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- Short: Picture.datatype V43.753 for AGA/CGraphX
- Author: laire@popmail.owl.de (Ralph Schmidt)
- Uploader: fmariak@phase5.de (Frank Mariak)
- Type: util/dtype
- Replaces: PictDT43.lha
-
-
- picture.datatype V43
- Copyright 1995-96
- Ralph Schmidt
- Additional libs/tools/changes by F.Mariak/M.Scheler
- All sub datatypes by Matthias Scheler
-
- This version is a freely available picture.datatype that MUST
- ONLY be used with a licenced CyberGraphX(TM) software package
- when using non 8 bit screenmodes.
- You aren't allowed to use this software with any non licenced
- CyberGraphX(TM) "emulation" in these modes.
- You are allowed to use it on ECS/AGA only machines with the
- freely available cyberncg.library included.
-
- This is a
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- This means...not fully done, not fully tested, use it on your own
- responsibility. It may cause problems...perhaps the world will end after
- you've installed it.
-
- IT ALSO EXPIRES AROUND
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- AFTER RELEASE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- IF YOU CAN“T ACCEPT THAT BEHAVIOUR, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL THIS PIECE OF
- SOFTWARE INSTEAD OF BUGGING THE AUTHORS WHEN ITS EXPIRED
-
- If you are using it on a non CyberGraphX machine, do not forget to install
- cyberncg.library coming with this archive
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
- Reporting bugs:
-
- If you find any bugs in this software, please send them to
- cybergfx.dtbugs@vgr.com. Since this software is unsupported, we make no
- guarantees about how long it will take to fix the bug, or if it will be
- fixed at all. Bug fixes will be cheerfully accepted. Please include as
- much detailed information as possible, including:
-
- 1) the version numbers of the related libraries/datatypes you are
- using
- 2) the data file that caused the bug (if its not too big)
- 3) the OS version and machine type you ran the program on
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
- ATTENTION:
-
- YOU NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST VERSION 40.66 OF CYBERGRAPHICS.LIBRARY INSTALLED
- TO USE THIS RELEASE OF PICTURE.DATATYPE V43 IN CONJUNCTION WITH A GRAPHICS
- CARD !
-
- IF YOU INSTALL THIS ARCHIVE ON A DRACO BASED SYSTEM PLEASE MAKE SURE NOT TO
- INSTALL THE CYBERGRAPHICS.LIBRARY COMING WITH THIS ARCHIVE !
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-
-
- Release Notes
-
- V43.753
-
- o new pcdt prefs program v43.2 included
- o the preferences file now has moved to env:sys
- o new gif.datatype 43.13 included which fixes some strange crash problems
- o fixed some problems in conjunction with planar graphic formats which
- occasionally led to strange looking mwb-patterns
-
- V43.751
-
- o the public semaphore is now available even if the picture.datatype is
- expunged. This fixes a severe crash when the library is expunged
-
- V43.750
- o fixed a BYTE-READ from $0 when non v43 compatible applications called the
- picture.datatype
-
- V43.748
-
- o gtlayout.library included in this archive. (required for the prefs
- program)
- o The application list which contains all V43 compatible applications may
- now be configured with a seperate prefs program.
- o removed support for environment variable "cybergraphics/pcdt_dither"
- Please use the supplied prefs program PCDT to change dither settings now
- o the expiration time is now 4 month instead of 1 month. So users who
- can not access the net but get the datatype from an aminet cd are able
- to use the picture.datatype release for a certain amount of time
- until a new version is released
- o there is an installer script now for v43 datatype installation which
- also includes a backup option
- o Tower JPEG Codec Class included as seperate archive
- o new gif.datatype sub class V43.12 included
-
- V43.718
-
- o bug fix in conjunction with datatype objects which require
- mask planes and use planar bitmaps
- o API-Demo source for datatype to ppm conversion added
- o new versions of sub datatypes included
-
- V43.716
-
- o ENV: "cybergraphics/pcdt_dither"
- 0 == Floyed Dithering(Better,slower) (DEFAULT)
- 1 == Ordered Dithering(Faster,Not so good gfx quality)
-
- V43.713
-
- o new cybergraphics.library prerelease included
- o the picture.datatype now uses ordered dithering as default.
- A switch to select between floyd or ordered may follow in the
- future
- o included a new cyberncg.library which fixes a problem with
- transparent images
- o added V43 compatible PCX sub datatype to archive
-
- V43.695
-
- o now supports AGA/ECS machines with cyberncg.library included in this archive.
-
- V43.684
-
- o some internal structures have changed. Please use the new
- cybergraphics.library coming with this archive
- o the picture.datatype expires after a few weeks now
- (all pre release versions will do that in the future)
- o fixed a problem in conjunction with PDTA_DestBitMap and
- ODF_USEFRIENDBITMAP which caused twice freed BitMaps in
- the past
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 1403 613 56.3% 24-Jun-96 14:58:48 jpeg_cdc.info
- 1224 858 29.9% 19-Dec-94 16:15:26 +codec.class
- 69420 37643 45.7% 19-Dec-94 16:15:26 +jpeg.codec
- 1908 1368 28.3% 19-Dec-94 16:15:26 +picture.codec
- 3097 1143 63.0% 19-Dec-94 16:15:22 +Install
- 555 290 47.7% 19-Dec-94 16:15:22 +Install.info
- 7900 5371 32.0% 19-Dec-94 16:15:26 +tower.library
- 442 282 36.1% 19-Dec-94 16:15:22 +ReadMe
- 433 213 50.8% 19-Dec-94 16:15:22 +ReadMe.info
- 1403 611 56.4% 24-Jun-96 14:58:42 PictureDT-V43.info
- 18984 5679 70.0% 19-Jul-96 14:13:40 +pct_datatype.doc
- 5600 3178 43.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:32 +gif.datatype
- 4752 2745 42.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:34 +ilbm.datatype
- 2884 1566 45.7% 19-Jul-96 14:13:32 +jfif.datatype
- 6708 3271 51.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:34 +pbm.datatype
- 5392 3008 44.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:34 +pcx.datatype
- 46300 20905 54.8% 19-Jul-96 14:13:32 +picture.datatype
- 88 79 10.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +GIF
- 2002 1435 28.3% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +GIF.info
- 138 117 15.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +ILBM
- 2004 1445 27.8% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +ILBM.info
- 98 84 14.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +JFIF
- 2004 1447 27.7% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +JFIF.info
- 96 79 17.7% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P1
- 2002 1440 28.0% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P1.info
- 108 89 17.5% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P2
- 2002 1444 27.8% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P2.info
- 112 85 24.1% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P3
- 2002 1440 28.0% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P3.info
- 104 86 17.3% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P4
- 2002 1444 27.8% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P4.info
- 116 91 21.5% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P5
- 2002 1441 28.0% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P5.info
- 120 92 23.3% 19-Jul-96 14:13:36 +PBM_P6
- 2002 1444 27.8% 19-Jul-96 14:13:38 +PBM_P6.info
- 78 73 6.4% 19-Jul-96 14:13:38 +PCX
- 2002 1439 28.1% 19-Jul-96 14:13:38 +PCX.info
- 2282 789 65.4% 19-Jul-96 14:13:40 +PictureClassExt.h
- 18157 4368 75.9% 19-Jul-96 02:53:56 +Install
- 1268 457 63.9% 26-Jun-96 02:35:58 +Install.info
- 121240 48818 59.7% 19-Jul-96 14:13:38 +cybergraphics.library
- 58876 24687 58.0% 19-Jul-96 14:13:38 +cyberncg.library
- 96596 55820 42.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:40 +gtlayout.library
- 16984 9408 44.6% 19-Jul-96 01:39:06 +PCDT
- 2442 1523 37.6% 19-Jul-96 01:54:16 +PCDT.info
- 11062 4620 58.2% 19-Jul-96 14:13:40 +Readme
- 6135 1775 71.0% 11-Apr-96 16:28:08 +DTtoPPM.c
- 224 162 27.6% 11-Apr-96 00:13:12 +SMakefile
- 3695 1190 67.7% 11-Apr-96 23:59:42 +FFR.c
- 3347 1241 62.9% 11-Apr-96 23:59:56 +LibStuff.asm
- 461 259 43.8% 20-Jan-96 22:14:12 +Makefile
- 1205 482 60.0% 10-Mar-96 22:47:54 +PBM.h
- 2357 769 67.3% 01-Sep-95 22:34:42 +PBMBase.c
- 16165 3103 80.8% 10-Mar-96 22:48:12 +ReadPBM.c
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- 561983 263509 53.1% 19-Jul-96 23:18:20 54 files
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