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- LinePack
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- 'LinePack' is a Replay compressor, mainly for compressing computer generated
- graphics (animations, raytracer-output etc).
- The compressor is LOSSLESS, and ignores the settings of frame-size,
- compression quality or data rate which can be specified in most Replay
- compressor frontends. It simply compresses as much as it can.
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-
- Compressor
- ----------
- The compressor is compatible with other Replay compressors and Replay
- compressor frontends, eg. !AREncode or !RCompress, but can also be used on its
- own from the CLI. When using the compressor with either of the frontends you
- will need the BASIC Replay library CompLib which comes with the MovingBlocks
- compressor.
-
-
- Install
- -------
- Simply copy the Decomp800 directory to your !ARMovie directory. On a Risc PC,
- this is stored inside the directory !Boot.Resources.
-
-
- How to compress from the CLI
- ----------------------------
- The Comp800 program converts any Replay file to the Movie 16:3 format:
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- *<ARMovie$Dir>.Decomp800.Comp800 [options] <infile> <outfile>
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-
- Options are
- -display - display in MODE 28.
- -keys - allow playback to be started at the start of any chunk.
-
- infile - can be any Replay file which includes video.
- outfile - the output file.
-
- If <infile> is in YUV format, Comp800 will require access to the file
- '<ARMovie$Dir>.MovingLine.16yuv'.
- If the -display option is set, Comp800 will require access to the files
- '<ARMovie$Dir>.MovingLine.8rgb11' and '<ARMovie$Dir>.MovingLine.8rgb22'.
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- How to compress using a Replay compressor frontend
- --------------------------------------------------
- The compressor will appear with the other compressors and can be selected
- just like those.
- NOTICE: The compressor ignores the settings of framesize/quality/data rate
- which can be specified in most Replay compressor frontends. It simply
- compresses as much as it can.
- If you've set the 'Make keys' option, you should delete the keys after
- compression. If this option is set, the compressor will use a special
- compression scheme for the first frame in each chunk, and thus the keys are
- not needed and will only take up a lot of space.
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- Conditions of use
- =================
-
- 'LinePack' is copyright (c) Henrik Bjerregaard Pedersen, 1995.
-
- The author cannot accept any liability for any damage or loss of any kind as
- a result of the use of this program.
-
- You may use, copy, distribute this program freely as long as this file is
- included unaltered and as long as you don't make any profit from it.
- PublicDomain libraries may charge a nominal fee to cover disc, postage etc.
-
- Decompressor (the files Decompress and Info):
- You may include the decompressor with PublicDomain/ShareWare/commercial
- software as long as this file is included unaltered.
-
- Compressor (the files BatchComp, Comp800, Compress, Decompress and Info):
- If you want to included the compressor with a product of your own, please
- contact me so that we can sort out the details.
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- Henrik Bjerregaard Pedersen
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- email: henrik@login.dknet.dk
-