ELSA Erazor II, Victory Erazor LT user manual Useful Stuff and More, Multimedia Player

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Useful Stuff and More

You have received a CD with your ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT. On the WINNERware CD you will find all the drivers you will need for the use of the ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT under various operating systems and the tools you can use to exploit all the features on the graphics board.

On the following pages we will introduce the tools and their uses.

The Multimedia Player

Until now, a variety of programs for the playback of CDs, videos and other media was available under Multimedia in the Accessories folder of the Windows start menu. These have now been succeeded by the Microsoft Multimedia Player. It handles the most com- mon multimedia formats, all under one common user interface—regardless of whether the data is coming from the Internet or the local hard disk. The Multimedia Player is responsible for the playback of RealAudio and RealVideo, as well as WAV, AVI and Quicktime files.

Video playback or Internet live radio: The Microsoft Multimedia Player handles all common multimedia formats.

After the installation, the file extensions of media files are permanently associated with the Multimedia Player. You can thus double-click the media files in the Windows Explorer or My Computer folder to conveniently launch the Player and start the playback.

The use of the Multimedia Player is intuitive, and it includes a comprehensive help func- tion to clarify questions or solve problems while working with the program.

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Contents Elsa Erazortm Sonnenweg Elsa IncAachen GermanyAbout this Manual PrefaceChanges to this Manual Thank you for placing your trust in this Elsa productBefore you continue Contents Glossary Index Look at the Erazor II and Victory Erazor LT IntroductionWhats In the Box? Highlights of the Erazor Graphics BoardsWhat Hardware Do I Need? CE and FCC CE Conformity and FCC Radiation StandardDeclaration of Conformity Introduction Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT What is Possible? After Installing the DriversIts Time to Get Moving Colors HighColor TrueColorWhat Makes Sense? ResolutionMore pixels means more fun Monitor Typical Minimum Maximum ErgonomicWindows 95 and Windows Changing the resolutionClick on Start, then select Settings E Control Panel Choosing the monitor Here you should click on the Settings tabElsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Windows NT Use the command sequenceStart E Settings E Control Panel Multimedia Player Useful Stuff and MoreTurn Settings E Advanced... E 3D Settings Fine-Tuning for Performance Freaks3D Graphics Representation All about graphics3D Pipeline Start The object dataRendering Geometrical transformationFlipping Display on the monitor Frame bufferDirect 3D 3D InterfacesWhat APIs Are Available? OpenGL Immediate Mode and Retained ModeDirectColor Color Palettes, TrueColor and Gray ScalesHighColor and RealColor BppThere are various standards DDC1, DDC2B, and DDC2AB Vesa DDC Display Data ChannelTrueColor DDC2AB Characteristics of the Graphics Boards Technical DataAddress Assignment of the Erazor II O addressesPorts on the Graphics Board Connection SignalVGA D-Shell Socket Pin AssignmentAppendix Advice and HelpName and version of the application program with the error Who to Contact? Elsa Japan Inc Driver Updates Repair?Elsa LocalWeb DoC-Declaration of Conformity Appendix Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Warranty Coverage Warranty ConditionsWarranty Period Warranty ProcedureAdditional Regulations Operating MistakesAppendix Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Glossary 3D Three-dimensionalFlipping The image generated in the back buffer is displayed Pixel Picture element. Dot in the image Phong shading ShadingAre calculated by interpolating the normal vec- tor 15, 32 Index18, 19