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THE CAPSTONE COLLECTION
GIF GALLERY - VOLUME ONE
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Welcome to Gif Gallery Volume One!
Gif Gallery contains a collection of 1000 fantastic photographic images
in GIF format. These images are divided into 10 interest groups each
holding 100 images:
Architecture.
Asia mix.
Backgrounds (1).
Business and Industry.
European mix.
General mix.
London/England.
Trees.
USA.
World mix.
Each group is in an appropiatly named sub-directory under \GALLERY. Each
sub-directory has a FILES.BBS file containing a brief description of
each GIF.
Navigating around these images has been simplified by the inclusion of
thumb-nail "contact" sheets, five sheets of twenty thumb-nails for each
group. Use these thumb-nails as the "index"; they are found in an
appropiate sub-directory in the \THUMBS sub-directory.
Each of these groups also represents all the images on the corresponding
CAPSTONE COLLECTION PHOTO-CD discs, Volumes 1 to 10. An example Photo-CD
image from each group has been included in the \PHOTOCD subdirectory.
VIEWING THE IMAGES
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The GIF images are all either 768 x 512 x 256 colours or 512 x 768 x 256
colours depending on thier orientation. The preferred resolution for
viewing landscape orientated images is 800 x 600 x 256 colours. This
resolution is also suitable for the portrait images but a small area
will be off screen; if you've a 17+" monitor and a capable card then a
resolution of 1024 x 768 x 256 colours may be preferable.
The thumb-nails are TARGA files (uncompressed RGB) 640 x 480 x 32,000
colours. They can be displayed satisfactorarily at any resolution with
256 colours or more.
The sample Photo-CD images are in five resolutions, all in 24bit colour
(that's 16 million colours!). It is unlikely that you will have the
hardware to display the top two resolutions, but the next two down will
give spectacular results. Go for the highest number of colours your
display card will show for best effect.
Resolutions in Microsoft's Windows are determined by the Windows Setup
program or possibly a utility that came with the display card. If you
are still using a 16 colour driver with no suitable Setup options to
change it, its time to dig out that elusive driver disc that came with
your display card!
In DOS the display resolution will be determined by the viewing software
you are using, read the literature that came with the software. In most
cases you can configure the software for your particular display card,
or alternativly choose VESA support if your display card is VESA
compatible.
VIEWING SOFTWARE
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Many software packages are available to allow you to view, and in some
cases manipulate, edit and print, GIF, TARGA and Photo-CD images. Use
whatever packages you are accustomed too. However this disk holds two
shareware packages for viewing the images which you may like to try.
Both are Microsoft Windows packages by JASC Inc. of
the USA. Image Commander is a first rate viewer with cataloging
capabilities. We can think of no better package for navigating around a
collection of image files, whether for casual viewing of new files or
for viewing and selecting for organised catalogs of images. Hand-in-hand
with Image Commander goes Paint Shop Pro, a package so widely known it
hardly requires introduction. Paint Shop Pro will allow you to
manipulate and adjust an image then save it in a wealth of different
formats. Both packages handle Photo-CD flawlessly.
To install Image Commander, select \WINUTILS\IC\SETUP.EXE on your
CD-drive from the "File", "Run" menu in Windows Program Manager.
Similarily install Paint Shop Pro running the SETUP.EXE program in the
\WINUTILS\PSP sub-directory.
Remember, all three of the above packages are SHAREWARE. If you continue
to use them you MUST register. Doing so ensures that such high standards
in shareware marketed software continues. We thank JASC Inc. and Alchemy
Mindworks Inc. for allowing us to include their software on our discs.
LICENCE
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All the images on this disc are provided royalty free provided they are
not used for commercial gain. For publishable quality images and
royalty free use, all the images on this disc are available in Photo-CD
format in Volumes 1 to 10 of the CAPSTONE COLLECTION PHOTO-CD DISCS. The
images are also available as individual 35mm transparencies.
For further license and copyright information see the file LICENSE.TXT
To register as a user or to order further volumes see the file REGISTER.TXT.
Look out for GIF GALLERY VOLUME 2, all the images from the CAPSTONE
COLLECTION Volumes 11 to 20. Other GIF GALLERY discs are on the way!
CAPSTONE COLLECTION PHOTO-CD DISCS
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The Capstone Collection is available on the following discs:
Volume 1: World mix.
Volume 2: General mix.
Volume 3: Architecture.
Volume 4: Business and Industry.
Volume 5: USA.
Volume 6: Backgrounds (1).
Volume 7: Asia mix.
Volume 8: European mix.
Volume 9: London/England.
Volume 10: Trees.
Volume 11: Paris.
Volume 12: China.
Volume 13: India.
Volume 14: Backgrounds (2).
Volume 15: Tokyo/Korea.
Volume 16: Wales.
Volume 17: Italy.
Volume 18: Austria.
Volume 19: Transport.
Volume 20: Spain/Portugal.
Volume 21: Germany.
Volume 22: Food.
Volume 23: Scandinavia.
Volume 24: Israel.
Volume 25: Hong Kong.
Volume 26: Russia/Prague.
Volume 27: Argentina.
Volume 28: Scotland.
Volume 29: People.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
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We are always looking for photographs to include on further volumes in the
collection. If you would like to have your work published please send a sample
transparency to us at the address below.
(C) UNICA Ltd 1994
UNICA House
Mowbray Street
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 3EJ
Tel +44 (0)61 429 0241
Fax +44 (0)61 477 2910