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                      SmartCapture V1.11 Readme
                      
                     Copyright (c) 2000 DeskSoft
                      http://www.desksoft.com
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SmartCapture is the professional, easy to use screen capture tool 
for Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 and 2000! The clear and intuitive user 
interface and powerful features make it the ideal utility for 
everyone who wants to capture any contents of the Windows desktop. 
It can capture rectangular screen areas, whole objects, windows or 
screens and it can acquire images from Twain compatible data 
sources (e.g. scanners, digital cameras, etc.) The captured images 
can be cropped very easily and the color depth can be changed to 
any desired value from monochrome to true color. Images can be 
printed, saved, copied to the clipboard, sent to MS Word or edited 
with any image editor. SmartCapture supports all major file 
formats, image manipulations (e.g. resize, flip, rotate, color 
replace, invert, optimized color palettes, dither, etc.), multiple 
monitors, full automation, capture wizards, capture profiles, 
multi-level undo and much more. Many options allow the 
customization of all actions to individual user needs. 
SmartCapture is not only one of the most powerful screen capture 
utilities available - it was also designed to be the most 
user-friendly tool of all!

All information about how to use this program can be found in the
online manual, which is accessible by pressing the F1 key, or
selecting it from the SmartCapture program group.

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SmartCapture main features:
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* Capture modes: rectangle, window, active window, screen, area, 
  fixed size
* Capture the mouse cursor
* Multiple monitor support (Windows 98 and 2000)
* Separate hotkeys for different capture modes
* Twain data source support (scanners, digital cameras, etc.)
* Image sources: capture, paste, load, acquire from Twain 
  compatible data source
* Image destinations: save, print, copy, edit, send to MS Word
* Supported file formats: BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG
* Photocopy
* File conversion
* Transparency support for GIF and PNG files
* User definable profiles for each task
* Color conversion: 1, 4, 8, 24 Bit, color or grayscale
* Color reduction: dither or nearest color, optimized or standard 
  color palettes
* Color replace, invert, auto invert
* Brightness, contrast
* Image geometry: resize, flip, rotate
* Print size support (dimensions and DPI)
* Undo and redo (multi-level)
* Automation, script support
* Clipboard text accumulator, URL launcher
* Print multiple images on one page (collect mode)
* Header and footer on printed pages
* Clear image areas
* and much more...

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SmartCapture System requirements:
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*) Pentium CPU or higher
*) 16 MB of RAM
*) Windows 95 / 98 / NT 4.0 / 2000 or higher
*) Mouse or compatible pointing device
*) 2 MB of free harddisk space

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Installation and uninstallation:
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To install SmartCapture, simply run SCSetup.exe. The Setup program 
will guide you through all necessary steps. If you want to remove 
SmartCapture from your computer, select "Uninstall" from the 
SmartCapture program group or use "Add/Remove Software" in the 
Windows Control Panel.

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LZW compression for GIF files:
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By default, LZW compression for GIF files is not supported by 
SmartCapture, because Unisys holds the patent for the LZW 
compression in several countries and they demand expensive royalty 
payments. Therefore, SmartCapture only supports LZW compression in 
countries where Unisys doesn't hold the patent. It's NOT allowed to 
use it in the following countries: USA, Canada, France, Germany, 
Italy and the UK. In all other countries where the patent is not 
valid, you can enable and use the LZW compression by downloading a 
small patch from our website.

Because of Unisys' restrictive policies, we recommend to avoid the 
GIF file format and use PNG instead. This new format is supported 
by all modern web browsers, offers better compression, greater 
flexibility, etc.

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Contacting DeskSoft:
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If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to 
send us an email or visit our website:

Email: support@desksoft.com
Web:   http://www.desksoft.com

If you experience any problems running the program, please make 
sure to include information about your computer configuration, 
hardware and software.


The DeskSoft Team.

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