System Requirements; Technical Features; Installation Overview - Matrox Rainbow Runner User Manual

System requirements

Requirement
Matrox "G" series graphics card, for example
Productiva G100, Mystique G200,
Millennium G200, Millennium G200 SD,
Millennium G200 SE or MGA-G200 SD
Pentium processor or compatible
System memory (RAM)
CD-ROM for video file playback
Sound card for audio capture and playback
(with a Windows–compatible WAV driver)
Modem for video conferencing
(with Internet connection)
Free hard disk space for video capturing
Video equipment
Matrox Rainbow Runner must be used with Windows 95/98.
* Some "G" series graphics cards can't be used with Rainbow Runner G-Series. For example: Marvel G200,
Marvel G200-TV, Productiva G100 MMS with a TV tuner.
† For MPEG1-encoded video files (*.mpg).
(The data transfer rate needed for the playback of most MJPEG-encoded AVI video files is too high for most CD-ROMs.)

Technical features

NTSC, PAL and SECAM video input (composite and S-video connectors)
Built-in TV tuner for TV antenna or cable TV input
Full-resolution, hardware MJPEG (Motion-JPEG) video compression/decompression

Installation overview

To install Rainbow Runner G-Series:
Install the Rainbow Runner G-Series card –
1
Connect your video input –
2
Install the software –
3
6 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide
*
:
†
(for video conferencing)
see "Connection setup", page
see "Software installation", page
Minimum
166 MHz
32 MB
14.4 Kbps
300 MB
TV output support on your graphics
Video camera
card, and a TV and video recorder
see "Hardware installation", page
11.
18.
Recommended
P2, 233 MHz or faster
32 MB or more
4× with 256 KB cache, or better
28.8 Kbps
2 GB
with IDE mode4 or SCSI drive
(for video viewing and recording)
7.