Short:    SuperView V5.70 + Library 15.8 (30.11.96)
Author:   Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
Uploader: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
Type:     gfx/show


Program Description and Distribution Concept
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SuperView (EL - evaluation version), a localized graphics viewer, converter,
editor and screen-grabber based on SuperView-Library, with ARexx support,
GUI, AmigaGuide online-help, Commodity-functionality and many more features.

SHAREWARE. Evaluation version with "please register" requester and some
restrictions - until you registered for your KeyFile...


What's new in this version
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 - better picture.datatype V43 support
 - fixed installation script(s)
 - etc.


Description of Features and Requirements
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Nearly anything is managed by object-oriented external modules
for loading, saving (SVObjects), displaying (SVDrivers) and
processing (SVOperators) graphics - converting graphics and
"screen-grabbing" also is possible in a very comfortable way.

Only requires OS V2.04 and 68000, but also makes use of available
OS V2.1 and V3.x features and 680x0 module versions.

Includes licensed SuperView-Library, which supports the following
file formats, periphal devices, display drivers and image processing
operators:

     ->>>> Total of 35 different graphic file formats    <<<<-
     ->>>> Total of  2 different periphal devices        <<<<-
     ->>>> Total of  8 different graphic display systems <<<<-
     ->>>> Total of 32 different graphic operators       <<<<-

SVObjects:     - IFF-ILBM         - Windows,OS/2 BMP   - PNM (PBM,PGM,PPM)
               - IFF-ACBM         - JPEG (JFIF v6)     - IMG (GEM Graphics)
               - IFF-YUVN         - PhotoCD            - WPG (WP Bitmaps)
               - IFF-DEEP         - TIFF               - MacPaint MAC
               - PCX              - EPS (Header/PS)    - C64 (Koala, Doodle)
               - GIF 87a/89a      - FBM                - Windows Icon
               - QRT/POV Raytrace - Mac PICT-2         - SGI
               - SVG              - Targa              - Pictor/PCPaint
               - SunRaster        - UtahRLE            - PNG
               - CDR-Previews     - IFF-PBM            - Atari Degas

                 as well as all OS3-Datatypes
                 and 24 Bit-CyberGraphX DataTypes (picture.datatype V43).

                 Many formats with 24 Bit-Support.
                 Reads XPK- and PP20-packed data via Unpack.svobject.

                 Writes C-Sourcecode in chunky/RGB notation.

                 Together with external third party programs also the
                 following file formats seamlessly can be embedded:

                 File Format        needs program   also needs support for
                 ---------------------------------------------------------
               - AMF                MetaView        (ILBM)
               - Postscript (TM)    Ghostscript          -
               - FIG                AmiFIG          (Postscript)
               - CGM                GPlot           (Postscript)
               - Limbo              Limbo 4.0       (PNM)
               - WMF                MetaView        (ILBM)

Devices (via SVObjects):

               - Scanner (scanner.device of ScanQuix)
               - Printer (printer.device support; uses own 24 Bit dithering)

SVDrivers :    - OCS/ECS          - AGA                - EGS7
               - OpalVision       - Retina             - CyberGraphX
               - PicassoII        - Merlin

SVOperators :  - Dither24Bit      - 24BitToHAM         - HilbertDither256
               - ExtractRed       - ExtractGreen       - ExtractBlue
               - XOR              - ExtractGrayScales  - TopToBottom
               - LeftToRight      - Rotate             - Scale50
               - AnyTo24Bit       - Crop               - CallPNM
               - OptimizePalette  - RotateFree         - PaletteDither

                 plus the following from Steve Quartly:

               - SQBentley        - SQTiling           - SQThreshold
               - SQOilPaint       - SQMosaic           - SQEmboss
               - SQSlicing        - SQDiffuse          - SQContrast
               - SQSharpen        - SQBlur             - SQDeep_Press
               - SQMotion_Blur    - SQHighPass

     PROGRAM-CHANGES:
     ================

V5.70 (30.11.96):

 - Installer script might have failed with Installer 43.x when
   neither english nor german had been set as locale language.
   Now english is default always and possibly will be overridden
   by german (and maybe more in the future)
   (-> Michel De Meerleer)
 - updated SuperSlide and SuperViewPalette

V5.69 (21.11.96):

   - completely recompiled using SAS/C V5.67
     (obviously saved 500 Bytes)
   - fixed installer script ending text
     (-> Klaus Stengel)
   - included Library 15.7
   - added hall of blame - for loser crackers
   - various additional safety checks
   - and more


     LIBRARY-CHANGES:
     ================

     V15.8 (30.11.1996) :
     --------------------
     - SVObjects: - removed CyberDataType.svobject, which has been
                    merged with the main library

     - LIBRARY:
        - support for V43 picture datatypes now has been completely
          rewritten and included into the main library instead
          of an external SVObject. It's now somewhat faster, better
          and more compatible with future picture.datatype releases.
          Please use at least picture.datatype V43.755 (the others
          already did expire, anyway).
          Delete old CyberDataType.svobject, if the installer script
          did not do that.
        - Installer script might have failed with Installer 43.x when
          neither english nor german had been set as locale language.
          Now english is default always and possibly will be overridden
          by german (and maybe more in the future)
          (-> Michel De Meerleer)
        - fixed (possible) Ctrl-C problem

     V15.7 (21.11.1996) :
     --------------------
      - SVObjects, SVDrivers, SVOperators, LIBRARY, support-lib:

                    -  completely recompiled with SAS/C V6.57

      - SVObjects:  - JPEG: (see there)

      - Known Bugs: - C. Davis Sprague told me, that
                      the combination superview.library and
                      MCP + NEWTOOLTYPES patch did cause
                      crashing the library at startup time.
                      So don't use that patch...

      - Docs:       - fixed and updated

      - AND MORE

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