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- * Wavelet Speech Compression for Windows 3.1 V1.1 *
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- * Copyright FASTMAN, Inc. 1993 *
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- **** Program Function ****
-
- Do you like to save large (.WAV) files, but find that your hard disk
- rapidly fills up? Then this program is for you! It is used to vastly
- compress sound files stored in the (.WAV) Format.
-
- Typically, compression levels from 9::1 up to 15::1 can be obtained.
-
- No this is not real-time compression. You will have to wait for a file
- to be compressed or decompressed. But decompression is faster than
- compression, so you can "archive" a lot of sound files in compressed
- form and decompress them when you need them.
-
- Maybe in the future, (.WAV) files on CompuServe will be stored in
- compressed format so that downloading will be a lot faster!!!!
-
-
- **** System Requirements ****
-
- The program requires Windows 3.1
-
-
- **** Files ****
-
- wavelet.zip contains the following files:
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- wawt.exe
- install.exe
- wavelet.ini
- readme.1st
-
-
- **** Installation ****
-
- Upon Downloading the file "wavelet.zip", unpack the file by running
- an unzip utility: (Example: unzip wavelet.zip)
-
- Then, using the Windows file manager, run the install program which
- was unzipped. The wavelet compression program will be installed
- into a program group.
-
- Run the compression program by double-clicking on its icon.
-
-
- **** Registration ****
-
- This program can be registered via CompuServe Shareware Registration
- or by sending a $25 check to FASTMAN, Inc. at the address below.
-
- The Unregistered Program will only compress a file with the
- name "fastman.wav"
-
- After registering your program, your registration key will be sent
- to you via CompuServe Mail.
-
- After receiving your key, look at the file "wavelet.ini" in your
- Windows system directory using a text editor. Use your text
- editor to enter the key code sent to you (key0=your code) in the
- "wavelet.ini" file. Then your program will be capable of compressing
- a (.WAV) file of any name.
-
-
- **** FASTMAN, Inc. ****
-
- FASTMAN, Inc. specializes in the development of Wavelet Technology
- Our address is:
-
- FASTMAN, Inc.
- 8920 Business Park Drive Suite 275
- Austin, TX 78759
- (512)-502-0130
-
-
- **** About the Program ****
-
- This program uses new wavelet technology to vastly compress sound files.
- An explanation on the use of the program is obtained by selecting the
- "help" option when running the program.
-
- The program will compress 8 bit or 16 bit (.WAV) files but does not support
- stereo files.
-
- The level of compression is controlled through the qlevel variable which
- can be set under the Program Settings Menu in the program. The higher
- the value of qlevel, the more compression that results. Typically
- values from 8 to 20 are used (the default is 10). After compressing a
- sound file to a desired degree, you should decompress it and play it
- back before erasing the original (.WAV) to see if the quality is okay.
- If it is not, you will have to reduce the value of qlevel.
-
- Compressed files are stored with the extension (.WVC). Decompressed
- (reconstructed) files are stored with the extension (.WVR). The (.WVR)
- files are (.WAV) files and can be renamed with a (.WAV) extension. A
- different extension (other then .wav) was used for the decompressed files
- to avoid accidently writing over the original .wav file.
-
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- Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
-
- Trademarks of other companies mentioned appear for identification
- purposes only and are the property of their respective companies.
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