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   PhotoThumb - Version 3.12 (Trial Version)
   README March 2004
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CONTENTS
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- Program overview
- What's new
- System requirements
- Install/uninstall
- Features
- Legal stuff


PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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Create high-quality photo thumbnails and web pages. 

Including many useful features, like a fast, high-quality image viewer,
EXIF support, overlay text, FTP uploading, CSS-support, slideshow, 
batch renaming, file encryption, a familiar Explorer-like interface 
and lossless rotation of JPEG images, PhotoThumb is a handy tool for 
image collectors and digital camera owners.


WHAT'S NEW
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This release includes many new features. 
See whatsnew.txt or the program helpfile for details. 


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Pentium or higher recommended
- Windows 98, NT (4.0), Me, 2000, or XP
- VGA or Super-VGA monitor
- 3 MB (minimum) of free disk space
- A mouse or equivalent pointing device


INSTALL/UNINSTALL
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Extract the files to a temporary directory. You can delete this
directory when setup has completed.  Run Setup.exe and follow the
instructions.  Use one of these methods to run Setup.exe:

- Select Run from the Taskbar Start menu, type the full path of the
  temporary directory followed by a backslash and the name of the
  installation program (e.g., C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE).  Press the ENTER key.

- Use My Computer or Explorer to find the Setup.exe file.  Double-
  click the icon to run it.

You can uninstall PhotoThumb by double-clicking on "Add/Remove Programs"
in the control panel, selecting PhotoThumb in the list, and clicking the
"Add/Remove" button.  After uninstalling, you may need to manually
remove the PhotoThumb directory and any files left in it since the
uninstall does not remove any data files that have been created.


FEATURES
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These are just a few of PhotoThumb's powerful features:

* Easy-to-use interface
* E-mail assistant makes it easy to e-mail your images
* Built-in FTP upload client
* CSS support
* Add file descriptions
* Batch file renaming 
* Change file date and time 
* Powerful drag and drop interface 
* File search features 
* Save multiple layout configurations
* Transfer images from camera or memory card
* Encrypt and decrypt files
* EXIF and IPTC support
* Text replace
* Zip compress your image files


LEGAL STUFF
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PhotoThumb No-Nonsense License Agreement

PhotoThumb is distributed as shareware. A single user license is $39.95.

You can register online, by fax, phone or mail.
We also accept purchase orders. See Help file or visit our website for
more information. For mail and fax registration, you can print and use
order.txt located in the PhotoThumb program directory.

DISCLAIMER
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT 
WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Website: http://www.photothumb.com/
Copyright ©2001-2004 Jarle Aasland. All rights reserved.