------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ Photo Icons is a professional icon processing tool that allows you to create and modify Windows icons at any color depths (up to 24-bit or true color). Using high performance imaging toolkit developed by LEAD Technologies, an industry leader in imaging technology, Photo Icons allows you to convert any image of any size and any color depth into the standard Windows icon format (32x32) at 16, 256, 65,536, and 16.7 million colors. A screen capture utility is also provided so you can capture any area of the screen into an icon. Photo Icons is the ultimate icon utility you ever need to create and modify photo-realistic icons. Photo Icons also allows you to extract icon(s) embedded inside DLL/EXE files and save them under ICO format. Images/icons can be printed to any Windows-supported printers. You can even print icons embedded inside DLL/EXE files without having to extract them first. For added convenience, a TWAIN interface is also available (optional) so you can scan any images directly into icons. -------- FEATURES -------- * Creates/Edits photo-realistic icons. * Scans and displays thumbnails of all images on your hard drive. * Captures any area of the screen to create photo realistic icons. * Imports images from TWAIN-compliant devices into icons. * Converts between over 40 image file formats including ICO. * Extracts icons embedded inside DLL/EXE files. * Prints hardcopy of images/icons to any Windows-supported printers. * Intuitive user-friendly interface. --------------------------------------------------- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SHAREWARE & REGISTERED VERSIONS --------------------------------------------------- The shareware version of Photo Icons allows you to create and edit 16-color ICOs. To create, edit, extract, convert, capture 256, 65,536 and 16.7 million-color icons and access an array of more than 40 different image file formats (including the most popular ones such as BMP (Microsoft Windows and IBM OS/2), JPG (JPEG), PCD (Kodak Photo CD), TIFF, (Tagged Image File Format), PNG (the new Compuserve Portable Network Graphics), PSD (PhotoShop 3.0), WPG (WordPerfect), WMF (Windows Metafile), PCX, CMP (LEAD 1BIT), ICA (IBM IOCA), MAC (MacPaint), and TGA (Truevision Targa), etc.,) you must register Photo Icons to obtain the latest registered version. The current registration fee is $29. Please read Supported image file format for a complete list of all image file formats Photo Icons supports. The capability to import images from TWAIN-compliant devices (scanners, digital cameras, frame grabbers, etc.) is also available for an additional $14. ---------------------------------------------- WHERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SHAREWARE VERSION ---------------------------------------------- http://members.aol.com/doanc/products.html WinSite ------- http://www.winsite.com/win3/icons/photoxxx.zip SimTel ------ http://www.coast.net/simtel/win3/icon.html photoxxx.zip CompuServe ---------- GO WINAV: "icon/cursor apps" libary: photoicn.zip ------------------------------ HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ------------------------------ In order to gain the most from Photo Icons, it is recommended that you run the software under color modes higher than 256 such as 32K or 64K color depth mode. Hardware Requirements --------------------- 1. Windows-based PCs. 2. VGA board. 3. Mouse or trackball. 4. TWAIN-compliant scanner (optional). 5. Printer supported by Windows (optional). Software Requirements --------------------- * Microsoft Windows 3.1/95/NT workstation. Photo Icons has been developed and tested on a 486DX66 with 8MB of RAM, a 1 MB Diamond Stealth 24 Windows accelerator board (at screen resolutions 640x480x16, 640x480x256, 640x480x65536, 800x600x256, 800x600x65536, 1024x768x16, and 1024x768x256), a trackball, and mouse. It has also been tested on a 100 MHz Pentium-based machine with 16 MB of RAM, a 1 MB Diamond Stealth 64 SE (PCI) and a 150 MHz Pentium-based machine with 32 MB of RAM, a 2 MB VRAM Diamond Stealth Video 3200 with the same above settings. Photo Icons was also tested on the following computers: 1) 100 MHz PCI Pentium-based computer with 16 MB RAM and a 1 MB DRAM PCI Diamond Stealth SE. 2) 150 Mhz PCI Pentium-based computer with 32 MB RAM and a 2 MB VRAM Diamond Stealth Video 3200 (S3-968) under the above resolutions and color depth modes. 3) IBM P5-133 with 32 MB RAM and a 1MB DRAM PCI Diamond Stealth (S3-764). 4) AST Bravo LC 4/33s with 8MB of RAM and a 512K ATI video card. 5) Sharp PC-9050 notebook computer with 32 MB RAM and a 2 MB VRAM PCI Trident (9660/9680/938X) linear accelerator. The following printers were successfully tested: 1) HP LaserJet 4L. 2) HP LaserJet 5L. 3) Brother HL-720. 4) NEC Superscript 660plus. 5) Canon BJC-610. 6) Epson Stylus Color. 7) Epson Stylus Color Pro. Photo Icons has not been tested in other environments because I do not have all the time and resources in this rapidly changing computer world. Therefore, unless you have the above tested hardware and software I cannot guarantee that it will work on your system. ------------ REGISTRATION ------------ For your convenience, a registration form is provided on line under Help on the menu bar. The registration fee is $29. The registered version supports over 40 image file formats. A separate TWAIN module is also available for an additional $14. The TWAIN option adds the image scanning capability to Photo Icons. As of this writing, I only accept money orders, cashiers checks, bank checks, or personal checks. Please fill in the registration form and mail it along with your payment to: Chris Doan 4891 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #401 San Diego, CA 92117 For checks or money orders drawn from a non-US bank, please add $5.00 for bank service charge. Please refrain from sending cash. But if you have to send cash, please also include a written order for my bookkeeping purposes. Registered users will receive a temporary license file through internet e-mail (uuencoded or MIME-encoded). The license file will recognize you as a registered user and allow you full access to all Photo Icons features. Your permanent license file registered in your name (or your company name) and the latest version of Photo Icons will be in the mail the next business day. International users may transfer $US 29 directly to my Bank of America account. There will be an additional processing fee of $10 because that's how much BoA charges my account for Fund Transfer Service. You will have to contact me by e-mail to obtain my account number for this type of payment. A site license is required by a corporation, company, educational institution, or governmental agency for use of Photo Icons software on the total number of computers that will use the software. Thank you for your interest in Photo Icons. Chris Doan doanc@san.rr.com chris_doan@compuserve.com San Diego, California April 1997 ---------- DISCLAIMER ---------- I, CHRISTOPHER C. DOAN, MAKE NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL FUNCTION FLAWLESSLY NOR WILL I TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE USER EITHER ACCIDENTALLY OR INTENTIONALLY THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS. IT IS SHAREWARE AND YOU MAY DISTRIBUTE IT AS SUCH PROVIDING YOU KEEP THE HELP FILE, THE PROGRAM FILE AND THE INTRODUCTORY TEXT FILE IN ORIGINAL INTACT CONDITION. THE PROGRAM MAY BE DISTRIBUTED IN SHAREWARE\FREEWARE PACKAGES IN WHICH FEES COVER DUPLICATION/MEDIA COSTS. THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE SOLD COMMERCIALLY OR PRIVATELY WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. Use of this product for any period of time constitutes your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its contents.