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Welcome to Video Catalog.
This program will allow you to keep track of all those video tapes
you have lying around. As Video Catalog is shareware, I would
appreciate your registering this program should you decide to use
it on a regular basis. All the necessary information for this
is included on the opening screen of the program.
Installing Video Catalog
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First, This program does require either a hard drive or a
floppy disk of larger than 360K capacity. I really recommend
the hard drive as it helps the program run much faster.
Create a subdirectory on your hard drive using whatever name
you wish. Then copy all the files on this disk to the
subdirectory on your harddisk.
Put the original disk in a safe place. Move to the subdirectory
you copied the Video Catalog files into and enter the following
command:
PKUNZIP VID-CAT.ZIP
then press enter.
The files will be decompressed. You may then start the Video
Catalog by entering "VID-CAT" at the system prompt.
Setup of Video Catalog
----------------------
It is usually not necessary to do any setup work in order to run
Video Catalog. There is one potential problem that might cause
you to do some setup however. If, when you run Video Catalog,
the screen goes blank and the computer will not do anything, this
is a sure sign that Video Catalog could not figure out what kind
of display you are using.
If this happens, you will need to tell Video Catalog the type of
display. This is done by copying one of the included screen drivers
to a file with the name MATRIX.COM. Video Catalog treats this as a
special driver file and will not try to determine the display type
on it's own.
One word of warning, this version of Video Catalog will not correctly
support the CGA standard. The screens needed for the information
on each tape are just too big to fit onto a CGA screen. This is
to be corrected in the next version.
Video Catalog will also work with any pointer device (mouse, trackball,
digitizer, etc.) that is Microsoft Mouse compatible. You will need
to make sure that the Microsoft compatible driver for your particular
pointer is installed before starting Video Catalog if you wish to use
the pointer device.
Using Video Catalog
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The following information is the actual help file available inside
Video Catalog. This help information is available by pressing the
<F1> key. If you are on a menu item at the time, the help screen
for that option will be displayed. If you are elsewhere in the
program, you will be presented with a table of contents to select
the item you wish help with.
I. Moving Around
II. Videos
Add a Video Tape
Change a Video Tape
Remove a Video Tape
III. Finding Videos
Find a Video
Find a List of Videos
Print Master Listing
IV. Labels
Printing a Test Label
Printing Labels
V. Options
Choosing Colors
Choosing Files
IV. Quit
No - Remain Here
Yes - Leave
Video Catalog
Version 1.01
I. Moving Around in Video Catalog
Using the Keyboard - You may move around in the menus using the
Arrow keys. The ENTER key will select the highlighted menu option.
Inside the various screens, both the TAB key and arrow keys can
be used for moving around. However, to exit a scrolling region,
as in the Add a Video Window, use must use the TAB key.
Using a Mouse - Place the mouse pointer on the menu option you
want and click on it.
II. Videos Menu Option
This menu option allows you access to the main functions
needed to create and maintain the Video Catalog. Simply
use the arrow keys or mouse pointer to highlight this
option. The choices of action will then be displayed.
Add a Video
This menu option allows you to add a Video Tape to the Catalog.
When inside the Add a Video Window, you may fill out any field(s)
you wish, there are no required fields. All the editing keys
on the keyboard (Insert, Delete, etc.) can be used inside a field.
When you are finished, highlight the Continue button and press ENTER.
If you do not wish to add the tape, highlight the Cancel button and
press ENTER. If you select the Cancel button, you will be givin a
chance to Add the Video anyway.
Change a Video
This option will present you with a blank video tape screen to fill
out. Fill in as much information as you wish, even partial fields
can be used. When the Continue button is selected, Video Catalog
will search for any tapes matching the information you supplied.
A list of the matching tapes will be displayed. There can be up
to 200 of these tapes so you may have to scroll down with the arrow
keys to find the one you are looking for. Highlight the tape you
wish to change. Press TAB to move to the Continue button.
Video Catalog will then display the selected tape ready for
your changes.
When finished making your changes, select the Continue button. If
you decide not to keep your changes, select the Cancel button instead.
Remove a Video
Selecting this option will display a list of all Video Tapes.
Highlight the tape you wish to remove. Then select the Continue
button. You will be given a chance to abort this removal operation.
NOTE: If you do remove a Video Tape, it is GONE! The only way for
it to reappear in the catalog is for you to add it back in.
III. Finding Videos
The choices under this menu option will allow you to find a single
video, a list of videos, the empiest video tape in the catalog or
to print a master listing of all the tapes in the catalog.
Find a Video
This option will allow you to find the first video matching the
information you enter into the screen. You do not have to fill
out all the fields. You also do not have to completely fill out
any one field. Just fill out what you know about the tape.
When you are ready, select the Continue button and press ENTER.
Find a List of Videos
This option will let you find a list of videos matching information
you enter into the screen. In this case a listing of the matching
videos will be displayed.
Print Master Listing
Selecting this option will cause all a listing of all the Videos
in the catalog to be output to the printer.
IV. Labels
This option lets you print a variety of test labels and tape labels
for your videos.
Printing a Test Label
This option allows to you print a test label to aid in alignment
of your printer. You will be given the choice of printing a
large or small label.
Printing a Label
This option lets you choose the size and type of label you want to
print. You will be asked for the tape number as well as the size
of label and the information you wish to have on the label.
V. Options
This menu option will allow you to change the colors used by
Video Catalog as well as the File used for the Video Catalog
itself.
Choose Colors
Check off the color you wish the program to use. Then select
the Continue button and press ENTER.
Choose Filename
Enter the name of the file you wish to use as your Video Catalog
file. When satisfied, use the TAB key to move to the menu at the
bottom of the box.
From this menu you may change the directory (folder) that the file
is in.
When finished, select the Continue button and press ENTER.
VI. Quit
As you might imagine, this menu option allows you to exit the
Video Catalog.
No - Remain Here
If you should decide not to leave the Video Catalog after selecting
Quit, you may select this option to remain in the program.
Yes - Leave Video Catalog
Sorry to see you leave. However, if you must, selecting this
option will allow you to exit the program. You will however,
have one more chance not to leave.
Thanks for choosing Video Catalog. I hope you will find it usefull
and enjoyable to use.
James Du Vall
Microsoft Mouse is a trademark of Microsoft Inc.