FilmStar Free Version

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The file you will download installs the Free Version of FilmStar DESIGN. This includes powerful evaluation and optimization facilities. The principal restriction is that the choice of indices is restricted as shown below.

Since supplied values are near actual ones and include dispersive Al and Ag, the Free Version is suitable for what-if calculations and educational purposes.

Installer
FilmStar Free Version 2.61.4771

FtgFree32b.exe (15.7M)

Installation &
Startup Issues
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Installation Password Information Form
 Manuals in PDF Format
Note: Same as <F1> help
DESIGN (1.6M)
BASIC (627K)
Workbook (147K)
Getting Started with FilmStar (MP4 video, 342M) video by Ron Willey

Please contact FTG Software if you have problems and questions.

The "Corrupt installation detected" error indicates that you
do not have rights to install software (Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7)


If you are running Windows XP/Vista/7-10 and are not the Administrator:

  • Can't save data files? Ask the Administrator to set Winfilm (assuming you used the default directory) as a shared directory. Or move Winfilm subfolders to Shared Documents or My Documents (be sure to adjust File Configuration Directories in FilmStar).


FilmStar has no 'beginning, middle and end'. There is no particular sequence that must be followed, except that film index symbols (fixed in the Free Version) must be defined before being used in a design.

Context sensitive help may be obtained at nearly any point in the program. Don't be afraid to browse. Examine all the dialog boxes and repeatedly press <F1> for explanations. To get up and running quickly try the following:

  1. In the File menu verify that FILM Archive Mode is checked.
  2. Click File...Open...FILM Archive (<Ctrl+F12>) and load FILM file BBAR.
  3. Click button Calculate and evaluate the spectrum.
  4. Click Optimize...Optimize (<Ctrl+O>) and refine the design for 10 iterations.
  5. Now calculate again and click Design...Review (<Ctrl+R>) to see the new design.
  6. Click Evaluate...Interactor (<Ctrl+Q>) to enable the FilmStar Interactor!!!

If any of this doesn't work, please contact us for help. The on-line reference manual is the same as the full version.

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Last updated on January 02, 2024