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                      Acloon VideoViewer README
                        Shareware Version 3.35
                           20 September 2001
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                Copyright (C) 2000-2001 S-typySoft Group

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CONTENTS
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1. What is Acloon VideoViewer
2. System Requirements
3. Installing and removing
4. Licensing
5. Distribution
6. Disclaimer
7. Technical support
8. Contacting S-typySoft Group

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1. What is Acloon VideoViewer
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     Acloon VideoViewer 3.35 is a professional viewer for audio, video, and graphic (including animation) files as well as icon library files. It integrates with the Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME operating system. This allows you to quickly and easily view or hear files in one of the supported formats, with a single (right) mouse click. This is particularly useful when working with any list of files, such as the standard Microsoft Windows Explorer or the desktop, as well as the standard "Open/Save" dialogue window (for example in graphic and text editor programs, as well as in sound editing programs). Acloon VideoViewer 3.35 loads and unloads as part of the operating system, without any intervention from the user.
    If you choose Acloon VideoViewer 3.35, it will make your work more productive and comfortable.

Acloon VideoViewer 3.35 supports the following formats: 

1. Video and animated formats:
 - Moving Picture Expert Group standard 1 and 2 (MPEG-1,MPEG-2) : .mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m1v,
   .mp2, .mpv2, .mp2v, .mpa 
 - Apple QuickTime version 2 and lower : .mov 
 - Audio-Video Interleaved : .avi 
 - Autodesk Flic animated format : .fli, .flc, .cel  
 - CompuServe GIF animated format : .gif
 - Windows animated cursor : .ani
 - Video CD : .dat
 - Advanced Streaming Format : .asf, .asx, .wm
 - Video On Demand : vod
 - Audio/Video Windows Media : .wmv, .wvx
 - Indeo Video : .ivf

2. Audio formats:
 - MPEG audio (including MPEG-1 layer3 audio) : .mp3
 - MPEG Audio List : .m3u
 - Waveform Audio : .wav
 - Sound file : .snd
 - UNIX audio : .au
 - Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) : .aif, .aiff, .aifc
 - Apple QuickTime Audio : .mov, .qt
 - Audio Advanced Streaming Format : .wma, .wax
 - Creative Labs' audio files : .voc
 - Musical Instument Digital Interface (MIDI) : .mid, .midi, .rmi

3. Pictures formats:
 - Windows Bitmap (DIB) : .bmp, .dib, .rle 
 - JPEG file format : .jpg, .jpe, .jpeg  
 - CompuServe GIF format : .gif
 - Windows icon format : .ico 
 - Windows cursor format : .cur
 - Windows Metafile format : .wmf, .emf
 - ZSoft PC Paintbrush : .pcx

4. Icon library and icon resource files:
 - Icon library files : .icl, .il, .nil
 - Executable files : .exe
 - Windows library files : .dll, .cpl, .ocx
 - System resources files : .drv, .vbx

Now Acloon VideoViewer 3.35 have build in full screen player.
With the help of this player you may playback your video and animated files, graphics files as well as other supported files in full screen mode.
Following way may be used to launch the player:
- you may left-click on preview window in context menu.

Acloon VideoViewer 3.35 is based on the Microsoft DirectX technology, which provides direct access to video and audio hardware, so the rendering of the video and audio automatically takes advantage of any acceleration hardware present. Acloon VideoViewer completely decompresses all video in software and can play MPEG-1 encoded movies at 24 frames per second on a 90MHz Pentium at 320 by 240 pixels (200KB per second transfer rate). Acloon VideoViewer can also play QuickTime movies, AVI movies with very good performance on 486-based computers, although a Pentium-based computer is preferable for playing MPEG videos. Acloon VideoViewer also provides better synchronization of video and audio streams than other similar programs.  

Changes and additions in the version 2.5:

- the new video formats are added
- the playback of MPEG video format is optimized
- the viewing of sound formats is added
- is removed BUG by working on Windows 2000
- it is not required reboots for change of icons associations
- the autodetection of a video and sound formats is added
- the support Unicode coding on Windows 2000 is added
- the optimization for working on Windows 98 is made
- is changed the user interface
- the support MIDI of the format is added
- is removed BUG bound with absence of the images in the context menu
- the support Windows Millenium Edition is added
- the dialog box 'About' is changed: is added diagnostic of the system requirements
- the new still images formats added: Windows Metafiles : .emf, .wmf
- still images programm module is changed : now it is fastest and smaller : 28Kb vs 380Kb

Changes and additions in the version 3.0:

- full screen mode of playback is added
- the review of icons libraries is added
- the review of icons from system resources of files is added
- the copying of the information for a support service in clipboard is added (in dialog   'About...')
- internet help file (AVViewer.chm) is added
- the error is fitted at mapping graphics files with indexing palette
- the mode of a pause at prompting of the mouse pointer on a browser in Windows 2000 is added
- support Windows 95 is added
- playback MIDI files with the help DirectShow service is added
- pause mode for DirectShow playback MIDI files is added too

Changes and additions in the version 3.01:

- hole-frame in internet help file is corrected
- background in full screen mode change to black
- switch off the screensaver in full screen mode of playback

Changes and additions in the version 3.02:

- skim restriction on switching off the menu video effects in Windows 2000;

Changes and additions in the version 3.2:

- automatic compatibility with Windows 2000 is added;
- ZSoft PC Paintbrush *.pcx still picture format (with indexed color) is added;
- Creative Labs' audio files *.voc is added;
- saving of icon libraries to BMP files is added;

Changes and additions in the version 3.3:
- errors of playing MP3 files with high bitrate are eliminated;
- algorithm the full screen reproducing of video files is improved;

Changes and additions in the version 3.35:
- support Windows XP is added
- errors of playing Quick Time rev.2 files with are eliminated
- uninstall programm error is corrected


How to use Acloon VideoViewer.
Step 1: Launch any standard window of the shell, for example Windows Explorer, standard Open/Save dialog,  etc. or use Windows Desktop.
Step 2: Find any supported file. (avi, mov, mpg, flc, mp3, au, wav, gif, jpg, midi and more... see help file)
Step 3: Click on the supported file with the right mouse button.
Step 4: In the appeared context menu you will see the viewed file.

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2. System requirements
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- Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 5.0 and Active Desktop is installed
  Windows 98 with Internet Explorer 5.0 or
  Windows 98 Second Edition or
  Windows Millennium Edition or
  Windows 2000
- DirectX 7.0 or better 
- 32 Mb RAM 
- Pentium processor 
- 1.5 Mb free space 
- 2Mb SVGA Video card (recommended True or High color) 

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3. Installing and removing
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a). Installing Acloon VideoViewer 3.35
    To install Acloon VideoViewer 3.35:
    - ensure no previous version of Acloon VideoViewer 3.35 or VideoViewer is installed on your computer (if one is installed, uninstall it, as described below);
    - start the file AcloonVideoViewer.exe and follow the instructions on screen.
    - if the installation program requests a restart, do so.
b). Removing Acloon VideoViewer 3.35
    To remove Acloon VideoViewer 3.35:
    - close all unwanted applications;
    - press the "Start" button in the Windows Task Bar, choose the "Settings" option, then select "Control Panel"; when that appears, double-click on the "Add/Remove Programs" icon.
    - in the window that appears, find and select "Acloon VideoViewer 3.35" and press "Add/Remove";
    - follow the on-screen instructions.
    - if the removal program requests a restart, do so.

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4. Licensing
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Acloon VideoViewer version 3.35  is Shareware, which means that you may evaluate it for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of its original installation and use. After the evaluation period has elapsed  you must register it. The registration fee for single copy of Acloon VideoViewer is US$ 19.95. For other types of licensing ask with S-typySoft Group(see 8. Contacting S-typySoft Group). For registrations choose a point a menu About... and press a reference "Take the registration code here".

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5. Distribution
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DISTRIBUTION OF UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY VERSIONS OF Acloon VideoViewer. Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Shareware Version (select About from the Acloon VideoViewer toolbar) you are hereby licensed to (a) make as many copies of the Shareware version of this software and documentation as you wish; (b) give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone; and (c) distribute the Shareware version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.

There is no charge for any of the above.

DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED OR LICENSED VERSIONS OF Acloon VideoViewer PROHIBITED. 
You may not, for any purpose, distribute copies of registered or licensed versions of the software, documentation or related materials to any third-parties.

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6. Disclaimer
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Acloon VideoViewer IS PROVIDED AS IS. S-typySoft Group. will in no way be responsible, in financial or any other terms, for damages (either consequential or incidental) resulting from the use or misuse of Acloon VideoViewer  or from following directions in this document.  No warrantee as to fitness to a particular purpose is given or implied.  

Because of the wide variety of hardware and software combinations available today, it is up to the user to ensure that Acloon VideoViewer functions well in his or her environment. The user must assume the entire risk of using the product.

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7. Technical support
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Before you contact us, please do the following:

- Be sure that you're doing everything right. We all make
  mistakes sometimes... Be attentive.
- Look at the Help file: it may already contain an answer to
  your question.
- Visit our site in the Internet at
  http://www.s-typy.com. It's a good chance that
  you'll find the newer version of Acloon VideoViewer there. If the 
  serious bug has been found in the program, but the new 
  version is not ready yet, we make the hot fix for it.

But if you still have a problem with Acloon VideoViewer and noting else
helps, please contact technical support at:

VideoViewer@s-typy.com

Please inform us about the following:

- Acloon VideoViewer version (properties file AVViewer.dll in Windows system directory or select point menu "About...")
- Acloon VideoViewer  serial number (if you're a registered user)
- where did you get Acloon VideoViewer  (http or ftp site)
- Windows 95/98 version (including fixes installed), US or international, OEM or not
- computer information: CPU type and speed, installed memory
- description of your problem (as much information as possible
     to retrieve the problem)

Note: you may want to read the "How to Determine the Version of
Windows 95 in Use" article by Microsoft. Use the following URL:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q158/2/38.asp

In order to get the complete computer information (working under
Windows 95), open the Control Panel, click on "System" applet and
press "Print" on "Device Manager" tab.

If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases,
please don't hesitate to post them to us.

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8. Contacting S-typySoft Group
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You can contact us using one of the following ways:

e-mail: 	VideoViewer@s-typy.com
WWW:    	http://www.s-typy.com
