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PhotoVista 1.0 Pre-release
Welcome to PhotoVista 1.0 Pre-release. PhotoVista creates
spectacular 360-degree panoramas automatically, produces
high-quality images optimized for Web publishing (the image
files are extremely compact), and delivers next-generation
multimedia applications for more compelling commerce sites,
promotions, entertainment, and training services.
This readme file contains the following topics:
o System Requirements
o Product Availability
o Installation Instructions
o Installed Components
o Uninstall Instructions
o Known Issues
o Support/Customer Input
System Requirements
o Windows« 95 or Windows NT 3.51 or higher (3.51 not
available for this pre-release)
o 8 MB available hard disk space
NOTE:
For best quality images, set your monitor resolution higher than
256 colors.
Installation Instructions
1. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the
installer, and then double-click the file, photovista.exe.
The InstallShield Self-Extractor dialog box appears.
2. Click Yes. The PhotoVista installer launches the
InstallShield« Wizard.
3. Follow the prompting of the InstallShield Wizard until it
comes to the directory to install PhotoVista. Be sure to
accept the default installation location; do not install
directly to your c:\ directory.
4. If you want, you can select Custom Installation, which
allows you to choose whether or not to install the
RealSpace Screen Saver, or to install it at a later time.
5. Follow the remaining prompts of the InstallShield Wizard to
complete the installation.
Installed Components
The following components are installed:
o PhotoVista 1.0 Pre-release
o Online Help (photovista.hlp)
o Quick-Start Tutorial (available from the Help menu)
o Read Me file (pvreadme.txt) into Program Files\Live
Picture\PhotoVista
o Sample images into Program Files\Live
Picture\PhotoVista\Stitchme
You can also download the RealSpaceViewer (formerly RealVR
Traveler), available as a standalone application or browser
plug-in. For more information about the RealSpace technology,
read the RealSpace white paper.
Uninstall Instructions
1. From the Start menu, choose Settings, and then choose
Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs
Properties window appears.
3. Click the Install/Uninstall tab, and then select PhotoVista
in the scroll list.
4. Click the Add/Remove button.
5. In the Confirm File Deletion message box, click Yes to
remove PhotoVista from your hard drive. The UninstallShield
program notifies you when the uninstall is complete.
6. Click OK, and then close the Add-Remove Programs Properties
window.
Note: If you installed the RealSpace Screen Saver at a later
time than the original installation, this program will not be
removed by the Uninstall program. You need to delete this file
(Realspace Saver.scr) from the Windows\System directory.
Known Issues
o Windows NT 3.51 is not available for this pre-release.
o You need to install to the default location; for this
pre-release do not install directly to your c:\ directory.
o The 8mm fisheye lens has not been certified; the 16mm
fisheye lens has been certified.
Support/Customer Input
Your feedback on the feature set and usability of PhotoVista is
very important to us. Please note, however, that due to the
extraordinary volume of downloads, we're unable to offer support
for this pre-release edition. To provide input, please contact
us at: pvinput@livepicture.com