   VIMAS JPEG plug-in for Adobe Photoshop version 2.1. 
Copyright(C) 1997-98, VIMAS Technologies. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  VIMAS JPEG plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, is a JPEG compressor, which 
enables PhotoShop users to compress photorealistic true color images 
to impressive compression levels (compression ratios) without 
significant loss of image quality. Unique Smart thumbnail generation 
feature helps to create high quality proportional thumbnails in 
seconds. Theses features make the VIMAS JPEG plug-in useful for every 
Web designer and image professional. 

VIMAS JPEG plug-in is compatible with other products that supports 
PhotoShop style plug-ins. VIMAS JPEG is available as Export, Format 
and Filter type plugin's. The only difference is how the plug-in run. 

Installation 

Automatic installation
To install VIMAS JPEG plug-in run the Setup.exe program. VIMAS JPEG 
plug-in will be installed automatically if you have the Adobe Phoshop 
4.0 or later installed on your computer. In this case Plug-in modules 
are stored during the installation in the Plug-ins folder, which was 
created on installing PhotoShop. 
Warning: If you have PhotoShop 3.0 and PhotoShop 4.0 installed in the 
the same time, please check the installation directory. Installation 
directory should point to Photoshop 4.0 location.
If you install VIMAS JPEG plug-in for another products you have to 
specify the installation directory. After the installation you have 
to add the plug-in to your product (see your product documentation).
During the installation you can choose which types of the plug-ins 
you want to install: Export, Format or Filter. You can install any 
combination of the plug-ins or just one of them.

Manual Installation
For manual installation of VIMAS JPEG plug-in you have to:
- Copy VimJPEGi.8bi (Format type plug-in), VimJPEGe.8be (Export type 
plug-in) and VimJPEGf.8bf (Filter type plug-in) files into the Plug-Ins 
folder of Adobe Photoshop or other product. 
- Copy Vimjplug.dll, VIMAS.HLP and REGIST.HLP files into 
Windows\System folder for Windows95 or Winnt\System32 folder for 
Windows NT. Note, that Format type plug-in will work only with Adobe 
Photoshop.

Uninstallation
Uninstallation can be performed automatically if VIMAS JPEG plug-in 
was automatically installed. There are two possibilities to uninstall 
VIMAS JPEG plug-in:
- Go to the Windows 95 Add/Remove Software dialog box 
(Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add/Remove Software). Select VIMAS JPEG 
plug-in in the software list and press Add/Remove button. 
- Run Setup.exe file and press Uninstall button. 
To uninstal manually installed plug-in just remove the previously 
copied files from the computer. 


Running the plug-in
VIMAS JPEG is available as Export, Format and Filter PhotoShop 
plugin's. The only difference is how the plug-in run. 

Export type plug-in
In Adobe PhotoShop under the pull down File Menu, you open an image 
file from some folder. 
From the pull down File Menu use Export - VIMAS JPEG menu item. For 
other products it can be run from another place (see your product 
documentation).

Filter type plug-in
In Adobe PhotoShop under the pull down File Menu, you open an image 
file from some folder. 
From the pull down Filter Menu use VIMAS Exports - VIMAS JPEG menu 
item. For other products it can be run from another place (see your 
product documentation).

Format type plug-in
In Adobe PhotoShop under the pull down File Menu, you open an image 
file from some folder. 
From the pull down File Menu use Save As or Save a copy menu item. 
Select from the list of file formats VIMAS JPEG (*.JPG), enter file 
name and location and press OK. Format type plug-in works with Adobe 
Photoshop only.

How to order

This is a trial version of the plug-in that is limited to 20 
compressions. To order the product see How to order help item or you 
can order on-ine at http://www.vimas.com/ve_plugin_order.htm . 

VIMAS Technologies, 
POB 48,Kiev, 252015, 
Ukraine 
tel./fax: (38 044) 517 32 79
Fax: (38 044) 517 32 79
E-mail:	   vimas@info.kiev.ua
Web site:  http://www.vimas.com
	