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- This document will help guide you in modifying and
- creating your own CVS files.
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- What is a CVS File:
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- A CVS file is a file that is used by the Cool Screen
- Saver. It contains information that the program needs
- to run, such as the sound settings, sound source, play
- order, viewport for video size and location. In addition
- it provides the user the ability to create their own
- custom screen saver by specifying the AVI, WAV, and
- BITMAPs that the program should use. It is this ability
- to specify files that sets this screen saver apart from
- other Multi Media or Video screen savers.
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- How to edit a CVS:
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- The Cool Screen Saver comes with the ability to edit your
- CVS files from within the configuration screen. Click on
- the button that says View/Edit Project. This will bring
- up your current CVS in an editor form. You may modify and
- save, print, save as another file, open a different file
- or just exit without saving. It is probably best to print
- out a copy of your CVS before attempting to make any
- changes. This will also allow you to make notes as to
- what was modified. You may also wish to use one of the
- demos as a starting point to create other CVS projects.
- Remember to save them under a different name to avoid
- over writing the demo file.
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- The other option is to change the various setting via the
- configuration screen. Remember to click on the Save
- Project Settings button.
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- What is in a CVS file:
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- The first part of the CVS file contains header informa-
- tion, used to verify that this is a Cool Screen Saver
- file. These lines must be present or the program will
- not run and will write out an R- ERROR in the
- COOLSCRN.LOG file. The %% are NOT comment characters!
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- The next section contains program runtime information,
- pertaining to the sound, sound source, play order etc.
- Most of the items in this section can be set via the
- configuration screen. Remember to save the changes
- before exiting the configuration screen.
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- The Next sections contain the files that you wish to
- use. They are broken into 3 sections. Each section list
- files of a singular file type, ie AVI, WAV, BITMAP etc.
- DO NOT MIX OR MOVE SECTIONS. To add a file to a section
- just type the path to the new file. When the program runs
- it will include your new file. You can do this for AVI,
- WAV, & BITMAPs. It's that easy.
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- There is one special switch the /T in the bitmap section.
- With this switch you can tell the program the size and
- location of the Video view port. If you have a regist-
- ered copy of the software you can use the look up table
- or the templates to determine the correct switch setting.
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- ** IMPORTANT: You MUST include the /T switch on ALL
- BITMAPS, even if you are using FULL SCREEN,
- CENTERED, or any of the other templates that
- may not actual use the switch.
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- Neat Trick:
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- If you want a specific Video file to play with a certain
- Bitmap background or Sound file, make sure that you have
- the same number of files listed in those sections. This
- way there will be a 1-1 relationship and the system will
- start at the top of the list a play them in their related
- sequence.
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