Neatware Ladybug98 Manual

*Ladybug98 Player*
Download Demo Version! Registrate Full Version! Ladybug98 Player Latest Release.	1. Introduction 2. Requirements 3. Installation 4. Uninstallation 5. Basic 6. Advanced 7. New Features 8. Application 9. Copyright 10. Contact 11. FAQ 1.00 12. Glossary Copyright © Neatware, 1997

1. Introduction Ladybug98 Player is a new version of Ladybug97. It is a software-only video player for MPEG-1, VCD, Quicktime (Non-Propriety), AVI, Wav, and MIDI. It can play video in full-screen and full-speed on Pentium level PCs. Ladybug98 Player has a friendly VCR-like control panel. It lets you play video, seek position, change playback rate easily. It is possible to select multiple files playback. Together with a browser you can watch movies on the Internet. Ladybug98 Player works reliable on NT and Win95. It takes the latest advantages of DirectX to improve the performance. Ladybug98 Player works very well for high-end PC system such as Pentium 200MHz+, Pentium II, and K6 with powerful graphic accelerated video card. MPEG means "Moving Picture Experts Group". AVI means "Audio Video Interleave". MOV is the QuickTime movie format. (Non-propriety). MIDI, WAV, AU, SND, AIF, AIFF are the audio file format.

2. System Requirements PROCESSOR MEMORY HARD DISK VIDEO CARD OPERTING SYSTEM	Pentium(MMX), Pentium II, K6 8 MByte memory or above 10 MByte free space available 256 or 16.7 millions colors Windows95/WindowsNT 4.0

3. Installation 1. For Full Version Online Users Create a temporal directory LadybugTmp. Copy Ladybug98.Full.Setup.exe file to LadybugTmp. Run Ladybug98.Full.Setup.exe. It is a self-extract file. Run setup.exe in the directory LadybugTmp. Following the instructions to install. The default application directory is C:\Program Files\Ladybug98. Press Finish button. 2. For CD-ROM Users Run setup.exe to install.

4. Uninstallation Run uninstall.exe in the Help directory.

5. Basic Playback Ladybug Movie File Ladybug Movie Type: [.mpg, .mp2, .mpv, .mpa, .mpeg, .dat], .avi, .mov, .wav, .midi, .au, .snd, .aif, .aiff Playback MPEG-1* Video, Audio, and System File. Playback VideoCD .dat file. Playback QuickTime .mov file (Non-Propriety) Playback AVI File .avi. Playback MIDI File .mid Playback Audio File: .wav, .au, .snd, .aif, .aiff	*After successful installation we only set these MPEG files as the Ladybug Movie File. You can set more by Explorer. Support Microsoft DirectX Media^tm Architecture.
NBar (Popup Control Bar) *`Open`* open a movie file from a directory *`OpenInternet`* open a file in the Internet *`Controls`* get control and information *`Play`* play the opened Ladybug movie file *`Pause`* pause the player *`Stop`* stop the player *`Step`* one frame step play *`Help`* show help *`Exit`* exit the Ladybug98 * You can open a internet video by http:\\www.company.com/demo.mpg or ftp:\\ftp.comp.com/demo.mpg protocol.	Clicking [Mouse Right Button] on the client window actives the NBar; Clicking [Mouse Left Button] on the client window deactives the NBar.
Fullscreen Operation `ESC` Switch from Window to Fullscreen or visa vera. *`F1`* Step command; *`F2`* Play command; *`F3`* Pause command; *`F4`* Stop command; *`F5`* Decrease volume; *`F6`* Increase volume.	* The VCR like control bar is not available in fullscreen mode.

6. Advanced Media Control	Flow Control *Rate* From 0.0 to 4.0. When rate is 1.0 it is full speed to play (30fms/sec). The n frames/sec is equal to rate n/30.0. For example, for 15 frames/sec its rate is 0.5. The 1frm/sec rate is 0.03333. Loop play one movie file. Group Loop play a group of opened movies. Media Control Slider Bar It shows the current position of the media. You can drag and move the indicator forward and backward to select the media position.
Video Control	Size Set windows size. You can simply press the ESC key to switch between the normal window and full screen mode. Windows Style Caption Set the caption title. Thick Frame Set the border. Finish Button Set the control and return. Cancel Button Cancel the setting.
Audio Control	Mute Set speaker to mute. Bass Slider Bar Bass control Treble Slider Bar Treble control Balance Slider Bar Balance control Volume Slider Bar Volume control
Information	Progress Indicator Show the progress of the media. Progress Number Show the seconds of progress. Width Video width Height Video height Time Avg Time average time/ frame BitRate bit rate BitErrorRate bit error rate StartTime start time StopTime media tail time

7. New Features 7.1 Group Selection	Press Ctrl Key down and select the Ladybug Movie Files by clicking the Mouse Left Button. Press Shift Key+Arrow Keys down you can select continuous group of movie files by moving the arrow keys. Ladybug98 Player will play these movies one by one.
7.2 Download video from Internet. Open Internet function can directly download a video file from Internet without a browser. The video files can be retrived by http or ftp protocol. Note you may wait several minutes to start playing a big video file. It depends on the Internet bandwidth. This function is specially for the users of high-speed Internet Services such as cable, DSL, and wireless. It also works for Intranet such as LAN of Ethernet and ATM.	Tips: You can use mouse right button to paste a http or ftp video file address to the edit box.
7.3 True Full Screen Video Support. MPEG-1 Plus is the MPEG-1 video that the resolution is over 640x480. Ladybug98 is MPEG-1 Plus compatible. This function makes Ladybug98 easily play high resolution motion pictures created by a 3D render such as POV-Ray.
7.4 Store the Configuration. After you exit the current Ladybug98 Player its settings such as rate, loop, and volume will be stored. Next time when you start the Ladybug98 it restores the settings. For example, you can set the loop and exit the Ladybug98, when you restart Ladybug98 it will play your video in the loop automatically.
7.5 MIDI Support. Ladybug98 can play MIDI audio.
7.6 Play Multiple Audios. You can start multiple Ladybug98 and each playback a different audio, you will hear the composition audio. That is funny.
7.7 Drag and Drop. Ladybug98 allows you drag a video/audio file from Windows Explorer and drop it to a Ladybug98 view window. Then you can start to play the new file.
7.8 DirectX Full Screen Support `ESC` Switch from Window to Fullscreen or visa vera. *`F1`* Step command; *`F2`* Play command; *`F3`* Pause command; *`F4`* Stop command; *`F5`* Decrease volume; *`F6`* Increase volume.	After installation Ladybug98 Player uses DirectX to speedup the video display.

8. Applications Using with Netscape Navigator Start Netscape, choose [Options\|Preferences] item. Push the first button with panel (default is Styles), select the item [Helper Applications]. To have Netscape start an external viewer, select the Mime Type in the list, then choose the radio button Launch Application. You can choose Ladybug98.exe as the external viewer for Ladybug Movie File Types such as .mpg, .mpv, .mp2, .mov, .avi, .dat, .wav, .au, .aiff, etc.	Using with Internet Explorer Similar to Netscape Navigator.

9. Copyright END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR NEATWARE SOFTWARE NEATWARE LADYBUG98 PLAYER FULL VERSION NOTES: This Neatware End-User License Agreement [EULA] is a legal agreement between you and Neatware Company for Neatware's [Ladybug98 Player] software product. [Ladybug98 Player] includes program, demo files, and electronic documentation. If you do not agree this agreement, do not install or use [Ladybug98 Player] 1. Grant Neatware grants to you to install and use [Ladybug98 Player] on your own one processor. You may copy the [Ladybug98 Player] solely for your backup purpose on other medias. If you need to install [Ladybug98 Player] on a server that is connected to other processors you need to have a [Site License Agreement] from Neatware. You may print the electric documents in the [Ladybug98 Player] solely for internal purpose and are not published or distributed for third party. Neatware will provide technical support related to the product for the licensee. The email support is free. The licensee will pay for their own long distance charges for the support. Neatware does not do extra charge for the service. 2. Limitations You may not resell, rent, lease, or lend [Ladybug98 Player] software. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the [Ladybug98 Player]. You may not separate the components of the [Ladybug98 Player] for use on more than one computer. After you return this product in the valid time you agree to destroy all the copies and uninstall all the setup in your computer and media. 3. NO WARRANTY AND LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES There is no warranty for [Ladybug98 Player]. When you use the [Ladybug98 Player] you agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Neatware from and against any claims or lawsuits, including attorney's fee, that arise or result from the using [Ladybug98 Player]. [Ladybug98 Player] is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. All titles and copyrights in and to the [Ladybug98 Player] and any copies of the [Ladybug98 Player] are owned by the Neatware or its suppliers.	*Windows95, WnidowsNT, ActiveMovie* are trade marks of Microsoft Corp. *QuickTime* is the trade mark of Apple Computer Corp. *Pentium* is the trade mark of Intel Corp. *Netscape* is the trade mark of the Netscape communication.

10. Contact Neatware P.O.Box 92272 2900 Warden Ave. Toronto, ON M1W 3Y9 Canada	Tel: (416)291-3813 Fax: (416)291-3813 Email: info@neatware.com Web: www.neatware.com

11. FAQ (Frequent Asked Question) 1. Can I run Ladybug98 Player on the NT? Can I run Ladybug98 Player on the Notebook computer with Win95/NT? All the answers are yes. Actually Ladybug98 Player runs on NT much better for very long video files.
*2. Can I play Video CD (VCD) with Ladybug98 Player?* Ladybug98 Player can play VCD 2.00. Especially there are group selection and loop functions to support playing VCD for multiple files. Users can select multiple .dat files at the same time and then play. Some users can not play VCD correctly one trouble is not on the Ladybug98 Player but on their CD-ROM driver. You may find the right CD-ROM to play it.
*3. I have installed the Ladybug1.xx before, what should I do to install the Ladybug98 Player?* You can directly install Ladybug98 Player. But you can delete the files of the old version of Ladybug to save the disk space. If you have installed *ladybug2.zip* you have to do nothing. If you have installed *ladybug3.zip* you can do as follows: Delete files in the following directories: C:\WINDOWS gen32.3dr, 3dr.ini C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM 3dr32.dll, 3dreng32.dll C:\Netscape\Program\Plugins npavi32.dll Delete all the files in your old ladybug directory
*4. I have installed a player for .mpg, .mov, and .wav for [File Manager], what I need to do to start Ladybug98 Player when I double click these kind of files?* Go to [File Manager] do Select [View/Options/File Types] in Windows Explorer. Scroll the [Registered file types] to find the [MPG File] and click it. Click [Edit] to get [Edit File Types] windows and click [Edit] to find the [Editing action for type: MPG File] Look at the dialog box [Application used to perform action] there is [C:\ladybug1\ladybug.exe "%1"] for example. Select your ladybug97.exe file to replace it. Click [OK/close/close] to finish.
5. What is the suggested display model for Ladybug98 Player? The 640x480x24 and 800x600x24 display models are better choice.

12. Gloosary MPEG "Moving Picture Experts Group". This group is working under the direction of the International Standards Organization (ISO) for the standards of compressed motion pictures and associated audio. MPEG-1 had been completed on Oct. 92 known as International Standard ISO-11172. VCD A special MPEG-1 for CD-ROM. AVI "Audio Video Interleave". It is widely used on Windows. MOV QuickTime movie format. It was developed by Apple and was ported on Windows Ladybug98 can play (Non-propriety ) mov . MIDI An electronic music standard. It was descriped as a script language. WAV Audio file format popular in Windows. AU, SND Audio file format widely used on UNIX. AIF, AIFF An audio file format in Macintosh.
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