Short: The BEST Animation/Image-Processor - V2.96 Author: epgbc@cluster1.urz.uni-halle.de (WK-Artworks) Uploader: epgbc@cluster1.urz.uni-halle.de (WK-Artworks) Type: gfx/edit Replaces: gfx/edit/Wildfire* --------------------------------------------------------------------- Again some major changes where applied to both the programs and the archieves. But all further changes in the future will be less rigorous. The two main-archieves where split into five ones to simplify the generation of further updates: WF-Base.lha - main files WF-Binary881 - main program (68020-060 with FPU) WF-Binary - main program (68020 or higher) WF-PlugIns881 - PlugIns (68020-060 with FPU) WF-PlugIns - PlugIns (68020 or higher) 1. Major changes (since V2.82) -PowerPlugs!-concept extended and improved -six new 3D-operators with PowerPlugs!-support -documentation extended and improved -some parts of the startup-procedure rewritten -Player-speed increased -some (more or less) serious bugs fixed -"Storing %d bytes of memory."-text of the demo-version removed 2. Installation: -Create a backup of your personal files (images, scripts etc.) -Delete the complete wf:-drawer -Obtain and decompress the archieves of your needs -Move your personal files back to the wf:-drawer 3. Notes: -If you get any problems read the FAQ which has be updated or contact the author -All changes are reported as usual to the history-file. A description of the new player-features can be found in the YAFA-documentation. -The uploading of version 2.94 failed (only the two binary-archieves appeared) - reason unknown -If you get "initialization-errors" while loading the PlugIns the version-number of the PlugIns and of the PlugIns-loader doesn't fit. That means that the main-program is to new or too old. So you have always to download all archieves with the same version-number (which can be found in the readme-files). Hopefully it will be unnecessary to change these version-numbers in the future any more. Now have fun ! Andreas Maschke, Tuesday 20-Mar-97 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildfire - where dreams become virtuality A Special Effect Program and many more --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildfire is not only another brandnew image-processing-program - it's a professional animation-processor with some really new concepts. It allows you for example the creation and processing of animations in several formats, the generation of time-dependant special-effects and the design of large projects containing several animations and frame-synchronized sound-effects. Because the common animation-formats on the Amiga have too many lacks or restrictions we have tried to create a better one: YAFA. This animation-format for example features many compression-methods and realtime-zooming. One of the outstanding features of Wildfire is the fact that it makes for you no difference if you apply changes to a whole animation or if you process only one image. A single image is only a very special case of an animation. In contrary to common image-processors you can use envelopes instead of plain numbers as effect-parameters. This makes the easy creation of time-dependant special-effects possible. So you haven't to fight against the "do"-loops in an ARexx-script to get an animation outside your image-processor anymore. All of the numerous effects can be arranged in any number and combination. Because the output of any of these effects can be one of the 8 tempory-buffers Wildfire allows you to PROGRAM IMAGES in an comfortable way ! Main Features: -fast and comfortable Converter: input: YAFA, ANIM5/7/8, mpeg, image-sequences output: YAFA, ANIM5/7/8, image-sequences -Preview for almost any operation -Project-Editor which allows the creation of large and complicated projects easily using the mouse -Effect-Generator featuring time-dependant parameters via envelopes -a stunning library of effect-PlugIns -some really new effects, real 3D-effects -superposition of 3D-effects (PowerPlugs!) -(un)loading of PlugIns at any time -Envelope-Editor -Timecodes-Editor -Transition-Maker for easy creation of transitions between two animations -easy-to-use Player-interface -Filmstrips to simplify the perfect timimg of huge projects -AnimInfo-function displaying size-profiles etc. -fontsensitive GUI without MUI -internal gadget-toolbox which handles mathematical expressions instead of only plain numbers -calculator which allows for example the export of user-defined symbols to the gadgets in the whole-program -Drag&Go (using drag.gadget 0.2 Copyright © 1996 Jörg Kollmann, see bonus drawer!) -ARexx-port with about 400 commands -macros, custom-windows, docks -import of images from other programs -Developer-Kit (with working example) which allows you to create your own effect-PlugIns -and many more --------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Hardware -MC68020 or higher -AGA chipset -2 MB Fast -recommended: FastRAM, HardDisk Software -AmigaOS V39 (3.0) or higher This Demo-Version contains all features. The only restriction is that the program eats some memory and so you have only limited time for checking out the program. Have fun !