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What is Multimedia Center™ 8.5?
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Which ATI products support MMC 8.5?
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What operating systems support MMC 8.5?
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Will MMC 8.5 run on Windows® 9X or Windows®
SE?
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What is new in MMC 8.5?
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What are the system requirements for MMC
8.5?
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Do I need to purchase MMC 8.5?
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Why am I being asked to insert my original
software CD during my upgrade to MMC 8.5?
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Do I need a Remote Wonder™ to use MMC 8.5?
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What is Multimedia Center™ 8.5?
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Multimedia Center 8.5 is the latest version of ATI’s award winning PC based entertainment suite of applications. Included are:
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- EazyLook™ - ATI’s remote control user interface for the TV, DVD, File Players and Multimedia Center Library applications.
- TV Player – for integrated TV playback on a PC (requires an All-in-Wonder® or TV WONDER™ card)
- DVD Player – Fully featured DVD playback
- VCD Player – for playback of authored or created VCDs
- CD Player – Integrated with online database to provide Title / Artist info
- File Player – Provides playback of many standard captured file formats
- MMC Library – Manage and maintain multimedia content easily.
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Which ATI products support MMC 8.5?
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MMC 8.5 runs on all built by ATI Radeon™ cards,
and All-in-Wonder® cards from the Radeon™ to the 9800 PRO.
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What operating systems support MMC
8.5? |
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MMC 8.5 runs on Windows® XP, Windows® 2000,
and Windows® ME. In addition, Microsoft® DirectX® 9
is recommended.
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Will MMC 8.5 run on Windows® 9X
or Windows® SE? |
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For Windows® 9X/SE users, MMC 8.5 will run using
the Windows® ME drivers. However, support for capturing WMV9 content
is not provided by Microsoft for Windows® 9X/SE.
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What is new in MMC 8.5? |
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For existing users of MMC 8.1, the following
list provides the new and improved features of MMC
8.5:
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- EazyLook™ - Remote Wonder
User interface
- Simple, onscreen
information for Remote Wonder™; selections
while using television for display.
- Instantaneous
feedback for remote control selections
- Extended
information on playback options within
TV, DVD or File Player.
- Multimedia Center™; Library entries searchable
and selectable from the TV screen
- Advanced,
integrated help on screen
- File Player
- Slide show in
EazyLook™ mode
- Multiple file
format Playlist support in EazyLook™
- Multimedia Center Library
- File filter sorting through EazyLook™
- Advanced
date filtering through Remote Wonder™ and
EazyLook™
- Select and play Slide Show
of Still Capture images
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What are the system requirements for
MMC 8.5.? |
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In addition to a built by ATI Radeon™ or All-in-Wonder® card, the following list provides minimum system requirements:
- Sound Card with DirectSound drivers
- Motherboard with AGP or PCI bus slot
- USB Port (for RF remote control)
- PIII 500, AMD K7 500 or better recommended
- 128 MB of memory recommended
- Windows® 98(SE), Windows® ME, Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP
- DirectX® 9
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Do I need to purchase MMC 8.5? |
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Owners of Radeon™ 9000/9200/9500/9600/9700/9800
series graphics adapters, All-in-Wonder® 9700PRO
/ 9000 / VE multimedia adapters, or users who have
an existing MMC 8.1 installation CD have access to a free upgrade to
MMC 8.5.
Owners of older ATI products currently using MMC
7.7.0.1 or older software will need to purchase a new installation
CD to upgrade. Information on purchasing
an upgrade can be found at ati.com.
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| Q8: |
Why am I being asked to insert
my original software CD during my upgrade to MMC 8.5? |
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| A8: |
Upgrading to MMC 8.1/8.5 requires your original software
CD for validation purposes. If you cannot locate your original CD, a
CD
can be purchased online at ati.com. |
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Do I need a Remote Wonder™ to use MMC 8.5? |
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MMC 8.5 includes all the player applications and functionality
users have come to enjoy on the desktop. To take full advantage of EazyLook™,
a user does require the Remote Wonder™, with the latest drivers
(1.5.0.0). If your All-in-Wonder did not come with a Remote Wonder™ or
you are using a Radeon™ graphics card, you may purchase a REMOTE
WONDER™ from our online store. |
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