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                          XingMPEG Player
                           Version 3.11
                     Xing Technology Corporation
                          810 Fiero Lane
                      San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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***********   RELEASE NOTES TO XingMPEG Player VERSION 3.11   ***********
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XingMPEG Driver
- Eliminated potential problems with Overlay surfaces that do not
  support double buffering.

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***********   RELEASE NOTES TO XingMPEG Player VERSION 3.10   ***********
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Installation
- Added support for Windows NT.

XingMPEG Driver
- Added NT 4.0 support plus Direct Draw.
- Added MMX support.
- Added double buffering support to Overlay surfaces
- Eliminated potential problems with MCI command "put source" in 
  certain display modes.
- Added support for MCI command "status audio source".

XingMPEG Player (XMPLAYER.EXE)
- Added the ability to choose any MPEG file for the video diagnostic.
- Added the ability to set rate control on or off for the video 
  diagnostic.
- Eliminated potential problems with VideoCD 2.0 keyboard commands. 
- Moved settings from xmplayer.ini to the registry.
- Eliminated potential problems with Rate Control warning message 
  being displayed in VideoCD 2.0.
- Added the ability to eject CDs.
- Eliminated potential problems with Open VideoCD when the drive is
  empty or open.
- Eliminated potential problems that could occur when the end of a
  VideoCD 2.0's play list is reached.
- Added Karaoke setting for Mono.

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***********   RELEASE NOTES TO XingMPEG Player VERSION 3.02   ***********
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Installation
- XMSND95.DLL has been removed.
- Eliminated potential problems with uninstall not removing itself
  from the Add/Remove Programs menu.
- Updated DirectDraw drivers to DirectX 2.

XingMPEG Driver
- Added 32bit audio support.
- Added MPEG Layer I audio support.
- Improved colorkey compatibility. 
- Eliminated potential problems with MCI command "Seek to End" when
  destination was a section of a window.
- Eliminated potential problems with MCI command "Put Destination"

XingMPEG Player (XMPLAYER.EXE)
- Added hotspot functionality for VideoCD 2.0 titles.
- Improved compatibility with VideoCD 2.0 titles containing numeric
  selections. 
- Eliminated potential problems with paused VideoCD 2.0 titles.
- Maximizing the MPEG window and restoring no longer causes problems 
  with the Windows 95 Task Bar.
- Eliminated potential problems with MPEG window coming up without a
  window boarder.
- Eliminated potential problems with MPEG window not opening at 100%
  during multi-file playback.
- Title of loaded MPEG now appears in the XingMPEG Player's title bar.
- Eliminated potential problems with the performance diagnostic being
  run on a slow machine. 
- Eliminated potential problems when trying to restore the player in 
  bar mode from the Windows 95 Task Bar.

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XingMPEG Driver
- Eliminated potential audio dropouts when playing VideoCDs.
- Eliminated potential audio dropouts when playing .DAT files
  from CD titles.
- Step controls are now fully functional.
- Eliminated potential video playback slowdown when
  audio is muted and unmuted.
- Audio settings are now maintained during repeat playback,
  file navigation, and multi-file playback.
- Resizing video window during playback no longer causes
  temporary appearance of bad video data.

XingMPEG Player (XMPLAYER.EXE)
- Improved compatibility with VideoCD 2.0 titles.
- Eliminated flashing of Windows95 Task Bar that occurs
  when the XingMPEG Player is in Bar mode and the Task Bar is set 
  to "auto hide".
- Eliminated potential problems when the current display driver's
  resolution is changed on-the-fly.
- The color of the XingMPEG Player's controls is now determined by 
  the current Windows95 color scheme.

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Installation
- You can now de-install the XingMPEG Player by running the uninstall
  program located in the XingMPEG Player directory.
 
XingMPEG Driver
- Now support Direct Draw Off-Screen surfaces.
- Now supports audio-only MPEG files.
- Video/Audio Synchronization is now insured.
- Now automatically identifies preferred audio device.
- Elliminated potential problems on systems with non-Intel Pentium
  processors.

XingMPEG Player (XMPLAYER.EXE)
- Added support for VideoCD 2.0 titles.
- Mute button now disabled when audio-only file is open.
- Step buttons now disabled during playback.
- Default scale now "Time".
- Installation diagnostic now displays pathname of MPEGVideo driver.
- XingMPEG Player window now remains in background during full-screen
  multi-file Playback.

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***********   RELEASE NOTES TO XingMPEG Player VERSION 2.04  ************
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XingMPEG Driver
- Eliminated potentially fatal error on systems with non-Intel
  processors.

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XingMPEG Driver
- Eliminated fatal error when the MCI command "Set Colorkey" is
  received in a display environment that does not support Direct Draw.
- Eliminated fatal error that occurs when a file is opened in a
  display environment that does not support Direct Draw, and the
  XingMPEG Driver attempted to access primary surface DCI through
  dciman32.dll.

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***********   RELEASE NOTES TO XingMPEG Player VERSION 2.02  ************
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XingMPEG Driver
- Now supports Direct Draw overlay on display systems that do not
  support colorkeying.

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XingMPEG Driver
- When the Driver is accessing Direct Draw, pausing playback
  no longer causes loss of the Direct Draw surface.
- Eliminated potential memory loss during multi-file playback.
- The XingMPEG Driver's Configuration dialog can not be accessed
  through the MultiMedia Control Panel.

XingMPEG Player (XMPLAYER.EXE)
- Added support of Windows95 Plus Pack
- The Playback Settings dialog has a new option "Always Open at 100%".
- The Video Performance Diagnostic tool’s ability to accurately report
  overall frame rate on PC’s that achieve greater than approximately
  35 frames per second has been improved. On fast PCs where the actual
  achieved frame rate may be up to 70fps, the diagnostic tool now reports
  an accurate frame rate. Inaccuracies may be experienced on very fast
  PC’s that achieve frame rates greater than approximately 70 frames
  per second.
- If the XingMPEG Driver’s "Use Video Acceleration" option is
  disabled, a warning of this condition is now properly displayed
  when the Video Performance test is run.
- Eliminated possible problem when closing the program using the
  "Alt-F4" keyboard command.
- During Multi-file playback the Video Window is now destroyed
  and recreated between files.
- The Playback Options dialog’s MPEG Driver Setup button is disabled
  when no MPEG file is open.

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Installation
- No Deinstall program is currently available.

XingMPEG Driver
- When accessing primary surface DCI on some display systems,
  fatal errors may occur when resizing the video playback
  window during playback.
- During MPEG file playback, accessing dialog boxes within the application
  that is controlling playback (e.g., the XingMPEG Player program or Media
  Player) may be subject to delays.

XingMPEG Player (XMPLAYER.EXE)
- When the XingMPEG Player is accessing Direct Draw video acceleration,
  clicking on the Track Bar during playback may cause a bright green
  border to appear around the Track Bar.
- The Video Performance Diagnostic tool improperly reports the
  overall frame rate on PC's that achieve greater than approximately
  35 frames per second. On fast PCs where the actual achieved frame
  rate may be 60fps or greater, the diagnostic tool will never report
  a frame rate higher than approximately 35 frames per second. In such
  situations, the following error usually appears: There is a problem
  with Subsystems Performance Values".
- If the XingMPEG Driver's "Use Video Acceleration" option is disabled,
  no warning of this condition is displayed when the Video Performance
  test is run. Before running this test, make sure the XingMPEG Driver's
  "Use Video Acceleration" option is enabled.
- The XingMPEG Player's Mute button does not reflect or affect the
  current state of the Windows95 Audio Mute control. If you do not
  hear audio when playing MPEG files, check the Windows95 Audio Mute
  and Volume controls and make sure the XingMPEG Driver's Rate Control
  feature is enabled.

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