21 Flying Images Screen Saver is a freely distributable
shareware program. The zip/exe may be distributed
in its entirety.
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   21 Flying Images Screen Saver Ver. 1.0 For Windows 95/98
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      Overview, Ordering, help/faq, upgrading, uninstall


*Please Note: 
If you are having problems displaying the screen saver,
you will need to download the Visual Basic runtime
files at http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html

Please download and install the vb5rtsp3.zip file.

 
* 21 Flying Images works best with your computer color palette
set to 16 bit or higher. If the images that you are displaying
look distorted, faded, etc. you might have your color setting
set to 256 colors. You can view your settings by following the 
steps below. Please refer to your computer manual on what your
computer supports. Not all computers support higher than 256
colors.

   -click the "start" button
   -then select "settings"
   -select "control panel"
   -click "display" 
   -and then click "settings" tab
 

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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Have you ever dreamed of flying your own Images on your screen 
just like Microsoft's "Flying Windows"? Now you can with 21 
Flying Images. You can float, fly, shake an unlimited amount of 
(JPEG,JIF,GIF,BMP,DIB) images gracefully about your screen with 
this true 32 bit application for Windows 95/98. The easy to use 
interface makes customizing your screen saver a snap.   

Some images may already be entered into the screen saver so you 
can immediately view how the screen saver looks. However, you can 
enter and view your own personal images/photos by going into the 
settings for 21 Flying Images! Please be sure to read the helpful
information below if you would like to know the features of this 
screen saver.    

Features include
-8 different image effects
-8 different transition effects 
-Cloning loaded images
-Adjustable image speed and time delay between images 
-Change background color 
-Adjustable float speed
-Password protection
-Message Board


* NOTES ON FEATURES
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The size of all loaded images that have a width or height greater than
166 pixels, are resized and rendered to approx. 166 pixels. This is done to 
enhance the viewing quality of the screen saver. All 'Image Effects' except 
for 'Float' use this format. The 'Float' effect displays the image 'as is' 
with no image rendering.


Image Effects - Overview:
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1)Flying Images - Fly a given amount of images 'clones' on your screen.

2)Float - Float one image at a time on your screen. 'Transition Effects'
	  may be used on each loaded image.

3)Warp - Fly a given amount of images in the opposite direction of 
	 'Flying Images'.

4)Psychedelic - Produce colorful trails with your images. 

5)Deck of Cards - This effect creates card decks out of your images. Images 
		  are piled on top of each other.

6)Jumping Beans - Your images will dance and bounce while drifting left.

7)Vortex - Images circulate around the center of the screen. Each image becomes
	   larger with each rotation.

8)Splat - Your images will hit the screen and drift away from the center.



Transition Effects - 'Float' Effect needs to be choosen. Options Include:
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1) Standard
2) Left Wipe
3) Right Wipe
4) Right & Left Wipe
5) Up & Down Wipe
6) Center Wipe
7) Horizontal Blinds
8) Vertical Blinds

if 'Random Transitions' is enabled, each effect will be randomly choosen.



Clones of Image
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This feature allows the user to display up to 21 of the same images at once.


Change Images
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This feature allows the user to display the next image between 5-60 seconds.


Amount of Images to Introduce
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This feature is dependent on the 'Change Images' feature. If 'Change Images'
is enabled, 'Amount of Images to Introduce' will load the given amount of
images within that time frame. 'Amount of Images to Introduce' can never be
greater than 'Clones of Image'


Image Speed
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This features allows the user to change the speed of the image.


Jumping Speed
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This feature is only applicable to 'Jumping Beans'. This controls the speed
of the images jumping pattern.


Deck Speed
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This feature is only applicable to 'Deck of Cards'. This controls the space
between each card.


Psychedelic Speed
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This feature is only applicable to 'Psychedelic'. This controls the trailing
effect of the image.


Background Display
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You may choose your own background color by clicking on 
'Choose Color' button. The background color is displayed to the left. 

Password protection
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This allows a user to set a password which must then be 
entered to quit a screen saver. The computer will prompt 
you for the password if you try to exit the screen saver module.
If an incorrect password (or no password) is entered, the screen 
saver module will resume operation, disallowing access to the 
Windows Desktop. This provides security and privacy for your 
computer when you are away from the desk. 


Message Board
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This allows anyone to leave a message while your away from your 
desk. Password Protection must be enabled for the message board 
to be displayed. 





ORDERING
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This software costs only $14.95 US dollars (Special Internet offer) 
Regularly $19.95

Upon ordering, you will receive a registration Key instantly via
email which removes the limits of this demo version. 21 Flying Images
will then be fully functional.

*REGISTERED USERS CAN UPGRADE THEIR 21 FLYING IMAGES SOFTWARE FOR FREE. 
Anytime the screen saver has been upgraded to a new version, you may 
download from http://members.aol.com/bryan505/a1 and use your 
unique registration key. 


How do I order?
   
Ordering is easy. Follow the instructions on opening 21 Flying Images 
from the "screen saver" Tab (FAQ #1). Click "Order" and Follow 
instructions from there.

<OR>

Click on the HTML file called "How to Register"?. This is located in the 
same folder as this readme file.

<OR>

visit our website at http://members.aol.com/bryan505/a1
 


FAQ/HELP
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1. How do I get into screen saver settings to select a screen saver?

   Click the "start" button
   then click "settings"
   then click "control panel"
   Select "display"
   then click the "screen saver" tab

   Once you get there, simply click the small arrow to select 
   "21 Flying Images", then you can use the "settings" button to select 
   your images and options.

      
2. How come when I display a JPEG image/photo as my screen saver, 
   the color is not clear and distorted?

   In order to view a JPEG (16.7 Million colors) on your screen 
   you need to have your computer display settings set to at 
   least 16 bit or higher on your computer. Your computer 
   display settings might be set to 256 colors (8 bit). Make sure 
   you know what your doing before changing these settings!!!  
   Not all computers and monitors can display past 256 colors. 
   Refer to your computer manual.
  
   To view your computer display settings, follow the same 
   instructions (FAQ #1) to 21 Flying Images Screen Saver but click on 
   the settings tab.
   
   A quick way around this problem is to have a program like 
   Paint Shop Pro, that converts Jpeg (16.7 Million colors) to a 
   GIF (256 colors) format. I found it quite useful on older 
   machines.

3. What should I do after I receive my Registration key?
   
   Follow the instructions on opening 21 Flying Images from the 
   "screen saver" Tab (FAQ #1) and click "Registration Key" 
   at the bottom of the program. 
 
4. How can I convert from a GIF to a JPEG format, or any other 
   image format? How can I create my own images/photos to be 
   displayed?

   PaintShop Pro is an excellent way of converting a image/photo 
   from one format to another. You can download PaintShop Pro 
   at http://www.shareware.com. This program allows you to 
   construct your own images/photos.

5. Why are some images clearer than others?
   
   Refer to (FAQ #3).
   The images are displayed at the same quality which they were 
   originally scanned. 21 Flying Images Screen Saver does not affect 
   any image quality, as it simply displays the image at the 
   quality which they are scanned.



UPGRADING
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Get the latest version at http://members.aol.com/bryan505/a1

  -Uninstall the older 21 Flying Images version from your computer
  -Install the latest version by double clicking 
   the setup.exe
  -Enter your unique registration key that was used in the 
   older version.


UNINSTALL
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   -Click the "start" button
   -then click "settings"
   -then click "control panel".
   -select "Add/Remove Programs"
   -click the 21 Flying Images Screen Saver.
   -then click Add/Remove.
   -** Automatic Unistall is recommended


If you have any questions or comments, please contact Bryan 
(Tech. Manager) at: ucreata@aol.com
 
visit our website at http://members.aol.com/bryan505/a1