
    XVIDEO FEATURE GUIDE


    Jan Laitenberger proudly presents:

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    Requirements
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      * Linux
      * XView programming toolkit
      * Video digitiser "VIDEO-1000 VGA"


    Features
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      * Digitising grayscale pictures (1 frame/sec, 64 grayscales)
      * Sliders for brightness and horizontal position
      * Saving pictures in Windows BMP format
      * Automatically "incrementing" filename


    Getting Started
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      * Call "xvideo"
        You will see two windows, one contains a digitized picture.
        The other one is used to control the program. There are
        buttons to QUIT, DIGITIZE, and SAVE, two sliders to adjust
        brightness and horizontal position and an input line for the
        filename.

      * QUIT
        Use this button to leave the progran.

      * DIGITIZE
        Klick here,
          if you want to get and display a video picture.
          The picture is update aproximately every second.
          The SAVE button is disabled.
        Klick again,
          to stop the action.
          Now you can use the SAVE button again.

      * SAVE
        Press this button, to save the actual displayed picture.
        The only available format is BMP. If the entered filename
        is terminated with a number, the number will be incremented,
        if the length of the filename is not affected.

          e.g.   Jan        ==>   Jan 
                 Jan-033    ==>   Jan-034
                 Noname.9   ==>   Noname.9
                 Noname.09  ==>   Noname.10

      * sliders
        Use the upper slider to adjust brightness
        Use the lower slider to adjust horizontal position

      * Filename:
        Enter the filename for the next SAVE operation.
        See also: SAVE.


    Errors
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    Error messages appear on standard out. 
    I think you'll understand 'em.


    Share It!
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    * If you find this program useful or if you know someone who has
      the required hardware, please give him the *unmodifed* package.
    * If you are a shareware distributor and/or plan to relese a CD-ROM,
      please mail me!!


    History
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    Version 1.0       * never released to the public
                      * has had some major bugs

    Version 1.1       Wed Jun 28 1995
                      * fixed the bugs
                      * added saving capability (Windows-BMP)


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