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- UNDL 1.2 19.01.93
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- ABOUT
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- UNDL unpacks DL animation files from PClones into frames. Each
- frame is stored as an 8-bit IFF file, which can then be converted
- to HAM or some other Amiga format before recombination into an
- Amiga GL file. This is a KS2.0 program.
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- UNDL is Copyright © 1993 by John Bickers.
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- REQUIREMENTS
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- KS2.0 and Christian Weber's iff.library are essential. The latter
- is available from amiga.physik.unizh.ch and its mirrors, or from
- Fish disk #674.
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- USAGE
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- The usage template is:
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- FROM/A,CENTRE/S,INFO/S,SAVECONTROL/K
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- The FROM option is the name of the DL you want to unpack. The
- frames will be stored in the current directory with names of the
- form undl.NNN, where NNN is the frame number. This number counts
- from one.
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- The CENTRE option will centre each frame within a 320x200
- rectangle. This is convenient for building an IFF animation file,
- but should never be used when building a GL file.
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- The INFO option will make UNDL quit after displaying the header
- information.
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- The SAVECONTROL option specifies the name of a "control" file to
- use. This file is a list of the order in which the frames should
- be played, and can be used to construct FLY commands for a GL
- animation. "mark" and "loop" commands are inserted as required,
- though you'll have to add the "fly" commands yourself.
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- USEFUL UTILITIES
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- Ed Hanway's HamLabPlus is very handy for converting the frames
- from 8-bit pictures to a more usual Amiga format.
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- My GL package can be used to create an Amiga GL file out of the
- frames, as well as play the resulting animation.
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- My mkanim utility can be used to recombine the frames back into an
- IFF ANIM file.
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- GL OR ANIM?
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- A GL version of a DL file is quite likely to turn out smaller than
- an ANIM version, though of course it depends on the animation. I
- converted the file BIRRA.DL into both ANIM and GL, and the GL file
- was less than half (!) the size of the ANIM one.
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- CREDITS
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- UNDL is written by John Bickers using SAS C 6.1.
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- The DL file format and PC programs were created by Davide Tome'
- and Luca De Gregorio.
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- Christian A. Weber's iff.library is used for saving ILBM files.
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- The format of a DL file was obtained by looking at BIRRA.DL, and
- running Davide and Luca's DL-VIEW.EXE under Microsoft's CodeView
- debugger.
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- DISTRIBUTION
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- UNDL is Copyright © 1993 by John Bickers.
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- Distribution is via normal channels. That is, distribute it for
- free, or for Fred Fish like costs, but not more. And remember to
- include the documentation.
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- This program is not shareware in the sense that you should pay for
- it if you use it a lot, but suggestions or demands will be
- received in a spirit of pronounced no-enthusiasm unless
- accompanied by a donation of some sort.
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- If you have one lying around, why not send me an R18 DL?
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- CONTACT INFO
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- If you're having problems or would like to pay me to convert a
- file, I can be reached at:
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- John Bickers
- 214 Rata St
- Naenae 6301
- New Zealand
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- Or: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz
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- DISCLAIMER
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- It works on my machine.
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