ImgViewer/16 version 1.22 ©1992-1996 All rights reserved _______ By Don Bradner ____|__ | (R) Arcata Pet --| | |------------------- 600 F Street | ____|__ | Association of Arcata, CA 95521 | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER Compuserve: 76130,1007 America OnLine: DBirdMan Internet: dbirdman@redshift.com http://www.redshift.com/~arcatpet The online help file is the primary documentation for ImgViewer/16. This text document is meant to get you started. Contents of this file: I. Program Description II. Program Requirements III. Installing ImgViewer/16 IV. Getting Started V. Files and Uninstalling VI. Troubleshooting VII. Obtaining images VIII. Getting future upgrades IX. Purchase and distribution X. ASP Ombudsman Statement I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. ImgViewer/16 is a Windows program for viewing and printing digital images in a variety of standard formats. Image formats supported include GIF, .BMP, PCX, TGA, TIF, and .JPG. GIF and PCX provide compression of 256-color images, while .JPG provides compression for 16-million color images, thus saving disk space. ImgViewer/16 has editing features and file conversion routines built in, which allow you to change images to suit your needs. You can crop, resize, stretch, rotate, mirror, flip, sharpen, soften, extract edges, negate and adjust brightness, contrast and gamma. A quick Zoom Tool provides instant magnification of areas of an image, for close inspection. Full documentation is included in the form of a Windows Help file. When you desire help, press your F1 function key for context-sensitive help, or press the help button if you are in a dialog box. ImgViewer/16 is shareware. It is fully functional and provides all features that are included in the registered version, but it will "nag" non-registered users occasionally. You are entitled to evaluate the program for a period of 30 days, after which you are expected to register to continue use. When you register you will receive a copy that includes a key file that eliminates the nag screens. ImgViewer/16 contains functions which can read and write the .GIF format, which contains compression technology covered by U.S. Patent No. 4,558,302, owned by the Unisys corporation. The author of ImgViewer/16 has obtained a license from Unisys, and pays a royalty on each sale, to use this technology. The following statement is required by that license: "Use of this software is permitted only to the extent reasonably required to determine whether to purchase the software. "After payment is made, use of this software is limited to use on only a single personal computer or workstation which is not used as a server. An additional payment is required for each use on another personal computer or workstation. "Only a single copy may be made of this software solely for backup or archival purposes. The software may also be transferred to a single hard disk. "Any use of this software in violation of the above is not licensed. "For information concerning licensing the LZW compression and/or decompression capability, please contact: Unisys Corporation Welch Licensing Department - CISW19 Township Line & Union Meeting Roads P.O. Box 500 Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19424" II. Program requirements. ImgViewer/16 requires an IBM compatible 386 or better, running Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, or Windows NT, with at least 8 megs of RAM and VGA or better graphics. Recommended: 486DX or better with an accelerated graphics adapter. Most operations require a mouse. Graphics files can be quite large, particularly with true-color, so a large hard disk is recommended. ImgViewer/16 will require under 1 meg for program installation. III. Installing ImgViewer/16 If you obtained ImgViewer/16 by downloading it from a computer Bulletin Board (BBS) or another online source, one necessary file may not have been included. You will need a file called VBRUN300.DLL, which is almost always available from any source that would have ImgViewer/16. Windows 95 includes VBRUN300.DLL, but earlier Windows versions do not. On BBS systems the file will usually be called VBRUN300.ZIP or VBRUN3.ZIP. If you obtained the program on disk, the file should be included. If it is missing, contact the supplier of the program. Versions purchased from the author will always include VBRUN300. If you are installing VBRUN300 separately, it MUST be put in the \Windows\System directory. To install ImgViewer/16, run the included setup program. If the program is on a floppy disk, you can use File/Run in the Program Manager and type a:setup or b:setup, whichever drive is involved. You can use the same technique to run setup from a directory on your hard drive by supplying the full path, such as c:\temp\ivsetup. Alternatively you can use File manager to find the files and double-click on IVSETUP.EXE. Windows 95 users can use the "Add/Remove Programs" item in the Control Panel to find and start IVSETUP. IV. Getting Started. Double-click the ImgViewer/16 icon to start the program. If this is not a registered copy you will see a shareware "nag" screen. This screen will only be repeated every 10 days, so as to not unduly interfere with your operation of the program. Click OK, or you may choose to print an order form. When you see the main program window, Click the "folder" icon at the left end of the icon bar, and then browse for image files to view. If you would like to alter the image, most of the items in the Image menu are simple. Browsing the help file will provide you with more information on the image-altering functions. V. FILES AND UNINSTALLING When ImgViewer/16 is installed, a program (UNINSTAL.EXE) and a data file (INSTALL.LOG) are placed in the ImgV16 directory. The following information is provided to aid in removing the program in case those files are lost or damaged. Files distributed with ImgViewer/16: IVSETUP.EXE This file contains all of the program files. Running it will install of the files where they belong, and will also produce a record and program that can be used to uninstall this package. README.TXT The text file you are reading now. It is placed outside the main install program so that it is readable before the program is installed. VENDINFO.DIZ, FILEID.DIZ, VENDINFO.DOC Information files for shareware distributors and online services. These explain distribution rights and allowable methods. Files installed by ImgViewer/16: Main Program directory files IMGV16.EXE, IMGV1616.HLP, README.TXT, UNINSTAL.EXE, INSTALL.LOG. Windows\System directory files IKENG16.DLL, IKJPG16.DLL, IKCOL16.DLL, IKDSP16.VBX, IVPLIBR.VBX Registered users will have one additional file: IV16_REG.KEY. This file must be in your ImgV16 directory, and will keep the startup shareware screen from appearing. If you upgrade to a new version of ImgViewer/16, do not delete this file - it will work with all future versions. If you obtain ImgViewer/32, the key will work with it as well - just rename to IV32_REG.KEY. Files required by ImgViewer/16: VBRUN300.DLL A "runtime" library for programs written in Visual Basic 3.0. This file is almost always available from any source for ImgViewer/16. From on-line sources, look for VBRUN3.ZIP or VBRUN300.ZIP. It must be placed in your Windows\System directory. Files created by ImgViewer/16: IMGV16.INI This file contains your preferences so that the program can startup with the same settings as you last used. ImgViewer/16 also creates some temporary files with .TMP extensions in the directory pointed to by your TEMP variable. If there is no TEMP variable the files will be in the ImgV16 directory. Under normal use, the program will clean these up when it exits. If the program crashes, it will clean them up the next time it is run and then exited normally. Uninstalling ImgViewer/16: If the UNINSTAL.EXE program and INSTALL.LOG file have been left intact in the ImgV16 directory, running the program will remove all files that were installed with ImgViewer/16. The uninstaller does not know anything about the .INI file and others created by the program, so those require manual deletion. If the UNINSTAL program has been removed, use the file list above to determine which files to remove. VI. Troubleshooting. If you have an image that ImgViewer/16 will not display, it may be in a format that cannot be used. There are some variations of .GIF and .PCX that are known to make problems for ImgViewer/16. There are many non-standard versions of JPEG that will cause problems. Virtually no tool supports all JPEG types, and ImgViewer/16 will sometimes be able to read files that other viewers can't, and vice-versa. If you are finding that you haven't sufficient memory to display large files, make sure the Undo Enabled item in the Edit menu is unchecked. When Undo is enabled it requires an additional copy of the image to be retained in memory. VII. Obtaining images. If you regularly use Computer BBS systems or online sources such as Compuserve, America Online, or the Internet, you will find a wealth of images that can be downloaded. These images are usually in the .GIF or .JPG formats to reduce download time. The author is maintaining a small collection of his scans of his own photos and those of users where permission has been granted. It is available by FTP from redshift.com/arcatpet/wwplus/images Files are in .JPG format. Thumbnails are available at the website http://www.redshift.com/~arcatpet VIII. Getting future Upgrades. When you order ImgViewer/16 from the author, you will receive a copy of the latest version and an ownership key that permanently enables the program. That key file will work with future versions of the program, so no upgrade fee will be required. Recent versions of ImgViewer/16 can always be found on Compuserve in several forums, including WINAV, GRAPHSUP, and PHOTOFORUM. Current versions are also posted to America OnLine. Use the keyword "Windows" and search the software library for "ImgViewer/16." The author maintains a current copy available for internet FTP. ftp://redshift.com/arcatpet/imgv16/iv16xxx.zip where xxx is the version number. If you find this address to be inaccurate in the future, E-Mail the author dbirdman@redshift.com or dbirdman@aol.com for a current address. There is also a jump available from http://www.redshift.com/~arcatpet Registered users who do not have online access may get a disk copy from the author for a fee of $5 ($7 non-US). Send a short note indicating your registered status and requesting the latest copy. Please use the same name under which you ordered originally. IX. Purchase and Distribution. ImgViewer/16 is shareware. Free use is extended to any user for an evaluation period of 30 days. For use to be continued, the program must be registered with the author. Price is $20.00. California residents please add $1.45 sales tax, and non-US buyers should include $1.00 for airmail shipping. All funds should be drawn on a US Dollar account. A convenient form for ordering is included in the Help file (and may be printed from there). As a purchase incentive, the author will provide on request two free scanned images from your original prints or slides, when sent with the order. Commercial use: ImgViewer/16 may be used commercially, as long as there is a registered copy for each computer/terminal that is using it. Bulk licensing is available. You may freely distribute ImgViewer/16 as long as no fees are charged for the program, and all necessary files are included. Commercial Shareware vendors should read the included VENDINFO.DIZ file for details. If you are a registered user, do not distribute the file IV16_REG.KEY, which identifies you as the user (This identification shows up in the "About" box). X. ASP Ombudman Statement This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536