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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)

VM-1 system requirement

Operating Systems Supported	Mac OS X 10.4-10.6
Macintosh computer	Macintosh computer from Apple Inc.
Memory	Mac OS X 10.4 256 MB or more Mac OS X 10.5 512 MB or more Mac OS X 10.6 1GB or more
Hard Disk Space Required	5 MB or more
Supported languages	Japanese, English, French, and Chinese (Simplified)

• * VM-1 supports Japanese, English, French, and Chinese (Simplified).

• Installing VM-1
• Playing back an MP file
• Exporting still images from an MP file

Installing VM-1

1	Start your Macintosh computer and insert the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the [RICOH] icon.
2	Double-click the [VM-1] folder.
3	Double-click the [VM-1 Installer.pkg] icon.
	The [Install VM-1] screen appears.
4	Click [Continue]. A screen allowing you to select the installation destination appears.
5	Select the disk you want to install to, and click [Continue].
6	Click [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	Enter your name and password, and click [OK]. The installation completion message is displayed.
8	Click [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	Open the [Applications] folder.
2	Double-click the [VM-1] icon.
	The [VM-1] screen appears.
3	Go 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	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	Open the [Applications] folder.
2	Double-click the [VM-1] icon. The [VM-1] screen appears.
3	Select [Save Settings] from the [Tools] bar. The [Save Settings] screen appears.
4	Click [Select], select the location where you want to save the still image, and click [Open].
5	Click [OK].
6	Go 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	When 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. 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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