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- Welcome to Graphics Converter Gold version 3.0
-
- This file contains up-to-date notes regarding this release of
- Graphics Converter Gold.
-
- MPEG Video Files
- Although MPEG video files are supported, the required MCI driver
- (MCIMPEG.DRV) is not automatically installed. If
- you do not have this driver, MPEG files will not import
- properly. The MCIMPEG.DRV is usually supplied with the
- software to your MPEG board.
-
- CorelDraw Files
- CorelDraw support is currently limited to Importing
- versions 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 .CDR files. Because
- there is no Corel (.CDR) export filter, all Corel files
- are, by default, compressed "intact" when imported. This
- has the same effect as selecting the "LZH - Size" option
- in the Storage Method dialog box. No decoding into an
- interim Windows Metafile format is performed until necessary
- (Showing, Printing, Exporting, etc.). To Export the file
- in Corel format, check the "Native Format" option in the
- Export dialog box.
-
- Sound File Compression
- In the Full Resolution "Show" Window, the option to
- "Update Sound" under the File menu topic will
- compress/recompress the attached sound if it has been
- recorded and/or changed while viewing the image in that
- mode. The update is then permanently made to that file's
- entry in the Library.
-
- Video Driver Compatibility
- In an attempt to gain as much performance as possible,
- some video driver and card manufacturers implement atypical
- methods for handling video.
-
- If you experience problems playing video files within
- Graphics Converter Gold, try playing the video file
- with your Windows media player. If it does not work,
- try different video modes to find one that does.
-
- ATI Mach video cards and drivers do not play video objects
- in the 256 color mode. If you experience difficulty with
- playing video files, use the ATI configuration software
- that came with your video card to reconfigure the video settings.
-
- If thumbnail quality is poor, choosing a different video
- mode may improve quality.
-
- When converting files from one format to another, graphics
- quality may suffer. This is usually due to trying to
- promote a "lesser" image into a more sophisticated image.
- One-bit images do not have sufficient information (i.e.,
- color palette) to produce a suitable 24 bit color image.
-
- File Export
- Graphics Converter Gold does not export Kodak Photo CD
- (*.PCD) file format. Other files cannot be converted into
- this formats.
-
- Miscellaneous:
- Graphics Converter Gold has the ability to import *.EXE
- files. If you import them by reference, Graphics Converter
- Gold can be used as a program manager. If you import
- them using any other method, make sure all DLLs invoked by an
- EXE are in the path statement in your autoexec.bat file..
- Otherwise, if you try to execute them, an EXE's will not
- find it's DLLs and will not run.
-
- During certain operations, such as printing or drag and
- drop, some formats (such as, CorelDraw CDR files), may
- appear to function slowly due to the processing involved
- with that format.
-
- If you tag multiple font images in the library and display
- them using Edit|Show (or the "eye" in the toolbar), all files
- will look alike. View font files individually (i.e., open the
- Show window for one font at a time) to avoid this problem.
-
- When running Graphics Converter Gold, be sure there is
- adequate hard disk space available. Converting graphics
- from one format to another requires two to three times the
- disk space of the original file's size.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- Windows 3.1, 3.11, and Windows 95
- 386 computer (or better)
- 4mb+ RAM (8Mb+ recommended)
- Hard Disk
- Mouse or other Windows compatible pointing device
- Microsoft MCI Video driver (optional)
- Microsoft MCI Audio driver (optional)
- Autodesk FLI/FLC MCI driver (optional)
- Quicktime MOV MCI driver (optional)
- SVGA video card (recommended)
-
-
- File Formats Supported
-
- Graphics Converter Gold supports the following file formats.
- Exceptions to the formats are indicated by asterisks (*) and
- noted at the end of each section.
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- Vector Graphics
- Adobe Illustrator, (".AI")
- Computer Graphics Metafile, (".CGM")
- AutoCAD, (".DXF")
- Encapsulated Postscript, (".EPS")
- PM Metafile, (".MET")
- Lotus, (".PIC")
- Windows Metafile, (".WMF")
- Word Perfect, (".WPG;" version 1 only)
- CorelDraw, (".CDR") **
- HP Files, (".PLT") **
- HP Plot Files, (".HGL")
- Designer Files, (*DRW) **
-
- Note: WPG and WMF files can be either bitmapped or vector
- format.
- ** Indicates that the format may be imported and exported
- only in the native format. You cannot convert files between
- formats if one of the formats is marked with **.
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- Raster Format
- ATT Group 4, (".ATT")
- Windows/OS/2 Bitmap, (".BMP")
- CALS Raster, (".CAL")
- Dr Halo, (".CUT") **
- Windows/OS2 Bitmap, (".DIB")
- CompuServe, (".GIF")
- Windows Icon, (".ICO")
- Amiga ILBM, (".IFF")
- GEM Paint, (".IMG")
- JPEG, (".JPG")
- Kofax Group 4, (".KFX") **
- MacPaint, (".MAC") **
- Microsoft Paint, (".MSP") **
- Photo CD, (".PCD") **
- PC Paintbrush, (".PCX")
- Mac Pict, (".PCT")
- Sun Raster, (".RAS")
- Targa TrueVision, (".TGA")
- TIFF, (".TIF")
- WordPerfect, (".WPG;" version 1 only)
- Windows Clipboard, (".CLP")
- Windows OLE, (".OLE") **
- PhotoShop, (".PSD")
- Windows RLE, (".RLE")
- Windows X Bitmap, (".XBM")
- Windows X Pixmap, (".XPM")
- Windows X Dump, (".XWD")
- LaserView, (".LV") **
-
- ** Indicates that the format may be imported and exported
- only in the native format. You cannot convert files between
- formats if one of the formats is marked with **.
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- Fax Format
- Brooktrout Fax Mail, (".301") **
- Everex EFAX2, (".FAX")
- Gammalink, (".TIF") **
- Generic Fax, (".FAX")
- Intel, (".DCX")
- SpectraFAX, (".DCX")
-
- ** Indicates that the format may be imported and exported
- only in the native format. You cannot convert files between
- formats if one of the formats is marked with **.
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- Animation/Video/Sound Files
- Windows Animation, (".AVI") **
- Movie Files, (".MOV") **
- FLI Animation, (".FLI") **
- FLC Animation, (".FLC") **
- MPeg Movie, (".MPG") **
- RAW Sound Files, (".RAW") **
- Windows Sound File, (".WAV")
- Sound/Music, (".MID") **
- Sound, (".GSS") **
- Sound, (".VMD") **
-
- ** Indicates that the format may be imported and exported
- only in the native format. You cannot convert files between
- formats if one of the formats is marked with the **. For
- example, you cannot convert an AVI file to a MOV file or
- convert an MOV file to an FLI file.
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- Other Formats
- Windows Help File, (".HLP") ***
- Executable Application, (".EXE") ***
- TrueType Font, (".TTF") **
- TrueType Font, (".FON") **
- TrueType Font, (".FOT") **
- ASCII Text, (".TXT/RTF") **
- LZH "Yoshi" Files, (".LZH") **
-
- ** Indicates that the format may be imported and exported
- only in the native format. You cannot convert files between
- formats if one of the formats is marked with **.
-
- *** Import and export only. You cannot view or run the files
- from within a media library.
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- Graphics Converter GOLD Installation Complete!
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- Graphics Converter GOLD Installation Complete!
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