TVideoGrabber Video Capture and Media Player component -----------------------------------------------------version date status limitations system req. : v7.

6 build 215.30 : April 27, 2009 : Commercial Demo : nag-screens, stops after a random time : Windows Vista / XP / MCE / 2003 server / 2000 / ME / 98 Latest DirectX version

home page : http://www.datastead.com alt. home page : http://www.delphicity.com contact : contact@datastead.com support : support@datastead.com purchase : http://www.datastead.com/vidgrab/order.htm HELP p" files. ---PACKAGE INSTALL =============== NOTE: if you get an error when installing TVideoGrabber on the component palett e, probably that you need to apply a Delphi update pack (see details in the "UPDATE PACKS" chapter b elow). - Exit Delphi, - unzip the package archive to a folder of your choice (e.g. c:\vidgrab). Be su re to unzip the full directory structure (using WinZip check "use folders names" ). - according to your version of Delphi, copy all the Delphi\*.* archive files to your ...\Borland\Delphi?\Imports directory, - run Delphi, - select Component Install packages, : the help is located in the "UserGuide.chm" and the "VidGrab.hl

- press the "Add" button, - locate the TVidGrab.bpl file in the \Borland\...\Imports directory and select it, - Select Open - Click "Ok" - Check the "Datastead" tab in the right of the component palette. The TVideoGr abber object should have been added.

CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP INSTALL ============================== Read the HelpInstall.txt file included in the "Help" folder of this package Delphi UPDATE PACKS ================================== TVideoGrabber has been compiled with the latest update packs applied on Delphi. If you get an error when installing TVideoGrabber on the component palette, e.g . like: "the procedure entry point ... procedure$qri ... could not be located in librar y Vcl40.bpl" you need to apply the latest BORLAND update packs on your Delphi version. This problem has been reported especially with Delphi 4, where you need to appl y "d4upd2.exe". visit the following page at Borland to download the latest update packs: http://info.borland.com/devsupport/delphi/downloads/index.html

INSTALL TROUBLESHOOTING: ======================= "TVidGrab.??? file not found" error when compiling or linking a TVideoGrabber p roject: - go to Tools Environment Options Library, and check that there is ";$(DELP HI)\Imports (Delphi)" in the Library path, otherwise add it at the end of the edit field. - go to Project Options Packages, check "Build with runtime package", go to the end of the packages edit field, remove ";TVidGrab", and then uncheck "Build with runtime package". PACKAGE UNZIP: ============= When unzipping the package, the unzip tool must re-create the package's subdire ctories. By using WinZip, be sure to enable the "use folder names" option, otherwise files having the sam e name will overwrite themselves. DELPHI 6 TRIAL: ============== The trial version of Delphi 6 comes with a different DCU format than the real one. You can't use TVideoGrabber or other third party components in the trial, otherwise you will get the following error when trying to

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