Chapter 1 — Getting Started
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System Software Installation
Each of these basic commands, explained in detail later in this manual, triggers
the start of a specific phase of the Argus encoding process.
To establish the parameters under which the encode is to operate, you will set
Argus-specific Windows Registry keys, grouped by core functionality in tables.
See Appendix A for general, non-Spectrum Registry tables.
See Appendix B for Spectrum multi-stream Registry tables.
You can set the Registry keys in one of two ways:
• By using the
RegCtrlPnl
application, a GUI-based application with a tab for
each of the Windows Registry tables used by the Argus encoder.
• Programmatically, by using the CRegistry class (or your own software) to
write to the Windows Registry. This second method is useful for changing
the values of keys that must be reset with each encoding session (the name
of the output file, for example).
VTR
In addition to the FilterManager API, the Argus Encoder 2.6 SDK includes an aux-
iliary API that can be used to control a tape deck when an encoding session is not in
progress. This second component, VTR.DLL, is described fully in Chapter 3.
Self-Registration
The COM components that drive the Argus encoder are all self-registering. The
Argus installation program registers each component using REGSVR32.EXE, a
utility that is included with the Argus API. This same utility can be used to
remove components from the Registry, to add new components, or to replace
existing components with newer versions.
System Software Installation
Note that the installation of the Argus Encoder Software Developer’s Kit is a
password-protected
process. Included with the SDK is an authenticated pass-
word that allows installation of the SDK and accompanying files. If you did not
receive a password with your SDK purchase, contact Vela Support.
If a previous version of Argus encoder system software is installed on your sys-
tem, it
must
be uninstalled before continuing with the installation of the version
2.6 SDK. Use the Windows Control Panel “Add/Remove Programs” function to
uninstall Argus software, if necessary.
If you have
not
already installed version 2.6 of the Argus system software, please
refer to the Argus/CineView Pro installation instructions for Windows NT or