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| Q1: |
What are the
differences between the currently shipping All-in-Wonder®
128, All-in-Wonder® 128 PRO and All-in-Wonder® Radeon™?
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| Q2: |
What software
bundles will be included with each product?
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| Q3: |
When will the
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ start shipping to retailers and
OEMs?
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| Q4: |
What are the
motion video capture file formats supported by the All-in-Wonder®
family of cards?
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| Q5: |
What are the
system requirements to be able to achieve the highest
live video capture rates and compression?
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| Q6: |
In what formats
can All-in-Wonder® family of cards capture still images?
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| Q7: |
Support for
previous ATI video codecs VCR1 and VCR2 was also dropped
from the Radeon, making users upgrading from previous
ATI VIVO and All-in-Wonder® cards unable to read their
previously saved files. Will ATI support those codecs,
at least for conversion to other formats, or provide some
other solution to this issue?
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| Q8: |
Do the All-in-Wonder®
family of cards support Windows® NT 4.0 & 3.51? What features
are supported and which are not?
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| Q9: |
Will the All-in-Wonder®
family of cards support Linux?
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| Q10: |
Can All-in-Wonder®
cards be upgraded to use more memory than what is originally
shipped?
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| Q11: |
Will there
be a version of the All-in-Wonder® boards for Latin America?
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| Q12: |
What are the
differences between North American and European All-in-Wonder®
cards?
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| Q13: |
Which All-in-Wonder®
cards have digital audio (S/PDIF) output?
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| Q14: |
Will the All-in-Wonder®
family of cards support all versions of Windows® 95?
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| Q15: |
What types
of digital audio output do the All-in-Wonder® family of
products support?
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| Q16: |
Is it recommended
to install an All-in-Wonder® PCI version on a P4 system?
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| Q17: |
Does the All-in-Wonder®
family of products support video conferencing?
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| Q18: |
Does the All-in-Wonder®
family of products support NetMeeting™?
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| Q19: |
Does ATI support
DirectShow® or VfW for video capture
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| Q1: |
What are the differences between the currently shipping
All-in-Wonder® 128, All-in-Wonder® 128 PRO and All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™?
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| A1: |
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All-in-Wonder® 128 |
All-in-Wonder® 128
PRO |
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ |
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
PCI |
| Frame Buffer |
16 or 32MB SDRAM |
32 MB SDRAM |
32 MB DDR SDRAM |
32 MB SDR SDRAM |
| Bus |
PCI |
AGP 4X/2X |
AGP 4X/2X |
PCI |
| Graphics Chip |
RAGE™ 128 Family |
RAGE™ 128 Family |
Radeon™ |
Radeon™ |
| TV-on-Demand™ Timeshifting |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes |
Yes |
| Interactive Program
Guide |
Yes (North America) |
Yes (North America) |
Yes (North America) |
Yes (North America) |
| Dolby Digital Audio
output (S/PDIF) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| DVI-I Digital Flat
Panel Support |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Operating Systems
Supported by in-box software |
Windows® 98 Windows®
Me Windows® 2000 |
Windows® 98 Windows®
Me Windows® 2000 |
Windows® 98 Windows®
Me Windows® 2000 |
Windows® 98 Windows®
Me Windows® 2000 |
*Multimedia Center 7.0 (North America
only) and MMC 7.1 (worldwide) is needed to support TV-on-Demand™
timeshifting. Earlier versions of the All-in-Wonder® 128
may not support TV-on-Demand™
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| Q2: |
What software
bundles will be included with each version? |
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| A2: |
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All-in-Wonder® 128
16MB |
All-in-Wonder® 128
32MB |
All-in-Wonder® 128
PRO 16MB |
All-in-Wonder® 128
PRO 32MB |
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ |
| ATI® Multimedia Center |
x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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| EXPENDABLE™
from Rage Games |
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x
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x
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| ULEAD® VIDEOSTUDIO™
from Ulead Systems |
x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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| MERLIN VR™ from
Digital Immersion Software Corp |
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x
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x
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x
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| MATCHWARE MEDIATOR
5™ from MatchWare |
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x
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Please note, software
bundles are included with the retail version of the products
only, and are subject to change.
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| Q3: |
What are
the ship dates to retailers and OEMs for the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ products?
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| A3: |
The All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
AGP version started shipping to North American retailers
and OEMs at the end of August 2000. The version supporting
countries outside North America began shipping in October
2000. The PCI version will begin shipping within North
America at the end of February 2001.
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| Q4: |
What are
the motion video capture file formats supported by the
All-in-Wonder® family of cards?
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| A4: |
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- Files can be captured to AVI video
format using "raw" YUV video codecs
- Real-time MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video
capture is supported on all All-in-Wonder® 128,
All-in-Wonder® 128 PRO and All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
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| Q5: |
What factors
affect live video capture performance and what are the
system requirements needed to achieve the highest live
video capture rates and compression?
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| A5: |
The video capture performance
depends on the capabilities of several components within
the computer including CPU, sound card, chipset, memory
and hard drive. Video capture performance results may
vary from one system to another. To achieve full 30 frames/second
video capture with audio, the following are typical minimum
system requirements:
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| Capture
Format |
Frame Size |
Minimum CPU |
| MPEG-1 |
352x240, I frame only |
Pentium® 200 MMX |
| MPEG-1 |
352x240, IBP frames |
Pentium® II-300 |
| MPEG-2 |
720x480, I frame only |
Pentium® II-450 |
| MPEG-2 |
720x480, IBP frames |
Pentium® III-700 |
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| Q6: |
In what
formats can All-in-Wonder® family of cards capture still
images?
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| A6: |
The All-in-Wonder® family
of cards can save still captures in many sizes, up to
640x480 and in many standard image formats, including
BMP, JPEG and TIFF.
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| Q7: |
Support
for previous ATI video codecs VCR1 and VCR2 was also dropped
from the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™, making users upgrading
from previous ATI VIVO and All-in-Wonder® cards unable
to read their previously saved files. Will ATI support
those codecs, at least for conversion to other formats,
or provide some other solution to this issue?
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| A7: |
The are no current plans
to update these proprietary codecs or to include them
with ATI® Multimedia Center 7.x (or later) on All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ or All-in-Wonder® 128 or All-in-Wonder®128 Pro.
However for the playback of existing VCR1/VCR2 content,
there are unsupported versions of the codecs, which can
be used on All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ or other systems, available
at the following link:
http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/misc/ATIVCRX.html
ATI® Multimedia Center version 6.x onwards supports MPEG
capture, which is the recommended method for forward compatibility
and interchange with other systems.
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| Q8: |
Does the
All-in-Wonder® family support Windows® NT 4.0 & 3.51?
What features are supported and which are not?
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| A8: |
No. Windows® 2000 support
is provided for All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ cards.
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| Q9: |
Will the
All-in-Wonder® family support Linux?
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| A9: |
While ATI does not develop
Linux or XFree86 drivers for its graphics cards in house,
we actively support 3rd party developers that provide
driver support for the majority of ATI products.
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| Q10: |
Can All-in-Wonder®
cards be upgraded to use more memory than what is originally
shipped?
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| A10: |
No.
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| Q11: |
Will there
be a version of the All-in-Wonder® boards for Latin America?
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| A11: |
The NTSC version of All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ also supports PAL M and PAL N for use in Brazil
and Argentina.
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| Q12: |
What are
the differences between North American and European All-in-Wonder®
cards?
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| A12: |
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- The North American boards have "closed
captioning" while the European boards have "teletext".
- The software bundles that accompany
the retail product may be different in different countries.
- The 16MB versions of All-in-Wonder®
128 in Europe are mono-audio. Later All-in-Wonder®
boards in Europe are stereo-audio.
- The Interactive Program Guide is
a North American feature only at this time.
- The European version of All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ is available in AGP only. The PCI version
is currently under development.
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| Q13: |
Which one
of the All-in-Wonder® cards has digital audio (S/PDIF)
output?
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| A13: |
Only All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
has digital audio (S/PDIF) output.
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| Q14: |
Will the
All-in-Wonder® support all versions of Windows® 95?
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| A14: |
No. Originally, All-in-Wonder®
128 and 128 PRO supported Windows® 95b (Win 95 OSR 2)
and later versions. More recent software will not support
Windows® 95, however, Windows® 2000 support has been added.
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| Q15: |
What types
of digital audio output do the All-in-Wonder® family of
products support?
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| A15: |
S/PDIF output on the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ supports Dolby® Digital output, however it does
not support DTS output. Previous generations of the All-in-Wonder®
family of products, i.e. All-in-Wonder® 128 and All-in-Wonder®
128 PRO, do not support digital audio output.
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| Q16: |
Is it recommended
to install an All-in-Wonder® PCI version on a P4 system?
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| A16: |
No. Due to limitations
of P4 systems with any PCI graphics card it is not recommended
that All-in-Wonder® PCI versions be installed in a P4
system.
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| Q17: |
Does the
All-in-Wonder® family of products support video conferencing?
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| A17: |
Yes, the All-in-Wonder®
family supports any applications that use DirectShow®
and the Windows® driver Model (WDM) architecture. One
example of a WDM-based video conferencing application
is CuSeeMe™ Pro for Windows® which can be found at:
http://www.cuseeme.com
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| Q18: |
Does the
All-in-Wonder® family of products support NetMeeting™?
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| A18: |
No. Microsoft® NetMeeting™
(version 3.1 and earlier) is not supported in the latest
ATI drivers because it is based on the older technology
of the Video for Windows (VfW) architecture.
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| Q19: |
Does ATI
support DirectShow® or VfW for video capture?
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| A19: |
ATI supports the most
recent PC video industry standards that are moving toward
DirectShow® and most of the popular video software programs
have moved, or are moving away from Video for Windows.
ATI provides comprehensive information (via the Developer
Relations section of the ATI web site) to help developers
move to WDM/DirectShow®, in addition to the Microsoft
SDK:
http://www.ati.com/developer/atiddwdm.html
http://www.ati.com/developer/aiwviddev.html
Please contact the vendor of your software if you find
it does not support WDM.
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