DIGITAL




          Multimedia Services Version 2.0 for OpenVMS Alpha

          AE-QN8LB-TE

          August 1996





          Dear Multimedia Services Customer:

          Thank you for purchasing Multimedia Services Version 2.0 for
          OpenVMS[TM] Alpha Runtime or Development kit for your AlphaSta-
          tion[TM] system. The runtime or development license entitles you
          to software and documentation for your OpenVMS Alpha systems.

          Multimedia Services Version 2.0 OpenVMS Alpha requires version
          6.2 or higher of the OpenVMS operating software.

          Product Contents on the Binary and On-line Documentation Compact
          Discs

          Multimedia Services Version 2.0 for OpenVMS Alpha Runtime and
          Development products are distributed on the OpenVMS Alpha Lay-
          ered Products Software Binaries CD-ROM. The Multimedia Services
          Version 2.0 for OpenVMS Alpha Programmer's Guide is distributed
          on the OpenVMS Alpha Layered Products On-line Documentation
          CD-ROM in Bookreader[TM] format.

          o  Multimedia Services Version 2.0 for OpenVMS Alpha Runtime
             Software

             Multimedia Services Version 2.0 for OpenVMS Alpha Runtime
             includes the runtime environment to support the software
             JPEG compressor/decompressor, built-in audio, FullVideo[TM]
             Supreme (AV301), FullVideo[TM] Supreme JPEG (AV321), and the
             Microsoft[R] Sound Board for the Digital AlphaStation system.

             The following are installed for the runtime product:

                Multimedia Services Runtime
                AV301 (FullVideo Supreme PCI Video option) / AV321 (Ful-
                lVideo Supreme JPEG PCI Video option) Device Driver
                Microsoft Sound Board Device Driver
                AlphaStation Sound Card Device Driver
                Multimedia Services Release Notes
                Multimedia Services Sample Audio & Video Data

             PostScript[R] (.ps) and ASCII text (.txt) product documenta-
             tion are located in the documentation directory:

                Multimedia Services Installation Guide

 






                Multimedia Services Cover Letter (this document)
                Multimedia Services Software Product Description

             The Run-Time Guide is also available separately in hard copy.

          o  Multimedia Services Version 2.0 for OpenVMS Alpha Development
             Software

             Multimedia Services Version 2.0 for OpenVMS Alpha Development
             includes the full development environment to write appli-
             cations that use the software JPEG compressor/decompressor,
             built-in audio, the FullVideo Supreme and the Microsoft Sound
             Board for the Digital AlphaStation system.

             The Programmer's Guide is also available separately in hard
             copy.

          Refer to the Multimedia Services Version 2.0 for OpenVMS Soft-
          ware Product Description for a complete description of this
          product. Digital recommends that you read the Multimedia Ser-
          vices release notes before you install this product.

          Again, thank you very much for purchasing this software.



          [R]Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

          [R]PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incor-
             porated.

          [TM]The Digital Logo, AlphaStation, Bookreader, Digital, OpenVMS,
              and FullVideo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corpora-
              tion.



















              ©Digital Equipment Corporation. 1996. All Rights Reserved.

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