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- ----------------------------- SHAREWARE NOTICES -----------------------------
- The program you are now using is a Shareware Edition of the SLIM SHOW 3.0.
- You may install it once to your computer and use it for (at most) 30 days
- to evaluate. Please do not use this Shareware Edition program more than
- 30 days, or for purposes other than evaluation. You should not distribute
- your projects made with the Shareware Edition program either.
-
-
-
- --------------------------------- DISCLAIMERS --------------------------------
- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, TORT, CONTRACT, OR
- OTHERWISE, SHALL PC WHOLEWARE OR ITS SUPPLIERS OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
- DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
- TIME, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, LOSS OF USE OF THIS
- PRODUCT, PROJECTS CREATED BY THE PRODUCT OR ANY OTHER LOSSES) ARISING OUT
- OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF PC WHOLEWARE OR
- ITS AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME
- JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO
- YOU.
-
-
-
- ----------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ----------------------------
- The system requirements for running SLIM SHOW 3.0, or running projects made
- with it:
-
- * IBM PC or compatible computer with a 386 or higher processor.
- * SVGA graphic with 640 by 480 by 256 colors or better.
- * 10 MB of free hard disk space. (note *1)
- * Microsoft Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 3.5 or higher.
- * Sound card with Windows drivers. (note *2)
- * Mouse.
-
- Note *1: Varies with projects.
-
- Note *2: When running a project on PCs without a sound card, the project
- shows all the visual scenes normally, but does not produce sound.
-
-
-
- --------------------------------- TO INSTALL ---------------------------------
- Run "setup.exe" from Windows and follow the instructions.
-
-
-
- ----------------------------------- TO RUN -----------------------------------
- A "SLIM SHOW 3.0" icon will be created in the "Slim Show" program group by the
- Setup program. Follow regular Windows procedures to run the program. It is
- recommended that you run the included Demo project if you are using Slim Show
- 3.0 for the first time.
-
-
-
- -------------------------------- TO UNINSTALL --------------------------------
- The setup program in SLIM SHOW can uninstall the SLIM SHOW from your system
- for you. To ensure all the installed components will be removed properly,
- please follow these steps:
-
- 1. Make sure the SLIM SHOW program and the Dictionary Editor program are not
- running.
- 2. Run the Uninstall program from the SLIM SHOW program group and follow the
- instructions to complete the uninstallation.
-
- Note: The uninstaller is not allowed to remove files created by you, such as
- newly created projects and material files. If you have these files in the
- directory where the SLIM SHOW program resides, the uninstaller will only
- remove the installed files but leave the user-created files untouched.
-
-
-
- ---------------------------- PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ------------------------------
- * Interactive multimedia maker for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT.
- * Forty (40) built-in transition styles for Graphics, with erasing, resizing,
- and transparent painting. Supports BMP and JPEG graphic formats. External
- visual effects can be produced by arranging Graphic scenes directly.
- * Text objects show text strings or text files with various styles. They
- support full ANSI character set and TureType text fonts (TTF). TrueType
- text fonts (TTF) are transported to target system and then removed after the
- show automatically.
- * Graphics transition speed and Text marching speed can be adjusted
- dynamically.
- * Movie objects play AVI and MPEG movie files.
- * Internal flicker-free built-in animation. Allows up to four simultaneous
- Animation objects to run with other events.
- * Sound objects play MIDI (including RMI) and WAVE audio.
- * Built-in text-to-speech synthesizer. Speech objects speak text strings or
- text files, with adjustable pitch and speed. Allows use of custom
- dictionaries.
- * Text or graphical buttons for users interaction. Supports nondestructive
- and invisible button styles.
- * Executes subprograms (other SLIM SHOW projects).
- * Executes other Windows programs.
- * A Print utility for printing in projects.
- * Visual authoring environment allows you to create programs just by clicking,
- dragging, placing, and assigning properties. No scripting or programming is
- needed. Uses the same authoring environment to create programs, subprograms,
- and animation files.
- * Creates standalone, ready-to-run Windows programs with state-of-the-art data
- compression algorithm. Fully automatic expanding and playing process at run
- time. All temporarily created files are cleaned up after the show. Tiny
- player footprint (the multimedia engine only takes 55 KB of disk space for
- regular projects). A Self-extracting file can be cut into multiple files for
- fitting the transporting media. Self-extracting executable projects are
- ideal for distributions in E-mails, diskettes or on Web sites.
- * Non-compressing mode builder creates the runtime player and collects
- material files. Projects made in this mode run directly without loading and
- decompressing. Non-compressing mode is ideal for making multimedia projects
- on CD-ROMs, or to run off the harddisk.
- * The Stage window can be adjusted automatically to target video size or set
- at a fixed resolution.
- * Allows custom text showing on the Loadup screen. The Loadup screen can be
- disabled for making commercial projects.
-
-
-
- ------------------------- NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 3.0 ------------------------
- * Supports transparency, erasing, and more transition styles in Graphics
- objects.
- * Supports erasing in Text objects.
- * Supports Nondestructive and Invisible style in Button objects.
- * Execute subprograms and Windows executable programs.
- * Supports MPEG.
- * Supports text files reading in Speech Objects.
- * Internal flicker-free built-in animation. Allows independent animation
- objects to run with other events.
- * Improved Position Definition window for easier object positioning and
- aligning with underneath pictures.
- * Supports Pause and prompt before exit.
- * Accurate multimedia timers eliminate the timing differences running on
- various machines.
- * Eliminates the tiling problem (in Rev. 2.1 or earlier, Graphics with tiling
- styles may have the right and bottom sides clipped.)
- * Eliminates the Stage window invalidating problem. Stage window is repainted
- automatically when destroyed by other windows, or when Buttons are erasing.
- * A Print utility allows printing in projects.
- * Runs on Windows NT (3.5 or later).
- * Allows the loadup screen to be disabled (available in Commercial
- Distribution Edition only.)
- * A Setup Utility can be used for installing non-compressing mode projects
- from CD-ROMs to users' systems (available in Commercial Distribution
- Edition only.)
- * Commercial Distribution Edition allows making projects for royalty-free,
- commercial distributions.
-
-
-
- ------------------------ TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION -----------------------
- Technical support for SLIM SHOW can be obtained by sending E-mail or Postal
- mail to PC WholeWare. PC WholeWare's web site also contains support pages
- with information such as products upgrade, download of tools and add-on
- products,... etc. Please see the "CONTACT INFORMATION" for the addresses and
- web site URL.
-
-
-
- ---------------------------- CONTACT INFORMATION -----------------------------
- SLIM SHOW 3.0 Copyright (c) 1996-1998 PC WholeWare. All rights reserved.
-
- PC WholeWare,
- 33 Justin Street,
- Lexington, MA 02420
- USA
-
- E-mail address: info@pcww.com
- 103671.2141@compuserve.com
-
- Web Site: www.pcww.com
-
-
-
- -------------------------- REDISTRIBUTION INFORMATION ------------------------
- This SHAREWARE EDITION of SLIM SHOW 3.0 program can be freely distributed
- under the following conditions:
-
- 1. All the files in the original package should stay together and not
- changed.
- 2. This package contains a text font from the Microsoft Corporation. You
- should agree to be bound by the terms of its license agreements (EULA)
- to use or redistribute. The text font file and its EULA are located
- under the "f" subdirectory where the SLIM SHOW program is installed.
-