
THE PANORAMA FACTORY V2.0 for Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2000
	Copyright (c) 1999-2000
	John Strait and Smoky City Design, LLC


CONTENTS
	What is The Panorama Factory?
	Installing
	This is Shareware
	Why Register?
	Benefits of Registration
	How To Register
	Support
	Warranty
	Liability Limitation
	Contact


WHAT IS THE PANORAMA FACTORY?

The Panorama Factory from Smoky City Design, LLC is a panoramic
stitching program for Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2000. You can use it to
create high-quality panoramas from a set of overlapping digital images
from a single vantage point. The Panorama Factory transforms (warps) the
images so that they can be joined seamlessly into panoramas whose fields
of view can range up to 360 degrees. In fact, you can make panoramas
that exceed 360 degrees if you wish!

The Panorama Factory is designed to create images that rival those made
by rotational and swing-lens panoramic cameras. Not only can The
Panorama Factory facilitate creation of immersive VR worlds, it also
provides features for the fine-art panoramic photographer who wishes to
work from ordinary 35mm images or images captured with a digital camera.

For more information, visit http://www.panoramafactory.com


INSTALLING

The Panorama Factory is distributed as a self-extracting installation
package.  To install, double-click the file pf2p0.exe.  This will
extract the installation package to a sub-directory of C:\Windows\Temp
and run the setup program.  After setup is complete, the temporary files
are deleted automatically.

Installation will create the directory C:\Program Files\Smoky City
Design\The Panorama Factory and will add The Panorama Factory to your
Start menu under Smoky City Design.  Full documentation for The Panorama
Factory is included as HTML and in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format.


THIS IS SHAREWARE

Beginning with version 2.0, The Panorama Factory is shareware. 
Versions prior to 2.0 are freeware.)  The idea behind shareware is to
encourage you and others to evaluate The Panorama Factory before you pay
for it.

You may freely use, copy and redistribute unregistered copies of The
Panorama Factory as long as you do not charge a fee for it; do not
modify the software, documentation or license statement in any way and
do not bundle it with another system.

You may use The Panorama Factory for up to 30 days without registering
it.  At the end of the evaluation period, you should decide whether you
want to keep The Panorama Factory.  If you want to keep it, you should
register and pay the $35 (US) registration fee.  During the 30-day
evaluation period, The Panorama Factory will remind you that it is
unregistered each time you run it.  The program will continue to run
after the evaluation period ends, but the reminders will become
increasingly insistent.

In short, if you are receiving value from The Panorama Factory you
should pay for it.


WHY REGISTER?     Because it's the right thing to do.

Responsible people will pay a fair price for value received.  I hope you
feel that The Panorama Factory has value to you and that you will enjoy
using it.  Developing and supporting The Panorama Factory occupies a
large amount of my time and I depend on the income from shareware
registration fees.

BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION

** All reminders will cease once you have registered, leaving you free
to enjoy the program without annoying interruptions.

** Registered users receive notification of new versions and, unless the
new version indicates otherwise, may download and register them without
additional fees.  Free upgrades are a way expressing my appreciation for
registered users.  Of course, there may come a time that a new version
involves such extensive development that I will need to charge an
upgrade fee.

** I have worked long and hard to develop The Panorama Factory.  If you
use it, registering is the right thing to do.  And user registration
fees enable me to support and improve the software.


HOW TO REGISTER

To register The Panorama Factory, visit
www.panoramafactory.com/register.html and follow the instructions. 
Payment is accepted online by credit card.  Upon registering you will
receive a registration code by email.  Once you enter this registration
code in The Panorama Factory's license panel, the reminders will cease.

The registration fee entitles you to a single licensed copy of The
Panorama Factory.  For a typical personal user, this means you and your
immediate family residing at the same address.  For a business user,
this means a single installed copy of the software.  To inquire about
discounts for multiple registered copies, please email
support@panoramafactory.com with the particulars.


SUPPORT

Registered users receive free support.  I try to help all users, but
please know that I will work harder for registered users.

Support is available only via email to support@panoramafactory.com.  I
do not offer telephone support in order to keep costs down and allow me
to concentrate on improving the product while keeping the price low.  I
respond promptly to emailed questions!  If you are a registered user,
please include your registration key in the email.


WARRANTY

WE UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEE YOUR SATISFACTION WITH THIS SOFTWARE FOR A
PERIOD OF 30 DAYS BEGINNING WHEN YOU PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE.  IF,
DURING THIS PERIOD, YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SOFTWARE, REMOVE IT
FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND WE WILL REFUND ANY REGISTRATION FEES YOU HAVE
PAID.  To request a refund, please email support@panoramafactory.com. 
You must include your registration code with the request.

WE DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AS TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FUNCTIONALITY OR DATA
INTEGRITY.

You have the opportunity to evaluate The Panorama Factory for 30 days
prior to registration, to determine for yourself whether it is suitable
for your own purposes.  The additional 30 day satisfaction guarantee
makes paying the registration fee risk free.  Repairs to the software
are supplied under the free upgrade program offered to registered users.


LIABILITY LIMITATION

IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF ANY PAYMENTS
WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM YOU, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


CONTACT

	John Strait, jstrait@panoramafactory.com
	Smoky City Design, LLC
	1017 N. Sheridan Ave.
	Pittsburgh, PA 15206-1718
