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  1. Short:    SViewNG V7.20 + Library 18.1 (20.8.97)
  2. Author:   Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
  3. Uploader: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
  4. Type:     gfx/show
  5.  
  6.  
  7.    'Sojourner' Release
  8.  
  9.      - Mars mission started
  10.        on Independence Day, July 4th
  11.  
  12.  
  13.  *** Through SuperView-Library actively     ***
  14.  *** supports PowerPC (TM) via powerUP (TM) ***
  15.  
  16.    _________________________________________________________
  17.  >> When extracting the archive, please make sure, that you
  18.  >> do this as follows:
  19.  >>
  20.  >>   LHA -xarm -b64 x ARCHIVE.LHA DESTINATION-DIR/
  21.  >>   LZX -x -a -r -m x ARCHIVE.LHA DESTINATION-DIR/
  22.  >>
  23.  >> Note: Using the LHA-compatible "LX" archiver may produce
  24.  >> corrupt output on large files. LHex should work fine.
  25.  >>
  26.  >> SViewNG.lha does contain another (uncompressed) archive
  27.  >> of approximately 2 MB size - so make sure there's enough
  28.  >> space available...
  29.    ---------------------------------------------------------
  30.  
  31. Program Description and Distribution Concept
  32. --------------------------------------------
  33. Successor of SuperView; SViewNG (evaluation version), a localized graphics
  34. viewer, converter, editor and screen-grabber based on SuperView-Library,
  35. with ARexx support, GUI, AmigaGuide online-help, Commodity-functionality
  36. and many more features.
  37.  
  38. SHAREWARE (evaluation version).
  39.  
  40.  
  41. What's *new* in this version
  42. ----------------------------
  43.  - general clean-up release
  44.    (you need it ;)
  45.  - fixed all SVDrivers,
  46.    especially Picasso96
  47.  - fixed some bugs and problem
  48.    fields
  49.  - added "how to avoid crashes
  50.    with MCP" section...
  51.  
  52.  
  53. Description of Features and Requirements
  54. ----------------------------------------
  55. Nearly anything is managed by object-oriented external modules
  56. for loading, saving (SVObjects), displaying (SVDrivers) and
  57. processing (SVOperators) graphics - converting graphics and
  58. "screen-grabbing" also is possible in a very comfortable way.
  59.  
  60. Only requires OS V2.04 and 68000, but also makes use of available
  61. OS V2.1 and V3.x features and 680x0 module versions, as well
  62. as optional powerUP (TM) powerPC module plugins.
  63.  
  64. Includes licensed SuperView-Library, which supports the following
  65. file formats, periphal devices, display drivers and image processing
  66. operators:
  67.  
  68.      ->>>> Total of 43 different graphic file formats               <<<<-
  69.      ->>>> Total of  2 different periphal devices                   <<<<-
  70.      ->>>> Total of  9 different graphic display systems (22 cards) <<<<-
  71.      ->>>> Total of 32 different graphic operators                  <<<<-
  72.  
  73. SVObjects:     - IFF-ACBM         - Windows,OS/2 BMP   - PNM (PBM,PGM,PPM)
  74.                - IFF-ILBM         - JPEG (JFIF v6)     - IMG (GEM Graphics)
  75.                - IFF-DEEP         - PhotoCD            - WPG (WP Bitmaps)
  76.                - IFF-FAXX         - TIFF               - MacPaint MAC
  77.                - IFF-PBM          - PCX                - EPS (Header/PS)
  78.                - IFF-RGB8         - Atari Degas        - C64 (Koala, Doodle)
  79.                - IFF-YUVN         - Windows Icon       - CDR-Previews
  80.                - QRT/POV Raytrace - Mac PICT-2         - SGI
  81.                - SVG              - Targa              - Pictor/PCPaint
  82.                - SunRaster        - UtahRLE            - PNG
  83.                - FBM
  84.  
  85.                  as well as all OS3-Datatypes
  86.                  and 24 Bit DataTypes (picture.datatype V43).
  87.  
  88.                  Many formats with 24 Bit-Support.
  89.                  Reads XPK- and PP20-packed data via Unpack.svobject.
  90.  
  91.                  Writes C-Sourcecode in chunky/RGB notation.
  92.  
  93.                  Together with external third party programs also the
  94.                  following file formats seamlessly can be embedded:
  95.  
  96.                  File Format        needs program   also needs support for
  97.                  ---------------------------------------------------------
  98.                - AMF                MetaView        (ILBM)
  99.                - DXF/AutoCAD (tm)   MetaView        (ILBM)
  100.                - FIG                AmiFIG          (Postscript)
  101.                - CGM                GPlot           (Postscript)
  102.                - IFF-DR2D           MetaView        (ILBM)
  103.                - Limbo              Limbo 4.0       (PNM)
  104.                - Postscript (TM)    Ghostscript     -
  105.                - WPG-Vector         MetaView        (ILBM)
  106.                - WMF                MetaView        (ILBM)
  107.  
  108. Devices (via SVObjects):
  109.  
  110.                - Scanner (scanner.device of ScanQuix)
  111.                - Printer (printer.device support - 24 Bit via TurboPrint
  112.                                                    or own dithering)
  113.  
  114. SVDrivers :    - OCS/ECS          - AGA                - EGS7
  115.                - OpalVision       - Retina             - CyberGraphX
  116.                - PicassoII        - Merlin             - Picasso96
  117.  
  118. SVOperators :  - Dither24Bit      - 24BitToHAM         - HilbertDither256
  119.                - ExtractRed       - ExtractGreen       - ExtractBlue
  120.                - XOR              - ExtractGrayScales  - TopToBottom
  121.                - LeftToRight      - Rotate             - Scale50
  122.                - AnyTo24Bit       - Crop               - CallPNM
  123.                - OptimizePalette  - RotateFree         - PaletteDither
  124.  
  125.                  plus the following from Steve Quartly:
  126.  
  127.                - SQBentley        - SQTiling           - SQThreshold
  128.                - SQOilPaint       - SQMosaic           - SQEmboss
  129.                - SQSlicing        - SQDiffuse          - SQContrast
  130.                - SQSharpen        - SQBlur             - SQDeep_Press
  131.                - SQMotion_Blur    - SQHighPass
  132.  
  133.      PROGRAM-CHANGES:
  134.      ================
  135.  
  136. V7.20 (20.8.97):
  137.  
  138.   - recompiled SViewNG, SuperSlide, CyberSlide and SuperViewPalette
  139.     with SAS/C V6.58
  140.   - fixed small bug in SuperViewPalette
  141.  
  142.      LIBRARY-CHANGES:
  143.      ================
  144.  
  145.      V18.1 (20.8.1997) :
  146.      -------------------
  147.  
  148.       - general 'clean-up' release
  149.       - thus bumped version
  150.  
  151.       - ALL SVObjects:   - recompiled with SAS/C V6.58
  152.       - ALL SVDrivers:   - recompiled with SAS/C V6.58
  153.       - ALL SVOperators: - recompiled with SAS/C V6.58
  154.  
  155.       - SVDrivers:       - Picasso96, CyberGraphics,
  156.                            PicassoII, Retina
  157.                          - Picasso96 now 'out of beta stadium'
  158.  
  159.       - SVObjects:       - SunRaster, SGI
  160.  
  161.       - LIBRARIES:       - superview.library,
  162.                            superviewsupport.library:
  163.                            recompiled with SAS/C V6.58
  164.  
  165.       - LIBRARY:         - if a SVObjects/Driver/Operator
  166.                            can't be loaded (initialized),
  167.                            the library now will give a
  168.                            second try immediately, which
  169.                            will help when memory is low
  170.                            (when "avail flush" effect taking
  171.                             place during library initialization)
  172.  
  173.       - DOCS:            - flushed, cleaned, fixed
  174.                            all revision histories
  175.                          - updated 'press feeedback' section
  176.  
  177.       - MISC:            - fixed PCD.cpinfo description
  178.                          - I am sick/tired/bored of getting
  179.                            bug reports, which simply are caused
  180.                            by *MCP* patching the system. It may
  181.                            be a nice tool, but all patches should
  182.                            work as reliable as the original...
  183.                            So the installer script now does ask
  184.                            you to disable the following MCP patches
  185.                            (as long as still being buggy) when
  186.                            using SuperView-Library:
  187.  
  188.                              - new tooltypes
  189.                              - reqtols patch
  190.                              - onereq
  191.                              - library search
  192.                              - SetRGB32
  193.  
  194.                            Otherwise you may get: ramlib-crashes,
  195.                            odd address gurus, check instruction
  196.                            gurus or bad screen colors, ...
  197.  
  198.                            Thanks to the (big) number of people
  199.                            who told be about problems with MCP.
  200.  
  201. *****************************************************************************
  202. ** Please support SHAREWARE and register NOW to receive YOUR KeyFile !!    **
  203. *****************************************************************************
  204.  
  205.  
  206.     Overview: Supported and Non-supported Graphics Cards
  207.     ====================================================
  208.  
  209.     Card Name            Kind of Support
  210.     ----------------------------------------------------
  211.     1600GX               -
  212.     A2410 TIGA           CG  EGS
  213.     CyberVision64        CG       P96
  214.     CyberVision64/3D     CG
  215.     DCTV                 -
  216.     Domino               CG  EGS  P96
  217.     DraCo Altais         CG
  218.     Firecracker          -
  219.     GDA-1                -
  220.     Graffity             -
  221.     GVP 110/24               EGS
  222.     GVP IV 24                EGS
  223.     Colormaster              EGS
  224.     Inferno (Wildfire)   CG
  225.     Merlin               CG       P96  NAT
  226.     OMniBus                       P96
  227.     OpalVision                         NAT
  228.     Picasso II           CG       P96  NAT
  229.     Picasso II+          CG       P96  NAT
  230.     Picasso IV           CG       P96
  231.     Piccolo              CG  EGS  P96
  232.     Piccolo SD64         CG  EGS  P96
  233.     Rain*ow II (R-II)        EGS
  234.     Rain*ow III (R-III)      EGS
  235.     Retina Z2                EGS       NAT
  236.     Retina Z3 BLT        CG  EGS       NAT
  237.     Spectrum             CG  EGS  P96
  238.     Visiona                  EGS
  239.  
  240.  As you can see, any reasonable graphics card for the Amiga
  241.  is supported in some way.
  242.