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*                   INSTALLATION AND HELP FOR THE                      *
*                   KIWISOFT VIDEO DISPLAYER V1.0                      *
*                   Copyright (c) 1997 Kiwisoft Programs Ltd           *
*                          (6 May 1997)                                *
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*                   Kiwisoft lives at http://www.kiwisoft.co.nz        *
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                   T A B L E  O F  C O N T E N T S

I.   INTRODUCTION - READ THIS FIRST FOR SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
II.  INSTALLING VIDEO DISPLAYER ON YOUR HOME SYSTEM
III. INSTALLING VIDEO DISPLAYER ON YOUR WEB HOMEPAGE
IV.  SOUND FILES
V.   PARAMETERS FOR VIDEO DISPLAYER
VI.  HTML PAGE DESIGN VARIATIONS FOR USING THE VIDEO DISPLAYER
VII. GETTING A GOOD VIDEO
VIII.POSSIBLE USES FOR THE VIDEO DISPLAYER
IX.  SUPPORT FROM KIWISOFT
X.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS
XI.  LIMITATIONS ON VIDEO CONVERSION SERVICE


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I.   INTRODUCTION - READ THIS FIRST FOR SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Congratulations.  You have just received the next major step in the WEB
revolution after animated GIF.  The Kiwisoft Video Displayer allows
almost everyone to have and play video clips both at home and on the
internet without a Plug-In.

The Kiwisoft Video Displayer offers a variety of new possibilities for 
widespread web viewing without any unusual preconditions on the viewer's 
computer system. Individuals or companies can freely use the Video Displayer
for:
     - Personal video statements to the world
     - Personal video archive or library
     - News video clips for everyone
     - Demonstrations for all
     - Training video clips
     - Sales and advertising videos

You MUST have a Java enabled browser or else Java itself on your system.
Currently Apple, Windows-95, Windows-NT, OS/2 V3 or later, Unix, and Linux all
have them. Current Java enabled browsers include Netscape V2 and V3, Internet
Explorer V3 or later, and HotJava.  If you are in doubt, try installation
and running of the program and then run the 'example.htm' file in your
browser.  If that page comes up saying that you must have a Java enabled
browser, then you do not have a Java enabled browser and should get one.  If
you don't have a browser, you should check your local dealer for help in
finding one or upgrading your system.

What you see with the Kiwisoft Video Displayer depends only on your platform 
and your browser.  A Pentium 100 (or faster) running Windows-95 at 640x480x256
and Internet Explorer V3 or Netscape V3 will show videos at full speed in good 
color. Slow computers will show the video slowly.  The audio should generally 
sound right (except under OS/2) as long as you have a standard sound card.
You should be running a VGA or SVGA video card to see all the colors. A local
computer dealer can help you upgrade your hardware if necessary.

Print this file so that you can easily refer to the material for installation
and for later reference when you are creating your own videos.

Visit the Kiwisoft internet site at http://www.kiwisoft.co.nz for the latest
information and videos.  While there, save the html pages as examples of what
you can do and for future reference if you want Kiwisoft to convert your
own videos. Print the Kiwisoft pages for future reference.

Good luck with your installation and Kiwisoft hopes that you get as much
pleasure from our Video Displayer program as we have in presenting it to
you.

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II.  INSTALLING VIDEO DISPLAYER ON YOUR HOME SYSTEM
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1. Different platforms

Instructions are given here for installation on Windows-95, the most common
platform.  Users of other systems should be able to figure out for themselves
how to do the equivalent operations on their systems.  Unix people may need
to rename the ".htm" files to ".html" to get them to work properly. OS/2
users should change their color resolution to 16 bits (65536 colors).

2. Downloading files into directory VIDPLAY

First, create a directory VIDPLAY on your system drive C:.  This can be
done from either an MS-DOS command prompt typing

	md C:\VIDPLAY

or it can be done from the Windows File Manager.

You will then need to either download the files from 

	http://www.kiwisoft.co.nz/kiwidl.htm

or copy the files down from the CD-ROM disk following instructions supplied
with the CD-ROM into the new directory.

If you were supplied with a ".zip" file, then use PKUNZIP or follow the
instructions supplied.

For individual files supplied, move all of the program files into the directory
or save them there when you download them from the internet.  Typical MS-DOS 
commands to copy them from CDROM D:\VIDPLAY to your disk C:\VIDPLAY are:

        copy D:\VIDPLAY\0.class C:\VIDPLAY
        copy D:\VIDPLAY\1.class C:\VIDPLAY
        copy D:\VIDPLAY\2.class C:\VIDPLAY
        copy D:\VIDPLAY\3.class C:\VIDPLAY
        copy D:\VIDPLAY\kwVideoDisplayer.class C:\VIDPlAY
        copy D:\VIDPLAY\example.htm C:\VIDPLAY
        copy D:\VIDPLAY\example.au C:\VIDPLAY
        copy D:\VIDPLAY\example.kw0 C:\VIDPLAY
        copy D:\VIDPLAY\README.txt C:\VIDPLAY

3. Go back to the desktop and run your browser refusing to connect to the
internet.  Under the "File" menu option pick "Open" and then browse and
switch to the VIDPLAY directory and open the "example" document.  You should
see the video loaded onto the screen and displayed.

4. Congratulations.  You have successfully installed the Kiwisoft Video 
Displayer on your own system.  You can now use it with your browser to build 
up and view a library of Kiwisoft video tapes on your own computer.  Note that
load times for local videos are at disk loading speeds which are fast, not 
modem transfer speeds, which are slow.

5. The next step is to check your CD-ROM for Kiwisoft videos and load them
on your system or else to go to the Kiwisoft site on the internet and get any
videos you want.

6. Later you can get some of your own videos converted by Kiwisoft and build
up a library of exciting or useful material to show your friends, colleagues,
and clients on your home system, the internet, or intranet.

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III. INSTALLING VIDEO DISPLAYER ON YOUR WEB HOMEPAGE
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1. Different platforms

Instructions are given here for installation from Windows-95, the most common
platform.  Users of other systems should be able to figure out for themselves
how to do the equivalent operations on their systems.

2. Get the Kiwisoft Video Displayer set up on your own personal system first.

You should get the Video Displayer and set it up in directory C:\VIDPLAY by
following the instructions in the section above.  This will allow you to do
development and testing of web pages on your home system first where video
load speeds are much faster and consequently testing time is reduced.

3. Installing the programs in your web homepage directory

If you do not have a homepage, you might check with your school or local
Internet Service Provider about how to set up a homepage and how much it
will cost.  Shop around. There are very cheap options available.  Be
particularly concerned about the cost of disk space if you want to have
a lot of videos on your web site.  Videos eat up lots of disk space!

Your Internet Service Provider will have given you a home directory on the
web and a means to access that directory to add and remove files.  Typically
you would use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program.  We assume that you
know how to move files across to your web directory and also that you know
how to create subdirectories.  (Check with your ISP if you need help.)

Move all of the Video Display class files over from VIDPLAY to the homepage 
directory in BINARY mode. There are five files:

		kw0.class
		kw1.class
		kw2.class
		kw3.class
		kwVideoDisplay.class
 
Also move over to the same directory in BINARY mode the example files:

		example.htm
		example.au
		example.kw0

If you plan to allow people to download the .kw0 video and keep it on their
local system, you should check with your ISP help-desk to ensure that 
the .kw0 video files are seen by the ISP server as binary or object files.
The ISP system administrator can easily fix the server to treat the .kw0 file 
type as a binary or an object file type. (If the ISP doesn't do it, the ISP
will treat the file as text and insert extra characters into the file if it 
is downloaded for local storage. You can spot the problem by noticing a
change in the file size.)  This is NOT necessary if you only plan to show
the videos, not give them away.

4. Connecting the example video up to your current homepage

You may want to move a copy of your current homepage file to your local
system and edit it there with your favorite editor.  Then copy the new
version back up to your web homepage directory.

Insert the following line somewhere sensible inside your homepage file:

	<A HREF="./example.htm">Play my example video</A>

Test it out on your local system by copying the modified homepage into
the VIDPLAY directory and then starting the browser without connecting
to the internet.  Ignore the fact that the browser won't be able to load
your GIFs and any other files.   Look on the page to see if the 'Play
my example' link is visible and in a sensible spot.  If so, then try
clicking on it and see if the local example video will play.  If you
have any problems edit the homepage again to fix them.

Next, copy the homepage back up to your internet homepage directory.

Then just run your browser connecting to the internet.  Try the new
'Play my example' link on your homepage to verify that it works.

Congratulations.  You can now offer videos on the internet.

5. Moving more videos to the web

While you could put additional video file sets (".au", ".htm", and ".kw0"
files) into your homepage, this would complicate your directory.

Go to your internet homepage directory and create a new subdirectory, 'video'.
Typically FTP provides a command to create a remote directory.  Check with
your ISP if you have trouble.

Using binary mode, copy all the class files (see above) into the video 
subdirectory so that now you have a copy of the program files down in the 
video subdirectory also.

Now take any new video you get and binary copy all files into the video 
subdirectory.

A link from your home page to run the new video should look like this:

	<A HREF="./video/airplane.htm">See my airplane</A>

If you end up with lots of videos, you might want to consider keeping all
files for each video in its own subdirectory.  However, you will either
need to ensure you have the class files in each subdirectory, or else you
will need to move the ".htm" video display files up to a directory having
the class files and fix the references to the ".au" and ".kw0" files in
the htm to point down to the correct subdirectory.

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IV.  SOUND FILES
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Providing Additional Sound Files:

You may also submit separate ".wav" uncompressed PCM sound files for 
conversion. The files will need to be converted to ".au" format MU-LAW files 
which are 8012 samples per second, mono, and 8 bit. You can create these files
with a microphone attached to your sound card (remember to set the sample 
rate, mono, and 8 bits.)  Stereo and higher rates can be converted but is 
wasteful and requires a much bigger ".wav" file.  There is no charge for the 
sound conversion as long as it accompanies a video for conversion.  Note that 
you may want to create your own audio tracks to accompany the video OR to play
while the video is loading over the internet.  As a rough guide for the
length of sound file to use while loading videos, make the audio last about
one sixth the duration of the video (1 sec per 6 sec); experience will give 
you a better rule.


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V.   PARAMETERS FOR VIDEO DISPLAYER
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1. FRAMECOLOR

  Form: <param name=framecolor value="xxxxx">
  Use:  Set the background color of the button area of the picture
  Default: lightgray
  Values:
	black, blue, cyan, darkgray, gray, green, lightgray,
	magenta, red, white, yellow

	6 hex digit color value for rgb where 00 to ff (use upper or lower
	case letters) in hexadecimal represent 0-255 in decimal. Color 
	digits are put in rgb order (i.e. in rrggbb form) eg:
		ffafaf (Pink)
		0000ff (Blue: 255 level, brightest)
		00ff00 (Green: 255 level, brightest)
  Examples:
  	<param name=framecolor value="lightgray">
  	<param name=framecolor value="green">
  	<param name=framecolor value="FFAFAF">
  	<param name=framecolor value="0088FF">

  Note: Do not use this parameter with Netscape V2.  Netscape V2 puts a large
  lightgray box around the video regardless of your framecolor settting. You
  are better off using the default lightgray background everywhere.

  Note: Netscape V3 uses only the 8 major colors (red, green, blue, white,
  black, cyan, purple, and yellow) plus lightgray in Java.  If you prefer
  compatibility and want the applet background to match the page background
  just use these colors for the page and applet backgrounds.  (The 8 colors
  are made by using only hex 00 or FF for r, g, and b. E.g. white is FFFFFF.)

2. VIDEONAME

  Form: <param name=videoname value="xxxxxx">
  Use:  Use your own label for the video start button
  Default: Use "Video"
  Values:
  	Preferrably a meaningful name of 6 or less letters
  Examples:
  	<param name=videoname value="Video">
  	<param name=videoname value="Start">

3. RESETNAME

  Form: <param name=resetname value="xxxxx">
  Use:  Use your own label for the reset button
  Default: Use "Reset"
  Values:
  	Preferrably a meaningful name of 6 or less letters
  Examples:
  	<param name=resetname value="Reset">

4. TITLEFILE

  Form: <param name=titlefile value="xxxxxx.xxx">
  Use:  Have a still image up before the start of the video
  Default: First image in video is used
  Values:
  	Any standard jpg or gif file including animated GIF.
  Examples:
  	<param name=titlefile value="title.jpg">
  	<param name=titlefile value="copyright.gif">

5. TRAILFILE

  Form: <param name=trailfile value="xxxxxx.xxx">
  Use:  Have a still image up after the end of the video
  Default: Last image in video is used
  Values:
  	Any standard jpg or gif file including animated GIF.
  Examples:
  	<param name=trailfile value="credits.gif">
  	<param name=trailfile value="next.gif">

6. AUDIOLOADFILE

  Form: <param name=audioloadfile value="xxxxxx.au">
  Use:  Have an audio file play while the video file is loading
  Default: No audio file is played during image load.
  Values:
	must be the name of a standard MU-LAW file with .au extension.
  Examples:
	<param name=audioloadfile value="./muzak.au">
	<param name=audioloadfile value="./video/explanation.au">

7. AUDIOFILE

  Form: <param name=audiofile value="xxxxxx.au">
  Use:  Have an audio file play during the video
  Default: No audio file is played during the video
  Values:
	must be the name of a standard MU-LAW file with .au extension.
  Examples:
	<param name=audiofile value="./soundtrack.au">
	<param name=audiofile value="./video/salespitch.au">

8. VIDEOFILE

  Form: <param name=videofile value="xxxxxx.kw0">
  Use:  Have a video file to play.
  Default: No video file is played.
  Values:
	must be the name of a Kiwisoft format video file with .kw0 extension.
  Examples:
	<param name=videofile value="./action.kw0">
	<param name=videofile value="./video/launch.kw0">

9. LOOPWAIT

  Form: <param name=loopwait value="xxxx">
  Use:  select initial conditions of looping video or wait before play.
  Default: Single play of the video starts automatically at the end of 
  		video load.
  Values:
  	wait: when finished loading goto first frame or title frame and wait
  	loop: when finished loading play continuously unless reset button hit.
	      If reset button hit, then play once every time video button hit.

	omit the parameter to display normally with automatic display once
		upon finishing image load.
  Examples:
	<param name=loopwait value="wait">
	<param name=loopwait value="loop">

10.  A Sample HTML page to show a video

  <html>
  <title>
  Kingston Flyer
  </title>
  <body>
  <center>
  <h1>Kingston Flyer</h1>
  <applet code="kwVideoDisplayer" width=320 height=240>
  <param name=audioloadfile value="./train1.au">
  <param name=audiofile value="./train1.au">
  <param name=videofile value="./train1.kw0">
  <param name=framecolor value="">
  <HR>
  <H3>NO VIDEO CAN BE SHOWN</H3>
  <B>You must have a Java enabled browser to see the video.</B>
  <BR>
  <BR>
  </center>
  Hints:
  <UL>
  <Li>Netscape: Check menu Options, Security Preferences and Java.
  <Li>Windows-NT: Get service pack and new version of Internet Explorer.
  <Li>Windows-3.11: Get Windows-95.
  <Li>Old browsers: Get new browser from Netscape or Microsoft.
  <Li>Others: Look for hints at <a href="http://www.kiwisoft.co.nz">kiwisoft.
         co.nz</a>
  </UL>
  <HR>
  </applet>
  </center>
  </html>

Kiwisoft will assume that you know something about html language. The title,
Kingston Flyer will appear on printouts.  In the body the 'Kingston Flyer' is
the large heading above the applet.  The code between <applet> and </applet>
sets up and displays the Kingston Flyer video and audio.  The code below
the framecolor line will only display if Java is not enabled for the
viewer; the text says no video can be shown and offers them advice on how to 
get a Java enabled browser. Adding the <applet> to </applet> code to an html 
page is sufficient to add the video to that page providing you haven't stuck 
it in the middle of some other html entity such as <IMG>.  Just change the 
audiofile and videofile parameters to point to your own files.  Note that the 
"./" means that the file is in the current directory having the html page. To 
specify a subdirectory, use something like "./video/" in front of the file 
name to specify the video subdirectory in the current directory.  Note in the 
above example that the background will be lightgray and the video will play as
soon as it is loaded and that there is no titlefile or trailfile so the video
stops and shows the last video frame and 'Reset' repositions to the beginning
of the video and shows the first frame. 

11.  A Sample HTML link pointer to video page using jpg picture

  <IMG Src="train1.jpg" ALT="[Kingston Flyer] ">
  <A Href="train1.htm">Kingston Flyer</A>

12.  Debugging your own HTML video display page

Be sure to check your directory offsets and names for the audio and video 
file parameters in the applet statement in the html page.  These are often 
wrong with the result that you don't hear or see anything when you try the 
html page. File names should be specified relative to the html and 
kwVideoDisplayer directory.  Note that the kwVideoDisplayer must generally 
be in the same directory as the html page.

If the background color appears wrong on the applet, then you may be running
Netscape and have run into color selection limitations.  Otherwise check to
see if you spelled the color name correctly or chose a legal color name or
used 6 hex digits to describe the color.

If the title or trailer images don't appear, it could again be a case of
specifying the wrong directory or misspelling the names or not specifying
a ".jpg'" or ".gif" image.

Make sure your audio file is a MU-LAW 8-bit, mono, 8000 sample/sec ".au"
file.

Check your spelling for "param", "name", and "value".

Check that you have matched pairs of double quotes.

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VI.  HTML PAGE DESIGN VARIATIONS FOR USING THE VIDEO DISPLAYER
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The parameters allow a variety of possibilities for varying what you
display and how you display it. You can change labels on the buttons,
change the applet background color, add title and trailer images or animated
images, and even add a sound file to play while the video is loading.

There are two main options for putting the video on html pages.  First,
you could put it on a page which loads the video giving no warning that that
is happening.  Second, you could put a link to the video on an html page and
warn viewers that there will be a delay while the video loads.  Your choice
depends on how large the video file is and how important showing that video
is to you.

There is really no point in putting more than one video on a page.  The result
would be that both videos would have to load at the same time on the page
which would mean that the time to load the pair would probably be the time
required to load BOTH videos.  That is generally not a good idea.

A good approach to displaying multiple videos is to put multiple links on one
page using still images (or animated images) to show what each is.  The viewer
could then go off to view whichever one was of interest and return to this
page.  This technique is good for collections and for shopping.  See the
Kiwisoft list of free videos on the internet for an example; save the code
page as an example. This multiple links on a page could be extended to a 
tree-structured topic list. Be sure to indicate the length of the video in
the link; that will keep down frustration levels.

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VII. GETTING A GOOD VIDEO
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1. Making the video

Generally the content of a video should have a little story with a beginning 
and end. It should last long enough to be understood which typically means at
least two seconds.

Technically a video ought to have a subject which at least fills one quarter
of the screen in order to be clearly seen on the 160x120 Video Displayer
screen.  Of course, larger is better.  More contrast between image and 
background in the video is better.  More colorful videos are also more 
pleasing. Zooming in from an overview to detail is better than zooming out. 
Smooth zooming is difficult but a good goal. Avoid jerkiness on extreme zooms 
by using a tripod or bracing the camera.

Keep internet videos as short as possible since load times are so long with
current modems.

2. Digitizing the video

Digital video files can be made on your computer from your VCR using a video 
capture board such as the Miro board from http://www.miro.com or the Hauppauge
board from http://www.hauppauge.com.  Check with your local dealer for board
and price.  You want to be able to capture at 15 frames per second which
generally means you will need to have a Pentium computer not a 486.  If you
can't find a capture board locally, do a search on the internet.

Another alternative is to check with local schools and universities to see if
someone there already has a video capture board which you can use with your
own videos to make digital video files.

You can check in your yellow pages for a local video processing company
which offers digital video creation and editing.  For really basic 
digitization services you ought to get by with a reasonable charge.  Try to 
get a Quicktime file made with Cinepak compression as recommended below.

Kiwisoft will try to convert any format digital video. However, we may not
be able to do them all.  We will have a page on the internet providing
information on our limitations.  Currently we can't cope with sound in
MPEG video before July 1997 and we can't cope with Indeo V4.1 compression 
in any video or Indeo V2.1 for OS/2.

Kiwisoft requires that you supply your video in the form of a digital video 
file.  Common file formats include ".avi" using the Microsoft standard or 
".mov" using the Apple Quicktime standard. Use a compressed format. We will 
try to convert whatever you supply. If we can't convert it, we'll tell you 
and add that information to our internet pages. Other formats such as MPEG 
or FLI can also be converted. The details for best choices 
(if you have a choice) are:

Microsoft AVI ".avi":

      Resolution: 160wx120h framesize, 15 frames/sec
      Sound:11,025 mono, 8 bit
      Compression: Cinepak (best), Indeo R3.1, or Microsoft Video1
      Color Space: BGR3 (best), LUT8, or other

Apple Quicktime ".mov":

      Resolution: 160wx120h framesize, 15 frames/sec
      Sound:11,025 mono, 8 bit
      Compression: Cinepak (best) or Apple Video
      Color Space: BGR3 (best) or other


While you could supply higher resolution video or sound than recommended here,
the extra resolution would be wasted and simply add to the file size.


3. Getting the digital video converted to Kiwisoft Video Displayer format

Kiwisoft does NOT convert frames in the video to GIF or JPEG still images for 
you. See our Tips below for our suggestions.

Make sure that video files sent to Kiwisoft have the correct display time.
Kiwisoft does not convert parts of files.  Kiwisoft will only convert the 
whole file. Similarly, audio files should be of the correct duration. Kiwisoft
does not convert part of an audio file, only whole files.

4. Providing Additional Sound Files

You may also submit separate ".wav" uncompressed PCM sound files for conversion.
The files will need to be converted to ".au" format MU-LAW files which are
8012 samples per second, mono, and 8 bit. You can create these files with a
microphone attached to your sound card (remember to set the sample rate, mono,
and 8 bits.)  Stereo and higher rates can be converted but is wasteful and
requires a much bigger ".wav" file.  There is no charge for the sound
conversion as long as it accompanies a video for conversion.  Note that you
may want to create your own audio tracks to accompany the video OR to play
while the video is loading over the internet.  As a rough guide for the
length of sound file to use while loading videos, make the audio last about
one sixth the duration of the video (1 sec per 6 sec); experience will give 
you a better rule.

5. Sending videos to Kiwisoft

When this was written Kiwisoft only accepted videos sent over the internet.
Check out our current requirements for sending us your digital video and any 
payment at the Kiwisoft site at http://www.kiwisoft.co.nz.

If you don't have internet access yourself, get a friend to check out our
current requirements.

6. Additional tips on Making Videos

It is wise to offer an html link to play the video showing the video size 
rather than dumping it on viewers if it is longer than a 4 second video. An
example of such a link is (using a 1.7 million byte file):

	<A HREF="./longone.htm">Play my long video (1.7Mbytes)</A>


Make quite sure that you do not put on your internet homepage video and audio 
files owned by other people or which violate laws in your country.

We do NOT convert frames in the video to GIF or JPEG still images for you. We
recommend that you get a product such as MainActor/2 from 

        http://www.mainconcept.de"

for video clip editing and selecting and saving still images to use with the 
movie. Other similar products are available from your local dealer but may be
more expensive.

If you plan on having a lot of videos, you will need to have a large disk on
your system and pay for a lot of storage at your Internet Service Provider.
Disk requirements for digital video vary a lot.  A good rule of thumb for
your initial effort is to assume that you will require 100,000 bytes per
second of video.  In fact, storage requirements vary from about 30,000 per
second of video to 150,000 as long as you use some sort of compression.
Without compression video might require as much as 900,000 bytes per second
for 15 frames per second or 1,800,000 per second for 30 frames per second.
It's amazing how fast digital videos will fill a 1 Gigabyte disk. Kiwisoft
format videos typically require less space than the original compressed format
video.  However, you may want to keep your original video on VCR tape for the
time that the internet performance, including modem speed, increases to the 
point that everyone can transmit much higher resolution videos or longer
videos in reasonable amounts of time.

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VIII.POSSIBLE USES FOR THE VIDEO DISPLAYER
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Kiwisoft Video Displayer offers a variety of new possibilities for widespread 
web viewing without any unusual preconditions on the viewer's computer system.
Individuals or companies can freely use the Video Displayer for:

        - Personal video statements to the world
        - Personal video archive
        - News video clips for everyone
        - Demonstrations for all
        - Training video clips
        - Sales and advertising videos

Personal video statements include things like showing videos of your stamp
collection or model train.  They also include things like a live declaration 
of corporate principles by the Chairman of the Board.

Personal video archives allow you to build up a library of converted material
which you can play for your friends and self on your own personal computer
or local network or even on the internet.  The advantage of your own personal
computer or a local network is that you can have much longer videos without
paying the high price of slow internet modem transmission.

News clips can be as simple as informative clips for relatives (see the Steve
video at kiwisoft.co.nz) or as formal as a video showing an excerpt of an
interview with a politician or an event like the launch of a new shuttle
mission.  They can also include excerpts of sports events like basketball
or football nationally or in your local school.

Demonstrations are a common method of showing people how to do things like
assembling chairs, operating equipment, training a dog, or changing a tire.

Training video clips may consist of demonstrations or provide examples.  The
corporate or educational local network is ideal for longer training clips 
since they will load quite quickly.  Videos can be incorporated into the html 
pages in the network to provide a definitive visual statement.

Sales and advertising offer extensive possibilities for videos. You can
persuade with a video having sound in a way not possible with still images or
animated GIF files. Recreational facilities can look and sound real with 
video.  Real estate becomes nearly 3-dimensional.  Videos themselves can be
sold using sample video clips as advertising.  You can almost taste the food
being eaten in a video and the voice-over tells you what is required to get
that food.

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IX.  SUPPORT FROM KIWISOFT
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Kiwisoft is available on the internet at http://www.kiwisoft.co.nz.  Don't
use snail mail for obvious reasons.

At the Kiwisoft site you will find the latest version of the Kiwisoft Video
Displayer as well as the latest free video clips.  You will also find the
latest help on browser or system specific problems and limitations. Most
important, you will find the latest information on how to send Kiwisoft
over the internet your own digital video for conversion to Kiwisoft format
and if necessary, pay for it.

Finally, you will be able to email us at video@kiwisoft.co.nz with wish lists,
problems, or solutions which you have found.  We do NOT promise that we will
respond to such email, but we WILL read it; our goal is to keep the problems
and solutions summarized on the platform and system help page.

Remember, that your best source of support is your local expert or dealer.

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X.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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The Kiwisoft Video Displayer and associated files are Copyright 1997
Kiwisoft Programs Ltd. The compression and decompression algorithms are 
covered by Patent Application Number NZ314781.

This software is provided FREE FOR COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE as long
as the following conditions are adhered to:

Copyright remains with Kiwisoft Programs Ltd, and as such the software and 
other files supplied, except for HTML files, are not to be decompiled or 
modified in any way. HTML files supplied may be modified.

This software is only used with Kiwisoft digital video files which have been 
converted from other digital formats by Kiwisoft or its authorized agents and 
which have not been altered in any way.

Redistribution of this software is permitted as long as the redistribution 
retains all files unchanged and includes the README.txt which contains a copy of 
this set of Terms and Conditions.

This software is provided "as is" without expresssed or implied warranty
except as required by law.  In no event shall Kiwisoft Programs Ltd be liable
for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential
damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or
services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however
caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability,
or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use
of this software, even if advised of the possiblity of such damage.

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XI.  LIMITATIONS ON VIDEO CONVERSION SERVICE
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Kiwisoft reserves the right to refuse to provide a conversion service for any
reason.  Particularly Kiwisoft will refuse to convert a video if Kiwisoft
believes that that video may violate criminal or other laws in your own
country or in New Zealand.  Kiwisoft also will refuse to convert a video for
you if Kiwisoft believes that you do not own the necessary rights to the
video you have provided to Kiwisoft. Other reasons may arise and notification
will be given as required to the individuals concerned. 
