Thank you for purchasing PhotoDisc BACKGROUND SERIES 19: THE ESSENTIALS.
It is our goal to deliver the finest photography available anywhere to our valued customers.
This is a 2 disc set. Disc A contains the browsing catalog, LO RES and MED RES image files. Disc B contains the HI RES image files as well as PICTUREDECOMPRESS¬.
BACKGROUND SERIES 19: THE ESSENTIALS:
DISC A:
Ñ Images 1-100 in LO RES TIFF and MED RES JPEG formats
Ñ 100 TILES created from Background Series images for multi-media use.
Ñ 100 SEAMLESS backgrounds created from the TILES. These are 640 x 480 pixel examples of how to use the TILES.
Ñ LIGHTBOX¬ CATALOG displaying all 100 images contained on BACKGROUND SERIES 19
Ñ LIGHTBOX CATALOG displaying all 100 SEAMLESS backgrounds.
Ñ ADOBE ACROBAT¬ file entitled QUICK START!.
Ñ UTILITIES including PICTURE DECOMPRESS¬, SIMPLETEXT¬, ADOBE ACROBAT¬ and ADOBE PHOTOSHOP¬ TRYOUT VERSION
DISC B:
Ñ Images 1-100 in HI RES JPEG formats.
Ñ PICTUREDECOMPRESS¬.
This CD ROM contains every image pictured in the Background Series 19 printed catalog. Also included is a comprehensive image browsing utility called LIGHTBOX¬. This allows you to view the images on-screen and to perform searches by a number of different criteria.
Also included is an Adobe ACROBAT¬ file titled QUICK START! This file lists the PhotoDisc products, new releases, licensing and online information. Take a look. You'll like what you see.
You may access the images directly from the CD ROM within the PHOTOS folder. The low resolution TIFF files are found in the LO RES folder and are ready for import into any popular graphic design or page layout application. The medium resolution and high resolution JPEG images are found in the MED RES and HI RES folders, respectively. JPEG images must be decompressed and then saved to your hard drive as a TIFF. The saved TIFF file can then be imported into other applications in the same fashion as a low resolution image.
Decompressing JPEG images:
Ñ If you own Adobe Photoshop¬ 2.5 or newer, you can simply use the OPEN command under the file menu. The latest versions of Photoshop have a built-in JPEG decompression module that supports the JPEG file format. When prompted to select a file, you may open a JPEG file directly off the disc. Once decompressed, the image can be saved as a TIFF to your hard drive. The decompressed image will be approximately 10mb for the medium resolution and 28.5mb for the high resolution.
Ñ If you don't have a recent version of Adobe Photoshop or any other imaging software that supports the JPEG file format, you may use a stand-alone decompression utility called PICTURE DECOMPRESS found in the UTILITIES folder. This program must be copied to your hard drive and requires a minimum of 20,000k of free RAM to decompress a 10mb file (To decompress the HI RES images, you will need approximtely 2-3 times the amount of memory). If your Macintosh does not have at least 20mb of free RAM you may need to allocate 20,000k of free disk space as Virtual Memory in your MEMORY Control Panel. JPEG files can then be opened using the OPEN command under the FILE menu and saved as a TIFF to your hard drive. You may now open the file in any imaging software that supports TIFF or PICT files. If your intended use is 150 LPI printed output, make sure that the decompressed MED or HI RES image is tagged at a resolution of 300 PPI before sending it to output.
A TOUR OF BACKGROUND SERIES 19: THE ESSENTIALS:
This is a 2 disc set. Disc A contains the browsing catalog, LO RES and MED RES image files. Disc B contains the HI RES image files as well as PICTUREDECOMPRESS¬.
READ ME! - This is an informational file which contains disc specific technical information .
QUICK START! - A tour of the major features of this CD-ROM and an overview of the latest PhotoDisc products, Licensing and Online information.
PHOTOS - Contains the browsing catalog and three versions of every image.
BACKGROUND SERIES 19 CATALOG - This is a Lightbox Catalog that allows you to preview all of the images contained in this series. For further instructions, see the Lightbox Manual in the Lightbox folder.
LO RES - Contains all of the low resolution (5" x 7" @ 72 PPI) RGB TIFF images of BACKGROUND SERIES 19. You will find the LO RES image folder contained on Disc A. These can be used for on-screen viewing and comps.
MED RES - Contains all of the medium resolution (5" x 7" @ 300 PPI) RGB JPEG compressed images of BACKGROUND SERIES 19. You will find the MED RES image folder contained on Disc A. These files may be used for high quality 4-color printing.
HI RES - Contains all of the high resolution (8.5" x 13" @ 300 PPI) RGB JPEG compressed images of BACKGROUND SERIES 19. You will find the HI RES image folder contained on Disc B. These files may be used for high quality 4-color printing.
TILES - This folder contains four items: The TILES folder containing wrap around tiles that can be used for multi media backgrounds, web design, etc., and the SEAMS folder, containing seamless backgrounds composed of the TILE images. Also in this folder are the ReadMe-Seamless file, and the Seamless Tiles catalog.
SEAMLESS TILES catalog - This is a Lightbox catalog that contains all the images in the SEAMS folder. They are 640 x 480 pixel examples of how the tiles can be used.
MORE RESOURCES - Contains optional resource files.
LIGHTBOX - The Lightbox application for the Macintosh allows the user to browse and search through the 100 images available on this disc. To view BACKGROUND SERIES 19 thumbnails double-click on the BACKGROUNDS 19 CATALOG icon in the PHOTOS folder on disc A.
You may run the BACKGROUNDS 19 CATALOG directly from the CD but it will run more efficiently if the Lightbox application and the BACKGROUNDS 19 CATALOG are copied to your hard drive. The application will run only if Quicktime¬ is installed in the System Folder. Simply drag and drop the Quicktime icon onto the closed System Folder and restart your computer. If your computer currently has Quicktime installed, you need not install the copy found on this disc.
*NOTE: Most Macintosh computers already have a version of Quicktime¬ installed. We recommend using either Quicktime¬ 2.0 or 2.1 (2.0 is supplied on this CD). There is a known conflict with Quicktime¬ 2.5 and the LightBox application. To identify which version you are running go to your Extensions Folder located in the System Folder, select the Quicktime¬ extension, go to File and "Get Info╔". This will display the version number. If you are running Quicktime¬ 2.5, enlarge the catalog window to the full dimension of the monitor screen and allow the LightBox Catalog to redraw the screen, this will force the images to reappear.
This folder also contains reference material in MS Word 4.0 and SIMPLETEXT¬ format for the Lightbox browsing application.
ADOBE ACROBAT - This folder contains the Acrobat Reader installer sotware and a ReadMe file on installation.
MORE INFO - This folder contains three helpful text files. They are OUTPUT INSTRUCTIONS, COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, and GLOSSARY OF TERMS. These files are provided for technical reference. If you have further questions, please feel free to call our Technical Support Department at the number listed below.
UTILITIES - This folder contains PICTUREDECOMPRESS, SIMPLETEXT, ADOBE ACROBAT installer and ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TRYOUT. The tryout version of Photoshop is included as a demo only. Files can not be saved or printed with this version.
TEXTFILE - Contains a text file which lists Filename, Title, Credits, Information and Keywords for each BACKGROUND SERIES 19 image.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Ñ Mac II family of computers or greater
Ñ Minimum of 5 Mb free RAM
Ñ Quicktime¬ version 1.5 or newer
Ñ System 7 or newer
Ñ 32-bit Quickdraw installed or available on the mother board
CONCLUSION:
If there is anything we can do to make our product more useful to you, please let us know. If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with our product, you may return it within thirty days of purchase for a full refund.
Please review our end-user license agreement in the QUICK START! document carefully to ensure that your intended use complies with our usage guidelines. We want our customers to USE our discs as often as possible, yet we need to protect the rights of our photographers. If you have any particular questions about usage, please do not hesitate to call us for clarification.
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