This archive includes the Visual Basic V3.0 runtime file. This program will NOT work with VBRUN100.DLL or VBRUN200.DLL.
New with this version:
* On-the-Fly Gamma error adjustment for displayed images.
* Integrated, scrolling full screen display with Monitor Gamma, Brightness
and Contrast settings with selectable memory/disk buffer.
* Kodak PhotoCD support (to 2048x3072) with AutoSwitch feature.
* Variable page, multiple-image doc support (eg., 100 dpi half-page fax cover with 200 dpi legal docs + non-std 300 dpi drawing). DCX and TIF w/ very fast CCITT, G3, G4.
* 64-bit card support and 32-bit AVI and MOV (Quicktime) grabs ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE AVI AND QT RUNTIME MODULES INSTALLED (SEE BELOW!); optimized playback plus support for new 64-bit video cards and increase slideshow scaling to 300%.
* Definable slideshow bitmaps for AVI, MOV, FLI and FLC background.
* Enhanced JPEG encoding. Plus 8-bit/256 gray shade image encoding.
* Promote 256-color to 24-bits (accesses softening/sharpening process); plus
Promote 16 or B/W to 256 colors.
* WAV file browser for immediate playback with quick exit to plays next WAV
file. Plus SPEAKER.DRV support (if you don't have a sound card) with
Slideshow support.
* DDE support; show/play multimedia files or images via one VIDVUE instance w/ source to write a VB app to show graphics/multimedia via VIDVUE.
* More conveniences: Load/Save recall of drive/directory/file format plus File Recall during File Save (for iterative JPG saves).
* GIF/JPG comment filter (adds missing linefeeds); plus GIF comment recall and Full Font dialog (for font, style and size) .
* Enhanced virtual memory management with memory compaction option. VIDVUE is an easy-to-use Multimedia player/slideshow/viewer/utility. It supports full-featured 89a and 87a GIFs with very fast decode-to-screen Window routines. Includes full screen decoding and full support for JPG/JIF, BMP/DIB, PCX, TIFF, TGA and DCX formats, plus raster image support for WPG, EPS and PICT files. Comment viewing, with many options, for GIF and JPG/JIF files is also supported.
VIDVUE also plays AVI video (SEE BELOW!), WAV audio, MIDI music and FLI/FLC animation files. AVI playback can be fully scaled in a sizeable window. Includes AVI frame grab function to import and save AVI frames to other formats. Multimedia slideshows (with all formats) can be played with marked files and user scripts. Includes Shuffle Play, AutoCenter, AutoDither, AutoSize, variable delays and backgrounds and AVI scaling, special GIF processing, plus other features. WAV and MID may be played with displayed
images.
Image printing on B/W printers supports error-distributed dithering for superior gray shades. Interface includes a simulated document to resize and position image on paper before printing.
Special image processing includes "hotspot removal" for converting GIFs to BMP wallpaper without the "burnt colors", and "PackVideo," for enhancing video frame captures and resizing.
VIDVUE also converts file formats, sharpens, smoothens, adjusts contrast and brightness, resizes, flips/rotates, dithers, reduces colors, and converts to gray, among other features.
File formats supported include:
- AVI (Video for Windows)
- GIF (87a & 89a)
- PCX (ZSoft)
- TIF (TIFF)
- JPG/JIF (JPEG/JFIF)
- TGA (TARGA)
- BMP
- DIB
- EPS (Encapsulated Postscript)
- WPG(WordPerfect)
- WMF
- DCX (Intel)
- PCT (Mac PICT).
Note: This program requires the AVI Runtime module available in the TOP PICKS library of the PC Multimedia Forum (Keyword PMM). VBRUN300.DLL is available
in the WINDOWS FORUM. Apple's QT FOR WINDOWS runtime is not available as a download on AOL due to APPLE's distribution policy. It is available from authorized APPLE dealers.
