PhotoVista 1.0 Pre-release Welcome to PhotoVista 1.0 Pre-release. PhotoVista creates spectacular 360-degree panoramas automatically, produces high-quality images optimized for Web publishing (the image files are extremely compact), and delivers next-generation multimedia applications for more compelling commerce sites, promotions, entertainment, and training services. This readme file contains the following topics: o System Requirements o Product Availability o Installation Instructions o Installed Components o Uninstall Instructions o Known Issues o Support/Customer Input System Requirements o Windows® 95 or Windows NT 3.51 or higher (3.51 not available for this pre-release) o 8 MB available hard disk space NOTE: For best quality images, set your monitor resolution higher than 256 colors. Installation Instructions 1. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the installer, and then double-click the file, photovista.exe. The InstallShield Self-Extractor dialog box appears. 2. Click Yes. The PhotoVista installer launches the InstallShield® Wizard. 3. Follow the prompting of the InstallShield Wizard until it comes to the directory to install PhotoVista. Be sure to accept the default installation location; do not install directly to your c:\ directory. 4. If you want, you can select Custom Installation, which allows you to choose whether or not to install the RealSpace Screen Saver, or to install it at a later time. 5. Follow the remaining prompts of the InstallShield Wizard to complete the installation. Installed Components The following components are installed: o PhotoVista 1.0 Pre-release o Online Help (photovista.hlp) o Quick-Start Tutorial (available from the Help menu) o Read Me file (pvreadme.txt) into Program Files\Live Picture\PhotoVista o Sample images into Program Files\Live Picture\PhotoVista\Stitchme You can also download the RealSpaceViewer (formerly RealVR Traveler), available as a standalone application or browser plug-in. For more information about the RealSpace technology, read the RealSpace white paper. Uninstall Instructions 1. From the Start menu, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs Properties window appears. 3. Click the Install/Uninstall tab, and then select PhotoVista in the scroll list. 4. Click the Add/Remove button. 5. In the Confirm File Deletion message box, click Yes to remove PhotoVista from your hard drive. The UninstallShield program notifies you when the uninstall is complete. 6. Click OK, and then close the Add-Remove Programs Properties window. Note: If you installed the RealSpace Screen Saver at a later time than the original installation, this program will not be removed by the Uninstall program. You need to delete this file (Realspace Saver.scr) from the Windows\System directory. Known Issues o Windows NT 3.51 is not available for this pre-release. o You need to install to the default location; for this pre-release do not install directly to your c:\ directory. o The 8mm fisheye lens has not been certified; the 16mm fisheye lens has been certified. Support/Customer Input Your feedback on the feature set and usability of PhotoVista is very important to us. Please note, however, that due to the extraordinary volume of downloads, we're unable to offer support for this pre-release edition. To provide input, please contact us at: pvinput@livepicture.com