SLIDES SHOWER 95 INTRODUCTION The Multimedia Slide Show Presentation/Screen Saver for Windows. TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- I) INTRODUCTION II) FEATURES III) DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SHAREWARE AND REGISTERED VERSIONS? IV) HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS V) OPERATION VI) SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS VII) DISTRIBUTION VIII) DISCLAIMER IX) WARRANTY/REFUND X) REGISTRATION I) INTRODUCTION --------------- Slides Shower 95 displays all image file formats in any directory you select using FXTools, a high-performance imaging tool kit developed by ImageFX, an industry leader in imaging effects technology. The software is capable of recognizing BMP, DIB, JPG, PCX, PNG, RLE, TGA, TIF, WMF, AVI, MOV, WPG, WAV, and MID file formats. Photo albums created by Images Control 95 (another imaging software package written by me) can also be used in Slides Shower 95 screen savers. From the Windows Control panel, simply choose "Slides Shower 95" as your screen saver and select your favorite album for the slide show. II) FEATURES ------------ * Performs slide show on images with 114 transitional effects. * Supports BMP, ICO, DIB, JPG, PCX, PNG, RLE, TGA, TIF, WMF, and WPG image file formats. * Supports AVI, MOV, and MPEG motion video file formats. * Supports WAVE audio and MIDI sequencer files. * Background music (CD audio, WAV, or MIDI audio) automatically starts when the screen saver is invoked. NOTE: To play AVI, MOV, and MPEG files, Microsoft Video for Windows, Apple QuickTime for Windows, and MPEG driver must be installed on your computer. III) DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SHAREWARE AND REGISTERED VERSIONS? --------------------------------------------------------------- Shareware: * Plays up to 5 image and motion video files. * Plays 1 audio file (WAV or MIDI). Registered: * Plays unlimited number of image, audio, and motion video files. IV) HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ---------------------------------- Hardware Requirements: * Windows-based PCs (386 or better). * Standard VGA (or Windows-accelerated video card). * A mouse or trackball. * Sound blaster card or compatible (optional). Software Requirements: * Microsoft Windows 95. * MCI driver (optional). Slides Shower 95 was designed and tested under Microsoft Windows 95 on a 150 MHz PCI Pentium-based computer with 32 MB of RAM, a 2 MB PCI Diamond Stealth VRAM (S3-968). Slides Shower 95 was also tested on: * IBM P5-133 with 32 MB or RAM and a 1MB PCI Diamond Stealth DRAM (S3-764). * Sharp PC-9050 notebook computer with 32 MB RAM and a 2 MB VRAM PCI Trident (9660/9680/938X) linear accelerator. V) OPERATION ------------- Once the slide show screen saver started, you can stop it at any time by the movement of your mouse, a key press, or both. This can be set in "Interruption" of the configuration menu. During the slide show, any other keys will stop the slide show, except these 3 keys: * Press "C" to access the configuration screen. * Press "A" to verify the version number. If you select the "Audio CD" as your audio source, don't forget to put an audio CD in the drive so when the screen saver activates, the CD will be played automatically. If you select the "WAV file" as your audio source, a directory dialog box will appear to allow you to select the directory where you have your WAV files. The "Display image properties" option displays image properties such as file size, resolution, and color depths. This caption can be turned off by checking off the "Display image properties" box. The default time delay between slides is 2 seconds, you can set this to a faster or longer interval by clicking "Slide Show Interval" under "Options". You can either use the default random wipe patterns or have Slides Shower 95 sequentially cycle through all 114 transitional effects. You may have to adjust the delay for individual effects to accommodate your computer speed. Check the "Check this box and click on the desired pattern to set the time delay" box in the "Wipe Patterns" menu, then double-click on the desired pattern(s) in the "Selected Pattern(s)" box to bring up the "Effect Delay" window, then enter the desired time delay for that pattern. Those of you who purchased the Images Control 95 suite (a photo album maker and image processing/enhancement package), you can use the photo albums you built for the slide show. Be sure to select the "Images Control 95 photo album" in the "Image Source" section, then click on the file dialog icon to select the album you want. VI) SUPPORTED IMAGE/AUDIO/VIDEO FILE FORMATS -------------------------------------------- Slides Shower 95 was developed using the award winning FXTools ActiveX 32 Professional edition. Below is the list of image file formats which Slides Shower 95 supports: BMP OS/2 or Windows Bitmap GIF Graphic Interchange Format DIB Device Independent Bitmap JPG JFIF compliant JPEG JIF JFIF compliant JPEG PCX Zsoft PNG Portable Network Graphics RLE Run Length Encoded TGA Truevision Targa TIF Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) 5.0 (uncompressed formats). WMF Microsoft Windows Metafile WPG Word Perfect Graphics (raster format only) ICO Microsoft Windows icon AVI Microsoft Audio/Video Interleave. MPG MPEG video MOV Apple QuickTime movie WAV Wave audio MID MIDI audio VII) DISTRIBUTION ------------------ 1) Slides Shower 95 and all of its release files must be copied in unmodified form, complete with the file containing this license information. 2) Operators of electronic BBSs (sysops) may make Slides Shower 95 available for downloading only as long as the above conditions are met. An overall or time-dependent charge for the use of the bulletin board system is permitted as long as there is not a specific charge for the download of Slides Shower 95. 3) Shareware copies may be uploaded to BBSs, FTP sites, Usenet newsgroups, and any network sites with the condition that all of its release files must be included in unmodified form, complete with the file containing this license information. 4) Vendors of user-supported or shareware software approved by the ASP may distribute Slides Shower 95, subject to the above conditions, without specific permission. Non-approved vendors may distribute Icons Control only after obtaining written permission from myself. Please write to: Chris Doan 4891 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #401 San Diego, CA 92117 4) Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the Slides Shower 95 diskettes to their members, subject to the above conditions, without specific permission. Non-profit groups may collect a disk duplication fee enough to cover the cost of the media and handling. VIII) 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. IX) WARRANTY/REFUND ------------------- The shareware version of Slides Shower 95 is exactly identical to the registered version in functionality, except for the ability to play an unlimited number of image and sound files. This gives the users to find out if the software does what they want before registering. There will be no refund once the license file is delivered. X) REGISTRATION --------------- The registration fee is $19. As of this writing, I only accept money orders, cashiers checks, bank checks, or personal checks. Please fill in the registration form in the REGISTER.TXT file and mail it along with your payment to: Chris Doan 4891 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #401 San Diego, CA 92117 For my bookkeeping purposes, please refrain from sending cash. But if you must send cash, please also include a written order so I can keep track of my users. For quick activation, 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 Slides Shower 95 features. Your permanent license file registered in your name (or your company name) and the latest version of Slides Shower 95 will be in the mail the next business day. Those of you have access to CompuServe can register Slides Shower 95 on line and receive the registered version within 24 hours. (SWREG #14456) International users may transfer $US 19 directly to my Bank of America account. There will be an additional processing fee of $10 because that's how much my bank charges my account for Money 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 Slides Shower 95 software on the total number of computers that will use the software. Thank you for your interest in Slides Shower 95. Chris Doan doanc@san.rr.com chris_doan@compuserve.com San Diego, California April 1997