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- Short: Picture management (incl.PCD) for AGA&CyberGfx
- Author: 101.72723@germanynet.de (Helmut Hoffmann)
- Uploader: 101.72723@germanynet.de (Helmut Hoffmann)
- Version: 6.3c
- Type: gfx/misc
- Kurz: Bildverwaltung (inkl.PCD) fuer AGA&CyberGfx
- Requires: OS3.0
-
- PhotoAlbum V6.3c (c) by Helmut Hoffmann 1996-99
- ==========
- +-----------------------(auch in Deutsch erhältlich)----------------------------+
- | The fast and intuitive picture management software for all Amigas with OS3.x: |
- | * Supports upto 256 colors on AGA Amigas |
- | * Supports TrueColor/HighColor on graphic boards with CyberGraphX or |
- | compatible systems, like graphic boards with the new "Picasso 96" software! |
- | (TrueColor displaying supported for thumbnails and full picture windows) |
- | * Supports more than 20 picture formats (incl. PhotoCD, IFF, JPeg (incl. |
- | Progressive), TIF, PCX, BMP, Targa, PPM, YUV, ... and DataTypes incl. 24Bit)|
- | * Open any number of picture windows incl. fast scrolling and zooming |
- | functions, conversion functions, direct transfer functions, ... |
- | * Font sensitive picture subtitles and gadget bar (fonts configurable) |
- | * Support of several preview file formats (highlycompressed or fast access) |
- | * Functions for creation of picture databases across multiple volumes |
- | * Configurable thumbnail cache memory * Editable picture comments |
- | * Copy function for picture groups * user configur. ARexx command line |
- | * optional catalog file concept (one single file for many thumbnails) |
- | * ARexx loading functions for ArtEffect,ADPro,PPaint,XiPaint,ImageFX&Phot.g.2 |
- | * ARexx call for CyberShow and CyberTVPlayer as external viewers |
- | * Presentation function with effects together with CyberShow Pro 8.x |
- | * Sorting functions for name,comment,size,type etc. * Last page button |
- | New: *** HTML web page creation from PhotoAlbum picture collections! *** |
- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-
- Please note: I can now be reached for enquiries by my new EMail adress:
- 101.72723@germanynet.de
-
- For new information about my products visit my homepage:
- http://www.amigaworld.com/support/photoalbum/
-
- -> If you are already registered for part of my package and now want
- to upgrade to the full package, you can now find REDUCED sidegrade
- prices again on the registration form, so please don't hesitate
- and order your sidegrade to the full package now! This should help
- to allow further improvements of my products in the future.
-
- -> Registrierte Benutzer eines Teil des Paketes, die auf das Komplett-
- paket umsteigen wollen, finden jetzt NOCHMALS REDUZIERTE Sidegrade-
- Preise auf dem Bestellformular; nutzen Sie daher Ihre Chance
- und steigen jetzt auf das Komplettpaket um! Diess sollte helfen,
- um weitere Verbesserungen meiner Produkte in Zukunft zu ermöglichen.
-
- Important notes: This program is part of the complete package of
-
- * Picture management software PhotoAlbum (Aminet:gfx/misc/photoalbum##.lha)
- * SlideShow/Viewer program CyberShow Pro (Aminet:gfx/board/cybershow##.lha)
-
- The package can be ordered for complete only 35US$ or 50DM (25,56EUR).
- In addition it is possible to order add-on modules for different programs for
- additional 7US$ or 10DM (5,11EUR) each. The demo version displays all pictures
- only in greyscale. Please order the complete package to get color support
- and more functionality.
-
- New in V6.3c: Work around in HTML page creation: Some file systems
- (e.g. for hard disks under the Amiga simulator UAE)
- do not support certain DOS packets. The HTML page
- creation will now use another method in this case.
- To also get the relativ path name creation to work
- with this you have to enter the path of the html
- file in exactly the form (volume name and path in
- correct capitalization) as the path of the pictures.
-
- New in V6.3b: Bug fix in mouse-drag scrolling function (reduced and normal view)
- New in V6.3a: Bug fixes in scrolling functions for zoomed in pictures
- New in V6.3: Enhanced diagonal scrolling function (for faster scrolling in
- full size windows by "dragging" the picture)
- New in V6.2: File changing date can be selected as subtitle now
- File changing date&time can now be used for sorting order
- Scrolling of full size picture windows is now possible by
- "dragging" the picture while the left mouse button is pressed
- MinimumFileSize: Tooltype and shell parameter (MinFS) to set
- a limit for a minimum file size; all files smaller than this
- will be ignored. Useful e.g. to filter out small read-me
- files or small images from browser caches. Range 0-65535 bytes.
- New in V6.1a: Registration prices converted to Euro; price reductions for
- sidegrades and some foreign currencies.
- New in V6.1: Option in settings menu to fix window size during downscale operations
- (useful if you prefer the downscaled windows to keep their former size)
- New in V6.0: HTML page creation from picture collections with thumbnail pictures
- (JPeg or IFF format), link to full pictures and selectable
- picture subtitles (name, comment etc.) as in PhotoAlbum.
- Use of the HTML pages in web browsers like AWeb or also on
- other computeer systems with Netscape or Explorer;
- also useful to print PhotoAlbum picture collections with
- web browsers!
- New in V5.0: Sorting functions to sort pictures by name, size, comment, type, ...
- New button for last page displaying and enhanced backward page flipping
- New in V4.1a: Bug fix in memory size display for more than 32MByte
- New in V4.1: Accelerated catalog file loading (esp. much higher speed for
- loading of large catalog files created sorted by pathname and
- on slow exchangable disk medias; speed up upto factor 12!)
- New in V4.0: 24Bit Datatype support and chunky Datatype interface support;
- more flexible Datatype control functions in settings menu
- e.g. to switch Datatypes on/off or select preferred loading
- of JPeg pictures by Datatypes instead of internal loading.
-
- Shareware registration:
-
- The complete package of PhotoAlbum/CyberShow Pro can be ordered
- for only 50DM (25,56EUR) or 35US$ with the included order form.
-
- Author:
-
- Helmut Hoffmann
- Rubensstrasse 4
- D-41063 Moenchengladbach
- Germany
-
- Short description of PhotoAlbum features:
-
- PhotoAlbum is the sensational new picture management software for all
- Amigas and Dracos with at least OS3.0. It features
-
- * extremly fast loading functions for more than 20 picture file formats
- * asynchronous loading incl. automatic preloading of not yet visible pages
- (load e.g. full pictures while thumbnails are still loaded);
- intelligent cache memory management (max. cache can be preconfigured)
- * easy and intuitive usage
- (get a fast overview over a directory or even full CD of pictures by simple
- selection of the directory...)
- * combinable picture subtitles (name, comment, size, type, ...);
- subtitle font is configurable by Tooltypes
- * high functionality (unlimited number of image windows with scrolling
- and zooming functions can be opened)
- * Presentation of thumbnails and full pictures in reduced colors on
- all Amigas and in HighColor/TrueColor with CyberGraphX compatible boards
- * Delete function to sort out unwanted pictures (full version only)
- * Copy function to copy groups of files to another directory (full version only)
- * ARexx loading commands can be send to ADPro, PPaint, XiPaint 4, ImageFX and
- Photogenics (full version only)
- * External viewers "CyberShow" and "CyberTVPlayer" can be called directly
- (just copy CyberShow and CyberTVPlayer to your C: directory) (full version only)
- * SlideShow-Presentation function in conjunction with CyberShow Pro (full versions only)
- * Configurable ARexx command line, usable also for external viewers (full version only)
- * Editable file comment (full version only)
- * Save functions to convert pictures into different 24Bit file formats
- (full version only)
- * Direct transfer functions for several image processing programs (full version)
- * Creation of preview files (files containing reduced size images) for
- faster access to frequently needed picture directories and to
- allow creation of a picture library with pictures located on different
- media (disks/CDs etc.) for easy access.
- * Creation of compact catalog files for large collections of pictures (full version)
- * Extensive sorting functions
- * HTML web page creation from picture collections; by this method you can also
- print your picture pages, if you have a web browser capable of printing!
- (full version)
-
- The demo version displays in greyscale only. The loading functions of
- the full version are for color loading at least as fast as the loading
- of the demo version in greyscale. Only displaying on palette oriented
- screens (upto 256 colors) can be slower for color displaying due to the
- larger number of colors which have to be requested from the operating system.
-
- PhotoAlbum can currently read the following formats directly:
-
- 1) IFF-ILBM (all standard formats 1 to 8Bit, EHB, HAM6, HAM8, 15Bit, 24Bit)
- 2) PhotoCD (Base format 768x512 or 512x768 (portrait); linear 24Bit RGB)
- 3) JPeg (color and greyscale; incl. progressive JPeg)
- 4) PPM/PGM/PBM (P1&P4 b&w, P5 grey, P6 color)
- 5) QRT (also known as dump format by PD raytracers as POV-Ray)
- 6) Targa (RLE compr.&uncompr. 1/8/15/16/24/32Bit; incl. interleaved)
- 7) PCX (compr.&uncompr. EGA1-4Bit, VGA 8Bit grey/Colormap and 24Bit)
- 8) BMP (uncompr. 24Bit RGB,1Bit,4Bit or 8Bit Colormap; RLE compressed 8Bit,1Bit)
- 9) TIF (packbit-compr.&uncompr. 24Bit,1-8Bit grey/Color Motorola&Intel formats)
- 10) DEEP (compr.&uncompr. IFF-DEEP 24Bit and 32Bit formats)
- 11) YUV (color 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and greyscale)
- 12) VLAB raw (color 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and greyscale)
- 13) RGB (IFF-RGB: RGB8 and RGBN compressed; RGB5 uncompressed)
- 14) HHsYUVSq sequence format (sequential or random access)
- 15) IFF-PBM (DPII) format
- 16) ACBM (IFF-ACBM: 1 to 8Bit, EHB, HAM6, HAM8)
- 17) FBM (8Bit grey/Colormap and 24Bit)
- 18) Sun raster (uncompressed formats for 1Bit, 8Bit grey/ColorMap and 24Bit)
- 19) MacPaint (b&w compressed 1Bit format; datafork only)
- 20) HHsXRL formats (1-8Bit ColorMap incl. HAM6/8, 8Bit grey, 24Bit RGB compressed)
- 21) binary-EPS bitmaps (RGB and CMYK; this function is experimental)
- 22) TBCPlus frames & fields
-
- In addition picture and animation DataTypes are supported as well (for
- animation DataTypes at least OS3.1 is needed; for picture DataTypes now
- the new 24Bit interface of picture.datatype V43 is supported as well).
-
- System requirements:
-
- CyberShow and PhotoAlbum should be usable on all Amigas and Dracos with
-
- + OS3.0 or higher
- + sufficient memory (about 4MByte Fast-RAM should be enough for normal usage)
-
- For displaying in TrueColor/HighColor quality you also need
-
- + "Picasso 96 software" (available for free on Aminet gfx/board) from Vil-
- lagetronic and a suitable graphic board; Picasso 96 software includes a
- simulated cybergraphics.library which will be used by CyberShow and PhotoAlbum.
- The Picasso 96 software also includes a 24Bit Datatype system, which can
- be used by the latest versions of my CyberShow/PhotoAlbum package to
- access modern datatypes in TrueColor and chunky format.
-
- or
-
- + cybergraphics.library V40 or higher and a suitable graphic board
- (CyberGraphX is a Workbench emulation/True color software extension
- which is usable in conjunction with several graphic boards as the
- Cybervision, Piccolo, SD64, Picasso, Retina-BLTZ3, Spectrum, Domino.
- It is Copyright by Thomas Sontowski and Frank Mariak. There also
- exists a 24Bit Datatype system for CyberGraphX, but it seems to
- have an integrated expiration date, so it may be unusable now,
- unless you find a recent version of it.
-
- Please note: The Draco computer already contains a built-in graphic board
- so that you can display in TrueColor/HighColor without additional hardware.
-