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This article mainly introduces "how to understand multimedia under DOS". In daily operation, I believe many people have doubts about how to understand multimedia under DOS. The editor consulted all kinds of materials and sorted out simple and easy-to-use operation methods. I hope it will be helpful for you to answer the doubts about "how to understand multimedia under DOS"! Next, please follow the editor to study!

In the impression of many people, DOS is a single-task text-mode operating system, where can there be any or better multimedia functions? Actually this is not so. For example, Windows 3.x and Windows 9x are just large protected mode applications built on DOS, so why can they also play excellent multimedia files? Therefore, multimedia is by no means the "patent" of operating systems such as WIN, and it is possible to realize multimedia functions under DOS. Moreover, due to the development of the times and the introduction of new developers and programming libraries, multimedia functions under DOS are getting easier and stronger, which can be seen in "the Development of DOS in recent years".

Note that if you want to play sound with a sound card under DOS, you need to set up the sound card first. For specific methods, please see "the use and setup of hardware devices under DOS" in this column.

Of course, the DOS operating system itself does not have multimedia commands, but needs special multimedia software, just like we need special game software to play games. There are many multimedia softwares under DOS, the old ones are SEA, etc. However, with the development of multimedia technology in recent years, multimedia softwares under DOS have obviously increased, such as QuickView Pro, Cubic Player (OpenCP), MPXPlay, DSS and so on. You can download them from "Media Software" in "classified download of DOS Software". These software can generally play files in WAV,MP3 and other formats, while others support more formats, such as Cubic Player, which not only supports many formats, including WAV,MP3,MID,RMI,ASF,MOD,S3M,IT,ASF,669,CD audio, but also has a very correct interface. Note that most MP3 file players are best used on computers above 586 in order to achieve the best results. MP3 may be broken when playing on 486 or below computers, while formats such as WAV have no problem.

Some people have previously used DOSAmp to play MP3 files and think that it is not good to play MP3 under DOS because they think it is not good. Actually, this is not right. Because DOSAmp is actually the oldest MP3 player under DOS and the worst in function and effect, the interface is not the worst, but it is only average, and it has long been eliminated. Although I often listen to MP3 songs under DOS, I don't like using DOSAmp very much. Instead, I use other MP3 players that play better under DOS. You can find it in "Media Software".

Among so many software, I recommend QuickView Pro, which is a very powerful multimedia software that supports many formats, including a variety of music formats (such as WAV, MP3, etc.), various graphics formats (such as BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, etc.), as well as many multimedia formats (such as AVI, MPG, MOV, FLC/FLI, VCD, etc.). It has been growing, such as its latest version 2.50, which was launched at the end of August this year. Its specific usage can be seen in the article "DOS Multimedia player-the use of QuickView" in the "DOS article" column. Of course, it is also recommended that some other MP3 players, such as MPXPLAY, are also very good, with quite a lot of functions, such as media playback, conversion and so on. Its interface is also very good, and support mouse operation, very convenient and practical. It is constantly developing and updating, and its latest version was launched in October this year.

In addition, there are MegaMid,MidPlay and other full-screen MIDI players are also very good, not only a good interface, but also very powerful. They all display subtitles (if any) from MIDI music and are easy to operate. As for other multimedia formats can also be played under DOS, such as VideoCD (VCD) playback, in addition to the above QuickView Pro, and Mpegone and so on can be done, the effect is also very good, of course, it is best to play on computers above 586, the newer the effect, the better. The playback of formats such as RealAudio can be seen in the column "frequently asked questions (FAQ) in use of DOS".

At this point, the study on "how to understand multimedia under DOS" is over. I hope to be able to solve your doubts. The collocation of theory and practice can better help you learn, go and try it! If you want to continue to learn more related knowledge, please continue to follow the website, the editor will continue to work hard to bring you more practical articles!

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