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                     SmartCapture V1.5.0 Readme
                      
                     Copyright (c) 2004 DeskSoft
                      http://www.desksoft.com
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SmartCapture is the professional, easy to use screen capture tool 
for Windows 9x, ME, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP! The clear and intuitive
user interface and powerful features make it the ideal utility for 
everyone who wants to capture any contents of the Windows desktop. 
It can capture rectangular screen areas, whole objects, windows or 
screens and it can acquire images from Twain compatible data 
sources (e.g. scanners, digital cameras, etc.) The captured images 
can be cropped very easily and the color depth can be changed to 
any desired value from monochrome to true color. Images can be 
printed, saved, copied to the clipboard, sent to an email recipient,
MS Word or any image editor, etc. SmartCapture supports all major 
file formats, image manipulations (e.g. resize, flip, rotate, color 
replace, invert, optimized color palettes, dither, etc.), multiple 
monitors, full automation, capture wizards, capture profiles, 
multi-level undo and much more. Many options allow the 
customization of all actions to individual user needs. 
SmartCapture is not only one of the most powerful screen capture 
utilities available - it was also designed to be the most 
user-friendly tool of all!

All information about how to use this program can be found in the
online manual, which is accessible by pressing the F1 key, or
selecting it from the SmartCapture program group.

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SmartCapture main features:
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* Capture modes: rectangle, window, active window, screen, area, 
  fixed size
* Capture the mouse cursor
* Multiple monitor support (Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP)
* Separate hotkeys for different capture modes
* Twain data source support (scanners, digital cameras, etc.)
* Image sources: capture, paste, load, acquire from Twain 
  compatible data source
* Image destinations: save, print, copy, email, edit, MS Word, send
* Supported file formats: BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
* Photocopy
* File conversion
* Transparency support for GIF and PNG files
* User definable profiles for each task
* Color conversion: 1, 4, 8, 24 Bit, color or grayscale
* Color reduction: dither or nearest color, optimized or standard 
  color palettes
* Color replace, invert, auto invert
* Brightness, contrast
* Image geometry: resize, flip, rotate
* Print size support (dimensions and DPI)
* Undo and redo (multi-level)
* Automation, script support
* Clipboard text accumulator, URL launcher
* Print multiple images on one page (collect mode)
* Header and footer on printed pages
* Clear image areas
* and much more...

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Installation and uninstallation:
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To install SmartCapture, simply run SCSetup.exe. The Setup program 
will guide you through all necessary steps. If you want to remove 
SmartCapture from your computer, select "Uninstall" from the 
SmartCapture program group or use "Add/Remove Software" in the 
Windows Control Panel.

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SmartCapture System requirements:
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*) Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP
*) Mouse or compatible pointing device
*) 2 MB of free harddisk space

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Contacting DeskSoft:
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If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to 
send us an email or visit our website:

Email: support@desksoft.com
Web:   http://www.desksoft.com

If you experience any problems running the program, please make 
sure to include information about your computer configuration, 
hardware and software.

***** IMPORTANT *****
Please include the product name "SmartCapture" in the subject line 
of your email, or it could be deleted by our spam filter! 

We answer all emails within a maximum of 3 business days (usually 
even within a few hours), so if you don't receive an answer from 
us, there's probably something wrong with your email address. In 
this case, please send us your message again and make sure to use 
a working email address so that we can reply to your email!

The DeskSoft Team.

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