PUB98: How to Import Pictures from Seattle FilmWorks Photo (178834)

SUMMARY

When you send a roll of film to Seattle FilmWorks, you can have it processed as digital images that are stored on 3.5" floppy diskettes. These images are stored in a proprietary graphic format that uses the .sfw file name extension and requires special software to open them. This article explains how to use the MS-DOS program that comes with your Photo Disk to bring these images into Microsoft Publisher or another graphics-capable Windows program.

MORE INFORMATION

This article applies to versions of Seattle FilmWorks Photo Disk that use the MS-DOS executable file Ezsfw.exe that is dated 12/23/94 7:39AM and has a file size of 113,236 bytes.

To View and Capture Your Pictures

Start Microsoft Publisher or another graphics-capable Windows program.
Insert "Seattle FilmWorks Picture Disk" into your disk drive.
In Microsoft Windows 95, click the Start button, and then click Run.

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In Windows 3.1x, click Run on the Program Manager File Menu.
Type A:\Ezsfw.exe in the Open box, and then press Enter.
Press ENTER again to start the Photo program.
Your pictures are displayed "full screen" by a picture cycling program. Wait for the photograph you want.
To copy a photo, press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
Press ALT+TAB to switch back to the program you want to paste the image into.
On the Edit menu, click Paste.

Your Seattle FilmWorks Photo Disk comes with an MS-DOS program that enables you to view the .sfw images in full-screen mode. For an additional cost, a Windows-based program can be obtained from Seattle FilmWorks for viewing the .sfw images.

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