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█ VIDVUE v2.0 █
█ Copyright 1993-1994 Lawrence Gozum █
█ All rights reserved. █
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SUMMARY:
VIDVUE is a Multimedia player/slideshow utility and image viewer/utility
distributed as 100% Functional Shareware.
Features outstanding ease-of-use; easy access to all controls with minimal
keyboard input, mouse movements and learning. Includes basic, intermediate
and advanced Help functions.
It is probably the ONLY Windows app to date, that fully supports
full-featured GIF 87a and 89a files; features, probably, the fastest GIF
decode to screen routines in Windows (written in assembly). Includes Full
Screen decoding option. Fully supports JPG/JIF, BMP/DIB, PCX, TIFF, TGA and
DCX formats, with raster image support for WPG, EPS and PICT files.
Multimedia support includes AVI video, WAV audio, MIDI music and FLI/FLC
animation files. AVI playback uses low level MCI video commands, allowing
for full scalability in a sizeable window. Includes AVI frame grab function
to import and save AVI frames to other formats.
Multimedia slideshows (with all supported formats) can be played with marked
files and user-scripted slideshows. Features includes AutoDithering,
AutoSizing, variable delays, variable backgrounds, special GIF processing,
variable AVI scaling and other features PER SLIDE! Runs WAV and MID files
while images are displayed.
Image printing on B/W printers supports error-distributed dithering for
superior gray shades. Interface includes a simulated document to resize and
position image on paper before printing.
VIDVUE also converts file formats, sharpens, smoothens, adjusts contrast
and brightness, resizes, flips/rotates, dithers, reduces colors, and
converts to gray, among other features.
REQUIREMENTS:
Required: Windows 3.1 running in Enhanced mode and VBRUN300.DLL.
********* At CIS, browse for "VBRUN" to check availability, or check local
BBSs for VBRUN3.ZIP or VBRUN300.ZIP.
Optional: Installed Video for Windows (VFW) runtime for AVI playback.
At CIS, browse for "VFW" to check availability, or check local
BBSs for VFWRUN.ZIP.
Optional: Installed MCI drivers for WAV and MIDI playback.
These come with your sound card.
Optional: Installed MCI drivers for FLI/FLC playback.
At CIS, browse for "AAWIN" to check availability, or check local
BBSs for AAWIN11.ZIP (or later).
VIDVUE 2.0 Update
o Monitor Brightness/Contrast adjustment added. Adjusts brightness and
contrast level on display without modifying actual image. Included as
user-definable profile/setup.
o True full screen viewing option in viewing window.
o New image processing algorithm, PackVideo, for enhancing video frame
captures and resizing.
o Immediate Multimedia Slideshows with multiple options.
- Multiple file selection added to file dialog.
- Mark/Unmark Entire directories
o User-Scripted Multimedia Slideshow with lots of options per slide.
- Supports all file formats (JPG/JIF, BMP/DIB, PCX, TIFF, TGA, DCX, WPG,
EPS, PICT, AVI, FLI, FLC, WAV, MID)
- Unlimited slides (as many as you want)
- AutoDither (256 and 16-color error diffusion)
- AutoSize (variable full screen resizing)
- AutoCentering
- Play/show files from several drives and/or directories
- Variable duration
- Variable background
- Special GIF 89a processing
- Special GIF 87a multiple-image processing
- Variable AVI scaling
- Assign WAV or MID to an image; plays any and as many as you want!
o JPG/JIF file "header" preview/info function added to info button.
- TIFF in JPEG aware
- MacBinary header aware
o JPG/JIF comment viewing from file info button.
o Multiple font choices and sizes for comment viewing.
- Font size remembered during session
- Font choice remembered during session
o Changed default background to black for seamless image updates.
IMPORTANT:
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Please ensure that VBRUN300.DLL is in your Windows directory or
Windows System sub-directory before running VVUSETUP.EXE from Windows.
To install, select "Run" from the Program Manager menu bar then enter
the pathname and "VVUSETUP". For example, if you extracted the files
into "e:\test" then type "e:\test\vvusetup".
VIDVUE's Setup now provides an option to setup ALL files in it's specified
application directory.
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The following files MUST be included in this distribution set.
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README 1ST This file. Can be deleted after reading.
VER DLL \ These are Setup program files.
SETUPKIT DLL > Can be deleted after installation.
VVUSETUP EXE /
VVU EXE \ These are the Main program files.
VIDVUE EXE \ These files are placed in your
VVULOADR EXE / specified drive/directory.
DEMO SHO /
README WRI --> Notes on VIDVUE Preloader utility
(can be deleted after reading)
VIDVUE HLP --> VIDVUE Help file placed in your Windows system
sub-directory (default) so that it can be accessed
when VIDVUE is called from other apps (e.g., File Manager).
VIDVUE DLL\
DWSPYDLL DLL \ These are required DLL & VBX
ACCUSOFT VBX \ support files. They will reside
MDICHILD VBX / in your Windows system sub-directory (default)
SBC VBX / after successful installation.
THREED VBX /