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                    Canon Utilities PhotoStitch
                            README File

                            Version 3.1
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               Copyright (C) 1996-2006 Canon Inc.
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This file contains the latest information regarding Canon 
Utilities PhotoStitch Version 3.1.
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Contents
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1. Saving in the QuickTime VR image type
2. Problem Displaying QuickTime VR Images after QuickTime is
   Uninstalled
3. Solution to Printing Issue with the Canon Digital Printer 
   CD-200
4. Recommendation for Displaying and Processing Large Images with 
   the Viewer and 360Viewer Programs
5. Merging Images Shot with a Tele-converter or Wide converter 
   Lens
6. Windows XP and the Fast User Switching Feature
7. Cannot synthesize image under focus distance of 20mm (in terms 
   of 35mm film)
8. Cannot invoke help file
9. Compression Settings When Saving to the QuickTime VR Image Type


1. Saving in the QuickTime VR image type
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The merged image can be saved in the QuickTime VR image type if 
you install QuickTime 3 or later.The latest version of QuickTime 
can be downloaded from the Apple Computer, Inc., web site.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime

NOTE: Please select the package that includes all the files when 
installing the QuickTime software. The QuickTime VR program and 
the program for saving QuickTime images must be installed together 
to save images in the QuickTime VR image type.


2. Problem Displaying QuickTime VR Images after QuickTime is 
Uninstalled
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Merged image files can still be saved in QuickTime VR image type 
even after QuickTime has been uninstalled because one portion of 
the QuickTime program is not removed by the uninstall procedure. 
However, an error message will appear when an attempt is made to 
view the saved files because the required viewing software, 
MoviePlayer, has been removed in the uninstall procedure. 
Reinstall QuickTime to view files saved in the QuickTime VR image 
type.


3. Solution to Printing Issue with the Canon Digital Printer 
CD-200
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A portion of the image may be lost when printing from Viewer or 
360Viewer to a Canon Digital Printer CD-200. To work around this, 
click the [File]menu in either program, select [Options], and 
increase or reduce the printing resolution by a number ranging 
from 1 to 20 dpi before printing.


4. Recommendation for Displaying and Processing Large Images with 
the Viewer and 360Viewer Programs
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It may take some time for the Viewer or 360Viewer program to start 
when you attempt to display a large image from the PhotoStitch 
Launcher or PhotoStitch program. The printing dialog may also take 
some time to appear and it may operate extremely slowly when you 
attempt to print a large image from the Viewer or 360Viewer 
program. This problem will be more pronounced on systems with 
relatively few memory resources. You are recommended to view or 
print large images on a system with ample memory resources.


5. Merging Images Shot with a Tele-converter or Wide converter 
Lens
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Images shot with a tele-converter or wide converter lens on the 
camera cannot be merged correctly in PhotoStitch. Please avoid the 
use of these lens to shoot images that you wish to merge with 
PhotoStitch.


6. Windows XP and the Fast User Switching Feature
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This program has been confirmed to run with Windows XP, but does 
not support the Fast User Switching feature in Windows XP. If you 
use the Fast User Switching feature while using this program, it 
may not operate correctly. 

To avoid problems, you are recommended to close this program 
before using Fast User Switching.


7. Cannot synthesize image under focus distance of 20mm (in terms 
of 35mm film)
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Images under focus distance of 20mm (in 35mm film parlance) cannot 
be synthesized in this software. Shoot with focus distance of over 
20mm.


8. Cannot invoke help file
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If the help file cannot be invoked, pleae install Internet 
Explorer 4.01 SP1a or higher. You can get the latest version of 
Internet Explorer from Microsoft web site.


9. Compression Settings When Saving to the QuickTime VR Image Type
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When you save to the QuickTime VR image type and select a specific 
compression method in the dialog box where you choose compression 
settings, images that cannot be displayed properly may sometimes 
be saved. If this happens, select another compression method.


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