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- Welcome to ArcDIB version 2.0
-
- This file contains a brief summary of the what is contained
- in this release along with information to help you get started.
-
- ArcDIB is an "image"-based database that allows you to easily
- collect and organize image data from various sources and in serveral
- different formats.
-
- Version 2.0 includes:
-
- - Enhanced JPEG support (8 and 24-bit color)
- - Background compression operation
- - Improved compression performance
- - Support for Microsoft Video for Windows (.AVI) files
- - Allows sound (.WAV) files to be attached to each image
- - Support for OLE (as a client)
- - Improved print functions
- - Image manipulation functions
- - Thumbnail image listbox
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- Windows 3.x
- 386+ computer
- 4mb+ RAM
- Hard Hisk
-
- (optional)
- Microsoft MCI Video driver
- Microsoft MCI Audio driver
- SVGA video card (recommeded)
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- Just make sure that the files listed at the end of this file are
- contained in the same directory such as C:\ARCDIB
-
- NOTE: If you register ArcDIB, you will receive (among other things)
- an installation program which comes with the runtime version
- of Microsoft Video for Windows.
-
- RUNNING
-
- Once installation is complete, you are ready to run ArcDIB.
- The main window consists of little more than a pulldown menu.
- Select the Files/Open menu item and open up the SAMPLE.BIF
- file to see an example of the type of data ArcDIB is capable of managing.
-
- ArcDIB is capable of playing Microsoft Video for Windows (MVW) files.
- These files must have a .AVI extension (the default) in order to be
- recognized by ArcDIB. You must also have some version of MVW already
- installed in order to play .AVI files (see installation NOTE above).
-
- You may also record and play sound (.WAV) files and attach them to
- any image object. This means that you must have some type of sound
- driver installed which makes Windows capable of doing this. A good
- example is the Sound Blaster Card which comes with the necessary
- drivers. There are also some software only emulators which at least
- let you playback prerecorded sound. The example database (SAMPLE.BIF)
- has an image with sound attached (EMILY.BMP).
-
- The best way to become familiar with ArcDIB is to play with the SAMPLE.BIF
- file. It contains an example of just about every type of image object
- that ArcDIB supports. Then create your own (or add to SAMPLE) and see
- the variety of image formats ArcDIB can handle.
-
- NOTE: Because ArcDIB can now handle video and OLE entities, the term
- "image object" is used to denote an entry in the database. The
- term "image format" refers to the conventional notion of graphics
- standards such as PCX, BMP, etc.
-
- HELP
-
- The documention for ArcDIB consists of the Help File. Press F1 at
- any time during the execution of the program to get context-sensitive
- information.
-
- TECH SUPPORT
-
- If you experience any difficulty installing or running ArcDIB,
- please contact Tech Support.
-
- Better Maps Software
- 920 Sycamore ave #49
- Vista, Ca. 92083
- (619) 598-1323 voice/FAX
- [76307,2411] compuserve
-
- The following is the list of files required by ArcDIB v2.0:
-
- ARCDIB EXE 6912 05-17-93 7:14a
- ARCDIB DLX 305664 05-17-93 7:14a
- ARCDIB HLP 41260 05-17-93 7:14a
- ARCIMG1 DLL 182167 05-17-93 7:14a
- ARCINT DLL 8970 05-17-93 7:14a
- ARCDLL DLL 53166 05-17-93 7:14a
- ARXDLL DLL 49252 05-17-93 7:14a
- THRDUTLS DLL 5120 05-17-93 7:14a
- YOURCOMP DLL 1536 05-17-93 7:14a
- YOURCOMP PAS 10944 05-17-93 7:14a
- READ ME 3123 05-17-93 7:14a
- SAMPLE BIF 104133 05-17-93 7:14a
- REGISTER TXT 1357 05-17-93 7:14a
-