GALTWARE: SOUNDPIX v1.1 README & SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT - SHAREWARE EDITION ========================= Registration: ------------- Compuserve members can register by going to SWREG and entering the ID#7634 for SOUNDPIX.ZIP. See order form for additional instructions. Registration fee is $29 and includes free video CD. You can also register for $19 without the CD-ROM. Installation: --------------- To install SOUNDPIX, unzip the SOUNDPIX.ZIP file you downloaded. Then run the SETUP.EXE program. Follow the on-screen prompts. This will load the program onto your system. To keep file size small this version does not include the file ========VBRUN300.DLL,========== but it is *required* to run the program. This file must be in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. You can download it from Compuserve or AOL; it is also available at our Internet site - http://www.galttech.com Description: ------------ SoundPix is a screen saver that will display any bitmap (.BMP) graphics files that you choose, accompanied by an WAV audio files you choose. Customize it to show just the ones you want. Choose the duration that the pictures appear for. Decide if they should play in order or randomly. Select if they should be shown normal size or stretched to fill the screen. Turn the sound on or off; set the sounds to play all the way through or have a new sound accompany each new picture. Also works great as a slide show program. Set it up and it will play through your list of pictures continuously. HINT: If you have pictures in formats other than .BMP, there are many conversion utilities available that can change them into .BMP files. Configuring Screen Saver: ========================== (Windows 3.1) To use the screen saver, double-click CONTROL PANEL, usually in the MAIN group on your desktop. When CONTROL PANEL opens, double-click on DESKTOP to go into the desktop configuration screen. About halfway down the window, select the Screen Saver Name drop-down box. You should find SOUNDPIX in the list. Select it. Now click on the SETUP button. In the screen saver setup, you can adjust the settings to your preferences. Click the Select Picture List button; then you can select any .BMP file on your hard drive, and see it in the Preview Window. Click 'Add Picture' near the bottom to add the picture to your playlist. The playlist will display the listed pictures when the screen saver kicks in. Click 'Setup Complete' when you are finished. Then click on Select Sounds and do the same thing for sounds. Click 'Setup Complete' when you are finished. On the main setup screen, you can also turn the sound off. Normally, each sound will finish playing before it moves to the next one. If you want to synchronize each sound with a particular picture, check the "New Sound Each Picture" box. That's it. Click EXIT and try the TEST button. (Windows 95) Right-click the desktop to bring up the display panel, or click the START button and choose Settings/Control Panel; from there you can choose DISPLAY. With the Display Panel open, click on the Screen Saver Tab. Select SOUNDPIX from the drop down list of screen savers, and click Settings to setup. and Preview to test it. Removing SoundPix: To remove SoundPix from your system, delete the file SOUNDPIX.SCR from your \WINDOWS directory. Also, delete the directory you chose to install to (default C:\GALTWARE -- README & ORDER files are stored here). License: ----------- BY USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS: This version of SoundPix is shareware. You are granted a license to use SoundPix for a period of up to 30 days. After that time, you are required to purchase the product(s) through registration or else discontinue its use. You are allowed to make copies of this software and distribute it to your friends and co-workers, on electronic bulletin boards, over networks, and so on, as long as the product is not distributed for profit (handling fees up to $5.00 ok). If you distribute this software, you agree to distribute this installation executable which contains the associated files together as a group. You are not allowed to bundle this software with other products without prior written permission from Galt Technology. Ownership of software: As licensee, you own the media upon which the software is recorded or distributed and are entitled to use the software, but Galt Technology retains title and ownership of the original software and all subsequent copies. This license is not a sale of the software or any copy. You are not allowed to make any modifications to, or to create derivative works from any of the files that are used in this software. This includes all the executable, help, installation, and readme files, as well as video files. LIMITED WARRANTY: THE SOFTWARE HEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT SHALL GALT TECHNOLOGY OR ANY OF IT'S AUTHORIZED DEALERS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, LOSS OF SAVINGS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF GALT TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. General: You acknowledge that you have read this agreement, understand it, and that by opening or using this software you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. You further agree that this is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between you and Galt Technology, which supersedes any proposal or prior agreement. All rights in the software not specifically granted in this Agreement are reserved by Galt Technology. If you have any questions about this agreement, contact GALT TECHNOLOGY in writing or by fax. Galt Technology 14510 Big Basin Way, Suite #195 Saratoga, CA 95070 Phone: (408)730-2467 Fax: (408)730-2467 e-mail: info@galttech.com Thank you for using SoundPix and for supporting the shareware conecpt.