BETA Testers Wanted!
TRANSLATORS Wanted!


BETA-TESTERS wanted:
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VideoArchiv v3.0BETA
There  it is: the first  preview of  VideoArchiv v3.0. A  lot of new func-
tions, enhanced graphical interface, and, and, and...
Now we  need  some really  hardcore-Beta-Testers  who  like to  test every
function of the program. Try everything: Try  to load a corrupt file, del-
ete a required data and look how the program does react, ...
In short: try to do every (ugly) thing and tell us about your results.

What's missing in this BETA-Release (ToDo):
- no printings
- some preference settings will not take effect
- locale - catalogs won't be supported now
- no documentation included
- certain <Are you sure?>-Requesters
- GUI is going to be changed again slightly
- ...

Everything else should (SHOULD) work fine.  Now it's your turn to find the
bugs that are still existing (if there are any :-)) or to make some propo-
sals what could be done better or just to write me  any  comment about the
program (even  if you only  want to tell me  that you dislike the  default
colors..). Just write!
You can use an included form for your bug-reports (<report.txt>).



TRANSLATORS wanted:
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If you are interested to translate the program into your language that is
not German or English (into these two  languages i can translate the pro-
gram myself boahhh) then write to me  and i will give  you all the infor-
mation you need.
                


ADDRESS:
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drado@datacomm.ch

David Rado
Höhlebachweg 32
CH-4132 Muttenz
Switzerland


I WILL REPLY TO EVERY SERIOUS REPORT!
That's a promise!




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About VideoArchiv
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The idea which made us programming  VideoArchiv was to eventually create a
simple, but  altough powerful  video-database. It never  was  our goal  to
develop a program  that «can do everything». VideoArchiv  wants  to be the
clearest,the most comprehensible and the easiest to use video-database for
the Amiga, which  with everyone  can work at once  and  for ever. Programs
that  strikes you  dead with masks and  setups  and that  must  be arduous
edited by  the User  himself are  already  available. Somebody  who simply
wants to manage his collection of videos needs a program  which is specia-
lized on videos - like VideoArchiv :-)
That we have reached  this goal we can read  out of the numerous positives
answers we received on our first releases of VideoArchiv. Altough we won't
be lazy. We want VideoArchiv to get still more powerful in future, without
ever breaking «the rules of easyness and clarity». And that's what we need
your help for: Tell us about the program  the things you  like, the things
you dislike, the elements you miss, the elements you think are unnecessary
or whatever you want  to tell us.
- Thank you very much!

Features of the VideoArchiv v3.0
 - Every film can be defined by the following criterions:
    · Title
    · Original Title
    · Year
    · Number (any code)
    · Lenght
    · SP/LP
    · Genre
    · Regie
    · Actors
    · Description (or whatever you want to write here.. much plain space.)
    · Technical Info: PAL/PAL+/NTSC... Stereo/DSP/THX... VHS/Hi8/DVD...
 - Search: you can search  in every criterion (for example the program can
   list up every film which is directed by Steven Spielberg)
 - Filmlist can be sorted by every criterion in both directions
 - Supports user-defined names- and genre-lists, so you don't have to type
   them in again and again (once defined - always available!)
 - Possibility to lend a film (program saves the name and the date)
 - Different print modes (also in combination with the search-function)
 - Own, beautiful and  easy to  use GUI (Graphical User Interface). Have a
   look at it and enjoy!
 - Locale-Support: German and French catalog included
 - German documentation
 - Easy to install (Installer, no assigns required)
 - Requires OS 2.01 (better if higher) and 1MB (or more) of memory
  
   ... and much more.

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[generic]                 2047    4057  50.5% -lh5- fa83 Feb 14  1980 VArchiv_v30BETA/ReadMe.txt
[generic]                  497     956  52.0% -lh5- 1ec7 Feb 14  1980 VArchiv_v30BETA/VA.config
[generic]                19986   49939  40.0% -lh5- 5029 Jan 10  1980 VArchiv_v30BETA/VA_v21.dat
[generic]                  277     628  44.1% -lh5- d239 Feb 14  1980 VArchiv_v30BETA.info
[generic]                  247     475  52.0% -lh5- 9817 Feb 14  1980 VArchiv_v30BETA/ReadMe.txt.info
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