Purpose
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SView5 is an image display, conversion and processing tool based on a 
rich C/C++ SDK with various capabilities, originally development
on Amiga computers and later ported to Windows, Linux and Embedded Systems.

The Windows frontend is both, a demonstration of the capabilities of
the rich SDK and a standalone tool - based on VC++ 9 and .NET 3.5

Copyright
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The program SView5 and SDK in this version and its documentation files
are (C)opyright 1993-2009 by Andreas R. Kleinert. All rights reserved.

For some portions additional licenses and/or copyrights are applicable,
which are listed in a separate "Credits" document. Not all of the credits
may be applicable to the current version of SView5 or its SDK.

Usage and distribution of the program is only allowed under the
terms and conditions described in this document file.

By using or distributing this program you automatically agree to
all of these conditions and terms.

Should any of the listed terms and clauses within this document not be
valid in conjunction with the law of certain countries this does not
affect the validity of the other clauses.

Disclaimer
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The author takes no responsibility for any results of the use of this
program.

This software is provided "AS IS" and there is no warranty of any kind,
so that you use this software at your own risk.

The author reserves the right to discontinue development of the program.

Distribution
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The program SView5 in this version is freely distributable (DONATION WARE).
You may copy it, if the copyright notice is left intact and
all of its parts are included in the distribution.

This program must not be included in commercial packages or commercial
program collections without my written permission.

This program must not be sold in any way, but it is allowed to take
a nominal fee including the costs for copying.

This program may also be distributed via email and may be put on websites
free of charge as long as the redistribution conditions are
respected in all points.

Trademarks
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Some of the mentioned names or products in this document or SView5 and SDK
may be copyrighted by companies or trademarks of companies.

Patents
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Should SView5 violate any patents or pending patents within any country,
usage and re-distribution of the program within that particular country
or group of countries is prohibited.

Contact
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Dipl.-Ing. Andreas R. Kleinert <info@ar-kleinert.de>
http://www.ar-kleinert.de
Cologne, Germany (details on website)

Pre-Requisites
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1. MS Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en

2. MS .NET Framework 3.5
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en