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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. 'Help Index' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
For information, double-click on any of the topics listed below.
1. DisplayMaster
2. DisplayMaster Child Windows
3. Image Comments
4. Windows
5. Ring List
6. Opening Files
7. Slide Show
8. Image Options
9. Audio
10. Video
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. 'General Help' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
DisplayMaster is a MultiMedia resource tool that allows you to view still
images and full motion video playback, and listen to audio playback. It allows
you to view or listen to multiple images, videos and/or audio and gives you the
capability of making comments on each resource that can be saved to a file for
later review.
DisplayMaster will read and write a wide variety of image formats. Presently
the following popular formats are supported:
TIFF
Targa (TGA)
GIF
PCX
OS/2 bitmap
Windows bitmap (DIB)
Kodak Photo CD (read only)
Fractal Files (FIF)
DisplayMaster has a number of features. For details, double-click on any of
the highlighted items from the list below.
1. Image Comments
2. Ring List
3. Opening Files
4. Slide Show
5. Image Options
6. Audio
7. Video
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. 'Using Help' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Help displays information on how to use DisplayMaster and is available
throughout the program. You may invoke Help by either clicking on Help on the
menu bar or by clicking on the Help button on a pop-up window. Clicking on
Help on the menu bar displays a listbox displaying several different Help
features.
1. Help Index - displays an index for the DisplayMaster Help windows.
2. General Help - displays the Help for the window presently being used.
3. Using Help - displays information on how to use the Help windows.
4. Quick Reference - displays a list of topics for immediate access to
information on how to execute each specific DisplayMaster topic.
5. Product Info - displays product information, copyright, trademark, and
customer service number.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. 'Keys Help' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
DisplayMaster has a collection of keys and key combinations that will allow you
to access the features of the program from the keyboard.
The following is a list of the key combinations that are valid when the
DisplayMaster parent window is active:
1. 'Ctrl+O' will activate the 'open file' dialog.
2. 'Ctrl+P' will activate the 'Kodak Photo CD file' dialog.
3. 'Ctrl+F' will activate the 'Fractal file dialog'.
The following is a list of the key combinations that are valid when a
DisplayMaster child window is active:
1. 'Ctrl+O' will activate the 'open file' dialog.
2. 'Ctrl+A' will activate the 'add file' dialog.
3. 'Ctrl+S' will activate the 'save file' dialog.
4. 'Ctrl+T' will activate the 'save comments' file dialog.
5. 'F3' will close the window.
6. 'F5' will activate the 'previous button'
7. 'F6' will activate the 'next button'
8. 'Ctrl+G' will activate the 'Ring List' dialog.
9. 'Ctrl+C' will activate the Comments dialog.
10. 'Ctrl+W' will activate the 'Slide Show' dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. 'Quick Reference' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Double-click on any of the topics listed below for information regarding that
topic.
1. Audio
2. Comment
3. DisplayMaster
4. Exit
5. Help Index
6. Image
7. List Ring
8. Open File
9. Slide Show
10. Using Help
11. Video
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. DisplayMaster ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The DisplayMaster window acts as a launching unit. The menu bar is a set of
closed listboxes displayed across the top of the window that allows you to
perform a variety of options. Clicking on a listbox displays all the options
within that listbox. Click on the option of your choice.
The File listbox offers several functions.
1. Open File - allows the user to open image, audio, and video files. The
action of opening is determined by the type of file opened.
Image files of the formats OS/2 bitmap, Windows bitmap, TIFF, Targa
(TGA), PCX, GIF,an open Kodak Photo CD and Fractal File format (FIF) will
cause a DisplayMaster child window to be invoked.
This window will display single images as well multiple groups or rings
of images.
Audio files of the formats WAV, MIDI, and AVC will create an Audio
window.
Video files of the formats supported by the OS/2 Multimedia Presentation
Manager (MMPM/2) will create a Video window. There is a limit of five (5)
Video windows at any one time. If you try to open more than five video
files, the first file opened will redisplay.
Opening more than ten (10) audio files will cause the first audio file
opened to redisplay.
2. Open Kodak Photo CD - an open dialog that allows the user to load images
from a Kodak Photo CD. The dialog has options for the image resolution and
image format desired.
3. Open Fractal File format - a open dialog that allows the user to open
Fractal File (FIF) images. The dialog has options for the image resolution
and image format desired.
4. About - displays product information, copyright, trademark, and customer
service number.
5. Close All - closes all child windows and exits the program.
The Options listbox offers several functions.
1. Image - displays a dialog window that allows the user to alter the size and
resolution of the image.
2. Video - displays a dialog window that allows the user to choose work and
presentation mode. The presentation mode offers only the video and control
buttons in the Video window. The work mode offers the video, control
buttons, the menu bar and the status bar, which displays the video
progression.
3. Audio - displays a dialog window that allows the user to choose work and
presentation mode. The presentation mode offers only the audio and control
buttons in the Audio window. The work mode offers the audio, the control
buttons, the menu bar and the status bar,which displays the audio
progression.
The Windows listbox offers several functions.
1. Cascade - arranges the child windows in a cascaded fashion.
2. Tile - tiles the child windows side by side.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Windows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The windows listbox offers several functions.
1. Cascade - arranges the child windows in a cascaded fashion.
2. Tile - tiles the child windows side by side.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. 'Open File' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Open File dialog allows the user to open audio, video, and image files.
To open a file, the user must select the drive, the directory, and the
file(s) in the normal Common User Interface fashion. Once the desired
selections have been made, clicking on the OK button will cause DisplayMaster
to invoke the proper action necessary to display the file.
Image files of the formats OS/2 bitmap, Windows bitmap, TIFF, Targa (TGA),
PCX, GIF, Kodak Photo CD and Fractal File format (FIF) will cause a
DisplayMaster child window to be invoked.
This window will display single images as well multiple groups or rings of
images.
Audio files of the formats WAV, MIDI, and AVC will create an Audio window.
Video files of the formats supported by the OS/2 Multimedia Presentation
Manager (MMPM/2) will create a Video window. There is a limit of five (5) Video
windows at any one time.
Additional attempts to open video files result in the least recent Video
window to come to the front of all windows and play the desired video.
The same type of action happens when Audio reaches ten (10) windows.
Clicking on the Cancel button will return the user to the DisplayMaster window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. 'DisplayMaster Child Windows' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The DisplayMaster child windows display the selected image files and allows
the user to scroll through the ring of images and make comments on each image.
The comments can be saved to a file that can be printed out to review your
comments, or be reloaded in the future to display your comments and images in a
slide show.
To view other selected image files the user can click on the previous (<-) or
next (->) buttons in the lower-right-hand corner of the window or press the F5
and F6 buttons, respectively.
The user may also add comments to each selected image file by clicking on the
comments button in the lower-right-hand corner of the window or by holding the
control key (Ctrl) and pressing the C key. DisplayMaster has the following
menu items:
File
1. Open File - The Open File dialog allows the user to open audio, video, and
image files. To open a file, the user must select the drive, the directory,
and the file(s) in the normal Common User Access (CUA) fashion.
2. Add - allows the user to add an image file(s) to those in the ring without
losing the already selected files.
3. Save Image - allows the user to save the current image file in the
following formats: OS/2 bitmap, Windows bitmap, TIFF, Targa (TGA), PCX, and
GIF.
4. Save Comments - allows the user to save the image comments. The file is
saved in the format:
Filename (image #1)
Standard Comments (check boxes)
Customs Comments
Filename (image #2)
...
5. About - displays product information, copyright, trademark, and customer
service number.
6. Exit - closes the DisplayMaster child window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. 'Options' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
1. Image - displays a dialog window that allows you to control the sizing and
resolution.
2. Video - displays a dialog window that allows the user to choose work and
presentation mode. The presentation mode offers only the video and control
buttons in the Video window. The work mode offers the video, control
buttons, the menu bar and the status bar, which displays the video
progression.
3. Audio - displays a dialog window that allows the user to choose work and
presentation mode. The presentation mode offers only the audio and control
buttons in the Audio window. The work mode offers the audio, the control
buttons, the menu bar and the status bar,which displays the audio
progression.
4. Previous Image - displays the previous image.
5. Next Image - displays the next image.
6. List Ring - displays the filenames of the images currently displayed upon
the Image.
7. Comment - allows you to save your comments for a particular image.
8. Slide Show - allows you to control a slide show.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. 'Ring List' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Ring List dialog shows the user the filenames of the images in the
current DisplayMaster child window. The images comments are displayed in the
comment box below the filename listbox.
The comment in the box will represent the comment of the highlighted image
file. The user can scroll thru the images comments by clicking once on the
desire image file or by toggling between image files with the up and down arrow
keys.
Once the desired file has been found, the user can switch to that particular
image by double-clicking on that file, or by clicking on the Switch To button
while the desired file has been selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Comment window allows the user to add any comments to any selected
image, audio, or video file. To open the Comment window you may either click on
the Comment button on the toolbar or click on Options on the menu bar and
select Comments. The Comment window allows you to add two types of comments:
custom comments and standard comments.
Custom comments are the comments you type in and save for the file. To add
custom comments click in the entry field entitled Comments and type them in
using the keyboard. Once all the necessary comments have been entered, clicking
on OK will save them. If you do not wish to add or save any comments, click on
Cancel and the Comment window will close.
Standard comments are the comments that you select from the Comment window.
Standard comments are comments about the quality of an image, an audio, or a
video file. Clicking on the button to the left of each provided button will
select that standard comment for that file.
A unique feature of DisplayMaster is that during a Slide Show, the comments
of each file will display along with each image displayed. This allows the user
to create a slide show with its own narrative for a more effective
presentation.
The file is saved in the following format:
Filename (image #1)
Standard Comments (check boxes)
Customs Comments
Filename (image #2)
...
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. 'Slide Show' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Slide Show dialog will allow the user to show his collection of images and
comments about those image in a slide show fashion. The user can specify the
time interval between slides, the placement of the show window and the behavior
of the image display -- very useful for passive demos.
A slide show can be saved by simply saving the comments file. To open a
comment file to be used as a slide show presentation, open the file the same
way you open any image, audio or video file using the Open file dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. 'Kodak Photo CD' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Kodak Photo CD file dialog allows you to specify the resolution and format
that you want the selected image(s) to be read in with.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. 'Fractal File dialog' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Fractal File dialog allows you to specify the resolution and format that
you want the selected image(s) to be read in with.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. 'Add file dialog' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Add file dialog allows the user to add image files to those in the ring
without losing the already selected files. You may add images from any
directory or drive you wish.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. 'Save Image file dialog' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Save Image file dialog allows the user to save image files in the following
formats:
TIFF
Targa (TGA)
GIF
PCX
OS/2 bitmap
Windows bitmap (DIB)
AVC image format (._IM)
Fractal Files (FIF)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. 'Previous Button' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Previous button will page the ring of images backward one image. If the
ring only has one image (therefore not a ring), the previous, next, and slide
show buttons will be diabled.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. 'Next Button' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Next button will page the ring of images forward one image. If the ring
only has one image (therefore not a ring), the previous, next, and slide show
buttons will be disabled.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. 'Save Comments File Dialog' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The 'Save Comments file' dialog allows the user to save the comments made for
each image into a file that can be used for a variety of DisplayMaster
utilities
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Audio ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Audio playback allows the user to control the playback of all audio files
selected from the Open File window. The Audio toolbar contains all the
standard button controls for controlling the audio playback.
1. Pause - pauses the audio presentation.
2. Stop - stops the audio presentation and closes the Audio window.
3. Rewind - returns the audio presentation to the beginning.
4. Play - starts the audio presentation.
5. Comment - allows the user to make a comment in the same fashion as the
DisplayMaster child window comment button.
6. Volume Bar - allows the user to control the volume level of the soundtrack
by either clicking on the left and right volume arrows (quiet to loud, from
left to right respectively) or by dragging the volume button into position
with the mouse.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Video ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Video playback allows the user to control a motion video presentation of each
video file selected from the Open File window. The Video toolbar displays the
buttons necessary for controlling the Video presentation.
1. Pause - pauses the video presentation.
2. Stop - stops the video presentation and closes the Video window.
3. Rewind - returns to the beginning of the video.
4. Frame Advance - a single click forwards the video one frame. Holding down
the mouse button forwards the video frame by frame in slow motion.
5. Comment - allow user to make a comment in the same fashion as the
DisplayMaster child window comment button.
6. Volume Bar - allows the user to control the volume of the audio track (when
an audio track is available with a video file). The volume bar may be
controlled either by clicking on the left and right volume arrows (quiet to
loud, from left to right respectively) or by dragging the volume button
with the mouse.
The Video menu bar displays three listboxes.
File
1. Open - opens the file window.
2. About - displays product information, copyright, trademark, and customer
service number.
3. Exit - closes the Video window.
Options
1. Pause - pauses the video presentation.
2. Stop - stops the video presentation and closes the Video window.
3. Rewind - returns the video to the beginning.
4. Play - starts the video presentation.
5. Frame Advance - forwards the video presentation on frame at a time.
Windows
1. Cascade - layers the program windows upon each other.
2. Tile - displays the program windows side by side.
3. Hide Frame Controls - displays the Video without the menu bar.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To exit DisplayMaster return to the DisplayMaster window, click on File and
select Close All. This will close all child windows and end the program.