xmpeg -- a Tk/Tcl based interface to mpeg_play

				by

		Alexei Rodriguez, (alexei@cis.ufl.edu)
		  Bradley C Spatz, (bcs@cis.ufl.edu)


INTRO  We came up with the idea for an interface for mpeg_play
when we started using NCSA's xmosaic. It was nice to get mpeg
files but it takes forever and if you were not looking or wanted 
to view the mpeg again or apply some dithering, you could not.
Thus we decided to create an interface that would allow a user 
to do such. We decided on Tk/Tcl for a variety of reasons. One was
to make a practical (and for some neccesary) application that could
demonstrate the ease and speed of using Tk/Tcl. Another reason was
to force ourselves to learn Tk/Tcl (and still are.. ).

REQUIREMENTS  To use the xmpeg script, you will require Tk 3.3,
Tcl 7.0 and mpeg_play 2.0.

VERSION  This is version 0.5b. Since it is an initial release
it lacks some features I will incorporate soon.

INSTALLATION  Make the neccesary changes to xmpeg. These include 
making the path of mpeg_play absolute if it is not in your path
(as the commented line shows) and changing the location of wish.
You should then change the BINDIR and MANDIR directories in the Makefile
and you should be set to do a 'make'. 

OTHER  If you make any additions/enhancements to xmpeg, please send
your changes to us so we may incorporate them into future releases of
xmpeg. Enjoy. 

TODO  Ok, I would have gotten xmpeg out the door sooner if I had not
been trying to get all the features I want into it. I figure that if
I finally release it, people will hopefully use it and thus I will 
support it. Sounds good, eh? Well, this is what changes you can expect 
in future versions:

	o  help system
	o  file save/load
	o  update to mpeg_play 3.0 when it comes out
	o  "real" man page
	o  suggestions?