Short:    CDROM audiodisc-player & mpeg-player for Dircetory Opus 5.11

TITLE
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 PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5   (V1.1)
 PlayMPEG_DT.dopus5      (V2.1)


 Copyright and Distribution
 ==========================
 PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5 & PlayMPEG_DT.dopus5 is copyright 1995 by Eckhard Ludwig.
 All rights reserved.

 This software is subject to the "Standard Amiga FD-Software Copyright Note"
 It is FREEWARE as defined in paragraph 4a.
 For more information please read "AFD-COPYRIGHT" (Version 1 or higher).

 Permission is granted to include PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5 in Fred Fish's Amiga Disk
 Library (including CD ROM versions of it) and the AmiNet CD ROMs.


 Disclaimer
 ==========
 This program (PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5) comes with no warranty, either expressed or
 implied.  The author (Eckhard Ludwig) is in no way responsible for any damage,
 loss, or ill-effects directly or indirectly caused by the usage of this program.


 What Does It Do?
 ===============
 PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5
 ---------------------
 CD player interface for  Directory Opus V5.11 (© by Jonathan Potter & GPSoftware),
 needed YACDP V1.3 (© 1995 by Frank Würkner) & SCSI-2 CDROM's.

 Features: functions of a normal CD-Player;
 localized for 2.1 and up (currently German);
 The DOpus5 lister can display songnames and CD title, of course you once have to enter
 the names (about 150 CD texts are already included);

 If your CD-ROM is able to send audio over SCSI bus you also get the
 following: Realtime stereo playback of audio on your Amiga, 
 Ability to save (parts of) songs as stereo 8SVX (8bit/22KHz) or CDR (16bit/44KHz).

 PlayMPEG_DT.dopus5
 -----------------
 Sound player interface for Directory Opus V5.11 (© by Jonathan Potter & GPSoftware),
 play MPEG Layer 1&2 over 14bit Amigaaudio (needed mpega © 1995 by Stephane Tavenard),
 or over 16bit PeggyPlus MPEG-Card. Only for DOpus5 filetypes (compressed sound, MPEG).
 filetypes for 'compressed sound MPEG', 'compressed sound ADPCM3' your found in this
 package.


 Requirements
 ============
 Directory Opus V5.11 or later (© by Jonathan Potter & GPSoftware)
 (Dir.Opus5 is commercial)

 YACDP V1.3 or later (© 1994 by Frank Würkner)
 (Shareware, Source: Aminet/disk/cdrom/YACDP1_2.lha)

 WBStart V1.4 (Copyright (C) 1991-93 Stefan Becker)
 (Freeware, Source: Aminet/util/cli/WBStart1_4.lha)

 ARexx

 For save AIFF :
 CDDA V1.12 (Author: mlelstvspecklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de)
 (PublicDomain, Source: Aminet/disk/cdrom/cdda112.lha)

 for save ADPCM3: CDRipper (Author: flowerpeikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)
 (PublicDomain)


 Installation
 ============
 klick Install.
 Load Dopus5:ARexx/PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5 script into editor for settings.
 Set Path to YACDP, CDDA, CDRip and volume for Amigaaudio/ CDROM-audio.

 Install YACDP V1.3 (Copy YACDP to Work:YACDP/YACDP, for other path load
 PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5 into editor for settings).
 Setup YACDP; see YACDP.guide.

 For run YACDP from Dopus5 install WBStart V1.4.
 For save install cdda to C:cdda (for save ADPCM3 install CDRipper from
 adpcm_package to C:CDRipper).

 Run Rexxmast ! Add line in your user-startup:
   --------------
   RexxMast >NIL:
   --------------


 Using it
 ========
 PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5 should be run from DOpus5 (Button or usermenu).
 Its usage is as follows:

   Button: Audio-CD
   ----------------------------------------------------
   ARexx	DOpus5:ARexx/PlayCDDA_YACDP.dopus5 {Qp}
   ----------------------------------------------------
   Set all attribut off.



 Contacting the Author
 =====================
 If you have any bug reports, questions, suggestions, comments, or gifts to
 send me, I would be glad to hear from you. 

 Eckhard Ludwig
 Str. d. Befreiung 8
 D-06128 Halle

 EMail: eckhard@top.east.de

 
 Other Stuff by Eckhard Ludwig
 =============================

 PlayCDDA_JB.dopus5
 -----------------
 CD player interface for Directory Opus V5.11 (© by Jonathan Potter & GPSoftware),
 needed JukeBox 2.0 (© 1991-1995 by Franz-Josef Reichert), CDROM or CDTV.
 beta release, not public.

 PlayHifi.dopus5
 --------------
 Sound player interface for Directory Opus V5.11 (© by Jonathan Potter & GPSoftware),
 play WAVE, AIFF & more over 14bit Amigaaudio (needed Play16 ©1995 Thomas Wenzel),
 play MPEG Layer 1&2 over 14bit Amigaaudio or over PeggyPlus MPEG-Card.
 beta release, not public.

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