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  AMI PNG/MNG CONSTRUCTION SET PROFESSIONAL

  Version 2.0a.08
  For Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT
            
  Release Date
  Sept. 14, 2001

  http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/pngpro.html


  ALCHEMY MINDWORKS
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  http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/alchemy.html 
  alchemy@mindworkshop.com 

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  TO REGISTER PNG/MNG CONSTRUCTION SET PROFESSIONAL 
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PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional is distributed as shareware, 
software that you can --- "Try Before You Buy." ---

We invite you to evaluate PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional to 
see if it's suitable for your needs. If you like it, please register 
it. If it turns out not to be to your liking, or if you don't feel 
it's worth registering, please delete it from your hard drive and 
accept our thanks for trying it out. 

The registration for PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional is $25. 
Add $5.00 for shipping and handling if you'd like the current 
version sent to you on CD-ROM.

For more information, please consult the PNG/MNG Construction Set 
Professional documentation or the ORDER.DOC file in the program's 
folder for information on the many options available to register, 
or order the program on CD-ROM, by phone, fax, mail or via our 
on-line secure server. 

The unregistered evaluation copy of the most recent release of 
PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional may be distributed freely 
in its unaltered state as long as the means of distribution are 
in keeping with Alchemy Mindworks' current policies for shareware 
distribution. The current policies are summarized in the 
SHAREWAR.HTM file which is added to the program's folder during 
installation. 



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  ABOUT THIS DOWNLOAD 
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This download contains these files: 

-- readme.txt    -- which you obviously have found, 

-- file_id.diz   -- a general desription text file, 

-- amipng02.xml  -- a portable application distribution file, and 

-- PNG-MNGConstructionSet.exe  -- the application install program.


New functionality is added to PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional 
from time to time. So, it is recommended that you visit the program's 
information page, on occasion, to see if there is an update. The 
PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional's information page is 
http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/pngpro.html

A CRC value can be used to check the integrity of a file you 
have downloaded. By assuring that the CRC check value matches 
the CRC check value for the file in question, you will reduce 
the possibility of attempting to install a damaged archive to 
about one in 4,294,964,296 - odds even longer than those of 
winning most state-run lotteries. 

You must have the Alchemy Mindworks CRC software installed 
on your system to perform this check. Please visit the CRC 
page to download the CRC software if you do not currently 
have it. It's small, free and a valuable asset to make 
sure that your Alchemy Mindworks software has not been 
damaged in transit.



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  INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
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PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional performs best on a 
computer with a Pentium or better processor. A display adapter 
and a Windows screen driver capable of displaying more than 
256 colours are recommended.

PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional represents the state of 
the art in animation software. It will assemble your original 
animations effortlessly through its Animation Wizard, squeeze 
them down to as close to nothing as possible with its 
Supercompressor; create eye-catching banners and animated 
transitions; manage your MNG files; add transparency to existing 
PNG graphics and a lot more. 

MNG animations transcend the color and structural limitations 
of GIF files, and they enjoy freedom from GIF's legal complications. 
Offering the same user interface which helped make Alchemy Mindworks' 
GIF Construction Set Professional the world's most widely-used 
Windows GIF animator, PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional will have 
you building professional animations in minutes. 

PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional's on-line tutorials and 
documentation rival many third-party books, and they're easy to 
navigate with extensive hyperlinks.



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  INSTALLATION OF PNG/MNG CONSTRUCTION SET PROFESSIONAL 
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Extract the file PNG-MNGConstructionSet.exe from this zipped file 
to a temporary folder such as c:\temp

Please install PNG/MNG Construction Set Professional through the Run 
item of your Start menu. It is recommended that you close all 
applications before installing. Installing it through Explorer or 
Add/Remove Programs will usually fail very colourfully. 

The self-extracting Windows archive installs PNG/MNG Construction Set 
Professional. Follow the prompts that guide you through the install 
procedure. After installation, the source file pngp20.exe can be 
deleted from the temporary folder.  



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  TO UNINSTALL PNG/MNG CONSTRUCTION SET PROFESSIONAL
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Use Add or Remove Programs under the 
Start -- Settings -- Control Panel.




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  ALCHEMY MINDWORKS
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  Creator of

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