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  1. Short: SViewIV V9.03 (19.11.99) - Part 1/8
  2. Type: gfx/misc
  3. Uploader: info@ar-kleinert.de
  4. Author: Andreas R. Kleinert
  5.  
  6.  Note: For a minimum installation, grab at least the following
  7.  
  8.          - SvIV-1.lha      - SvIV-2.lha    - SvIV-3a.lha
  9.          - SvIV-4.lha      - SvIV-5.lha    - ...
  10.  
  11. **************************************************************************
  12.  
  13.  This is part 1/8 of the SuperView-IV distribution, which consists of
  14.  the following parts:
  15.  
  16.     SvIV-1.lha      Main program, Tools, SuperView-Library
  17.     SvIV-2.lha      Documentation files
  18.     SvIV-3a.lha     SVObjects (JPEG, PNG, PCX, BMP, ILBM)
  19.     SvIV-3b.lha     SVObjects (other - OPTIONAL)
  20.     SvIV-4.lha      SVDrivers
  21.     SvIV-5.lha      SVOperators
  22.  
  23.     SvIV-6.lha      OPTIONAL SVOperators by SQ
  24.     SvIV-7.lha      OPTIONAL 68020+ optimized SV modules
  25.     SvIV-8.lha      OPTIONAL language localizations (except english/german)
  26.  
  27.  All parts are (C) 1993-99 by Andreas R. Kleinert. All rights reserved.
  28.  Parts only are allowed to be distributed together, not solely.
  29.  
  30.  Distribution and other legal conditions are to be obtained from the
  31.  documentation as found in the second archive.
  32.  
  33.  To get the complete distribution, un-archive each of the single
  34.  archives into the same directory:
  35.  
  36.     LHA x [archive].lha RAM:
  37.  
  38.  This will result in a directory called "SViewIV" from where the
  39.  installation script can be started. Note, that this won't work,
  40.  if you did not un-archive all of the (non-OPTIONAL) archives...
  41.  
  42. **************************************************************************
  43.  
  44.  Other optional, separate archives are
  45.  
  46.     SvIV-UX.lha     SVObjects for seldomly used Un*x file formats
  47.     SvIV-PPC.lha    Updates to PPC modules - for registered users, only
  48.     SvIV-WOS.lha    Updates to WOS modules - for registered users, only
  49.     SvIV-WIZ.lha    wizard.library for those who don't have it already
  50.  
  51. **************************************************************************
  52.  
  53.  
  54. Program Description and Distribution Concept
  55. --------------------------------------------
  56. Successor of SuperView (NG); SViewIV (evaluation version), a localized graphics
  57. viewer, converter, editor and screen-grabber based on SuperView-Library,
  58. with ARexx support, GUI, AmigaGuide online-help, Commodity-functionality
  59. and many more features.
  60.  
  61. SHAREWARE (evaluation version).
  62.  
  63.  
  64. Description of Features and Requirements
  65. ----------------------------------------
  66. Nearly anything is managed by object-oriented external modules
  67. for loading, saving (SVObjects), displaying (SVDrivers) and
  68. processing (SVOperators) graphics - converting graphics and
  69. "screen-grabbing" also is possible in a very comfortable way.
  70.  
  71. Only requires OS V2.04 and 68000, but also makes use of available
  72. OS V2.1 and V3.x features and 680x0 module versions, as well
  73. as optional powerUP (TM) powerPC module plugins.
  74.  
  75. Includes licensed SuperView-Library, which supports the following
  76. file formats, periphal devices, display drivers and image processing
  77. operators:
  78.  
  79.      ->>>> Total of 54 different graphic file formats               <<<<-
  80.      ->>>> Total of  2 different periphal devices                   <<<<-
  81.      ->>>> Total of 11 different graphic display systems (26 cards) <<<<-
  82.      ->>>> Total of 34 different graphic operators                  <<<<-
  83.  
  84. SVObjects:     - IFF-ACBM         - Windows,OS/2 BMP   - PNM (PBM,PGM,PPM)
  85.                - IFF-ILBM         - JPEG (JFIF v6)     - IMG (GEM Graphics)
  86.                - IFF-DEEP         - PhotoCD            - WPG (WP Bitmaps)
  87.                - IFF-FAXX         - TIFF               - MacPaint MAC
  88.                - IFF-PBM          - PCX                - EPS (Header/PS)
  89.                - IFF-RGB8         - Atari Degas        - C64 (Koala, Doodle)
  90.                - IFF-RGBN         - Spectrum ZX        - TIM
  91.                - IFF-RGFX         - XWD                - FBM
  92.                - IFF-YUVN         - Windows Icon       - CDR-Previews
  93.                - QRT/POV Raytrace - Mac PICT-2         - SGI
  94.                - SVG              - Targa              - Pictor/PCPaint
  95.                - SunRaster        - UtahRLE            - PNG
  96.                - CVP (passphoto)  - Amiga Icons (WB/Magic/New)
  97.  
  98.                  as well as all OS3-Datatypes
  99.                  and 24 Bit DataTypes (picture.datatype V43).
  100.  
  101.                  Many formats with 24 Bit-Support.
  102.                  Reads XPK- and PP20-packed data via Unpack.svobject.
  103.  
  104.                  Writes C-Sourcecode in chunky/RGB notation.
  105.  
  106.                  Together with external third party programs also the
  107.                  following file formats seamlessly can be embedded:
  108.  
  109.                  File Format        needs program   also needs support for
  110.                  ---------------------------------------------------------
  111.                - AMF                MetaView        (ILBM)
  112.                - CLP                MetaView        (ILBM)
  113.                - DXF/AutoCAD (tm)   MetaView        (ILBM)
  114.                - FIG                AmiFIG          (Postscript)
  115.                               or:   MetaView        (ILBM)
  116.                - CGM                GPlot           (Postscript)
  117.                               or:   MetaView        (ILBM)
  118.                - IFF-DR2D           MetaView        (ILBM)
  119.                - IFF-DRSD           MetaView        (ILBM)
  120.                - Limbo              Limbo 4.0       (PNM)
  121.                - Postscript (TM)    Ghostscript     -
  122.                - WPG-Vector         MetaView        (ILBM)
  123.                - WMF                MetaView        (ILBM)
  124.  
  125. Devices (via SVObjects):
  126.  
  127.                - Scanner (scanner.device of ScanQuix)
  128.                - Printer (printer.device/TurboPrint/Studio)
  129.  
  130. SVDrivers :    - OCS/ECS          - AGA                - EGS7
  131.                - OpalVision       - Retina             - CyberGraphX
  132.                - PicassoII        - Merlin             - Picasso96
  133.                - AGA/RTG Window   - CgxOverlay
  134.  
  135. SVOperators :  - Dither24Bit      - 24BitToHAM         - HilbertDither256
  136.                - ExtractRed       - ExtractGreen       - ExtractBlue
  137.                - XOR              - ExtractGrayScales  - TopToBottom
  138.                - LeftToRight      - Rotate             - Scale50
  139.                - AnyTo24Bit       - Crop               - CallPNM
  140.                - OptimizePalette  - RotateFree         - PaletteDither
  141.                - Blur             - Sharpen
  142.  
  143.                  plus the following from Steve Quartly:
  144.  
  145.                - SQBentley        - SQTiling           - SQThreshold
  146.                - SQOilPaint       - SQMosaic           - SQEmboss
  147.                - SQSlicing        - SQDiffuse          - SQContrast
  148.                - SQSharpen        - SQBlur             - SQDeep_Press
  149.                - SQMotion_Blur    - SQHighPass
  150.  
  151. *****************************************************************************
  152. ** Please support SHAREWARE and register NOW to receive YOUR KeyFile !!    **
  153. *****************************************************************************
  154.  
  155.  
  156.     Overview: Supported and Non-supported Graphics Cards
  157.     ====================================================
  158.  
  159.     Card Name            Kind of Support
  160.     ----------------------------------------------------
  161.     1600GX               -
  162.     A2410 TIGA           CG  EGS                           1
  163.     BVisionPPC           CG                                2
  164.     CyberVision64        CG       P96                      3
  165.     CyberVision64/3D     CG       P96                      4
  166.     CyberVisionPPC       CG                                5
  167.     DCTV                 -
  168.     Domino               CG  EGS  P96                      6
  169.     DraCo Altais         CG                                7
  170.     Firecracker          -
  171.     GDA-1                -
  172.     Graffity             -
  173.     GVP 110/24               EGS                           8
  174.     GVP IV 24                EGS                           9
  175.     Colormaster              EGS                          10
  176.     Inferno (Wildfire)   CG                               11
  177.     Merlin                        P96  NAT                12
  178.     OMniBus                       P96                     13
  179.     OpalVision                         NAT                14
  180.     Picasso II           CG       P96  NAT                15
  181.     Picasso II+          CG       P96  NAT                16
  182.     Picasso IV           CG       P96                     17
  183.     Piccolo              CG  EGS  P96                     18
  184.     Piccolo SD64         CG  EGS  P96                     19
  185.     Pixel64              CG       P96                     20
  186.     Rain*ow II (R-II)        EGS                          21
  187.     Rain*ow III (R-III)      EGS                          22
  188.     Retina Z2                EGS       NAT                23
  189.     Retina Z3 BLT        CG  EGS  P96  NAT                24
  190.     Spectrum             CG  EGS  P96                     25
  191.     Visiona                  EGS                          26
  192.  
  193.  As you can see, any reasonable graphics card for the Amiga
  194.  is supported in some way.
  195.  
  196.  (NAT = "native driver", CG = CGfx, P96 = Picasso96, EGS = EGS ;)
  197.