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File [open] Options
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Open File [Graphic/Movie/Sound/Thumbnail/QuikShot/Slide/PlayBin/Icon/Web Page] - [first icon on toolbar]
The first thing you want to do is click on Open to select the graphics to view.
You will be brought to the File Selector.
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The File Selector is the window you use to select the graphics, animations, movies, and sound files from.
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Select the files by using the drive & directory list boxes.
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If any files are on a selected drive or directory, they will be displayed in the files list box.
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If you want to view one of these files, just highlight it and click on the Accept button.
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If you don't see any files in the file list box, then try switching directories or drives until you do see files.
[In Windows 95, the directories are called folders.]
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This will display the graphic for you.
Once it's displayed, you can customize the graphic in many ways (see Edit Graphics)10.
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This is a MDI [multiple document interface] graphic program.
You may open as many graphics as you have memory for.
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In fact, you may open animations, graphics, sound, and movies all at once, and move between them with a click
of the mouse.
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INFO - For information on a graphic, or a quick open, or cascade, click the right mouse button on the graphic.
This opens a small info window on the graphic [handy if the Info bar is off].
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FILE COMMANDS - File Selector
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Available are some handy file commands to help manage your graphic collection.
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Also.. check out the online help for keys to use to tag multiple files!
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DIRECTORIES
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The directory option allows you to create a new directory [folder] for your files.
Just enter in the new name you want and click on accept. The directory is now ready
for files.
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RENAME
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This will rename the highlighted file to whatever name you like.
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MOVE
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The move command moves the highlighted file to a new directory or drive.
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COPY-DROP
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The copy-drop command allows you to copy all the highlighted files and place the
copies in a new directory or drive leaving the originals where they are.
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Once you have clicked on the copy button, go and select the directory you want to
place the copies in, then click on drop.
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ERASE
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You have two ways to erase files:
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1. You can move them to the trash bin for future deletions.
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2. You can have them removed from your hard drive instantly.
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You will be allowed to confirm each deletion, or have them all removed with one click.
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VIEW
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When this button is enabled [on] you will be able to view the highlighted file.
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This works for text, zip, help, and miscellaneous files.
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PREVIEW
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The preview window displays all the graphics, movies, and sound files for you.
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When you highlight a file and the preview window is activated [depressed], it will
display or play the file.
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PREVIEW BUTTONS
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The preview button [V], will display the highlighted graphic full screen.
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The [P] button will play a movie or sound file.
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The [S] button will stop a movie or sound file.
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CUSTOM LISTS
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The custom lists are kept track of for quick loading.
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Pressing any of these buttons loads them. They are as follows:
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1. The Slide Show  2. The Screen Saver  3. QuikShots  4. Thumbnails  5.The Play Bin
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To save a custom list, just click on the [S] button above the custom list box once you have
loaded the custom list with your selected files (see Keys & Mice)32.
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ENCODE/DECODE
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This will encode the highlighted file [E].
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The [D] button decodes the highlighted file.
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This feature is for transferring files over the internet.
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SEARCH
You have two search methods included.
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1. Use the [F] button to search your hard drive for files.
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2. Use the Quick Directory Find text box for searches once in a selected directory.
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The [F] button will search your hard drive [forward] from the directory you are
currently in. If you're on the root [the bottom of the drive], it will search
the complete drive.
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The Quick Directory Find works like this..
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Start typing the file you are looking for.. and it will automatically bring you to it,
if.. it's there!
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TYPE LIST BOX
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The type list box is a VERY important feature for the file selector.
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By selecting file types in this list you can narrow the viewing selections to the type
you want. By clicking on BMP for example will display just the BMP's in the current
directory. You can click on as many as you want.
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To clear the list [view all types again], just click on the [C]button.
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To view JUST graphics [no txt, htm, zip..], double-click on the list itself.
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This feature is also how you see multiple icons and Web pages.
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DRIVE BUTTONS
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The drive buttons save and restore any drive and directory to memory.
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This allows you to open and go to a saved directory of your choice.
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DRAG & DROP
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The file list and custom list boxes both accept drag & drop.
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Use the right mouse button to drag a file or group of files to the custom
list box from the file list box.
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Use the right mouse button to drag a file up & down the custom list box.
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You can of course also use the arrow buttons between the two boxes to move files
into the custom list.
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The custom list box also accepts files from Windows File Explorer [as does Makaha itself].
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RUN COMPLETE DIRECTORY
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This will run the complete current directory. The correct files will be extracted, so..
don't worry if the directory has different types of files in it.
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Use the spacebar to advance one graphic at a time, and the backspace or enter
keys to backup one graphic.
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SAVE FILE
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To save the graphic you are viewing, click on its titlebar to make sure it's the active window.
This applies to any graphic you are viewing, or customizing.
Then click on Open, then Save File. In the file selector window, type in the file name that you
want to give your new graphic.
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Example:
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                  C:\Viewpro\Logo.Png
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Type in the Extention of the type of graphic you want. The Extention is the last three
characters of the graphics name.
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Example: Logo.Png,  Logo.Bmp, Logo.Jpg, as so on...    Don't forget the [.] between the
name and the Extention.
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You can omit the extention all together if you like, and just give the graphic a name without one.
But it's much handier to just give it one for later reference. Like if you want to view just
the PNG files, or just the JPG  files.
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Once you have done this, select the  Compression (see Compression)42, and flavour of the type
of graphic you want to save your new graphic as.
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For the Extention, select the one from list that you typed in [Even if you select a different
type, the type you select will over-ride your typed Extention.
If you do that, rename the graphic later to reflect the new type].
This will save and Convert the file if needed, in one step.
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Some types of graphics don't give you much to change, others.. like JPG, offer lots of options.
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View Options
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NORMAL brings the graphic back to its original size if you use any of the other options below.
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ZOOM does just that! It allows you to enlarge or shrink the viewing of the graphic.
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Zoom works on a toggle button.. if you have zoom toggled on, the button stays depressed until you
click on [turn off] the button again. If you're not using the toolbar, then go and un-check the option.
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DRAG ZOOM
Drag Zoom lets you clip an area of the graphic to zoom in on.
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Place the mouse cursor on the upper left corner of the spot you want to zoom in on.
Now while holding down the mouse button, drag it across and down the screen.
Once you see the outline of the clipped area the way you like it, release the mouse button.
That clipped area is now zoomed in on.
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You can reclip the same area again for an even closer look. If you zoom in to much,
all you'll see are giant colored boxes. Clicking the Right mouse button restores the
graphic to its original zoom size.
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FIT TO WINDOW will fit the graphic [proportionally] to the window size.
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STRETCH will stretch the graphic to the window size.
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SNAP brings the window back to the graphic size.
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The Above View features have icons on the toolbar.
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Go to Open File to use the CONVERT feature.
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You can convert a graphic file to any one of 21 different formats.
Keep in mind the bits per pixel [BPP] for each graphic. If you have a 24-bit graphic and you
select a 8-bit format to convert too, you will lose some quality in the graphic conversion.
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You can convert any number of graphics at one time, just highlight the files you want to convert
and click on the convert button. If you do convert more then one at a time, all graphics will be
converted to the same format selected.
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You will be given a list of available formats to convert to, select one, plus any options
like the bits per pixel [BPP] (see Color)12 and the quality of the compression
(see Compression)10. At this time you can also choose to add a thumbnail [64 pixels or less]
(see Thumbnails)33 to the graphic [CMP & JPG only].
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Once you've done that.. click on accept and all the files will be converted to the new format.
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The original files are not deleted [erased]!
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If you select a file to convert with the same name that already exists in the directory,
it will be overwritten.
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RESIZING allows you to shrink or enlarge a graphic to fit whatever you need it for.
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Resizing can effect the graphic four different ways.
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1. You can maintain the aspect ratio of width to height.
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2. You can set your own width and height.
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3. You can use or not use resample to keep the graphic perportioned to it's size.
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4. The more you shrink or enlarge, the more detail you lose.
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A new resized copy is created and the original copy is left alone allowing you to
resize from the original again if needed.
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The new copy is not saved yet! You must save it in the format you want. You can use
the autosave feature (see AutoSave)6  to save it to the autosave directory with or without
thumbnails (see Thumbnails)33. Or, you can use the save command from the main menu
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(see File Open Commands)1 .
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There are two different types of screen CAPTURES supported.
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1. The Top screen capture [whatever you see while using Makaha].
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2. The Desk top capture [anything on the screen under Makaha].
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You can use the function keys F1 & F2 to invoke a capture.
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You can also use the Tray Menu if Makaha is minimized or in the background.
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The new screen capture is not saved yet! You must save it in the format you want.
You can use the autosave feature (see AutoSave)6  to save it to the autosave directory
with or without thumbnails (see Thumbnails)33. Or, you can use the save command from
the main menu.
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Use the crop (see Edit Commands)10 feature to size it or capture a portion of the screen capture.
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AUTOSAVE is a real handy feature that lets you automatically save the top active graphic
into a choice of 7 different formats.
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The new file will be given a unique name and placed
in the autosave directory off of the Makaha directory, or you can pre-select a directory
(see Preferences)41 under [Directories] preferences.
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The file name will always start with the word AUTO, plus a number beside it, AUTO####.BMP, the number
is incremented. The EXTention will default to the one you selected.
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This feature also includes the ability to automatically include a thumbnail (see Thumbnails)33 with
each autosave [CMP & JPG only].
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Pressing F3 or using the pull-down menu will invoke this feature.
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PRINT, prints the top active graphic to the printer.
Use your printers setup for adjustments.
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You must have a SCANNER and the required drivers for this feature.
Your Scanner must be TWAIN compliant. The TWAIN interface is typically used by Scanners, but it's also
applicable to devices like Digital Cameras, and Frame Grabbers. You must have TWAIN drivers already installed
for your scanner to use the Acquire Scan option.
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If the Select Source option is disabled, your TWAIN driver could not be located.
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The Acquire window is resident in your TWAIN driver, and is not a part of The Viewer Pro32-Makaha.
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Makaha supports 16 and 32 bit twain drivers.
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This feature also works with frame grabbers and digital cameras.
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To scan, grab, or load from a camera just follow your capture programs software prompts,
and when it's finished, Makaha will automatically load the graphic into a new file.
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The new scanned graphic is not saved yet! You must save it in the format you want.
You can use the autosave feature (see AutoSave)6  to save it to the autosave directory
with or without thumbnails (see Thumbnails)33. Or, you can use the save command from
the main menu.
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The VISUAL EDITOR lets you view your graphics while you edit them.
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The screen might look a little confusing at first, but after awhile you will get the hang of
it. It's actually really simple.. you use the scrollbars to change the value of each function,
then just click on the button to the right of the scrollbar to activate the new value.
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If you don't like the results, just click on the UNDO button and try again.
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Use the SET button to set the last undo to.
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You can even paste whatever is on the clipboard to the background of your graphic.
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Place something in the clipboard by copying a graphic before you use visual editor.
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The small buttons marked [S]ave and [L]oad will save your settings for future editing.
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The new edited graphic is not saved yet! You must save it in the format you want.
You can use the autosave feature (see AutoSave)6  to save it to the autosave directory
with or without thumbnails (see Thumbnails)33. Or, you can use the save command from
the main menu.
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Edit File Options:
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COPY
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Copy, copies the active [top most] graphic to the Windows clipboard.
You can now load the clipboard into any other graphic program [paint].
Or paste it as a new file.
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PASTE
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Paste, pastes the copied [or whatever is in the clipboard] to a new file.
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CROP
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Crop allows to you crop portions of any graphic displayed.
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Place the mouse cursor on the upper left corner of the spot you want to crop. Now while holding down the
mouse button, drag it across and down the screen. Once you see the outline of the cropped area the way
you like it.. release the mouse button.
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You may re-crop as often as you like, until you use Set Crop [below].
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SET CROPPED
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Set Cropped sets the area you cropped in to its own file.
Click on Set Crop to redisplay the NEW graphic window with the cropped area.
Now go through the File Save routine to save the cropped graphic.
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The above Edit features have icons on the toolbar.
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UNDO
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The undo feature only works with the last loaded graphic. Even if you switch windows,
the new active window will receive the Undo graphic.
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Use the SET UNDO command to make the top active graphic the undo graphic.
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LOAD Graphic into PAINT program
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This will load the top most graphic into the windows Paint
program for editing. Remember to save the file after you have done your editing.
It will be loaded as Work.Bmp.
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The directory [folder] it's saved to is "Makaha" or your installation directory.
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The default Paint Program is Windows C:\WINDOWS\PAINT.EXE
You can change this by going to Preferences and typing in the PATH to your paint program.
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IMAGE
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The Image options let you do things like, Rotate the graphic to any degree.
Reverse the graphic. Flip it upside down and back again. Shear the graphic to any angle.
Plus Resize it. [these options become permanent with a File Save].
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There are also some cool effects you can apply to your graphics, like Emboss or Mosaic.
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The best advice here is to tell you to just play around with them. Anything you do to a graphic does
not take effect until you save it! So you can apply any of the effects you want to a graphic without
them taking affect until you save it. Plus, you have Undo, if you want to try out something else.
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This applies to the Filters as well. Keep trying different ones at different degrees until you get the
effect you're looking for.
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MEDIAN applies a median filter to the bitmap.
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MOSAIC applies a mosaic [tiling] filter to the bitmap.
By dividing the bitmap into tiles of a specified size and changing the color of all pixels
in each tile to the average color of pixels within the tile.
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POSTERIZE applies a poster effect to the bitmap.
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OIL applies an oil-painting effect to the bitmap.
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SOLORIZE applies an effect that mimics the accidental exposure of photographic film to light.
It does so by inverting all color data with an intensity value greater than or equal to the
threshold that you specify.
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AVERAGE changes the color of each pixel in the bitmap to the average color of pixels in its
neighborhood. This results in a blur effect.
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UNDERLAY combines the specified bitmap as an underlying texture for the current one.
This is most effective when the underlying image is a filtered one, such as an embossed image.
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Underlay can be interesting. Try opening a bunch of graphics and then select this option.
You can place any of the opened graphics as an Underlay of the top active graphic.
You can get some very interesting effects this way.
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EMBOSS applies an emboss effect to the bitmap, letting you specify the depth and direction of the effect.
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SPATIAL FILTER imposes a spatial filter on the bitmap. Spatial filters are used for operations such
as sharpening an image or detecting edges within the image. This method works best with 24-bit, 16-bit,
or grayscale bitmaps. If a bitmap uses a color palette, this method matches the new brightness value
of each pixel to the nearest color in the existing palette.
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Image Format Terminology
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The terminology for image formats can be confusing because there are often several ways of describing
the same format. This section explains what the terms mean.
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A 32-bit image is a specialized true-color image used for an Alpha channel or CMYK color spacing.
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If an image is 24 bits per pixel, it is also called a 24-bit image, a true color image, or a 16M color image.
Sixteen million is roughly  the number of different colors that can be represented by 24 bits, where there
are 8 bits for each of the red, green, and blue values.
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If an image is 16 bits per pixel, it is also called a 16-bit image, a hi color image, or a 32K color image.
Thirty-two thousand is roughly the number of different colors that can be represented by 16 bits, where
there are 5 bits for each of the red, green, and blue values. [Devices that specify 64K color support
are also referring to 16-bit images, but they are counting the left-over bit.]
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If an image is 8 bits per pixel, it is also called an 8-bit image or a 256-color image.
Two hundred fifty-six is the number of different colors that can be achieved by using
the image data as 8-bit indexes to an array of colors called a palette.
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If an image is 4 bits per pixel, it is also called a 4-bit image or a 16-color image.
Sixteen is the number of different colors that can be achieved by using the image data as 4-bit
indexes to a palette.
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If an image is 1 bit per pixel, it is also called a 1-bit image, a black and white image, a 2-color image, or a
bitonal image. Two is the number of different colors that can be achieved by using the image data as 1-bit indexes
to a palette. The palette can contain colors other than black and white, although black and white are most common.
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The same terminology is applied to video cards. For example, an 8-bit card is one that is capable of
displaying 256 colors.
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SEPARATE separates the bitmap by color plane to produce one grayscale bitmap per plane.
You can specify any of several color-space models, including CMYK.
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PLANES is the array of grayscale bitmaps created by the ColorSeparate property.
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MERGE creates a color bitmap by merging grayscale bitmaps that were created as color separations.
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ADDNOISE adds random pixels to the bitmap, letting you specify the percentage of coverage
and the color plane.
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HUE changes the bitmap hue.
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SATURATION changes the color saturation of the bitmap.
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SHARPNESS sharpens or blurs the bitmap.
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INTENSITY DETECT METHOD filters the bitmap to detect colors in a specified intensity range.
Intensity levels range from 0 to 255 for each color plane [red, green, and blue].
This method processes each plane separately. If a value falls within the range, it is raised to 255,
and if it falls outside the range, it is lowered to 0.
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HALFTONE converts the bitmap to a halftone.
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GRAYSCALE converts the bitmap to grayscale
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GAMMA CORRECT adjusts the intensity of colors in a bitmap by changing the gamma constant that is
used to map the intensity values.
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INVERT inverts the colors of the bitmap, like a photographic negative.
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CONTRAST changes the contrast of the bitmap.
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FILL fills the bitmap with the specified color.
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STRETCH INTENSITY increases the contrast in an image by centering, maximizing, and proportioning
the range of intensity values.
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HISTOGRAM EQUALIZE equalizes the bitmap.
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HISTOGRAM CONTRAST increases or decreases the contrast of the image in a bitmap, using a histogram
to determine the median brightness.
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You wanted more then a few options for the Slide Show... so you now have about a hundred!
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There is so much to try to explain.. it's best again for you to just play around
with this feature awhile and see what it can do!
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Here is an attempt to cover it for you though..
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Okay.. the first thing you want to do is select some files for the slide show (see Selecting Files)14
on how to do this.
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Once that is done.. go to slide options and start selecting some effects. Use the TEST button
to try out the effects.
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I'll explain some background options first. You can have a single background picture that all the other
effects will run on top off. This is the [BackPic] option. This only supports BMP's right now.
The files name will be added to the caption bar for reference.
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Or you can have it a solid color, or a gradient color running across the background.
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Now for Transitional EFFECTS.. the effects available are all listed in the drop down list boxes.
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You can have multiple [up to 5] passes, with each pass a different effect.
The effects also have colors associated with them. By changing the start and ending colors
you can drmatically change the effect look.
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PAINT Effect
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This works the same as opening a graphic in Makaha. It will open on the selected effect, then go
into the transition effects.
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By adding FRAMES to the picture, you can again change or enhance the effect you are trying to get.
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The frame option is completely customizable. You can set the width, highlight and shadow colors,
and the border colors.
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The frame setting also sets the frame setting for the FULL SCREEN viewing.
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With the TEXT option you can add your name or company name to the slideshow.
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The SOUND feature will play a list of files in a row, or a single file in a loop.
(see Music-Movies)15.
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DELAY is set in milliseconds.. [1000 = 1 second] Time period between slides.
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[While Running] The [S] key is used to start/stop the slide show. While in stop mode, use the
spacebar to advance the slide show one frame at a time, and the backspace key to back-up a frame.
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The TRANSPARENCY feature will make the selected color transparent while running the slide show.
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WAND adjusts the size of the wand for transition effects. The color choosen adds to the effect.
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MOUSE turns on/off the mouse pointer while the slide show displays.
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FIT TO SIZE will adjust the graphic to fit the size of the screen allowing you to view the
complete picture during the slide show.
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SHAPES.. ya got me! Try transparent on transparent.. or not.
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Selecting slide show files is very simple!
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Go to the file selector (see Open Files)1  and place all the files you want in the slide
show in the custom list box and then save it!
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You may add movies [mpeg, avi, and mov] and sounds [wav, and midi] to the list.
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The movies will take their turn along with the graphics, but the music files will all
play in sequence one after the other in the background.
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The SOUND feature will play a list of files in a row, or a single file in a loop.
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The sound files can be added at the same time you select the slide show files (see File Open)1 .
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Or.. you can select a file here [options] for the single loop file. This file will also be kept in
memory for later use, and displayed in the caption bar along with the BackPic picture address.
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The MOVIE files are also added at the same time as the graphic and sound files (see Movies)23.
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The great thing about this slide show is that you don't have to move all the files into one directory,
or convert them first into other types to play them!
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Just leave them right where you have them now. Include them in the custom list.. and presto!
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You can place them anywhere you like of course, all in one directory if you want. It doesn't matter.
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If you erase the file at a future date, the missing file will not cause an error.. it will just
skip the error and move on to the next file. Check your list once in awhile.. use preview to see if
it's still there, if not, remove it from the custom list and re-save it.
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Text File Viewing
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TEXT files are not just files with the .txt extention, they can have almost any extention.
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As an example: .Ini, .Me, .Lst, .Diz, .Doc, are all text files, and the list is a lot bigger.
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When the VIEW button lights up [is enabled], that means the highlighted file is a text file
that Makaha can display for you.
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Makaha will try to determine which viewer to load. Either Wordpad or Notepad. Makaha expects
these viewers to be in their default directories [both are included with Windows95 & NT].
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HELP files can also be displayed. Try using search from the root drive while the .Hlp extention
type is highlighted, and you will get all the .Hlp files on that drive.
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HTML or HTM files can also be displayed one page at a time. To view a list of web pages (see Web Pages)24.
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HTML files are web pages from off the internet [or that you have created].
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If the associated graphics to the web page are available, they will be displayed as well.
This includes animations.
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The program PKZIP by PKWARE Inc. is required to use this option.
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The program must also be on your PATH. [see your DOS manual for an explanation on what a PATH is].
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Makaha will view the graphics, text, and help files inside a zip file without the need to unzip
the file first. This comes in real handy if after you view the zip file and decide you don't
want it.. you can just erase it without going through a complete decompression and install.
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Another benefit is.. you can keep your graphics in the zip files to save hard drive space.
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While viewing graphics, the graphic will be displayed in the PREVIEW window (see Open Files)1 .
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The text will be imported in to the built-in viewer. If it's not displayed correctly, you can then
load it in to Wordpad right from the built-in viewer.
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A zoom option has been supplied for better reading. [exactly as the one supplied here].
Just click on the magnifier above to use zoom.
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If you do see a graphic that you want.. use the EXTRACT button to extract just the highlighted
file. The EXTRACT ALL button will do just that, extract all the files in the zip file and place them
in Makaha's TEMP directory.
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You must keep track of what you extract in to the temp directory. If you try to use this as an
install program, PKZIP will ask for overwrite prompts for files with the same name [like SETUP.EXE]
which almost all programs have today. Makaha will not keep track of the files you extract!
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If you want to keep the files you have now in the temp directory but also want to extract other files.
Use the create directory [see Open Files] option, then move the files you want to keep in to the
newly created directory.
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You can view cursors
Windows Cursor [CUR]. This is a file format for storing Windows cursors [mouse pointers].
Makaha does not load or save transparency information in these files.
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The size when you write these images should be exactly 32-by-32 pixels.
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Makaha is not designed as an icon editor!
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You can view icons just like any other graphic, one at a time, or you can view all the icons
in a directory at once. To view all the icons in a directory, highlight the .Ico extention
in the TYPE list box, then click on accept. This will load the icon viewer. The icon viewer
lets you turn any clicked on icon to a Bitmap [BMP].
The size when you write these images can be no larger than 255-by-255 pixels.
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Makaha supports reading and writing of the following 1-bit formats that are commonly
used in FAX transmissions:
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TIFF CCITT. These are compressed TIFF files that are commonly used for FAX transmission and document imaging.
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TIFF CCITT Group 3. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT.
Makaha supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.
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TIFF CCITT Group 4. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed
than TIFF CCITT Group 3.
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CALS Raster. These are CCITT Group 4 CALS raster files. CALS is a United States government standard.
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IOCA [ICA]. This is the Image Object Content Architecture developed by IBM.
Makaha supports these files in an MO:DCA wrapper with embedded 1-bit CCITT Group 3 or Group 4 images.
Makaha also supports IOCA files without an MO:DCA wrapper.
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WinFax Group 3. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 3 support.
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WinFax Group 4. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 4 support.
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FAX Group 3. This is a raw FAX format [without a header] for Group 3 support.
Makaha supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.
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FAX Group 4. This is a raw FAX format [without a header] for Group 4 support.
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AWD. [WIN32 only] This is a Microsoft FAX format.
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QuikShots is designed to place all the files in an easy to view and operate
container. Eight shots at a time can be viewed. Use the slidebar to backup and advance
thru the list of files.
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A LEFT click on any quikshot, will view the quikshot full screen.
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A RIGHT click will load the quikshot.
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The PlayBin is your custom list of graphics that can be loaded any time by pressing Ctrl-B.
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First you must select (see Open Files)1 , and save some files for the playbin.
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After you've done that, pressing Ctrl-B anytime will load the playbin files.
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To stop the files from loading, press the 'Esc' key.
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You can change the files anytime you like by going back into the file selector.
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MPEG, AVI, and MOV
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To run MPEG and MOV files you must have the required drivers.
You can get the drivers from our web site at: http://users.aol.com/brandyware
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Selecting movies is the same as graphic files. The extentions are .AVI, .MPG, and .MOV.
You can view them in the preview window.
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The movies size can be resized by dragging the windors borders.
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A right click on the movie opens the control panel.
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To run the Movies you have a VCR style control on the bottom of the screen.
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You have play, pause, stop, capture, eject, next frame, last frame, next movie, last movie.
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The CAPTURE button [record button] will capture and display the current frame
in the movie. To capture a certain frame, use the movie control panel [right click on movie opens controls]
Start & End function. You must still save the captured frame.
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Click on the EJECT button to close the movie.
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MOVIE CONTROL PANEL
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The control panel allows a little more control over the movie.
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You can adjust the volume, contrast, brightness, speed and frames. [certain movies can't be adjusted]
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The Start & End frames, allows you to enter the frames starting and ending points.
The movie will play just the frames between the two points.
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The functions are just ignored if they are not supported.
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This is meant to view a web page offline [not connected to the internet].
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Web pages can be run one at a time, or from a list.
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To run a list of them, select all the pages you want (see Open Files)1  and then highlight
the extention .Html in the TYPE list box before you click on accept.
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Now all the selected pages can be displayed using the back and forward keys on the top of
the web viewer.
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To edit the actual text.. if using Explorer, right click on the page and select view source code.
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If the associated graphics are in the same directory, then they will be displayed along
with the text [animations included].
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If you are online [connected to the internet], and click on a link, you should be brought to the page.
This can be handy to see if the link is still valid if you're updating the page.
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Makaha supports WAV & MID sound files.
WAV & MID sound files run on a VCR style control.
Pretty basic stuff here.. you can play your sound files one at a time or the whole directory at once.
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Click on the button displaying this symbol [>>], to view the last directory of sound files.
Clicking on the [A] will play All the files in the directory.
The ? will show info on a 8-bit WAV file.
The volume controls only work for the WAV sound files.
The Music window can be dragged around the screen.
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The CD Player has built-in VCR style controls. It will automatically detect a musical CD in your CD drive.
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When the CD Player has found a song to play, the Play button will be enabled.
A red light indicates that the CD Player has paused, stopped playing, or can't detect a CD in the drive.
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A green light indicates the CD Player is ready to play music.
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The Single Step button moves you to the next or previous song.
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The Track [or song number] is displayed for your convience so you can go right to your favorite song.
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To turn off the CD Player, click on it with your Right mouse button.
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You can listen to music while you view graphics! To keep listening to your CD Player while working in
another program, just minimize Makaha!
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CD Player has icon on toolbar.
The CD Player window can be dragged around the screen.
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The screen saver supports all the same graphic formats as Makaha.
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Select and save the screen saver files.. they will be displayed in the order they
are in the custom list.
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You don't have to move any of the graphics, they can be on different drives and
directories, and they can be of any type supported (see File Types)41.
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To Run The Screen Saver:
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Go to Display, then Screen Saver. From the list, select MSS.
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You can use preview, but the options are in Makaha's Slide Show Options.
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The file MSS.SCR [the screen saver program] was copied to the
Windows directory when Makaha was  installed.
The file SAVERLST.TXT [your custom list] is also found in the Windows directory.
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Warning: If a file is removed at a later date from your hard drive, you should
update the custom list to reflect the change, Makaha will not do this automatically.
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To use the internet features you must have a internet browser and an
internet connection. Sending e-mail also requires a mail program if one is not
built into the browser.
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This will load your browser and go to the supplied internet address.
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You can change the address anytime you like, but it must be in correct
HTML format. Example:  http://users.aol.com/brandyware
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All you need to do to use any graphic as Windows wallpaper, is make the graphic
you want the active graphic by clicking on it, then click on the wallpaper
icon at the top. Makaha will convert it to a Windows 24-bit BMP file, rename it
to "Makaha Wallpaper", and place it in the Windows directory. It will then inform
Windows of the change.
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You can tile it, center it, remove it, and replace it at will.
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The Encode/Decode option is for encoding the graphics for communications
transfers [internet, WWW, E-Mail].
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Supported is: UUEncode/UUDecode
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To ENCODE a file, highlight it and then click on the [E] button.
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This will leave the original file alone, and make an encoded copy with the
same name, but the extention will be replaced with: .UUE
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Example:  Graphic.Jpg   to   Graphic.UUE
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To DECODE a file, highlight an encoded file with the UUE extention,
then click on the [D] button.
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This will overwrite the original file if it's in the same directory to the
original files name and extention. So if you don't want it overwritten,
move the original file to a different directory, then decode the file.
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Uninstall..
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If for some insane reason you need to uninstall Makaha.. this utility has been supplied for you.
It will remove all files installed, and the Program Group will also be removed.
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But you may need to remove the text files from the Makaha Directory. Use the file manager
for this.
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Tray Icon..
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This little feature is handy if you're working in another program
and need to use a quick screen capture, or load the scanner, or just
close down fast.
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To get the latest version of Makaha:
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http://aol.com/brandyware/index.html
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Our Address:
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Brandyware  Software
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1930 S. Westwood St. #47
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Disclaimer..
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All trademark names are for identification purposes only and belong to their
respective companies.
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Understand.. you run Makaha at your own risk. Brandyware Software will not be held liable
for any damages that incur to your system while running Makaha.
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Help File..
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This help file can be customized by editing it with a text editor like Wordpad.
You must follow the format of the help file for it to work properly.
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This is not recommended though. If you do customize it.. make a backup of it first
in case the format is not correct.
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This is the format:
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A "Cr" means Carriage Return. At this point a new line of text will be started.
The single letter or character represents a new help topic. You can not change
this letter or the help file will not display correctly. But.. you can insert
anything and as much as you like between the single letters.
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Little tricks for the mouse and keys to perform!
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SHORTCUTS
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see main menus for shortcut keys.
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VIEWING
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Right button = Info.
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Left button is used for dragging the graphic.
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Esc key = stop loading group of graphics.
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ANIMATION
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Right button = Page movement.
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Left button = is used for dragging the graphic.
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ZOOM
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Right button = Reduce.  Left button = Enlarge
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DRAG ZOOM
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Right button = Return to normal.
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Left button = sets area to zoom in on.
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SLIDE SHOW
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Any button stops slide show.
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S key = single step mode. S key again = return to auto mode.
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Spacebar = advance one grahic in slide show while in single step mode.
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ICON VIEWER
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Left button on icon converts the icon to a BMP graphic.
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QUIKSHOTS
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Right button = load quikshot.
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Left button = view full screen.
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THUBMNAIL
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Right button = load thumbnail.
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FILE SELECTOR
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Right button = drag highlighted files to the custom list.
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Left button = select files. Drag to select more then one file.
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Hold Ctrl + Left button = select multiple files.
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Left button click + Hold Shift = select between top & bottom selected files.
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Right button in custom list drags file up/down in custom list.
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To create thumbnails, you must either convert them using the thumbnail option,
or AutoSave (see AutoSave)6  them. Two types are supported, .CMP and .JPG.
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Makaha places the thumbnail in the original file, when viewing thumbnails,
only the thumbnail portion is loaded for fast retrieval.
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Whenever a thumbnail is created, Makaha keeps track of it for quick loading
of all thumbnails. If a graphic that has a thumbnail in it is erased at a
later date, Makaha will update the list automatically.
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If you move a graphic after you created the thumbnail, it will be erased from
the list. The only way to place it back on the list is to do another conversion
on it, or edit the file "Thumb.Dta" and edit the path.
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The size of the thumbnail will be 64 pixels by 64 pixels by 8 or 24 bits
depending on what bits you select to save it in.
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The only types of thumbnails supported are .CMP and .JPG (see File Types Supported)41.
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You must convert (see Convert)3  to one of these types and select the
"Save With Thumbnail" feature to create thumbnails.
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While viewing your thumbnails, you can group them anyway you like!
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To group your thumbnails, first enter in a new group name in the text box.
Now click on the [Group] button. That's it! You're done. Now, when the thumbnail
window is up, select the group from the pulldown list and the group will be loaded.
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To customize a group, click on [Drag], an empty list box will pop-up for you
to fill with your new custom group. To add a thumbnail to the new group, click
and drag the thumbnails caption to the list box and release the mouse button.
Add as many thumbnails to the new group as you want.
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Now add a new group name, and click on [Done].
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You can have up to 32,000 different groups of thumbnails.
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The Autoload thumbnail feature will load all the thumbnails you have
created. It doesn't matter what drive or directory the thumbnail is in,
as long as it's in the same directory as it was when you created the
thumbnail. The best way to use this feature is to create a special
directory for your thumbnails [graphics] and move all the ones you want
to keep in this directory. Then create your thumbnails with them.
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Use the compression (see compression)42 of either .CMP or .JPG to reduce
the size of the graphics as well to save hard drive space.
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If you move a graphic that has a thumbnail, it will be deleted from the
Autoload list and you will either have to convert or edit the file "Thumb.Dta"
and change the path to the new drive and directory for that graphic.
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You can find the "Thumb.Dta" file in the default Makaha directory.
Any text editor [like notepad] will work to edit this file.
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To unlock your copy of Makaha after it's thirty day evaluation, enter
in the upgrade code in the sign off screen. This will make your copy
fully functional again.
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Of course to receive this upgrade code, you have to register with us or
a represenative of ours for the price in the register form [see main help menu].
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As of now you can get a copy from "Computer Bits & Bytes" at:
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http://www.combits.com
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They accept all major credit cards.
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Or...
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"ShareIt Registration" at:
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http://www.shareit.com
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They accept all major credit cards, including the EuroCard for Europe.
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Makaha will automatically play any animated GIF file when opened or previewed.
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Click on the animation with the Right mouse button to bring up the
page options. You must first stop the animation to move forward or
backward in the animation list.
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To create GIF animations, open all the graphics you want inside the animation.
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Now select [Create Animations] and all the files you loaded will be listed
for you [it doesn't matter what type you load, they will all be converted to GIF].
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Now select the order you want them in by placing them in the Create list
box by highlighting them and clicking on the down arrow [for picture] or right arrow
for [Banners].
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Try to make all the graphics the same size and resolution for best results.
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Also, the smaller the graphic, the smoother the animation.
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Next, select your options.
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The DELAY feature is for the delay between the showing
of each graphic. This is in milliseconds. 1000 ms = 1 second.
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The same SIZE feature will resize all the graphics to the size of the highlighted
graphic in the create list.
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The LOOP option will play the newly created animation in a continuous loop.
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Otherwise it will play the list of files just once and stop.
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The DISPOSAL METHOD
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Sets the animation playback disposal method.
The disposal method can be different for each bitmap in a list [but it is usually the same].
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The TEST button will test the animation file for you before you save it.
This is good for time delay checking.
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All files when saved, are all automatically converted to GIF's and saved in the
"AutoSave" directory [off Makaha directory] as ANI##.GIF files. You can use the rename
command later to change the name to whatever you like (see File Open)1 .
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The [Picture / Banner] options will display the preview window in either
a picture or banner style. If you're creating banners.. try to make them
all the same size for an even animation effect.
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Preferences allow you to save certain settings for the next session.
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Dithering, specifies the type of dithering to use when loading an image with 256 colors or less.
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Paint with fixed Palette, images that are less than 16 bits per pixel require a palette, which is an array of
color values. The value of each pixel in one of these images is an index into the palette. [Images that are
16 bits per pixel or higher store the color values directly in the image, as pixel values.] The number of colors in
a palette is limited to the highest possible index value. For example, if an image is 8 bits per pixel, it can have
a palette of 256 colors, which is the number of different colors that can be referenced by using the pixel values
as 8-bit indexes.  If an image file is less than 16 bits per pixel, the file contains a palette, and when you load
the image into a bitmap, the palette is also loaded into the bitmap.
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Paint While Loading, shows the graphic while it's loading in the graphic window.
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Show Open Options, checked, will show the Open Options window every time you view a
new graphic. Unchecked, it will open the graphic in its default resolution.
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Show Progress Bar, displays a progress bar whenever you change the graphic by any means above. This is
a handy option.
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Show Toolbar, displays the icons on the top of Makaha for quick access.
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Show Infobar, displays the graphics statistics on the bottom row.
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Tooltips, gives you quick info on what a command button will do.
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Unload File Selector, unloads it from memory.
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AutoSave & Work directories: This option allows you to select which directory to save
your files to.  The drive and directory selected will become the default drive and directory.
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Load Max Screen, loads "Makaha" full screen on startup.
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Select Wipe Effect, allows you to add effects to opening a graphic.
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Main Window Effect, will turn off the effects for the main window.
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Frame for Full Screen, places a frame around the full screen graphic.
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Fit Graphic in Full Screen, lets you view the complete graphic, even if it's larger
then full screen.
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Back Ground Colors, lets you choose the color for the Full Screen, Slide Show, Info bar,
Info Text, & Makaha background.
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Remove Wallpaper, This will remove the wallpaper from Windows background.
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Edit Loading of Paint, Put the PATH to your paint program here. On default.. C:\WINDOWS\PAINT.EXE
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Compression Using LEAD [CMP] and JPEG [JPG] Formats
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Compression of color and grayscale graphic image files is useful because the files are big.
They can range from 100 kilobytes to more than 200 megabytes.
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Compressing the image files does the following:
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3. Improves the transmission speed over networks or phone lines
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Image  files can be reduced to 200 times smaller than their original size.
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The LEAD CMP compression format was created by LEAD Technologies, Inc., and it delivers a
much smaller file size and better image quality than other compression techniques,
including JPEG. LEAD's CMP file format allows for decompression to a 24-bit medium at 24-bit
color and to an 8-bit medium at 8-bit color without sacrificing image quality.
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This eliminates the need to convert all images to 8 bits in order
to support the low end videos or to save one 8-bit file and one 24-bit file.
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The result is one much smaller file size that can be viewed on a 24-bit video card at
24-bit true color, as well as on an 8-bit VGA card at 256 colors.
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[AVI] Windows Movies
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[MPG] MPEG Movies
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[MOV] Quicktime Movies
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[WAV] Windows Sample Sounds
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[MID] MIDI Music Files
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[HTM] HTML Web Pages
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[TXT] Most text files
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[ZIP] Zip files
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[HLP] Windows Help Files
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GRAPHIC FORMATS
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JPEG and LEAD Compressed [JPG and CMP]
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LEAD. This is the LEAD CMP compressed format for grayscale and color images. This format results in smaller
files and better image quality than industry-standard formats.
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Progressive LEAD. This is a LEAD format that is useful for transmitting images.
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JFIF. This is the JPEG File Interchange Format. Makaha supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1
color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.
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Progressive JPEG. This is a JFIF format that is useful for transmitting images.
Makaha supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.
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JTIF. This is the JPEG Tagged Interchange Format. Makaha supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2,
and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.
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Makaha reads and writes the following LZW-compressed formats.
Note that these formats require an upgrade after 30 days, as explained in the LZW License Instructions.
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GIF. This is the Graphics Interchange Format created by CompuServe for storing and exchanging
color raster images. You can read and write the following bits per pixel: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
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Animated GIF. This is a multipage GIF format that can be played as an animation by displaying the
images sequentially. Makaha lets you create and play the animations.
You can read and write the following bits per pixel: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
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TIFF LZW. These files use the Tagged Image File Format with LZW compression.
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Makaha can read and write TIFF files that use RGB, CMYK, or YCbCr color space.
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You can read the following bits per pixel, without regard for the color space: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 24, 32.
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You can write the following bits per pixel, with RGB color space: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 24, 32.
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You can write the following bits per pixel, with CMYK color space: 24, 32.
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You can write the following bits per pixel, with YCbCr color space: 24.
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Makaha reads and writes several TIFF formats that do not require an LZW license.
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TIFF is a tag-based file format designed to promote universal interchanges of digital image data.
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Because TIFF files do not have a single way to store image data, there are many versions of TIFF.
Makaha supports the most common TIFF formats. The usual file extension is TIFF for single-image
files, and MPT for multipage files [which can contain many images].
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Makaha can read and write TIFF files that use RGB, CMYK, or YCbCr color space.
Makaha can also read and write files with PackBits compression.
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You can read the following bits per pixel, without regard for the color space: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 24, 32.
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You can write the following bits per pixel, with RGB color space: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 24, 32.
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You can write the following bits per pixel, with CMYK color space: 24, 32.
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You can write the following bits per pixel, with YCbCr color space: 24.
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BMP Formats
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Makaha reads and writes the following BMP formats:
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Windows Bitmap [BMP]. This is a file format created by Microsoft. Some BMP images are
compressed with an RLE-type compression.
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You can read and write the following bits per pixel, without RLE compression: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32.
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You can read and write the following bits per pixel, with RLE compression: 4, 8.
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OS/2 Bitmap [OS/2 BMP]. These are files created on an OS/2 operating system.
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Makaha supports both 1.x and 2.x formats.
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You can read and write the following bits per pixel, without RLE compression: 1, 4, 8, 24.
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You can read [but not write] the following bits per pixel, with RLE compression: 4, 8.
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Icons and Cursors [ICO and CUR]
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Makaha reads and writes Windows Icon and Cursor files.
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Windows Icon [ICO]. This is a multipage file format for storing one or more Windows icons.
The background color when you read these images is always black.
The size when you write these images can be no larger than 255-by-255 pixels.
[Neither the width nor height can be greater than 255.]
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You can read multipage files with the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8.
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You can write single-page files with the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8.
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Windows Cursor [CUR]. This is a file format for storing Windows cursors [mouse pointers].
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Makaha does not load or save transparency information in these files.
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The size when you write these images should be exactly 32-by-32 pixels.
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You can read and write 1-bit, single-page files.
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PCX Formats [PCX and DCX]
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Makaha reads and writes the following PCX formats:
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PCX. This is a file format created by ZSoft.
This format compresses its image data with the RLE type compression.
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DCX. This is a multipage PCX format that enables a file to contain more than one image.
It is handled the same as a regular PCX file, except for the multipage feature.
For PCX and DCX files, you can read and write the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24.
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Kodak Formats [PCD and FPX]
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Makaha supports the following Kodak formats:
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PhotoCD [PCD]. This is a common high-resolution format for images on CD-ROM.
An image file can contain one or more physical resolutions, with fixed dimensions.
You can choose which resolution to load, and thus control the size of the resulting bitmap.
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You can read the following bits per pixel: 8, 24.
You cannot write PhotoCD files. They are read-only.
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FlashPix [FPX]. [WIN32 only] This Kodak format is newer than PhotoCD.
This format can also contain more than one physical resolution, but without fixed dimensions.
You can choose which resolution to load, and thus control the size of the resulting bitmap.
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You can read and write the following bits per pixel: 8, 24.7
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Exif Formats [TIFF and JPG]
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Exif is a standard for image files created with digital cameras and other input devices.
The standard is set by the Japan Electronic Industry Development Association, and formally it is
called the Digital Still Camera Image File Format Standard.
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Exif files contain either uncompressed TIFF images or compressed JPEG images.
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Makaha reads and writes the following Exif formats:
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TIFF. This is a tag-based file format designed to promote universal interchanges of digital image data.
You can read and write 24 bits per pixel.
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JPG. This is the JPEG format with YUV 4:2:2 sampling.
The Exif standard requires the width of the image to be a multiple of 16 and the height to be a multiple of 8.
You can read and write 24 bits per pixel. [Grayscale is not supported.]
For more information, refer to Compression Using LEAD and JPEG Formats.
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Windows Metafile Format [WMF]
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The Windows Metafile [WMF] format is a vectored format that may or may not also contain a raster image.
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When reading a WMF file, Makaha converts all of the image data to a raster image.
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When writing a WMF file, Makaha saves all of the image data as a raster image within the WMF file.
Therefore, if you load and save a WMF file, you convert any vectored image data that the original contained.
For WMF files, you can read and write the following bits per pixel: 8, 24.
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PhotoShop 3.0 Format [PSD]
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Photoshop 3.0 [PSD] is the format produced by the Adobe Photoshop graphics editor.
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For PSD files, you can read and write the following bits per pixel: 1, 8, 24.7
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Portable Network Graphics Format [PNG]
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PNG [Portable Network Graphics] is a replacement for the GIF format.
It is a full-featured [non-LZW] compressed format intended for widespread use without legal restraints.
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You can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32.
You can write the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24.
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Makaha supports reading [but not writing] interlaced PNG files.
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Truevision TARGA Format [TGA]
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Truevision TGA [TARGA] is a file format created by Truevision Inc.
Makaha supports all uncompressed and RLE compressed TGA file formats.
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For TGA files, you can read and write the following bits per pixel: 8, 16, 24, 32.
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Encapsulated PostScript [EPS]
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PostScript Raster [Encapsulated PostScript]. These files are used primarily on PostScript printers.
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These printers usually offer more variety of fonts and higher resolution than standard laser printers.
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EPS files will work on any PostScript compatible printer and any end-user application that supports
placement of EPS files in its work space.
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The image that you read from an EPS file can be either a PostScript raster image or an embedded TIFF image.
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The image that you write to an EPS file is always a PostScript raster image.
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For a PostScript raster image, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 8.
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For an embedded TIFF image, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32.
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You can write only an 8-bit PostScript raster image, which is grayscale.
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SUN Raster Format [RAS]
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SUN Raster [RAS] is a format native to Sun UNIX platforms.
For RAS files, you can read and write the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24, 32.
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WordPerfect Format [WPG]
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The WordPerfect [WPG] format can contain vectored or raster images.
Makaha handles only the raster images.
For WPG files, you can read and write the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8.
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Macintosh Pict Format [PCT]
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Macintosh Pict [PCT] files are produced using Macintosh QuickDraw, and are used in desktop publishing and imaging applications.
For PCT files, you can read and write the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24.
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Bitonal [1-Bit]
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LEAD 1-Bit Format [CMP]
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LEAD 1BIT is a proprietary 1-bit LEAD compressed format that has better compression and
performance than other 1-bit formats. You can read and write files in this format.
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TIFF CCITT and Other FAX Formats
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Makaha supports reading and writing of the following 1-bit formats that are commonly
used in FAX transmissions:
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TIFF CCITT. These are compressed TIFF files that are commonly used for FAX transmission and document imaging.
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TIFF CCITT Group 3. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than
TIFF CCITT. Makaha supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.
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TIFF CCITT Group 4. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than
TIFF CCITT Group 3.
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CALS Raster. These are CCITT Group 4 CALS raster files. CALS is a United States government standard.
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IOCA [ICA]. This is the Image Object Content Architecture developed by IBM.
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WinFax Group 3. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 3 support.
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WinFax Group 4. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 4 support.
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FAX Group 3. This is a raw FAX format [without a header] for Group 3 support.
Makaha supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.
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FAX Group 4. This is a raw FAX format [without a header] for Group 4 support.
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AWD. [WIN32 only] This is a Microsoft FAX format.
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Miscellaneous 1-Bit Formats [MAC, IMG, and MSP]
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Makaha supports reading and writing of the following 1-bit formats:
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MacPaint [MAC]. These Macintosh Paint files are commonly used for monochrome clip art.
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GEM Image [IMG]. These files are native to the Graphical Environment Manager developed by Digital Research.
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Microsoft Paint [MSP]. These files from early versions of Windows are used for black-and-white
drawings and clip art.
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