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- NeoPaint (TM) Programming Tools
- Version 1.0
- (C)1993 OSCS Software Development, Inc.
-
- This program was created to easily allow programmers to incorporate
- art work created in NeoPaint into their own programs. This is
- accomplished by first converting images into a format that can be
- quickly loaded from within an application. The included VGAMap
- program creates and stores a memory bitmap of a PCX or GIF image in
- 320x200x256 mode. This bitmap can then be used by programmers to
- create graphical applications. VGAMap saves the memory location
- associated with the video monitor along with the image dimensions
- and palette information. This bitmap can then be redisplayed at any
- location on the screen, quickly.
-
- The syntax for VGAMap is as follows:
-
- VGAMAP source destination
-
- Example: VGAMAP C:\PCX\IMAGE.PCX C:\NEOPAINT\IMAGE.BIT
-
- Accompanying VGAMap are two sample programs, VGALoad.C and
- VGALoad.PAS, written using TurboC 2.0 and Turbo Pascal 6.0,
- respectively. These are distributed at no charge, and represent a
- reference point for creating your own image loader programs.
-
- The syntax for VGALoad is as follows:
-
- VGALOAD source
-
- Example: VGALOAD C:\PCX\IMAGE.BIT
-
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- DISTRIBUTION & TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- --------------------------------
-
- You may use VGAMap free of charge and share it with your friends as
- long as you do not charge for the program and all accompanying
- files are included. If you have questions, we ask that you do not
- call us with questions pertaining to programming. VGAMap is being
- distributed, free of charge, so we really can't spend time teaching
- people how to write software. If you have questions about NeoPaint
- or any of our other programs, however, please feel free to call
- our sales or technical departments at (503) 389-5489.
-
- If you require more sophisticated image manipulation (such as
- scaling and color conversion) within your programs, we suggest you
- try the PCX and GIF toolkits available from:
-
- Genus Microprogramming, Inc.
- 1155 Dairy Ashford #200
- Houston, TX 77079-3012
- (713) 870-0737
-
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- ABOUT NEOPAINT
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-
- As mentioned above, the VGAMap program can be used in conjunction
- with our Shareware paint program, NeoPaint - the ultimate image
- editing program for DOS!
-
- Until now sophisticated image editing has required spending
- hundreds of dollars on software and hardware. At $45 (U.S.),
- NeoPaint sets a new standard in price/performance. NeoPaint is as
- simple to use as any paint program, yet with many powerful features
- usually found only in high-end picture publishing systems. Better
- still, NeoPaint is NOT a Microsoft Windows program, so it's easy to
- install, set up and use. NeoPaint's state of the art GUI interface
- allows you to edit and view multiple images at the same time in
- resolutions as high as 1024x768.
-
- When you compare NeoPaint with high end graphics packages costing
- hundreds of dollars we think you'll discover that NeoPaint gives
- you tremendous power at any price!
-
- NEOPAINT FEATURES:
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-
- o File Formats: PCX, GIF and TIFF
-
- o Video Modes: Hercules (720x348x2), EGA (640x350x16), VGA
- (640x480x2, 640x480x16), Super VGA (640x480x256, 800x600x16,
- 800x600x256, 1024x768x256) *
-
- o Multiple Images: View and Edit multiple images in adjustable on-
- screen windows
-
- o Drawing Tools: Brush, Air Brush, Eraser, Color Eraser, Flood
- Fill, Tile Fill, Gradient Fill, Color Convert, Text, Line,
- Bezier Line, K-Line, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle,
- Ellipse/Circle, Polygon, Freehand Polygon, Editable Polygon,
- Grid, 3D Cube, 3D Pyramid, Gradient Rectangle, Gradient
- Ellipse/Circle, Magic Marker, Smudge Tool, Blend Tool, Charcoal
- Pencil, Crayon, Water Color Brush, Clone, Color Similarity,
- Stamp Pad, Solid and Transparent Patterns
-
- o Fonts: Multiple Styles and Sizes with Bold, Italic, Underline,
- Outline and Shadow effects; Additional fonts available from OSCS
- and third party vendors
-
- o Selection Tools: Rectangle, Polygon and Freehand Polygon/Lasso
- (Transparent and Solid)
-
- o Effects: Invert, Flip, Rotate, Scale, Stretch, Skew, Distort,
- Blend, Screen, Smear, Pixelize, Border, Lattice, Blur, Darken,
- Lighten, Fade, and more.
-
- o Zoom: Multilevel Zoom allows precise editing; Scrolling and most
- drawing tools also work in Zoom Mode.
-
- o Color Control: Works with 2, 16 and 256 Color Images; Color
- Balance, Brightness, Contrast and Color Reduction/Conversion are
- supported
-
- o Output: Supports over 300 printers! Produce high quality
- halftones on HP DeskJet, HP LaserJet and Postscript or
- compatible printers; Scaling and Orientation controls; also
- supports Epson/IBM compatible dot matrix and color printers such
- as HP DeskJet 500/550C.
-
- o Memory Management: Supports Expanded (EMS), Extended (XMS) and
- Virtual Disk Memory for working with very large images
-
-
- For additional information about OSCS products or to order NeoPaint
- you may contact OSCS at:
-
- OSCS Software Development, Inc.
- 354 NE Greenwood Ave, Suite 108
- Bend, OR 97701
- Voice : (503) 389-5489
- Fax : (503) 388-8221
- BBS : (503) 383-7195
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