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- Visual FX Screen Saver Readme file
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- SCREEN SAVER MULTIMEDIA AVI FLIC MOV VB MCI VIDEO
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- VERSION 2.8h
- Shareware Multimedia Screen Saver
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- NT 4.0 Support
- New PNG support
- New Win95 look
- New background gradients
- New installer/uninstaller
- Reads most popular image file formats
- 'Tabbed' setup, Multi Style Play, Backgrounds, Midi/Wave play, 113 Transitions Chooser, labels
- Plays FLC, FLI, AAS, AVI, or MOV files.
- Displays image files in slide show or moving around the screen in 4 different styles.
- Encripted Password and 'Leave A Message'
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- This program is shareware.
- This program is freely distributable provided it remains in its present form.
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- Run Fxsave.exe to install program
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- Files are installed to the following locations:
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- FILE DIRECTORY
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- aaplay.dll - windows\system
- fximg400.vbx - windows\system
- fxlbl400.vbx - windows\system
- fxsnd400.vbx - windows\system
- fxtls400.dll - windows\system
- imgfx400.dll - windows\system
- fxvid400.vbx - windows\system
- ssidxtab.vbx - windows\system
- vbplay.vbx - windows\system
- vbrun300.dll - windows\system
- wavemix.dll - windows\system
- msafinx.dll - windows\system
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- fxsaver.scr - windows
- fxsaver.hlp - windows
- fxsaver.ini - windows
- fxadvt.txt - user directory
- fxreadme.txt - user directory
- install.log - user directory
- uninstal.exe - user directory
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- Access the screen saver thru the Control Panel/Desktop/Screen Saver.
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- Please see the fxsaver.hlp file (via the setup screen) for
- information concerning the 21 day evaulation period.
- This period will be inforced by the screen saver software.
- This screen saver will stop functioning after 21 days.
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- Version 2.8h
- - Added RMI music support
- - fixed single file play
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- Version 2.8g
- - fixed preview not showing images
- - fixed animation not playing single files
- - bix bug with uppercase file extensions.
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- Version 2.8f
- - change cancelation of effects preview to mouse move
- - NT 4.0 compatiblity
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- Version 2.8e
- - handle 95 task list when password dialog is up
- - changes to license encription
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- Version 2.8d
- - Fix problem with .flc play
- - New help file
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- Version 2.8c
- - Fix problem with .flc play
- - Fix RLE image support
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- Version 2.8b
- - New version of ImageFX controls
- - Add PNG image support
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- Version 2.8a
- - fix backgrounds choices
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- Version 2.8
- - save messages
- - random now shows all items
- - fix sound notification
- - change effects viewer
- - remove spin buttons
- - remove splash screen selection
- - add new tile choice backgrounds
- - add new image choice backgrounds
- - add new gradient choice backgrounds
- - remove ss3d controls
- - add new fx controls
- - revise image types supported:
- BMP, DIB, GIF, JPG, JIF, PCX, RLE, TGA, TIF (uncompressed formats only), WMF, WPG
- - add new effects
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- Version 2.7b
- - single play will play vid or flic without interruption
- - remove cursor positioning - enables running under NT
- - tune mouse movement
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- Version 2.7a
- - new installer
- - added set window top to cover MS office toolbar
- - lightened up all forms for win '95 look
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- Version 2.7
- - Now reads bmp,gif,pcx,tga,tif,wmf,eps,jpg,cmp,cal,img,mac,msp,pcd,pct,ras,wpg files
- - added shareware print notice on background - removed dialog on save
- - add memory load choice for animations
- - add fixed palette choice for 256 color video cards
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- Version 2.6a
- - force license verify to windows directory
- - added wands to effects
- - removed ss3d2.vbx
- - about box image display changed
- - release versions with/without vbrun300.dll
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- Version 2.6
- New Features
- - frame notification for flics
- - help file
- - shareware
- - shutdown saving while in setup
- - change flic settings - memory load=true
- - change flic settings color cycling=true, all colors=false
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- Version 2.5b
- Bug Fix - Install program was not handling removal of nonexisting files.
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- Version 2.5a
- Bug Fix - Fix Style Loops Animation Playing problem.
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- Version 2.5
- New Features:
- 'Tabbed' setup dialog.
- Multi Style Play
- Style Loops
- Backgrounds
- Music acompanyment
- Transition Effects Chooser
- Display more image file types
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- Version 2.1
- Enhancements:
- - Slide Show Transitions for images less than half the height of the screen
- or less than half the width of the screen will be slowed so that they
- are visible.
- - AVI Animation Transitions for images less than half the height of the screen
- or less than half the width of the screen will be slowed so that they
- are visible.
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- Version 2.01
- Bug Fix:
- - Fixed 256 Color Problem
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- Version 2.0
- Enhancements:
- - Mouse move interupts ANY style.
- - Descriptive labels can be shown for Animations, SlideShows and Waves.
- - Transitions can be enabled for Animations and SlideShows.
- - All styles can be played in single file, directory - sequential,
- or directory - random sequence.
- - The author splash screen can be surpressed from appearing before
- every screen save session. But NOT before the Setup Screen (haha).
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- Version 1.5
- Enhancements:
- - Encripted Password Protection - Stored in FXSaver.ini
- - Memory Messages - Turn on Messages and Password Protection
- and users can interupt your screen saver to leave you a message
- without getting access to your important work.
- - Improved interface.
- - Play an entire directory of animations.
- - Play an entire directory of Wave files.
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- Version 1.0
- Orginal release.
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- Attention Multimedia Artists.
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- Do you require a solid screen saver?
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- Are you being hounded by corporations and sales people to deliver
- that fantastic animation as a screen saver?
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- FXSAVE.EXE is an example of what is possible.
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- Stop by my web site for other examples and prepackaged engines.
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- If you have custom requirements please contact me via e-mail.
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- Tim Hitchings
- timh@panix.com
- http://www.panix.com/~timh
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- 5/10/97
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