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ATI MULTIMEDIA CENTER Version 9.16


This release note provides information on ATI's Multimedia Center™ (MMC) version 9.16.

The ATI Multimedia Center™ version 9.16 release note provides information on the following:

ATI Multimedia Center™ 9.16 System Requirements

This section provides information on the system requirements for successful installation and operation of the ATI Multimedia Center™ 9.16. The following is a list of system requirements for successful installation of the ATI Multimedia Center™ 9.16:


Note: ATI All-in-Wonder® products must be installed as the primary display adapter under the Windows operating system. This however, does not pertain to ATI TV Tuner products such as, the ATI TV Wonder™ series or the ATI HDTV Wonder™.


Note: The ATI MulTView™ functionality requires a powerful CPU in order to enjoy its full functionality. The ATI MultiMedia Center™ may become unstable if using the MulTView™ functionality without meeting the minimum system requirements.


Note: Windows 2000, NT, Windows 98/98SE and Millennium Edition are not supported.


Caution: It is recommended that you uninstall any previous version of ATI Multimedia Center™ before installing this version.

Resolved Issues

The following section provides information on issues that have been resolved with the latest release of the ATI Multimedia Center™. These include the following:

Known Issues with the ATI Multimedia Center™

The following section provides information on known issues and product limitation for the ATI Multimedia Center™ 9.16. These include the following:

Color Depth and Resolution Switching

Changing the color depth or display resolution while the ATI Multimedia Center™ is running may result in an operating system or ATI Multimedia Center™ failure. ATI recommends you exit the ATI Multimedia Center™ before changing the resolution, color depth, or switching to a full screen DOS session.

Recording from a Source Encoded with Analog Copy Protection

The ATI All-in-Wonder™ products detect analog copy protection on the input source and will refuse to capture video from such sources. The record button automatically becomes disabled. Further, TV-ON-DEMAND is not possible with an analog copy protected source.

TV Magazine and HTML Files

When using the TV Magazine feature, if you save to an .html file, note that still captures are saved in the same directory where the .html file is located. Each still capture is saved as a separate .jpg file. This is the correct behavior for HTML documents.

Video CD Playback

Certain older Video CD 2.0 discs contain authoring problems, which prevent them from working under Windows XP and Windows XP MCE.

Still Capture and the File Player

Still capture is not supported for all formats that can be played through the File Player. For these formats the still capture button does not function.

Corrupted Database with Gemstar Guide Plus+

While ATI and Gemstar closely monitor the TV Listings data, on rare occasions corrupted data may make the TV Guide software fail to startup. If this occurs, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Add/Remove Programs.
  2. Select Gemstar GUIDE Plus+.
  3. Click on Add/Remove programs.
  4. When the dialog appears select Repair.

This will repair the broken database. The next time you run GUIDE Plus+ you will be asked to re-enter your name, E-mail and ZIP/Postal code.

For more information, go to: http://www.ati.com/support/faq/guideplusfaq.html.


Note: When scheduling a TV recording, launch the TV first and then GuidePLUS+ from the button on TV's panel.

Known issues with DVD Playback

This section provides information on known issues with the DVD Playback. This includes the following:

Color Depth Requirements

Playing DVDs in 8 bits per pixel (256 color mode) may result in choppy playback.

Jittery DVD Playback

On certain DVD video content you may experience sporadic jittery playback. You may also experience this while opening other windows or applications while DVD is playing. Make certain that you have the latest chipset drivers for your system to ensure optimal playback, and ensure that you have DMA enabled.

Screen Savers

The ATI DVD player cannot disable certain windows screen savers. OpenGL screen savers should not be activated during DVD playback. Disable any system screen savers before running DVD.


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