
Please read this file carefully (especially the "Installation" chapter) before installing the program to your computer.

IMPORTANT! If you obtained VideoCAD not from our web page, but from another source (CD or a software library), please visit our home page www.cctvcad.com where you might find a later version.

Contents
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 Program information
 System requirements
 Company information
 Description
 Installation
 Registration
         Variants of protection from unauthorized copying
         Registration procedure in the case of the HID basis protection
         Registration procedure in the case of the Dongle basis protection
 Technical support


Program information
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Program Archive Name: VideoCADdemo.zip
Program Name: VideoCADdemo
Program Version: 4.0
Program Release Date: May 1, 2005
Software type: DEMO-Version, Trial

System requirements
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 To run VideoCAD you need at least:

	* IBM compatible computer with Intel Pentium II-350 processor
	* 256 Mb of RAM
	* 40 Mb of free hard disk space
	* SVGA video adapter with Open GL 3D Hardware support (recommended)
	* Windows 2000, Windows XP operating system
         (Windows 98, Windows ME are not recommended)
	* IntelliMouse and other Wheel Mouse (recommended)

Company information
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Company Name:
  CCTVCAD Software, Inc. 
Author Name:
  Stanislav Utochkin
Contact E-mail Address:
 info@cctvcad.com
Contact WWW URL:
  http://www.cctvcad.com

Description
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VideoCAD is a tool of view area and cameras' arrangement calculation that will help you in designing CCTV of any complexity and functions.   
VideoCAD is user-friendly, allowing even the beginners to use the new opportunities appearing to be hard to obtain without it due to the complexity of calculations and therefore not being used even by the skilled engineers of CCTV.  
VideoCAD practically boosts the quality of CCTV developing to a new level which appears to be beyond any competition with those lacking the program.  

 With VideoCAD you can:  
  
 · Choose the most suitable lenses, heights and locations for camera installation to provide the required parameters of view areas, detect and identify a person, read license plates out and obtain an object image of required size on a display using the known actual sizes and location of an object.  
 · Construct three dimensional models of real scenes with the possibility of loading prepared 3D models (a person, a car, etc., this library can be enlarged).  
 · To get a model of a real picture from each video camera. This picture can be printed and saved.  
 · To model quality parameters of a video image (resolution, compression, coloration, smoothing, contrast, brightness).  
 · Choose visually a relative location of cameras using the graphics window with CAD interface.  
 · Calculate the horizontal projection sizes of viewing, person detecting, identifying and license plate reading-out areas to draw them on the object plan.  
 · Measure the view area distortions, arising from natural obstacles.  
 · Calculate the depth of field of each camera in a project.  
 · Calculate the image size on a display of any object in camera view area in the percentage of display size, pixels, TV lines and millimetres (inches in case of Imperial format).  
 · Obtain a drawing containing two projections of object layout with the camera images, calculated view areas and cables, and with coordinate grid and titles to be pasted into graphical path of the project as well.  
 · Locate cameras and cables on the prepared layouts in *.bmp, *.jpg, *.emf, *.wmf, *.dwg, *.dxf formats. To display *.dwg and *.dxf files the CAD Import module by CAD Soft Tools http://www.cadsofttools.com was used.  
 · Print out the obtained drawing on one or several pages. Possibility to use prepared frames with standard overlay Title-Block and logo.  
 · Export the obtained drawing into any of the following formats: *.bmp,*.emf, *.wmf, *.dxf (R14),*.dxf (R2000).  
 · Obtain a text file with full description of all the cameras in project, view areas and cables to be pasted into a project explanatory note or used as an instruction on installation.  
 · Study the influence of the criteria of person detection, identification and license plate reading-out on the sizes and location of the correspondent areas by changing the criteria according to the video image quality obtained.  
 · Study the principles of object representation in different view area parts using test object and graphics window.  
 · Calculate the length and electric parameters of cables.  
 · Spare the means and win tenders due to the reduction of cameras' quantity in projects and the increase of their efficiency.  
 · Reduce the time expended and boost the design quality.  
 · Cut down the amount of controversial situations with customers and accelerate their solution.  

- All the calculations are real-time allowing to view the influence of each parameter specified upon the final result.
- VideoCAD does not use any simplified formulas and techniques, in non-typical situations giving out considerable errors. 
- VideoCAD operates with any correct parameters, both selected from the list or typed.
- VideoCAD can be used for the prompt, but exact calculations of the view area projections to draw an object on a plan when performing a graphical part of project. It can be also used to perform a view area scrupulous analysis to choose the most suitable camera location and lens parameters. 
- VideoCAD can be effective at CCTV designer training.

DEMO Version
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VideoCADdemo is designed for acquaintance purposes only. To change lens focal length and image sensor format is not available in demo-version. 
In other respects the demo-version is completely operable. 

You may install the DEMO version of the VideoCAD to test and evaluate it for 30 days; after this time you must either buy the license to use the VideoCAD permanently or delete the VideoCAD from your hard drive. 
 
You are hereby allowed to make any number of backup copies of the DEMO version of the VideoCAD and its documentation. You can give a copy of the DEMO version of the VideoCAD to anyone, providing that no additional fee is charged and the package files are not modified in any way. 
Since the VideoCAD full version is constantly updating, the demo-version may fail in providing certain recently introduced facilities available only 
in the latest full version.
   
Installation
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If you already have  VideoCADdemo 2.xx or 3.xx installed on your computer system, deinstall it and remove the entire folder VideoCADdemo. 
The projects VideoCAD 4.0 and VideoCAD 2.xx and 3.xx are incompatible.

Run "setup.exe".
Follow the instructions of the installation  program.

Registration
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Because, as registered user, you:

   1) Encourage the author to further develop and improve VideoCAD, making possible new  releases;

   2) May use VideoCAD in commercial and other environments;

   3) Gain access to the some advanced features.

   4) Access support and assistance, via E-mail and VideoCAD Support Sites, worldwide  www.cctvcad.com;

For the latest registration options, visit the CCTVCAD Software web site at:

http://www.cctvcad.com/CCTVCAD-Order.html

IMPORTANT! Be sure to give us the correct e-mail address when filling out the order form. We are unable to process incomplete order forms.

All registrations use SECURE protocols making it impossible for a third  party to intercept your credit card information.

Variants of protection from unauthorized copying 
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From the version 4.0, VideoCAD is offered with two variants of protection: 
* the protection on the HID identifies basis with the tie to the computer parameters (having been using in all previous versions);
* the protection on the Guardant dongle basis (for the USB port). The program is operable on any computer, to the port of which the Dongle is connected.  
 
You can order VideoCAD with the variant of protection to your choice. 

When buying the variant with the Guardant dongle one registration with the tie to the computer parameters is given. In that way you can start working with the program not waiting until getting the Dongle. After getting the dongle you may use the program on any computers. 

Registration procedure in the case of  the HID basis  protection
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After payment is confirmed a full version of VideoCAD with software protection on HID identifiers basis will be mailed to the e-mail address you've specified.
Having installed VideoCAD according to the instruction enclosed herewith you will get a unique identifier for your computer system - HID.
After you mail your HID to support@cctvcad.com you will get your registration key in reply.
You may also use our on-line registration form on our website 
http://www.cctvcad.com/CCTVCAD-Register.html
After your registration key is entered the program is completely operable.
You may install and deinstall VideoCAD on this computer system for unlimited number of times. 
You can upgrade you software and hardware, still when replacing or formatting your hard disk your HID might be lost and registration will be deactivated.
In this case two reserve registrations are granted which are performed free-of-charge.

Although the number of reserve registrations is limited to two, the registration counter cleaning is regularly realized. So you won't lose the purchased program in any case. If you spend all reserve registrations before the registration counter cleaning, you will have to wait for the next registration counter cleaning to continue using the program. 

Registration procedure in the case of the Dongle basis  protection
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After buying VideoCAD you can install and register it on one computer before getting the Guardant dongle (See above: "Registration procedure in the case of  the HID basis  protection"). 
This opportunity is only for your convenience, to make you start working with the program immediately after buying. You may not use this opportunity and wait until getting the Dongle. 
The Dongle will be sent to you through Express mail service. After getting the Dongle you can reinstall VideoCAD as many times as necessary on different computers not breaking the License agreement. VideoCAD will work on any computer to which the Dongle is connected.            

We do not guarantee VideoCAD operability on the computers, which are installing programs used for cracking software protection.
For our part we've tried to do our best not to let the software protection be of any inconvenience to you. 

Technical support
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Please give the following info: 

 - Product's version (see the "About" dialog) 
 - Product's registration key (if you're a registered user) 
 - Windows version (including service packs and other installed fixes or patches), US or International 
 - Your computer information: CPU type and speed, installed memory 
 - Description of the problem (as much detail as possible so we can duplicate the problem) 

Please send your questions, comments and bug reports to: 
http://www.cctvcad.com/CCTVCAD-Support.html  or   support@cctvcad.com

Internet distribution:
   http://www.cctvcad.com - CCTVCAD Software, Inc. home page;

If you have any comments or suggestions for future releases, please don't hesitate to e-mail us.


                                             