       
       Welcome to Ulead Web Album 4.0 Trial Version

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This ReadMe First document provides basic information about Ulead Web Album 4.0. If you have any questions about how to use this product, please refer first to the program’s online help. Also, visit the Ulead Web Utilities pages on our web site (http://www.ulead.com/webutilities) for FAQ updates, tips and techniques, special promotions, free software, and other useful information.


Table of contents

1.	System requirements
2.	What is Ulead Web Album
3.	Trial period information
4.	Purchasing the retail version of Ulead Web Album
5.	Technical support
6.	Providing feedback and suggestions
7.	Distribution program


1. System requirements

·	Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 or higher
·	486-DX2/DX4 or Pentium-compatible systems
·	8MB RAM (16MB recommended)
·	16MB available hard drive space for program files
·	Windows-compatible pointing device
·	True Color or HiColor display adapter and monitor (recommended)

Important Note:

Five system libraries (MFC40.DLL, MSVCRT.DLL, MSVCRT20.DLL, MSVCRT40.DLL, MSVCIRT.DLL) must be installed in your Windows System folder to run Ulead Web Album.  These files are routinely installed by products from a variety of vendors and, for many users, will already exist.  

If you do not have these files, you may download them from our web site at http://www.ulead.com/webutilities/album/al_downf.htm. If you experience problems running Web Album, please verify that these files are located in the System folder under your Windows directory.


2. What is Ulead Album 4.0?

Ulead Web Album is a web content browsing and management program for creating visual thumbnail databases that can be browsed, sorted and managed by various criteria. Ulead Web Album includes the following major features:
·	Save customizable information with thumbnails for image or multimedia clips.
·	Support cataloging of more than 30+ image file formats plus AVI, QuickTime, FLI, FLC, WAV, VOC multimedia file formats and other application linked files.
·	Support multimedia content browsing and management.
·	Vertical and horizontal Compact Mode display for easy alignment of Ulead Web Album with other applications.
·	Automatically updates a folder’s contents.
·	Powerful search and sort tools to quickly locate files.
·	Support for unlimited albums in a workspace at one time.
·	Up to 65,535 thumbnail clips in a single album.
·	Adjustable thumbnail sizes from 32 x 32 to 512 x 512 pixels.
·	Concurrently share albums among a user workgroup.
·	Annotate thumbnails with text, voice, or multimedia files.
·	Split windows to view multiple album contents.
·	Extensive management capabilities: relink, backup, restore, convert and more.
·	Data import and export.
·	Web Album Pop-up Viewer displays all popular image files, including gif animation images.

For more information about Ulead Web Album and how to use it, refer to the online help. It can be viewed by clicking the help button that appears in most of the program’s dialog boxes, from the Help menu, or by clicking the Help document icon from Windows Explorer.


3. Trial period information

Ulead Web Album Trial version is distributed free-of-charge to all users. This software installs for a FREE trial use for a period of 15 days from the date of installation.


4. Purchasing the retail version of Ulead Web Album

You may purchase a retail Full version of Ulead Web Album that is very similar to (or better than) the Trial version. The retail version is not time restricted and will never expire. Details about where and how to purchase this product can be found on the Ulead web site Web Utility page (http://www.ulead.com/webutilities).


5. Technical support

For Trial version users, if you have any questions, we encourage you to read the Ulead Web Album pages on our web site. We offer no technical support at this moment for the Trial version of Ulead Web Album. If you discover a bug in the program, please send your report to support@ulead.com.tw. Necessary changes will be made and the FAQ page will be updated. We suggest you check our web site often.

Technical support for the purchased retail Full version is available via our web site (www.ulead.com or www.ulead.com.tw), email (support@ulead.com.tw), fax, or through our support centers around the world. Be sure to have your Web Album Technical Support ID (displayed in the program’s About box) ready or include it in your email or fax.


6. Providing feedback and suggestions

Your comments and suggestions to improve our software are most welcome. Please send them to webmaster@ulead.com.tw. Thank you for your time and support.


7. Distribution program

If you would like to distribute Ulead Web Album or other Ulead Web Utility products, please contact webutility@ulead.com.tw.


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