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FMV Viewer V2.0b  (With RealPlayer Support)
FMV (c) 1999 - 2000, SlipStream Systems Limited
Version 2.0.1 for Win2K,Win ME, Win NT4, Win98 & Win95
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17th January 2001

This version of FMV Viewer Supports RealPlayer format Movies and RealPlayer format streams.
You must have RealPlayer V8 build 6.0.9.357 or higher ALREADY installed before you install FMV Viewer.

FMV Viewer is also available in a version which does NOT require RealPlayer to be installed. Please see our website and download the version that does not include RealPlayer support if you require. http://www.f-m-v.com.


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History
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Jan 17 2000 - V2.0.1b Released - Some minor bug fixes and improvements to the AVI to MPEG function
Dec 14 2000 - V2.0.1 - Released

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Supported formats
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All Microsoft including streams
All RealPlayer including streams
All Apple including streams
All ShoutCast
All IceCast
DIVX (Codec Required - Contact us if you need it)
MPEG2 (Codec Required - Contact us if you need it)
MP2 & 3
CD-Audio
HTML
SMIL
XML

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New Features in V2.0
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1) Free-form zoom mode added
2) Full screen mode added
3) Improved Zoom quality at 300% or higher
3) Digital mm:ss:ff display added to slider
4) Memo point feature added 
5) Drag\Slide setting for Mark-In\Out points added 
6) Reverse Play added
7) Frame level (click numbers on slider) adv\rew feature added
9) Remote control animations added
10) Pan settings now active in collection playback.
11) AVI to MPEG convertor added
12) MPEG Joiner added
13) 'Stay on top' feature added
14) Web page support added
15) Slider controls improved 
16) Support for large (>1GB movies) improved
17) CDDB Support for CD-Audio added
18) Internet traffic \ congestion indicator for MS streams added.
19) Remote control animations now queued from frequency \ volume
20) ShoutCast and IceCast support added

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Installation.
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FMV uses the latest Microsoft Windows Installer. This installer has many advantages including the elimination of 'DLL Hell'. As the installer itself is installed, it may require to re-boot your PC. If you have already a product such as MS-Office2000, the re-boot will not be required as the installer is already present on your PC.

To INSTALL, extract all the files to a temporary folder and then run 'setup.exe'.

RealPlayer V8 build 6.0.9.357 MUST already be installed. If you experience problems, please upgrade your version of RealPlayer to the latest release from www.real.com

FMV may prompt for a re-boot after it has also been installed. This is not required on some PC's. During installation, a shortcut to FMV is created on the Desktop. If you click this icon and FMV runs, the reboot is not required, if the shortcut does not function, please re-boot your PC.

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Other
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* FMV Viewer will NOT associate itself with ANY file types and become the default player. If you wish to do this, please see the instructions in the help file.

* FMV is virus checked with Norton AV and ViruScan for Windows NT prior to distribution.

* FMV does NOT gather OR transmit any data about your PC or the movies you watch over the internet.

* If you use the animations while playing Audio tracks, a P300 or better is required for adequate performance. If you do not have such a 
powerful PC, just switch this feature off.

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System Requirements
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Pentium P300 or Better is required
A Pentium P450 with MMX is preferred
16x CD ROM Drive
A Soundcard (SB AWE or Live card preferred)
4Mb Graphics card or better (16MB Preferred)

(FMV is multi-threaded and will take full advantage of dual or quad CPU based systems under NT4 and Win2K)

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Before You Run Installation
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*  Disable any FMV or other screen savers before
using or installing FMV.  Other screen 
savers may interfere with the display of 
graphics and cursors.Additionally, switch off 
any Virus checking software during the 
installation.You may virus check the files 
before and after the installation but some virus
checkers may cause the installer problems 
during the installation.

Follow the on screen instructions.


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Uninstalling from Windows 95/98/NT
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To uninstall FMV Viewer from your computer under Windows 95,
simply access the Control Panel and run 
Add/Remove Programs by double clicking the 
icon. You will see an entry called "FMVView."  

Select this entry (by single clicking the text) 
and then select click on the Remove button.  
If you find any additional issues with your
version of FMV, please foward them via email to 
slipstream@f-m-v.com


Thank you for your help.
