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# Wildfire - an Animation-System for the Amiga #
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# Copyright © 1995-1997 WK-Artworks #
# All rights reserved #
# Unauthorized Duplication Prohibited #
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# Special Aminet-Edition #
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1. Introduction
Welcome to the Special Aminet-Edition of Wildfire ! This release
is not ment to be a crippled version of a commercial program -
its just a free compilation of codes to
-create YAFA-animations and to
-design YAFA-animation-projects.
We have got a lot response to our YAFA-animation-format
and therefore decided to release a converter for such animations.
The choice of releasing a special version of our animation-system
Wildfire is just to minimize our work. Wildfire runs stable
since over a year - so why to create a separate converter ?
To enable the Project-Editor is a last-minute-decision.
But because projects are a typical YAFA-feature this may be
a good idea.
2. Installation
Unlike to the "normal" distribution all Wildfire-related files
including the conig-file "Wildfire_AminetCD.config" are hold
in one directory. This rootdrawer-drawer can be specified
-using the commandline-option "-root",
-using the tooltype "ROOT" or
-assigning "wf:" to it.
If you don't like assigns or have already installed another
Wildfire-version use the 1st or 2nd choice.
3. Features
The following features of the full version are availabe
in the Special Aminet-Edition:
a) Converter
-all features except processing mpeg-streams and using the Processor
b) Project-Editor
-all features except testing of Protracker-modules from
within Wildfire (this function needs the wildfire.library)
c) Player
-all features
d) TMaker
-only viewing preview-animations
e) PlugIns
-only two savers "ilbm" and "jpeg"
-any PlugIn from another Wildfire-distribution cannot be used
from within this version.
f) Preferences
-uses the file "<root>/Wildfire_AminetCD.config"
(don't change this setting)
4. Future
Currently we plan to extend the YAFA-format by image-depths 15 and 24.
A such updated special edition will be available as soon as these
features are implemented.
5. The full distribution
The full version of Wildfire which may be ordered for a few dollars
(see the guide-file for details) has hundreds of more features like
-about 80 PlugIns
-complex 3D-effects
-composition of images and 3D-objects
-function-plotters (data-, z- and parametric plots)
-reading of mpeg-streams
-envelopes (both graphical and procedural)
-transition-maker to create wipes between animations or images
-superpostion of effects in 2D or 3D space
-phong-shading
-high operation-speed
Have a look at the example-pictures to verify this list !
If you are interested you may have look at a demo-version
which is available in the Aminet at gfx/edit/Wildfire*.
6. Authors
Contact-addresses can be obtained from within the Info-window of the
program or from the guide-file.