Extron Electronics Projection Shoot-Out Volume 2.0 - Manual (Page 5)

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web site to learn the details about their technological innovation that automatically animates their unusual musical instru-
ments via the music score and their proprietary software. Once you understand their methods, Pipe Dream will take on a
whole new meaning in 3D animation. Oh, and don’t forget to demonstrate your display system too.
ANIMESCAPE (Running time: 4:53)
There are times when a person just wants to listen and look at something really “cool”. This is one of those times. If you’re
looking for something that will incite some display issues or you’re just looking for a hook to pull some attendees into your
booth from the show floor, this is what you need. It’s an outrageous kaleidoscope of computer graphics, sound effects, and
pumped-up head-banging music moving at warp speed. It’s also just the thing for those solitary moments when you want
to close the door, turn up the volume, and groove on something that takes you away into another world; but, be careful
not to bang YOUR head.
DREAMSCAPE (Running time: 11:08)
Dreams sometimes seem real; and, sometimes really elusive. Mostly dreams are surreal and this chapter is no exception.
Dreamscape is the full released version in high definition and stereo sound of Ton Roosendaal’s production called Elephant’s
Dream. The computer graphics are elegant, yet testy. There is both slight action and extreme action. This production is the
incredible dream of Ton and his talented group of directors and artists brought to reality. We sincerely hope you enjoy it. If
you figure out its meaning, please contact us. (www.elephantsdream.org)
Standard Definition DVD Note
Each of the three discs contains all eight of the
GREAT E SCAPES video chapters. Keep in mind that the NTSC and PAL
disc version will appear differently on your display depending on the setup of your DVD player.
Standard screen: If the sub-menu setting of your DVD player has the standard 4:3 television screen selected as the display
format, the output of either side of this disc will appear letter-boxed (top and bottom black bars) so that the full width of
the original widescreen image is visible.
Widescreen: If the sub-menu setting of your DVD player has the 6:9 widescreen television selected as the display format,
the output of these discs will appear normally in widescreen format on a widescreen, 6:9 aspect ratio display. If this menu
setting is selected in the DVD player, but the display is actually a standard 4:3 television screen, the image will appear
squeezed horizontal to fill the entire screen. This situation is referred to as an anamorphic image.
High Definition DVD Note
The recent release of software in the HD-DVD format almost ensures that video material will play on an HD-DVD dedicated
player or on a computer equipped with an HD-DVD ROM drive. However, while the format is new, some hardware con-
figurations may react differently due to variation in how manufacturers interpret and implement the features of this new
distribution format. The HD-DVD disc is mastered on state-of-the-art equipment by one of the foremost disc production
facilities in the United States. Should you experience problems with playback of the HD-DVD disc, attempt to check the
disc on another player of a different make and/or model.
The Windows Media Video HD disc is designed to play on a computer system. However, computer system configurations
vary widely. Should your system not be capable of playing the 080i format, attempt to play it at 720p. Our experience is
that computer systems operating at less than 3 GHz with a minimum of  GB of installed RAM coupled and a graphics card
of less than 28 MB onboard memory will likely not be capable of playing the 080 material smoothly. Should you experi-
ence difficulty playing back the 080i material, try to run the disc on another computer of greater performance capability.
In addition, the bit rate from the disc that the DVD ROM drive must read is approaching the highest bit rate allowable for
the standard DVD format. Many recordings in the WMV-HD format operate at about 8 Mbps. Your DVD ROM drive must be
a relatively late model unit in order to perform under the demands of the video transfer rate.