IMAGES CONTROL FOR WINDOWS 95 INTRODUCTION
32-bit Image/Document Management System

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FEATURES
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* Stores images in electronic albums.
* Stores documents in electronic folders.
* Attaches annotation to photos in albums.
* Displays more than 40 different image file formats.
* Imports images from TWAIN scanners, digital cameras, etc.
* 32-bit screen capture.
* Performs slide shows with background music, transitional effects.
* Prints hardcopy of images to any Windows-supported printer.
* Print preview mode.
* Acts as a grayscale or color photocopier.

Images Control 95 provides indexed and searchable storage structures 
to help you organize all of your electronic and paper-based data.

The software lets you automatically file, intelligently organize, 
visually locate, and instantly retrieve all your pictures or documents 
on-line.  Images Control 95 sorts, categorizes your images (family 
pictures, documents, etc.) into groups called "albums" or "folders" 
for fast retrieval.

Photo albums created by Images Control 95 can be used in slide show 
screen savers (a separate product called Slides Shower).

The main features of Images Control 95 is its ability to convert between
about 40 different image file formats including popular ones such as
BMP, JPG, Kodak Photo CD, FlashPix, TIFF (uncompressed), PCX, WPG, 
Mac Paint, etc.

If you own a flatbed scanner and a printer, Images Control 95 will 
function as a photocopier (using the optional TWAIN module).  Simply 
place your document on the scanner and click on the Photocopy button, 
the photocopy will emerge at the printer. 

In addition to the above functions, Images Control 95 is also a powerful 
image processing tools able to satisfy the needs of both inexperienced 
and advanced users.  Images Control 95 image processing functions were
written using the leading LEADtools image processing toolkit. Besides
the opportunity of managing a  number of different image formats,
including the industry standard JPEG, PNG, PhotoShop PSD, TIFF, WinFAX,
and Kodak PhotoCD, FlashPix.  Images Control 95 also offers a wide choice 
of advanced processing tools. The software supports any kind of image 
format up to 24 bpp full color images, 8 bpp grayscale, 256 colors.  
Images Control 95 can perform: Crop, Flip, Mirror, Rotate, Shear, Resize, 
Posterize, Mosaic, Average, Median, Sharpen, Add noise, Emboss, Underlay 
Edge enhance, Gradian edge enhance, Laplacian edge enhance, Sobel filter,
Prewitt filter, Shift and difference filter, Line segment filter,
Binary filters, Erosion filter, Dilation filter, Invert, Brightness,
Contrast, Histogram contrast, Hue, Saturation, Histogram equalize,
Stretch intensity, Gamma correctIntensity detect, Flood Fill, and
Colors Separation.
				 

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SHAREWARE/REGISTERED VERSIONS
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The shareware version of Images Control 95 supports up to 9 images in
all supported image formats in the album creation mode and the Microsoft 
Windows BMP, WMF (Windows Metafile), AVI, and IBM OS/2 BMP in the image 
processing and conversion mode.  To access an array of more than 35 
different image file formats (including the most popular ones such as JPG 
(JPEG), PCD (Kodak Photo CD), TIFF, (Tagged Image File Format), PNG (the 
new CompuServe Portable Network Graphics), PSD (PhotoShop 3.0), WPG 
(WordPerfect), WMF (Windows Metafile), PCX, CMP (LEAD 1BIT) , ICA (IBM 
IOCA), MAC (MacPaint), and TGA (Truevision Targa), etc.,) you must 
register Images Control 95 to obtain the latest registered version.  
The current registration fee is $29.  Please read the "Supported Image 
File Format" for a  complete list of all image file formats Images 
Control 95 supports.

The ability to import images from TWAIN-compliant devices (scanners, 
digital cameras, frame grabbers, etc.) is also available for an 
additional $14.


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HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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Hardware Requirements:

* Windows-based PCs (486 or better is recommended).
* Standard VGA (Windows-accelerated card is recommended).
* A mouse or trackball.
* TWAIN-compliant scanners or digital cameras (optional).
* Windows supported-printers (optional).
* Sound blaster card or compatible (optional).

Software Requirements:

* Microsoft Windows 95.
 
Images Control 95 was designed and tested under Microsoft Windows 95 on 
a 150 MHz PCI Pentium-based computer with 32 MB of RAM, and a 2 MB PCI 
Diamond Stealth VRAM (S3-968) under these resolutions and color depths: 
640x480x256, 640x480x256, 640x480x65536, 800x600x256, 800x600x65536, and 
1024x768x256.

Images Control was also tested on the following computers:
1) 100 MHz PCI Pentium-based computer with 16 MB RAM and a 1 MB DRAM PCI 
   Diamond Stealth SE.
2) 150 Mhz PCI Pentium-based computer with 32 MB RAM and a 2 MB VRAM 
   Diamond Stealth Video 3200 (S3-968) under the above resolutions and 
   color depth modes.
3) IBM P5-133 with 32 MB RAM and a 1MB DRAM PCI Diamond Stealth (S3-764).
4) AST Bravo LC 4/33s with 8MB of RAM and a 512K ATI video card.
5) Sharp PC-9050 notebook computer with 32 MB RAM and a 2 MB VRAM PCI 
   Trident (9660/9680/938X) linear accelerator.

The following printers were successfully  tested:
1) HP LaserJet 4L.
2) HP LaserJet 5L Extra.
3) Brother HL-720.
4) Canon BJC-610.
5) Epson Stylus Color.
6) Epson Stylus Color Pro.

Images Control 95 has not been tested in other environments because I do 
not have all the time and resources in this rapidly changing computer world.


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SUPPORTED IMAGE FILE FORMATS
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Images Control 95 was developed using LEAD Technologies LEADTOOLS 
ActiveX Professional.  Below is the list of image file formats 
which Images Control 95 supports:

CMP.  
	This is the LEAD CMP compressed format for grayscale and 
	color images.

JFIF. 
	This is a JPEG File Interchange Format with full color 
	spacing (YUV 4:4:4).

LEAD1JFIF. 
	This is a JPEG File Interchange Format with YUV 4:1:1 color 
	spacing, to produce a smaller JFIF file.	

LEAD2JFIF. 
	This is a JPEG File Interchange Format with YUV 4:2:2 color 
	spacing, to produce the smallest JFIF file.

JTIF. 
	This is a JPEG Tagged Interchange Format with full color 
	spacing (YUV 4:4:4).

LEAD1JTIF. 
	This is a JPEG Tagged Interchange Format with YUV 4:1:1 
	color spacing, to produce a smaller JTIF file.

LEAD2JTIF. 
	This is a JPEG Tagged Interchange Format with YUV 4:2:2 
	color spacing, to produce the smallest JTIF file.

TIF (TIFF). 
	This is a tag-based file format designed to promote universal 
	interchanges of digital image data. Because TIFF files do not 
	have a single way to store image data, there are many 
	versions of TIFF. Images Control 95 supports the most common 
	TIFF formats.

MPT. 
	This is a multi-page TIFF format that enables a file to 
	contain more than one image. It is handled the same as a 
	regular TIFF file, except for the multi-page feature.

TIFF LZW. 
	These files use the Tagged Image File Format with LZW 
	compression.

TIFF CCITT. 
	These are compressed TIFF files that are commonly used 
	for FAX transmission and document imaging.

TIFF CCITT Group 3. 
	These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more 
	advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT. Images Control 
	95 supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of 
	this format.

TIFF CCITT Group 4. 
	These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced 
	and more compressed than TIFF CCITT Group 3.

ICA (ICOA). 
	This is the Image Object Content Architecture developed by IBM. 
	Images Control 95 supports these files in an MO:DCA wrapper 
	with embedded 1-bit CCITT Group 3 or Group 4 images.

WinFAX Group 3. 
	This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 3 support.

WinFAX Group 4. 
	This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 4 support.

FAX Group 3. 
	This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 3 support.  
	Images Control 95 supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension 
	variations of this format.

FAX Group 4. 
	This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 4 support.

TARGA (TrueVision TGA). 
	This is a file format created by TruevVsion Inc. Images Control 
	95 supports all uncompressed and RLE compressed TGA file formats.

PNG (Portable Network Graphics). 
	This is a replacement for the GIF format. It is a full-featured 
	(non-LZW) compressed format intended for widespread use without 
	legal restraints.

PSD (PhotoShop 3.0). 
	This is the format produced by the Adobe PhotoShop graphics 
	editor.

BMP (Windows Bitmap). 
	This is a file format created by Microsoft. Some BMP images 
	are compressed with an RLE type compression.

WMF (Windows Metafile). 
	These files are not bitmap based images. A Windows metafile 
	consists of a collection of device independent functions that 
	represents an image. When a program loads a metafile, these 
	functions are executed to obtain the image.

PCX. 
	This is a file format created by ZSoft. This format compresses 
	its image data with the RLE type compression.

DCX. 
	This is a multi-page PCX format that enables a file to contain 
	more than one image. It is handled the same as a regular PCX 
	file, except for the multi-page feature.

EPS (Encapsulated PostScript). 
	These files are used primarily on PostScript printers. These 
	printers usually offer more variety of fonts and higher resolution 
	than standard laser printers. EPS files will work on any PostScript 
	compatible printer and any end user application that supports 
	placement of EPS files in its work space.

BMP (OS/2 BMP). 
	These are files created on an OS/2 operating system. Images Control 
	95 supports both 1.x and 2.x formats.

CAL (CALS Raster). 
	These are 1-bit CCITT Group 4 CALS raster files. CALS is a United 
	States government standard.

MAC (MacPaint). 
	These Macintosh Paint files are commonly used for monochrome 
	clip art.

IMG (GEM Image). 
	These files are native to the Graphical Environment Manager 
	developed by Digital Research.

MSP (Microsoft Paint). 
	These files from early versions of Windows are used for black-and-
	white drawings and clip art.

WPG (WordPerfect). 
	These are WordPerfect raster files. 

RAS (SUN Raster). 
	These files are native to Sun UNIX platforms.

PCT (Macintosh Pict). 
	These files, produced using Macintosh QuickDraw, are used in 
	desktop publishing and imaging applications.

LEAD 1BIT. 
	These are 1-bit LEAD compressed files.

FPX (Kodak FlashPix).  
	This Kodak format is newer than Photo CD. This format can also 
	contain more than one physical resolution, but without fixed 
	dimensions. You can choose which resolution to load, and thus 
	control the size of the resulting bitmap. You can read and write 
	the following bits per pixel: 8, 24.

PCD (Kodak Photo CD).  (Read only)
	This is a common high-resolution format for images on CD-ROM. 
	An image file can contain one or more physical resolutions, 
	with fixed dimensions. You can choose which resolution to load, 
	and thus control the size of the resulting bitmap.
	You can read the following bits per pixel: 8, 24.
	You cannot write PhotoCD files.

GIF (Graphic Interchange Format).  (read only)  
	This is the Graphics Interchange Format created by CompuServe 
	for storing and exchanging color raster images. You cannot 
	write GIF files. They are read-only.

AVI.  (read only)
	Microsoft Audio/Video Interleave motion video file format.

MOV.  (read only)
	Apple QuickTime motion video format.

MPG.  (read only)
	Motion Picture Expert Group motion video format.


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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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There is no 30-day evaluation period to use Images Control 95.  
Registration is not required to use the shareware version of Images 
Control 95.  Non-registered users may use Photo Icons as long as they 
wish.  However, in order to use the additional features, you must 
register the software to receive the registered, full-featured version.

A single user license permits a user to use Images Control 95 only on a
single computer.  Licensed users may use the program on different
computers, as long as there is NO POSSIBILITY of it being used at one
location while it is being used at another, or on a computer network
by more than one user at a time.

No one may modify or patch the Images Control 95 executable files in any
way, including but not limited to decompiling, disassembling, or
otherwise reverse engineering the program.

A limited license is granted to copy and distribute Images Control 95 
only for the trial use of others, subject to the above limitations, and 
also the following:

1) Images Control 95 and all of its release files must be copied in
   unmodified form, complete with the file containing this license
   information.

2) Operators of electronic BBSs (sysops) may make Images Control 95
   available for downloading only as long as the above conditions are
   met.  An overall or time-dependent charge for the use of the
   bulletin board system is permitted as long as there is not a
   specific charge for the download of Images Control 95.

3) Shareware copies may be uploaded to BBSs, FTP/Web sites, Usenet
   newsgroups, and any network sites with the condition that all of
   its release files must be included in unmodified form, complete
   with the file containing this license information.

4) Vendors of user-supported or shareware software approved by the ASP
   may distribute Images Control 95, subject to the above conditions,
   without specific permission.  Non-approved vendors may distribute
   Images Control 95 only after obtaining written permission from myself.
   Please write to:

		Chris Doan
		4891 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #401
		San Diego,  CA 92117

4) Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the Images Control 95
   diskettes to their members, subject to the above conditions, without
   specific permission.  Non-profit groups may collect a disk duplication
   fee enough to cover the cost of the media and handling.
   

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DISCLAIMER
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I, CHRISTOPHER C. DOAN, MAKE NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL 
FUNCTION FLAWLESSLY NOR WILL I TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES
INCURRED BY THE USER EITHER ACCIDENTALLY OR  INTENTIONALLY THROUGH
THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS. IT IS
SHAREWARE AND YOU MAY DISTRIBUTE IT AS SUCH PROVIDING YOU KEEP THE
HELP FILE, THE PROGRAM FILE AND THE INTRODUCTORY TEXT FILE IN
ORIGINAL INTACT CONDITION. THE PROGRAM MAY BE DISTRIBUTED IN
SHAREWARE\FREEWARE PACKAGES IN WHICH FEES COVER DUPLICATION/MEDIA
COSTS. THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE SOLD COMMERCIALLY OR PRIVATELY
WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.

Use of this product for any period of time constitutes your
acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its contents.


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REGISTRATION
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The registration fee is $29 for the photo album & image enhancement/
processing modules.  Optional scanner input is available for an 
additional $14.  As of this writing, I only accept money orders, 
cashiers checks, bank checks, or personal checks drawn only on U.S.
banks.  Please fill in the registration form in the REGISTER.TXT 
file and mail it along with your 
payment to:

	Chris Doan
	4891 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #401
	San Diego,  CA 92117

For my bookkeeping purposes, please refrain from sending cash.  But if 
you must send cash, please also include a written order so I can keep 
track of my users.

Those of you have access to CompuServe, you can register Images Control 
95 on line directly with CompuServe and receive the registered version 
within 24 hours (SWREG #10744). 

For quick activation, registered users will receive a temporary license 
file through internet e-mail (UUencoded or MIME-encoded).  The license 
file will recognize you as a registered user and allow you full access 
to all Images Control 95 features.  Your permanent license file 
registered in your name (or your company name) and the latest version 
of Images Control 95 will be in the mail the next business day.

International users may transfer the proper amount directly to my Bank 
of America account.  There will be an additional processing fee of $10 
because that's how much BoA charges my account for Fund Transfer 
Service.  You will have to contact me by e-mail to obtain my account 
number for this type of payment.

A site license is required by a corporation, company, educational 
institution, or governmental agency for use of Images Control 95 
software on the total number of computers that will use the software.

Thank you for your interest in Images Control 95.

Chris Doan
doanc@san.rr.com
chris_doan@compuserve.com

San Diego,  California
April 1997

