Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats Companion/GFF_CD.ISO/software/os2/pmjpeg/readme.1st

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INTRODUCTION

PMJPEG is a shareware image viewer with image processing and conversion
capabilities for OS/2 2.x.  PMJPEG is a port of WinJPEG to OS/2 2.x.  It is
a native 32-bit PM application.

PMJPEG v.1.63 has the following features:
  - display JPEG, TIFF, GIF, Targa, PCX, Windows BMP, OS/2 BMP, or PPM images
  - export an image to JPEG, TIFF, GIF, Targa, PCX, Windows BMP, OS/2 BMP,
    or PPM format
  - capability of generating OS/2 desktop-background bitmaps that use
    the system colors
  - display an image in monochrome, 16 color, 256 color, hicolor, or
    truecolor display modes
  - display an image in full screen mode
  - print an image with scaling, best proportional fit on the page, or
    fit for full page
  - red/green/blue or hue/saturation/brightness adjustment
  - color to grayscale conversion or image negative conversion
  - contrast enhancement
  - gamma correction
  - image rotation, vertical or horizontal flip, image resizing, and
    image cropping
  - batch file compression of GIF, TIFF, Targa, or PPM files to JPEG File Interchange Format
  - copy an image to the clipboard or paste an image from the clipboard
  - slideshow: display selected files in forward, reverse, or random
    order with a cycle option
  - image buffering in a cyclic slideshow
  - capture a window, the client area of a window, or a portion of or
    the entire desktop
  - support for file name extension association and starting a slideshow
    from the command line


CONTENTS OF ARCHIVE

The following files are contained in this archive:
    order.frm    - PMJPEG order form
    pmjpeg.hlp   - PMJPEG online help
    pmjpeg.exe   - PMJPEG v.1.63
    readme.1st   - this file
    whats.new    - changes from previous versions


KNOWN PROBLEMS

There are two bugs in the 256 color ET4000 driver that comes with the
OS/2 2.1 beta or OS/2 2.0 + Service Pack: 1) the driver does not stretch
the bitmap correctly so the Stretch to Fit Window option does not work
properly, and 2) the image under the dialog box or under the drop-down
menu is not re-drawn with the right colors.  Use the Auto-Refresh option
if you have the second problem.

If you are using the 256 color ET4000 driver, for certain images such as
24-bit images displayed with Maximum Color Depth set to 256 colors, the
text that shows the cropping dimensions is garbled by a filled box.
This appears to be a bug in OS/2's palette manager or the driver.

If you are using a 256 color driver, when you exit PMJPEG, the system
colors do not immediately return to normal.  The system colors are
gradually restored by OS/2.   You can force the colors to change back by
opening and/or closing a window, such as the window list that pops up
when you hit CTL-ESC.


DISTRIBUTION CONDITIONS

You are free to distribute this shareware version of PMJPEG as long as the
following conditions are met:
  1) The distributed archive must contain ONLY the files listed above.
  2) The contents of this archive are NOT MODIFIED in any way.
  3) This version is not to be sold.  However, a reasonable disk copying fee
     is permitted.
  4) This version is not to be bundled with a commercially sold package
     without permission from the authors.


HOW TO REGISTER

If you use PMJPEG for more than 14 days, you are expected to register
PMJPEG.  When you register, you will receive the latest version of
PMJPEG, a user manual, and a collection of JPEG images (we will put as
many as we can fit on 1 1.44M 3 1/2" floppy or on 4 360k 5 1/4"
floppies).  Also, the registered version does not have the
reminder-to-register screen at the start.

The registration fee is only $20.  Massachusetts residents, add 5% sales
tax to the registration fee.  US residents, add $4 for shipping and
handling; non-US residents, add $8 for shipping and handling.   If you
want PMJPEG e-mailed to your account instead of having it physically
mailed to you, there is no extra shipping charge.  If you are paying
with a Visa or MasterCard, add 10% to this subtotal.  The 10% is the
processing fee that we get charged for credit card transactions.

Updates are free but the shipping charge described above applies to
updates.  Users who register PMJPEG and provide an e-mail address will
automatically receive updates via e-mail.

For e-mail registrations, you need to use a program called "uudecode" to
decode the uuencoded file that we e-mail to you.  For your information,
a uuencoded file is a binary file that is converted to text by a program
called "uuencode".  If your mail system rejects large messages, we will
split the uuencoded file into smaller parts before mailing the parts to
you, and you will need to edit the messages with a text editor before
you can decode them.  Compuserve, for example, does not permit large
e-mail messages.  Also, the uuencoded file is rather large; it is
approximately 300k for PMJPEG v.1.6.  Compuserve users may find it less
expensive to receive PMJPEG via U.S. Mail.

Registrations with the incorrect fee, non-US currency, or drawn on a
non-US bank will be returned.

To register, complete the order and send payment to:

      Norman Yee
      58 Chandler St.
      Boston, MA 02116
      U.S.A.

Registration of PMJPEG is based on "personal usage."  Corporate or
organizational users must register all copies used on an individual
basis; a specific person (name) must be explicitly assigned to each
registrant who will be provided with a personalized copy of PMJPEG.
Registration grants a specific person (not an organization or corporate
entity) the right to use PMJPEG.

Although we will try to mail your copy of PMJPEG 1-3 weeks after we
receive your registration, please allow up to 4-6 weeks for delivery.


REPORTING BUGS

If you find a bug in PMJPEG, we would appreciate it if you would inform
us of the bug through one of our e-mail accounts:

    Norman Yee
    [e-mail]

    Ken Yee
    [e-mail]

When you send us a bug report, include a description of the procedure
for reproducing the bug and a description of your system
configuration(hardware and software).


DISCLAIMER

The authors of this program accept no responsibility for damages that
are caused by this program and make NO WARRANTY or representation,
either express or implied, with respect to this software.  This software
is provided "AS IS," and you, its user, assume the entire risk when you
use it.


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PMJPEG is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

TIFF support in WinJPEG is based in part on Sam Leffler's TIFF library.

Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

The Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of
CompuServe Incorporated.  GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of
CompuServe Incorporated.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR SAM LEFFLER's TIFF LIBRARY

Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
provided that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice
appear in all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii)
the names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any
advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific,
prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.

WinJPEG is Copyright (C) 1992-1994, Norman Yee and Ken Yee.  All rights
reserved.

PMJPEG is Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, Norman Yee and Ken Yee.  All rights
reserved.