Multimedia Applications and System Drivers
PSS ID Number: Q104415
Article last modified on 10-19-1993
PSS database name: MMTitles



WINDOWS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Multimedia Beethoven: The Ninth Symphony, version 1.0
   and 1.10
 - Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows, 1993 edition
 - Microsoft Cinemania, 1992 edition
 - Microsoft Dinosaurs version 1.0
 - Microsoft Encarta, 1992 edition
 - Microsoft Musical Instruments for Windows, version 1.0
 - Microsoft SoundBits version 1.0
 - Microsoft Multimedia Stravinsky version 1.0
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SUMMARY
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Multimedia applications make use of system drivers (non-video)
installed as part of the Windows Multimedia Extensions and/or drivers
specifically needed by the application, which are installed by the
application Setup program.

Installed drivers of both sources are viewable in the Drivers section
of the Control Panel.

This article specifies drivers used by particular applications, and
the sources of those drivers. 

MORE INFORMATION
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In the following table, these abbreviations are used.

List of abbreviations:

Abbreviation  Definition
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MSACM         Microsoft Audio Compression Manager
MSV1C         Microsoft Video 1 Compressor
VFW           [MCI] Microsoft Video for Windows
[MCI] MSDMMP  [MCI] Microsoft MCI Driver for MMP
Sound         [MCI] Sound driver
CD Audio      [MCI] CD Audio driver
MIDI Seq.     [MCI] MIDI Sequencer
SBED          SoundBits Events Driver
SMCC          SuperMatch Cinepak Codec
IIVD          Intel Indeo ™ Video Driver

SOURCE NOTE: Driver sources are noted below as Windows Multimedia
Extensions (W) or Application Setup (A).

Application    Driver(s)  Source            For Sounds
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Beethoven      CD Audio   W                 CD Audio
                                            Beethoven's World
                                            Pocket Guide
                                            Close Reading

              MIDI Seq    W                 MIDI
                                            Play MIDI buttons

Bookshelf     MSACM       A                 Compressed Wave
                                            Pronunciations
                                             (1993) only

              Sound       W                 Uncompressed Wave
                                            Encyclopedia
                                            Bartlett's

              MIDI Seq    W                 MIDI
                                            National Anthems
                                            Encyclopedia

Cinemania     Sound       W                 Uncompressed Wave
1992                                        All

Dinosaurs     MSACM       A                 Compressed Wave
                                            All sounds
              MSV1C       A
              IIVD        A
              SMCC        A                 AVI
                                            All AVI

Encarta       MIDI Seq    W                 MIDI
                                            National Anthems
                                            Musical Examples

              MSV1C       A
              VFW         A                 AVI
                                            Animations

              MSACM       A                 Compressed Wave
                                            Animations

Musical       MSACM       A                 Compressed Wave
Instruments                                 All

SoundBits     MSACM       A
              SBED        A                 Compressed Wave
                                            All

Stravinsky    Sound       W                 Uncompressed Wave
                                            Narratives

              CD Audio    A                 CD Audio
                                            Musical pieces

This listing will change with new products and product updates.

Additional reference words: multi media multimedia multi-media drive
music winmm dinos

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.