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(C) 1992 by Atari Corporation, GEnie, and the Atari Roundtables. May
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Desktop Publishing/Graphics Real Time Conference
July 20, 1992
Guest Speaker: Harlan Hugh, Power Thought Software,
Author of INVISION Elite
<[Lou] L.ROCHA1> Good evening. Our guest this evening is Harlan Hugh of
Power Thought Software. Harlan is the author of INVISION Elite... a new
graphics program for our favourite computer. Harlan has offered a special
door prize... a free copy of INVISION Elite. Here's a hint : check the
interface on your demo....I will be typing for Harlan who is at my side...
don't get confused ;-) (Ed. Note: The actual names have been inserted for
clarity). Harlan.... tell us a little about yourself.
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> I have been programming since I was eight years old and I
have been using Atari's for the past six years. I have always been
interested in computer graphics and thus, INVISION Elite was a natural
development. I have also been doing a bit of graphic design using the Atari
system and Calamus, but I found I was always looking for a raster graphics
package. This is how INVISION Elite was started. Although I had no idea I
would invest so much time in INVISION when I started, after two years of
development INVISION Elite has become a very powerful program that I am
quite proud of.
<[Lou] L.ROCHA1> Great! Who would like the first question from the floor?
Please /rai your hand. Buffalo Bob... your question please.
<[Buffalo Bob] R.BEATTY3> OK... how hard would it be to add the code for TT
medium? Not necessarily full color... just TT res... GA
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> Hmm.. that would require color support. If you want to do
monochrome using the TT medium, INVISION Elite allows limited editing.
<[Buffalo Bob] R.BEATTY3> The demo kinda sorta works... but when I try
gradient circles, they're erased after theyre drawn.
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> This is happening because you are using a color
resolution. Have you used it in TT HIGH?
<[Buffalo Bob] R.BEATTY3> Just put that on the wish list for me... one
color editng is fine... Yes, TT high is great!
<[Lou] L.ROCHA1> Thanks Bob. Next question is from Joe.
<[JOE] J.PASQUINI> Will ENVISION Elite support GEM files and EPS??? GA
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> Joe, it does not support directly but they can be
imported through the clipboard accessory which IS included with the
INVISION Elite release version.
<[JOE] J.PASQUINI> OK very good. What about exportability? GA
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> INVISION will export to the clipboard or in any of the
supported file formats - IMG, PI3, R01. More formats are supported for
import.
<[Lou] L.ROCHA1> Do you have another question Joe?
<[JOE] J.PASQUINI> Okay, very good. Thanks...
<LYRE> Harlan, I recently started work on a map for the Silvernet
(Elfquest) Holt in the COMICS RT. I ran across an interesting problem. I
wanted to create a new "fill pattern" and pour it into the map. Is their a
way to do this? I'm not talking about a standard block function, more like
a paint programs ability to color an item with a fill pattern (aka the
"paint can" icon on most painting programs).
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> Yes... put the fill pattern in its own window, activate
custom patterns in the INFO Line, select the 3rd icon down (Pattern) and
GRAB the Pattern. Then, with Patterns ON, use the CONTOUR fill to fill the
area.
<LYRE> ah - thanks. All those little palm trees by hand was killing me. :)
GA
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> INVISION Elite supports unlimited size patterns and you
can have up to 16 defined at once!
<[Lou] L.ROCHA1> Thanks LYRE... does someone have the next question or
would you like more info on the program? Here is a summary of the features:
Custom Ergonomic Interface - INVISION Elite's
interface is, in my opinion, (and others who have
sent me comments on it) the easiest interface
ever to appear on Atari computers. It works using
a column of icons. This avoids the confusion of
other iconic interfaces. When one of the icons is
selected, a row of icons appears which allows you
to select the specific command you want. While
incorporating this easy to use interface, INVISION
Elite still uses the GEM standard. This means you
can have many different windows open at a time,
and even use desk accessories while running
INVISION.
Gradient Fills - INVISION Elite has lets you do
gradient fills and gradient ellipses, using one
of two diffent sets of grays. The results that
can be achieved are superior to those produced by
other raster graphic programs. By allowing you to
choose which type of grays you want to use,
INVISION Elite can create a fine pattern of
grays, or one which smoothly changes from light
to dark. INVISION Elite also lets you set the
percentage of gray you want to start and end
with. The gradient ellipse command lets you
create ellipses which smoothly change shading.
Image Bending and Distorting - These commands let
you bend an image along a curve or distort an
image by moving the corners or a rectangular
section.
Special Effects - INVISION Elite has a wide range
of special effects which all perform in fractions
of a second, even for images larger than the
whole screen. These include: two kinds of outlining,
thickening, thinning, smoothing, image clean up,
and inversing.
Rotation, Skewing, Mirroring, Scaling - INVISION Elite
lets you do all these operations easily. You can
even rotate in one degree increments.
.CVG importing - import Calamus Vector Graphics.
Atari Clipboard Support - INVISION Elite even
comes with a desk accessory that allows you to
put things into the clipboard in programs that
don't support it!
Instant Access Panning - By dragging the mouse
with the right mouse button held, you can easily
move the image at any time, even if you are in
the middle of a command. This is not possible
using any other program.
Color file importing - INVISION Elite supports
color importing of Degas .P?1 files as well as
.GIF files of any size. It lets you specify how
large the resulting image should be, making
accurate conversions a breeze.
Lots more - INVISION Elite has many other powerful
features.
<[Lou] L.ROCHA1> Bob, back to you. Then Jim and Ringo.
<[Buffalo Bob] R.BEATTY3> The demo rally looks terrific... I'm not
Invision-airy like yourself... what kind of features will you be adding?
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> New features - color support if this version is well
received. Right now I can't think of other items... do you have a request?
<[Buffalo Bob] R.BEATTY3> Nothing beyond the color option that I can think
of... that TT mono wasn't mine. GA.
<[Lou] L.ROCHA1> Too bad... you'd love it!
<[Jim] J.KUDRON> What about hand scanner support, and, printer output
(GDOS?)?GA
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> Good question. Hand scanner support may come in the
form of a Scan Lite - type interface ;-) Printer output is currently being
developed more thoroughly. Currently we have Atari Laser and Epson 9 and 24
compatibility. GDOS is supported as a text import feature.
<[Jim] J.KUDRON> Good, I already have ScanLite!(Thanx Dr Bob!) What about
HP output?
<[Harlan] H.HUGH> Jim, HP output is the next one... currently under
development. Will be in the full version. ga
<[Lou]