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  1. Short:    SuperView V4.70 + Library 11.10
  2. Author:   Andreas_Kleinert@superview.ftn.sub.org
  3. Uploader: schulze@phil.uni-sb.de
  4. Type:     gfx/show
  5.  
  6. SuperView V4.70 EL (evaluation), a localized Graphics Viewer/Converter/
  7. ScreenGrabber for the superview.library, with ARexx-Support, GUI,
  8. AmigaGuide-OnlineHelp, Cx-Support and many more features.
  9.  
  10. Converting graphics and "Screen-Grabbing" is possible in a very comfortable
  11. and object-oriented manner, also allows image processing via SVOperators.
  12.  
  13. OS V2.04+ is required, OS V2.1 and V3.x features are used if available.
  14.  
  15. SHAREWARE.
  16. Evaluation version with "please register" requester and disabled ARexx-Port
  17. (until you receive your KeyFile...).
  18.  
  19. Includes licensed SuperView-Library Version 11.10, which includes the
  20. following FileFormats, Display Drivers and Operators:
  21.  
  22. SVObjects :    - IFF-ILBM, IFF-ACBM, PCX, GIF, BMP (W*nd*ws), JPEG,
  23.                  PhotoCD, TIFF, EPS, FBM (*nix), PNM (*nix),
  24.                  WPG (W*rdP*rf*ct), IMG (GEM), MAC (M*cPaint),
  25.                  C64 (Koala,Doodle), Targa, Pictor/PCPaint, SunRaster,
  26.                  IFF-YUVN, WinIcon, QRT, PICT-2, IFF-DEEP, SGI,
  27.                  SVO (own Format) and all OS3-Datatypes !
  28.  
  29.                  Reads XPK- and PP20-packed data via Unpack.svobject.
  30.  
  31.                  Includes "FastILBM24.svobject" for easily reading
  32.                  24 Bit ILBMs without huge memory usage.
  33.                  UtahRLE.svobject is available separately.
  34.  
  35. SVDrivers :    - ECS, AGA, EGS7, OpalVision, Retina, CyberGraphics,
  36.                  PicassoII, Merlin
  37.  
  38. SVOperators :  - Dither24Bit, 24BitToHAM, HilbertDither256, XOR,
  39.                  ExtractRed, ExtractGreen, ExtractBlue, ExtractGrayScales,
  40.                  TopToBottom, LeftToRight, Rotate, Scale50, AnyTo24Bit,
  41.                  Crop, CallPNM, OptimizePalette
  42.  
  43.      PROGRAM-CHANGES:
  44.      ================
  45.  
  46. V4.70: - Beta-Versions: V4.64 (various)
  47.        - SuperView now contains a complete, GUI-based preferences menu,
  48.          which replaces sv-lib's "SuperViewPrefs" in a much more
  49.          functional and intuitive way.
  50.          Accessable via "?" Button for SVObjects, SVDrivers and SVOperators
  51.          (ListView selection) and via "Prefs/Library" menu for global
  52.          library settings.
  53.          GUI-selectors include String-Requester, FileRequester, CheckBoxes,
  54.          ListView and Cycle so far - depends on presence of ".cpinfo" files
  55.          as coming with the library (location "ENV:")
  56.        - added "Tools" directory:
  57.           - new tool "SuperSlide", which ic thought as a separate Viewer,
  58.             which e.g. may be used on WB, in Shells or fromout DOpus
  59.             (WildCards, multiple selection, etc.)
  60.           - SuperViewPalette from "Bonus" directory
  61.  
  62.  
  63.      LIBRARY-CHANGES:
  64.      ================
  65.  
  66.      V11.10 (10.9.1995) :
  67.      --------------------
  68.      - SVObjects:       - PNM: fixed bug in header interpretation
  69.                                (can't perform...)
  70.                         - YUVN: changed
  71.                         - added PCD and FastILBM24 to main library
  72.                         - JPEG: fixed grayscale problem
  73.                         - ILBM, PCX: more buffersize fixes
  74.                         - BMP: did fail on BMPs without given BitMapSize
  75.                                value (header). Now guesses size (max. poss.
  76.                                size for uncompressed gfx) for this case.
  77.      - NEW SVObjects:   - added PICT.svobject (it works ;-)
  78.                           (requested by Jürgen Schäfer; Christian Wincziers)
  79.                         - added DEEP.svobject for 24 Bit RGB IFF-DEEP files
  80.                         - added SGI.svobject for 8/24 Bit SGI graphics
  81.      - SVOperators:     - CallPNM: fixed error behaviour
  82.                         - added CallPNM to main library
  83.                         - Extract...: fixed bug in palette generation
  84.                                       for 24 Bit input data
  85.                         - Dither24Bit: did some speed optimizations
  86.                                        (mainly within quantization part);
  87.                                        added 68030 version; and more
  88.      - NEW SVOperators: - OptimizePalette: does remove unused and redundant
  89.                                            colors from graphics (remapping)
  90.      - SVDrivers:       - added OPAL to main library's directory
  91.                           and included new V2.3 (thanks, Steve and Paul !)
  92.      - MISC:            - "Bonus"-Dir now is named "PackerSupport", since
  93.                           only Unpack.svobject is placed there any longer
  94.      - Programmers:     - updated Includes and moved some stuff to
  95.                           new "svobsolete.h"
  96.                         - updated FD-files
  97.      - Catalogs:        - expanded Catalogs (plus ".ct"s) and changed
  98.                           mnemonics according to includes-changes
  99.                           (SVERR_). Compatible.
  100.      - Documentation:   - revised, updated and bug-fixed (as usual ;-)
  101.                         - reworked NotesAndHints.guide, which still
  102.                           referred to V11.3
  103.                         - revised and updated CP and CPInfo file format
  104.                           descriptions/docs (-> Simon Edwards)
  105.                         - added a list of programs, who use and licensed
  106.                           superview.library - and more
  107.  
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