PALMEDIA Image Transfer version 1.3©1996 Lee Moon. All rights reserved.PALMEDIA Image Transfer Documentation Version 1.35/4/96The PALMEDIA Image Transfer HyperCard stack allows you to send Slurpee formatted images to your Newton MessagePad. This stack can be used instead of a communications program for transferring Slurpee files from the Mac to the Newton. PALMEDIA Image Transfer has been tested on a Power Book 520c (OS 7.5.1) and a Power Mac 6100/66 (OS 7.5.1) using both HyperCard 2.3 and HyperCard Player 2.2.Features of PALMEDIA Image Transfer include:¥ Easy configuration of the serial port settings.¥ Replaces the usual communications program needed for Slurpee files.¥ Choose between the modem or printer ports (useful on a Power Book).¥ Displays status information of the serial port, connection activity.¥ Displays real-time counter of transmitted characters.¥ Transfer one image at a time or an entire folder at once.¥ Transfer images into different soups.¥ Works with PALMEDIA Player 1.0/2.0/2.1 and Slurpee 1.8 (should work with earlier versions of Slurpee.)This version of PALMEDIA Image Transfer is a freeware application.Requirements:1) A Newton MessagePad.2) A Macintosh computer with a Newton serial cable and HyperCard or HyperCard Player.3) Slurpee 1.8 (recommended) or higher installed on the Newton.4) Though not strictly necessary, a graphics program capable of saving files in 1-bit (Black and White) GIF or PICT formats installed on the Macintosh or Windows computer.5) Newt's Cape Graphic Converter or MacPictToNewton installed on the Macintosh.*** NOTICE ***MacPictToNewton is a shareware application by Paul Sheldon.Slurpee and Newt's Cape Graphic Converter are shareware packages by Steve Weyer and Greg Simon. Please be sure to pay your shareware fees! Without their software, you wouldn't be able to import images into PALMEDIA Player. Here's the URL for more information regarding Slurpee and Newt's Cape:http://www.netaxs.com/~weyer/newton/newtscape.htmlUsing PALMEDIA Image Transfer:1) Connect the Newton and Macintosh with a serial cable. Remember the Macintosh port that you are using.2) Double-click on the PALMEDIA Image Transfer stack.3) In a moment, the stack will initialize. The version number and connection state will be displayed in the Current Status window.4) Click on "Configure Settings" to jump to the serial port settings card. The default settings are: Printer port, 9600 baud, Quick Mode. These settings should be satisfactory for most uses. If you are using a Power Book, you may need to switch to the Modem port. If you have problems with Slurpee ignoring incoming data part way through a transfer, you may need to slow the transfer down by selecting either the Medium or Slow Modes. Quick Mode delays .25 seconds between every 80 characters of data sent to the Newton. Medium Mode delays for 1 second, while Slow Mode delays 2 seconds. Medium and Slow Mode give Slurpee more time to process the incoming data but make the transfer take longer. When you are finished selecting the port options, click the Return to Main Screen icon.5) Click on "Connect Newton". The port settings will be displayed in the Current Status window. Make sure Slurpee is running on the Newton before continuing.6) *OPTIONAL* - You can override the default soup name that Newt's Cape Graphics Converter or MacPictToNewton place in the Slurpee-formatted file. This is especially useful if you want to places images in different soups (for example, you can transfer all the pictures of your cat into a soup called "Kitty", all the images from a QuickTime movie into "Movie1", another set of movie images to "Movie2", etc.) If the soup doesn't already exist, it is created. If an image soup has been created previously, the new images will be appended to the end of the soup. Leave the Soup Name field empty if you'd like for it to use the default "Bitmaps" soup. *NOTE* - try to keep the soup name less than 9 characters or so (the soup name may get truncated in PALMEDIA Player otherwise). Also, don't name your soup the same as a non-image soup (for example a built-in soup name).7) Click on "Transfer Image". A dialog box will appear asking you to pick a Slurpee file to transmit to the Newton. Select the appropriate file and click OK to begin the tranfer. The Bytes Sent display will begin updating as the Slurpee file is sent. When the transfer is complete, the Bytes Sent display will clear and a message will appear in the Current Status window indicating that the file has been sent. You may click on the "Transfer Image" button again to send another Slurpee file.-or-Click on "Transfer Folder". A dialog box will appear asking you to pick a Slurpee file. Select any Slurpee file and all text files (make sure they're all images converted to Slurpee format) will be sent one after another. There will be a delay of 5 seconds between each image to allow the Newton to catch up. I use the folder transfer feature to send 100 or so images (animation frames) to the Newton unattended.8) When finished sending files, click on "Disconnect Newton". The Current Status window will indicate that the connection between the Mac and the Newton has been deactivated.9) Select "Quit HyperCard" (command-Q) to exit PALMEDIA Image Transfer.For further information, questions, or comments you may contact me via the following:AOL: LeeMoon (LeeMoon@aol.com)CompuServe: 76641,3317URL: http://members.aol.com/LeeMoon/I'd like to thank all the folks who have used Newton Movie Player, Newton Slide Show, and PALMEDIA Player version 1.0/2.0. Thanks for trying PALMEDIA Image Transfer version 1.0!Lee MoonVersion history:1.0 - 3/27/96 Public release!1.3 - 5/4/96 Added batch image transfer (send all Slurpee files in a folder). Added soup redirector (send the Slurpee files to the soups you want instead of the default).