Pix v0.1.4
Copyright 2002-2004 GlobWare.com
http://globware.com
globware@hotmail.com
Updated: 7/2/2004

Pix v0.1.4 is FREEWARE.

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Installation:
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If you did not download the full install version, then Visual Basic 6.0 runtime
libraries are required.


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About Pix
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Pix encodes a message into a 24-bit Windows BMP file to hide it from prying
eyes.

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Instructions
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Enter you message in the main text box, then select File, Encode Picture and
select the source BMP file.  Next, enter a name for the destination BMP file.
You can then choose to encrypt your message with a password, or leave it blank
for no encryption.

Pix now supports an offset, which allows to you offset where the message is
located inside of the BMP picture.  This makes it even harder for someone to
locate your hidden message, picture or file.  With the offset feature, you
could encode multiple messages in the same BMP at different offsets and with
different passwords.  You would do this by encoding a message with a new BMP,
the selecting the output BMP as the source BMP for the next message and so on
until you build your final BMP will all of you messages or files stores at
different offsets.

Do Decode the picture, select file, Decode Picture, then selcet the encoded
BMP file.  If a password was used to encode the picture, then enter it, and if
an offset was used, enter it also.

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Revision Changes
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Version 0.1.4
 * Fixed bug which wouldn't allow files encrypted into a picture to be
   decrypted correctly.  Fixed bug when using offset with files.

Encoding a file into a picture only worked for non-encrypted (no password)
   pictures.

Version 0.1.3
 * Global file for windows 2000 on file open, then cancelling. Added new offset
   feature and update button to the about box.

Version 0.1.2
 * First public beta release.

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Known Errors
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 * None yet.


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Ending Notes
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This is a pre-release for others to help work out any bugs in the program.  It
should be advised that bugs may still exist in the program, yet none have been
found which would effect the security of your files.

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If you have any comments, suggestions or bugs, then email globware@hotmail.com
or check out http://globware.com for any updates or fixes.

THIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM MAY BE DISTRIBUTED FOR FREE. THIS PROGRAM CAN NOT BE
SOLD WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR/GLOBWARE.COM

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