April 20, 1994 Readme.txt file for ImagePipe-Lite V 1.0 for Windows INTRODUCTION: Congratulations on choosing ImagePipe-Lite for Windows. ImagePipe-Lite is distributed as shareware software. You are free to redistribute all the files provided to you:1) Do not modify any of the ImagePipe-Lite files.2) Distribute all of the files.3) Do not charge a fee for ImagePipe-Lite other than a copying fee less than $10.00).4) Do not distribute ImagePipe-Lite as part of an application. ImagePipe-Lite is fully functional. However, it is only a subset of the full version of ImagePipe. UPGRADING TO IMAGEPIPE FULL VERSION: To upgrade your ImagePipe-Lite to ImagePipe full version, send $49.50 or call with your credit card # (VISA & MasterCard accepted) to Compact Disc Services, Inc. 1821 Saratoga Ave Saratoga, CA 95070. (408) 777-7710 (408) 777-0717 fax Internet: cdsi@netcom.com. INSTALLATION: Use PKUNZIP to unzip the .ZIP file and create directories. Use the Installer that we provide. The Installer will decompress the application and associated files and place them on your hard drive. All you have to do is double-click "setup" from the Windows Filemanager. The Installer will create a folder on your hard drive called ImagePipe, in which ImagePipe will be placed. Once installed you must restart windows for ImagePipe to work correctly. ImagePipe is Copyright 1994 by Compact Disc Services, Inc. All rights reserved. GENERAL: ImagePipe is a high speed batch image conversion utility for Windows. ImagePipe-Lite supports most of the features and functions of the complete ImagePipe application. Unsupported features in the program will be grayed and inaccessible. ImagePipe can read, convert and write color, grayscale, and black and white images as compressed or uncompressed files. With multiple dithering options, full support for writing or appending multipage TIFF files, and JPEG compression control, ImagePipe provides the power and flexibility you need to manage your images.ImagePipe supports a wide range of image file formats, compression options, and dithering options. They are as follows: TIFF Uncompressed, TIFF LZW, TIFF Packbits, TIFF Group 3, TIFF Group 4, TIFF Huffman, BMP, DIB, IMG, WPG, DCX, GIF-Non Interlaced, WMF, EPSF, Targa JPEG, PCX, Burkes Dither, Bayer Dither, Floyd Steinburg DitherColor reduction is automatic with ImagePipe. Convert from 16 million colors to 256 or 16 colors. ImagePipe will also convert from color to gray scale or black and white.With ImagePipe, image format conversion is easy! Just select your source files, choose your output image format type, and create your output directory. That's it! All files will convert unattended.ImagePipe-Lite is designed to make batch conversions simple and extremely flexible! Your source image files can include entire directories or only the files you select. ImagePipe-Lite even allows the source files to be of different file types.ImagePipe's image writing options are just as flexible. Write your converted files to a new directory, write over your existing files, or create new sequential file names with ImagePipe's auto increment option.For additional information, please contact Compact Disc Services, Inc. at (408) 777-7710 (408) 777-0717 fax. Compact Disc Services, Inc. is an imaging developer and CD-ROM publishing service bureau based in Saratoga, California. The company is widely known in the CD-ROM industry for providing superior CD-ROM solutions to publishers worldwide.IMAGEPIPE FEATURES NOT SUPPORTED IN IMAGEPIPE-LITE:Image Formats: ImagePipe-Lite does not support image file conversion to the following file formats: TIFF Uncompressed, TIFF LZW, TIFF Group3, TIFF Group4, DIB, IMG, WPG, DCX, GIF, WMF, EPS, Targa, JPEG, and PCX. However all of these file formats can be read and converted to the supported image file formats.Image Color Formats: ImagePipe-Lite only supports output to 16 colors or black/white files.Image Dithering: This feature is not supported in ImagePipe-Lite.Auto Increment: This feature is not supported in ImagePipe-Lite.Compact Disc Services, Inc. stands behind its products. If you have any unresolved problems, or are unhappy with the software for any reason, or you need technical support, you can reach us at: Compact Disc Services, Inc. 1821 Saratoga Ave Saratoga, CA 95070 Phone: 408-777-7710Fax: 408-777-0717 Internet: cdsi@netcom.com DISCLAIMER: Compact Disc Services, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the use of the programs contained in this zip file. This zip file may be distributed freely, but ONLY IN IT'S ENTIRETY, AND PROVIDED THAT NO PORTION OF THE CONTENTS ARE CHANGED OR MODIFIED. ImagePipe-Lite Version 1.0 for Windows is copyrighted material, and may not be modified, changed, disassembled, uncompiled, or altered in any way without the express written consent of Compact Disc Services, Inc.Copyright 1994 by Compact Disc Services, Inc.