieSpectrum is operating correctly.  
If you determine that the video tape is the problem, you can do some 
things to minimize video noise.  Try using the original tape, rather than 
a copy of the original.  Try using a faster tape record speed, like SP, 
rather than EP or SLP.  If you can, use the S-video input rather than 
the composite input.  Adjust tracking on the VCR and clean the VCR 
heads.  Try to keep the length of the video input cable under 5 feet.9.)  Under the 320 x 140 or 640 x 480 resolutions, the picture looks
weird.  The picture seems like it's being viewed through
venetian blinds.  Finally, my mouse and system are running
extremely slow.  How can I fix this?

The cause of this is the Pro MovieSpectrum's limitation coupled with 
movement in the picture being captured.  To capture at 320 x 240 or 
640 x 480 resolution, the image cannot be moving.  The 320 x 240 and 
640 x 480 resolutions are used for capture of still frames from a live 
video camera or video disc.  Use 160 x 120 resolution to record movies 
into AVI files.10.)  My picture is wrapping around vertically.  Part of 
the top of the picture is duplicated at the bottom of the picture.

On some systems this only happens while recording to the hard disk, 
on other systems it happens while recording or previewing.
This is an ISA bus performance problem.  This problem typically happens 
on dual bus systems, like VL/ISA, EISA/ISA, or PCI/ISA systems, or 
when simultaneously recording an audio track with a high sample rate, 
like 44kHz, 16-bit stereo.  On dual bus systems, the ISA bus performance 
is compromised in order to make the high performance (VL/EISA/PCI) 
bus run fast.  To remedy this, try recording audio at a slower sample rate 
and adjust the ISA bus bandwidth or wait states to try to improve ISA 
bus performance.11.)  The video window under the DOS VCR and the Video for Windows 
VidCap application consists of colored vertical bars.Another adapter card or some EMM memory is mapped to the same memory 
address as the Pro MovieSpectrum.  To correct this problem, check to make 
sure that any EMM installed in CONFIG.SYS has the memory address range 
used by the Pro MovieSpectrum excluded.  For EMM386, the command line 
should be similar to:devicehigh=C:\WINDOWS\emm386.exe 2048 noems x=c800-c8ffThe 'x=C800-C8FF' part tells EMM386 to not use the memory address 
range used by the Pro MovieSpectrum.  Check to make sure that the 
Windows EMM has the memory address range used by the Pro 
MovieSpectrum excluded.  There should be a line in the [386Enh] 
section of SYSTEM.INI similar to:	EMMExclude=C800-C8FFCheck to make sure that no network card or hard disk controller has 
a boot ROM mapped to the same memory address as the Pro MovieSpectrum.12.)  The Video window in the DOS VCR application is blank.This is caused by the video source not being properly selected or 
configured. To solve this problem hit 'V' to toggle between the composite 
and S-video inputs, or you can edit the VCR.INI file.  To select composite 
video input add or modify the following line in the [video] 
section:VideoCable=0To select S-video input, add or modify the following line in the [video] 
section:VideoCable=113.)  The video window in the Video for Windows VidCap application is blank.The video source is not properly selected or configured.  So, you will need 
to select 'Video Source' under Options and select 'Default' then select either 
composite or S-video input.14.)  The video window in the Video for Windows VidCap application is 
frozen.The 'Preview Video' option  is not turned on.  Select 'Preview Video' 
under Options or press the appropriate button on the toolbar.
15.)  The picture in the DOS VCR application has a black band on the top, 
bottom, left, or right side.The centering of the picture is off.  To solve this problem you will need to 
edit the VCR.INI file.  Add or modify the following lines in the [video] 
section:HorzStart=0VertStart=0
To shift the picture to the right, increase the value of HorzStart 
(0,1,2,3,...) until the black band on the right side of the picture 
disappears.  Shifting the picture too far will cause a black band to 
appear on the left side of the picture.To shift the picture to the left, decrease the value of HorzStart 
(11,10,F,E,...,0) until the black band on the left side of the picture 
disappears.  Shifting the picture too far will cause a black band to 
appear on the right side of the picture.To shift the picture up, increase the value of VertStart 
(0,1,2,3,4,5,,...) until the black band at the top of the 
picture disappears.  Shifting the picture too far will cause 
the picture to freeze or roll vertically.To shift the picture down, decrease the value of VertStart 
(A,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0) until the black band at the bottom of 
the picture disappears. These parameters are hexadecimal numbers.  
Hex digits are 0,1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E, and F.16.)  The picture in the Video for Windows VidCap application has a black 
band on the top, bottom, left, or right side.The centering of the picture is off.  Select the 'Video Source' under Options 
then adjust the centering using the Horz Start and Vert Start scroll bars.17.)  The Video for Windows VidCap application cannot initialize the Pro 
MovieSpectrum driver.The Pro MovieSpectrum is improperly installed or configured.  
Check to make sure that Pro MovieSpectrum is firmly seated in its 
slot, and that the IO port selected in the Control Panel/Drivers/Setup 
option for the Pro MovieSpectrum does not conflict with some other device.18.)  The DOS VCR application works, and the Video for Windows VidCap 
application does not work.  The Video for Windows VidCap application works 
and the  DOS VCR application does not work.You are using different configuration settings for each application.  
Verify that the settings in VCR.INI and Control Panel/Drivers/Setup 
match.19.)  When capturing an avi file using video for windows vidcap
pplication, a warning messages state that frames were 
dropped.  How can this be resolved?You are trying to capture at too high a frame rate or resolution for your 
system's capabilities.  Try reducing the frame rate or resolution at which 
you are capturing video.
20.)  AVI movies jerk or skip when they playback in Windows.Something is hampering playback of the AVI movie.  Try compressing 
the movie.  Compressed movies take less time to read off the hard disk.  
Setup your Windows display driver to use a resolution with 256-colors.  
Try playing the movie without audio.  Use the 'Load File into Memory' 
option under 'Video' in VidEdit.
21.)  When I capture a file, I get vertical color lines or a white capture 
window instead of a clean picture.  How do I correct this?Check the EMM386 line in your CONFIG.SYS file to ensure that you 
are excluding the memory range that you are using for the Pro 
MovieSpectrum card.  You must also make sure that you are excluding 
the same memory range in the SYSTEM.INI file.  Use the 
EMMEXCLUDE statement to exclude the appropriate memory range. Make sure the capture driver in the Control Panel is set to the same 
memory decoding range as excluded in memory and set on the board. 
On the  Pro MovieSpectrum these are dip switched on the board.If all of the settings match and symptom still displays, try another 
memory range.  You may also try checking the CMOS.  It is 
possible that you may have the address shadowed or re-mapped.
22.)  What are the switch settings to assign a memory range for
the Pro MovieSpectrum?


SW 2  -  Base Memory Address Decoding Range
					SWITCHES
Address			1	2	3	4	5	6

C000-C0FF		ON	ON	ON	ON	ON	ON
C100-C1FF		OFF	ON	ON	ON	ON	ON
C200-C2FF		ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON	ON
C300-C3FF		OFF	OFF	ON	ON	ON	ON
C400-C4FF		ON	ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON
C500-C5FF		OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON
C600-C6FF		ON	OFF	OFF	ON	ON	ON
C700-C7FF		OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	ON	ON
C800-C8FF		ON	ON	ON	OFF	ON	ON
(default)
C900-C9FF		OFF	ON	ON	OFF	ON	ON
CA00-CAFF		ON	OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON
CB00-CBFF		OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON
CC00-CCFF		ON	ON	OFF	OFF	ON	ON
CD00-CDFF		OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON
CE00-CEFF		ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	ON
CF00-CFFF		OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	ON
D000-D0FF		ON	ON	ON	ON	OFF	ON
D100-D1FF		OFF	ON	ON	ON	OFF	ON
D200-D2FF		ON	OFF	ON	ON	OFF	ON
D300-D3FF		OFF	OFF	ON	ON	OFF	ON
D400-D4FF		ON	ON	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
D500-D5FF		OFF	ON	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
D600-D6FF		ON	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
D700-D7FF		OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
D800-D8FF		ON	ON	ON	OFF	OFF	ON
D900-D9FF		OFF	ON	ON	OFF	OFF	ON
DA00-DAFF		ON	OFF	ON	OFF	OFF	ON
DB00-DBFF		OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	OFF	ON
DC00-DCFF		ON	ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON
DD00-DDFF		OFF	ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON
DE00-DEFF		ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON
DF00-DFFF		OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON
E000-E0FF		ON	ON	ON	ON	ON	OFF
E100-E1FF		OFF	ON	ON	ON	ON	OFF
E200-E2FF		ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON	OFF
E300-E3FF		OFF	OFF	ON	ON	ON	OFF
E400-E4FF		ON	ON	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
E500-E5FF		OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
E600-E6FF		ON	OFF	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
E700-E7FF		OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
E800-E8FF		ON	ON	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
E900-E9FF		OFF	ON	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
EA00-EAFF		ON	OFF	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
EB00-EBFF		OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
EC00-ECFF		ON	ON	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF
ED00-EDFF		OFF	ON	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF
EE00-EEFF		ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF
EF00-EFFF		OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF

SW1 I/O Port Decoding Range

					Switches, 

Port Base Address,		1	2	3
	0210-0216		OFF	ON	ON
	0220-0223		ON	OFF	ON
	0230-0233		OFF	OFF	ON
	0240-0243		ON	ON	OFF
	0250-0253		OFF	ON	OFF
	0260-0263		ON	OFF	OFF

23.)  My captures are extremely dark or are in only black and 
white.  How can this be fixed?If you are using the VCR utility,Edit the VCR.INI file in the PROMOVIE directory and 
change the value of HUE=80 to HUE=100.  Save the file and try again.  
The VCR program requires a few general considerations. The first 
thing to check is if your video card supports VBE 1.2 
(Vesa BIOS Extensions). Some cards require 
a driver in order to be run in the VBE mode. Some cards cannot 
do it at all. The program that will allow the card to operate 
in VBE mode is normally called VVESA.COM and is supplied 
with the your video card.  Typically, when the VCR program is 
executed, and the marble bit map screen does not come up, the card 
does not support VBE or it's driver is not loaded. If the bit map 
comes up, but the preview window has vertical color bars in it, there 
is an address problem.If you are using Vidcap,This usually happens when the video format is set in 256 color 
mode and a pallet has not been captured try setting the video format 
to an RGB mode to confirm that there is color.  If you get grainy results, 
try a 65k color display driver.  In the case of VGA or 256 color drivers, 
the color pixels will alias due to insufficient colors in the display 
palette.
24.)  I am getting split screen video when trying to use the card.  
How can I fix this?There appears to be a problem with the bus performance of the 
computer.  Increase the bus clock, disable wait states and enable caching.  
You will need to modify these settings by going into the CMOS settings 
on your PC. Also, make sure that your hard drive is de-fragged.   
Make sure SMARTDRV is enabled correctly or try disabling 
SMARTDRV or any other caching utility.  Split screen video relates to 
a slow bus.  This seems bound to happen in a dual bus system, since 
precedence is given to the higher performing bus (EISA PCI or VL) to 
the detriment of the ISA bus.  The Pro MovieSpectrum requires a data 
transfer rate from the bus to the card of 130 usec or less or the Pro Movie 
starts loosing lines of data.  Currently this is no cure for this.  Different 
system vendors may program their bus settings differently.
The following information may be of some assistance to you.   On a  Genoa 
VL-bus system that provides the CMOS ISA bus configuration options 
for Clk/4, Clk/5, Clk/6, and 7.16Mhz, you may select random bus 
frequencies per the information below to clear up the split screen 
video problem:Description = Clk/4Should be = 8MhzCycle time = 120 nsecDescription =  Clk/5Should be = 6.6MhzCycle Time =  hangs systemDescription =  Clk/6Should be =  5.5MhzCycle time =  80 nsecDescription =  7.16mhzShould be = 7.16MhzCycle time =  120 nsec25.)  After installing the Pro MovieSpectrum, my Logitech mouse 
died.  I need my mouse for Windows.  Where is the conflict?The Pro MovieSpectrum card has on it a RS422 port that can be 
setup for Com1-4 and use IRQ's 3 or 4. Normally this doesn't cause a 
problem because jumper JP2 on the card is set (by default) to disable the IRQ. The card also comes pre configured for COM1 which is typically  
not a problem because of JP2.In several instances, this does pose a problem. Both occur with Logitech 
serial mice installed on a COM1 port. DOS works OK but when booting 
into Windows, all mouse functions cease.The cure in both cases is to set the RS422 port on the Pro Movie 
card to COM4 by covering pins 5 & 6 on JP2.
26.)  Why are all of my captures grainy?Almost universally, this happens because of palette restrictions. The 
common case is that VidCap is set up to capture in 32K colors, but the 
Windows is using a 256 color driver. This will cause what appears to be distortion and "blockiness" in the capture.The reason Media Vision suggests that you use a 32K palette is so 
that the colors always appear close to reality. If you are only going to be 
displaying the picture in 256 colors, you should try capturing a palette 
first. This will give the appearance of a sharper image. If the image has 
too many colors, this can cause incorrect color mapping (pink showing 
up as blue or some other such variations). In this case you  should try 
capturing a palette from the entire clip, and then copying the palette 
to the clip. If there are too may colors involved (256), there is no way to 
remove this color distortion short of going with a 32K capture.This same sort of occurrence also goes on with 16 color drivers, where 
it is much easier to demonstrate. Try playing the windsurfer.avi file in 
VGA mode and you'll see lots of graininess and incorrect colors. This is 
the same thing, just more pronounced.This board captures analog video signals and digitizes them into .AVI 
files.  All settings for this board are set VIA dip switches or jumpers on 
the board.27.)  What are the resolutions at which the Pro MovieSpectrum will
capture video?

The Pro MovieSpectrum will capture video at the following resolutions80 x 60 ================== up to 30 fps160 x 120 ================ up to 30 fps320 x 240 ================ 1 fps

				Pro MovieSpectrum
			Installation Guide Addendum
				Version 1.0

This addendum covers the following topics:

	Important Notes

	Using Memory Managers

	Installing The Pro MovieSpectrum DOS Software

	Choosing IRQs with Pro MovieSpectrum 

	Reconfiguring Your Pro MovieSpectrum (Refer to Installation Guide)

	Using the DOS "VCR" (AVI Movie Player/Recorder)

	Installing Video for Windows

IMPORTANT NOTES

Your video source should be a high quality signal

The Pro MovieSpectrum is designed to work with as many video 
sources  as possible: VCRs, laser disks and camcorders. However, 
the quality of the image that you are putting into your computer 
is dependent on the quality of the video source.  Some potential 
causes of poor video are listed below:

	Poor television reception
	Old or damaged videotapes
	Faulty VCRs, laser disks and camcorders

When trying to capture video (storing video on your hard disk) 
from a poor video source, unpredictable output may result.  For 
example, the picture on your computer may look very distorted, 
stop moving or appear to be scrolling up the screen. Should this 
occur please replace the video source with something of a higher quality.

The Pro MovieSpectrum can capture a video sequence, with audio, 
in an 80 x 60 or 160 x 120 window. It will only perform still image 
capture at 320 x 240 and 640 x 480.

The size of the window on your screen is defined by the length x 
height.  The Pro MovieSpectrum WILL NOT capture video in a 
larger window than is stated above. If you try to capture video in 
a large window, horizontal lines appear across the window.  However, 
the Pro MovieSpectrum can capture a single frame in both 320 x 240 
and 640 x 480 formats.  In order to accomplish this, you must pause 
the video at the desired frame and then perform a single frame capture 
(as described in your Video for Windows User's Guide).

The record and playback rates are dependent on your computer 
system.  30 FPS (Frames Per Second) and 16-bit, 44.1 kHz audio 
are the highest possible settings for the Pro MovieSpectrum.  Your 
system limitations may prevent you from capturing video and 
audio at those rates.

The bus speed, hard disk transfer rate, and the amount of RAM 
available all contribute to the rate at which you can capture and 
playback audio and video.  The performance of Pro MovieSpectrum 
is dependent upon your system components. If the picture looks 
good in your  Preview Window (as described in the Video for 
Windows User's Guides), but you are experiencing problems 
capturing video, such as vertical scrolling or poor quality video, 
then reduce the rates at which you are capturing the video. For 
example, instead of capturing at 30 FPS and 16-bit, 44.1 kHz 
stereo audio, try a lower setting of 15 FPS with 8-bit, 11 kHz mono 
audio.

Pro MovieSpectrum is a video capture card only.  You will need 
a Sound Card to capture sound with your video.  The Pro MovieSpectrum 
was designed to capture video only. If you wish to capture audio or 
overlay audio onto your AVI files, you will need a Sound Card, 
such as the Pro Audio Spectrum 16.


USING MEMORY MANAGERS

The Setup program will warn you if  your memory manager is 
conflicting with the same memory range that Pro MovieSpectrum 
must use.  In this case you have to edit the CONFIG.SYS file. You 
must place an exclude statement in your memory manager line.  
This allows the memory range to be used by Pro MovieSpectrum.  
Refer to your memory manager user's guide for information on 
excluding the memory manager. An exclusion example, using 
EMM386 is shown below:

	DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.SYS RAM 1024 X=C000-C8FF


INSTALLING THE PRO MOVIESPECTRUM HARDWARE

Refer to page 7 of your Pro MovieSpectrum Installation Guide 
for information on installing your hardware.


INSTALLING THE PRO MOVIESPECTRUM SOFTWARE

The Pro MovieSpectrum software performs the following tasks:

	Copies the DOS files and Windows drivers to the \PROMOVIE directory
	Installs the VCR (DOS) player & recorder application

To install the Pro MovieSpectrum software:

	1.  	Insert the Pro MovieSpectrum diskette into your 
		3 1/2 drive. For this example we are assuming your 
		are using drive B.
	2. 	Type:
		SETUP C:\PROMOVIE
	3.  	Next, the Setup program asks if you want to run a 
		diagnostic check on your Pro MovieSpectrum card. 
		If this is a first time installation, choose "Y" for yes.  
		If you have changed settings on the card and want to verify 
		the settings, again, choose 	"Y". 

The diagnostic check attempts to locate the I/O port, IRQ  and 
memory address of your Pro Movie Spectrum.  It also displays 
other information about your configuration.  Upon completion, 
the diagnostic program prompts you if the configuration needs to 
be changed, or warns you if there are configuration problems.

The Setup also allows you to change the Pro Movie Spectrum's 
configuration and set the record characteristics of VCR.  Setup 
displays the following information:

	Interrupt
	Memory Address
	I/O Port
	Video Source
	Frame Rate

As well as the following audio information:

	Sample Rate
	Sample Size
	Stereo/ Mono selection

Once the diagnostic test is complete, Pro MovieSpectrum prompts 
you if you want to change any of the above settings. Type "Y" when 
the Setup program prompts you, otherwise select "N".

Next, the Setup program gives you the option of seeing all of the 
switch and jumper settings via a visual display of the Pro MovieSpectrum 
card. Type "Y" to view this display, otherwise select N".  

The DOS installation process is now complete.  Refer to your 
Pro MovieSpectrum Installation Guide for instructions on installing 
your Windows drivers.


CHOOSING IRQs WITH PRO MOVIESPECTRUM

In configuring Pro Movie Spectrum, you may use IRQ 10, 11, 
12, or 15. You can not use IRQ 14.  The default IRQ is 10.

USING THE 220H ADDRESS
NOTE: If you are going to use the 220H address with the Pro 
MovieSpectrum card, make sure that no other device(s) (for example, 
several popular sound cards use 220H) uses this specific address.  
The default root base address is 250H.


RECONFIGURING YOUR PRO MOVIESPECTRUM 

The following information supersedes the information found 
on their respective page.

	Page 23: 	The illustration for Base Memory address 
			switch is incorrect. Switch 4
			should be set to the OFF position (default setting).

	Page 24: 	The Base Memory Address table is incorrect.  
			The updated table is shown below.  The default 
			Base Memory Address is C800-C8FF.


SW 2  -  Base Memory Address Decoding Range
					SWITCHES
Address			1	2	3	4	5	6

C000-C0FF		ON	ON	ON	ON	ON	ON
C100-C1FF		OFF	ON	ON	ON	ON	ON
C200-C2FF		ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON	ON
C300-C3FF		OFF	OFF	ON	ON	ON	ON
C400-C4FF		ON	ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON
C500-C5FF		OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON
C600-C6FF		ON	OFF	OFF	ON	ON	ON
C700-C7FF		OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	ON	ON
C800-C8FF		ON	ON	ON	OFF	ON	ON
(default)
C900-C9FF		OFF	ON	ON	OFF	ON	ON
CA00-CAFF		ON	OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON
CB00-CBFF		OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON
CC00-CCFF		ON	ON	OFF	OFF	ON	ON
CD00-CDFF		OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON
CE00-CEFF		ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	ON
CF00-CFFF		OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	ON
D000-D0FF		ON	ON	ON	ON	OFF	ON
D100-D1FF		OFF	ON	ON	ON	OFF	ON
D200-D2FF		ON	OFF	ON	ON	OFF	ON
D300-D3FF		OFF	OFF	ON	ON	OFF	ON
D400-D4FF		ON	ON	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
D500-D5FF		OFF	ON	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
D600-D6FF		ON	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
D700-D7FF		OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
D800-D8FF		ON	ON	ON	OFF	OFF	ON
D900-D9FF		OFF	ON	ON	OFF	OFF	ON
DA00-DAFF		ON	OFF	ON	OFF	OFF	ON
DB00-DBFF		OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	OFF	ON
DC00-DCFF		ON	ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON
DD00-DDFF		OFF	ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON
DE00-DEFF		ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON
DF00-DFFF		OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON
E000-E0FF		ON	ON	ON	ON	ON	OFF
E100-E1FF		OFF	ON	ON	ON	ON	OFF
E200-E2FF		ON	OFF	ON	ON	ON	OFF
E300-E3FF		OFF	OFF	ON	ON	ON	OFF
E400-E4FF		ON	ON	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
E500-E5FF		OFF	ON	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
E600-E6FF		ON	OFF	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
E700-E7FF		OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
E800-E8FF		ON	ON	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
E900-E9FF		OFF	ON	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
EA00-EAFF		ON	OFF	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
EB00-EBFF		OFF	OFF	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
EC00-ECFF		ON	ON	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF
ED00-EDFF		OFF	ON	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF
EE00-EEFF		ON	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF
EF00-EFFF		OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF


	Page 25	:	The Warning! statement should read as follows:

	Warning! Do not use the setting FF (all DIP switches OFF) for the 
	starting Base address.  This setting is invalid and may cause your 
	system to crash the next time it is booted.  Also, note that C000 to 
	C7FF are typically used by a VGA video card.

	Page 26:	The Port Base Memory address table is incorrect.
	The table below contains the correct settings.


SW1 I/O Port Decoding Range

					Switches, 

Port Base Address,		1	2	3
	0210-0216		OFF	ON	ON
	0220-0223		ON	OFF	ON
	0230-0233		OFF	OFF	ON
	0240-0243		ON	ON	OFF
	0250-0253		OFF	ON	OFF
	0260-0263		ON	OFF	OFF


Page 27:	The third paragraph describing how to set the COM port should 
read as follows:

	To set the COM port, locate "SW1" on the Pro MovieSpectrum 
Card just above "SW2". there are six DIP switches in "SW1" and the three 
on the right enable and set the COM port (switches 4, 5, 6)....

Using the DOS "VCR" (AVI Movie Player/Recorder)

VCR is a DOS based application that plays back and records AVI 
movies. Once you create an AVI file, you can pass a copy of it along 
with the VCR program to a friend who's only system requirements 
would be an 80386SX PC (or faster) using DOS 5.0.  If a Sound 
Card is present in the PC the movie files soundtrack is played back 
as well    (however, a Sound Card is not required).  All that person 
needs to do is type VCR and the AVI filename at the DOS prompt 
and press Enter.  The AVI movie file is displayed through VCR's 
display and the audio is played through your Sound Card (if one is 
installed).

VCR uses the Motive library developed by Media Vision for DOS 
playback of AVI movies, as well as AVI files created by Microsoft's 
Video for Windows software.

Hardware Requirements

VCR currently requires the Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum or 
Thunder Board/ Sound Blaster hardware (for audio playback)  and a 
VGA video card (preferably one using the Cirrus Logic 542X chip 
or supporting the VESA VGA BIOS Extension (VBE v1.2)).  

AVI File Requirements

VCR can playback movies recorded with 8 or 16-bit audio at 11 
kHz, 22 kHz,  and 44 kHz, in mono or stereo.  Note that video playback 
quality will be severely degraded when using higher data rates.  VCR 
can play off of a CD-ROM, provided that the file is compressed to a data 
rate which monitors the transfer rate of the CD-ROM.

VCR plays back movies recorded in AVI format in one of the following 
video formats:

	Raw 8/16/24-bit video

	MS 8-bit RLE video (from within your PROMOVIE directory, 
	followed by the AVI file's name (include the path, if necessary):

	VCR f:\space\8_bit_90\voyager.avi

VCR immediately starts playing the AVI movie file.  While playing, 
there are several VCR-like commands available on the keypad.

NOTE: It is not recommended to use VCR through Windows' 
DOS shell.

VCR Record Example

To record a movie with VCR, type VCR [filename]. Where [filename] 
is a new AVI file. Refer to the example below:

	VCR fish.avi

The above command creates a movie called fish.avi. To begin 
recording press Enter.

VCR Keyboard Commands

[Enter]		Toggle to play/stop a movie or record/view a movie.
[Home]		Stop playing and rewind movie to beginning.
[End]		Stop playing and fast forward movie to end.
[PgUp]		Frame step one frame backward.
[PgDn]		Frame step one frame forward.
[LeftArrow]	Cue movie backward 15 frames.
[RightArrow]	Cue movie forward 15 frames.
[Esc]		Stop movie and exit.
[/]		Toggle full screen/small window mode on Cirrus 542X chips.
[*]		Toggle between normal and 2x playback.  Note that sustained 
		2x playback may	cause audio breakup and/or severely degraded 
		video playback.
[-]		Decrease volume 10%.
[+]		Increase volume 10%.
[Tab]		Increase playback rate.  1x and 2x playback will have audio, 
		higher rates will shut off audio.
[Shift][Tab]	Decrease playback rate. 1x and 2x playback will have 
		audio, lower rates will shut off audio.  This can be used to 
		play in reverse also.


INSTALLING MICROSOFT'S VIDEO FOR WINDOWS

To complete the software installation, you will need to install Microsoft's 
Video for Windows.  To perform these steps, turn to page 13 of the Pro 
MovieSpectrum Installation Guide.

