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- █ VIDVUE v2.3 █
- █ Copyright 1993-1994 Lawrence Gozum █
- █ All rights reserved. █
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- SUMMARY:
-
- VIDVUE is an easy-to-use Multimedia player/slideshow/viewer/utility
- distributed as 100% Functional Shareware.
-
- It fully supports FULL-FEATURED 89a and 87a GIFs with, probably, the fastest
- decode-to-screen Window routines (80x86 assembly). 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.
-
- It plays AVI video, 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 (w/ 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 PER SLIDE! Plays WAV and MID files with displayed
- images. Unlimited slides (as many as you want).
-
- Conveniences include last file(s) recall (up to eight files); last
- drive/directory recall and last desktop position recall.
-
- 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.
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
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- Required: Windows 3.1 running in Enhanced mode and VBRUN300.DLL.
- ********* Browse/search for "VBRUN" to check availability in any forum/RT,
- or check local BBSs for VBRUN3.ZIP or VBRUN300.ZIP.
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- Optional: Installed Video for Windows (VFW) runtime for AVI playback.
- Browse/search for "VFW" to check availability, or check local
- BBSs for VFWRUN.ZIP or VFW11A.ZIP.
-
- Optional: Installed MCI drivers for WAV and MIDI playback.
- These come with your sound card.
-
- Optional: Installed MCI drivers for FLI/FLC playback.
- At CIS, download NEWPLA.ZIP from GO ASOFT.
- At GEnie, download AAWIN11.ZIP from CYBERSPACE RT;
- or check local BBSs for AAWIN11.ZIP (or later).
-
-
- VIDVUE 2.3 Update
-
- o Added WMF support.
- - WMF header info
- - Variable scaling and resizing
- - Auto size support
- - Full screen support
- - Slideshow support
-
- o Added User-Definable background color for all images and immediate
- slideshows via Color Dialog.
-
- o Added option for FAST, seamless GIF transitions (decodes in background
- while current slide is showing) in immediate slideshows.
-
- o Recompiled subclassing routines for 256-color displays; faster!
-
- o Added extended Printer Setup dialogs.
-
- o Added 3D support for Message boxes and dialogs.
-
- o Accelerated Mark Directory function for slideshow.
-
- o Added system & video info window (memory, resources, video ...)
-
- o Added optional File Manager association with VIDVUE in Setup for
- GIF, JPG, PCX, TGA, TIF and BMP files.
-
- o Added MCI "bullet proofing" routines for WAV, MID, FLI/FLC and AVI devices.
-
- o BUGFIX: Setup expected THREED.VBX's datestamp to be in U.S. format (ie.,
- M/D/YY) causing a "Type mismatch ..." error on systems with International
- date formats (eg., YY/M/D); corrected.
-
- o BUGFIX: Wrong filename was displayed in viewing window title when
- viewed via File Manager association; corrected.
-
-
- IMPORTANT:
-
- Please ensure that VBRUN300.DLL is in your Windows directory or
- Windows System sub-directory before running VVUSETUP.EXE from Windows.
-
- To install, select "Run" from the Program Manager menu bar then enter
- the pathname and "VVUSETUP". For example, if you extracted the files
- into "e:\test" then type "e:\test\vvusetup".
-
- VIDVUE's Setup now provides an option to setup ALL files in it's specified
- application directory.
-
- The following files MUST be included in this distribution set.
- **************************************************************
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- README 1ST This file.
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- VVUSETUP EXE Setup program
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- VVU EXE \ These program execution files
- VIDVUE EXE / are placed in VIDVUE's app dir.
-
- DEMO TXT --> Skeleton Slideshow script
- README WRI --> Read this!
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- VIDVUE HLP --> VIDVUE Help
-
- VIDVUE DLL \ These are required DLL & VBX
- ACCUSOFT VBX \ support files. They will optionally reside
- MDICHILD VBX > in your Windows system sub-directory
- SUBEZ VBX / after successful installation.
- THREED VBX /
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