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- Rockanje, 15 Sept '96
-
- Hello OM, (X)YL and SWL,
-
- If this is your first look at the world of SSTV then take the time to read all
- the doc included with this MSCAN shareware package. Also read the manual very
- carefully and don't be afraid to ask your fellow SSTV'ers, your local MSCAN
- agent, or me, for help.
-
- If you are already familiar with SSTV and are using one of the many other SSTV
- programs then let me explain why you should consider using MSCAN. First of all
- ask yourself what you expect from an SSTV program (and try to forget for a
- moment what you are used to). Do you want to receive and transmit high
- resolution pictures in as many colours as possible? Do you want noise to be
- effectively suppressed? And when you are receiving a picture, do you want to
- wait until it's finished or use that time to prepare your next picture? And
- what about when you're actually transmitting, wait again or add some last-
- minute text to it, a small picture or perhaps save the picture you just
- received? Talking about pictures, do you want your SSTV program only to accept
- pictures with specific dimensions, or do you prefer it to scale ANY picture to
- the appropriate size? What about digitizing pictures with your camera, isn't
- that what SSTV is all about? How do you want to digitize your pictures? Off-
- line with a different program, or do you prefer live pictures you just made
- while you were receiving (or transmitting) a picture?
-
- Every manufacturer of SSTV programs that are available today will tell you
- their program is the best. Instead of taking their word, just ask yourself
- what you want your SSTV program to be able to do (maybe I've just given you
- some new ideas!) and I'm sure you will discover there is only one program that
- will suit your needs: MSCAN!
-
- Ofcourse MSCAN has many more advantages than those I just mentioned. And it
- also features all popular Fax modes. Don't be fooled by the new so-called high
- res modes developed in the US. The rest of the world is already using colour
- Fax for many years, and these modes are the only REAL alternative for SSTV if
- you want higher resolution. And they are already compatible with many existing
- programs! Do you want to see real high resolution? Try colour Fax 120 LPM IOC
- 288!
-
- If you are not familiar with MSCAN then take your time to read the manual and
- configure the program (MSCAN /c). By the way: MSCAN will only run on a true
- colour video card, simply because 16.8 million colours is what you need to
- transmit and receive high quality pictures. If you don't already have such a
- card, buy one, you won't regret it! Have fun and as we Mscanners say: Happy
- Mscanning!
-
- MSCAN: don't settle for less.
-
- Mike Versteeg, CombiTech
- Developer of MSCAN
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