MLC Deluxe Paint Animation
Decoder is a Direct Show codec that enables you to view your old Electronics
Arts' Deluxe Paint II for MS-DOS animations in
Windows Media
Player or any other of your favourite media players capable of showing AVI
files.
With
MLC Deluxe Paint animation Decoder you will not have
to convert your old animations and you will be able to watch them when ever you
like without installing the old software used to generate theese
files.
Electronics Arts' Deluxe Paint II for MS-DOS animation files uses
the .anm extension. During the installation of this codec you have the option to
assosiate the .anm files with
Windows Media
Player.
After you have downloaded the
MLC Deluxe
Paint Animation Decoder installation you must open the zip archive and run
the anmsetup.exe file. During the installation you have two decisions to
make.
- Assosiate .anm files with Windows Media
Player
Check this on it you wish to be able to double click to open or
drag animation files onto Windows Media
Player.
It is recomended that you do this.
- Automatic check for updates
Check this on if you wish to let MLC
Deluxe Paint Animation Decoder automatic check the homepage for updates or
new releases.
It is recomended that you do this.
After
installation of
MLC Deluxe Paint Animation Decoder there is only one
thing to do. Find those old animations of yours and view them with
Windows Media Player or your favourite movie player.
There is
nothing to configure. This is pure plug and play. Enjoy!
Q: This is so awsome
that I can view my old animation files again. How can I donate some money?
A:
Well, you cannot. Just enjoy it and drop me an e-mail (see links) and tell me
that you like it and what features you like to see in a future
version.
Q: How often does the automatic check for updates run?
A: A
check is perfomed every time an animation is loaded but only if a minimum 30
days has passed since the last check.
The actual number of days can be
changed in the AnmDec.ini file situated in the folder where you installed
MLC
Deluxe Paint Animation Decoder. Change the "interval" value to the desired
number of days or 0 (zero) to turn off the automatic check for
updates.
Q: My Deluxe Paint animation files will not play. How can this
be?
A: Electronics Arts' Deluxe Paint was made for both the Amiga and the
MS-DOS systems. This codec is made for the MS-DOS animations that have the .anm
file extention.
Q: My Deluxe Paint animation files does play but there
are some glitches here and there?
A: I have experiensed this myself and
cannot explain it. It could however be that there is a bug in the way Deluxe
Paint II created the files or it might just be me that not fully understand the
file format. Remember I have reverse engineered most of this on my
own.
Q: How come I cannot use fast forward?
A: Ver 2.0 - This was a
problem in version 1.0 of the software. It has been resolved and now it is even
possible to use fast reverse. Please go to the
download
page to download the latest version.
A: Ver 1.0 - This feature has been
attempted implemented but without success. Make sure you select "Automatic check
for updates" when you install
MLC Deluxe Paint animation Decoder because
this might just be implemented in a future release.
Q: Where can I find
the
MLC Deluxe Paint Animation Decoder homepage?
A: You will find it
at
http://www.lobger.com/anmQ:
Can I have my own animations listed on this site?
A: Yes you can. Just go to
the bottom of the "
Animations"
page and follow the instructions.
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