HyperCam 1.13 Readme.txt file

HyperCam captures the action from your Windows 95 or NT screen and saves 
it to AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved) movie file.  Your machine may run in 
any color mode.  Sound from your system microphone is also recorded.  

For best performance please set your machine in 8 bit color mode (256 
colors).  We found out that in this configuration HyperCam can capture up 
to 10 frames per second of 640x480 pictures on Pentium 133 machine.  You 
may capture more if your capture area is smaller, or you have a faster 
machine.  In 16 bit color mode it can do about 5 fps of 320x240 frames on 
the same machine.  For 4 bit graphics MS Video does not provide a suitable 
compressor, so the frames are written uncompressed.  This is also slow and 
produces large AVI files.

Installation:
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To install HyperCam, please run SETUP.EXE program form the ZIP file that
you downloaded, or the floppy disk that you have received.

Program Status:
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HyperCam is a shareware product with the single user license price of
US $30. While unregistered, it will place a small "Unregistered HyperCam"
sign in the corner of the AVI files that you capture. To register your
copy of HyperCam, please start the program, click on the "License" tab,
then click on "Purchase License..." button. After we receive your payment,
we will send you a license (key) by email or paper mail, which you may
enter into the software to remove the "Unregistered" mark.

Distribution:
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Distribution is permitted provided you follow these instructions: You are 
free to make copies of the distribution archive (HYPERCAM.ZIP) and pass it 
along to others for their evaluation provided that no modifications or 
additions are made to the software, its documentation, or any associated 
files, and it is not bundled in a distribution of any other software.  

Usage:
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Select the area you want to capture, then select Start Rec.  button or 
press a hot key.  You may press the same hot key to finish.  There is also 
a "Pause/Resume" hot key and button.  You may pan (move the recorded area) 
by holding e.g.  Shift key and moving the mouse.  Please click on each tab 
in the HyperCam dialog and try to figure out what to do, or read the 
detailed help file.

Updates:
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For newer versions of HyperCam please check Hyperionics WEB at:

	http://www.hyperionics.com/

or email the author, Greg Kochaniak, at gregko@hyperionics.com

Thank you for using HyperCam!  Please do email me any comments and 
suggestions for improvement you may have!  

Greg Kochaniak
Hyperionics
3146 Chestnut St.
Murrysville, PA 15668, USA
Fax: (415) 617-3721


Release History:
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1997.03.10 Version 1.13 Released
Added a separate setting for playback frame rate on AVI File 
tab, which may be now set different from recording rate. However,
if the playback is different from recording rate, you can not
record sound.
Separated resources into a separate CamRes.dll for easier
translation into foreign languages.

1997.01.17 Version 1.12 Released
Fixed: custom shapes of Windows 95 cursors were not captured
correctly - they were always dispalyed as standard cursors.
Controls inside HyperCam dialog are now disabled while recording
a movie.
You can now use Tab key to move the focus between all controls
of HyperCam dialog.
Fixed GDI resource leak on Windows 95 (could prevent you from
recording very long clips, or many short clips without exiting
HyperCam).

1997.01.08 Version 1.11 Released
Fixed a problem on Hebrew version of Windows 95 and on NT 3.51.

1997.01.08 Version 1.10 Released
This is the first full release of HyperCam. It was preceeded by a
number of "beta test" versions numbered 1.0 Beta nn.

