
MainActor - A modular animation package for Win 95 / NT
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What is MainActor:
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MainActor is a modular multimedia processing package. You can load / edit /
play and save / convert all major animation and and the most common picture
formats. MainActor supports more animation formats for loading / saving than
any other program on any platform!

The MPEG support supplied by MainActor allows easy conversion of your
animations / picture lists to MPEG-I/II, complete with audio.

This release of MainActor supports both English and German, you can change
the language during runtime in the "Settings" menu.

MainActor is available for OS/2 and Windows 95 / NT.

A full featured sequencer with audio and video effects is in preparation.

The shareware version of MainActor is fully functional, you will have to deal
with an annoying requester though.

The requester appears

* at startup for 5 seconds
* when openening the save window for 5 seconds
* after saving every tenth frame for 2 seconds

Please register MainActor if you use it on a regular basis. Use beyond a 31
day evaluation period is prohibited without registration.

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ATTENTION: MainActor requires DirectX for its playback capabilities. If you do not
have DirectX installed, MainActor / MainView will not start up!

The DirectX runtime can be downloaded from Microsofts homepage at
http://www.microsoft.com. However its pretty hidden on the Microsoft site.

You can also download it from http://www.softseek.com or http://www.download.com
and simply search for "DirectX".

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Currently MainActor ships with the following modules:

Loader modules:
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AVI (Animation)*
BMP (Picture)
DL (Animation)
FLC (Animation)
FLI (Animation)
GIF (Picture)
GIF-Anim (Animation)
IFF (Picture)
IFF-Anim3/5/7/8/J (Animation)
JPEG (Picture)
MPEG-I/II (Animation)*
MPEG-Audio Layer I/II/III (Sound)
PCX (Picture)
PNG (Picture)
PPM/PGM/PBM (Picture)
TGA (Picture)
Quicktime (Animation)*
WAV (Sound)

Saver modules:
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AVI (Animation)*
BMP (Picture)
FLC (Animation)
FLI (Animation)
GIF (Picture)
GIF-Anim (Animation)
JPEG (Picture)
MPEG-I/II (Animation)*
MPEG-Audio Layer II (Sound)
Quicktime (Animation)*
MacPICT (Picture)
PNG (Picture)
PPM/PGM/PBM (Picture)
TGA (Picture)
Video Data (Picture)
WAV (Sound)

Animation formats marked with an * support sound.

More modules are on the way ( SGI Movies, .MOD ) etc.

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The Rexx language processor for Windows95/NT was licensed from
Enterprise Alternatives. If you are interested in Rexx support
outside of MainActor, please contact them on their excellent
WinRexx product:

Enterprise Alternatives
635 South 16th Street
San Jose, CA 95112-2372
USA

Enterprise@WinRexx.com
http://www.winrexx.com

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The files in this archive are copyrighted by MainConcept, GbR and
may not be reproduced for commercial use without the written
agreement of MainConcept, GbR Moenig/Zabel.

Otherwise you are permitted and encouraged to distribute this (the shareware)
version of MainActor. There are no restrictions with regards to copying,
transferring or otherwise distributing MainActor in its complete and original
shareware form.

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For information or registration contact :

MainConcept, GbR Moenig/Zabel
Hermann-Heusch-Platz 3
52062 Aachen
Germany

Tel: 49-(0)241-4090444
FAX: 49-(0)241-4090445
BBS: 49-(0)241-4090446

EMail: info@mainconcept.de
http://www.mainconcept.de
