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CONTENTS
1. NOTES ON TUTORIAL
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
3. UNIQUE FEATURES
4. INSTALLATION
5. NOTES ON DRIVER INCLUDED
6. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
1. NOTES ON TUTORIAL
Instruction on using a few more complex procedures has been put on a
separate file named TUTORIAL.TXT.
Comprehensive description is in HUBBLE.DOC.
Users can also conviently use the online help.
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The software features a multi-windowed system which enables users to
manipulate several images at the same time easily by just point and shoot.
Furthermore, ** NEW *** in this version of HUBBLE include some desktop
publishing features. Users can prepare document, and incorporate images,
drawings, etc. to the document.
Standard features of the software package include:
- [IMAGE PROCESSING MODE] and [DOCUMENT PROCESSING MODE] for desktop publishing capability.
- support for BMP, PCX, and TIFF file format.
- printing and printer setup.
- cut and paste from clipboard.
- scanner support for TWAIN compatible scanner.
- image transformation including rotation, deskew, and scaling.
- image processing and enhancement.
A variety of operation are supported, including brighten, darken,
equalize, smoothing and others.
Some operations supported include:
- Merge Two Images
The operation is implemented in a very flexible way that allow
users to be able to combine two scanned images (or images with
compatible palette) in any direction in a seamless manner.
- Stitch Images
Users can drop/superimposed one image onto another and
scale to desired size at selected location. Users can also stitch
image from the clipboard.
This is very flexible and good for preparing leaflet, pamphlet,
slide, etc. It also good for desk top publishing application.
- Advanced Image Filtering.
Allow users to design and experiment with various predefined
and user-defined filters to achieve desired effect.
- Custom Image Conversion (Dithering).
Make customized color conversion.
Allow users to design and experiment with various standard or
popular, user-defined filters to achieve desired effect.
- [DOCUMENT PROCESSING MODE] Users can add images, drawing, etc.
to the document. Users can adjust or customized various text, images,
or drawing, etc., reaarange them to suit our needs.
3. UNIQUE FEATURES in terms of special functionalities and operations.
1. Customized document processing operations for desktop publishing.
2. Customized image processing operations:
A. Use of pre-defined and user-defined filters.
Users will be presented with a list of pre-defined filters and
user-defined filter to choose from. It's also possible to define
new filters and save the result.
Pre-defined filters are internal to the program, and cannot be
modified. User-defined filters are saved in FILTER.CFG file.
B. Interactive equalization.
Users are presented with a list of equalization methods. If user
choose custom method, users can effectively design the target
frequency distribution of the image intensity levels by drag mouse
on the target histogram.
C. Tone and Color Balance.
Users are presented with a list of brightening methods. If user
choose custom method, users can effectively design the target
frequency distribution of the image intensity levels by drag mouse
on the target histogram.
3. Merge two image.
Users select images to be merged by clicking the image itself or the
reduced version of the images. Users can adjust how the images appear
drag mouse on the images to be merged.
4. Stitch images.
Users select images to be stitched by clicking the image itself or the
reduced version of the images. Users can adjust how the images appear
drag mouse on the images to be stitched.
5. Capture image.
Users can choose either to capture screen image to another window or
capture to clipboard.
After the menu command has been selected, a dialog will be show at
the lower left corner. Users can then arrange the desktop to have the
appearance they want. To begin the operation, users click on the <OK>
button, and then drag mouse to select area to be captured.
6. Image editing tools:
Add text, drawing, and a wide range of operations. Image editing tools
also provide features which allow users to precisely adjust and / or
customize the operations in a very flexible way.
USERS CAN FINE TUNE OR ADJUST VARIOUS ATTRIBUTES BEFORE COMMITTING
THE CHANGES TO THE IMAGE. E.G. MOVE AND RESIZE TEXT LINES ENTERED.
Please refer to online help for more detailed descriptions.
Most of these tools are available in both [IMAGE BASED PROCESSING MODE]
and [DOCUMENT BASED PROCESSING MODE].
4. NOTES ON INSTALLATION
A. TO INSTALL FROM HARDDISK
1. Copy every files to a harddisk directory, e.g. C:\TEMP
2. Decompress HUBBLE.ZIP (if there is one) which should be
expanded to HUBBLE1.ZIP and HUBBLE2.ZIP. Then decompress
HUBBLE1.ZIP and HUBBLE2.ZIP using
pkunzip hubble? OR pkunzip *
3. Install the program.
3.1 From Windows program manager, open file menu (Alt+F)
and choose "RUN".
3.2 Type C:\TEMP\INSTALL [-s] and follow the instruction.
B. TO INSTALL FROM FLOPPY DISK
B1. If your copy of HUBBLE come with two distribution diskettes.
1. Insert diskette number 1 in drive A: (or B:)
2. From Windows program manager, open file menu (Alt+F)
and choose "RUN"
3. Type A:\INSTALL (or B:\INSTALL) and follow the instruction.
B2. If your copy of HUBBLE is obtained from BBS or shareware vendor,
it will consists of one or two ZIP compressed files (HUBBLE?.ZIP)
1. Build installation diskettes by
1.1 Decompress HUBBLE.ZIP which should be expanded to
HUBBLE1.ZIP and HUBBLE2.ZIP (pkunzip hubble)
1.2. Decompress (Expand) HUBBLE1.ZIP to a temporary directory
(pkunzip hubble1), then copy all (decompressed) files to
a high density diskette and label it as
Disk # 1:Install and Program Disk.
1.3. Decompress (Expand) HUBBLE2.ZIP to a temporary directory
(pkunzip hubble2), then copy all (decompressed) files to
a high density diskette and label it as
Disk # 2:Samples and Data Disk
2.Install HUBBLE as outlined in B1
4. NOTES ON INSTALLATION (Cont'd)
C. PROBLEM WITH INSTALLATION
If for any reason you can't install HUBBLE, such as some installation
files are corrupted, etc. Then follow the following steps:
1. Create an empty subdirectory, such as C:\HUBBLE and go to that
subdirectory. e.g.
C: <Enter>
CD \ <Enter>
MD HUBBLE <Enter>
CD HUBBLE <Enter>
2. Unpack (UnZIP) every file to HUBBLE subdirectory, e.g.
pkunzip d:\path\hubble? OR pkunzip d:\path\*
3. Expand hubble.ex_ ==> hubble.exe using "Expand" program
come with Windows 3.x
expand -r hubble.ex_ .
4. If you also want to acquire image using TWAIN compatible
scanners/devices, copy the following files:
*** please check files contents before copying ***
4.1 all DLL files *.DLL to Windows and System subdirectory.
e.g. C:\WINDOWS and C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
4.2 All *.ds files to TWAIN subdirectory of the Windows directory,
e.g. C:\WINDOWS\TWAIN. You may have to go to C:\WINDOWS to
create TWAIN subdirectory.
4.3 You may have to contact your Scanners/Devices manufacturer to
get the latest driver for TWAIN compatible devices.
NOTES: To install HUBBLE on OS/2
a.) If HUBBLE is already installed on Windows:
At OS/2 command prompt, type MIGRATE and follow
the instruction to migrate HUBBLE to OS/2.
b.) If HUBBLE is NOT already installed on Windows:
(OS/2 is the only system)
Run FULL SCREEN WINDOWS from OS/2, and install HUBBLE
as you would install on Windows. After that, at OS/2
command prompt, type MIGRATE and follow the instruction
to migrate HUBBLE to OS/2 desktop.
5. NOTES ON DRIVER INCLUDED
This program support TWAIN compatible device, i.e., It can acquire
input from, say, scanners that have driver which support and hence
conform to the TWAIN specification.
The file DCD.DS is a sample TWAIN driver to read bitmap file and
will be installed on the TWAIN subdirectory of the WINDOWS directory.
If you did not get TWAIN driver software when purchasing the scanner,
contact your manufacture or dealer and ask for TWAIN driver for the
scanner. (there may be other input device that support TWAIN)
A majority of scanner manufactures have driver which are conform to
TWAIN specification.
Although it's recommended that users acquire input using TWAIN
compatible device, this program also include driver for one older
model of Logitech Scanman driver. This is partly because originally
part of the program use toolkits from Logitech, Inc. It is include
also to maintain similar option with OS/2 version of the program
(still under development) which use similar driver and TWAIN driver
under OS/2 are generally still not available at the time of development.
If you happen to use this scanner, include a line in config.sys file
(Again, the author is not endorsing any brand of scanner)
DEVICE=d:\path\HHSCAND.SYS /I=4 /T=20 or
DEVICE=d:\path\HHSCAND.SYS /A=280/I=5/D=1
where
/A=280 Interface board base I/O address (hexadecimal)
/I=4 Interrupt channel (IRQ) number -
Possible values are: 0 (DOS only), 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
/D=1 DMA channel number (1 or 3)
It is very likely that these option will be dropped in future versions.
9. TECHNICAL SUPPORT and REGISTRATION
For your convenient, please complete the problem report form
from the file PROBLEMS.FRM included along with the package.
1. VIA COMPUSERVE MAIL:
Compuserve ID to contact HUBBLE SOFTWARE COMPANY is 74544,3676
2. BY MAIL:
Send comment, question, or suggestion to
HUBBLE SOFTWARE COMPANY
P.O. Box 1654
Denton, TX 76202
U.S.A.
3. For your convenience, you may also register HUBBLE via Compuserve's
shareware registration database. If you use WinCIM, choose "FIND"
and enter "shareware" as the topic, roll down the list, select
"Shareware Registration +" and Go To that service. Registration ID
for HUBBLE is 3501. To register, simply answer "Yes" to the question.