ATI Multimedia Center 8.2 User's Guide P/N 137-70480-10 Copyright © 2003, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice. Product may not be exactly as shown in the diagrams. 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With respect to ATI products which this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. ii Contents Using Your ATI Multimedia Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Starting ATI Multimedia Center.................................................................... 2 Starting from LaunchPad........................................................................ 2 Starting from Windows® taskbar........................................................... 3 Online Help.................................................................................................... 3 ATI REMOTE WONDERTM......................................................................... 3 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool ....................................................... 4 TV ...................................................................................................... 6 Setting up TV ........................................................................................ 7 Sizing the TV display ............................................................................. 8 TV Feature menu.................................................................................... 9 TV keyboard shortcuts ......................................................................... 11 TV display settings............................................................................... 13 TV video settings.................................................................................. 15 TV Tuner settings ................................................................................. 16 TV Stills Gallery settings ..................................................................... 19 TV Schedule settings............................................................................ 19 ATI TV Bar .......................................................................................... 20 Channel Surfing.................................................................................... 21 Closed Captioning ................................................................................ 22 HotWordsTM ......................................................................................... 24 TV Magazine ........................................................................................ 25 External Captions support .................................................................... 27 Secondary Audio Program (SAP) ........................................................ 28 Zooming and panning........................................................................... 28 THRUVIEWTM..................................................................................... 29 Channel Lockout .................................................................................. 30 Parental Control.................................................................................... 31 Recording Video and still images ........................................................ 32 Personal Video Recorder .............................................................. 34 Personal Video Recorder settings......................................................... 35 One Touch Record................................................................................ 39 Achieving the best results with MPEG video recording ...................... 40 MULTVIEWTM............................................................................................ 42 MULTVIEW audio requirements ........................................................ 43 MULTVIEW keyboard shortcuts ......................................................... 44 iii Media Library.................................................................................. 45 Filtering files ........................................................................................ 46 Converting media files ......................................................................... 46 Making Playlists ................................................................................... 47 External Captions support .................................................................... 47 Recommended content deletion ........................................................... 47 TV Listings...................................................................................... 49 Setting up TV Listings ......................................................................... 50 Getting around ...................................................................................... 51 Recording ............................................................................................. 51 Viewing ................................................................................................ 52 Views.................................................................................................... 52 Filter options......................................................................................... 53 Actors tab ............................................................................................. 53 Categories tab ....................................................................................... 54 Searches................................................................................................ 54 Favorite search ..................................................................................... 54 Movies tab ............................................................................................ 55 Schedules tab ........................................................................................ 56 Searches tab .......................................................................................... 56 Setting search parameters..................................................................... 57 Sports tab .............................................................................................. 58 Stations tab ........................................................................................... 58 Titles tab ............................................................................................... 59 Days and dates...................................................................................... 59 Stills Gallery ................................................................................... 60 Stills Gallery settings............................................................................ 60 CD Audio......................................................................................... 62 CD Audio keyboard shortcuts .............................................................. 63 CD Audio settings ................................................................................ 64 CD Audio preferences settings............................................................. 65 CD Database......................................................................................... 65 CD Audio Schedule settings................................................................. 66 Video CD ......................................................................................... 67 Video CD Feature menu....................................................................... 68 Video CD keyboard shortcuts .............................................................. 69 Capturing still frames from Video CDs ............................................... 70 Zooming and Panning .......................................................................... 70 Video CD Display settings ................................................................... 71 Video CD Closed Caption settings....................................................... 72 Video CD Preferences settings............................................................. 73 Video CD Stills Gallery settings .......................................................... 73 iv File Player ....................................................................................... 74 File Player Feature menu...................................................................... 76 File Player shortcut keys ...................................................................... 77 THRUVIEWTM..................................................................................... 78 Zooming and Panning .......................................................................... 79 File Player Display settings.................................................................. 80 File Player Preferences settings............................................................ 81 File Player Closed Caption settings...................................................... 81 External Captions support .................................................................... 82 File Player Stills Gallery settings ......................................................... 82 File Player Schedule settings................................................................ 83 Schedule ......................................................................................... 83 Schedule settings ................................................................................. 84 TV Out......................................................................................................... 85 Multi-Monitor Support ................................................................................ 86 Teletext ........................................................................................... 86 Troubleshooting........................................................................................... 87 Audio problems ... ................................................................................ 87 Video problems ... .............................................................................. 92 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 v vi 1 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center This chapter explains how to use the special features that your ATI Multimedia Center offers. The Multimedia Center is a suite of products that provides TV, Video CD, CD Audio, File Player, and Media Library in one package. Starting ATI Multimedia Center 2 Online Help 3 ATI REMOTE WONDERTM 3 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool 4 TV 6 ATI TV Bar 20 Media Library 45 Personal Video Recorder 34 MULTVIEWTM 42 Media Library 45 TV Listings 49 Stills Gallery 60 CD Audio 62 Video CD 67 File Player 74 Schedule 83 TV Out 85 Multi-Monitor Support 86 Teletext 86 Troubleshooting 87 2 Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting from LaunchPad The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your Multimedia Center features -- just click the feature you want. LaunchPad opens automatically when you start your computer, or if you prefer, you can right-click LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on Startup in the drop-down menu. · To dock LaunchPad, right-click it, then click Dock in the menu. To change the docking position, right-click LaunchPad while it is docked, point to Side , then choose a location. · To change the size of the LaunchPad when it is not docked, double-click it or right-click it, and choose a size. The buttons in the right side of LaunchPad let you access your desktop settings, get Help, and close LaunchPad. If your system does not have a TV tuner, Video In appears in place of TV in the LaunchPad. Certain Multimedia Center features use some of the same resources. If you try to start one of these features while another is running, a resource conflict message appears. You have up to four choices: · Run both features with reduced performance, where possible. · Suspend the first feature while the other is active. · Close the first feature. · Press Cancel to continue without starting the second feature. i Online Help 3 Starting from Windows® taskbar 1 2 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . Point at ATI Multimedia Center , then select CD Audio, LaunchPad, File Player, TV, Video CD, Media Library, or Configuration. For information about using the ATI Multimedia Center features, see the online help. Online Help Feature Help. Click the Help button in any display panel to open the online help. F1 Context-Sensitive Help. Context-sensitive help is always available for each feature; just press the F1 key. Tool Tips. Simply move the mouse cursor over a control to see a description of its purpose. As you become familiar with your ATI Multimedia Center, you may want to turn off Tool Tips -- click the Show Tool Tips checkbox in the Display tab (for more information, see TV display settings on page 13). ATI Desktop Help. For help on your ATI video card's graphics features, double-click the ATI icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Internet. Click http://www.ati.com/support/index.html for product support, including driver downloads, technical and warranty information. ATI REMOTE WONDERTM The ATI REMOTE WONDER replaces all the functionality of a mouse in all Windows software applications. If you have an ATI graphics card installed in your system, you will also enjoy additional control over ATI software. For complete information and installation instructions, see the ATI REMOTE WONDER Installation Guide that came with your card. 4 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool Multimedia Center Configuration Tool When the Multimedia Center is running, you access settings via the Settings dialogs. You can also use the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool to access TV settings, PC Check, file types, and skin settings for the following purposes. · To modify settings that do not change regularly · To change settings and run diagnostics when the Multimedia Center is not running · To modify advanced settings that should only be changed if absolutely necessary To open the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool from LaunchPad Click the Configuration Tool button in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 2. from Windows® taskbar 1 2 In Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs. Point at ATI Multimedia Center, then select Configuration. To access TV settings Click the TV tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool. The TV page provides settings for the Video Capture Source. If your system has multiple video decoders, select the one that Multimedia Center TV should use as its default. To access file types File Types displays how files are associated with different Multimedia Center applications. Click the File Types tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool. Multimedia Center Configuration Tool 5 To access PC Check PC Check evaluates your computer system to determine if it is correctly set up for multimedia playback. If your computer fails any of the tests, PC Check recommends corrective action. i 1 The test results are best estimates; they may not be 100% accurate. In Windows Taskbar, click Start, point at Programs, point at ATI Multimedia Center, then select Configuration. A warning dialog appears, which identifies any pre-test requirements you should be aware of. 2 To start the tests, click the Run Tests button. The tests last approximately 45 seconds. When they are complete, you can click the Details button to see the test results. To access skins settings Click the Skins tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool, and select skins for your Multimedia Center components. Modern Classic Tranquility Zero-G 6 TV TV Watch Television on your computer! You can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, fullmotion video on the whole screen or in a window. TV delivers advanced features: Closed Captioning, Personal Video Recorder, Still Capture, Channel Surfing, Scheduled Events, TV Listings, Parental Control, and more. 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, a Task menu displays available and active features. For information about using TV controls, see the online help and Tool Tips. i · All channels may not be available in all countries. · Not all TV features are available with Video-In cards. To start TV from LaunchPad Click the TV button in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 2. from Windows® taskbar 1 2 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . Point at ATI Multimedia Center , then select TV. You can also start TV from other Multimedia Center features installed on your system. Click the ATI logo in the feature's control panel or display panel, then click TV. TV 7 Setting up TV The first time you start TV, you must complete the Initialization Wizard. After that, the Wizard will not run unless you want to re-run it in order to change settings. The Initialization Wizard guides you quickly and easily through setting up TV channels, Parental Control, Sound, and Recording Format. Initialization Wizard Click the Setup button, then click the Display tab. Click the Initialization Wizard... button. The TV Channels Initialization Wizard appears. Follow the Wizard's instructions to select cable or antenna, choose the broadcast standard, and to scan for active channels. Click Next >. The TV Parental Control Initialization Wizard appears. Follow the Wizard's instructions to set or change your Parental Control password. · Passwords are optional, case-sensitive, and must be at least three characters in length. · If you forget your password, you will have to uninstall and reinstall your TV software. i If your computer has an ATI ALL-IN-WONDER video card and an ATI TV WONDER video card, clicking Next > opens the MULTVIEWTM settings page, where you can enable MULTVIEW (Picture in Picture), specify the MULTVIEW window position, and enable dual monitor display. i MULTVIEW is not available with ALL-IN-WONDER VE cards. Click Next >. The Sound Initialization Wizard appears. Follow the Wizard's instructions to set up your audio connection. Line-In is the most common connection. · If you do not hear TV audio, ensure that the TV is tuned to a broadcasting channel, and that you have made the correct audio connections. See Troubleshooting on page 87 for more information. 8 TV Click Next >. The Recording Format Initialization Wizard appears. Follow the Wizard's instructions to select the default recording format. Click Next >. The End of Initialization Wizard panel appears. Click Finish to complete TV setup. Sizing the TV display You can resize the TV display using the mouse, the Maximize button, or CTRL key combination. · The F2 key hides/shows the control panel, to save desktop space. To resize the TV display using the mouse Drag the display's border. The TV display maintains a fixed aspect ratio (width-to-height) of 4:3 to avoid picture distortion (to change this, see TV display settings on page 13). To display TV in full-screen Press CTRL+F or ALT+F to toggle between full-screen and the current size, or click the Maximize button. To return to the previous size, press the Esc key. TV 9 Ctrl To display preset sizes using the CTRL key Tiny Small Medium Large Toggle between full screen and current size Increase size of display panel Decrease size of display panel CTRL+1 CTRL+2 CTRL+3 CTRL+4 CTRL+F ALT+F CTRL + Up Arrow CTRL + Down Arrow TV Feature menu You can access TV functions by right-clicking on the control panel or the viewing area of the display panel. This is very useful in full-screen mode. Selection Setup Always On Top Show Control Panel THRUVIEWTM Function Opens the TV setup page. Displays TV on top of other applications. Shows the TV Control panel. If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card, THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available. THRUVIEW Desktop: The current panel appears fullscreen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized. THRUVIEW Window: The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows, allowing you to work and watch TV at the same time. 10 TV Selection Video Size Function Indicates the sizes available for the current panel: Tiny Small Medium Large Full Screen 160 x 120 pixels 240 x 180 pixels 320 x 240 pixels 640 x 480 pixels Aspect Ratio Selects the width-to-height ratio for the video window: Non-Fixed Standard 4:3 Letterbox Allows the window to be stretched to any proportions. Standard aspect ratio for television broadcast. (16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1) Crops the top and bottom of the frame to fit a wider window. Widescreen (16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1) Scales the entire image to fit a wider window. Connector Specifies the video input: TV Tuner Selects TV Tuner input. Composite Selects composite video input. S-Video Selects S-Video input. Sound Mode Sets the audio mode: Captions Displays closed captions when muted when audio is muted. Stereo Both SAP Mono Closed Captions Enables stereo TV audio. Plays both standard and SAP audio tracks. Enables the Secondary Audio Program. Enables monaural TV audio. Specifies how closed captioned text is displayed. You can also enable the HotWords and TV Magazine features. (See HotWordsTM on page 24 and TV Magazine on page 25.) Selects the zoom ratio (2x, 4x, or 8x) or Unzoom if already zoomed. See Zooming and panning on page 28. Displays the About... dialog. Closes TV. Zooming About... Exit TV 11 TV keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to control TV from your keyboard. Command Pause Play Key(s) Ctrl + B Ctrl + X (numeric keypad) -/+ (alphanumeric keypad) _ / =, - / + / Ctrl + S Ctrl + C Alt + Z Ctrl + Insert Ctrl + 1 -- Ctrl + 4 Ctrl + F Esc Ctrl + Ctrl + L Ctrl + R F1 F2 F3 F4 / Ctrl + Volume up / down Channel up / down Setup Toggle closed captions Unzoom Still capture Size presets (Tiny, Small, Medium, Large) Toggle full screen Exit full screen Cycle through Size up / down Parental Control lock / unlock Record Help Hide control panel Hide video panels and borders; video panel snaps to edge Always on top 12 TV Command THRUVIEW window (Blended Window, regardless of settings in Display Settings page) THRUVIEW Desktop (Blended Desktop, regardless of settings in Display Settings page) Video Desktop, regardless of settings in Display Settings page) Minimize without Video Desktop or THRUVIEW Set Analog TV Tuner input connector Set Composite TV Tuner input connector Set S-Video TV Tuner input connector Exit TV About Key(s) F5 F6 F7 F8 Alt + 1 Alt + 2 Alt + 3 Alt + F4 Alt + A TV 13 TV display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in TV. To open the Display settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Display tab. Selection Video Size Function Size Selects the size for the current panel. Aspect Ratio Sets the width-to-height ratio for the current panel: Standard 4:3Standard television. Letterbox Crops the top and bottom of the frame to fit a wider window. Widescreen Scales the video frame to fit a wider window. Crop Video Trims the outside edges of the video frame. Tool Tips Show Tool Tip Show helpful aids for using TV when you point at a control with your mouse. Show Shortcut Show keyboard shortcuts when you point at a control with your mouse. 14 TV Selection Display Feature Function When Minimized Controls how TV behaves when minimized: Minimize TV TV becomes an icon on your desktop. Video Desktop TV display replaces your desktop pattern. THRUVIEW Blended Window: The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows. Blended Desktop: The current panel appears in full screen as a translucent layer on top of any other windows. Always On Top Displays TV on top of other applications. Auto Hide Controls when in full screen Hides TV controls when displaying TV in full screen. If you move your mouse, the controls re-appear Hide Player Hotkey Initialization Wizard Specify a keyboard key that hides/displays TV. This is useful when you want to do other work while recording or using HotWords. Re-runs the Initialization Wizard. See Initialization Wizard on page 7. TV 15 TV video settings The video settings page lets you choose a video connector and fine-tune video characteristics. To open the Video settings page Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, then click the Video tab. Selection Connector Function Choose Analog TV Tuner, Composite or S-Video input. · If you choose Composite or S-Video, you must specify the Broadcast Standard. Choose the broadcast standard: NTSC, PAL, or SECAM. Color Adjusts the amount of color in the image. Brightness Adjust the amount of white in the image. Contrast Adjusts the gradation of tones between light and dark areas. Tint (only available for NTSC) Adjusts the balance of red-to-blue in the image. Gamma Adjusts the color brightness of your display. The higher the gamma, the higher the brightness and contrast, maximum being a flat (unmodified) setting). Sets all values on this page to their default values. Broadcast Standard Video Properties Reset 16 TV TV Tuner settings The tuner settings page lets you autoscan for active TV channels, choose cable or antenna input, name channels, and set channel-specific options. To open the Tuner settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab. Selection Channel Name Details... Function You can enter channel names. If you have TV Listings installed (see TV Listings on page 49), channel names are set automatically, based upon the Guide+ database. Select a channel, then click the Details... button to open the Channel Property Details page (see Channel Property Details on page 17). Scans for all active TV channels, and stores them when you click the Set button. Selects the country and cable or antenna. Autoscan Cable Standard TV 17 Channel Property Details When you select a channel and then click the Details... button in the TV Tuner settings page, the Channel Property Details page opens to let you set properties for particular channels -- favorites list, channel assignment, and properties for audio, video, program lockout, and closed captioning. For example, in the Channel Specific Settings Video page, you could change a channel to SECAM when the other channels are (by default) PAL. In the Closed Captioning page you could enable a set of HotWords specifically for a particular channel. Selection Channel Name Number Tunes to Station Channel in Favorites List Channel in Channel Surf List Function Type a name for the channel. Displays the channel number. Specify the TV station that you want this channel to receive. Autoscanning returns all channel assignments to normal (see Autoscan on page 16). Check to add the channel. To remove a channel, uncheck it. Check to add the channel to the Visual Selection list displayed when channel surfing (see Channel Surfing on page 21). To remove a channel, uncheck it. 18 TV Selection Channel Specific Settings Function Audio Click Audio, then click Details... to open the Sound details page. Mute Settings Global Applies mute settings to selected channel. Mute On Mutes audio. Mute Off Cancels muting. SAP Settings Global see Secondary Audio Program (SAP) on page 21. Applies SAP settings to selected channel. Activates stereo TV audio for this channel, if it provides it. Activates monaural audio for this channel. Activates SAP for this channel. Stereo Mono SAP Channel Specific Settings Video Properties Click Video, then click Details... to open the Channel Based Video Settings page. Move the sliders to change the values Color Amount of color in the image. Brightness Balance of light and dark in the image. Contrast Gradation of tone between the image's highlights, midtones and shadows. Tint Balance of red, green, and blue in the image (only available for NTSC). Broadcast Standard Choose the broadcast standard for this channel. Channel Lockout Click Channel Lockout, then click Details... to open the Channel Lockout Settings page (see Channel Lockout on page 30). Closed Captioning Click Closed Captioning, then click Details...to open the Closed Captioning Channel Settings page (see Closed Captioning on page 22). TV 19 TV Stills Gallery settings You can capture still images from TV, and save them in the Stills Gallery. To open the TV Stills Gallery settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. For information on the Stills Gallery, see Stills Gallery on page 60. TV Schedule settings The Scheduler lets you set up TV to watch or record selected TV programs at times you specify. See Schedule on page 83 for details. 20 TV ATI TV Bar Browse the Web and watch TV at the same time, without resizing your windows! ATI TV Bar displays TV in your Internet Explorer Web Browser. North American users can also view a display of channel names and numbers, with continuously updated program information. To open ATI TV Bar 1 2 Launch Internet Explorer. In Explorer's menu bar, click View Bar , then click ATI TV. , point to Explorer Or click the ATI TV button in Explorer's menu bar. · If TV is not running, ATI TV Bar opens it, and displays it in the TV Bar. Closing ATI TV Bar also closes TV. · If TV is running, it is displayed in TV Bar, and the regular TV display disappears from your desktop. Closing TV Bar returns TV to its normal display on your desktop. · If you resize Explorer, the TV display automatically fits itself to the new size. ATI TV Bar controls From left to right, the ATI ATI TV Internet TV Bar controls are: TV listings Explorer Channel down, Channel up, Volume, Mute, Go to top, Page up, Page down, Pause scrolling, Favorites, and Help. TV 21 Channel Surfing You can browse through several TV channels simultaneously, and select channels by clicking on "thumbnail" images (miniature representations) of the channels. Each thumbnail displays the channel number, and is regularly updated to display the current program. · A password is required to access locked-out channels (see Channel Lockout on page 30); otherwise, only unlocked channels will be displayed. · Most controls are disabled during Channel Surfing. To use Channel Surfing 1 panel. Click the Channel Surf button in the TV control A grid of thumbnails appears over your TV display. 2 Click the thumbnail for the channel you want to preview. The channel you clicked becomes "live", and plays video and audio for a few seconds. 3 To select a channel for viewing, double-click a thumbnail. The grid of thumbnails disappears, and the selected channel appears on your screen. 22 TV Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text over video, like a standard TV, and/or in a separate window beside the video. When you use the separate window, you can use the scroll bar to review the last few minutes of text. You can set the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. To display closedcaptioned text Click the Closed Caption button in the TV control panel. Right-clicking the button opens a menu where you can control the type of captioning: over video, in a window, display alternate text, TV Magazine, HotWords, captions when muted. To close the Closed Captioning window, click the Exit button. TV 23 Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed -- over video or in a window -- and the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. You can also set up and enable the HotWords and TV Magazine features. To set up closed captioning Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Closed Caption tab. Selection Placement Function External Window Displays closed captioned text in its own window. Click Font... to select the display font. Video Window Displays closed captioned text superimposed on the video. Click Font... to select the display font. Solid Background Displays closed captioned text on a solid background. Shaded Background Displays closed captioned text on a shaded background. HotWords Enable Check to enable HotWords when Closed Captioning is on (see HotWordsTM on page 24). HotWords Setup Opens the HotWords settings page. TV Magazine Enable Activates TV Magazine (see TV Magazine on page 25.) TV Magazine Setup Opens the TV Magazine Setup Wizard. Closed Caption On Mute Show Alternate Text If Present Display closed captioned text when the audio is muted. If T1 mode closed-captioned data is present in the caption stream, checking this box displays a full page of T1 mode, scrollable, closed captioned text. If you turn off Closed Captioning or change channels, the page is hidden. 24 TV HotWordsTM Have your computer watch TV for you! When you turn on Closed Captioning (see Closed Captioning on page 22), you can specify words and phrases that Television will detect in the closed-captioned text. You can set HotWords to show the matched text, restore TV, play a sound, enable TV Magazine, or enable the Personal Video Recorder when the HotWords appear. You can also have TV automatically transcribe the text when the specified words appear. You can enable HotWords, and then minimize TV; when the specified words occur, TV opens. You specify words using the HotWords setup button in the Closed Caption settings page. To set up HotWords Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, click Closed Caption, then click the HotWords Setup button. The HotWords Setup Wizard opens. To enable HotWords, check the Enable box. The HotWords Setup Wizard will guide you through HotWords setup. Selection First Word Match Type Function Type the first word to be matched. Choose the type of match you want: · By Itself Open TV when the Hot Word occurs. · Followed by Open TV when the Hot Word occurs, and is immediately followed by the Optional Word you specify. · Not Followed By Open TV when the Hot Word occurs, if it is not immediately followed by the Optional Word. · In Sentence With Open TV when the Hot Word occurs, if it is in a sentence with the Optional Word. Type the word you want to match with the Hot Word. When you specify an Optional Word, the system only looks for the First Word+Optional Word combination. Optional Word TV 25 Selection Partial Function Check this box to open TV when a part of the First Word occurs. Use the Add and Remove buttons to add and remove words from the list. Actions to take when your HotWords occur. Recording Show Matched Text Displays the text that matches your Hot Word(s). Restore Player Opens TV in its current state. Enable TV Magazine Activates TV Magazine (see TV Magazine on page 25). Enable Personal Video Recorder Activates the Personal Video Recorder (see Personal Video Recorder on page 34). TV Magazine Use TV Magazine to transcribe closed captioned broadcasting, including pictures and text. You can save files as RTF (Rich Text Format), which preserves formatting, and can be used in many word processors, plain text (TXT), or Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). You can use the Schedule feature to start TV Magazine at dates and times you specify (see Schedule on page 83). · TV Magazine is only available in North America. · When TV Magazine is enabled, it transcribes closedcaptioned text even if the Closed Captioning button is off. i To start TV Magazine Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, click the Closed Caption tab, then click the TV Magazine Setup button. To enable TV Magazine, check the Enable box. The first time you use TV Magazine, the TV Magazine Setup Wizard will guide you through the setup. 26 TV Selection File Name File Format Options Function Type a name for the file. Select a file format (RTF, TXT, or HTML). Overwrite files Check to overwrite existing files. Uncheck to keep existing files. Remove Advertising (North America only) Automatically skips commercial advertising when you display or transcribe closed captioned text. It works best with programs that use scrolling transcripts rather than "text bubbles" to record closed captioned text; for example: Talk shows, News broadcasts, Sports, and Soap operas. (Depending upon the closed captioning format, commercials may occasionally be recorded -- a little experimentation will show you how to get the best results.) Case Conversion Convert all characters to upper or lower case. Stop Transcribing After Select Layout (Images are not saved with .TXT files) Specify the number of minutes to transcribe. No image No images are saved. Images on Left Images are placed on the left, text on the right. Images on Right Images are placed on the right, text on the left. Alternate images Images and text alternate left and right. Use black & white pictures Save images as black & white, to save memory. Image Density 1/page 2/page 4/page TV 27 External Captions support When you record video using the Personal Video Recorder (see page 34), the associated closed caption information is added to the Media Library (see page 45). TV can display the searchable, printable closed caption text in three ways: · Over video in the video panel · In the Closed Captioning Window · Over video and in the Closed Captioning window simultaneously The Closed Caption window contains a vertical scroll bar for navigating the closed caption text. When you select ATI VCR recording format in the Personal Video Recorder Recording Presets page, the last page of the Recording Wizard allows you to record the closed caption information to a separate file, so that you can go to a particular location in the file when you double-click a specific section of the closed caption text. To enable External Captions support Right-click the Closed Caption button on the control panel, then click External Captions. To go to a particular location in the file Double-click a specific section of closed caption text. To print the closed caption text Click the Print button. To search the closed caption text Click the Search button, then type the word to find. You can search from the current position or start from the beginning. 28 TV Secondary Audio Program (SAP) The Secondary Audio Program can be used to broadcast, for example, language translations, reading services for the visually impaired, weather forecasts, or information about a show. · Only available for NTSC video; for PAL or SECAM, it i is called Language B. · Not all television stations broadcast SAP. To hear the Secondary Audio Program Right-click the Mute button in the Television control panel, then click Sap in the drop-down menu. Zooming and panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return your display to normal. You can also pan (move the image horizontally and vertically) in the zoomed area. To zoom Click within the display panel, then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom. Or right-click the 1:1 button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level-- Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or Zoom x8 To pan in the zoomed area Move your mouse within the zoomed area to pan horizontally or vertically. To unzoom Right-click in the display panel to open the feature menu, point at Zooming , then click Unzoom. Or click the 1:1 button in the control panel. TV 29 THRUVIEWTM If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card, THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available. THRUVIEW Desktop. The current panel appears full-screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized. THRUVIEW Window. The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows, allowing you to work and watch TV at the same time. When you select THRUVIEW Desktop or THRUVIEW Window in the Display Settings page (see TV display settings on page 13), minimizing TV displays a blended desktop or blended window. Closed captioned text is not displayed. A TV icon appears in the "tray" on the right side of the Windows taskbar. Click the TV icon to display the blend control panel, which you can use to adjust the blend level, change channels, and control the volume. Closed captioned information is not displayed. You can also enable THRUVIEW Desktop or THRUVIEW Window when TV is not minimized: right-click the display panel or the control panel, then in the Feature menu, click THRUVIEW Desktop or THRUVIEW Window. To restore your desktop pattern and TV, click the TV button (or the Video button, if you have a Video-In card) in the Windows taskbar. 30 TV Channel Lockout Channel Lockout lets you block particular programs at specific times, and set a password to unlock them. Use the Program Lockout page to specify channel, time, and duration. · Passwords are case-sensitive. For example, PASSWORD and passWord are not the same. · If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your TV software to view passwordprotected programs. i To set Channel Lockout 1 2 3 4 Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab. Click the channel you want to lock, then click the Details... button. Click Channel Lockout, then click the Details... button. Click Create New. The Channel Lockout Wizard guides you through the lockout procedure. In the channel list, locked-out channels have a padlock to the right of the channel name, A lock icon appears in the control panel when the locked channel is selected. To remove Channel Lockout 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab. Click the channel you want to unlock, enter your password, then click the Details... button. Click Channel Lockout, then click the Details... button. Select the channel you want to unlock. Click the Delete button. To remove all program locks, click the Delete All button. Click OK. The padlock disappears, and the unlock icon appears in the control panel when the channel is selected. TV 31 Parental Control Parental Control lets you restrict access to TV programs depending on their content rating. The video and audio of programs that you restrict will not be recorded until the correct password is entered. · Parental Control is only available for North American · (NTSC) Television. Passwords are case-sensitive, and must be at least three characters in length. If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your TV software. Parental Control is only available for computer systems that have a TV tuner. The capture still frames feature is disabled, and video recording will stop. i · · · To set a Parental Control level Right-click the Parental Control button in the Television control panel to display a menu of choices. The selected level is checkmarked. 1 2 Click the level you want. The Set Password dialog appears. Type your password in the upper box, then type it in the lower box to confirm it. The following table summarizes the FCC guidelines for Parental Control. Programs designed solely for children TV-Y TV-Y7 This program is designed to be appropriate for all children. This program is designed for children age 7 and above. Programs designed for the entire audience TV-G TV-PG TV-14 TV-MA General audience. Parental guidance suggested. Parents strongly cautioned. Mature audience only. 32 TV Recording Video and still images Full-motion video. The Personal Video Recorder lets you record a clip of full-motion video plus audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG, AVI, ATI VCR (proprietary ATI video format), or WMV (Windows Media Video for streaming and download-and-play applications) file on your computer's hard disk. See Personal Video Recorder on page 34 for details. Still images. Capture fullcolor, 24-bit-per-pixel, still images from television, save them, and print them. The images are placed in the Stills Gallery, which saves them as Windows-standard bitmaps (.bmp) or a wide variety of standard formats. The Stills Gallery also supports most industry-standard graphics file formats, so you can insert the images into reports, presentations, letters, and other documents, to add impact to training applications and presentations. See Stills Gallery on page 60 for details. i If the program is restricted by Parental Control, video recording and still capture are disabled (see Parental Control on page 31). TV 33 Recording a clip of video and audio from TV To record a clip of video and audio Click the Record button in the Television control panel, or right-click the Record button and select a duration from the menu. The Personal Video Recorder starts recording video and audio to your computer's hard disk. For information on recording formats, see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 35. The right-click menu also provides One Touch Record settings, which let you set the duration, location, and style for the recorded file (see One Touch Record on page 39). To change the file name and location during recording, edit the name and location in the recording panel, or click the Select a File Name button. Four recording presets are available for quick selection -- rightclick the Record button in the control panel, or click a preset button in the personal Video Recorder Settings page. You can customize any of these presets; when you have selected a preset, click Map Preset. To stop recording, click the Record button again. A Save As dialog opens, so you can name and save the recorded video. · If the program is restricted by Parental Control, recording will stop (see Parental Control on page 31.) · You cannot record copy-protected material. i To capture still frames from Television Click the Capture button in the Television control panel. The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery (see Stills Gallery on page 60). i If the program is restricted by Parental Control, Still Capture is disabled (see Parental Control on page 31.) 34 Personal Video Recorder Personal Video Recorder The Personal Video Recorder provides simple controls and powerful recording options. You can record a clip of fullmotion video and audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG, AVI, VCR, or WMV file. You can play recorded files in the File Player (see File Player on page 74.) Advanced timelapse and motion-triggered recording modes are available. VideoSoapTM, ATI's custom video noise reduction system, lets you remove noise that was in the original content or analog noise introduced as a result of poor transmission, substandard cabling, or poor analog-to-digital conversion (see Using VideoSoap on page 38). i VideoSoap is not available with ALL-IN-WONDER VE cards. The Schedule feature lets you record TV programs on the dates and times you specify (see Schedule on page 83). To start the Personal Video Recorder When you record video from TV (see To record a clip of video and audio on page 33), the Personal Video Recorder opens automatically. If you want the Personal Video Recorder to prompt you before recording, click the Prompt before Recording checkbox in the Personal Video Recorder tab of the TV Player Setup page (see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 35). Personal Video Recorder 35 When you right-click the record button, the following options are available (the available times depend upon your hard disk space). Record for Sets the length of time to record. Record until Sets the time to stop recording. Record until manually stopped Record until you click the Record button again. Recording preset Lets you change the default recording preset. One Touch Record Settings Open the One Touch Record settings page. Motion Triggered Recording Opens the Motion Triggered Recording Wizard. Time Lapse Recording Opens the Time Lapse Recording Wizard. Show Recording Panel Shows/ Hides the Personal Video Recorder panel, which shows the number of frames recorded and the time remaining on your hard disk. Recent Recording Displays a list of the five most recently recorded files. One Touch Record provides one-click recording for specific times and durations. The default recording preset is used (see Recording Preset in Personal Video Recorder settings on page 35). Personal Video Recorder settings Use the Personal Video Recorder settings pages to specify recording quality, duration, general options, and custom settings. Several recording modes are available, including advanced modes such as Time-Lapse and Motion-triggered. 36 Personal Video Recorder To set up the Personal Video Recorder Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Personal Video Recorder tab. Selection Recording Preset These settings are dependent upon your system configuration. Each can be customized. Function Check DVD, Good, Longer, Video CD, or Custom. (The higher the quality, the less video you will be able to store on a disk.) Note: The Video CD setting lets you create Video-CDcompliant files that can be played on most consumer DVD players. To create a CD containing the Video CD files, you need a writable CD drive and accompanying CD creation software. For extremely fine control, click the Map Preset button to open the Recording Presets, where you can create and modify preset recording formats. Click the Create New... button to create a new recording preset. The Recording Wizard guides you through the process. Click the Edit... button to create a modified copy of an existing recording preset, or to edit one of your own custom settings. The Recording Wizard will guide you through the process. · Step 2 of the Recording Wizard provides a deinterlacing option. Select it to prevent horizontal streaks ("combing") in captured video. The following, advanced recording settings are available when you click the Map Preset button: Time lapse recording Record video-only, frame-by-frame and save it to an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file. You can also manually trigger recording from your keyboard, mouse, or other device. You can use this feature to create stop-motion video (for example, Claymation®-type video). Click the Map Preset button, then click Time Lapse. To edit the preset, click the Edit button, and follow the onscreen steps. Personal Video Recorder 37 Selection Function Motion-triggered recording Record video and audio, triggered by motion in the video frame. This feature could be used for security applications or to record only material of interest over time. You can specify an optional "include" rectangle that defines the area to watch for motion, and an "exclude" rectangle that is excluded from motion detection. For example, you could monitor a room, but exclude a fish tank, which would falsely trigger recording. You can simultaneously perform motion-triggered and time-lapse recording, to record a minimum number of frames over time, but include real-time video when motion occurs. Click the Set Custom button, then click Default Motion Triggered. To edit the preset, click the Edit button, and follow the on-screen steps. Record in Windows Video Format WMV recording lets you record WMV video to a file. Use these settings to record a Windows Media file for streaming over a 56K dial-up network connection or a cable or DSL network connection. Click the Map Preset button, then click 56K Modem or Cable/DSL Modem. To edit the preset, click the Edit button, and follow the on-screen steps. Disk Space Allocates the amount of disk to store recorded video. Always Record to Temporary Drive Always use a temporary drive while recording, or only when the specified recorded file is not on a local disk. Temporary Drive Select the drive to hold temporary recorded video. Amount of disk space to leave free on temporary drive Use the slider to set the amount of space to leave on your temporary drive. Use this to prevent the recording from completely filling your drive. Current Settings Displays the video format, size, frame rate, and audio format for recorded video. 38 Personal Video Recorder Selection Capture High Resolution Stills One Touch Record Function Capture still images at high resolution. Custom duration configuration Type the number of days, hours, and minutes you want to record. Folder for recorded files Choose a location for your recorded files. Recorded file name Type a name for your recorded files. File name style Type a custom name or choose a preset from the list. Using VideoSoap 1 2 In the Personal Video Recorder tab, click Map Preset, then choose a recording preset. Click the Edit VideoSoap button, choose a VideoSoap type, then click the Next button. The VideoSoap Configuration page opens. You can apply up to four filters, each with its own noise reduction algorithm. Use the sliders to control the strength of the filters. To preview the effect, choose a preview area, then click the Preview button. 3 When you are satisfied with the results, click the Finish button. i VideoSoap is not available with ALL-IN-WONDER VE cards. Personal Video Recorder 39 One Touch Record One Touch Record provides one-click recording for specific times and durations. The default recording quality is used (see Recording Quality in Personal Video Recorder settings on page 35.) Right-click the Record button in the control panel, then click the recording option that you want. Selection Record for Function 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2hours Record for these preset durations. (xx days, yy hours, zz minutes) Specify the recording time you want. Record until (Indicated times are examples only) 7:30 Record until the end of the half-hour (time shown depends upon the current time). 8:00 Record until the end of the first hour (time shown depends upon the current time). 9:00 Record until the end of the second hour (time shown depends upon the current time). The end of (show name) Record until the end of the program. Record until manually stop One Touch Record Settings Motion Triggered Recording Time Lapse Recording Show recording panel Record until you click the Stop button in the Personal Video Recorder. (See Personal Video Recorder settings on page 35.) Use motion triggered recording (see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 35.) Use time lapse recording (See Personal Video Recorder settings on page 35.) Show/hide the recording panel. 40 Personal Video Recorder Achieving the best results with MPEG video recording To access MPEG properties 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click the setup button in the Television control panel, then click the Personal Video Recorder tab. In Recording Quality, click the Map Preset... button. Click DVD, then click the Edit... button. Capture Wizard (Step 1) appears. Enter a name and description (if desired) for the preset. Click Next >. The MPEG-specific Recording Wizard pages appear. Select MPEG-1, MPEG-2, or ATI VCR, then click Next >. To select I-frame-only MPEG recording This uses less CPU, but requires 2 to 3 times the bit-rate, which produces larger files. 1 2 Click the I Frames Only button. Click Next> until you reach Finish, then click Finish. To select I, B, P frame MPEG recording This uses more CPU, but greatly reduces the bit-rate required for a given level of video quality. 1 2 In the Recording Wizard, set Number of P Frames in Group to 12. Set Number of B Frames in Subgroup to 3. (These are typical values; they can be adjusted.) To record with a minimum number of dropped frames in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 format, the following settings are recommended. Ranges are given, as some video compresses better than others, depending on the amount of rapid motion and the number of complex scenes. Personal Video Recorder 41 Video Format 160x120 352x240 320x480 640x480 720x480 IBP Frames (Mbps) 1.0 1.5 3.0 4.0 4.0 Minimum CPU Required P200-MMX PII-266 PII-400 Athlon 600 Athlon 700 I-Frame Only (Mbps) 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 Minimum CPU Required P200-MMX P200-MMX PII-266 PIII-450 PIII-450 Mbps = Megabits per second, or millions of bits per second. 1 Mbps is approximately 125Kbytes/second. If your system is not capable of achieving smooth-looking video, try the following: · Record I frames only. · Record using a smaller frame size. ATI VCR is best suited for Personal Video Recorder use. MPEG-1 decoders are widely used, so video encoded in MPEG-1 format can be played on many PCs. However, MPEG-1 playback on a PC uses the Microsoft MPEG-1 decoder, which may not provide the best performance. MPEG-2 playback on a PC requires an MPEG-2 decoder. With ATI graphics cards, MPEG-2 decoders use the ATI hardware IDCT and motion compensation, which provides higher resolution video playback and less CPU loading than the Microsoft MPEG-1 decoder. 42 MULTVIEWTM MULTVIEWTM If you have an ATI ALL-IN-WONDER card and an ATI TV WONDER PCI card installed, MULTVIEW lets you watch a different channel in a secondary video window. You can record video from your ALL-IN-WONDER card while you watch another channel on the TV WONDER. The secondary window can be in the following locations: Picture in Picture (PiP) When the main video window is in full-screen, the MULTVIEW (PiP video window is embedded in the main window. It can be positioned in the top/bottom left or top/bottom right of the main window. Picture outside Picture (PoP) If you use only one monitor, the main and MULTVIEW video windows can be displayed in separate windows. If you use dual monitors, you can drag the MULTVIEW window to the secondary monitor. MULTVIEW can be displayed in a window or full-screen in the secondary monitor. · The first time you start TV, the MULTVIEW Initialization Wizard will guide you through setting up the MULTVIEW window location and the MULTVIEW tuner audio connection. · MULTVIEW is not available with ALL-IN-WONDER VE cards. i MULTVIEW controls include channel up/down, Mute/unmute, audio, swap channel, volume slider, and channel status. When MULTVIEW is in focus, you can also type a channel number or name to change channels. To enable MULTVIEW In the MULTVIEW Initialization Wizard, click Enable MULTVIEW. MULTVIEWTM 43 To open and close MULTVIEW 1 2 Right-click the control panel or the video panel. In the Feature menu, click MULTVIEW, then click Show. To close MULTVIEW click the Close button . · Or right-click the control panel or the video panel. · In the Feature menu, click Show. To change the location of the MULTVIEW window When the main video window is in full screen, right-click the control panel or the video panel, click MULTVIEW, click Location, then click the position you want: Top-Left, TopRight, Bottom-Right, or Bottom-Left. You can manually change the embedded window's size and location when the MULTVIEW borders are visible. Autohiding MULTVIEW window controls and borders The MULTVIEW window borders disappear after a few seconds of mouse inactivity on the MULTVIEW window. When you move your mouse over the MULTVIEW window, the border re-appears. Only one video window can be in control. When the embedded MULTVIEW window is in focus, its borders are red; when it is not in focus, its borders are black. For example when the borders are red, a REMOTE WONDER (see page 3) channelchange command will change the MULTVIEW channel. MULTVIEW audio requirements If you have one audio card or an integrated audio chip, you must connect one audio path internally (CD-In, for example) and the other externally (Line-In, for example). If you have two audio cards or one audio card and an integrated audio chip, you can connect both audio paths internally, externally, or one internally and the other externally. 44 MULTVIEWTM MULTVIEW keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to control MULTVIEW. Command Toggle MULTVIEW window on / off Toggle MULTVIEW focus MULTVIEW window in top-left of main video window MULTVIEW window in bottom-left of main video window MULTVIEW window in bottom-right of main video window MULTVIEW window in top-right of main video window Cycle through MULTVIEW window positions Toggle MULTVIEW full screen / windowed mode Swap channels Channel up Channel down Volume up Volume down Toggle mute Key(s) Alt + H Alt + O Alt + Alt + Alt + Alt + Alt + W Alt + W = (numeric keypad) + (numeric keypad) (numeric keypad) (numeric keypad) (numeric keypad) *