SCRATCH - Info/Release notes

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Disclaimer of Warranty:
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THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR
ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Content of the zip file (AssimilatorX64|OSX-VM.N.B###.zip):

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ReleaseNotes.txt - This file
AssimSetup64.msi - Microsoft windows installer image
or
AssimSetup64.pkg - OSX installer package

Installation notes:
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- Before installation, please consult any relevant documentation
on the Assimilate Support website: http://www.assimilatesupport.com/
for system requirements, any possible compatibility issues,
backups and any special issues or licenses you need with the
version you are about to install.

- Extract the 'AssimSetup64.msi/pkg' from the .zip file and just

double click on it to run the installer. Follow the steps as
provided by the dialog.

- For intermediate releases it might be necessary to un-install

any previously installed version.

- After installation you are advised to reboot the machine.

This is not a requirement because no drivers are installed but
the installer itself uses system resources of windows and by
rebooting you make sure the system is clean again!

**
* Warning: The configuration files and setup of this software is
* not necessarily backwards compatible! Make sure you backup any
* valid data before installing another version of this software.
**

Licensing and support:

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* Licenses
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SCRATCH will not run without a proper license.

To request a license, send a request for a 'license-key' to Assimilate Inc.

At: licensing@assimilateinc.com
The returned 'license-key' can be entered in the License Dialog to be
'Activated'.

If you can not access the internet from your SCRATCH system, you can
optionally request a license file.
In that case you need to submit a .log file.

* Support
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All SCRATCH documentation is avaiable on the Assimilate Support site at
http://www.assimilatesupport.com You are required to register on the site
and Assimilate will first evaluate you as a genuine SCRATCH end user before
granting access.

System Requirements:
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- The minimal system requirements for SCRATCH are:
- x86 64bit compatible CPU.
- 6Gb system memory.
- Windows 7 (64-bits) / Windows Server 2008 (64-bits) / OSX 10.6.6
- OpenGL(tm) 3.2 compatible Graphics adapter running a minimum resolution
of 1920x1200 pixels.

- Note on the display:

- The preferred resolution for full functionality of the UI is 2600x1440
- The minimum resolution for SCRATCH is 1920x1080
Although lower resolutions can be used, the UI will be less accessible.
- The preferred display frequency is a multiple of the main framerate
used for the content.
Eg: For 24 fps file, a frequency of 72Hz would be preferred.

- GPU processing is used when any of the following is supported:

- CUDA 1.3 processing capability or higher.
- OpenCL 1.1 GPU driver support or higher.

- Tested configurations are:

- For Windows: NVidia Quadro FX x800 (or newer) graphics adapter with
a resolution of 1920x1200 or higher and more then 1Gb memory.
- For OSX NVidia Quadro 4000

System Setup:
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* Program files / directories.
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The default installation directory is:

\Program Files\Assimilate (Windows)

/Applications (OSX)

On the Windows platform int the installation directory the following

sub-directories are created:

Bin64
Fonts
Settings\
Luts\

On OSX in /Library/Application Support/Assimilator/ the following

sub-directories are created:

Defaults
Settings
The 'Settings' / 'Defaults' directory contains the following files:
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cs_devices.xml - Control-Surface device configuration file.

cs_mappings.xml - Control-Surface mapping definitions file.
See the ReleaseNotes.txt for a description on how to
setup a control surface.

PConfig.xml - Player / Play-Out configuration file

XSLExport.xslt - for exporting html from a SCRATCH project

When running SCRATCH for the first time a number of files are created in

C:\ProgramData\Assimilator (Windows)
/Library/Application Support/Assimilator (OSX)

Settings\
system.reg - This is the main settings file containing info about
the default color scheme, projects and users.
It maintains the location of the project base directory
which can be changed from the default location.
For each projects it maintains the default values.

ImageFormats.cfg - Contains the list of image format's

Aspects.cfg - Contains the list of image aspect ratio's

Settings\logs\
Assimilator.log - Log file of the last time SCRATCH was started.
A history of the last 10 log files is maintained.
Eg: Assimilator.1.log to Assimilator.10.log

Projects\ - (Where "xxxxx" is the project name)

"xxxxx"\Project.db - Contains the project settings

Users\
"xxxxx"\UserSettings.reg - Contains the per-user UI configuration.
"xxxxx"\UserColors.reg - Contains per-user custom color scheme.

Disclaimer of Warranty:
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THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR
ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

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SCRATCH is built on Assimilator, the DI Platform.
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The following non-proprietary code is used within this software:

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* FreeType
Copyright (c) 2008 The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org)
All rights reserved.

* The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library

Copyright (C) 2003, 2002, Milan Ikits <milan.ikits@ieee.org>
 Copyright (C) 2003, 2002, Marcelo E. Magallon <mmagallo@debian.org>
Copyright (C) 2002, Lev Povalahev <levp@gmx.net>
All rights reserved.

* Half float pixel format type.

Copyright (c) 2002, Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucas
Digital Ltd. LLC
All rights reserved.

* OpenEXR image format.

Copyright (c) 2004, Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm
Entertainment Company Ltd. Portions contributed and copyright held by
others as indicated. All rights reserved.

* XML toolkit from the GNOME project

Copyright (C) 1998-2003 Daniel Veillard. All Rights Reserved.

Additional notices for files contributed to the libXML project:

- Copyright (C) 2001 Bjorn Reese <breese@users.sourceforge.net>

* Tiff library:
Copyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

* Jpeg library:
The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG software
This software is copyright (C) 1991-1998, Thomas G. Lane.
* x86 SIMD extension for IJG JPEG library - version 1.02
Copyright (C) 1999-2006, MIYASAKA Masaru.

* JPEG 2000 Format image format support is handled through:

- Kakadu V6.0, License 00845
Copyright (c) 2001, David Taubman, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- JasPer License Version 2.0
Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Image Power, Inc.
Copyright (c) 1999-2000 The University of British Columbia
Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Michael David Adams
All rights reserved.

* OFX : Open Effects Assiciation - Host implementation of plug-Ins interface

for Special Effects, using specification headers:
Copyright (c) 2003-2009, The Open Effects Association Ltd. All rights reserved.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

* Open Source Computer Vision Library (OpenCV)

Copyright (C) 2000-2008, Intel Corporation, all rights reserved.
Copyright (C) 2008-2011, Willow Garage Inc., all rights reserved.

This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as is" and
any
express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no
event
shall the Intel Corporation or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect,

incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not

limited
to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits;

or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability,

whether in
contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising
in any
way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such
damage.

* AVID
DNxHD Patent rights and Notices. The MXF DNxHD implementation in SCRATCH is
manufactured by ASSIMILATE INC under license to pending patent applications
and issued patents: [U.S. Patent Application 10/817,209, allowed.
U.S. Patent 7,403,561. U.S. Patent Application No. 12/215,228, currently
pending.
Canadian Patent Application 2521467, allowed. European Patent 1629675.
European Patent Application 07121939, published as European patent publication
1892965, currently pending.]

* AAF SDK
The Source Code version of the AAF SDK used in SCRATCH is available from
Advanced Media Wokflow Association, Inc., under the terms of the AAF SDK Public
Source
License Version 2.0. A copy of this license is available at www.amwa.tv
/licenses.
The terms of the SCRATCH End User License Agreement do not apply to the AAF
SDK,
neither is any Contributors to the AAF SDK responsible or liable for the terms

and conditions in the SCRATCH License Agreement.

* FFmpeg
SCRATCH uses code of FFmpeg licensed under the LGPLv2.1 and its source can be
downloaded from the ASSIMILATE Support Site at www.assimilatesuppot.com
ASSIMILATE Inc does not own any of the FFmpeg source code. More information
on the ownership of FFmpeg can be found at http://www.ffmpeg.org/index.html

* SGI SI-GLU Library (for geometry tessellation)

Copyright (C) 2011 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SCRATCH uses this code distributed under the following license:
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/

* CtlRender
Copyright (c) 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
("A.M.P.A.S."). Portions contributed by others as indicated.
All rights reserved.

A world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to distribute, copy,

modify, create derivatives, and use, in source and binary forms, is
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* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright

notice, this list of conditions and the Disclaimer of Warranty.

* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright

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in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
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* Nothing in this license shall be deemed to grant any rights to

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as expressly stated herein, and neither the name of A.M.P.A.S.
nor of any other contributors to this software, may be used to
endorse or promote products derived from this software without
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as appropriate.

This license shall be governed by the laws of the State of California,

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