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DVD Station Rev NS001b004
This section describes how to use DVD Station, a versatile Windows
utility, to play movies recorded in DVD and Video CD formats, MPEG
data CDs, and audio CDs. DVD Station automatically detects the format
of the disc in your DVD drive and identifies the file type in the Display
Panel (Figure 8, page 21). DVD Station also detects MPEG files on CD-
ROM and hard drives.
Your DVD drive must be DVD compliant to play DVD-Video and DVD-
ROM. Check the owner’s manual for your DVD drive to make sure it
meets these requirements before attempting to play DVD discs.
Starting DVD Station
To start DVD Station:
1.
Start Windows, if you have not already done so.
2.
Place a DVD disc, a Video CD, or a CD-ROM containing MPEG
files in your DVD drive.
3.
From the Start menu in the Taskbar, navigate to
Programs>REALmagic>DVD Station. The DVD Station
(Figure 7) will appear on the screen. DVD Station looks best if
Windows is set to 256 or more colors.
Figure 7. DVD Station
4.
DVD Station automatically plays discs inserted into the DVD-
ROM drive if Auto-Play is enabled.
The Display Panel
The Display Panel (Figure 8, page 21) provides specific information
about the current video or audio track, such as its track number, play
time, and aspect ratio. A
Progress Bar
at the bottom of the display
graphically indicates the progression of the clip as it plays. Click
anywhere along the
Progress Bar
to jump to a particular part of the
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