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- Short: SViewNG V7.55 + Library 20.1 (11.2.98)
- Author: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
- Uploader: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
- Type: gfx/show
-
- *****************************************************************************
- Via SuperView-Library SViewNG does support powerUP (TM) as one of the first !
- (44 PPC plugin-modules available NOW, based on ppc.library)
-
-
- _________________________________________________________
- >> When extracting the archive, please make sure, that you
- >> do this as follows:
- >>
- >> LHA -xarm -b64 x ARCHIVE.LHA DESTINATION-DIR/
- >> LZX -x -a -r -m x ARCHIVE.LHA DESTINATION-DIR/
- >>
- >> Note: Using the LHA-compatible "LX" archiver may produce
- >> corrupt output on large files. LHex should work fine.
- >>
- >> SViewNG.lha does contain another (uncompressed) archive
- >> of approximately 2 MB size - so make sure there's enough
- >> space available...
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- Program Description and Distribution Concept
- --------------------------------------------
- Successor of SuperView; SViewNG (evaluation version), a localized graphics
- viewer, converter, editor and screen-grabber based on SuperView-Library,
- with ARexx support, GUI, AmigaGuide online-help, Commodity-functionality
- and many more features.
-
- SHAREWARE (evaluation version).
-
-
- What's *new* in this version
- ----------------------------
- - support for PPC modules now added to the following SVObjects:
- JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PICT
- incredible speed improvements !
- (PPC Beta testers: delete the beta versions now, they won't
- work any longer)
- - added new SQOperators by Steve Quartly
- - fixed some minor bugs and problems
- - etc.
-
-
- Description of Features and Requirements
- ----------------------------------------
- Nearly anything is managed by object-oriented external modules
- for loading, saving (SVObjects), displaying (SVDrivers) and
- processing (SVOperators) graphics - converting graphics and
- "screen-grabbing" also is possible in a very comfortable way.
-
- Only requires OS V2.04 and 68000, but also makes use of available
- OS V2.1 and V3.x features and 680x0 module versions, as well
- as optional powerUP (TM) powerPC module plugins.
-
- Includes licensed SuperView-Library, which supports the following
- file formats, periphal devices, display drivers and image processing
- operators:
-
- ->>>> Total of 49 different graphic file formats <<<<-
- ->>>> Total of 2 different periphal devices <<<<-
- ->>>> Total of 9 different graphic display systems (22 cards) <<<<-
- ->>>> Total of 32 different graphic operators <<<<-
-
- SVObjects: - IFF-ACBM - Windows,OS/2 BMP - PNM (PBM,PGM,PPM)
- - IFF-ILBM - JPEG (JFIF v6) - IMG (GEM Graphics)
- - IFF-DEEP - PhotoCD - WPG (WP Bitmaps)
- - IFF-FAXX - TIFF - MacPaint MAC
- - IFF-PBM - PCX - EPS (Header/PS)
- - IFF-RGB8 - Atari Degas - C64 (Koala, Doodle)
- - IFF-YUVN - Windows Icon - CDR-Previews
- - QRT/POV Raytrace - Mac PICT-2 - SGI
- - SVG - Targa - Pictor/PCPaint
- - SunRaster - UtahRLE - PNG
- - FBM - XWD - Amiga Icons (WB/Magic/New)
- - IFF-RGFX - TIM
-
- as well as all OS3-Datatypes
- and 24 Bit DataTypes (picture.datatype V43).
-
- Many formats with 24 Bit-Support.
- Reads XPK- and PP20-packed data via Unpack.svobject.
-
- Writes C-Sourcecode in chunky/RGB notation.
-
- Together with external third party programs also the
- following file formats seamlessly can be embedded:
-
- File Format needs program also needs support for
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- - AMF MetaView (ILBM)
- - DXF/AutoCAD (tm) MetaView (ILBM)
- - FIG AmiFIG (Postscript)
- - CGM GPlot (Postscript)
- - IFF-DR2D MetaView (ILBM)
- - Limbo Limbo 4.0 (PNM)
- - Postscript (TM) Ghostscript -
- - WPG-Vector MetaView (ILBM)
- - WMF MetaView (ILBM)
-
- Devices (via SVObjects):
-
- - Scanner (scanner.device of ScanQuix)
- - Printer (printer.device/TurboPrint/Studio)
-
- SVDrivers : - OCS/ECS - AGA - EGS7
- - OpalVision - Retina - CyberGraphX
- - PicassoII - Merlin - Picasso96
-
- SVOperators : - Dither24Bit - 24BitToHAM - HilbertDither256
- - ExtractRed - ExtractGreen - ExtractBlue
- - XOR - ExtractGrayScales - TopToBottom
- - LeftToRight - Rotate - Scale50
- - AnyTo24Bit - Crop - CallPNM
- - OptimizePalette - RotateFree - PaletteDither
-
- plus the following from Steve Quartly:
-
- - SQBentley - SQTiling - SQThreshold
- - SQOilPaint - SQMosaic - SQEmboss
- - SQSlicing - SQDiffuse - SQContrast
- - SQSharpen - SQBlur - SQDeep_Press
- - SQMotion_Blur - SQHighPass
-
- PROGRAM-CHANGES:
- ================
-
- V7.55 (11.2.98):
-
- - prefs: replaced ":SuperView/SViewNG.config" by "PROGDIR:SViewNG.config"
- (default directory still is ENV:)
- - included Library 20.1 (new: PPC support in JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PICT)
-
- V7.50 (1.1.98):
-
- - there's a new support BBS called NewsLine - see "Update" section
-
- V7.40 (24.12.97):
-
- - updated "README_WICHTIG_IMPORTANT", the 'first aid on installation'
- text
- - added a note about SuperViewPalette, its purpose and how/when to
- remove it
- (-> Sven Drieling, Michael Heinrich in Fido)
- - clearification, Register.txt: Updates usually are freely available
- (in fact, all updates - from the very beginning - have been freely
- available on Aminet)
- (-> Terry Coles)
- - in conjunction with the optional user image display in the about
- requester (datatype) we checked for OS 3.1 instead of 3.0. Fixed.
- - "Known bugs and program limits":
-
- - added some notes about "CyberSlide" crashes under Picasso96
- - added notes about viewmode generation under AGA, CGfx, P96
- and about ModeP
-
- - SuperSlide and CyberSlide no longer detach from CLI, as a side
- effect now are somewhat smaller and won't cause any priority
- problems any longer
- (-> Ramiro Garcia)
- - SuperViewPalette now checking for ppc.library, too
- - included Library 19.9
-
-
- LIBRARY-CHANGES:
- ================
-
- V20.1 (11.2.1998) :
- -------------------
- - SVObjects: - JPEG, PNG: - now with support for PPC native
- ELF loader/saver; incredible speedup
- - TIFF, PICT: - dito, plus fixed some bugs
-
- - V19.11 (1.1.98) accidentally still was labeled
- V19.10 (27.12.97) internally
-
- - updated Steve Quartly's 14 SQOperators to version 3.5.
- They're now adjusted to the latest library specs, have
- been improved and bug-fixed and all seem to have
- decreased their file size a little bit
- (-> supplied by Steve Quartly)
-
- - Prefs: - (see there)
-
- - Docs: - updated press feedback section
- - updated "known bugs" on PicassoIV with Picasso96
- - updated information on powerUP (TM) plugins
- for PPC in ELF format (ppc.library).
-
- V19.11 (1.1.1998) :
- -------------------
- - Note: V19.10 obviously was not on Aminet - not my fault
-
- - SVObjects: - JPEG: - (see there)
-
- - installer script did show the PPC warning message
- unconditionally, even without a PPC being present
- (this was left there from the testing phase). Fixed.
-
- - Support-Lib: with a PPC, take care that C2P=SV is
- set (see there). Otherwise the PPC
- can't be utilized for c2p/p2c conversion.
-
-
- V19.10 (27.12.1997) :
- ---------------------
- - Support-Lib: - MODEGEN was missing in .cpinfo file
- (thus also not accessible from SVPrefs)
-
- - Docs: - updated info on ImageEngineer: Simon
- now has a new email and homepage
- - updated PMPro info
- (Blittersoft, GTI, Irseesoft: versions
- prices, WWW sites, emails, etc.)
- - same for ScanQuix
- - updated the rest, too...
-
-
- V19.9 (24.12.1997) :
- --------------------
- - Note: V19.8 was not on Aminet
-
- - NEW SVObjects: - TIM (PSX): - console graphics, as e.g. written
- by Personal Paint (!! BETA !!)
-
- - SVObjects: - JPEG, PNG: - smarter, faster
- - BMP: - fixed bug in writing (4 bit, only)
-
- - SVDrivers: - CyberGraphics: - (see there)
-
- - Support-Lib: - new preferences option for viewmode generation
- (-> Ramiro Garcia)
-
-
- V19.8 (8.12.1997) :
- -------------------
- - SVObjects: - AmiIcon: - fixed bug, that could make the system
- crash when sv-lib was loaded/flushed
-
- *****************************************************************************
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- *****************************************************************************
-
-
- Overview: Supported and Non-supported Graphics Cards
- ====================================================
-
- Card Name Kind of Support
- ----------------------------------------------------
- 1600GX -
- A2410 TIGA CG EGS
- CyberVision64 CG P96
- CyberVision64/3D CG
- DCTV -
- Domino CG EGS P96
- DraCo Altais CG
- Firecracker -
- GDA-1 -
- Graffity -
- GVP 110/24 EGS
- GVP IV 24 EGS
- Colormaster EGS
- Inferno (Wildfire) CG
- Merlin CG P96 NAT
- OMniBus P96
- OpalVision NAT
- Picasso II CG P96 NAT
- Picasso II+ CG P96 NAT
- Picasso IV CG P96
- Piccolo CG EGS P96
- Piccolo SD64 CG EGS P96
- Rain*ow II (R-II) EGS
- Rain*ow III (R-III) EGS
- Retina Z2 EGS NAT
- Retina Z3 BLT CG EGS NAT
- Spectrum CG EGS P96
- Visiona EGS
-
- As you can see, any reasonable graphics card for the Amiga
- is supported in some way.
-
- (NAT = "native driver", CG = CGfx, P96 = Picasso96, EGS = EGS ;)
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 2361772 884084 62.5% 13-Feb-98 16:23:48 SViewNG_EL.lha
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- 2361772 884084 62.5% 14-Feb-98 01:03:12 1 files
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