BinaryWork Media OCX 1.5.1 - VB6 version ( release date 31/01/2001 )

( VB5 version is available also )

ActiveX OCX to play any media file , and it include wav , avi , mid , 
and depending on the drivers and codecs installed it can play mp3 
, mov , mpg , asx and other media , extended MCI capabilities 
, compatible with Win95/98/NT4.0/Win2K , internal volume control 
, ability to change the playback speed , others extended Multi-media capabilies , 
VB5 and VB6 versions are available

What is new in the version 1.5.1 : ( 31/01/2001 ) Added ability to retrieve the handle of the MCI window , fixed a bug involving the playback of the new microsoft media format (wma and wmv files , the sample project and documentation will teach how to play the new format) , added function to show and hide the mouse during the playback in fullscreen mode ( it was a bug in the old sample project ) , added function to free the resources allocated by the control , added more options in the sample project to play movie files in fullscreen mode , minor bugs fixed.

What is new in the version 1.5.0 : (30/12/2000) Fixed a bug involving lost handles opened by the control at runtime , and this bug was crashing the control after a long period of playback of multiples media files , and this bug also may report that the media file is invalid after a long period of playback , removed the MovieFullScreen function , this function was removed because depending on the movie file it will crash the control when returning from the fullscreen mode , now to play mpeg or any other movie file you need to resize the control to match the screen size , and the sample project will explain how to play movie files in fullscreen mode with ease , added new functions to add specific extensions to the pre-defined playback method , then you can define a extension and the driver that will play it when the file is loaded in the control , added the possibility to see a preview of the media file in the ShowOpen Dialog embedded in the control ( ShowOpenFilePreview function ) minor bugs fixed .

What is new in the version 1.3.0 : Added ability to show the 
wave out level in a progressbar , added ability to make wav 
manipulations and other wav editions , added ability to get 
the name and description of the mixers and sound cards 
installeds , fixed bug in the 'Seek to 0 at end of the playback' 
function ,added more errors handlings , fixed bug when looping 
avi or mpg video files , fixed others minors bugs , added a 
few functions to enhance the playback of media files , added 
more media verifications and informations , added more system and MCI 
errors handlings .


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First of all : We have another control that can play MP3 files 
without the requirement of any other file in the end user 
machine , the only file required is the OCX , if you want to 
play only MP3 files , then we recommend the BW MP3 OCX 2.1.0 
that is available in this link:
http://www.binarywork.net/bwmp3.htm

The unique advantage of the BW Media OCX 1.5.1 over the BW MP3 OCX 2.1.0
is the possibility to load multiples MP3s in the same project at 
same time without conflicts , but it requires the latest 
DirectX and Microsoft Media Player installed in order to work

And it may not play multiples instances in Win95 or Winnt 4.0

However , the BW MP3 OCX 2.1.0 can play one instance without 
problem in Win95/98/NT40/Win 2000 and it dont require any codec or DirectX 
installed in order to work , only the control and a sound card is required

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Features :

This control is using the default Media drivers available in the 
operating system , then depending on the drivers that are available 
it will change their possibilities

This is the description of the playback capabilities involving 
multiples operating systems

Win95/98/NT40 : avi , mid , wav

Win95/98/NT40 with Netshow Player 2.0 or Microsoft Media Player 
installed : wma , wmv , asf , mp3 , mp2 , mpg , mov , avi , mid , wav

In the case of Win98 you can play multiples instances of the control 
at same time in the same project without problem , and the DirectX 6.1 or later 
is recommended to more playback capabilities

The Netshow 2.0 is part of the distribution of the Win98 , then you only 
need to enable it in the control panel in order to play MP3 files with 
the control

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( This paragraph has old information )

About the BW Media 1.0 OCX ( older version ): The control is a derivative work of the 
Maquisistem Midia MP3 OCX that we have developed in 1996 , this 
new version dont have the old mixer anymore , lots of bugs fixeds 
involving movies , enhancements in the MCI capabilities , now you 
can verify the possibilities regarding the file loaded , ability 
to change the border of the control , ability to catch the right 
and left mouse clicks in the control , ability to handle the 
media file as miliseconds or frames ( if possible ) , the 
internal volume was improved and it will remember the last 
position , minor bugs fixeds ,  the rest of the control remain unchanged

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Installation

Execute the setup.exe file that is located in the 'OCX install.zip'
to install the OCX

Extract the 'sample project.zip' file to a empty directory and open the sample.vbp it in your VB6

Documentation

Extract the 'Document.zip' to see the description of the properties
, methods , events and any other comment , and it include also the 
link of the homepage of this control to look for new releases and 
bug fixes

Documentation online

The documentation will be available online in this link

http://www.binarywork.net/bwmedia.htm
http://members.tripod.com/~Maquisistem/bwmedia.htm

Bugs and sugestions can be emailed to

Support@binarywork.net
support@binarywork.hypermart.net

Homepage : 
http://www.binarywork.net/
http://members.tripod.com/~Maquisistem/index.html
http://binarywork.hypermart.net
Homepage redirect URL - http://welcome.to/BinaryWork

Thanks for testing our software

BinaryWork Corp.
