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- Demonstration of RasterMaster(tm) Raster Imaging Technology
- from Snowbound Software
-
-
- September 1996
-
- This demonstration program shows some of the capabilities of the
- RasterMaster technology - offering some of the highest
- performance imaging technology available anywhere. This is version 6.0
- of this technology. Thousands of users have worked with this technology
- for over four years. Customers include America Online, Chemical Bank,
- DataDisc, Dataware, IBM, Inmagic, Microsoft, Visioneer, Watermark, Xerox
- and many others.
-
- The product itself is a high performance toolkit intended for application
- developers and includes:
-
- RASTERMASTER VERSION 6.0
-
- NEW FROM PREVIOUS (5.0)VERSIONS (partial list)
-
- Auto Deskew*
- Despeckle*
- Automatic aspect Ratio Correction
- Transparent color including GIF - (Internet Ready)
- Interlaced GIF - (Internet Ready)
- Improved IOCA Image Plus Image Support*
- Faster small angle rotation*
- PNG Reading
- Improved Borland Delphi support
-
- (* = Only in Platinum version)
-
-
- ***Options***
-
- View image while downloading
- Multipage GIF - Internet Ready
- ABIC format support
- JBIG format support
-
-
- ***Greater Detail of Features***
-
- 1) reading and conversion of more than 40 raster formats,
- (including JPEG, all TIFF, GIF, PCX, BMP, IOCA, PNG, Photo CD and
- many more) (IBM ABIC option available)
-
- 2) high performance document imaging functions including
- despeckling, automatic deskewing, anti-aliasing
-
- 3) high speed image loading and decompression - whole image or
- line by line
-
- 4) Automatic aspect ratio correction
-
- 5) Integrated Twain scanner support
-
- 6) Fast image printing with automatic or manually selectable
- dithering
-
- 7) Image processing functions including resizing, sharpening,
- brightness, contrast and more
-
- 8) Selection of color conversion functions
-
- 9) High performance display functions including anti-aliasing,
- gamma correction, palette selection, display compensation,
- dithering, zooming, and automatic scroll bars
-
- 10) Multi-platform support
- Versions available as DLL's, OCX's and VBX's on Windows,
- Windows 95/NT and OS/2. Check with us on support for Mac, PowerMac,
- UNIX, Alpha NT and other platforms.
-
-
-
- RasterMaster - Silver Edition
-
- The Silver Edition is a 16 bit for Windows 3.1 or a base level 32 bit
- for Windows 95/NT version of the RasterMaster technology. It is offered
- as a DLL or as a VBX. It offers fewer features and though it performs
- very well, it is not as fast as the Platinum version. This product is
- priced significantly less than the Platinum products.
-
- For the demo program, the included three files are an EXE and a DLL
- and this readme.
- To run, simply run the EXE from the directory in which it was
- unzipped.
-
- There are versions of this demonstration available for Windows and
- Windows 95:
-
- The files are named as follows:
-
- SNBD31.EXE is the demo for Windows 3.1 - Platinum version
- SNBD6W31.DLL is the DLL for Windows 3.1 - Platinum version
-
- SNBD95.EXE is the demo for Windows 95/NT - Platinum version
- SNBD6W95.DLL is the DLL for Windows 95/NT - Platinum version
-
- SNBD16.EXE is the demo for Windows 3.1 - Silver version
- SNBD16.DLL is the DLL for Windows 3.1 - Silver version
-
- These demos represent the lastest versions of the Snowbound
- Software version 6.0 RasterMaster technology. You are free to
- use them to evaluate Snowbound products. You may also distribute
- these demonstration programs for others to evaluate.
-
- Please note that these demonstration products will expire within
- one to two months of their build date. Should you require an
- update, please contact us. Evaluation toolkits are also
- available.
-
- If you have any questions, please contact our:
- Sales Department
- Snowbound Software PO Box 520 Newton Centre, MA 02159 USA
- tel 617-630-9495, fax 617-630-0210
-
- or E-mail sales@snowbnd.com
-
- Home page http://www.snowbnd.com
-
-
- Note: These files may be freely distributed for evaluation
- purposes only. Please also note, in order to avoid sticker shock,
- that the technology from Snowbound Software is not
- not shareware but high end, high performance
- development tools and technology for application developers,
- and priced accordingly. Please contact our sales department for
- specifics.
-
-
- (readme.txt)