_________________________________________________ ANTARES7 - Advanced Image Browser/Viewer(C) Copyright 1999 Base2Base Software Version 7.01 August 14, 1999 Website : http://base2base.virtualave.net E-mail : base2base@mailcity.com _________________________________________________ CONTENT ------- 1. Program description 2. System Requirements 3. Installation or updating a previous version. 4. License 5. Technical support 6. Features list 1. Program description ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The advanced image browser and viewer application. Built to run best on Windows NT, Windows 2000 and also on Windows 95/98. Featuring a multithreaded image processing engine to enable you to browse thousands of images easily. With multiple viewing mode, image browsing and management becomes an entertaining experience without the hassles. 2. System Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <> Windows NT4/2000 or Windows 95/98 - Latest Service Packs recommended. <> Pentium 100 or better processor <> 32 Mb of RAM (64 Mb for NT/2000) or more <> 8 Mb of disk space for the application + space for the cache storage, depending on the number of folders and images in the system. <> SVGA with at least 64k/hicolor. 3. Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have the single install file Antares7.zip : Simply unzip the install file and run Setup.exe. If you have the single install file Antares7.exe : Simply Run the install program Antares7.exe. If you have downloaded the 3 zip file version: 1. Please download all three files into a same directory on your PC. 2. Extract each file to a directory of your choice. For example to c:\temp 3. Please feel free to take some time to read the Readme.txt file for the latest information about the software 4. Find the file named Setup.exe in the directory you select in step 2. 5. Run the SETUP.EXE file by double clicking the icon of that file. Setup should begin the installation process at that time. 6. Follow the setup instructions on your screen. 7. Once the setup process has completed, the icon to start the ANTARES7 application appear on your Start Menu. If you are updating a previous version of ANTARES7, Simply, Run the install program and choose the same directory where the previous version was installed. The older version will be overwrited by the new version. Note: If you received ANTARES7 on a magazine CD or from some software library, please visit the ANTARES7 home page at http://base2base.virtualave.net, to ensure you have the newest version. 4. License ~~~~~~~~~~ ANTARES7 is a shareware program. This means: - All copyrights to ANTARES7 are exclusively owned by the author - Base2Base. - Anyone may use this software during a test period of 30 days. Following this test period of 30 days, if you wish to continue to use ANTARES7, you MUST register. - Once registered, the user is granted a non-exclusive license to use ANTARES7 on one computer (i.e. a single CPU) at a time, for any legal purpose. The registered ANTARES7 software may not be rented or leased, but may be permanently transferred, if the person receiving it agrees to the terms of this license. If the software is an update, the transfer must include the update and all previous versions. - The ANTARES7 unregistered shareware version may be freely distributed, provided the distribution package is not modified. No person or company may charge a fee for the distribution of ANTARES7 without written permission from the copyright holder. - ANTARES7 IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS". NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU USE THIS SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE. - You may not use, copy, emulate, clone, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program, or any subset of the licensed program, except as provided for in this agreement. Any such unauthorised use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license and may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved by Base2Base. - Installing and using ANTARES7 signifies acceptance of the terms and conditions of this license. If you do not agree with the terms of this license you must remove ANTARES7 files from your storage devices and cease to use the product. 5. Technical support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Technical support is available by e-mail addressed to Base2Base at: base2base@mailcity.com Please include the following information when requesting support: - Program version (from "About" dialog) - Registred name (if you're a registered user) - Where did you get ANTARES7 from (http or ftp site). - Windows 95/98/NT version of your PC - Full description of your problem - provide as much information as possible to allow duplication of the problem: place of error, sequence of your actions, etc. - Files causing problems may be submitted in one of two ways: * by e-mail attachment, but only if less than 1MB in size all files must be compressed in .zip format. Note: before requesting technical support, please ensure that you are using the latest version of ANTARES7 available from http://base2base.virtualave.net/products/prod01.htm _________________________________________________ 6. Features : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Image supported: - jpeg, bmp, gif, pcd, png, tif, etc Image manipulation: <>Image rotation - Clockwise by 90 deg. increments. <>Image flip - Horizontal and vertical Image enhancements <>Brightness and contrast control Device supported: <>Digital Cameras - Twain compliant cameras. <>Scanners - Twain compliant scanners. <>Printers - Windows compliant printers Batch operations: <>Batch save/format conversion - With the converted size shown. <>Batch rename with template - With auto renumber feature. Zoom: <>Zoom in - Up to 5 x of the original, in 1/4 x increments. <>Zoom out - Up to 1/4 x of the original, in 1/4 x increments. Smooth scroll - Up-down, left-right Shows: <>Slide show - With transition effects and adjustable timer. <>Mosaic show - View 9 images at the same time. Available views: <>Full screen view - Image shown in full screen <>Folder, image and thumbs view - Display complete screen elements <>Thumbnails only view - Great for searching for images. <>Folders and files only view - Some people cant live without it. <>Folders/files and thumbs view - Display folders and thumbnails, with image view hidden. Thumbnails: <>Adjustable dimension - 48x36 to 288x216 pixels (WxH) <>Quality - Anti-aliased for high quality. <>Borders and frames - Adjustable borders and frames with user definable colors for frame color, background, and text caption color. <>Split view - Divides the folder's thumbnail view into 2 regions, each with its own scrolling and selection. <>Thumbnail Zoom - Zoom the selected thumbnail to fit the available screen area, with the right mouse click or using the keyboard shortcut key. <>Thumbnail Tagging - Tag your favorite image thumbnails to select them for slideshow. Each folder can have its own tag list. File Management: <>Folders - Create new, rename, delete, copy or move. <>Files - Rename, delete, copy or move. <>Drag and drop - For folders and files to and from Windows Explorer or other drag and drop compliant applications. <>File Search and Filtering - Search files by typing the complete or part of the filename on the Search box. Files can also be filtered by typing the name with wildcard ( * ), or date. <>File Sorting - Sort files ascending ro descending, based on name, size, date, or dimension.