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Short: EGS-TV Video & Framegrabber soft for EGS graphics cards
Author: hhoff@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Helmut Hoffmann)
Uploader: hhoff@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Helmut Hoffmann)
Type: gfx/board
EGS-TV-Professional The Desktop-Video and Framegrabber software for EGS
===================
*** EGS-TV: the Desktop-Video-Software for all EGS users ***
*** + support of VLab and IV24 framegrabbers ***
*** + support of handy scanners ***
*** + usable as stand alone sequence/animation software ***
*** New: Now with automatic picture directory import: With
only a few operations you can create large sequences
from hundreds of pictures in a directory ... ***
*** many new file formats (all standard IFFs, PCX, JPeg, DEEP, ***
*** YUV, VLab, DataTypes! and some BMP, TIF, Targa, PPM formats) ***
This is the full version of EGS-TV V4.3, the shareware video software for
EGS graphic boards. To use this as full version you need a keyfile, which
can only be obtained by registering directly by me. Without keyfile
EGS-TV has some restrictions.
What does EGS-TV offer?
-----------------------
EGS-TV is a pure EGS program. It offers high/true-color sequence editing
and animation generation for random access sequences on your harddisk
(Professional version only). It can apply amazing trick technics as the
Blue Screen Keying to your pictures and sequences/animations. Did you ever
want to edit an 80MByte animation and delete a frame out of the middle?
No problem with EGS-TV-Professional...
All this is done through a font sensitive EGS user interface which runs
on your biggest screens in 24Bit color quality...
* Picture import from many programs (ImageFX, PicoPainter, SpectraPaint)
* Picture loading functions (including scaling)
* IFF-ILBM (all standard formats 1 to 8Bit, EHB, HAM6, HAM8, 24Bit)
* JPeg (color and greyscale)
* PPM (P6 color and P5 greyscale)
* QRT (also known as dump format by PD raytracer as POV-Ray)
* Targa (several variants for 24Bit, 8Bit, ColorMap; incl. RLE compression)
* PCX (several compressed formats for EGA1-4Bit; VGA upto 8Bit and 24Bit)
* BMP (several uncompressed formats for 24Bit RGB and 1Bit or 8Bit Colormap)
* TIF (uncompressed formats for 24Bit RGB, Colormap 1-8Bit and 8Bit grey)
* EGS7.x window iconification file format
* DEEP (24Bit and 32Bit; compressed and uncompressed)
* YUV (color 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and greyscale)
* VLAB raw (color 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and greyscale)
* DataType (OS3.x users can load pictures in all formats with DataTypes)
pictures can be integrated or combined with sequences...; automatic
scaling is available to integrate large pictures in animations/sequences
of smaller picture size.
* Automatic directory import, to create sequences from single pictures
very conveniently
* Framegrabber support for VLab- and IV24 (Impact Vision) with
high color monitor function and much more: This makes your VLab or
your IV24 to a Motion Video Card with sequence recording...
* Handy scanner support (Cameron/Reisware) for 16 or 256 greyscales
* Sequence editing functions as insert/append/delete; demo and classical
version only support RAM sequences; the professional version additio-
nally supports harddisk sequences
* Blue Screen Keying system for stunning trick effects
* Management of any number of pictures and sequences (only limited by
memory); every picture or sequence has it's own preview window.
* Saving of frames and exporting of sequences in many file formats
(IFF,JPeg,YUV,PPM,QRT,Targa,DEEP,...); no saving possible in the
demo version; JPeg saving only available in professional version.
* Picture export to many programs (ImageFX, XiPaint, PicoPainter, TVPaint);
more transfers can be configured by the user (not available in demo version)
* Loading and saving of settings for different purposes or for the
program start-up (not available in demo version)
* Usable on any selectable screenmode and on the EGS-Default screen
(in the demo version only the screen depths can be selected)
Requirements
------------
* Amiga-OS 2.04 or higher
(OS3.0 or higher is recommended for harddisk recording and also needed
for DataType support and sequence editing control with the joystick port)
* EGS-System version 6.0 or higher
EGS System 7.x users can find a window iconification icon in the
archive (subdirectory EGS-Icons). This can be copied to EGS:EGS-Icons
and will then be used as iconification icon instead of the default
icon for all EGS-TV windows.
* Much memory (6MByte Fast-RAM are recommended)
Video hardware support
----------------------
* VLab-Framegrabber (classical and Y/C; also as Parallelport versions;
the VLab-Motion can not be supported as MacroSystem is
not willing to provide documentation for programmers)
* IV24 as Framegrabber
* Cameron/Reisware handy scanner (no real Video hardware, but they
can be used as frame source for greyscale pictures as well)
* ... (more support is planned)
EGS-TV can also be used without a framegrabber as stand alone video program
(animation/sequence generation) by import and load functions.
Registering
-----------
The registration fee for EGS-TV Professional is currently 30US$ for users
outside of europe and 40DM for users in europe (see registration form for
other possible currencies). Alternatively you can still register the clas-
sical version of EGS-TV (20US$ or 25DM) (see documentation for differences).
English and german versions available. An extensive documentation (more
than 100kByte) is included in Amiga-Guide format.
Free updates are normally available due to the keyfile concept.
A registrationform is included in the archiv (please print it with 12CPI
and a left margin of 10).
Separate player program
-----------------------
A separate player program for EGS-TV sequences is now available.
It plays sequences direct from harddrive and is independent of special
video hard- or software (but it needs the EGS system as well).
You can find EGS-TV-Player in a separate archiv named "egstvplayerxx.lha"
where xx is the version number.
Disclaimer
----------
I tried my best to make this program error-free. It has been checked
with enforcer and mungwall and works without problems on my configuration.
Nevertheless, as there are so many possible configurations of Amigas,
EGS-Systems, framegrabbers, I can not guarantee that this software
will work on your configuration. Especially the complex EGS-System
does not have the desired stability in some situations. In cases
where I found problems with EGS, I tried to workaround them, or
explained them in this document.
This software (program and documentation) is provided "as is" and
comes with no warranty, either expressed or implied.
The author is in no way responsible for any damage or loss that may
occur due to direct or indirect usage of this software. You use
this software entirely at your own risk.
Copyright and Distribution
--------------------------
EGS-TV software (program and documentation) is copyright by
Helmut Hoffmann
Rubensstrasse 4
D-41063 Mönchengladbach
Germany
The demo version of EGS-TV may be freely distributed and used as long
as the following conditions are met:
1) All files have to be kept together
2) No file may be modified or crunched/packed.
The only official way to distribute EGS-TV demo packed is the original
egstv.lha or egstv.lzh-archive.
EGS-TV may not be disassembled or analysed. The limitations integrated
in the demo version may under no circumstance be removed or bypassed.
3) Distributors may only charge for the duplication process (including media)
and not for the software. Theese charges may not exceed the following
limits: a) EGS-TV demo on a PD-disk: 8$ (US-dollar) including
postage&packing (in Germany: 12DM)
b) EGS-TV demo on a PD-CD-ROM: 50$ (US-dollar) including
postage&packing (in Germany: 75DM)
c) EGS-TV demo on a BBS/Mailbox/ftp-site or other electronically
callable system: Maximum charge 4$ (US-dollar) (in Germany: 6DM)
for downloading
Anyway, it must be made explictly clear to the buyer, that he does not
pay for the program (demo) itself but only for the duplication service.
4) It is not allowed to distribute EGS-TV with any commercial product without
a written permission by me. One exception is the distribution of the demo
version with products, not exceeding the above price limits (e.g. a cover-
disk magazine for 8$ or less).
The following companies have my explicit permission to distribute the
EGS-TV demo with their products: NOVA Design, Ingenieurbüro Helfrich,
Macrosystem
If you want to distribute EGS-TV demo with your commercial product
(hardware or software) write to me for details.
If you want your software or hardware product to be capable of working
directly with EGS-TV you can also contact me (address as above).
5) The registered version may not be redistributed. It may only run on one
machine per registration. It is allowed to make a backup copy of the
original disk.
You can currently contact me by EMail:
hhoff@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
If you want to register or have important suggestions, please write by ordinary
mail to my address above. No registrations by EMail!
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Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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16384 699 95.7% 22-Dec-94 17:09:04 EGS-Icons/EGSTV
668 379 43.2% 22-Dec-94 17:15:04 EGS-Icons/EGSTV.readme
628 265 57.8% 11-Oct-94 01:07:20 EGSTVDeutsch.info
196852 87090 55.7% 06-Feb-95 03:56:10 EGSTVDeutsch/EGSTV
582 346 40.5% 17-Jul-94 22:32:58 EGSTVDeutsch/egstv.config
158413 59019 62.7% 06-Feb-95 12:59:24 EGSTVDeutsch/EGSTV.guide
482 257 46.6% 30-Sep-94 13:42:58 EGSTVDeutsch/EGSTV.guide.info
454 176 61.2% 16-Aug-94 09:33:06 EGSTVDeutsch/EGSTV.info
10293 4487 56.4% 06-Feb-95 13:00:56 EGSTVDeutsch/EGSTV.LiesMich
477 250 47.5% 16-Aug-94 09:33:06 EGSTVDeutsch/EGSTV.LiesMich.info
628 262 58.2% 16-Aug-94 09:33:06 EGSTVDeutsch/HHsEGSPatch.info
568 431 24.1% 16-Aug-94 09:33:06 EGSTVDeutsch/HHsEGSPatch/HHsEGSPatch
4584 2189 52.2% 07-Jan-95 05:06:24 EGSTVDeutsch/HHsEGSPatch/HHsEGSPatch.txt
477 247 48.2% 16-Aug-94 09:33:06 EGSTVDeutsch/HHsEGSPatch/HHsEGSPatch.txt.info
4138 1486 64.0% 06-Feb-95 13:05:04 EGSTVDeutsch/Registrierung.txt
477 251 47.3% 16-Aug-94 09:33:06 EGSTVDeutsch/Registrierung.txt.info
628 267 57.4% 11-Oct-94 01:07:20 EGSTVEnglish.info
195832 86530 55.8% 06-Feb-95 04:05:08 EGSTVEnglish/EGSTV
588 337 42.6% 17-Jul-94 22:35:24 EGSTVEnglish/egstv.config
145458 51287 64.7% 06-Feb-95 13:00:12 EGSTVEnglish/EGSTV.guide
482 255 47.0% 04-Oct-94 03:22:52 EGSTVEnglish/EGSTV.guide.info
454 177 61.0% 04-Oct-94 03:22:54 EGSTVEnglish/EGSTV.info
9259 3931 57.5% 06-Feb-95 13:00:54 EGSTVEnglish/EGSTV.readme
477 248 48.0% 04-Oct-94 03:22:54 EGSTVEnglish/EGSTV.readme.info
628 259 58.7% 04-Oct-94 03:22:54 EGSTVEnglish/HHsEGSPatch.info
568 431 24.1% 16-Aug-94 09:33:06 EGSTVEnglish/HHsEGSPatch/HHsEGSPatch
4105 1967 52.0% 07-Jan-95 05:06:26 EGSTVEnglish/HHsEGSPatch/HHsEGSPatch.txt
477 247 48.2% 16-Aug-94 09:33:06 EGSTVEnglish/HHsEGSPatch/HHsEGSPatch.txt.info
4026 1412 64.9% 06-Feb-95 13:05:02 EGSTVEnglish/Registration.txt
477 247 48.2% 04-Oct-94 03:22:54 EGSTVEnglish/Registration.txt.info
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