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- HyperSnap-DX is Windows 95, 98 and NT screen capture tool.
- Unlike any other of such tools, it can capture not only
- standard desktop programs, but also multimedia and games
- running in DirectX/ Direct3D or 3Dfx Glide modes, and most
- video/dvd players. It can save and read pictures in over 20
- graphics formats, including GIF (transparent and
- interlaced), JPEG (progressive) and much more. Use hotkeys
- or an autotimer to grab a desktop, hilited window or any
- area. Include cursor in images, crop, change colors and
- resolution, acquire from TWAIN devices. Auto scroll web
- pages and other long documents to capture more than you can
- see on the screen. Contains tons of other useful features.
-
- INSTALLATION
- ------------
-
- Install this program by running the self-extracting archive,
- HySnap.exe or SETUP.EXE (e.g. double click on its icon). You
- will be prompted for the target folder, where HyperSnap-DX files
- will be installed. A HyperSnap-DX group (menu) will be created
- in your Windows 95 or NT Start menu, together with an
- "Uninstall" icon that will completely remove HyperSnap-DX if
- necessary.
-
- If the uninstall script file (UnHSDX.bat in your Windows
- directory) was accidently deleted, you may still completely
- uninstall HyperSnap-DX by running:
-
- hsdx -uninstall
-
- and then deleting its files and directory manually. To recreate
- HyperSnap-DX menu under Windows 95 "Start" button you may run
- again HySnap.exe, if you saved it, or just run:
-
- hsdx -install
-
- and enter the same directory where HyperSnap-DX is already
- installed.
-
- Register your copy of HyperSnap-DX by selecting "Register" under
- the program's Help menu, or from within the help menu. This
- program is a 'try before you buy' shareware program that relies
- on your support for continued development, and single user
- registration is only $25.00. When you register HyperSnap-DX you
- will receive a code that fully enables the software and become
- eligible for priority support. You will also be able to obtain
- free updates of the program through our Web page (address below)
- with which you can use your registration code, until the next
- major release.
-
- You may also purchase HyperSnap-DX licenses in our WEB Store
- on the Internet. It uses secure connection to insure privacy.
- Hyperionics Web Store accepts Visa, Master Card, American Express
- and Discover/Novus credit card payments.
-
- To register copies of HyperSnap-DX please use the "Register"
- program usually provided with HyperSnap-DX to make payments. We
- accepts different payment methods, including credit card and
- checks/money orders. You may also mail us your check or money
- order directly, provided that it is drawn on a US bank, payable
- to "Greg Kochaniak".
-
- Greg Kochaniak
- Hyperionics
- 3146 Chestnut Street
- Murrysville, PA 15668, USA
-
- e-mail: gregko@hyperionics.com
- http://www.hyperionics.com
-
- See also a list of international distributors on our Web site or
- in HyperSnap-DX help file.
-
- License cost for HyperSnap-DX 3:
- Single licenses: $25 each, or $7.50 upgrade from HyperSnap 2
- Site license: $750, or $300 upgrade from HyperSnap 2
- (Site licenses cover a single organization for an area
- of up to one hundred miles (160 km) in radius.)
- World-wide license: $2000 or $700 upgrade from HyperSnap 2
-
- HyperSnap-DX may be also registered using CompuServe SWREG forum (GO
- SWREG) and search for HyperSnap-DX. The price for single
- user license over CompuServe is $27 due to the 15% charge they
- impose.
-
- Distribution is permitted provided you follow these
- instructions: You are free to make copies of the distribution
- archive (HYSNPxxx.ZIP or HySnap.exe) and pass it along to others
- for their evaluation provided that no modifications or additions
- are made to the software, its documentation, or any associated
- files, and it is not bundled in a distribution of any other
- software .
-
- Support is available through the addresses listed above, whether
- you are a registered user or not. Registered users receive
- priority treatment, of course. E-mail will always receive the
- quickest response.
-
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- Changes log:
-
- As you can see, HyperSnap-DX receives continual attention as we
- listen to users' comments and suggestions to make it the best
- screen capture utility for Windows 95 and NT possible. Your
- input is always welcome.
-
- Greg Kochaniak, Hyperionics
- 3146 Chestnut Street, Murrysville, PA 15668, USA
- e-mail: gregko@hyperionics.com
- http://www.hyperionics.com
-
- 1999.05.26 HyperSnap-DX 3.40 Beta 6
- Modified the way PrintScreen key is handled by HyperSnap-DX.
- Fixed F11 (repeat last capture) key to not close menus before
- the capture.
-
- 1999.05.20 HyperSnap-DX 3.40 Beta 5
- Changed Options menu to select different startup options and
- provide "auto-start with Windows" selection.
- Fix for DVD captures with some ATI graphics cards (e.g. Rage 128).
-
- 1999.05.17 HyperSnap-DX 3.40 Beta 4
- Fixed a bug - crash in Imsge/Crop Out function.
-
- 1999.05.11 HyperSnap-DX 3.40 Beta 3
- Fixed a problem with auto-scroll and other capture functions
- on Windows 98, introduced in Beta 2... Sorry!
- Changed beta expiration date to June 30, 1999.
-
- 1999.05.10 HyperSnap-DX 3.40 Beta 2
- Fixed a problem when opening or scanning large pictures under
- Windows 95/98 (over 16 MB of data) - previously HS-DX would
- display "Bitmap creation failed" message, now it should work.
-
- 1999.05.1 HyperSnap-DX 3.40 Beta 1
- New in this version:
- - support for multi-monitor systems (Windows 98, Windows 2000)
- - text headers and footers when printing images
- - corrected color filter for screen captures from 3Dfx Voodoo3
- cards
- - upgraded Leadtools DLL distributed with HyperSnap-DX to ver.
- 10
- - miscellaneous small enhancements and bug fixes
-
- 1998.12.31 HyperSnap-DX 3.30.00
- Added the ability to capture images from hardware overlays,
- which are largely used in video software (e.g. DVD players).
- The limitation is again, that the overlay must have been
- created and managed with DirectX in the target program,
- otherwise we'll still capture only the color rectangle
- (the overlay key color).
-
- Good news is a new way to snap DirectX screens, including
- games, videos, DVD etc. It is no longer necessary to start
- HyperSnap-DX and enable DirectX capture first, before the
- target program. HyperSnap-DX can be started or stopped at
- any time, and it will capture these screens correctly.
- DirectX and Glide capture is now a lot more stable, should
- not cause game/computer crashes or lock-ups.
-
- Other changes:
-
- Added new "Quick Crop and Scale" function to Capture menu.
- Added "Toggle Cursor Capture" button to the toolbar.
-
- Added a setting to change picture resolution, in dots per
- inch (dpi). This setting affects how images are printed
- or pasted into other documents. Also added a "zoom" window
- for Region capture and crop operations, which lets you to
- see the area around the cursor under 3x or 4x magnification.
-
- Fixed a problem with color captures from 256 color
- applications using entire system palette.
-
- Fixed the problem under Windows 98, where selecting Region
- capture from the menu or when HS window was in front, did
- not permit you to use keyboard to control region selection.
-
-
- 1998.09.15 HyperSnap-DX 3.21.00
- Added support to capture games using DirectX 6 technology.
- Corrected some small errors regarding saving files in EPS
- and other formats.
-
- 1998.08.05 HyperSnap-DX 3.20.00
- Added ability to capture pictures from Glide 3.x applications.
- Selecting "DirectX and Glide Capture" now displays a dialog
- to actually choose DirectX/Direct3D and/or Glide capture
- technology, and set image post processing and gamma correction
- factor. Some more small fixes for Glide and DirectX captures.
- Added Gamma Correction, Rotate and Mirror options to the
- Image menu.
- Window close button will now only minimize HyperSnap-DX, and
- not completely exit it, if "Display Tray Icon" option is
- turned on.
-
- 1998.06.19 HyperSnap-DX 3.13.00
- Earlier versions of HyperSnap-DX would sometimes hang when
- snapping pictures from high action games running in Glide
- mode on 3Dfx Voodoo2 and compatible hardware. This has now
- been fixed. Other small changes: now saving the last captured
- area between sessions, more command line options and other
- small fixes.
-
- 1998.05.19 HyperSnap-DX 3.12.00
- Page Setup preview did not display correct scale for pictures
- loaded from files, if constant scaling factor was selected.
- Fixed full screen capture for some rare programs that use palettes
- in 8 bit color mode, that don't contain Windows static colors.
- Added "Optimized or Std. Windows" palette choices to Save As...
- options
- Added "Black and White" palette choice to "Color Resolution" on
- Image menu.
-
- 1998.04.22 HyperSnap-DX 3.11.00
- New features: Quick Save function extended for auto-number and
- prompt for name options to work together.
- New "Black and White" palette setting under Image/Color Resolution
- Page Setup dialog extended in Scaling section, to set fixed scaling
- _or_ auto-fit, if the picture is too large for given scale.
- Bug fixes: occasional crash in Crop functions. Problem with
- printing some GIF files in constant scale factor. Occasional crash
- if Quick Save had an invalid file name.
-
- 1998.03.26 HyperSnap-DX 3.10.03
- More small changes and bug fixes: print sometimes would not work.
- Added Esc button handling to Window capture, to let you interrupt
- it that way. Also space bar in Window capture now works the same
- as left mouse button - using it, e.g. when you click on a menu,
- will prevent the execution of this menu function.
- Made Quick Print and the Print button on the toolbar to start
- printing at once, instead of bringing up Print Dialog first.
-
- 1998.03.24 HyperSnap-DX 3.10.02
- Minor fixes: Windows Metafile default extension was .wfm instead
- of .wmf. Printing margins did not work correctly (on Page Setup).
- Added saving of toolbar and status bar visibility and positions.
- Made Esc key abort Window Capture operation. Added toolbar icon
- for Page Setup. Some more small fixes like that.
-
- 1998.03.13 HyperSnap-DX 3.10.00
- Major update with many new features. You may now get HyperSnap-DX
- in Basic or Pro version. New features in HyperSnap-DX 3.10 Basic
- version:
-
- New style of File/Open and File/Save dialogs.
-
- New, powerful Page Setup dialog with a preview of how your
- picture will be printed.
-
- Toolbar with one click shortcuts to the most used menu
- functions, which you may turn off if you don't like it.
-
- Crop-out function to select rectangular areas from your
- picture and turn them to white (or other "paper" color).
- Useful e.g. to edit out unwanted parts when capturing
- cascading menus.
-
- Support for Print Screen hot key, e.g. to capture screen
- savers, that are turned off by any other hot keys. This will
- also capture DirectX and 3Dfx Glide screen savers, if "DirectX
- and Glide Capture" option is turned on.
-
- New filter function if capturing pictures from 3Dfx controller
- to improve their quality (both Glide and DirectX/Direct3D
- mode).
-
- New features in HyperSnap-DX 3.10 Pro version - all of the Basic
- version plus:
-
- Support for reading and writing of over 20 graphics formats,
- including BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, PCX and many more.
-
- Image maniuplation routines: resize, change color resolution,
- convert to gray scale or dither to black and white. More
- image manipulation routines will be added here in later
- releases.
-
- Acquire images from devices supporting TWAIN protocol (e.g.
- scanners, digital cameras).
-
-
- 1997.12.09 HyperSnap-DX 3.08.00
- Added saving on exit of the last disk folder (directory) used
- in File/Save As or File/Open and restoring it on next run.
- Added two command line options: -nosetdir and -nosavedir to
- preserve the old behaviour if necessary.
- Fixed: bottom margin in printing was not set correctly (right
- margin value was used instead).
-
- 1997.11.13 HyperSnap-DX 3.07.00
- Added ability to capture screens from Win32 games using GLIDE
- (3Dfx) technology. Improved DirectX captures - no more color
- shifts and less crashes.
-
- 1997.10.14 HyperSnap-DX 3.06.00
- Pasting HyperSnap-DX pictures into some programs, e.g. Lotus
- Notes, would produce black picture. Fixed.
- Fixed auto-scroll for MS Office 97 and Internet Explorer 4
-
- 1997.08.07 HyperSnap-DX 3.05.01
- Bug fix - in Quick Save mode, if the time between the captures
- was long, there were problems starting the Explorer and some
- other applications on Windows 95. Also fixed: pressing a hot
- key in Quick Save timed mode will abort the mode promptly,
- without waiting for the next auto-snap to happend.
-
- 1997.07.18 HyperSnap-DX 3.05 (there was no public rel. of 3.04)
- Added "Send by Email" item to the file menu. With MAPI enabled
- mailer this will let you send the current picture to any email
- recipient as GIF, BMP or JPEG file attachment.
- Prepared HyperSnap-DX for localization (translation into other
- languages)
- Fixed a problem in saving BMP files: if the file was loaded from
- disk or saved with some options, changing BMP options (color depth)
- had no effect.
- Added information about Hyperionics Web Store to "About" and
- "Register" boxes.
-
- 1997.05.21 HyperSnap-DX 3.03
- Added "Continue on error" check box to Quick Save dialog, so that
- Quick Save is not aborted on a file error like "file busy" if you
- want to save to the same file and e.g. continue pushing it to a
- WEB server.
- Added "Center Image on Page" to "Page Setup" dialog.
-
- 1997.05.05 HyperSnap-DX 3.02
- Worked around a bug in Word 97 - it would not paste correctly
- some of our 256 color DIB pictures (displayed big red X instead).
-
- 1997.04.25 HyperSnap-DX 3.01
- On capture menu, if Quick Save item is checked on, and you click
- on it while holding the Shift key on the keyboard, this will pop
- up Quick Save setup dialog again, instead of checking the item off.
- Fixed: Page Up/Down keys would not work correctly if you started
- HyperSnap-DX with file name argument (to view the file) in a current
- directory.
- Fixed: Page Up/Down keys would not display files in alphabetical
- order on Windows 95 (or FAT partitions under NT).
-
- 1997.04.16 HyperSnap-DX 3.00
- Final Release of version 3.00.
-
- (List of chages from SnapShot/32 and HyperSnap 2 releases
- deleted)
-
-