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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.
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The software features a multi-windowed system which enable users to
manipulate several images at the same time easily by just point and shoot.
Standard features of the software package include:
- 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.
In addition, the package has incorporated many unique features which
make image manipulation more versatile and practical to use in a wide
range of situations. Some of these feature are:
- Palette Control.
Users can redistribute or rearrange palette to make it compatible
with other images or to suit other personal uses.
- 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 Image
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).
Allow users to design and experiment with various standard or
popular, user-defined filters to achieve desired effect.
3. UNIQUE FEATURES in terms of special functionalities and operations.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
4. INSTALLATION
A. If you get version with two distribution diskette.
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 intruction.
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.
B. If you get version with one or two ZIP compressed files (HUBBLE?.ZIP)
1. Decompress HUBBLES.ZIP or HUBBLE.ZIP (if there is one) which
should be expanded to HUBBLE1.ZIP and HUBBLE2.ZIP using
pkunzip hubbles
2. Decompress (Expand) HUBBLE1.ZIP using
pkunzip hubble1
then, copy the expanded program to high density diskette one
and label it Disk # 1:Install and Program Disk.
3. Decompress (Expand) HUBBLE2.ZIP using
pkunzip hubble2
then, copy the expanded program to high density diskette two
and label it Disk # 2:Samples and Data Disk
4. Install the program as outlined in 4.A
NOTES: It's better to put compressed files in different
directory other than current directory. e.g.
CD \
MD TEMP1
MD TEMP2
CD TEMP1
COPY A:HUBBLES.ZIP (or any directory which store HUBBLES)
pkunzip hubbles
CD \TEMP2
** INSERT A BLANK FORMATTED DISKETTE IN A: (OR B:) **
pkunzip \temp1\hubble1
move *.* A: (or B:) {use DOS 6 move command }
OR COPY *.* A:, DEL *.*
** INSERT A BLANK FORMATTED DISKETTE IN A: (OR B:) **
pkunzip \temp1\hubble2
move *.* A: (or B:) {use DOS 6 move command }
OR COPY *.* A:, DEL *.*
C. If you get version with one or two LHARC compressed files (HUBBLE?.LZH)
1. Decompress HUBBLES.LZH or HUBBLE.LZH (if there is one) which should be
expanded to HUBBLE1.LZH and HUBBLE2.LZH using
lharc x hubbles
2. Decompress (Expand) HUBBLE1.LZH using
lharc x hubble1
then, copy the expanded program to high density diskette one
and label it Disk # 1:Install and Program Disk.
3. Decompress (Expand) HUBBLE2.LZH using
lharc x hubble2
then, copy the expanded program to high density diskette two
and label it Disk # 2:Samples and Data Disk
4. Install the program as outlined in 4.A
NOTES: It's better to put compressed files in different
directory other than current directory. e.g.
CD \
MD TEMP1
MD TEMP2
CD TEMP1
COPY A:HUBBLES.LZH (or any directory which store HUBBLES)
lharc x hubbles
CD \TEMP2
** INSERT A BLANK FORMATTED DISKETTE IN A: (OR B:) **
lharc x \temp1\hubble1
move *.* A: (or B:) {use DOS 6 move command }
OR COPY *.* A:, DEL *.*
** INSERT A BLANK FORMATTED DISKETTE IN A: (OR B:) **
lharc x \temp1\hubble2
move *.* A: (or B:) {use DOS 6 move command }
OR COPY *.* A:, DEL *.*
4. INSTALLATION (cont'd)
C. If you get version with one or more self extracting compressed files.
1. Run HUBBLES.EXE (if there is one) which should be
expanded to HUBBLE1?.EXE and HUBBLE2.EXE
2. Run all HUBBLE1?.EXE files, e.g. run Hubble1A.exe and hubble1B.exe,
then, copy the expanded program to high density diskette one
and label it Disk # 1:Install and Program Disk.
3. Run HUBBLE2.EXE,
then, copy the expanded program to high density diskette two
and label it Disk # 2:Samples and Data Disk
4. Install the program as outlined in 4.A
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
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.