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- Take ONE Version 1.0 Shareware
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- Take ONE is a program to process bitmaps and to create
- animations under WINDOWS. This shareware version gives
- you the opportunity to test Take ONE. Any further
- private or commercial use of Take ONE and the runtime
- module RUNTAKE requires registration. To register and
- to get the licensed version, which provides several
- additional features, send your check or money order
- for $40 plus $5 shipping and handling to:
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- Pearl America Inc.
- 4128 1/2 California Ave SW
- Seattle WA 98116
- Fax: 206-938-0338 Voice: 206-938-0336 CIS: 71154,505
- VISA/MC Orders Accepted!
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- Together with the licensed version you will also get
- several additional features such as:
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- - detailed printed documentation
- - customizeable fill patterns
- - ability to edit larger frames
- - editing and modifying several frames simultaneously
- - use of animations to start other applications
- - use of animations as screen savers
- - and some more exciting animations
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- If you have got any problems, technical questions or
- suggestions about
- Take ONE write to:
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- Rainer Doebele
- Stephansfelder Str. 42
- 78532 Tuttlingen
- Germany
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- Installation
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- To install Take ONE call the setup program from WINDOWS by
- selecting RUN from the FILE menu of the program manager. The
- setup program can then be started by typing:
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- [Drive] SETUP.EXE (e.g. A:SETUP.EXE)
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- in the command line and choosing OK. In the Setup window you
- can then enter your desired installation path and select the
- components you want to install.
- The default is set to install Take ONE completely so you just
- have to press the OK-button.
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- What can Take ONE be used for ?
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- You can use Take ONE to create and modify bitmap images which
- can be loaded and saved in the WINDOWS bitmap format (BMP). They
- can be imported and exported, using the clipboard, for use in
- other applications. In addition these bitmaps can be used to
- create animations which can be used e.g. for simple
- presentations, cartoons or slide shows with your scanned
- holiday pictures. Or what about a greeting card or an
- invitation on disk?
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- Hints
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- A description of all funtions is provided in the helpfile
- which can be viewed by choosing HELP on the Take ONE menu bar.
- To get an idea of how animations are created with Take ONE,
- select OPEN SEQUENCE in the FILE menu of Take ONE and choose one
- of the demostration animations. After loading the sequence, all
- required frames are shown on the film and can be edited in the
- edit window on the left side. To start the animation select RUN
- from the ANIMATION menu. To get a particular area of a frame into
- the edit window, it is recommended to click on the desired frame
- area on the film using the right mouse button, rather than using
- the scrollbars. If you are using a video device driver providing
- 256 colors, these can be used by double clicking a color (except
- black and white) in the color window which is left of the edit
- window. However this is only possible if the frame format
- is also set to 256 colors. To view or alter the frame format
- select FRAME FORMAT from the SEQUENCE menu.
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- Technical information
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- To run the animations Take ONE uses a hardware timer so the
- created animations have the same speed on every PC, independent
- from the hardware configuration used. Due to the nature of
- WINDOWS, animations run smoother in the standard
- mode of WINDOWS than in the extended 386-mode. Another
- possibile way to run animations is to use the multitasking
- facility of WINDOWS which allows the animation to run as a
- background application. This method makes animations
- smother and faster, also in the extended 386-mode. This
- shareware version only provides the timer method but the
- registered version provides both methods.
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- Problems ?
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- Pearl America Inc. is an approved member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
- shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
- shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
- member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
- help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
- does not provide technical support for members' products.
- Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
- 545 Grover Road
- Muskegon MI 49442
- or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
- Ombudsman 70007,3536 or by FAX to 616-788-2765 (USA).