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Technical Requirements
Uses standard PC technologies
Specifications - PC Hardware
Scheduling Computer
- CPU = Pentium 4 / 1.5 GHz
- 516 Mb RAM
- 60G HDD (high speed optional)
- Graphics Card (32MB min – card will be determined by viewing device, if Plasma = DVI output, if TV = S-Video output).
- Twin head card for dual monitors is ideal. Brands include, but not limited to Asus, ATI, Matrox. Network Connections 100baseT min
Player Computer
- CPU = Pentium III / 500MHz
- 256 Mb RAM
- 30G HDD (high speed optional)
- Graphics Card (8MB min – card will be determined by viewing device, if Plasma = DVI output, if TV = S-Video output) Brands include, but not limited to Asus, ATI, Matrox.
- Sound card - SoundBlaster compatible
- Network Connections 100baseT
Specifications - Operating systems
Microsoft Windows
Specifications - Supported Media Types
- MPEG 1 & 2 (with appropriate software or hardware decoders)
- DVD (with appropriate software or hardware decoders)
- AVI
- Flash
- Director/Shockwave
- Powerpoint97
- HTML (Static & Dynamic)
- Various bitmap formats (bmp, jpg, gif)
- Streaming video content
- Live television (via TV tuner cards)
Third Party Plug-ins
The m-cast system requires the installation of various third party plug-ins on both Scheduler computers and Player computers. These include:
• Internet Explorer 5.5 or better (6.0 recommended)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp ?
• Windows MediaPlayer 6.4 or better (7.1 recommended)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp ?
• Microsoft Direct X 7.0 or better (8.1 recommended)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.asp
• Macromedia Shockwave Flash Plug in
http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/frameset.fhtml ?
• PowerPoint Viewer plug in (if needed)
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/default.aspx?Product=PowerPoint&Version=95|97|98|2000|2002&Type=Converter|Viewer
• MPEG 2/DVD codec (if needed) (Supports most popular MPEG2/DVD software decoders but Elecard MPEG2 Player v. 1.40 is recommended:
http://www.elecard.com/download/
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