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- Documentation for "Cyclops V1.0" by Shadow.
- -------------------------------------------
-
- This disk contains : 1) the actual Cyclops-program
- 2) a little explanation (this text)
- 3) a slideshow, showing off the capabilities of
- Cyclops.
-
- About Cyclops V1.0 :
- --------------------
-
- Main Screen :
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- - Draw : Start drawing the picture (a typical picture takes approx.
- 15 secs. to draw).
-
- - Stop : Stop drawing. This is the only function that works during
- the drawing.
-
- - Show : Shows the entire picture, finished, or partly finished if
- you aborted during the drawing. Click again for main menu.
-
- - Cycle : Toggles cycling on/off. It is possible to cycle while
- drawing. There are several types of cycling. More on that
- later (see the Color Menu).
-
- - Mirror : 0, 2 or 4 mirrors.
- 0 : no mirrors
- 2 : picture mirrored vertically
- 4 : picture mirrored both vertically and horizontally
-
- - Negative : Toggle negative mode on/off (Invert picture).
-
- - Save : Go to Save Menu. More on that later...
-
- - Exit : Back to DOS.
-
- - ColorMenu: Go to Color Menu. More on that later...
-
- All the other functions are the parameters with which you can play around
- to alter the cyclepicture to your taste. I'm not going to explain these in
- detail. It is best to experiment with them yourself.
-
- Color Menu :
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This menu lets you change the colors and the type of cycling.
-
- Colors :
- ~~~~~~~~
- - RGB-sliders : Change each color seperately.
- and <- ->
-
- - R <-> G : Swap red and green values.
-
- - G <-> B : Swap green and blue values.
-
- - R <-> B : Swap red and blue values.
-
- - Reverse : Reverse entire color range.
-
- - Reverse R : Reverse only red-value on whole range.
-
- - Reverse G : The same for green.
-
- - Reverse B : The same for blue.
-
- - Reset : Standard colors.
-
- - Bitplanes : You can switch between 4 or 5 bitplanes (16 or 32
- colors).
-
- Cycling :
- ~~~~~~~~~
- - Cyclespeed : Change cyclespeed (00 = fast, 0F is slow).
-
- - Cycling : Change type of cycling (00 - 07).
-
- - Color 0 : Here you can select whether color 0 (background) is
- included or excluded from the cycling-range.
-
- Save Menu :
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- Select the drive you'd like to save your picture to : DF0: or DF1:
- You can save the picture in IFF-format or as a RAW-file.
- To save the picture, first type in the name, then click on SAVE IFF or
- SAVE RAW.
-
- Click on GET DIR to 'refresh' the directory.
-
- Click on MAIN to get back to the main screen.
-
-
-
- That's all, folks... Enjoy the program !
-
-
-
- Credits for Cyclops V1.0 : Everything by Midas, except for titlepicture by
- The Lyon.
-
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-
- S H A D O W
-
- When light fades away...
-
-
- Signed : The Lyon/Shadow.
-