      NewPlay 4 All-in-One V4.05 Full Edition


Installation
====================

Run "Install.exe".
"Install.exe" is a unique installation file of NewPlay 4.
This utility installs NewPlay 4 and the following Media Codecs:
MPEG Video (all versions), MPEG Audio (all versions), Mod Audio,
VQF Audio, DivX 5.02, CD Audio, WAV Audio, MIDI Audio, AVI Video,
RA/RM Codecs (included by Full Edition), and etc.

Run "wmpcdcs8.exe" If you want to update WMV/WMA Codecs.
This utility installs the following Windows Media Codecs:
WM Video versions 7 and 8, WM Audio (all versions), and etc.
Do not need to install "wmpcdcs8.exe" if you use Windows XP.


Introduction
====================

NewPlay 4 is a hi-fi multimedia audio & video player, supporting
almost all formats of multimedia files on the market. The unique
Onengine interface technology enables the operation of almost all
media formats.

It supports engine interfaces of major softwares including Microsoft,
Real and DivX, all standard codecs, filters and all standard MCI
media drivers, facilitating customers to update playing capacity
of unknown media.

Onengine technology is open-ended, which facilitate future updating.

It supports CPU strengthening instructions such as MMX, 3DNOW! and
SSE. It also optimize the CPU of Celeron , Pentium MMX, Pentium,
Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, 6x86MX, K6-2, K6-III, Duron and
Athlon. So long as your CPU is compatible, you can have your hardware
capacity boosted by as much as 150%.

"My Favorite Media" is a powerful media file manager. It enables your
to establish folders of any level and of any quantity. Its unit is a
play list. You can choose your multimedia files in NewPlay as easy as
you use "My Favorite" in IE.

The OneDrop technology is suitable for both local files and internet
files. By just dropping your mouse, the technology enables you to play
MP3,MIDI,RM,MPEG,MPEG4,DivX files without downloading them.

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What's new in V4.05
====================

2003-01-12

Include the new nice Playback Skin Plug-in, and update the Default Playback Skin.
Enhanced management of My Favorite Media, especially support Import and Export.
Enhanced some functions of Play List Editor.
Support computers with no Sound Card.
Include the new MMS Stream Media Downloader Plug-in, and support MMS Multithreading Download Technology.
Support sort of Multi-Language Menu.
Fixed bugs of no response on computer shutting down in NewPlay Background Mode.
Fixed some bugs when switching Video Mode on play WMV files.
Optimized program of Background Mode, and support much smaller resource and CPU use.
Fixed some bugs when server has reached its capacity on play online RM or RA files.
Support system Hot Key, and you can setup combination of function keys at will.
Fixed bugs of switching Full Screen Mode on play RM files.
Fixed "Proxy Port" bugs.
Fixed some bugs when logging on Windows 2000 as other user to use NewPlay 4.
Optimized program of multi-module dynamic memory transferring technology.
Fixed some bugs when some users closing RM files.
All-in-One shareware version supports a new 30-day evaluation period.
Some other bugs are fixed. This version is more stable.


History
====================

2002-11-08   NewPlay 4.02

Support HTTP/MMS/RSTP/PNA proxy settings.
Fixed "Mute" bugs.
Support the prompt of "Connecting/Loading".
Support URL history.
Fixed PlayList synchronized refresh bugs.
Support EXT M3U media file.
Support "Configuration Wizard".
Use new Installation Release, one unique installation file.
The newest DivX Codecs included by Standard Edition/Full Edition.
The newest RM/RA Codecs included by Full Edition.
Some other bugs are fixed. This version is more stable.

2002-09-27   NewPlay 4.01

Support more media files.
Support online media protocol (rtsp, pnm, mms, etc.) still better.
Support English/Chinese help document.
PlayList supporting online stream media still better.
Some small bugs are fixed in this version.

2002-09-05   NewPlay 4.00

The official release of the 4th generation of NewPlay. Please reference New Features .

2002-08-23   NewPlay 4.00 Beta 2

2002-07-25   NewPlay 4.00 Beta 1

2002-06-12   NewPlay 4.00 Alpha 2

2002-05-28   NewPlay 4.00 Alpha 1

Three years later, the new edition has a new structure with the program totally rewritten. It is a test edition of the 4th generation of NewPlay, with Onengine interface technology.

1999-04-28   Service Pack 1 for NewPlay 3.51

Patch pack for 3.51 edition, mending the possible errors under Windows 98.

1999-04-04   NewPlay 3.51

The official edition of 3.5X.
It supports 18 media files and 7 picture files, optimizing the usual MP3, VCD and CD files.
Multi-mode drop operation.
Background playing mode, using the minimum CPU space .
Inner playlist editing , mixed media playing, brief preview mode, media searching engine.
Full automatic disk playing.
Supporting DirectX and MMX technologies.

1999-03-30   NewPlay 3.5 Build 38

1999-03-20   NewPlay 3.5 Build 37

It mends the flaw of failing to play file whose name is longer than 8 letters.

1999-03-12   NewPlay 3.5 Build 34

1999-03-02   NewPlay 3.5 Build 29

The first test edition of NewPlay 3.5, supporting MP3 files.

1998-10-12   NewPlay 3.0 Beta 2

1998-09-22   NewPlay 3.0 Beta 1

The first test edition of 3.X edition, fully supporting MCI media interface of Microsoft.

1998-08-28   NewPlay 2.0

1998-08-21   NewPlay 2.0 Beta 1

The first test edition of NewPlay 2.0, initially supporting MCI media interface of Microsoft.

1998-06-08   NewPlay 1.0 Beta 3

1998-05-30   NewPlay 1.0 Beta 2

1998-05-14   NewPlay 1.0 Beta 1

The initial release of the first test edition, having the capacity of playing basic media files, VCD and CD.


System Requirement
====================

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP
DirectX 8.1 or above


Email support
====================

whua@sh163.net


Website
====================

http://www.newplay.org
http://5dweb.yeah.net


Copyright
====================

NewPlay 4, Copyright (c) Wang Hua/Newgift Software Studio, 1998-2003, all rights reserved.
Real Codecs, Copyright (c) RealNetworks, Inc. 1995-2002, all rights reserved.
WMV/WMA Codecs, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation 1992-2002, all rights reserved.
DivX Codecs, Copyright (c) DivXNetworks, Inc. 2000-2002, all rights reserved.
