1 Installation
1.1 Installation
To install, double-click the installer icon of SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH. An InstallShield wizard will take over to guide you through the installation.
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1.2 Choosing the Language
Choose [English] or [Japanese] to install SophiaCompress( BREW ) and its manuals in the language of your choice.
Click [Next] to move on.
1.3 License Agreement
Read the license agreement carefully. To accept the agreement and proceed to the next step, check [I accept the terms of license agreement] and click on [I accept].
Keep clicking on [Next] to complete the installation.

1.4 Completing the Installation
The installation has been successfully completed when [Install shield Wizard Complete] is displayed on screen.

The shortcut for SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH is automatically generated on your PC.
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Double clicking on the shortcut icon, will cause the following error message to pop up, because there is no license file yet.

1.5 Inquiring for a License File
A Host ID is required to inquire for a license file. Please use HostID.exe, in the same folder as SophiaCompress( BREW ), to obtain a Host ID.
Execute HostID from the SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH folder.

* The above folder should be located at the following path by default.
- Product Edition : C:\Program Files\Sophia Cradle\SophiaCompressBREW\5.0
- Evaluation Edition : C:\Program Files\Sophia Cradle\SophiaCompressBREW Evaluation\5.0
Press the [Copy] button to copy the Host ID to the clip board.
Fill in the blanks below, and send it to product@s-cradle.com.
Subject SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH License file Text: Please send me license file for SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH. 1. Host ID: 2. Company: 3. Name: 4. Phone Number: 5. Email Address:
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2 Startup
2.1 Running SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH
Put the license file(licence.dat) published by Sophia Cradle Inc., in the same folder as SophiaCompressBrew.exe.
Once the license file(licence.dat) is saved, double-clicking on SophiaCompressBrew.exe will boot up SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH.

* The above folder should be located at the following path by default.
- Product Edition : C:\Program Files\Sophia Cradle\SophiaCompressBREW\5.0
- Evaluation Edition : C:\Program Files\Sophia Cradle\SophiaCompressBREW Evaluation\5.0
2.2 Booting Up SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH

3 Setup
3.1 Choose the File You Wish to Compress
Select the mod file you wish to compress in [Source module].
The file sample.mod will be compressed below. If it is specified correctly, the original size of the module file will be displayed in [Module size].

3.2 Choose BREW Version
Choose the [BREW Version].

3.3 Choose Endian
Choose the [Endian].

3.4 Choose Compression Type
Choose Direct Compression or Separate Compression.

4 Executing Compression

Choose a directory to save the compressed file.

Click on the [Compress] button to start compression.
When compression has successfully been executed, the size of the compressed file is displayed next to [Module size] in green letters.
If the compressed file is bigger than its original size, the size of the compressed file will be displayed in red letters.









