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From news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!noc.netcom.net!netcom.com!jdm Sat Jun 10 11:31:32 1995
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.answers,news.answers
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From: jdm@netcom.com
Subject: Graphics File Formats FAQ (Part 2 of 4): Image Conversion and Display Programs
Message-ID: <graphics/fileformats-faq-2-802022477@netcom.com>
Followup-To: poster
Summary: This document answers many of the most frequently asked
questions about graphics file formats on Usenet.
Keywords: FAQ, GRAPHICS, FORMAT, IMAGE
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Reply-To: jdm@netcom.com (James D. Murray)
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This FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list contains information on graphics
file formats, including, raster, vector, metafile, Page Description Language,
3D object, animation, and multimedia formats.
This FAQ is divided into four parts, each covering a different area of
graphics file format information:
Graphics File Formats FAQ: General Graphics Format Questions (Part 1 of 4)
Graphics File Formats FAQ: Image Conversion and Display Programs (Part 2 of 4)
Graphics File Formats FAQ: Where to Get File Format Specifications (Part 3 of 4)
Graphics File Formats FAQ: Tips and Tricks of the Trade (Part 4 of 4)
Please email contributions, corrections, and suggestions about this FAQ to
jdm@netcom.com. Relevant information posted to newsgroups will not
automatically make it into this FAQ.
-- James D. Murray <jdm@netcom.com> ;-{)>>>>
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Subject: 0. Contents of Image Conversion and Display Programs
Subjects marked with <NEW> are new to this FAQ.
Subjects marked with <UPD> have been updated since the last release
of this FAQ.
I. General questions about this FAQ
0. Maintainer's Comments <UPD>
1. What's new in this latest FAQ release? <UPD>
II. Image Conversion and Display Programs
0. Image Conversion and Display Programs for MS-DOS <UPD>
1. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Windows <UPD>
2. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Macintosh
3. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Unix and X Window <UPD>
4. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Amiga
5. Platform-Independent Image Conversion Toolkits <UPD>
III. Kudos and Assertions
0. Acknowledgments
1. About The Author
2. Disclaimer
3. Copyright Notice
------------------------------
Subject: I. General questions about this FAQ
------------------------------
Subject: 0. Maintainer's Comments
This FAQ is for all of you looking for that special display or image
conversion program to run on your system and to work with all those graphics
files you've been downloading from the alt.binaries.pictures.* newgroups for
whose-knows-what reasons.
If you know of any MS-DOS/Windows/Unix/X/Macintosh/Amiga graphical display,
editing, or translation programs or application that are not listed here
then send me the information!
And it looks as though I'll be in the O'Reilly & Associates booth at SIGGRAPH
in Los Angles on August 8th, 9th, and 10th. I'll be the long-haired computer
nerd with the long, braided beard. ;-{)>>>>
------------------------------
Subject: 1. What's new in this latest FAQ release?
o New Windows, Unix, MS-DOS, and platform-independant applications added.
------------------------------
Subject: II. Image Conversion and Display Programs
------------------------------
Subject: 0. Image Conversion and Display Programs for MS-DOS
Name: DISPLAY
Purpose: Image display and conversion
Version: 1.87
Author: Jih-Shin Ho <u7711501@bicmos.ee.nctu.edu.tw>
FTP: ftp://NCTUCCCA.edu.tw/PC/graphics/disp
Imports: GIF, Japan MAG, Japan PIC, Sun Raster, JPEG, XBM, Utah RLE,
PBM, PGM, PPM, PM, PCX, Japan MKI, TIFF, TGA, XPM, Mac Paint,
GEM/IMG, IFF/ILBM, BMP, QRT, Mac PICT, VIS, PDS, VIKING, VICAR,
FITS, Usenix FACE, IRIS, YUV, RAW RGB, PCPAINT/Pictor, RAW GREY,
Photo-CD, DL, FLI, FLC, RAW, MPEG, AVI, and GL.
Exports: GIF, Sun Raster, JPEG, XBM, PBM, PGM, PPM, PM, Tiff, Targa,
XPM, Mac Paint, Ascii, Laser Jet, IFF/ILBM, Windows BMP,
Mac PICT, VIS, FITS, FACE, PCX, GEM/IMG, IRIS, YUV, RAW RGB,
Postscript, and RAW GREY.
Features: Batch conversion, image preview, command-line configuration,
contact sheet creation, slide shows.
Comments: I am impressed with the large number of file formats
supported, including all of their eccentric variations, and
several formats I have not seen supported in other packages.
The DOS file directory navigation and maintenance features are
easy to use and the command line usage is very convenient,
especially for batch format conversions of images.
Name: Graphics Display System (GDS)
Purpose: Image display, conversion, thumbnail catalogs
Version: 3.1e
Author: Photodex Corporation <photodex@netcom.com>
FTP: ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/ph/photodex
CIS: GO PHOTODEX, GDS Viewing Software (Lib 3)
Imports: ANS (ANSI text), BBM, BMF, BMP, CUT/PAL (Dr. Halo), DIB, DL,
FLC, FLI, FLX, GDS, GIF, GL, HAM, ICO, IFF/ILBM, IMG, JFI,
JPG (JFIF), LBM, MAC, MP2 & MPA (MPEG Audio), MPG, PCC,
PCX, RAX, RFX, RLE, SC? (ColoRIX), TGA, TIFF and TXT (text).
Exports: ANS (ANSI text), BBM, BMP, CUT/PAL (Dr. Halo), GDS, GIF,
IFF/ILBM, IMG, JFI, JPG (JFIF), LBM, PCC, PCX, RAX, RFX,
RLE, SC? (ColoRIX), TGA, and TIFF.
Features: File viewing, batch conversions, easy thumbnail catalog
creation with many options, slide shows, automatic
configuration. Includes 5000+ lines of hypertext help
and prints 98 page cross referenced manual. Supports HGC,
CGA, EGA, S-EGA, VGA, SVGA, XGA, TIGA and VESA. Registered
versions print to HP PCL & 100% compatible laser and inkjet
printers.
Comments: Used by CompuServe sysops to catalog over 40,000 images
regularly. ASP approved shareware.
Name: pbmplus - Portable Bitmap Utilities (MS-DOS version)
Purpose: Graphical file format conversion
Version: 1.91d (10 December 1991)
Author: Mike Castle <mcastle@cs.umr.edu> and D.J. Delorie <dj@ctron.com>
FTP: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/pub/msdos/graphics/pbmp191d.zip
Imports:
Exports:
Name: TN-Image
Purpose: Image analysis software
Version: 2.09 (Shareware)
Author: tjnelson@helix.nih.gov
FTP: ftp://las2.ninds.nih.gov or ftp://las1.ninds.nih.gov
Imports: TIF (Mac or PC), PCX, JPEG, TGA, BMP, GIF, IMG, ASCII, and raw
bytes; all pixel depths from 1-32 bits/pixel, including CMYL,
medical grayscale images, and unusual color formats.
Exports: TIF, PCX, JPEG, TGA, BMP, IMG, and custom file formats. Saves
images in 1-32 bits/pixel as RGB, pseudocolor, CMYK, or grayscale.
FFT data can be saved in ASCII format.
Features: Menu driven GUI interface, many image editing operations, and
analysis features (calibration, strip/spot densitometry, area and
distance measurement, automatic background subtraction, 2D FFT,
image reconstruction using Fourier convolution and deconvolution,
automatic detection and quantitation of bands, spots, rectangular
areas and arbitrarily-shaped regions, and user-definable equations
for point manipulation). Programmable macro language, batch mode,
image inter-conversion. Tutorials for deconvolution, densitometry,
and macro programming.
------------------------------
Subject: 1. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Windows
Name: Crystal Kaleidoscope
Purpose: High-end Video Graphics Suite
Version:
Author: CrystalGraphics, Inc.,
3110 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054.
Voice: 1.800.TOPAS.3D; Fax: 408.496.0970
Contact: Debbie Derana, Director, Customer Relations
Voice: 408.496.6175
TechExport for international dealers
Voice: 617.229.6900
Cost: US$1995 (USA)
Features: Built on the Crystal TOPAS Professional 5.1 3D modeling,
rendering and animation package. Other packages bundled into this
suite include: TOPAS Network Renderer, Elastic Reality 1.01
morphing and special effects package from Elastic Reality, Inc.,
Kai's Power Tools" 2.0 Windows SE version from HSC Software,
Leadview 3.0 from LEAD Technologies, Inc., Fractal Design Painter"
3 for Windows from Fractal Design Corporation, and offers from
several other industry-leading manufacturers for CD-ROMs full of
images, textures and backgrounds are included from IMAGETECTS
(ImageCELs), Artbeats (Prelude), CrystalGraphics (Crystal GEMS),
and the 3D model CD-ROM catalog from Viewpoint is included.
Name: GraphX Viewer
Purpose: Image Display, Conversion, Thumbnails, Editing
Version: 1.5
Platforms: Windows, Windows 3.11, Windows NT, SCO-Open Desktop, SunOS,
Solaris, HPUX, AIX, and DGUX
Author: Group 42, Inc.
Voice: 800.520.0042, 513.831.3400; Email: info@group42.com
FTP: ftp://ftp.group42.com/pub/gviewer/
WWW: http://www.group42.com
CIS: GO GRAPHICS, Library 3
Cost: $49 Windows, $99 Unix
Imports: OS/2 BMP, Windows BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, Sun Raster, TGA,
TIFF (raw, RLE, G3 & G4, LZW), XWD, and UUE/XXE encoded.
Exports: OS/2 BMP, Windows BMP, GIF ([non]interlaced), JPEG, PCX,
PostScript (Levels 1 & 2), PNG, Sun Raster, TGA, TIFF (raw, RLE,
G3 & G4, LZW), XWD, and UUE/XXE decoding (single and multi-part)
Features: Excellent 8-bit display of 24-bit images, color and size
reduction, image filters and adjustment, thumbnail catalog
creation and management, "smart" decoder for multi-part
UUE/XXE files, contact sheet creation, extensive help, SDI
support for Enhanced Mosaic. Export options include color
reductions for all format specific color levels (1, 4, 8, 16,
24-bit color and gray scale).
Name: ImagePals 2
Purpose: Image editor and DTP media management tool
Version: 2.0
Author: Ulead Systems Inc., 970 W. 190th St., #520, Torrance, CA 90502
Voice: 800.858.5323, 310.523.9393; Fax: 310.523.9399
Cost: ImagePals 2, $129; upgrade from ImagePals 1.x, $49;
Formats: BMP, CLP, CUR, DCS, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, MAC, MSP, PCD,
PCT, PCX, PSD, CGM, CLP, DRW, DXF, HGL, PCT, PIC, WMF, WPG, PXR,
RAS, RLE, SCT, TGA, TIF, WMF, VOC, WAV, MID, RMI, AVI, FLC, FLI,
FLX, WRI, TXT, DBF, DOC, PPT, RTF, CDR
Features: Photo album image cataloger, image editor and graphics toolbox,
screen capture, file format conversion, Kodak PhotoCD browser,
slide show, TWAIN and OLE compatible.
Reviews: PC Magazine May 17, 1994 v13 n9 p52(1)
InfoWorld, June 13, 1994, v16 n24 p97(2);
PC Magazine July 1994 v13 n13 p224(2)
Windows Sources August 1994 v2 n8 p82(2)
Windows Magazine August 1994 v5 n8 p274(9)
Name: MediaStudio
Purpose: Video/audio authoring and multimedia presentation
Version: 1.0
Author: Ulead Systems Inc., 970 W. 190th St., #520, Torrance, CA 90502
Voice: 800.858.5323, 310.523.9393; Fax: 310.523.9399
Cost: $349 (CD-ROM)
Formats: BMP, CLP, CUR, DCS, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, MAC, MSP, PCD,
PCT, PCX, PSD, CGM, CLP, DRW, DXF, HGL, PCT, PIC, WMF, WPG, PXR,
RAS, RLE, SCT, TGA, TIF, WMF, VOC, WAV, MID, RMI, AVI, FLC, FLI,
FLX, WRI, TXT, DBF, DOC, PPT, RTF, CDR
Features: Photo album image cataloger, image, audio, and video editor,
screen and video capture, file format conversion, morphing editor,
Kodak PhotoCD browser, HQ-9000, TWAIN, and OLE compatible.
Reviews: Computer Shopper, Nov 1994, v14 n11 p796(1);
Comments: MediaStudio is a very nice collection of utilities for creating,
modifying, and maintaining multimedia files and resources under
the Microsoft Windows environment. I am especially impressed with
its professional appearance, large selection of features, and
ease of use.
Name: Picture Man
Purpose: Image conversion and manipulation application
Version: 1.55 (Shareware)
Author: Dr. Igor Plotnikov <igor@corvette.insoft.com>
FTP: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/pub/msdos/windows3/pman155.zip
Imports: TIFF, PCX, GIF, TGA, JPEG, BMP
Exports: TIFF, PCX, GIF, TGA, JPEG, BMP, EPS
Features: Paint, filter, and transform functions, virtual memory on disk,
TWAIN driver interface for scanners, digital cameras, and
video capturing boards, and runs multiple instances.
Name: PlayIt
Purpose: Multimedia playback utility
Version: 2.03
Author: Patrick Arial <patrick@shamrck.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
Shamrock Systems and Technology, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
FTP: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/msdos_uploads/win3_desktop
ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/desktop/plyit203.zip
CIS: GO GRAPHSUP, Library 'Graphics Viewers', file PLYIT203.ZIP
GO WINMM, Library '3rd Part S/W', file PLYIT203.ZIP
Formats: ANIM, AVI, BMP/DIB, FLC/FLI, GIF, HAM/EHB, IFF/LBM, JPEG, MIDI,
MOV, MPEG, PCX, PGM, PICT, PPM, TGA, TIFF, and WAVE.
Features: Supports Microsoft Video for Windows, Apple Quicktime for Windows,
and Xing Technologies MCI MPEG driver. Interlaced GIF output,
writes audio to AVI files, convert individual frames to AVI,
full scripting language for batch processing, features several
image processing tools, and licensed to use LZW compression.
Name: R2V for Windows
Purpose: Raster to vector conversion application
Version: 1.7.2
Author: Able Software Co.
Voice: 617.862.2804, Fax: 617.862.2640, Email: able@world.std.com
Cost: US$1895.00 (USA), US$2400.00 (International)
FTP: ftp://ftp.std.com/pub/r2v/r2vdemo.zip
Imports: TIFF, Arc/Info, and SPOT satellite image formats
Exports: MapInfo, DXF and Arc/Info, and TIFF
Features: Batch processing, vector editing and image processing functions,
vector registration and merge, and printer support.
------------------------------
Subject: 2. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Macintosh
Name: CH-Interchange 2
Purpose: JPEG toolkit (CH-Interchange, CH-JPEG, and CH-PegIt)
Author: HighWater Designs Inc., 6 Bedford Farms, Bedford, NH
03110-6532 USA. Voice: 603.669.7466, Fax: 603.669.7456
Imports: TIFF (RGB and CMYK), EPSF, JPEG, EPSJPEG, DCSJPEG
Exports: TIFF (RGB and CMYK), EPSF, JPEG, EPSJPEG, DCSJPEG
Features: CH-Interchnage provides file format conversion. CH-JPEG is an
Adobe Photoshop Plug-in that allows acquire/export of JPEG and
EPSJPEG formats. CH-PegIt provides low-resolution compression for
EPS and DCS files and uses the Mac's QuickTime extension.
Name: GIFConverter
Purpose: Image display, conversion, and printing
Version: 2.3.7
Author: Kevin Mitchell <kam@mcs.com>
FTP: ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu/mac/graphics/graphicsutil/gif-converter-237.hqx
Imports: GIF, JPEG, JFIF, TIFF, RIFF, MacPaint, Thunderscan, PICT
Exports: GIF, JPEG, JFIF, TIFF, RIFF, MacPaint, Thunderscan, PICT, EPS
Features: Dithers and halftones, laser printer support
Name: GraphicConverter
Purpose: Graphics file format conversion
Version:
Author:
FTP:
Imports: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (raw, packbits, CCITT 3/4,
LZW), RIFF, PICS, 8BIM, 8BPS/PSD, JPEG/JFIF, GIF, PCX/SCR,
GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP (raw and RLE), ICO/ICN, PIC (16 bit), FLI/FLC,
TGA, MSP, PIC (PC Paint), SCX (ColoRIX), SHP, WPG, PBM/PGM/PPM,
CGM (binary only), SUN (uncompressed), RLE, XBM, PM, IFF/LBM, PAC,
Degas, TINY, NeoChrome, PIC (ATARI), SPU/SPC, GEM-Metafile,
Animated NeoChrome, Imagic, ImageLab/Print, Technic, HP-GL/2,
FITS, SGI, DL, XWD, WMF, Scitex-CT, DCX, KONTRON
Exports: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (raw, packbits, LZW), GIF,
PCX, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP, IFF/LBM, TGA, PSD, JPEG/JFIF, HP-GL/2,
EPSF, Movie (QuickTime), SUN, PICS, PICT in Resource, PBM/PGM/PPM
Features:
Name: JPEGView
Purpose: Image file viewer
Version: 3.2.1
Author: Aaron Giles <giles@med.cornell.edu>
FTP: ftp://guru.med.cornell.edu/pub/jpegview/jpegview32.sit.hqx
Imports: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PICT, Startup Screen
Exports:
Features: Uses QuickTime
------------------------------
Subject: 3. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Unix and X Window
Name: fbm - Fuzzy pixmap manipulation
Purpose: Graphics file format manipulation and conversion toolkit
Version: 1.0
Author: Michael L. Mauldin <mlm@cs.cmu.edu>
FTP: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/graphics/graphics/packages/fbm.tar.Z
ftp://nl.cs.cmu.edu/usr/mlm/ftp/fbm.tar.Z
Imports: Sun Rasterfile, GIF, IFF ILBM/HAM, TIFF, PCX, PBM, FBM,
PostScript, Face, Utah RLE
Exports: Sun Rasterfile, GIF, IFF ILBM/HAM, TIFF, PCX, PBM, FBM,
PostScript, Face, Utah RLE
Features: Image processing functions (resize, scaling, halftoning,
quantizing, etc.), TIFF functions based on libtiff library,
Utah RLE functions based on Utah Raster Toolkit, full source
code included in the distribution.
Name: GraphX Viewer
See GraphX Viewer entry in the "Image Conversion and Display
Programs for Windows" section.
Name: HighWater JPEG Library
Purpose: High-speed JPEG compression/decompression for Solaris-2
Version: 1.2
Author: HighWater Designs Inc., 6 Bedford Farms, Bedford, NH
03110-6532 USA. Voice: 603.669.7466, Fax: 603.669.7456
Imports: JPEG
Exports: JPEG
Features: Library of functions callable from C programs, optimized for
high-speed operation, fully compliant with the JPEG
specification, operates on all SPARC-based platforms, and
example source code included.
Name: ImageMagick
Purpose: X Window-based image display and conversion
Version: 3.6.1
Author: John Cristy <cristy@dupont.com>
FTP: ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/applications/ImageMagick/ImageMagick-3.6.1.tar.gz
Imports: AVS, BMP, Raw CMYK, Group 3 FAX, FITS, GIF, Raw GRAY,
JPEG, MIFF, MPEG, MTV, Photo CD, PCX, Mac PICT, PBM, PDS, PGM,
PPM, PM Postscript, RAD, Raw RGB, Utah RLE, SGI RGB, SUN Raster,
Targa, ASCII Text, TIFF, VICAR, Visual Image Directory, VIFF, X
Screen, XBM, XPM, XWD, Raw YUV.
Exports: AVS, BMP, Raw CMYK, Group 3 FAX, FITS, GIF, Raw GRAY,
JPEG, MIFF, MTV, PCX, Mac PICT, PBM, PGM, PPM, PM Postscript, Raw
RGB, Utah RLE, SGI RGB, SUN Raster, Targa, TIFF, Visual Image
Directory, VIFF, X Screen, XBM, XPM, XWD, Raw YUV.
Features: Batch conversion, image preview, contact sheet creation,
slide shows, animation.
Name: pbmplus - Extended Portable Bitmap Toolkit
Purpose: Graphics file format manipulation and conversion toolkit
Version: 1.91d (10 December 1991)
Version: 10 December 1991
Author: Jef Poskanzer <jef@well.sf.ca.us> <jef@netcom.com>
FTP: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/graphics/graphics/packages/pbmplus/pbmplus10dec91.tar.Z
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/.b/X11-contrib/pbmplus10dec91.tar.Z
Imports: Sun Icon, X10 and X11 bitmap, Mac Paint, CMU, MGR, G3 FAX,
GEM IMG, FACE, .pi1, .pi3, Andrew Raster Object, Xerox Doodle,
FITS, FaceSaver, LISP machine bit-array, HIPS, PostScript, RAW,
GIF, IFF ILBM, PICT, XPM, PCX, TGA HPPJ, YUV, MTV/PRT, QRT,
Img-whatnot, Xim, Spectrum, SLD, Sun Rasterfile, TIFF, X10 and
X11 XWD
Exports: Sun Icon, X10 and X11 bitmap, Mac Paint, CMU, MGR, G3 FAX,
GEM IMG, FACE, .pi1, .pi3, Andrew Raster Object, ASCII, HPLJ,
GraphOn, BBN, Printronix, Gemini 10x, Epson, Unix plot, Zinc Icon,
FITS, FaceSaver, LISP machine bit-array, GIF, NCSA, X11 puzzle,
IFF ILBM, PICT, XPM, PCX, TGA HPPJ, YUV, Motif UIL Icon,
DEC sixel, PostScript, TIFF, X11 XWD, Sun Rasterfile, DXF, SLD
Features: Supports monochrome, grayscale, and full-color bitmaps. Runs
under all flavors of Unix. Full source code included in the
distribution.
Name: NetPBM - Extended Portable Bitmap Toolkit
Purpose: Graphics file format manipulation and conversion toolkit
Version: 1 March 1994
Author: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
FTP: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/graphics/graphics/packages/NetPBM/*
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/ftp/archive/netpbm/*
ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib
Imports: Sun Icon, X10 and X11 bitmap, Mac Paint, CMU, MGR, G3 FAX,
GEM IMG, FACE, .pi1, .pi3, Andrew Raster Object, Xerox Doodle,
FITS, FaceSaver, LISP machine bit-array, HIPS, PostScript, RAW,
GIF, IFF ILBM, PICT, XPM, PCX, TGA HPPJ, YUV, MTV/PRT, QRT,
Img-whatnot, Xim, Spectrum, SLD, Sun Rasterfile, TIFF, X10 and
X11 XWD, BDF, PK font, SPOT, Biorad, BMP, Mitsubishi S340-10,
XV thumbnail, HP PaintJet XL PCL, SGI, Solitaire image recorder,
Zeiss
Exports: Sun Icon, X10 and X11 bitmap, Mac Paint, CMU, MGR, G3 FAX,
GEM IMG, FACE, .pi1, .pi3, Andrew Raster Object, ASCII, HPLJ,
GraphOn, BBN, Printronix, Gemini 10x, Epson, Unix plot, Zinc Icon,
FITS, FaceSaver, LISP machine bit-array, GIF, NCSA, X11 puzzle,
IFF ILBM, PICT, XPM, PCX, TGA HPPJ, YUV, Motif UIL Icon,
DEC sixel, PostScript, TIFF, X11 XWD, Sun Rasterfile, DXF, SLD,
BDF, PK font, SPOT, Biorad, BMP, Mitsubishi S340-10, XV thumbnail,
HP PaintJet XL PCL, SGI, Solitaire image recorder, Zeiss
Features: Based on the 10Dec91 version of pbmplus, image processing
functions include scaling, contrast and gamma adjustment, and
edge detection. Package also available for VMS, MS-DOS, and Amiga
Name: xanim
Purpose: Animation file viewer
Version:
Author: Mark Podlipec
FTP: ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/applications/xanim???.tar.Z
WWW: <URL:http://www.univ-rennes1.fr/ASTRO/fra/xanim.html>
Imports: DL, FLI, FLC, GIF, IFF, MovieSetter, PFX, Quicktime, RLE
Name: XDim
Purpose: Creation of 3D representations of 2D data sets
Version: 2.3 (Freeware)
Author: Walter Benzing <benzing@iegi01.etec.uni-karlsruhe.de>
FTP: ftp://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/X11/graphics/xdim
Imports: GIF, JPEG, table calculation programs
Exports: GIF, JPEG, table calculation programs
Features: Motif interface, view data in several viewports, color
representation independent of hardware, allows the use of complex
data sets, fast redraw for modes without color interpolation.
Image processing (FFT, Inverse FFT, filters, histogram
equalization, free ordering from z-value to color, etc.), and
data processing (add,subtract,multiply and divide data fields,
linear and spline interpolation, mirror x-/y, complex data fields,
etc.) features. Required are a Unix system with an ANSI C
compiler, X11R4 or later, and the Motif widget set.
Name: Xew widget set
Purpose: X Window widget set
Version:
Author: Markku Savela <msa@hemuli.tte.vtt.fi>
Technical Research Centre of Finland
Multimedia Systems, P.O.Box 1203, FIN-02044 VTT
http://www.vtt.fi/tte/staff/msa/
WWW: http://www.vtt.fi/tte/EuroBridge/Xew/
Imports:
Name: xli
Purpose: X Window image file display and manipulation
Version: 1.16
Author: Graeme Gill <graeme@digideas.com.au>
FTP: ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/applications/xli.1.16.tar.gz
Imports: CMU, GEM, GIF, JFIF, TIFF, Mac Paint, PCX, Sun Raster, Utah RLE,
TGA, X Window formats, PBM, FBM, Photograph on CD, Windows,
OS/2 BMP Image.
Name: xloadimage
Purpose: X Window image file display
Version: 4.1
Author: Jim Frost <jimf@centerline.com>
FTP: ftp://ftp.x.org/R5contrib/xloadimage.4.1.tar.gz
Imports: CMU, GEM, JFIF, TIFF, Mac Paint, PCX, Sun Raster, Utah RLE,
X Window famats, PBM formats, FBM formats.
Name: xv
Purpose: X Window-based image display
Version: 3.10a
Author: John Bradley <bradley@cis.upenn.edu>
FTP: ftp://ftp.cis.upenn.edu/pub/xv/xv-3.00a.tar.Z
Imports: GIF, JPEG, TIFF, PBM, PGM, PPM, X11 bitmap, Sun Rasterfile,
Utah Raster Toolkit RLE, PDS/VICAR, BMP, PCX, IRIS RGB,
PostScript, and PM
Exports: GIF, PM, PBM (raw), PBM (Ascii), X11 Bitmap, Sun Rasterfile,
BMP, PostScript, IRIS, JPEG, TIFF
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Subject: 4. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Amiga
Name: ImageFX 2.0
Purpose: Professional image manipulation and special effects package
Version: 2.0
Author: Nova Design, Inc., 1910 Byrd Avenue, Suite 214, Richmond, VA 23230
Voice: 804.282.6528, Fax: 804.282.3768,
Email: Kermit@cup.portal.com (Kermit Woodall)
Cost:
Imports: ILBM/IFF w/Alpha, ANIM/ANIM 7/ANIM 8, Clipboard,
Datatypes, DCTV, Digiview DV21, FAXX, HAM-E, IMG8 (PP&S format),
Impulse, Rendition/Caligari, Sculpt 3D/4D, Toaster Framestore,
DPS PAR loader, Applied Magic Jstream, YUVN, PICT (w/vector and
JPEG variations), TIFF, MacPaint, Windows Icons, BMP, DP-IIe,
DL-View animation frame, FLI/FLC, GIF, PCX, PIC, GRASP/GL,
TGA w/Alpha, Alias, SGI RGB, Wavefront, Softimage, Abekas A60
series, JPEG, MPEG, C64 Koala, FITS, PS/EPS, PDS/Vicar,
QRT/POV/MTV, Sunraster, and X-Window formats.
Exports: ILBM/IFF w/Alpha, ANIM/ANIM 7/ANIM 8, Clipboard,
Datatypes, DCTV, Digiview DV21, FAXX, HAM-E, IMG8 (PP&S format),
Impulse, Rendition/Caligari, Sculpt 3D/4D, Toaster Framestore,
DPS PAR loader, Applied Magic Jstream, YUVN, PICT (w/vector and
JPEG variations), TIFF, MacPaint, Windows Icons, BMP, DP-IIe,
DL-View animation frame, FLI/FLC, GIF, PCX, PIC, GRASP/GL,
TGA w/Alpha, Alias, SGI RGB, Wavefront, Softimage, Abekas A60
series, JPEG, MPEG, C64 Koala, FITS, PS/EPS, PDS/Vicar,
QRT/POV/MTV, Sunraster, and X-Window formats.
Features: 24/32/56bit color painting, image retouching, prepress image
correction, special effects, morphing, and batch processing.
Name: JIV
Purpose: Graphics file viewer
Version: 1.19
Author: Juergen Weinelt <jow@hub-n.franken.de>
Cost: Shareware donation (determined by the user)
FTP: Aminet FTP mirrors and the Aminet #6 CDROM
Imports: IFF/ILBM (1-8 and 24 planes, EHB, HAM, HAM8), uncompressed BMP
(OS/2 and MS Windows w/ 1, 4, 8 and 24 planes), GIF87a (including
GIF animations) and a subset of GIF89a, PNM (PBM, PGM and PPM,
ASCII and binary), PCX, and JPEG/JFIF.
Features: Support for all native Amiga graphics chipsets (OCS, ECS, AGA),
A2024 greyscale monitor, Picasso-II graphics board (village
emulation), and CyberGraphics emulation. Supports Workbench and
CLI/Shell. Slide show and autoscroll modes.
Name: Photogenics
Purpose: Paint and image processing package
Version: V1.2
Author: Almathera <almathera@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Almathera, Southerton House, Boundary Business Court,
92-94 Church Rd, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3TD, ENGLAND.
Cost: (UK) ú54.95 UKPounds. International orders 62 UKPounds inc.
airmail delivery
Imports: JPEG, IFF (all varieties), IFF-DEEP, Targa, PCX, PCD, TIFF,
ACBM, BMP, CDXL, QRT, QuadAnim, RAW, RGB8 and RGBN
Exports: JPEG, IFF, IFF-DEEP, Targa, PCX, TIFF, BMP, QRT, RAW, Sculpt
Features: Full 24-bit painting, image manipulation, unique 'paint layer'
system.
Name: Transition
Purpose: Image processing package
Version: 1.2.1
Author: Joel A. Corn, DarkSoftWare/DarkSoft Computers
610 S. Iowa Avenue, East Wenatchee, WA 98802 USA
Voice: 509.886.0581, Email: darksoft@ncw.net
Order: Better Concepts, Inc. Voice: 800.252.6442
Cost: $59.95 retail
Imports: IFF-ILBM, GIF, JPEG, PCX,,PBM+, BMP-Windows and OS/2 variety
Exports: IFF-ILBM, GIF, JPEG, PCX,,PBM+, BMP-Windows and OS/2 variety
Features: Built-in batch processing, Quantizing, Precise scaling,
Color Correction, and easy to use.
Reviews: Amiga World, August 1994
Amiga Report - online hyper-guide magazine
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Subject: 5. Platform-Independent Image Conversion Toolkits
Name: Berkeley MPEG Tools
Purpose: Software MPEG1 video decoder and encoder
Version:
Author: Berkeley Plateau Multimedia Research Group
Contact: mpeg-bugs@plateau.cs.berkeley.edu
FTP: ftp://mm-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/multimedia/mpeg
WWW: http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/mpeg/index.html
http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/plateau.html
Features: MPEG-1 statistics gathering and analysis tools, including two
new tools, mpeg_blocks and mpeg_bits, which analyze
videobitstreams allowing you to examine block encoding and bit
rate allocation.
Name: libtiff
Purpose: TIFF file manipulation toolkit
Version: 3.3
Author: Sam Leffler <sam@okeeffe.berkeley.edu>
FTP: ftp://sgi.com/graphics/tiff/*.tar.Z
Imports: TIFF, SGI
Exports: TIFF
Features: Tools for image conversions and transformations, and much
contributed software.
Name: Independent JPEG Group's JPEG Library
Purpose: JPEG image manipulation toolkit
Version: 5
Author: Independent JPEG Group <jpeg-info@uunet.uu.net>
FTP: ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jpegsrc.v?.tar.gz
Imports: JPEG, JFIF, BMP, GIF TGA, Utah RLE, PBM formats
Exports: JPEG, JFIF, BMP, GIF TGA, Utah RLE, PBM formats
Features: Baseline and extended processes, format conversion
Name:
Purpose: Codecs suite (4 RLE, 1 Huffman, 1 LZW)
Version: 1.0 (Freeware)
Author:
FTP: ftp://turing.imag.fr/pub/compression/codecs.dir.tar.gz
Features: Full source code capable of compressing/decompressing GIF and
TIFF image data. See the README file included with the package.
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Subject: 0. Acknowledgments
The following people have made this FAQ take just a little bit longer to read
since the last time you looked at it (blame them and not me):
Vincent Chen <vchen@ulead.com>
John Cristy <cristy@magick.es.dupont.com>
Graeme Gill <graeme@digideas.com.au>
Chris Komnick <komnick@group42.com>
Tom Lane <tgl@netcom.com>
Jonathan Law <jonlaw@princeton.edu>
Angus Montgomery <angus@cgl.citri.edu.au>
Borut Podlipnik <borut@lasco1.mpae.gwdg.de>
Jolyon Ralph <jralph@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Markku Savela <msa@hemuli.tte.vtt.fi>
Paul Schmidt <photodex@ix.netcom.com>
Marc Stengel <msss@netcom.com>
Juergen Weinelt <jow@hub-n.franken.de>
Kermit Woodall <Kermit@cup.portal.com>
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Subject: 1. About The Author
The author of this FAQ, James D. Murray, lives in the City of Orange, Orange
County, California, USA. He is the co-author of the book Encyclopedia of
Graphics File Formats published by O'Reilly and Associates, makes a passable
living writing Microsoft Windows applications in C++, and may be reached as
jdm@netcom.com, or via U.S. Snail at: P.O. Box 70, Orange, CA 92666-0070 USA.
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Subject: 2. Disclaimer
While every effort has been taken to insure the accuracy of the information
contained in this FAQ list compilation, the author and contributors assume no
responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use
of the information contained herein.
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Subject: 3. Copyright Notice
This FAQ is Copyright (C) 1994-95 by James D. Murray. All Rights Reserved.
This work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, using any medium,
including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, CD-ROM, or published
in print, under the condition that this copyright notice remains intact.