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Re: How to use MPEG viewer with dll other than ATI

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From: John Tomaszewski
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:44
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In article <C1ED7x.HM5@acsu.buffalo.edu> dunn@acsu.buffalo.edu (Dunn) writes:
>In article <C1E047.99w@rahul.net> bryanw@rahul.net (Bryan Woodworth) writes:
>>oops, here is the information on using the mpegplayer (mpegexe.zip,
>>available from ftp.rahul.net in /pub/bryanw/pc/animation/mpeg) with a dll
>>other than the ati one..:
>>
>>If you are using a DLL file other than mdllati.zip, you may have to do the
>>following:
>> 
>>Run mfw.exe in Windows.  It will abort, complaining it can't find ATI
>>dll's.
>> 
>>Load mfw.ini (in same subdir as mfw.exe) and edit "VDriver" variable
>>to accomodate your driver.  Here is the default from my system:
>> 
>>[MPEG for Windows]
>>Copyright.=Copyright (C) Xing Technology Corp. 1991-1992.  All rights
>>   reserved.
>>VersionID.=Version 2.0
>>FileSrcDir=c:\mpeg
>>BkgColor=1
>>BkgWidth=4
>>QBITS=2
>>QLevel=1
>>Sound_DLL=0
>>UseDIB=0
>>VidWidth=320
>>VDriver=0    
>> 
>>Note the "VDriver" variable, set to 0.
>> 
>>Now peek in DLL.LST, in \windows\system:
.
.
etc.

>>There are also other solutions..
>>
>>-- 
>>Bryan Woodworth <bryanw@rahul.net>
>
>I did everything as said above, and then ran it. Guess what!? I still get the
>same error as I did before with the Trident Drivers. I have a Trident 8900
>and it has worked for everything except this program and the previous release.
>Any ideas?

I just renamed my driver (WD) as the ATI driver and left the .INI
file alone.  This seemed to work fine.

John T.
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Subject: Re: How to use MPEG viewer with dll other than ATI
Date: 25 Jan 1993 23:44:42 GMT
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