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[Question] How do I view MP files on a computer? (Macintosh)

The MP file viewer, VM-1, allows you to play back MP files and export still images on a Macintosh computer.

This section explains how to perform these operations, as well as how to install and operate VM-1. (The screen captures are examples with the Mac OS X 10.5.5)

Installing VM-1

1. 1 Start your Macintosh computer and insert the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
   Double-click the [RICOH] icon.

   

2. 2 Double-click the [VM-1] folder.

   

3. 3 Double-click the [VM-1 Installer.pkg] icon.

   

   The [Install VM-1] screen appears.

   

4. 4Click [Continue].
   A screen allowing you to select the installation destination appears.
5. 5Select the disk you want to install to, and click [Continue].
6. 6Click [Install].
   • •To change the installation destination, click [Change Install Location...].
   • •To upgrade VM-1, click [Upgrade].
   • •A screen asking for your name and password appears.

7. 

8. 7 Enter your name and password, and click [OK].
   The installation completion message is displayed.

   

9. 8Click [Close].

Playing back an MP file

This section explains how to use VM-1 to playback MP files that have already been downloaded to a Macintosh computer.

1. 1Open the [Applications] folder.

2. 2 Double-click the [VM-1] icon.

   

   The [VM-1] screen appears.

3. 3Go to the menu bar, [File] - [Open] to choose the MP file you want to playback. Or you can open them by clicking [Select] in the [VM-1] window, and click [Open].
   • •The frame in the selected MP file is played back.
   • •The MP file name and frame number are displayed in the [VM-1] screen. Frame numbers up to 999 are displayed.

4. 4 Select the frame you want to play back by entering its frame number or by clicking [<<] or [>>]. (See the screenshot below)

   

Note

• •You can also start VM-1 automatically and playback an MP file by double-clicking it or by dragging and dropping it onto the [VM-1] icon.
• •You can also playback still images in the [VM-1] screen. [<<] or [>>] are not operable during playback of still images.
• •Movies cannot be played back.

Exporting still images from an MP file

This section describes how to use VM-1 to extract a specific frame from a downloaded MP file and save it as a separate still image.
You can either export all frames in an MP file at once, or export a single frame at a time.

1. 1Open the [Applications] folder.
2. 2Double-click the [VM-1] icon.
   The [VM-1] screen appears.
3. 3Select [Save Settings] from the [Tools] bar.
   The [Save Settings] screen appears.
4. 4Click [Select], select the location where you want to save the still image, and click [Open].
5. 5Click [OK].
6. 6Go to menu bar, [File] – [Open] to choose the MP file you want to export. Or you can do them by clicking [Select] in the [VM-1] window, and click [Open].
7. 7When selecting [All Frames]
   Select [Divide Multi-Picture File] from the [Tools] bar, and select [All Frames].
   All the frames in the MP file are saved individually as still images.
8. When selecting [One Frame]
   Select the frame you want to export by clicking [<<] or [>>]. Select [Divide Multi-Picture File] from the [Tools] bar, and select [One Frame].
   The selected frame is saved as a still image.

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