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Lewis and Clark Picture CD
INSTRUCTIONS
WINDOWS 95/98/NT
To view this program contents simply:
* Insert CD in Drive.
* The program automatically starts.
If you have "Autorun" disabled or wish to start the program
manually:
* Insert CD in drive.
* Select "Run" from the "Start" menu. Type in "D:BEGIN.EXE".
Omit quotes and replace the letter "D" with the appropriate
letter for your CD drive (D is the most common). Click "OK".
All software installation and launching is done through this
"BEGIN" menu. Follow the on-screen directions.
INTERACTIVE VIEWER USE
The interactive viewer takes you on a photographic journey
along the Lewis & Clark Trail, telling this amazing story
with images and text, as well as maps to show where each
image was photographed. You may choose to view the trail
in 2D, 3D anaglyph, or 3D side-by-side.
* Double-click on the "BEGIN" icon to launch the Main Menu.
* Click on the "Interactive Viewer" button to select an
image view.
Choosing an Image View
Click on one of the following buttons:
* "2D Images" - Standard images
* "3D Anaglyph" - These are true stereo images and are viewed
using the enclosed red and blue 3D glasses. Place the red
lens over the left eye.
* "3D Side-by-Side" - These are a second type of stereo image,
following the tradition of the original stereoscope cards and
viewers. These images are viewed using stereocard viewing
glasses (not included). These glasses and other 3D products
are available on the Internet from Berezin Stereo Photography
Products at www.berezin.com/3d
Image Navigation
Each image in the Interactive Viewer is displayed on the
screen with its descriptive text. The red dot on the trail
shows the area where the picture was taken. The image number
appears between the blue arrows.
* Click on the blue "Right Arrow" to move to the next image.
* Click on the blue "Left Arrow" to move to the previous image.
* Click on the "Magnifying Glass" to view the image full
screen (this feature is not needed for 3D side-by-side images
because they are already at the appropriate viewing size).
* Click anywhere on the full screen image to return to the
Image Navigation menu.
* Click on the "Maps" button to view several more detailed
maps of the trail.
* Click on a trail location name on the background map to jump
to that spot in the image collection.
* Click on the "Main" button to return to the Interactive
Viewer menu.
Map Navigation
Once an image view has been selected, click on the "Maps"
button at any time to access the Maps Menu. Choose between a
Reference Map or several detailed maps.
Reference Map
* Click on the "Reference Map" to view a map that covers
the entire trail.
* Click and hold the mouse button to scroll across the trail.
* Click on the blue arrow to return to the Maps Menu.
Map Detail
* Click on the "Map Detail" button to view detailed maps
of the trail.
* Click on the blue "Right Arrow" to move to the next map.
* Click on the blue "Left Arrow" to move to the previous map.
* Clicking the blue "Left Arrow" from the first map will
return you to the Maps Menu.
IMAGE BROWSER USE
The browser (Extensis Portfolio) is a program seperate from
the Interactive Viewer that allows you to browse the catalog
of images at your own pace, view them full screen, and search
image captions by feature or place name. This software does
not need to be installed onto your computer. The Image
Browser contains other features which you may discover on
your own or by clicking on the "Help" menu in the program.
* From the Main Menu, click on the "Image Browser" button to
launch the browser.
View Images Full Screen
* Left double-click on any thumbnail to view image full screen.
Find/Search Captions in the Catalog
* Captions for each image are stored in the "description" field.
* To search captions, click on the "Magnifying Glass" button in
the tool bar. In the "Find" dialog box, type a word or words in
the search field (i.e. "Lewis", or "Fort Mandan") and click on
the "Find" button.
*To find all the images again, click on the "Magnifying Glass"
button in tool bar, then click on "Find All" in the "Find"
dialog box.
Slide Show
The Image Browser allows you to view an on-screen slide show.
* Click on "Catalog" from the menu and choose "Slideshow" to
begin the slide show.
* The bottom of the screen contains controls for the slide
show. Hitting "ESC" or the "square" stop button will exit
the slide show.
Catalog Views
There are 3 different views in the image catalog. The view that
first appears when you open the catalog is called the "Record"
view. You may switch to the "Thumbnail" view or the "List" view
by clicking on one of the three view buttons on the tool bar.
PERFORMANCE TIPS
Help
The Image Browser's "Help" feature is optimized to use
Microsoft Explorer. It also works with Netscape Communicator,
but runs slower.
Monitor Settings
The image catalog is best viewed with a monitor resolution
setting of 800 x 600 or higher.
TO INSTALL SCREEN SAVER
* From the Main Menu click on the "Install Screen Saver"
button.
INTERNET CONNECTION
* On the Main Menu, click on the "Internet Resources" button
to connect to additional information on the internet that
compliments the CD.
* The "Extensis" website may be reached at www.extensis.com.
It is full of great user tips, free upgrades and trouble-
shooting tips for the browser (Extensis Portfolio Browser).
WALLPAPER (Win 95/98 only)
Launch the Image Browser. Select an image. Go to the "Item"
menu and choose "Edit Orginal". You will need to choose an
application to open the image. MSPAINT is a standard image
viewer for WINDOWS 95/98, but any image or publishing
program will recognize the image. To use MSPAINT, choose
"C:\Program Files\Accessories\MSPAINT.EXE". Once inside MSPAINT,
save the image as a "BMP" inside the "C:\WINDOWS" directory.
Open the "Control Panel" window and double click on the
"Display" icon. Click on the "Background" tab. Select the
image you would like, and click the "Apply" button.
IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS
* Images are in TIF format for your convenience. They may be
used in any image or publishing program that can recognize TIF
images.
* Images are located in the "Images" folder.
3D Enthusiasts
* Actual 3D anaglyph TIF files and 3D side-by-side TIF files
are located in the "3Dimages" folder on the CD. These may
be used for viewing with specialized 3D viewing devices.
IMAGE USE RIGHTS
⌐Finley-Holiday Film Corp. Images, video and sound on this CD
are copyrighted and intended for personal, educational & non-
commercial use. A single-user, royalty-free, non-exclusive
license is granted to the purchaser on the condition that this
license does not permit the purchaser to use the images for any
commercial use, or to re-sell or distribute to others where the
primary value of the product the purchaser is providing is the
images themselves. All brands and product names are trademarked
or registered by their respective companies. For commercial
uses, contact Finley-Holiday Film Corp., Stock Photo Division.
GRAPHIC ARTS PROFESSIONALS AND DESIGNERS
Have you ever needed high quality still images or stock
footage of national parks, historic sites, or space
exploration? Finley-Holiday Films' Discover America Still and
Stock Footage Library is one of the nation's largest such
collections, suitable for commercial printing and broadcast.
High resolution Photo CD files are available for your
commercial printing needs. Call (800) 345-6707 and ask for
Commercial Stock Photo Department.