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                          XingMPEG Player
                            Version 2.01
                     Xing Technology Corporation
                       1540 West Branch Street
                       Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

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**************************   GETTING STARTED   **************************
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Preparing to Install the XingMPEG Player

Before installing the XingMPEG Player, make sure the following hardware
and software is installed and working:
- IBM PC 486/Pentium or compatible computer
  (a Pentium with at least 8MB of RAM is recommended);
- Microsoft Windows95;
- a hard disk drive with at least 3MB of free space;
- a CD-ROM drive is optional;
- a sound card with a Windows wave audio driver is optional.

Installing the XingMPEG Player

1 Turn on your computer and start Windows.
2 Insert the XingMPEG Player Diskette into your diskette drive.
3 Choose "Run" from the Windows 95 Start menu; the "Run" dialog
  appears.
4 Type "A:\SETUP" (substitute the drive letter of your diskette drive
  for "A", if necessary), and click the "OK" button; the XingMPEG Player
  setup program starts.
5 Follow the setup program's on-screen instructions.

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***********   RELEASE NOTES TO XingMPEG Player VERSION 2.01  ************
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Installation
- Two methods for deinstalling are now provided: 
  - Through the Windows95 "Add/Remove Programs" control panel
  - Through the XingMPEG Player SETUP program; if the SETUP program
    detects an installed version, it presents an option to deinstall.

XingMPEG Driver
- When the Driver is accessing Direct Draw, pausing playback
  no longer causes loss of the Direct Draw surface.
- Elliminated potential memory loss during multi-file playback.

XingMPEG Player (XMPLAYER.EXE)
- Added support of Windows95 Plus Pac
- The Playback Settings dialog has a new option "Always Open at 100%".
- The Video Performance Diagnostic tool’s ability to accurately report
  overall frame rate on PC’s that achieve greater than approximately
  35 frames per second has been improved. On fast PCs where the actual
  achieved frame rate may be up to 70fps, the diagnostic tool now reports
  an accurate frame rate. Inaccuracies may be experienced on very fast
  PC’s that achieve frame rates greater than approximately 70 frames
  per second.
- If the XingMPEG Driver’s "Use Video Acceleration" option is
  disabled, a warning of this condition is now properly displayed
  when the Video Performance test is run.
- Elliminated possible problem when closing the program using the
  "Alt-F4" keyboard command.
- During Multi-file playback the Video Window is now destroyed
  and recreated between files.
- The Playback Options dialog’s MPEG Driver Setup button is disabled
  when no MPEG file is open.

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***********   RELEASE NOTES TO XingMPEG Player VERSION 2.0   ************
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Installation
- No Deinstall program is currently available.

XingMPEG Driver
- When accessing primary surface DCI on some display systems,
  fatal errors may occur when resizing the video playback
  window during playback.
- During MPEG file playback, accessing dialog boxes within the application
  that is controlling playback (e.g., the XingMPEG Player program or Media
  Player) may be subject to delays.

XingMPEG Player (XMPLAYER.EXE)
- When the XingMPEG Player is accessing Direct Draw video acceleration,
  clicking on the Track Bar during playback may cause a bright green
  border to appear around the Track Bar.
- The Video Performance Diagnostic tool improperly reports the
  overall frame rate on PC's that achieve greater than approximately
  35 frames per second. On fast PCs where the actual achieved frame
  rate may be 60fps or greater, the diagnostic tool will never report
  a frame rate higher than approximately 35 frames per second. In such
  situations, the following error usually appears: "There is a problem
  with Subsystems Performance Values".
- If the XingMPEG Driver's "Use Video Acceleration" option is disabled,
  no warning of this condition is displayed when the Video Performance
  test is run. Before running this test, make sure the XingMPEG Driver's
  "Use Video Acceleration" option is enabled.
- The XingMPEG Player's Mute button does not reflect or affect the
  current state of the Windows95 Audio Mute control. If you do not
  hear audio when playing MPEG files, check the Windows95 Audio Mute
  and Volume controls and make sure the XingMPEG Driver's Rate Control
  feature is enabled.

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*************************   XingMPEG Support   **************************
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Product updates and general support information
are available electronically via:

Compuserve: GO XINGSUPPORT
Internet:   http://www.xingtech.com/
XingBBS:    (805) 473-2680 (modem speed=14.4, 8N1)

If you need further information, please contact your
dealer or the manufacturer of the product with which
the XingMPEG Player came bundled.
