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- INTRODUCTION
-
- This disc contains an electronic version of the SIGGRAPH 96 Conference
- Proceedings. All of the contents of that book are included on the disc,
- along with additional electronic documents provided by the authors, and
- tools to use in viewing the disc's contents.
-
- This document contains a number of sections:
-
- - ADOBE ACROBAT PDF DOCUMENTS
- Information about Adobe Acrobat's PDF file format.
- - INCLUDED SOFTWARE
- Support software found on this CD-ROM.
- - DISC CONTENTS
- Complete listing of files found on this CD-ROM.
-
- We hope that you find this electronic publication useful.
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- ADOBE ACROBAT PDF DOCUMENTS
-
- The majority of the documents on this CD-ROM are in the Adobe Acrobat
- PDF file format; installing one of the Acrobat Reader applications found
- on this CD-ROM or using an already-installed version of Acrobat Reader
- will help you to get the most benefit from this CD-ROM publication.
- For most supported platforms, the version of Adobe Acrobat Reader software
- found on this CD-ROM includes advanced searching capabilities.
-
- There are a few features of the Adobe Acrobat PDF file format that we
- would like to mention:
-
- - the files titled AUTHINDX.PDF and CONTENTS.PDF are lists of
- contributors, papers and panel statements. Each entry in these
- files is linked to another PDF document on the CD-ROM. If you
- select a paper's title, or a contributor's name, the PDF document
- attached to the link will automatically open. To return to the
- previous document, select the double left arrow on the Adobe
- Acrobat Reader menubar.
-
- - A number of papers have supplemental QuickTime animation files
- associated with them. Wherever possible, these animation files have
- been linked to still images in the Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Each
- image-to-animation link is distinguishable in two ways:
-
- - the image itself is bordered with a thin black box, and
-
- - when the cursor is moved over the image, the cursor will change
- to a "pointing index finger" shape.
-
- When an image-to-animation link is selected, an application capable
- of displaying a QuickTime animation will be started, and the animation
- passed to it. Your computer system may already be configured to handle
- this. If not, the configuration is simple. UNIX users should read the
- "PDFQTHLP.TXT" document found on this CD-ROM for more information.
-
- - Each paper has been enhanced with "article following" -- if you click
- in the title area of the papers, you will see an enlarged view of the
- paper, and be able to read it, column by column, from start to finish.
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- INCLUDED SOFTWARE
-
- A suite of software has been included on this CD-ROM to assist the user in
- successfully viewing the electronic documents on the CD-ROM. Included are
- the following applications:
-
- - Adobe Acrobat Reader -- Adobe Acrobat PDF file reader for
- Macintosh / UNIX / DOS / Windows platforms
- - Apple QuickTime -- animation display software for
- Macintosh / Windows platforms
- - Compact Pro -- file compression software for the Macintosh platform
- - Sound Machine -- audio player software for the Macintosh platform
- - Sparkle -- MPEG animation software for the Macintosh platform
- - suntar -- UNIX "tar" format file software for the Macintosh platform
- - xanim -- animation display software for UNIX platforms
- - xpdf -- public-domain PDF file reader for UNIX platforms
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- DISC CONTENTS
-
- At the top level you will find several files and directories.
- Their names and contents are:
-
- ACROBAT - directory
- Contains Adobe Acrobat Reader software for Macintosh / UNIX /
- DOS / Windows platforms. Each package has its own installation script,
- and a "README" file that will guide you through the installation process.
-
- AUTHINDX.PDF - file
- This file contains an alphabetically ordered list of all contributors
- to the SIGGRAPH 96 Conference Proceedings, with each entry linked to
- that contributor's PDF document on the disc.
-
- AWARD.PDF - file
- This file contains the SIGGRAPH 96 Computer Graphics Achievement Award
- text and awardee's image.
-
- CONTENTS.PDF - file
- This file contains the Table of Contents of the disc, with
- each entry linked to its PDF version on the disc. Once you
- have installed the appropriate Acrobat Reader application
- you can navigate the entire disc from this file.
-
- If you are using the Acrobat Reader version 1.0 reader,
- you will need to open each file individually -- the links
- built into this file will not function.
-
- COPYRITE.MAC - file
- This file contains the standard ACM Copyright Notice.
-
- COVERS.PDF - file
- This file contains the front and back covers, frontispiece
- (or title page), and cover image credits from the conference
- proceedings book.
-
- INDEX - directory
- This directory contains files used by the Adobe Acrobat Search engine.
- Of particular interest is the file with ".pdx" suffix -- it contains
- the Acrobat Search index for this disc. If you wish to take advantage
- of the advanced searching capabilities built into the version of Adobe
- Acrobat Reader accompanying this CD-ROM, it is this file you should
- access when initializing the search process.
-
- PANELS - directory
- This directory contains PDF versions of each of the panel statements,
- as well as the SIGGRAPH 96 Panels Chair's preface remarks.
-
- PAPERS - directory
- This directory contains PDF versions of all of the papers presented
- at the SIGGRAPH 96 conference, including supplemental electronic
- documents provided by the author. Also included is the SIGGRAPH 96
- Papers Chair's preface remarks.
-
- PDFQTHLP.MAC - file
- This file contains instructions for configuring the UNIX version of
- Adobe Acrobat Reader so that linked QuickTime movies will be displayed
- in the "xanim" application when they are selected from within a PDF
- document.
-
- READ_1ST.MAC - file
- This file.
-
- SUPPRTSW - directory
- This directory contains software which will assist in uncompressing
- and displaying various kinds of documents. Software is available for
- Macintosh, UNIX, and Windows platforms.
-
- SUPPORT.MAC - file
- This file contains information on how to obtain technical support
- or to pass along comments and questions concerning this CD-ROM.
-