bitcontrol® MPEG-2 Video Decoder - Version 2.1
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The bitcontrol® MPEG-2 Video Decoder is a DirectShow® filter for Microsoft Windows® 98/ME/2K/XP. The decoder is able to handle all MPEG-1/2 video formats compatible with ISO/IEC 13818-2 (MPEG-2) and ISO/IEC 11172-2 (MPEG-1) standards.

You can use the decoder in conjunction with "Windows Media® Player", "bitcontrol® Quad Recorder" or other related players to view MPEG-2 videos.


Installation
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1.)

Download the installation file below from the BitCtrl WEB site http://www.bitcontrol.com (or http://www.bitctrl.de) onto your computer.

bcmpeg2dec.exe // Self extraction installation


2.)

Double-click the installation file and follow the instructions displayed on the sreen.


3.)

The installation procedure should create a new directory under "C:\Program Files\Common Files\BitCtrl". There you can find the following files:

- MPEG\bcMPEG2vd.ax // bitcontrol® MPEG-2 Video Decoder
- MPEG\bcMPEG2ad.ax // bitcontrol® MPEG-2 Audio Decoder
- MPEG\uninst-mpeg2.exe // uninstall the decoder
- MPEG\MPEG-2 Decoder License_en.txt // licensing information
- MPEG\MPEG-2 Decoder Readme_en.txt // this file
- Licenses // directory for license files *.lic
- Licenses\ABCDEFGHIJ.lic // license file
- LicMan.exe // license manager program

Note: There may be other installation directory names in different countries. It depends on your local MS Windows installation, e.g. for Germany "C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\BitCtrl"


4.)

Please, use the program "LicMan.exe" to install a new license or to manage already installed licenses.
To install a valid license otherwise, copy the license file you have obtained by Email or taken from the disc to the "Licenses" directory under C:\Program Files\Common Files\BitCtrl\Licenses. Please pay special attention when copying the license file. It must have the file extension *.lic, e.g. ABCDEFGHIJKLAMNOP.lic, where the name of that file represents the serial number.

If you bought the decoder using the online-shop, then please login into the shop with your account, click on "Previous Orders" and download the license file from chapter "Download Links".

If the name of the license file ends with extension 'filename.lic.txt', then please rename it to 'filename.lic' without the .txt string ending.

5.)

To uninstall the "bitcontrol® MPEG-2 Video Decoder" launch the program "uninst-mpeg2.exe" from the directory mentioned above.


Trial Versions
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You can get a trial license from BitCtrl, if you are a registered user on the BitCtrl WEB site. Please visit http://www.bitcontrol.com and follow the instructions to get a time limited trial version (15 days) of the "bitcontrol® MPEG-2 Decoder" - video and audio.

For a full and unlimited version, use our online shop with credit card payment to buy the decoder.


New features in version 2.1
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New output media types (RGB32, RGB24, RGB565, RGB555)
MPEG 4:4:4 profiles support
Extended statistics
ProcAmp control for RGB modes
Frame skipping

New features in version 2.0
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DXVA - DirectX® Video Acceleration
New deinterlacing methods
SSE3 Extension Support
Plugin support

New features in version 1.5
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bitcontrol® Video Overlay - On Screen Display technique for bitcontrol® Quad Recorder
Adaption for bitcontrol® World Wide TV Version 1.0
Improvements for video - audio - synchronisation
High quility color decoding
HDTV - up to 1920x1080 (progressiv) and 80 MBit/s
Minor changes and bugfixes

New features in version 1.3
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Adaption for bitcontrol® Dreambox receiver 2.0
Minor changes and bugfixes

New features in version 1.24
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Minor changes and bugfixes


New features in version 1.23
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Adaption for DreamBox STB


New features in version 1.22
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New output media subtypes (YUY2, UYVY, YVYU)


New features in version 1.21
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Software Deinterlace BOB


New features in version 1.2
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Options Menue
Statistics
Information OSD
Snapshots from Live Video
SDK (special agreement required)


New features in version 1.1
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MPEG-1 Layer 1/2, LPCM (Audio Filter)
HW accelerated deinterlacing (Bob)
4:2:2 chroma format
fully MMX implementation additional to SSE (for older processors)


ToDo
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backward playback
subpicture for DVB
postprocessing filters
dxva
DVD navigation pin
subpicture for DVD


Errors and suggestions
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If you have any problems with our software, please read the FAQ on our WEB site or send an email to info@bitctrl.de.



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