Copyright: Ulead COOL 360 Readme, Ver. 1.0


Ulead COOL 360 Readme

  What is Ulead COOL 360

  System requirements

  File formats

  Before you start

  Setting up your e-mail program

  Browser plug-ins

  Using the online manual

  QuickTime Movies

  Uninstalling COOL 360

  Contacting Ulead


What is Ulead COOL 360

Ulead COOL 360 lets you quickly and easily transform a series of photos into 360° panoramic scenes or images for delivery via e-mail, the Web or in MS Office documents. COOL 360 has an intuitive interface and an easy-to-use Wizard that delivers great-looking panoramas fast. Plus, you get advanced photo stitching, warping, aligning and blending tools to ensure excellent results. Share your finished panoramas via email as an .exe file (includes the Ulead COOL 360 Viewer), save them on your web site or insert them into documents and presentations as still images. Move beyond traditional photos with Ulead COOL 360!


System requirements

Intel Pentium® or above compatible system

Microsoft Windows® 95, Windows® 98 or Windows NT®4.0

32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)

20 MB of available hard drive space

800x600 pixel desktop area (resolution) or above

High Color (16-bit) or True Color (24-bit) display adapter and monitor

Optional

TWAIN 16/32-compatible input devices, such as a scanner or digital camera

Windows-compatible printer or output devices

4 point or higher Web browser (IE4.0 or Netscape 4.0)


File formats

The following file formats are supported by COOL 360.

Input

BMP

JPG

TIF
Note: LZW compression is not supported.

PCD (read only)

PNG

Output

MOV (QuickTime® VR format)
Note: QuickTime must be installed on your system to use this format. This is included on the CD version of the program, but is a separate download in the on-line version.

UVR (Ulead Virtual Reality)

BMP

JPG

TIF

PNG

UPJ (COOL 360 project file)


Before you start

Panoramic photos are substantially different from other types of photographs and are that much more challenging. Here are a few pointers to help you get it right.

Take a lot of pictures. If you're using a digital camera, this isn't really a problem because the "film" is essentially free. Later, you can pick the best images to use in your panorama.

Use landmarks at the edge of the frame and overlap images a bit (minimum of 15%).

Use a tripod. Even an inexpensive tripod can make your photography easier.


Setting up your e-mail program

Ulead COOL 360 automatically sends your panorama by e-mail using your default MAPI e-mail client. MAPI is simply a standard used by many e-mail programs to communicate with your computer and your Internet service provider. If you are having any problems or are unsure if your e-mail software is set up correctly, you can follow the instructions described in the Help to set your mail client to be MAPI-compliant. The following are fully supported:

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook Express

Netscape Messenger

QUALCOMM Eudora


Browser plug-ins

In order to view panoramic images created in COOL 360 in your Web browser, it is necessary to install a small utility add-on program known as a plug-in. You will be prompted during installation to install this plug-in. If your browser is running during installation, you will first need to close the browser and then run it again to initialize the plug-in module.

Note: The Browser plug-ins are for 4 point or higher Web browsers (IE4.0 or Netscape 4.0).


Using the online manual

If you have the COOL 360 CD-ROM version, insert it into the CD-ROM drive and choose Manual in the COOL 360 startup screen or open the C360.pdf file in the Document\Manual folder on your COOL 360 CD-ROM. If you downloaded COOL 360 from the web site, you'll also need to download the online User's Guide (C360.pdf) from the Ulead Web site. This document was distilled using Adobe AcrobatTM. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader, you can find it in the Document\Acrobat folder on your COOL 360 CD-ROM or you can download from the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com.


QuickTime movies

Ulead COOL 360 can output panoramic images as Apple QuickTime 3.0 MOV files. QuickTime 3 must be installed on your computer in order to view these files. The QuickTime installation is a separate download from the online version COOL 360. If you intend to produce *.MOV files, please download this additional component (It is included on the CD version).


Uninstalling COOL 360

COOL 360 has a complete uninstall utility. To ensure proper behavior, do not install any other Ulead 32-bit programs in the same folder, as the uninstall utility may accidentally delete essential files for these other programs.


Contacting Ulead

Your comments and suggestions to improve our software are most welcome. Please send them to support@ulead.com.tw. Thank you very much.

© 1992-1999 Ulead Systems, Inc.

All rights reserved. Ulead is a registered trademark and COOL 360 is a trademark of Ulead Systems. Some of the product names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purposes only.


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