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Atari 520 ST screen capture facility
"Snapshot"
The 3 programs found on this diskette allow the software developer
to "photograph" the 520 ST screen while his/her application is running and
save the resulting images digitally to be reproduced later in manuals, box
art, etc. This saves the application writer the expense of photography when
creating reproductions of the monitor screen. ImageSet Corp., of 1307 S.
Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408) 720-9994 has the capabability to
convert images saved with this software to a form required for print
reproduction. Contact ImageSet Corp. for further information on their
prices & services pertaining to the use of this software.
To begin taking snapshots, run the program SNAPSHOT.TOS. It will indicate
whether or not it has been sucessfully installed and return to the desktop.
Now load any application or otherwise set-up the screen in the desired way.
Strike the Alternate & Help keys together and the screen will momentarily
flash. A picture has been taken. Now, exit the application and run the
program SNAPSAVE.TOS. A SNAPx.NEO file will be created corresponding to
the picture just taken. The filename's number will be 1 higher than the
highest existing SNAPx.NEO found on the default directory. These .NEO files
may be created from any resolution despite the low resolution limitation
when using the NEOchrome paint program.
To review .NEO files thus created, run SLIDESET.PRG. This program is
similiar to the SLIDENEO.PRG supplied with NEOchrome, but can operate in all
3 resolutions. Only .NEO files appropriate for the configured monitor
will be displayed however; lo/med rez files will be ignored on a
monochrome configured system & vice versa. Once invoked, SLIDESET.PRG will
cycle thru all .NEO files found on the current directory displaying all those
it can repeatedly. To exit, hit SPACE; to pause, hit cntrl-S; to resume
while paused, hit cntrl-Q.
To create print reproducable images, ImageSet Corp. requires only .NEO
files created with the Snapshot facility. Although it is not required,
it is recommended that color files and monochrome files be sent on separate
diskettes to avoid any confusion. For those lo resolution files that are
created using NEOchrome, avoid engaging the color scroll feature so that
the "still" image reproduced has the intended color scheme.
To remain viable, the SNAPSHOT.TOS program must be run again after each
cold-start; for convenience, this may be done automatically by placing it
in an auto folder on the boot disk. However, it should be noted that
SNAPSHOT stays resident in ram with its full screen buffer and thus
consumes about 32k of memory. Hopefully, the application can get by with
32k less ram during its "photo session".
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