Spider-Man® Print Kit Readme v1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Minimum System Requirements II. Spider-Man® Print Kit Overview III. Installing the Program IV. Troubleshooting V. Customer Support I. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ------------------------------- Pentium® 166 MHz or higher US Version Microsoft® Windows® 95/98 operating system 100% Windows® 95/98 compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for CD-ROM, video card, sound card and input devices) 32 MB RAM Quad Speed (4x) CD-ROM drive (600K/sec sustained transfer rate) SVGA video card capable of 800x600 and 16-bit color 100% compatible Windows® 95/98 16-bit sound card and drivers 100% compatible Windows® 95/98 mouse and drivers 100% compatible Windows® 95/98 printer and drivers (color printer recommended) 200 MB of uncompressed hard drive space Quicktime® 4.0 (included) II. SPIDER-MAN® PRINT KIT OVERVIEW ----------------------------------- Watch Spider-Man® come to life on your computer screen and in nineteen different great print projects that you can make yourself. Make all kinds of things using images of Spider-Man®, Doctor Octopus®, the Lizard® and many more spider friends and foes. III. INSTALLING THE PROGRAM ----------------------------- If the Windows® 95/98 Autoplay feature is enabled on your computer, the Spider-Man® Print Kit installation screen will automatically appear when you insert the Spider-Man® Print Kit CD into your CD-ROM drive. Simply click on Install and follow the on-screen instructions to continue the installation. If the Autoplay feature is disabled, you can begin the installation by doing the following: a) Go to the Start Menu and select Run. b) Type D:\SETUP.EXE (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive letter) and press Enter. -or- a) Double-click on the My Computer icon on the Windows 95/98 desktop. b) Click on the View menu and select Refresh. c) Double-click on your CD-ROM drive icon. d) Double-click on SETUP.EXE. IV. TROUBLESHOOTING --------------------- Long Print Times ---------------- On certain brands of printers, it may a minute or two for your projects to begin to print out, so please be patient. Bypassing Animations -------------------- If you would like to skip the animations played throughout the program, you may do so by clicking you left mouse button as soon as the animation starts to play. The animation will then stop and allow the program to continue normally. General Printing Problems ------------------------- Most printing problems can be resolved by obtaining the latest printer drivers for your printer. If you are experiencing any printing difficulties, we recommend contacting your printer manufacturer and obtaining the latest printer drivers for your printer. Most printer drivers can be downloaded from the Internet free of charge. Printing Envelopes ------------------ For proper performance, it is necessary to use standard invitation size envelopes when printing. These envelopes are commonly referred to as A2 size and their dimensions are as follows: 4 3/8 inches x 5 3/4 inches. These standard invitation size envelopes can be purchased at your local office supply store. Printing in Black and White --------------------------- When creating projects you can click on the B&W button to make the clip art image on your design print in black and white. When using this feature, please be aware that when you click on this button only the portion of the project you are currently viewing will be changed to black and white. For example, if you click on the B&W button while viewing the front of a greeting card only the front will be made black and white. If you would like to make the inside of the card black and white also, you need to select the inside of the card then click on the B&W button. This will only apply to projects that have multiple portions such as Invitations, Greeting Cards, Bookmarks, Postcards etc. Video or Video Card Issues -------------------------- Spider-Man® Print Kit requires that your video card support running in 800x600 screen resolution and 16-bit color palette. To change these settings, click Start-->Settings-->Control Panel and then select Display. On the Settings tab, change your Desktop Area size to 800x600 and change your Color Palette to 16 Bit High Color. Also, it's also a good idea to make sure you have the latest drivers for all of your hardware, including your video card. These drivers can usually be found at the manufacturer's website but there are several websites on the Internet where you can download drivers for free. Importing Pictures for use in your Projects ------------------------------------------- WARNING: Importing and Exporting Images in Spider-Man® Print Kit is not supported by Activision Customer Support. For your convenience, Spider-Man® Print Kit allows you to import your own pictures and use them in your projects. In order to be able to import a picture, it must be in one of the following file formats supported by Spider-Man® Print Kit: *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg, *.jpeg, *.png, *.tif, *.tiff, *.tga, *.wmf, *.emf. For best performance we recommend that the pictures you import have a 16-Bit (32768 colors) color depth, however; 8-Bit (256 Colors) pictures will also work. The optimum picture size is 1275 pixels wide by 1650 pixels high, if the pictures are smaller than this, there will be some projects in which they will need to be resized and some loss of quality will result. To import your own pictures, simply click on the 'Import' button located on the button bar and an 'Open" dialow box will appear. Once open, simply browse to the file you wish to import, select it and click on 'Open.' Once the picture has been imported into the program you can access it by clicking on the red 'Your Pictures' button. NOTE: The import feature is not available in the following projects: Mask, Coloring Page, Envelope, Growth Chart, Certificate, Storybook and Puzzle. Exporting Art Bank Clip Art --------------------------- WARNING: Importing and Exporting Images in Spider-Man® Print Kit is not supported by Activision Customer Support. Spider-Man® Print Kit allows you to export any image which is included in the Art Bank. To do this, simply click on the 'Export' button located on the button bar of the main project selection screen. You can now scroll through the images included in the Art Bank and select the one you would like to export. On the right hand side of the screen, you be able to choose the file format of the exported image (*.bmp or *.jpg) and the size of the exported image (small, medium, large.) Once you have specified the options you would like, click on the 'Export' button on the bottom of the screen. You should now see a 'Save as' dialog window open, once you have selected a place to save the exported image click on the 'Save' button. Default Folder for Saved Projects --------------------------------- When you save a project you create with Spider-Man® Print Kit it is automatically saved to a folder called 'Spider-man Projects' located in the directory where the program has been installed (usually C:\Program Files\Activision\Spider-Man® Print Kit.) Printing Growth Charts ---------------------- In order for the Growth Chart to print correctly, please make sure that the default paper orientation for your printer is set to portrait. V. CUSTOMER SUPPORT --------------------- Customer Support: North America World Wide Web: http://www.activision.com E-mail: support@activision.com NOTE: E-mail is for technical issues only. Please note that online support is available in English only. Fax: 310-255-2151 Mail: Activision Customer Support P.O. Box 67713 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: Call our 24-hour voice-mail system for answers to our most frequently asked questions at 310-255-2050. Contact a Customer Support representative at the same number between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday, except holidays.