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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)