SLIDES SHOWER 32 INTRODUCTION
The Multimedia Slide Show Presentation/Screen Saver for Windows.               


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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   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
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Slides Shower 32 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 32 (another imaging
software package written by me) can also be used in Slides Shower
32 screen savers. From the Windows Control panel, simply choose
"Slides Shower 32" as your screen saver and select your favorite
album for the slide show.


II) FEATURES
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*  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?
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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
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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/NT 4.0.
   * MCI driver (optional).
 
Slides Shower 32 was designed and tested under Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 workstation on a 300 MHz Pentium II computer with 128 MB 
SDRAM, a 4 MB SGRAM Diamond Viper V330 (nVIDIA RIVA 128).

Slides Shower 32 was also tested on:
*  150 MHz PCI Pentium-based  computer with 32 MB of RAM, a 2 MB 
   PCI Diamond Stealth VRAM (S3-968).
*  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
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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 32 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 32 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 32 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
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Slides Shower 32 was developed using the award winning FXTools
ActiveX 32 Professional edition.  Below is the list of image file
formats which Slides Shower 32 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
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1)  Slides Shower 32 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
    32 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 32.

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 32, 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 32 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
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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
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The shareware version of Slides Shower 32 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
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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 32 features.  Your permanent
license file registered in your name (or your company name) and
the latest version of Slides Shower 32 will be in the mail the
next business day.

Those of you have access to CompuServe can register Slides Shower
32 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 32
software on the total number of computers that will use the
software.

Thank you for your interest in Slides Shower 32.

Chris Doan
doanc@san.rr.com
chris_doan@compuserve.com

San Diego,  California
February 1998

