# Welcome to Alcyone CD Ripper 1.2 #

If you have taken a scarce audio CD or simply want to create mp3s for your home collection you need an understandable and simple solution for such purposes. CD rippers is class of programs which grab a CD and convert it to the popular music formats like mp3, ogg, wma and wav. Then you are able to use created files for your music collection or burn a copy of an album. Alcyonesoft introduces comfortable, simple and fast software solution for such purposes. Eye catching skinned interface noticeably distinguish Alcyone CD Ripper from similar programs. All the basic CD ripping features are included in the program. Using Alcyone CD Ripper one can easily grab a CD and convert its content to the one of the popular music formats. You can select a drive from which a CD will be ripped. Conversion to mp3, wma, ogg and wav is supported by the program. Furthermore you may listen CD content before ripping it. Advanced CD player with volume and speed controls is built in Alcyone CD Ripper. The program lets you controlling your CD-ROM using its features: it is possible to eject CD's from the drive. To automate CD ripping process and to keep in order your music collection Alcyone CD Ripper provides you with FreeDB tag information: get track names, artist and album name using this database quickly right from the program. All above-mentioned functions are harmoniously realized in user friendly modern skinned interface which marks out Alcyone CD Ripper among similar CD rippers. Finally, if you want a reliable, fast and modernly designed tool to rip and convert audio CD content Alcyone CD Ripper is your choice.

# What's New in Alcyone CD Ripper 1.2 #

+ Added: New cool transition effects
+ Added: Menus and popups alpha blending 
+ Added: Visual effect option
+ Update: Skinning engine


# Technical Support #

Before you contact us, please do the following:

* Be sure that you're doing everything right. We all make mistakes sometimes... Be attentive.
* Look at the Help file: it may already contain an answer to your question. A lot of people ask us something like "how do I:", though the complete information is there (in the document you're reading now).
* Visit program home page in the Internet at www.alcyonesoft.com . It's a good chance that you'll find the newer version of program there; we're trying to update the program once a month or even more frequently - when our staff is not on vacations, of course. Also, if the serious bug has been found in the program, but the new version is not ready yet, we make the hot fix for it.

But if you still have a problem with our software and noting else helps, please contact technical support staff at:

support@alcyonesoft.com

Please inform us about the following:

* software version (from About dialog)
* software registration code or user ID (if you're a registered user) - this will help us to process your request faster
* where did you get Software (http or ftp site)
* Windows 95/98/NT version (including service packs and other fixes installed), US or international, OEM or not
* computer information: CPU type and speed, amount of memory installed
* description of your problem (as much information as possible to retrieve the problem)

In order to get the complete computer information, open the Control Panel, click on "System" applet and press "Print" on "Device Manager" tab.

We'll try to help you as fast as possible, usually in one or two business days.

If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases, please feel free to post them to us. 

# Alcyonesoft's Products #

# Images Finder #

ImagesFinder is the easiest way to locate images on the your computer.
+ IntelloSearch - search image by template, use this features you may found images which have different size, color depth, other format from template.  
+ search images by name or mask
+ search images by image types
+ search images by date
+ search images by image size
+ search images by color resolution
+ display results by quality thumbnails
+ save result to file or copy to clipboard


# Advanced Find Files #

Advanced Find Files is the easiest way to locate files on the your computer. Advanced Find Files can use different search criteria. You may search files and folder by name or part of name, containing text, created or modified date, file size and type. Advanced Find Files can scan ZIP files. You may save search result and open files from result. Also Advanced Find Files support drag-and-drop operation.
+ search files by name or mask
+ search files by date
+ search files by size
+ save result to file or copy to clipboard
+ support drag-and-drop operation
+ search in zip-files
+ search in cab-files


# Tray Link #

TrayLink is a powerful alternative to the Windows start menu. Using this utility you can sort randomly scattered icons on your desktop; start objects at necessary time; run all your programs, documents, various files, folders or web links from one small and compact menu provided by TrayLink utility. It will help you to save your time!
+ can create shortcuts on files, folders, internet, etc.
+ launch of shortcuts from tray menu
+ import of shortcuts from the start menu and desktop
+ support of various statistics - history, Objects DB stat., etc.
+	menu with skins support
+ keeps unlimited quantity of objects
+ build-in menu editor
+ the simple, accessible and customizable interface
+ hot key shortcuts to launch an objects
+ many additional options


# Skin Clock #

Having bored of ordinary desktop and standard Windows look? Want to add some uniqueness and glance to your computer? Windows improvements always help to make your PC individual along with adding new advanced features to ordinary programs, like Windows tray clock. Alcyonesoft introduces SkinClock - advanced replacement for standard Windows clock having eye catching skinned interface and providing you with additional features. SkinClock replaces standard tray clock and successfully blends with OS interface adding it and giving professionally designed modern look. You are able to select between multiple skins those are differently styled and colored: one can select futuristic or classic, serious or funny, realistic or unreal style. All skins are different and all are created professionally with every pixel polished. Moreover, you may change skin hue to adapt it to your desktop color scheme. In addition, SkinClock allows turning its interface elements semi-transparent with Windows 2K or XP is installed on a computer. Let's mark out some features of SkinClock. It lets you showing current date and calendar only with the one mouse click, adjust and synchronize time via Internet easily. One of distinguishing features of SkinClock is advanced alarm center which lets user to create and run reminders. One can adjust a reminder in different ways: alarm sound, text message or file launch reminders may be used in an optional sequence. All the features described above make SkinClock an outstanding replacement for standard tray clock with unique skinned interface and set of useful features.<br>
<b>Features</b>
* Automatically launch SkinClock when Windows starts up
* Skins technology
* Support proxy servers
* Replacing Windows clock in taskbar
* Time synchronization using time synchronization protocol with Atomic Time servers 
* Play sounds in MP3, WAV, OGG or WMA
* Advanced alarms and timer
* Automatical time's synchronization


# Alcyone Audio Converter #

Alcyone Audio Converter is an effective multimedia software tool for audio conversion between the popular music formats like MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV having eye-catching skinned interface. With Alcyone Audio Converter everyone can easily create audio files in different formats by converting files to MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV. Program interface is intuitive and simplified as much as possible so everyone can effectively work with the program. All you need to do before you will start working is to add files to the list, then choose an output format and start conversion. Furthermore, you can specify the output folder where the converted files will be placed. Moreover, you can play the audio files before or during conversion using the powerful audio player which is built in the program. Except of the standard features it lets you adjust playing speed. Among the additional features of Alcyone Audio Converter is the ability to use VBR(various bitrate) or constant bitrate for conversion. Output files quality can be easily specified for the both VBR and constant bitrates. In addition you can use the masks for creating custom filenames and enable ID3v2 tags for MP3 files. If you want the powerful and easy to use audio MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV converter for everyday needs with professionally designed skinned interface Alcyone Audio Converter will satisfy your needs.


# Alcyone Backup #

At the present time data storage has become an obligatory factor for providing successful business. Everybody knows that PC may break up as well as grow old even if there's no reason for it. So far there's no universal cure from data loss and the best way to protect your files is to backup them. Alcyone Backup is a simple but powerful tool for data backup with eye catching skinned interface. Using this utility one can easily back up and store data periodically. Working process of Alcyone Backup is generally based on profiles and performing jobs. To start working with the program you only need to specify your profile and add jobs to it. As usual you must specify the source and destination folders, select backup method etc. Moreover, Alcyone Backup has various additional features to be used effectively in the backup process. You are able to create rules for each job: specify include and exclude file masks, allow backup subfolders and hidden files and much more. In addition, it is possible to employ built-in presets for backing up different files (Delphi, C++ sources etc.), that may help software developers effectively. Another outstanding feature of Alcyone Backup is scheduler which is built in the program. It lets you run the program automatically on the schedule: daily, weekly or at the program startup. You only need to enter starting time for backup process then Alcyone Backup will take care of your files. Parallel with sufficient functionality Alcyone Backup comes with user friendly and uncomplicated skinned interface, which makes this tool powerful and visually unique simultaneously. Working with Alcyone Backup is understandable for everyone because it is not overloaded with useless additional features and interface improvements.

# Contact Information #

Support: support@alcyonesoft.com 
Sales: sales@alcyonesoft.com

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