                                                                 02/02/2005
                                                              Version 2.01f


DVStorm / DVStorm 2 Readme File

 Thank you for purchasing the Canopus DVStorm 2!
 This Readme file contains important information that are not included in the User's Manual. Also, this file might contain information that were recently changed or enhanced. Please check this Readme before using.



What's inside in this document

    (1) Precautions
    (2) About Analog capture feature
    (3) About Power Management in Windows 2000, XP
    (4) When screen overlay does not show correctly with certain graphics cards
    (5) Limitations
    (6) Registered Trademarks and Trademarks
    (7) Revision Dates




(1) Precautions

-Copyright Regulations-----------------------------------------------------

 It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright laws to the owner of copyright, except for fair use (mainly private noncommercial use). Also, in certain cases copying is prohibited with no exceptions. In no event shall Canopus be liable for any direct or indirect damages whatsoever arising out of the use of captured materials.

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1. Playback buffer settings
 If you select "Automatic" in the playback buffer settings in the DVStorm properties tab, sometimes you may not be able to start your PC. If this happens, please follow the below steps:
  1. Shut down your PC.
  2. Take out your RT option board.
  3. Restart your system.
  4. Open the folder where your Driver folder on setup disc
  5. Inside that folder, you will find a "Def_nt.reg" file. Double-click this file. A message will appear that the information has been copied to the registry. Click OK.
  6. Shut down your PC.
  7. Insert your RT option board.
  8. Restart your system.



(2) About Analog capture feature
(a) How to use MEDIACRUISE
 - Please select "Video for Windows" as video recorder plugin in MEDIACRUISE.  Because this function works as Video for Windows driver, you cannot capture correctly if you choose "DirectShow".
 - "DVStorm-RT" also appears in video recorder plugin selection box, when StormEncoder is installed. If you select this setting, the video is captured in MPEG format.
    
(b) Current limitations
 - There is no Video out/DV out while capturing through analog input.
 - Audio out of DVStorm does not output audio while capturing analog input (except in some cases where special applications are used)
 - Other DV applications or MPEG capture/playback applications can not be used during capture using MEDIACRUISE.
 - No Motion JPEG/uncompressed capture from DV connector.
 - The AVI files captured with the Analog Capture function cannot be handled in StormVideo/StormEdit/EDIUS.
 - The captured file can only have a maximum size of 1GB due to the limitations of Video for Windows.
 - The captured audio may have noises depending on the sound card used.
 - Capturing in full frame may not be supported, depending on your PC.
 - If you choose "Video For Windows" as plugin, MEDIACRUISE may show a message box with garbage messages when pushing the "parameter" button. Press cancel to close this screen.



(3) About Power Management in Windows 2000, XP
If the stand-by mode in Windows 2000/XP does not work correctly, please try the below settings:

[How to change the setting]
1. Run the "Canopus DV PwrProp" from the Control Panel.
2. In DVStorm Properties, go to the [Power Management] tab.
3. Select one of the below settings. The setting will become active after you restart your system.
  (a) Windows 2000 compliant (Default)
      DVStorm will work as a power policy owner compliant to Windows 2000 Device Driver Kit (build 2195).
  (b) Windows 98 WDM compliant
      DVStorm will work as a power policy owner compliant to Windows 98 Device Driver Kit( or Windows 2000 Release Candidate 2 Device Driver Kit).
  (c) No Power Management
      No power management policies are set. 



(4) When screen overlay does not show correctly with certain graphics cards
  If your screen overlay does not show correctly with PCI Express graphics cards), please add the below lines in the Canopus.ini file located in the C:\WINDOWS folder.
        [DVStorm-RT.stmcore.conf]
        OverlayMethod=1

  When the overlay does not show correctly when using certain graphics cards, you may also try adding the below lines in the Canopus.ini file located in the C:\Windows folder.
        [DVStorm-RT.stmdd]
        OverlayUpdateMethod=1

  If the above setting still does not fix the issue, please try changing the settings as below:
        [DVStorm-RT.stmdd]
               OverlayUpdateMethod=0


(5) Limitations

 There is no additional information at this time.



(6) Registered Trademarks and Trademarks
  Canopus is a registered trademark of Canopus Corporation and Canopus Co., Ltd.
  DVStorm, StormEdit, StormNavi, StormAudio, StormEncoder, StormBay, ADVC-100 are trademarks of Canopus Corporation and Canopus Co., Ltd.
  Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

  All other registered trademarks and trademarks belong to their respective holders.



(7) Revision dates


 The version number stated here is given to product as a whole. A different version number may be given to separate applications or drivers.

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Version 1.00      Release: 11/15/2000
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First release.


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Version 1.01      Release: 03/16/2001
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[Driver]
Fixed error in capturing with some DV camcorders.
Fixed error in analog video output.
Fixed error when closing the application (StormBay LED did not turn off).
Fixed error in SyncRec.
Fixed error in the video data when outputting data from StormEdit or Premiere.
Fixed error with output to tape in certain systems. 


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Version 1.02      Release: 04/27/2001
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[Driver]
Fixed error when editing 16:9 mode.
Supported StormEncoder.


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Version 1.03      Release: 09/04/2001
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[Driver]
Fixed batch capture errors in certain systems.
Fixed tape out errors in certain systems.
Fixed analog capture errors with some camcorders.
Fixed analog output errors in certain systems.
Improved encode image quality of software DV CODEC.
Improved encode speed of software DV CODEC by supporting SSE2.


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Version 1.04      Release: 02/26/2002
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[Driver]
Supported StormEncoder MPEG capturing.
Increased Macrovision detection precision.
Supported ADVC-100.
Fixed stream interruption during DV stream output in certain conditions.

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Version 1.05      Release: 04/26/2002
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[All]
Unified DV codec name to "Canopus DV".

[Driver]
Fixed error on setting up of driver in certain systems.
Fixed error on switching to S-Video in certain conditions using JD-1.
Supported Analog capture feature working as Video for Windows capture driver.

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Version 2.00     Release: 09/10/2002
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[Driver]
Supported WDM in Windows2000/XP. Please see "(3) About Power Management in Windows 2000, XP" in this document.
Fixed error during batch capturing.
Fixed audio noise problem.
Fixed error when using with StormEncoder (overlay picture error).
Fixed error in StormEdit (Playback error in the first frame).


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Version 2.01     Release: 10/04/2002
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[General]
Changed supported OS to Windows XP. Windows 2000 only.

[Driver]
Fixed error in StormEdit, StormAudio (Audio playback error).
Fixed error in video output for certain systems.


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Version 2.01c    Release: 09/12/2003
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[Driver]
Fixed issue in setup (PC boot error).
Fixed issue in PC power management.
Fixed audio noise issue in 32kHz/unlocked audio playback.
Supported SCO(Storm Component Option).


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Version 2.01e    Release: 01/11/2004
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[Driver]
Fixed issue with overlay when using PCI Express graphics cards.


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Version 2.01f    Release: 02/02/2005
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[Driver]
Fixed issue with overlay in certain systems.


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