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HIJAAK PRO 4.0 - README FILE FOR WINDOWS 95 USERS
This file includes tips to help you get the most out of HiJaak PRO. For
that reason alone, it is worthwhile reading! It also contains
last-minute information that did not make it into the manual and a few
corrections to the manual. If you want to print this file for future
reference, be sure you are in the HiJaak PRO directory and type:
COPY README.TXT PRN:
at the DOS prompt. Alternatively, you may print this file from the
Windows Notepad by clicking on File, then Print.
Note also that the online help file included with HiJaak PRO is more
up-to-date than the printed documentation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What's New in HiJaak PRO
Installation & Compatibility Notes
Hints & Tips
Errata in the Documentation
Copyright Notice
WHAT'S NEW IN HIJAAK PRO
HiJaak PRO Fact Sheet
The professional 32-bit graphics toolkit
HiJaak PRO is an upgrade of HiJaak PRO 3.0 that marries the power of the old
HiJaak PRO with the ease of use of HiJaak 95. It offers the most extensive
graphics file format support around, including over 85 raster, vector and
metafile formats in both 2D and 3D, and full PostScript. You can view,
convert, and process existing files in any of these formats, and create
files by scanning and capturing. To make all this complicated work easier,
HiJaak PRO 4.0 automatically adds its most common commands to the shortcut
menu of supported formats anywhere in Windows. It also creates thumbnails
of images and stores file information in the HiJaak Catalog. You can use this
information to find similar files and organize files into custom folders. You
can even define your own keywords and custom text or numeric attributes to
attach to files and use for custom organization and searches.
HiJaak PRO 4.0 Features
See below for a full list of HiJaak-supported graphics file formats.
Viewing Images (with New 3D support!)
* View 2D and (New!) 3D images in HiJaak PRO.
* View images in over 85 formats without the original application.
* (New!) View any full PostScript 2 files.
* View multiple images in HiJaak PRO's MDI main window.
* View by selecting HiJaak View from the shortcut menu on thumbnails created
by HiJaak PRO anywhere in the Windows 95 shell.
* View details with flexible zooming.
* (New!) Render 3D images in any of 3 methods: wireframe, flat or gouraud.
* (New! )View 3D images with or without perspective.
* (New!) Change the point of view of 3D images using a custom CAD control,
virtual reality control, the keyboard or HiJaak PRO's virtual trackball
interface.
Converting Images
* Convert among all 3 image classes: raster, vector and metafile (see
Tracing, below) in 85 formats.
* (New!) Convert among 2D and 3D formats.
* (New!) Convert full PostScript 2 files to any format.
* Choose the application into which to import an image, and let HiJaak
select the best format.
* Convert one or more images from the shortcut menu on supported thumbnails,
anywhere in the Windows 95 shell and even apply more than 20 processing
options.
* Open an image in HiJaak PRO and select Save As to convert to any supported
graphics format.
* Convert batches of files with DOS-like command line mode using wildcards.
* Convert files in the background, while performing other tasks.
* Convert to and from almost any TIFF flavor with HiJaak's custom TIFF feature
(ScanTIFF).
Tracing Raster Images (converting raster to vector)
* Convert any supported raster format to any supported vector output format.
* Trace images interactively in the HiJaak PRO main window, or in batch from
thumbnails in the Windows Shell.
* Choose between the Centerline and Outline tracing methods.
* Preview a custom area of the traced image before the final conversion.
* Select from many trace options including Undither, Speck Removal and
Generalization
Converting Documents to HiJaak-Supported Graphics Formats
See Capturing Printer Output, below.
Capturing Windows 95 Screens
* Capture all Windows 95 screens with HiJaak Capture and hotkeys.
* Capture single or multiple objects and select the background color.
* Capture any user-defined rectangular area.
* Capture DOS applications running in a DOS window shell.
* Capture to a file, printer, Clipboard, and/or the HiJaak PRO main window.
* Capture the cursor or pop-up menus.
* Apply capture options including file processing options, scaling, or border.
* Set a time-out for capture to overcome hotkey conflicts.
Capturing Printer Output
* Print to file from any Windows application through the HiJaak Print Capture
printer driver and save as any HiJaak-supported raster or metafile format.
* Apply processing options to all captured printer output.
(New!) Managing Fonts
* Scan the system for all TrueType fonts and register them with Windows 95
for proper display and conversion of all vector files.
* Change any TrueType font in an image.
* Catalog files based on the fonts they contain.
* Search for files based on the fonts they contain.
* Use any of the 35 standard PostScript fonts.
* Work with the most common DXF fonts.
Enhancing Images
* Adjust contrast, brightness and gamma.
* Resize, rotate, flip, and crop to get the effect you want.
* Use Smoothing when resizing or scaling to avoid the "jaggies".
* Convert color images to grayscale or black and white.
* Reduce colors in images using the dither, diffuse, snap or halftone
method.
Making Windows 95 Even Easier to Use With HiJaak Shell Extensions
* Access graphical file operations such as browsing thumbnails, viewing,
converting, printing, drag and drop, and Clipboard support wherever
your graphics are found, and in Windows 95, this means almost
anywhere! HiJaak 95 provides this support by taking advantage of
Windows 95's document-centric interface by making it graphics-centric.
* See thumbnails of images in HiJaak-supported formats through enhanced
shell icon support.
* (New!) View extra large image thumbnails in Windows Explorer-you
choose the size.
* Print, convert and drag and drop from the Windows 95 shell and get
all HiJaak 95 image enhancing options.
* Print multiple thumbnails on a single page for cataloging.
Organizing Images With HiJaak Catalogs
* Organize images located on removable media.
* Save Time--Automatically update thumbnails in the background at idle
or scheduled times.
* Organize images by project rather than location in non-directory
based collections.
* View advanced graphics database pages in the standard Windows 95
Properties dialog. Database attributes include image type, class,
color level, height, width, date, file size, fonts, keywords, and
(New!) user-defined attributes.
* (New!) Create multiple shared catalogs for easier file management
in a multi-user environment.
Finding Images
* Quickly find your images: search for images by whole or partial file
name, location, user-defined keywords, (New!) user-defined attributes,
range of sizes or dates, colors, (New!) fonts, and more.
* Use AutoCAT for full text search and retrieval of text inside your
graphics files. Helps you find graphics files without having to
remember the assigned name or location.
Integrating Applications with OLE 2.0 (Object Linking and Embedding)
* Import HiJaak Images into container applications by linking or
embedding.
* Edit HiJaak Images using HiJaak menus from directly within the
application using in-place activation.
* Manipulate HiJaak Images from other programming applications
using OLE Automation.
* Link and embed images into Word for Windows, Ami Pro, WordPerfect
for Windows and any application that's an OLE 2.0 client.
Scanning Images
* Using any TWAIN compatible hardware, scan images directly into HiJaak
PRO, a file, printer or the Clipboard.
Printing Images
* Print images to any printer supported by Windows 95.
* Print images directly from their thumbnails in Windows 95.
* Print catalogs of thumbnails from Windows Explorer.
Working with Virtually any Graphics Format
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Raster Vector Metafule 3D (New!)
ATT CGM AI/EPS (New!) 3DS
BMP (DIB, RLE) DXF CDR3&4 (New!) DWG v12
CAL GEM CDR5* (New!) DXF v13
CLP MCS CLP (New!) IGES
CPR CMX (New!) WRL
CUT P10 DRW
DBX PGL EMF
ED5 PIC IGF
ED6 TXT PCL
FAX** PCT
GIF PDW
ICA PIX
ICO (New!)PS
IFF (LBM) SSK
IMG WMF
JPG WPG
KFX
MAC
MSP
NIF
(New!) PBM (PGM, PPM, PNM)
PCD
PCX
PNG
RAS (SUN)
SBP
(New!) SGI - RGB
TGA
TIF
(New!) XBM
(New!) XWD
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* Supported only if Save Presentation Data Exchange is selected in
the CorelDRAW Save As dialog box.
** HiJaak Supports a number of specific fax cards and types and
generic faxable TIF and PCX.
INSTALLATION & COMPABILITY NOTES
Please read Install.txt and Network.txt for information about
installing HiJaak PRO 4.0. Please note this product is not
currently designed to run under Windows NT. Future versions
of the product will be NT compatible.
For those owners of HJGS 95, it is not recommended that you install
HiJaak PRO 4.0 over HJGS 95. Instabilities may occur and therefore
it is recommended that you uninstall HJGS 95 before installing
HiJaak PRO 4.0 However, you will lose the ability to use the HJGS 95
editors and slideshow. Many users have no problem installing
HiJaak PRO to a separate directory and you are encouraged to read
the Install.txt, "Compatibility with Previous Versions" for
retaining both products on your computer.
HINTS & TIPS
It is possible that Drag & Drop may not work if you are in 256 color
mode. Try other OLE methods such as Copy/Paste Special or Insert
Object. Or try a high color display mode.
If you experience some problems using a Microtek scanner with
HiJaak PRO 4.0. you may need drivers which are supplied by Microtek.
We suggest you visit the Microtek web site and download their most
recent drivers. These appear to solve the problem. The address is:
http://www.MTEKLAB.com/tech/PCFiles/default.html
Please see Troubleshooting in HiJaak's Help for other tips. If you
wish to view this file before installation, it is on the CD in
HJPRO\BIN\TBLSHOOT.HLP. Double click on the file to view it.
ERRATA IN THE DOCUMENTATION
For last minute errata information, please see DOCERROR.DOC at the
root directory on the CD.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
(c) 1996 Quarterdeck Corporation. 13160 Mindanao Way, Marina del
Rey, CA 90292-9705. All Rights Reserved. Quarterdeck and HiJaak
are registered trademarks of Quarterdeck Corporation or its
subsidiaries. The Quarterdeck "Q" symbol and HiJaak PRO are
trademarks of Quarterdeck Corporation or its subsidiaries. All
other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective
holders. The image files OLDCITY3.3DS, CHRMFACE.3DS, BOUNCE.3DS,
and BALLS.3DS (3D Studio (r) 3DS files) have been reprinted with
permission from and under the copyright of Kinetrix(tm), a division
of Autodesk, Inc. This reproduction is provided with RESTRICTED
RIGHTS. Use, duplication or other disclosure by the U.S. Government
is subject to restriction set forth in FAR 52.227-19 (Commercial
Computer Software-Restricted Rights) and DFAR 252.227-7013(c)(1)(ii)
(rights in Technical Data and Computer Software), as applicable. (c)
1996 Autodesk, Inc. Fonts are (c) 1993-1996 Soft Horizons. All
rights reserved, and are included with this product by Quarterdeck
Corporation under license from Soft Horizons
(http://www.crl.com/~soho). The names of the fonts are trademarks
of Soft Horizons and must be treated as such. (c) 1995-1996
Zenographics. ZScript and Zenographics are registered trademarks
of Zenographics, Inc. Image compression code (c) 1995-1996 Pegasus
Imaging Corporation.
Database engine (c) 1984-1996 Raima Corporation. Portions (c)
1984 - 1995 Faircom Corporation. LZW compression licensed under
U.S. Patent Number 4,558,302 and foreign counterparts.