Short:    Picture management (incl.PCD) for AGA&CyberGfx
Author:   Helmut Hoffmann
Uploader: Helmut Hoffmann
Version:  3.3
Type:     gfx/misc
Kurz:     Bildverwaltung (inkl.PCD) fuer AGA&CyberGfx
Requires: OS3.0

PhotoAlbum V3.3 (c) by Helmut Hoffmann 1996-97
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+-----------------------(auch in Deutsch erhältlich)----------------------------+
| The fast and intuitive picture management software for all Amigas with OS3.x: |
| * Supports upto 256 colors on AGA Amigas                                      |
| * Supports TrueColor/HighColor on graphic boards with CyberGraphX or          |
|   compatible systems, like graphic boards with the new "Picasso 96" software! |
|   (TrueColor displaying supported for thumbnails and full picture windows)    |
| * Supports more than 20 picture formats (incl. PhotoCD, IFF, JPeg (incl.      |
|   Progressive), TIF, PCX, BMP, Targa, PPM, YUV, ... and DataTypes)            |
| * Open any number of picture windows incl. fast scrolling and zooming         |
|   functions, conversion functions, direct transfer functions, ...             |
| * Font sensitive picture subtitles and gadget bar (fonts configurable)        |
| * Support of several preview file formats (highlycompressed or fast access)   |
| * Functions for creation of picture databases across multiple volumes         |
| * Configurable thumbnail cache memory     * Editable picture comments         |
| * Copy function for picture groups        * user configur. ARexx command line |
| * optional catalog file concept (one single file for many thumbnails)         |
| * ARexx loading functions for ADPro, PPaint, XiPaint, ImageFX & Photogenics 2 |
| * ARexx call for CyberShow and CyberTVPlayer as external viewers              |
| * Presentation function with effects together with CyberShow Pro 8.x          |
| New: now with functions for configuration saving and shell parameters         |
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Important notes: This program is part of the complete package of
        * Picture management software PhotoAlbum (Aminet:gfx/misc/photoalbum##.lha)
        * SlideShow/Viewer program CyberShow Pro (Aminet:gfx/board/cybershow##.lha)
        The package can be ordered for complete only 35US$ or 50DM. In addition it
        is possible to order Universal Modules for different programs for additional
        7US$ or 10DM each. The demo version displays all pictures only in greyscale.

New in V3.3: Optional overwrite warning prevents picture files from been
              overwritten without notice during copying or conversion operations.
New in V3.2: Page flipping can now be down with cursor keys left/right
             Closing picture windows now possible with Esc key
New in V3.1: Shell parameter support for comfortable start of PhotoAlbum
               from shells, other programs or scripts
New in V3.0: Configuration saving and default config loading functions

Shareware registration:

The complete package of PhotoAlbum/CyberShow Pro can be ordered
for only 50DM or 35US$ with the included order form.

Author:

Helmut Hoffmann
Rubensstrasse 4
D-41063 Moenchengladbach
Germany

Short description of PhotoAlbum features:

PhotoAlbum is the sensational new picture management software for all
Amigas and Dracos with at least OS3.0. It features

* extremly fast loading functions for more than 20 picture file formats
* asynchronous loading incl. automatic preloading of not yet visible pages
  (load e.g. full pictures while thumbnails are still loaded);
  intelligent cache memory management (max. cache can be preconfigured)
* easy and intuitive usage
  (get a fast overview over a directory or even full CD of pictures by simple
   selection of the directory...)
* combinable picture subtitles (name, comment, size, type, ...);
  subtitle font is configurable by Tooltypes
* high functionality (unlimited number of image windows with scrolling
  and zooming functions can be opened)
* Presentation of thumbnails and full pictures in reduced colors on
  all Amigas and in HighColor/TrueColor with CyberGraphX compatible boards
* Delete function to sort out unwanted pictures (full version only)
* Copy function to copy groups of files to another directory (full version only)
* ARexx loading commands can be send to ADPro, PPaint, XiPaint 4, ImageFX and
  Photogenics (full version only)
* External viewers "CyberShow" and "CyberTVPlayer" can be called directly
  (just copy CyberShow and CyberTVPlayer to your C: directory) (full version only)
* SlideShow-Presentation function in conjunction with CyberShow Pro (full versions only)
* Configurable ARexx command line, usable also for external viewers (full version only)
* Editable file comment (full version only)

* Save functions to convert pictures into different 24Bit file formats
  (full version only)
* Direct transfer functions for several image processing programs (full version)
* Creation of preview files (files containing reduced size images) for
  faster access to frequently needed picture directories and to
  allow creation of a picture library with pictures located on different
  media (disks/CDs etc.) for easy access.
* Creation of compact catalog files for large collections of pictures (full version)

The demo version displays in greyscale only. The loading functions of
the full version are for color loading at least as fast as the loading
of the demo version in greyscale. Only displaying on palette oriented
screens (upto 256 colors) can be slower for color displaying due to the
larger number of colors which have to be requested from the operating system.

PhotoAlbum can currently read the following formats directly:

1) IFF-ILBM (all standard formats 1 to 8Bit, EHB, HAM6, HAM8, 15Bit, 24Bit)
2) PhotoCD (Base format 768x512 or 512x768 (portrait); linear 24Bit RGB)
3) JPeg (color and greyscale; incl. progressive JPeg)
4) PPM/PGM/PBM (P1&P4 b&w, P5 grey, P6 color)
5) QRT (also known as dump format by PD raytracers as POV-Ray)
6) Targa (RLE compr.&uncompr. 1/8/15/16/24/32Bit; incl. interleaved)
7) PCX (compr.&uncompr. EGA1-4Bit, VGA 8Bit grey/Colormap and 24Bit)
8) BMP (uncompr. 24Bit RGB,1Bit,4Bit or 8Bit Colormap; RLE compressed 8Bit,1Bit)
9) TIF (packbit-compr.&uncompr. 24Bit,1-8Bit grey/Color Motorola&Intel formats)
10) DEEP (compr.&uncompr. IFF-DEEP 24Bit and 32Bit formats)
11) YUV (color 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and greyscale)
12) VLAB raw (color 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and greyscale)
13) RGB (IFF-RGB: RGB8 and RGBN compressed; RGB5 uncompressed)
14) HHsYUVSq sequence format (sequential or random access)
15) IFF-PBM (DPII) format
16) ACBM (IFF-ACBM: 1 to 8Bit, EHB, HAM6, HAM8)
17) FBM (8Bit grey/Colormap and 24Bit)
18) Sun raster (uncompressed formats for 1Bit, 8Bit grey/ColorMap and 24Bit)
19) MacPaint (b&w compressed 1Bit format; datafork only)
20) HHsXRL formats (1-8Bit ColorMap incl. HAM6/8, 8Bit grey, 24Bit RGB compressed)
21) binary-EPS bitmaps (RGB and CMYK; this function is experimental)
22) TBCPlus frames & fields

In addition picture and animation DataTypes are supported as well (for
animation DataTypes at least OS3.1 is needed).

System requirements:

CyberShow and PhotoAlbum should be usable on all Amigas and Dracos with

+ OS3.0 or higher
+ sufficient memory (about 4MByte Fast-RAM should be enough for normal usage)

For displaying in TrueColor/HighColor quality you also need

+ cybergraphics.library V40 or higher and a suitable graphic board
  (Cybergraphics is a Workbench emulation/True color software extension
   which is usable in conjunction with several graphic boards as the
   Cybervision, Piccolo, SD64, Picasso, Retina-BLTZ3, Spectrum, Domino.
   It is Copyright by Thomas Sontowski and Frank Mariak.
   There also exist compatible systems from other developers, like the
   "Picasso 96 software" from Villagetronic; this should also allow TrueColor.)

Please note: The Draco computer already contains a built-in graphic board
 so that you can display in TrueColor/HighColor without additional hardware.