MediaVista 
Version 2
For Microsoft(R) Windows TM 3.1

    Help Contents
The following MediaVista Help Topics are available:
Overview 
Menu Commands 
Upgrade Information 
Copyright/License/Warranty 

 
    MediaVista Overview
Are you wondering what to do with all of those cool images you've 
downloaded off the web?  Try using MediaVista to organize, find, and view your images.  But that's not all, read on.

Welcome to version 2.0 of MediaVista Image Management Software.  This is the TWAIN  
compliant, single user version of MediaVista for Windows 3.11.  MediaVista is upgradeable 
with more advanced features if needed.

To get started, preview an image and try using some of MediaVista's helpful 
imaging features.

MediaVista's real utility is in helping you manage, orgainize, find, and use multimedia files.  
This version of MediaVista manages images as pages in a file.  Each New File has a cover 
sheet with the file name, description, ID and other information on it.  
Use this information to Search for and find a file or a group of related files.  
Conveniently List All Files at any time.  Change the information on the 
file's cover sheet whenever desired.  Delete a file and all of its pages 
when it is no longer needed. 
 
A page can be placed in a file by Scanning or Importing it from another computer program that 
can scan, fax, draw, or paint.  

Print out copies of a page, a selection of pages, or all pages from a file.  
Also, automatically Fax out a page or selection of pages from a file to the 
computer fax device.

MediaVista can even act as a handy copy or fax machine by Scaning to the Printer or 
Scanning to the Fax .  

Each page of a file is an image.  An image is an electronic snap-shot of an original piece of 
paper or a picture.  Once a file has pages in it, go to a particular page by stepping to the 
Next  PAGEDN  or Previous page, or by going directly to a 
page by Number or by the TOC.  A page's image can be copied to 
a computer file by Exporting it.   A page may be Removed  
from a file when it is not longer needed.
The page view may be altered by Zooming In on any portion of the 
page.  Zoom Out to see the whole page 
again.  

Rotate the page right or left if a different 
orientation is desired.  The image window may be re-sized at any time to better suit the 
dimensions of the original image or the current view.  MediaVista's page viewing features 
take full advantage of high resolution monitors when available.
Annotate the page by exporting it directly to the registered paint 
program.  

We hope that you find MediaVista convenient and useful as have a growing number or 
MediaVista Users.
 
  Image Management
Image Management is a computer application that provides electronic storage and retrieval 
of important papers, forms, records, photographs, drawings, video clips etc..
 
   Creating a New File
Choose New from the File menu.  The New File dialog box will appear on the screen.  
This form represents the new file's cover sheet.  The information on this sheet will always be 
attached to the file.  The file Name is a required field.  Use the Name and Description fields 
in combination to uniquely describe the new file if possible.  This will enable use of 
MediaVista's powerful search     command to find a single file or a group of 
related files.

Familiar filing techniques may be easily reproduced by customizing Cabinet, Drawer, 
Folder and Owner fields.  Using these fields allow similar categories of files to be quickly 
and easily found.

If your filing needs require IDs, assign IDs such that no two file IDs are exactly the same.
Press Save to store the new file information when ready, or Cancel to abort the New File 
operation.
 
   Searching For a File
Choose Search from the File menu.  The File Search dialog box will appear on the screen.  
Use this form to find a file or a group of related files.  The information entered on this form is 
matched against the cover sheet of all the files in the application.  
Enter as much information as is necessary to achieve the desired search scope.  More 
search information will result in a focused search with fewer file matches.  Less search 
information will result in a broader search with more file matches.  

To get a list of all the files 
in the application, simply press the Find button with no search information entered.  
Enter words, phrases, numbers, dates or any combination of characters in the Name and 
Description fields.  These two fields are used in combination to find files that have matching 
terms in their cover sheet.  

Enter any combination of characters in the Cabinet, Drawer, Folder and Owner fields.  It 
may be more convenient to choose an existing term from the list box of each field.  The list 
box should hold all of the known terms for the files in the application.  Use these fields to 
narrow the scope of the search to general categories of files in the application.
Press Search to start the file search.  Any files that match the search criteria are then listed 
for easy selection.  Press Cancel to abort the File Search operation.  If the Last Search 
button is visible, press it to reload the criteria from the last search session.
 
   Changing a File
A file must be selected to Change.  Choose Change from the File menu.  The Change File 
dialog box will appear on the screen.
Use this form to change the information on a file's cover sheet.  Use the same instructions 
and suggestions as for Creating a New File .
 
   Removing a File
A file must be selected to Remove.  Choose Remove File from the File menu.
The file, its cover sheet, and all the pages it contains will be completely removed from the 
application.  There will be no way to recover the file.  Make sure this is the desired 
result.
 
   Printing a File
A file, with pages in it, must be selected to Print.  Choose Print from the File menu.  The 
Print dialog box will appear on the screen.

The currently selected Windows printer is displayed at the top of the dialog box.  Press 
Setup to change the printer default settings or choose a different printer.
Choose a range of pages to print.  All Pages in the file can be spooled to the Print Manager 
at once.  Just the Current Page or the Current Zoomed View that is on display may be 
printed if desired.  A set range of Pages may be printed From a start page number To an 
end page number.

Choose the Scale to Fit Page option to expand the image to fit the printed page.  Otherwise 
the image will be printed in its native size.  The result is resolution dependent.  
Choose the number of Copies of each page that is desired.  If multiple copies of more than 
one file page is selected, have them automatically printed in sequence by choosing Collate 
Copies.

Press Print to begin the print job or Cancel to abort the print operation.
 
   Importing a Page
A file must be selected to Import a page into.  Choose Import from the File menu.  The 
Import Page dialog box will appear on the screen.
Type in the disk File Name of the image to be imported.  Use the List Files of Type list box 
to choose the default type of image file to import.  MediaVista imports many different types 
of images.

Press OK to place the page in the file.  The image will then be displayed and copied to the 
current Image Library .  The page placement dialog box will then appear to allow selection of 
the desired position in the file where the page is to be placed.  Append the page to the end 
of the file, Replace the current page, or Insert the page before the currently displayed page.
 
    Paging Through a File
A file, with images in it, must be selected to use these commands.  Choose Go To Page 
Next from the View menu to have the next image in the file displayed in the file window.  
Choose Previous to display the previous image in the file.  Choose Number to move directly 
to any image in the file.

The Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys on the keyboard may also be used for 
paging through a file.  Page Down will display the next image in the file.  Page Up will 
display the previous image in the file.  Home goes directly to the first image of the file.  If the 
current image is the first image of the file, Home will go to the file's cover sheet.  End goes 
directly to the last image in the file.
 
   Exporting a Page
A file page must be selected to Export.  Choose Export from the File menu.  The Export 
Page dialog box will appear on the screen.  

Enter the name of the disk file for MediaVista to place a copy of the page image into.  Press 
OK to complete the page export.  The Image File Format dialog box will appear.  Select a 
format suitable for the target application. The resulting disk file may now be used by other 
computer programs which fax, draw, or paint.  Press Cancel to abort the Export Page 
operation.
 
   Removing a Page
A file page must be selected to Remove a Page.  Choose Remove Page from the File menu.
The page will be completely removed from the file and the image file erased from the image 
library .  There will be no way to recover the page.  Make sure this is the desired result.
 
       Zooming a Page
A file page must be selected to Zoom In.  Choose Zoom In from the View menu.  The current 
view will be magnified by about a factor of two.
The mouse cursor may also be used to zoom.  Choose the portion of the page to be zoomed 
by holding the left mouse button down and dragging the cursor right and down.  A zoom 
rectangle will form around the area to be zoomed.  Release the left mouse button to get the 
zoomed view.

Once the page is zoomed, scroll bars form on the page window.  Use them to pan around on 
the page.

Choose Zoom Out from the View menu to zoom out by about a factor of two.  Choose Zoom 
Original to return to the original page view.
 
  Image Library
MediaVista assigns specific disk directories as storage locations for image files.  Choose a 
directory path from a fast, high capacity disk drive if possible.  Removable media will provide 
an additional element of image file security.

   All Files
Choose All Files from the File menu.
A list of all the files in the application will be listed for easy selection.  Highlight the desired 
file and press OK or double click the desired file to display the file's cover sheet in the file 
window. 
 
 Viewing the Toolbar
Choose Toolbar from the View menu to toggle the toolbar on and off.
 
   Scanning to a File
A file must be selected to Scan a page into.  Choose Scan to File from the Scan menu.  This 
version of MediaVista scans images using any TWAIN compliant capture device available 
on the computer.

After the image has been captured by the TWAIN device, choose the desired position in the 
file where the page is to be placed.  Append the page to the end of the file, Replace the 
current page, or Insert the page before the current page.

 
   Fax from File
A file with pages in it must be selected to Fax.    Choose Fax from File from the Fax menu.  
The Fax dialog box will appear.
The current Windows fax device is displayed at the top of the dialog box.  Press Setup to 
change the fax default settings or choose a different output device.
Choose a range of pages to fax.  All Pages in the file can be spooled to the fax device at 
once.  Just the Current Page or the Current Zoomed View that is on display may be faxed 
if desired.  A set range of Pages may be faxed From a start page number To an end page 
number.

Press Fax to begin or Cancel to abort the fax operation.
 
   Scan to the Printer
Use MediaVista to turn the computer's scanner and printer into a copy machine.  Choose 
Scan to Printer from the Scan menu.  The Scan to Printer dialog box will appear.  
The currently selected Windows printer is displayed at the top of the dialog box.  Press 
Setup to change the printer default settings or choose a different printer.
Choose the Scale to Fit Page option to expand the image to fit the printed page.  Otherwise 
the image will be printed in its native size.  The result is resolution dependent.  
Choose the number of Copies of each page that is desired.
Simply place the pages to be copied into the scanner and press Scan to begin or Cancel to 
abort the scan to printer operation. 
 
   Scan to the Fax
Use MediaVista to turn the computer's scanner and fax into a fax machine.  Choose Fax 
from Scanner from the Fax menu.  The Fax from Scanner dialog box will appear.  
The current Windows fax device is displayed at the top of the dialog box.  Press Setup to 
change the fax default settings or choose a different output device.
Simply place the pages to be faxed into the scanner and press Scan to begin or Cancel to 
abort the scan to fax operation. 
 
     Rotating a Page
A file page must be selected to Rotate.  Choose Rotate Right or Left from the View menu.  
The current page will be rotated by 90 degrees in the chosen direction.
Flip the page by 180 degrees from its current position if desired.
The page will retain the chosen orientation and be displayed this way from now on.

 
  TWAIN
TWAIN is an industry standard for communication between imaging devices (like scanners 
and digital cameras) and TWAIN-compliant software like MediaVista. 
 
   Image Table of Contents
A file, with images in it, must be selected to use this command.  Choose Go to Page Table 
of Contents from the View menu to get a list of all images in the file.  You will see a page 
description for each image in the file.  Select the desired image for immediate viewing.
 
   Annotate or Markup an Image
A file page must be selected to Annotate.  Choose Annotate from the View menu.  The 
current image will be exported to the registered paint program.
Annotate or markup the image as desired.  Import the marked up image back into the file if 
you desire.
 
   Preview Image
To preview an image, choose Preview Image from the File menu.  
The Preview Image dialog box will appear on the screen.
Type in the disk File Name of the image to be previewed.  Use the List Files of Type list 
box to choose the default type of image file to preview.  MediaVista can display over ten 
different types of images.

Use most of MediaVista's other helpful features with the previewed image.



    Registering or Upgrading MediaVista
We certainly hope you find MediaVista useful.  If so, register by sending us $10.00 (check or 
money order).  Registration will entitle you to 30 days of free technical support.
The Registered Version of this program can be purchased and received immediately on 
the Internet at Albert's Ambry.  Registration at Albert's Ambry also eliminates shipping and 
handling costs.  Please go to:
	http://www.alberts.com
	Search on mvista2.zip.  Click on the "Buy It" hotlink to register this software.

MediaVista is the Image Management program that grows with your needs.  When ready, 
you can add advanced features such as image filtering, multimedia support, high speed 
scanning and printing, and network support.  MediaVista can even be customized for a 
particular application.
For more information on MediaVista, write or call:
			
Keystone Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 36628
Albuquerque, New Mexico  87176

Phone: (505) 884-1132
Fax: (505) 884-8508
Email: ardant@ix.netcom.com	



MediaVista* is copyrighted by Keystone Technologies, Inc..
Copyright  1994-1997  
All Rights Reserved.
Engineered by Ardant Software Corporation.

LICENSE AGREEMENT
This is the shareware version of MediaVista.  You are encouraged to register this program if 
you find it useful.  You may freely distribute copies of this version of MediaVista.  You may 
not sell, re-sell, market, reverse engineer, or disassemble this program in any way.

WARRANTY
This software and associated documentation or mediums are distributed "as is" and without 
warranties as to performance or merchantability.  

This program is distributed without any express or implied warranties.  Keystone 
Technologies Inc., any of its employees, officers, directors, consultants, associates, or 
dealers do not assume any risk nor will be liable for any damages whatsoever, incidental or 
consequential, in regard to or arising out of the use of this software product or any other 
documentation or mediums accompanying this product.  This includes, without limitation, 
damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or 
other pecuniary loss arising out of the use or inability to use this product.  No representation 
is made regarding the suitability of this product for any particular purpose.  The entire 
risk as to the results and performance of this software is assumed by the licensee.  
Upon using MediaVista for any purpose, Keystone Technologies Inc. assumes that you have 
agreed to be bound by this license.  If you do not agree to all of the conditions or terms, or if 
after use you are dissatisfied with your MediaVista software, please discontinue its use and 
remove it from your system.
 
