                * UPDATED IMPORT MODULE FOR PAGESTREAM v2.0 *
                        
                      GIF.IMPORT MODULE version 2.0.2

CHANGES FROM LAST RELEASE: 
        
                - decompression speed increased.

        To give you an idea of how much I tested several pics:
     
     These tests were made on an Amiga 2000 (68000) w/ 9MB.
     The pics were imported off the hard disk.
     the time is in minutes:seconds.
     the time is counted started from the import requester to the time
     the paste cursor comes up.
     
       Picture      v2.0.0         v2.0.2     Size on Bytes
     ------------  --------       --------   ---------------
     joker.gif      5:34.94        0:20.93       25984
     kingtut.gif      ?            0:16.72       15360
     robocop.gif      ?            0:16.19       14366 
     unicorn.gif      ?            0:18.13       25600
     trekview.gif     ?            0:22.66       31744
     vader.gif        ?            0:24.43       41864
     63vette.gif      ?            1:08.19      109562
     sc90apr.gif   2.5 - 3.0 hrs   4:40.34      606208
     
        
     These tests were made on an Amiga 2500/030 w/ 3MB RAM.
     The pics were imported off the ram disk.
     the time is in minutes:seconds.
     the time is counted started from the import requester to the time
     the paste cursor comes up.
     
        Picture      v2.0.0     v2.0.2     Size in Bytes
     -------------  --------   --------   ---------------
     joker.gif       0:49.85    0:04.12       25985
     kingtut.gif     0:30.85    0:02.78       15360
     robocop.gif     0:29.56    0:02.69       14366
     unicorn.gif     0:52.60    0:03.60       25600
     trekview.gif    1:02.84    0:03.75       31744
     vader.gif       1:23.25    0:04.10       41864
     63vette.gif     3:45.19    0:12.85      109562
     sc90apr.gif        ?       1:01.35      606208
     
     *NOTE: the ? signifies a time that was not tested.
     (who has that much time to waste when you know it is going to take a 
     LONG time.)
      
     
     Slight impovement huh?  
     
     
     
  Version 2.0.2 of the gif.import module is now available to all PageStream
2.0 users. GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is CompuServe's standard for
defining generalized color raster images. This module is based on the 
June 15, 1987 release of the GIF standard. All GIF files with a version of
87a should pose no problem. We have heard of a later release of the standard
but are unable to located it. The later files should still be compatable with
the older files so this module should work with the later GIF pictures.
The GIF format uses the LZW compression method (similar to the TIFF LZW) so
import process is rather slow for large images.


                                ENJOY!
                                

        Gary Knight
        Soft-Logik Publishing Corp.
                                        