                        Presto! Mr. Photo v2.1 30-day Trial Version
                                      February 1999
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Windows(TM) 95/98/NT 4.0 version
This document contains last-minute product information and updates to the Presto! Mr. Photo v2.1 user documentation, including:

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Installation
3. Application Notes for Presto! Mr. Photo
4. Digital Camera information
5. Printer information
6. Technical Support
7. Miscellaneous

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1. Introduction

Presto! Mr. Photo v2.1 was specially designed to interface with digital camera software via TWAIN, so that images can be downloaded from a digital camera automatically. Mr. Photo helps you preview, organize and share valuable photos on your hard disk. Sort photos by date/title, use Presto! Touchup to enhance photos instantly (crop, adjust brightness/contrast, red-eye removal). Create electronic slide shows, e-mail photos, or share photo reprints, stickers and catalogs with family and friends.

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2. Installation

To install Presto! Mr. Photo 2.1 30-day trial version, double-click on the self-executable file. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. Mr. Photo also includes an uninstall program to remove the software from your hard drive at any time.

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3. Application Notes for Presto! Mr. Photo v2.1

Smartpad
New! You can click the right mouse button to enable the SmartPad in the Touch up Window. Smartpad lets you add special effects to photos input from a digital camera.  Advanced settings and adjustments for photo enhancements are available with this function.

Thumbnail Performance
With a Pentium MMX processor, you can browse photos faster than ever. Press the ESC key to cancel the thumbnail display or switch to another folder to stop browsing at any time.

Printing Photos and Catalogs
Note: it may take some time for large photos to print.

Linking Presto! Mr. Photo with Presto! PhotoComposer
Presto! PhotoComposer will be enabled automatically from the task bar if Presto! PhotoComposer is installed. 

Linking Presto! Mr. Photo with Presto! PhotoDesigner and Presto! PhotoAlbum
The PhotoDesigner and PhotoAlbum icons are added automatically to the Application Bar after installation, and are removed automatically if the application is uninstalled.

Linking Presto! Mr. Photo with popular image-editing applications
The following applications can be added to the Application Bar after the application is installed, and are removed if the application is uninstalled:
- Adobe PhotoShop 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0
- Adobe PhotoDeluxe
- Adobe PhotoDeluxe 1.0 Business Edition
- Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.0 Home Edition
- Ulead ImagePals
- Ulead iPhotoExpress 1.0 and 2.0
- Ulead PhotoImpact 3.0 and 4.0
- MGI Photo Suite II
- Aldus PhotoStyler
- ARCSoft PhotoStudio
- Corel PhotoPaint
- FractalDesign Painter
- LivePix
- Micrografx PicturePublisher 3.0
- MS PhotoEditor
- MS PictureIt
- PaintShopPro
- PictureWorks HotShots
- PictureWorks PhotoEnhancer

Cleaning up thumbnail cache files
To speed up the display performance, Presto! Mr. Photo will generate temporary thumbnail files named "Pof$$thm.TOF" in the same folder as the original photos. 
The "Pof$$thm.TOF" file is a hidden file. You should remove these files periodically to conserve disk space. 

The following Mail systems are supported by Presto! Mr. Photo:
- Lotus cc:Mail 6.0
- NetScape Mail 4.0
- Microsoft Mail (MAPI enable)
- Microsoft Exchange (MAPI enable)
- Outlook in Office 97 (MAPI enable)
- Outlook Express in Win98 (MAPI enable)
- Qualcomm Eudora Pro 3.0

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3. Digital Camera information

If you encounter problems linking Presto! Mr. Photo to your digital camera, please perform the following checks.
- Is the...
... camera's cable connected to the your computer?
... camera turned on?
... digital camera software installed? 
... digital camera software able to download photos from the digital camera?

For more information about digital cameras, see the topics "Setup The Digital Camera" and "Get Photos from Digital Camera" in the online help.

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4. Printer Information

If you experience memory errors or errors when printing photos, change the minimum and maximum virtual memory settings in Windows to 2 times the amount of RAM on your system.

InkJet Paper Template
To gain a better printing result, we have adjusted some values of the following paper styles:
Avery 3258, 3259, 3260, 3610, 3611, 3612, 3613, 3263, 3264, 3265, 3266, 3267, 3268, 3269, 3271, 3614
Kodak EK-PH-005, EK-PH-102, EK-PH-105, EK-PH-002, EK-PH-007, EK-PH-107, EK-PH-108

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5. Technical Support

If you need technical support or information about new products and upgrades, please contact our service center listed below. Please include your product and version number when describing your question.

NewSoft America, Inc.
47470 Seabridge Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
http://www.newsoftinc.com
Web Tech Support: http://support.newsoftinc.com/cgi-bin/tophat

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6. Miscellaneous

All the sample photos and templates included in the software, documentation and
distribution materials are copyrighted by their respective owners. You may apply
these images only for personal entertainment, and not for any commercial purpose.
Please refer to copyright.txt for details.

All the templates are copyrighted by NewSoft Technology Corp.
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Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
FlashPix is a registered trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.
MMX is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Presto! and NewSoft are registered trademarks of NewSoft America Inc. Mr. Photo, PhotoDesigner, and PhotoAlbum are trademarks of NewSoft Technology Corporation.

Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. 

Copyright(C) 1998-1999 NewSoft Technology Corporation. All rights reserved.
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