Sonic Foundry 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack
Release Notes
December 2002
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Thank you for purchasing the Sonic Foundry 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack. This document contains information about installing and using the 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack on your computer.
The 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack includes the Sonic Foundry AC-3 encoder and the Sonic Foundry AC-3 DVD Burner. You can use the AC-3 encoder to encode stereo and surround AC-3 files, the Sonic Foundry AC-3 DVD Burner allows you to burn your AC-3 audio files to DVD.
Rendering AC-3 Files
When rendering AC-3 files, use one of the default rendering templates whenever possible (Stereo and 5.1 Surround are the default templates). Deviating from the standard settings can produce a file that will not load or play properly in your destination application or device. A description of each rendering template is displayed in the Description box in the Render As dialog.
For information about each control in the AC-3 encoder, select the item and press Shift+F1.
If you have a USB SmartMedia reader device installed on your PC, you may experience problems when you attempt to access your DVD drive from AC-3 DVD Burner. This is due to an error in the SmartMedia reader driver. Removing the reader should allow AC-3 DVD Burner to function normally.
There is a bug with the Save as Intel byte order check box in the AC-3 encoder: the encoder incorrectly saves Intel byte order when the check box is not selected and saves Motorola byte order when the check box is selected. If your authoring software rejects your AC-3 files due to a byte-order error, please reverse the setting of the Save as Intel byte order check box and rerender. This will be resolved in the next update of the AC-3 encoder.
The following lists the minimum system requirements for using the Sonic Foundry 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack:
400 MHz processor
Windows-compatible sound card
Supported DVD-r/-rw/+r/+rw drive
7200 RPM hard-disk drive
24-bit color display recommended
128 MB RAM
40 MB hard-disk space for program installation
Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP
Microsoft DirectX® 8 or later
Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
Sony DRU-120 (+RW)
HP 200i (+RW)
HP 200i - external (+RW)
Philips DVDRW228 (+RW)
Pioneer DVR-104 (-RW)
Matsushita/Panasonic LF-311 (-R)
Matsushita/Panasonic LF-321 (-R)
Pioneer DVR-103
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
The install utility creates any necessary folders and copies all files required by the 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack to your computer.
Place the CD-ROM in the drive. AutoPlay displays an installation menu.
If
you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start
button and choose Run. Type D:\setup.exe, where D is the drive letter
of your CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete
the installation.
Click Install 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of the Sonic Foundry 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack for your computer.
Download the install utility — 51PluginPackInstall.exe — from our Web site.
Double-click the file, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of the Sonic Foundry 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack for your computer
Sonic Foundry can be contacted in the following ways:
Sonic Foundry, Inc.
1617 Sherman Ave.
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
USA
For a detailed list of Customer Service options, we encourage you to visit www.sonicfoundry.com.
Telephone support during normal office hours:
1-800-577-6642 (toll-free) in US, Canada, and Virgin Islands.
+800-000-76642 (toll-free) in Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, UK, Netherlands, and Japan.
+608-204-7703 for all other countries.
E-mail: customerservice@sonicfoundry.com.
Fax: 1-608-250-1745.
For a detailed list of Technical Support options, we encourage you to visit www.sonicfoundry.com.
To listen to your support options please call 608-256-5555.
The full version of Sound Forge includes 60 days of complimentary phone support. To obtain support, please call 608-204-7704. Your complimentary support begins the day you register your product (registration is required).
Fax: 608-250-1745.
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