Short:    _THE_ OS 2.04+ video database
Author:   s_suerke@informatik.uni-kl.de
Uploader: s_suerke@informatik.uni-kl.de
Type:     biz/dbase

REQUIREMENTS: Any Amiga with KS/WB 2.04+.

RELEASE NOTES: VideoMaxe 04.44 © Stephan Sürken, SHAREWARE.
               Minor update to 04.43.

DESCRIPTION:

**Release 04.40:

 oo Added ONLINE HELP. Simply press HELP in any window and the docs for
   that window will pop up.
 oo Improved printing:
     o using less hazardous printer commands (!)
     o too long strings (texts, memos, view texts, etc.) will no longer
       be cut to fit into one line, but printed fully
     o printer preferences may hold two "Condensed" pitches now (15 or 17).
     o you can change the "Use abbr." flag now locally for printing
     o no longer initializing the printer before printing, adding a gadget
       to do that manually into the printer window.
 oo Added german documentation.

**Release 04.41:

oo removed some other exotic suggestion bug
oo New standard gadgets "#" (choose one entry out of a list) and "I" (adjust
   info text verbosity)
oo Added new mask entry type "Set":

**Release 04.42: Same as (unpublished) release 04.41, but a bug fixed that
would hinder VideoMaxe to start up when using the asl library 37- ("mem err").

**Release 04.43: Better layout, new priority flag for suggestion system.

**Release 04.44: Fixed one ugly bug messing up the title view strings on
(some;) machines, some minor changes.

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1. Introduction
****************

  I now that many video organizers already exist. Among these, I did not
 find one that would satisfy all features I wanted nor have the environment
 I demanded. So here's VideoMaxe, the final solution:

  VideoMaxe is a video database that satisfies all needs of a private
 video user (when I say all I mean all, so if you think that's false
 please write me your suggestion(s)).

  It has nearly NO `RESTRICTIONS' whatsoever [all data strings are dynamic,
 size of projects, mask lists, etc. are limited by your memory only, etc],
 HANDLES all CLASSIC PROBLEMS of a video database [record suggestions,
 spool information, any title compression, etc.],
 adds COMFORT [database facility, statistics, search routines, customization,
 etc.] and
 it has a COMFORTABLE OS 2.1+ ENVIRONMENT [localized, appl. icon, online
 help, etc.].
 See `Features' below for more.

1.0. Features
==============

  (only some features that just come to my mind...)

  Environment:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
  o Full OS 2.0/2.1 support (Localization, Asl, fonts, app. icon, ...)
  o Localized into English, Deutsch, Francais up to now.
  o Comfortable screen/window layout saving
  o Font-sensitive runtime gadget calculation
  o Comfortable installer script for installing, updating, ...
  o (Guide-)Documentation in english and german.
  o Online help.
  o Customization
  o ...

  Concepts:
  ~~~~~~~~~
  o NO limitations whatsoever concerning amount of titles, rubrics,
    tapes (or whatever:+) except for your memory.
  o All strings dynamic since 04.30.
  o 6 different filetypes to save configs/data: project, mask lists,
    video recorder, printer preferences, layout preferences, VideoMaxe
    preferences
  o Ultimate answer to the questions:
    o Where to record a new title?
    o How to spool to title x (counter, rest time, used time...)?
    o If I have a video recorder without rest or used time display,
      how can I get exact counter position?
    o How to express different compression modes (i.e. long play)?
  o Data base facility: A freely editable mask entry list for each tape
    and title; that means that you can carry as much additionally
    information as you wish per tape or title. Provides a mask concept to
    handle that (save, load masks etc.).
  o Title length are given in hours:minutes:seconds to be able to cover
    rather short titles (e.g. music).
  o Comfortable statistics
  o Comfortable search routines (several modes, match lists, etc.)
  o Printing
  o ...

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You did it up to this line through all that text? Then note this:

THE AUTHOR: Stephan Suerken
            Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 34 A 161
            D-67663 Kaiserslautern

            E-Mail: suerken@student.uni-kl.de
                    s_suerke@informatik.uni-kl.de

Enjoy!

-Stephan.
