<+------------------------------------------------------------------------+> | | | {Insert your favorite fancy ASCII artwork here!} | | | <+------------------------------------------------------------------------+> | | | Name : GypPlay v1.1 -- MPEG-1/VCD Video Player | | Origin : USA - NTSC Filename : GYPPLAY.RAR | | Released : August 14th, 2000 Platform : Sega Dreamcast (DC) | | | +--|- - - -|--+ | Release Notes ------------------------------------------------- | +--|- - - -|--+ | | | This is GypPlay v1.1. It is intended for playing MPEG-1 video | | streams on your Dreamcast. It was actually written for VCD playing | | and just happens to work with pretty much any MPEG-1 videos. | | | | Feature list for this version: | | ============================== | | * Will play multiple videos from one disc. GypPlay walks through | | the entire disc directory searching for anything with a proper | | extension (.mpg, .mpeg, .dat, .avi, .m1v) and attempts to play | | them. | | * Has standard video playback controls: Pause/Rewind/Fast-forward. | | * Has variable-speed Rew/FF based on the controller's analog stick. | | * Time Display (time elapsed and remaining for the current video). | | * Movie Skip (move on to the next video found on the disc, if any). | | * Supports the swapping in of real/original GDROMs. Insert any of | | your original DC GDROMs and GypPlay will try to find videos on | | them to play. A good one to try is Gauntlet Legends. Note that | | the games commonly use .m1v files, which have video, but no | | sound -- so do not be surprised if there is no sound. | | | | Limitations in this version: | | ============================ | | * You can only play MPEG-1 videos. No codecs such as DivX, MPEG-4, | | and so on. | | * You cannot swap in anything except original GDROMs to search for | | other movies. This means that GypPlay must be on the CDR with | | the videos that you want to play. [Note: Certain modchips have | | an interesting side effect that will actually allow non-GDROMs to | | be swapped in and GypPlay will play the videos it finds on that | | disc. If you have a modchip installed, you can try swapping in | | another disc to see if it will work. However, even with the | | proper modchip, this will NOT work with most original VCD discs | | because they are Mode 2/XA (which is NOT supported). | | | | Instructions: | | ============= | | * Make sure you have everything from the GypPlay archive. It | | must include: GypPlay.exe, ip.bin, 1st_read.bin, 0gdtex.pvr, and | | a WinCE directory with 12 files in it. | | * With your CDR software (I use Nero personally), create a new | | ISO9660 compilation. | | * Include everything from the GypPlay archive, including the WinCE | | directory. | | * Add your video file(s) anywhere on the CD. They can be in the | | root or in any subdirectory that you like. They can have any | | name as long as they end in a valid, supported extension (see | | above in the Feature List for extensions). | | * Set the software for ISO Level 2, Mode 1 (CDROM, not Mode 2/XA!), | | and support for the Joliet filesystem. | | * Burn it! | | * Boot the Utopia Boot Disc in your Dreamcast. | | * After it loads, swap in your new GypPlay/movie(s) disc. | | * When the GypPlay title screen appears, press button A to start a | | search for video files on the disc. GypPlay will play them as it | | finds them. Enjoy! | | | +--|- - - -|--+ | Greetings and Salutations ------------------------------------- | +--|- - - -|--+ | | | Alchemy Curare - Snark! - B00B - Marcus - CyRUS64 - Ogre | | xPridEx - Skanky - Nagra - Garpster - quicksilv - DCG | | | +--|- - - -|--+ | Contacts ------------------------------------------------------ | +--|- - - -|--+ | | | TheGypsy can be reached at contact_thegypsy@hotmail.com. | | | | DO _NOT_ EMAIL ME ABOUT: | | ======================== | | * Where to find pirated games, boot discs, etc. | | * Where to find Dreamcast SDKs (a.k.a. DevKits). | | * DivX/MPEG4/other codec support: GypPlay doesn't have it. If I | | add some codec support later, I will release a new version and it | | will be announced at Boob (www.boob.co.uk). | | * Emailing you when a new release comes out -- you can check Boob | | just like everyone else does. I don't run a mailing list. | | * Self-booting support. When I get it done, I'll release it. | | * Stupid problems that you are having mainly because you are too | | lazy to read and follow the simple instructions above! | | * Disc-swapping of anything except original GD-ROMs. I don't want | | to hear about your problems with an UNSUPPORTED feature. | | | | DO FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME ABOUT: | | =============================== | | * Programming/testing help/questions/discussion if you are already | | a DC developer. If you email me about this, you had better | | already have a DevKit and some code that you wrote. Do NOT email | | me questions such as: "How do I develop for the DC?", "Where can | | I find programming information?", "I saw the source code for XYZ | | on the Net someplace; can you port it to the DC for me?" | | * Praise/thanks/greetings. I enjoy people getting enjoyment out of | | my work. Feel free to tell me if you like it. | | * REASONABLE feature requests or suggestions. Do not email and ask | | for MP3 support -- that is NOT a minor/reasonable feature | | request. | | | <+------------------------------------------------------------------------+>