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README.TXT                    MATROX GRAPHICS INC.             1997.09.17

                     Rainbow Runner Software for Windows 95
                                Version 1.52.002


Table of contents
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- Description of this release
- Rainbow Runner software installation contents
- Installation
- Notes, problems and limitations

Note: This file may contain some last-minute information not translated into 
your language. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Description of this release
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This product includes Windows 95 drivers for the Rainbow Runner add-on card
and Matrox PC-VCR Remote for Windows 95, which allows the user to 
quickly access the features provided by the Rainbow Runner.

Rainbow Runner software installation contents
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 setup.exe		install program
 setup.ini		install configuration file
 rrunner.ini		Rainbow Runner configuration file		
 readme.txt		File holding important information about the product
 rain_eng.dll		English file needed for the installation
 main.mva		Language independent compressed files
 amovie.exe		English Active Movie Installation
 eng_files.mva		compressed English files
 tvt.reg		Registry information for TV Tuner tables


Installation
------------

- You can uninstall Rainbow Runner software using the uninstall program in 
  the Matrox Rainbow Runner program group. You should restart your computer 
  immediately after you run the uninstall program.


Notes, Problems, and Limitations
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- The Rainbow Runner software installation program stops if you don't have a 
  Rainbow Runner add-on card properly installed in your computer, or if recent 
  MGA display drivers aren't installed.

- Rainbow Runner software will not install if your computer did not assign an 
  Interrupt (IRQ) to your Matrox graphics card. If you have this problem, see the 
  Troubleshooting section of the Rainbow Runner Installation & User Guide.

- To use the Matrox PC-VCR Remote program, use a 16-, 24- or 32-bit color 
  palette. A 16-bit color palette is recommended.

- For video editing programs (for example, Ulead Video Editor) to work properly,
  it's recommended you run them using a display area resolution of 1024x768 
  or lower.

- For 2 MB graphics card users: Recording and playback of MJPEG compressed 
  video files does not work at display area resolutions greater than 1024x768.

- With the PC-VCR Remote program, using a full-screen DOS window or changing 
  display settings (resolution or color palette) may cause problems if, at the 
  same time, you're playing back or recording a video file, or using the 
  Closed Captioning feature.

- Suspend mode is not supported when using the Rainbow Runner software or when 
  using any of the TV Out modes.

- When you drag-and-drop video files onto the PC-VCR Remote icon, long file 
  names are converted to the old 8.3 DOS-naming style in the PC-VCR Remote menu
  window and on video window title bar.

- Capturing video to a file while outputting video to your TV may cause 
  "jittering" in your computer monitor display if your video source 
  (video input line or TV signal) is unstable.

- MJPEG video editing is not supported while in TV Out mode (TV Out is enabled
  or disabled using the TV Out property sheet).

- Video-in-a-window in NTSC, PAL & SECAM with PC-VCR Remote works using 16-, 
  24- and 32-bit color palettes. There are maximum video window sizes depending
  on the display settings you're using (see the Rainbow Runner Installation & 
  User Guide). 

- Video output to TV works in both NTSC and PAL. Fit-to-screen and overscan 
  modes are supported. The resolutions supported are 640x480, 720x480(NTSC), 
  and 720x576(PAL). Also supported are DirectDraw and D3D games which use 
  640x400 and 640x480 resolutions, which includes all games included with 
  Matrox Mystique. Using TV output, you can't run games in fit-to-screen 
  mode. When outputting games to TV, overscan mode will be used by default.

- If Microsoft Media Player does not respond, try clicking on the Windows 
  desktop background, then clicking on Media Player - this may restore control.
 

Rainbow Runner manual corrections and special notes
===================================================

- Maximum video window resolutions for MPEG1 video file playback
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	The values in the table found at page 42 should be corrected as follows: 
16-high color resolution of 1024 x 768 is not supported, nor is TrueColor 32-bit 
resolution of 800 x 600.  Maximum window resolution for MPEG1 video file playback is
800 x 600 with a TrueColor 24-bit palette.


- Disk space for captured video
-------------------------------

	The values in the table on page 43 are examples only.  They are meant to help
you calculate disk space requirements for various capture settings.  Some combinations
of settings may not be supported.



