Short: SViewNG V7.00 + Library 17.1 (26.5.97) Author: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de Uploader: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de Type: gfx/show *** Through SuperView-Library actively *** *** supports PowerPC (TM) via powerUP (TM) *** _________________________________________________________ >> When extracting the archive, please make sure, that you >> do this as follows: >> >> LHA -xarm -b64 x ARCHIVE.LHA DESTINATION-DIR/ >> LZX -x -a -r -m x ARCHIVE.LHA DESTINATION-DIR/ >> >> Note: Using the LHA-compatible "LX" archiver may produce >> corrupt output on large files. LHex should work fine. >> >> SViewNG.lha does contain another (uncompressed) archive >> of approximtely 2 MB size - so make sure there's enough >> space available... --------------------------------------------------------- Program Description and Distribution Concept -------------------------------------------- Successor of SuperView; SViewNG (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). What's *new* in this version ---------------------------- - added powerUP (TM) support for powerPC (TM) module plugins - added italiano localization (again) - fixed various new and old bugs and in SViewNG and in the Library - via datatypes people now can put an image of themselves into a registered SViewNG version's GUI :-) - and more... Description of Features and Requirements ---------------------------------------- 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, as well as optional powerUP (TM) powerPC module plugins. Includes licensed SuperView-Library, which supports the following file formats, periphal devices, display drivers and image processing operators: ->>>> Total of 43 different graphic file formats <<<<- ->>>> Total of 2 different periphal devices <<<<- ->>>> Total of 9 different graphic display systems (22 cards) <<<<- ->>>> Total of 32 different graphic operators <<<<- SVObjects: - IFF-ACBM - Windows,OS/2 BMP - PNM (PBM,PGM,PPM) - IFF-ILBM - JPEG (JFIF v6) - IMG (GEM Graphics) - IFF-DEEP - PhotoCD - WPG (WP Bitmaps) - IFF-FAXX - TIFF - MacPaint MAC - IFF-PBM - PCX - EPS (Header/PS) - IFF-RGB8 - Atari Degas - C64 (Koala, Doodle) - IFF-YUVN - Windows Icon - CDR-Previews - QRT/POV Raytrace - Mac PICT-2 - SGI - SVG - Targa - Pictor/PCPaint - SunRaster - UtahRLE - PNG - FBM as well as all OS3-Datatypes and 24 Bit 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) - DXF/AutoCAD (tm) MetaView (ILBM) - FIG AmiFIG (Postscript) - CGM GPlot (Postscript) - IFF-DR2D MetaView (ILBM) - Limbo Limbo 4.0 (PNM) - Postscript (TM) Ghostscript - - WPG-Vector MetaView (ILBM) - 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 - Picasso96 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: ================ V7.00 (26.5.97): - added new italiano GUI catalog, done by Alessandro Basso - COB.wwbnet.de is closing its doors. Removed any references to ARK@COB.wwbnet.de email address and online support. New address is ARK@News.wwbnet.de - registered users now can place a 50x50 pixel image of themselves as PROGDIR:User.image (PROGDIR: means SViewNG location). With OS 3.0 and higher this will be displayed in the About window using Datatypes, then. - included Library V17.1, which is prepared for a wide support of PPC plugin modules, thus will be able to make excellent and intensive use of powerUP (TM). These modules can be ordered separately from now on (see registration form). V6.21 (3.4.97): - "ACTION" ARexx command was buggy, "ACTION=" was expected (Aargh!) (-> Grant Fribbens) - new demo script, "DoOperation.rx" - rewrote all ARexx scripts, took some ideas from Patrik Nydensten's scripts - installer script: default destination directory now "Work:SViewNG" - default tool for saved image icons now "SViewNG", too - only 19 of 30 "T"-commands (out of: "C T A") actually did work as Workench Tooltypes (-> Patrik Nydensten) - grabbing of chunky screens did not work (bugfix was buggy) - now can grab screens upto 24 Bit with Cybergraphics or -Clones - now display correct depth/colors information on RTG screens - now distincts between CGfx and other RTG screens - added new tool CyberSlide, for Cybergraphics and clones, which uses cyber-optimized BestModeID generation and "fixed mode" display (specify your prefered resolution) - fixed bug in prefs' slider handling - when called from menu, About window does not again disappear by a single mouse move any longer (-> Jon B. Peterson) - Library V16.4 LIBRARY-CHANGES: ================ V17.1 (26.5.1997) : ------------------- - NEW feature(s): - now supports PPC via powerUP's ppc.library; parts of superviewsupport.library and special routines of others modules do make use of it - e.g.: - superviewsupport: (see there) - ILBM: (see there) - Dither24Bit: (see there) - BMP (see there) - PCD (see there) - PCX (see there) - GIF (not included) - 24BitToHAM (see there) - Dither24Bit (see there) MORE MODULES WILL FOLLOW SOON ! (continuing development while you are reading this ;-) For some modules, there are more than one PPC plugins available (e.g. for different . ways of dithering). Also, there will follow some PPC modules, which will only be available for exclusive shipment with some commercial programs (as also are the concerned SV modules). More than 20 modules are made available in a special powerUP PPC plugin module package, which won't appear on Aminet, but e.g. can be bought by registered SuperView/SViewNG users or will be included with some commercial programs. This is high end software, and it's development must be financed - so you have to pay for it to help ensuring further development. - LIBRARY: - fixed bug in "Add" mode for SVObjects/Drivers/Operators; either did not work or crash (-> Marc-Tell Volkmann) - MISC: - updated docs - COB.wwbnet.de is closing its doors. Removed any references to ARK@COB.wwbnet.de email address and online support. I still have at least 3 other email addresses in spare, but I am simply fed up with updating these... - added notes about new Ghostscript 4.03 - updated "SuperView in the press" text V16.4 (3.4.1997) : ------------------ - NEW SVObjects: - IFF-FAXX (GPFax): Full file and clipboard support. - NEW SVDrivers: - Picasso96 (!! BETA !!) - SVObjects: - JPEG: setting "100%" did not work - SVDrivers: - PicassoII: (see there) - Support-Lib: V9.1 (see there) - MISC: - fixed some (rather old or even new) bugs in the docs - updated description of and requirements info for SVDrivers - in the installer script, there were two "setup choices" missing, namely "Merlin" and "other graphic cards" - added impressing overview of supported graphic cards ***************************************************************************** ** Please support SHAREWARE and register NOW to receive YOUR KeyFile !! ** ***************************************************************************** Overview: Supported and Non-supported Graphics Cards ==================================================== Card Name Kind of Support ---------------------------------------------------- 1600GX - A2410 TIGA CG EGS CyberVision64 CG P96 CyberVision64/3D CG DCTV - Domino CG EGS P96 DraCo Altais CG Firecracker - GDA-1 - Graffity - GVP 110/24 EGS GVP IV 24 EGS Colormaster EGS Merlin CG P96 NAT OMniBus P96 OpalVision NAT Picasso II CG P96 NAT Picasso II+ CG P96 NAT Picasso IV CG P96 Piccolo CG EGS P96 Piccolo SD64 CG EGS P96 Rain*ow II (R-II) EGS Rain*ow III (R-III) EGS Retina Z2 EGS NAT Retina Z3 BLT CG EGS NAT Spectrum CG EGS P96 Visiona EGS As you can see, any reasonable graphics card for the Amiga is supported in some way.