Welcome to the world of Image Club CD ROM Systems. This PhotoGear disc is one in a line of creative photographic image CD ROMs from Image Club. We wish to provide you with an astonishingly wide variety of useful and exciting stock images for multimedia, fine art, advertising and superb quality, high resolution output ╤ at a price anyone can afford.
Ñ Macintosh¿ & IBM¿ PC Compatibility
All PhotoGear CD ROMs are multi-platform compatible. This means that the same CD ROM disc may be used on either a Macintosh¿ or IBM¿ PC computer system. The photographic image files on the PhotoGear disc may be used on both platforms, as is. Files that are specific to a particular platform are separated into designated folders. For example, the ╥Mac╙ folder on the PhotoGear CD ROM contains utilities, documents and applications that can be used only on the Macintosh platform. The ╥PC╙ folder contains files that are specific to the IBM PC compatible platform only. Using the international ISO9660 CD ROM standard, PhotoGear discs may be accessed using nearly every CD ROM drive available today.
Ñ System Requirements
The minimum Macintosh configuration is a Macintosh II with 4 mb of RAM, 25 mb of free hard drive space, System Software version 6.0.7 or later, a CD ROM drive, Foreign File Access software (supplied with most CD ROM drives) and an 8 bit grey scale monitor.
The recommended Macintosh configuration is a Macintosh IIci or faster with 20 mb of RAM, 100 mb of free hard drive space, System Software version 7.0 or later, a CD ROM drive, Foreign File Access software (supplied with most CD ROM drives) and an 24 bit color monitor.
The minimum PC configuration is a 286 compatible with 4 mb of RAM, 25 mb of free hard drive space, a CD ROM drive, MS DOS version 4.1 or later and an EGA graphics card.
The recommended PC configuration is a 386 compatible or better with 8 mb of RAM, 100 mb of free hard drive space, a CD ROM drive, Microsoft¿ Windows¬ 3.0 or later and a high resolution SVGA graphics card with 1 mb or greater video RAM.
Ñ Image File Formats
The image files on this PhotoGear CD ROM are stored in three resolutions.
High Resolution
Approximately 2390 pixels horizontally by 3060 pixels vertically at 266 pixels per inch. High resolution files are stored as LZW compressed RGB TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files. Compressed TIFF is a non-lossy compression scheme that ensures the detail and resolution is maintained in the image. These images are approximately 21 mb in size when decompressed and are ideal for high resolution, full page (9.0 x 11.5 inches) reproduction at 150 lines per inch and lower screen frequencies.
Medium Resolution
Approximately 1060 pixels horizontally by 1330 pixels vertically at 266 pixels per inch. Medium resolution files are stored as RGB TIFF files. These images are approximately 4 mb in size and are best suited for smaller, high resolution layouts and comps. They may be reproduced at full size (4.0 x 5.0 inches) using 150 lines per inch and lower screen frequencies.
Low Resolution
These files are approximately 280 pixels horizontally by 360 pixels vertically at 72 pixels per inch. Low resolution files are stored as 32 bit PICT files. These images are less than 350 kb in size and are best suited for multimedia presentations, ╥for position only╙ placement in layouts and on screen previewing.
Ñ Aldus¿ Fetch¬
Aldus Fetch is a multi-user, mixed media database application. Use Fetch to find specific image files on the PhotoGear¬ CD ROM. Once located, items can be copied, previewed, placed, printed or opened by another application. Aldus Fetch is included on PhotoGear for Macintosh users only. Please refer to the ╥Mini User Guide╙ document in the ╥Aldus¿ Fetch¬╙ folder for more information.
Ñ Licensing Information
The photographic images supplied on this Image Club CD ROM are for the personal use of the end user only and are copyright of Image Club Graphics, Inc. You are licensed to use the copyrighted photographic images for presentation, printed, reproduction or display purposes. Unauthorized duplication, reproduction, reselling or distribution of the copyrighted photographic images in digital form is strictly prohibited. You may make one copy of the files for backup purposes only. Please note that by using the images, you have agreed to the terms of this licensing agreement. For more information, refer to the Image Club Graphics Licensing Agreement on the software package.
Ñ Technical Support
Please read the release notes, installation guide and user manual before using your Image Club CD ROM. We guarantee that this will save you time in the long run. If you have a problem with the installation of or use of any Image Club product, please refer to the user manual and other information provided as well as the user manuals supplied with your Macintosh¿ and Macintosh¿ applications before calling Image Club Technical Support.
This does not mean that you cannot call for help. If you are having difficultly with some portion of our manual, the installation or the product itself, please contact Image Club Technical Support at one of the numbers below. If you seem to be missing a portion of the packaging for your Image Club software or have received a disk that will not read properly, please contact Image Club Customer Service. If you have any comments or other concerns, please let us know. We are constantly upgrading and improving our products based on users reporting back to us.
Thank you for purchasing your Image Club CD ROM and enjoy!
