------------------------Readme V 1.0 for ImageToAVI V.1.3.0.0--------------





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1. How to purchase ImageToAVI.
2. How to load photos into the image list.
3. How to apply effects to pictures.
4. 2GB file size limit.
5. How to extract pictures from an AVI video.
6. Miscellaneous.
7. How to contact ASW Software.
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1. How to purchase ImageToAVI.

   Please visit the website where this software was downloaded so that
   commission can be paid to our affiliates.

   If you can not remember where you downloaded it, visit: www.aswsoftware.com
   or see contact information at the end of this readme.

2. How to load photos into the image list.

   First: Go to the 'Image List' menu and click 'Add Image Files'.

   Second: Navigate to the drive and folder where your images are
           contained.

   Third: Select the type of picture files you are searching
          for (Bitmap, JPEG, GIF, or all).

   Fourth: Select multiple images by using the Ctrl and Shift keys
           or right-click and choose 'Select All'.

           Ctrl: selects multiple images one at a time and is used
           by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking each desired
           image.

           Shift: selects all the images from point A point B. To
           use it, select the first image in the folder, then,
           while holding Shift, scroll down to an image below it
           and click it. This trick is a common one throughout
           Windows programs.

   Fifth: Left-click ‘OK’ to load all of the selected pictures
          into the image list.

3. How to apply effects to pictures.

   Step 1:

     Select one or multiple pictures from the image list that you
   would like to apply an effect to and click the ‘Edit Effects’
   button.

     NOTE: Applied effects may be removed from all selected
           pictures all at once by simply clicking ‘Clear Effects
           for Selected Row(s)’ from the ‘Effects’ menu.

   Step 2:

     Choose an effect from the effects list that you would like to
   apply to all selected pictures. You may adjust the intensity of
   the effect by using the slider bar below the effects list or by
   entering a numerical value in the value box. Once you have the
   desired settings for the effect, click ‘Add Effect’. This will
   append the effect to the applied effects list. You may now
   proceed to add another effect from the effect list, or adjust
   the order in which the applied effects will be processed. If
   you wish to know what the picture will look like after all of
   the effects in the applied effects list have been processed,
   click the ‘Preview Applied Effects’ button.

   NOTE: If the ‘Include Applied Effects’ check box is
         checked, then the ‘Preview Effect’ button will
         include all of the effects in the applied effects
         list as well as the current effect that is selected
         in the effects list.

   Step 3, Final step:

     Left-click ‘OK’ to apply the chosen effects to all of the
     selected pictures in the image list.


4. 2GB file size limit.

   Due to the limitations of the standard AVI format, AVI files
   created that are greater than 2GB will not function properly
   if at all. This limit was brought about by the geniuses at
   Microsoft. I give them a 10 for smart thinking. Why doesn't
   this program stop you from creating a file bigger than 2GB's?
   Because the genius here at ASW software doesn't want to
   think about that right now.

   There is a new AVI format out there called OpenDML or AVI 2.0.
   It can have a maximum file size that is so big that a 1000GB
   hard drive wouldn't even come close to holding it. We hope
   to add AVI 2.0 functionality in this program soon.

   (ohh ya, when I said I give Microsoft a 10 for smart thinking,
    I meant on a scale of 10 to 100) :)

5. How to extract pictures from an AVI video.

   First: Select 'Tools' from the menu then 'Extract Bitmaps from AVI'.

   Second: Select 'Load AVI' and browse to where your AVI file is
           located.
           
           NOTE: If the codec that is needed to decompress an AVI file
                 is not located on your system, then the extractor will
                 not function properly. For example: if you have a
                 digital video avi, you must have a digital video codec
                 installed to extract the bitmaps. As a general rule, if
                 the AVI can be created with ImageToAVI, then the
                 BMP extractor tool will work.

           NOTE: ImageToAVI in most cases will load successfully an
                 AVI 2.0 if the proper codec is installed. However, it
                 will only extract successfully the first GB of
                 information. All pictures past 1GB will fail. This is
                 because the first gigabyte data in an AVI 2.0 is
                 similar to the first gigabyte of data in an AVI 1.0.
                 Please see 2GB file size limit in the table of
                 contents for more information on AVI 2.0 files.

   Third: Select 'Output Name' to choose a directory and a file prefix
          for the destination BMP pictures. Images will automatically
          be numbered by the frame number minus one (unless the order
          is reversed).

          WARNING: Any existing BMP's with the same prefix and numbers
                   will be over written.

   Fourth: Choose the range of frames to extract.

   Fifth: Select 'Extract Bitmaps' to begin the extraction routine.
          Should be simple enough (at least for us programmers
          who ALWAYS do what the program expects us to do ;) ).


   note: The current frame being viewed can be saved by
         clicking 'Save Current Frame'.

6. Miscellaneous.

   -Currently only PCM wav audio is supported.

   -AVI duration will be longer than the estimated video
    length if the audio duration is longer than the video length.

   -Other options will soon be added to ImageToAVI (like transitions,
    more effects and more video output formats).

   -To visit ASW Software from inside the program, go to the
    'Help' menu and click 'About' and click where it says
    'Website: ASW Software'.

   -The 'Validate List' button from the Image List menu will scan
    the entire list of loaded pictures and remove all paths that
    no longer exist. When opening an existing project, this function
    is automatically executed.

7. How to contact ASW Software.
   
   Contact name: Anthony West

   For questions or comments, e-mail me at: ImageToAVI@aswsoftware.com
   or at: aswsoftware@mail.com
   For Updates, visit: www.aswsoftware.com

   note: if you find any bugs in the program, please, please let us know.


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