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Welcome to ScreenKeeper

ScreenKeeper is your screen saver. You specify the images to display and how they are displayed. You can even include sound files.

Introduction

Selecting the Windows Screen Saver

The ScreenKeeper Settings

Configuring For Folder Mode

Configuring For Template Mode

Using the Designer

Editing a Template Using the Designer

Making A Template File

Adding Sounds to a Template File

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Getting Started
Introduction

Welcome To ScreenKeeper!

What ScreenKeeper does:

ScreenKeeper is a screen saver that displays images and plays sounds.

ScreenKeeper has two modes:

Folder– In this mode, ScreenKeeper displays all the images found in the specified folder, using the selected dissolve. No sounds are played.

Template – Uses a template file (which you create) to display your images, and play your sounds.


Selecting the Windows Screen Saver
Selecting ScreenKeeper

Before using ScreenKeeper, you must select it as your Windows Screen Saver.

1. Click START

2. Click SETTINGS

3. Click CONTROL PANEL

4. Click DISPLAY

5. Click the SCREEN SAVER tab

6. Click the drop-down menu, and locate SCREENKEEPER

7. Select the Wait time and password (if desired).

8. Click Settings to change the ScreenKeeper settings.

ScreenKeeper has two modes: Template and Folder. In addition, there are settings which apply to both modes:

Delay Interval - The time between images (in seconds), from 5 to 120.

Dissolve Size: Selects the size of the image portions being built. The larger the number, the smaller the portions, and the longer the image takes to be displayed.

Dissolve Delay: Selects the delay (in milliseconds) between the building of image portions. Note: If you select a high Dissolve Size, you will want a small delay to shorten display times.

Mouse Sensitivity: Selects the sensitivty of the mouse (used to stop the screen saver when running). Values may be between 10 and 30, with 10 being the most sensitive (responds to minor mouse moves), and 30 being the least (large movements required).

Ignore Mouse: When selected, only a keypress (not a mouse movement) will cause the screen saver to stop. Some machines may require this to be set if the screen saver appears to stop for no reason.

Size: Select Full Screen (the images are stretched to fit your screen) or Original (the images are displayed at their original size).

Placement: Select Random (the images are displayed at random locations) or Centered (the images are displayed in the center of the screen).

Order: Select Random (the images are displayed in no particular order) or Sequential (the images are displayed in the order they appear in the folder or template).


Configuring For Folder Mode

In Folder Mode, ScreenKeeper will display all of the image files in the selected folder, using the selected dissolve. ScreenKeeper supports JPEG, GIF, WMF, and BMP image file formats. To select the Folder Mode, simply click the check box marked Folder Mode.

Select the drive and folder containing the images, and select the Dissolve Type used to display the images:

Random - Randomly selects a dissolve type

Normal - No dissolve is used

Random Blocks - The image is built piece by piece

Top To Bottom - The image is built from the top to the bottom of the screen

Bottom To Top - The image is built from bottom to top of the screen

Top/Bottom To Center - The image is built from the top and bottom of the screen

Random Horizontal - The image is built randomly, in the horizontal direction

Left To Right - The image is built from the left to the right of the screen

Right To Left - The image is built from the right to the left of the screen

Left/Right To Center - The image is built from the left and right of the screen

Random Vertical - The image is built randomly, in the vertical direction

Slide Top To Center – The image slides from the top of the screen to the center

Slide Bottom To Center - The image slides from the bottom of the screen to the center

Slide Left To Center - The image slides from the left side of the screen to the center

Slide Right To Center - The image slides from the right side of the screen to the center


Configuring For Template Mode

In Template Mode, ScreenKeeper will display all of the image files in a Template File (using the dissolves) and playing any sound files specified.

Select: Click this command to select a Template File you have already created. Use the drive and file windows to then select the Template File.

Create: Click this command to create a new Template File.

Edit: Click this command to edit an existing Template File.


Making A Template File

Template files can be created using any text editor (such as NotePad), or the built-in Designer. Templates contain the following commands (each on a separate line):

IMAGE=specifies the name of each file to be displayed. ScreenKeeper supports JPEG, GIF, WMF, and BMP image file formats.

DISSOLVE=the type of dissolve

Any additional comments you wish to have displayed. (optional)

Note: When specifying a dissolve, you MUST use the exact name as shown below:

Random - Randomly selects a dissolve type

Normal - No dissolve is used

Random Blocks - The image is built piece by piece

Top To Bottom - The image is built from the top to the bottom of the screen

Bottom To Top - The image is built from bottom to top of the screen

Top/Bottom To Center - The image is built from the top and bottom of the screen

Random Horizontal - The image is built randomly, in the horizontal direction

Left To Right - The image is built from the left to the right of the screen

Right To Left - The image is built from the right to the left of the screen

Left/Right To Center - The image is built from the left and right of the screen

Random Vertical - The image is built randomly, in the vertical direction

Slide Top To Center – The image slides from the top of the screen to the center

Slide Bottom To Center - The image slides from the bottom of the screen to the center

Slide Left To Center - The image slides from the left side of the screen to the center

Slide Right To Center - The image slides from the right side of the screen to the center

Example:

                         IMAGE=vacation.gif

                         DISSOLVE=Left To Right

                         All of us at Disney World

                         IMAGE=DadsVette.jpg

                         DISSOLVE=Left/Right To Center

                         Dad with his toy

Your Template Files can also include Sounds


Settings
ScreenKeeper Settings

Before using ScreenKeeper, you must select it as your Windows Screen Saver.

1. Click START

2. Click SETTINGS

3. Click CONTROL PANEL

4. Click DISPLAY

5. Click the SCREEN SAVER tab

6. Click the drop-down menu, and locate SCREENKEEPER

7. Select the WAIT time and PASSWORD (if desired).

8. Click SETTINGS

All options in the Settings menu apply to the Folder Mode except the TEMPLATE FILE option.

Folder Mode Settings

Template Mode Settings


Adding Sounds To A Template File

Template Files may include sounds in addition to images. Either WAV or MPEG audio files may be specified.

To enable sound add one of the following commands to the beginning of your Template File:

SOUNDSYNC=1 – Plays sounds in Synchronous Mode 1

SOUNDSYNC=2 – Plays sounds in Synchronous Mode 2

SOUNDASYNC – Plays sounds in Asynchronous Mode

Then, as you specify each image with the IMAGE= command, you may also specify the aduio file to be played:

SOUND=mysound.wav

SYNCHRONOUS MODE 1

Placing this command as the first command in your template will cause the sound files to be played synchronously. That is, as each new image is loaded, the sound associated with that image will be played. If the previous sound is not completed, it will be stopped.

Sample Synchronous Mode 1 Template

You do not have to include a SOUND= command for each image. If no sound file is specified, none will be played for that image.

SYNCHRONOUS MODE 2

Placing this command as the first command in your template will cause the sound files to be played synchronously, but the next image will not be loaded until the current sound file is completed. Delays are ignored.

Sample Synchronous Mode 2 Template

You do not have to include a SOUND= command for each image. If no sound file is specified, none will be played for that image.

ASYNCHRONOUS MODE

Placing this command as the first command in your template will cause the audio files will be played asynchronously. That is, audio files are played in the order they appear in your template, regardless of the image being shown. The next sound does not begin till the previous one is completed. SOUNDASYNC is ideal if you want to include background music.

Because asynchronous sounds are not tied to images, you can specify them all at the top of your template file, if desired.

Sample Asynchronous Mode Template


Synchronous Mode 1 Sample

SOUNDSYNC=1

IMAGE=pic1.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

SOUND=law2.wav

Lower Tahquamenon Falls

Paradise, MI

IMAGE=pic2.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

SOUND=dcwide.wav

Upper Tahquamenon Falls

Paradise, MI

IMAGE=pic3.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

SOUND=dctble.wav

Farwell, MI


Synchronous Mode 2 Sample

SOUNDSYNC=2

IMAGE=pic1.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

SOUND=law2.wav

Lower Tahquamenon Falls

Paradise, MI

IMAGE=pic2.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

SOUND=dcwide.wav

Upper Tahquamenon Falls

Paradise, MI

IMAGE=pic3.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

SOUND=dctble.wav

Farwell, MI


Asynchronous Mode Sample

SOUNDASYNC

SOUND=law2.wav

SOUND=dcwide.wav

SOUND=dctble.wav

IMAGE=pic1.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

Lower Tahquamenon Falls

Paradise, MI

IMAGE=pic2.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

Upper Tahquamenon Falls

Paradise, MI

IMAGE=pic3.jpg

DISSOLVE=Top To Bottom

Farwell, MI


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For more information on ScreenKeeper and other Hyperpresence freeware, please visit our website at www.hyperpres.com/fw/fw.html

Bugs, feature requests, inquires should be sent to webmaster@hyperpres.com. Please include the program title in the subject line of your e-mail.

DISCLAIMER

ScreenKeeper is currently free for non-profit, commercial, or personal use and I would like to keep it free. Use it if you want, give it away to anyone you want. But use it AT YOUR OWN RISK. Hyperpresence will take no responsibility for any damage, real or imagined, that this software may cause. As you should before installing any program, back up all critical data and update your Windows recovery diskette


Using the Designer

Instead of creating Template files using an file editor, the Designer lets you create them interactively.

To edit a line in your Template, simply click on it, and the Editor will appear.

The other available commands are:

Up – Moves the selected item up in the template.

Down – Moves the selected item down in the template.

Insert – Inserts an item into the template.

Delete – Deletes an item from the template.

Clear – Deletes all items from the template.

Save – Saves the current template.

Load – Loads a different template file.

Ok – Exits the Designer.

Create – Writes the template file as a stand-alone SCR file, which can then be transferred to any PC as a screen saver. Th SCR file contains everything needed – you do not need to copy ScreenKeeper.

Sound Mode – Selects the Sound Mode for the template.

Note: Multi-line comments are displayed with ^’s representing line breaks. The ^’s are not part of the comment, and are not entered by you - they are only there to show line breaks.


Editing A Template In the Designer

Editing an entry in a template is easy! In the Designer, click the template entry you wish to edit. The Editor appears:

The upper windows are used to select the image file. Click a file name to select a file. Clicking Reset will return to the original file name (if there was one). Clicking View let’s you view an image.

The windows below that are used to select the sound file (if desired). Click the file name to select a file. Clicking Reset will return to the original file name (if there was one). Clicking Play let’s you play the sound file.

The Dissolve drop-down menu is used to select the dissolve type for the image.

The Comment section is used to specify the comment for the image. Clicking Reset will return the Comment to it’s original setting.

Note: Use the ENTER key to make multi-line comments. The Designer will show line breaks as ^’s – you do not enter the ^’s.

The other commands are:

Ok – Accepts your selections and places them into the template.

Cancel – Rejects your selections, and does not place them into the template.

Reset – Resets all selections to their original states.