Short: SViewNG V7.10 + Library 17.2 (16.6.97) 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 ---------------------------- - GUI remembers size and position - TurboPrint support - more PPC modules available - easier to update - fixed some more and less serious bugs - 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 - 24 Bit via TurboPrint or own 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: ================ V7.10 (16.6.97): - added norwegian catalogs, done by Roger Hagensen - included Library V17.2, which now does offer optional high quality 24 Bit printer support via Printer.svobject plus TurboPrint - certain gadgets now again disabled when no file loaded (Save, Action, Display, Screenmode) - when there had not been a default maximum value for a prefs item been specified in the .cpinfo file, a default maximum of 2^31-1 would have been used, which did sometimes produce some strange results when freely moving the slider. We now do use 0xFFFFFF-1 (16777214 or 24 Bit unsigned), which works better (-> Sven Drieling) - GUI now is an external .wizard file (fetched from PROGDIR:) and remembers size, position, etc. (-> Sven Drieling) - when there's no .cpinfo for an Object/Driver/Operator, the "?" button will be ghosted now (-> Sven Drieling) - if you once did install SuperView, the script will suggest the same destination directory for any further updates (location is remembered in "ENVARC:SuperView-Library/SV_WHERE"), same for VMEM-Assign and alternative Lib-Dir (-> Sven Drieling) - Icon positions were no longer accurate. Fixed. (-> Sven Drieling) 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). LIBRARY-CHANGES: ================ V17.2 (16.6.1997) : ------------------- - NEW: - a lot more modules with ppc.library, powerUP (TM) support. SVObjects and SVOperators. (not included) - SVObjects: - PNG: (see there) - ILBM: (see there) - DEVICE SObjects: - Printer: - added TurboPrint support (high quality 24 Bit printing) - SVDrivers: - CyberGraphics: - (see there) - LIBRARY: - support-lib is at V10.1 now (already took place as with V17.1) - MISC: - updated docs - udated "known bugs/fixed bugs" section - added norwegian catalog, done by Roger Hagensen - SetPatch 43.6 is on ftp.amiga.de Get it! - added note, why Graffiti won't be supported - added note about Inferno (DKB Wildfire) card, which now is being supported by CyberGraphX (V3) - Picasso96 plus Picasso96.svdriver users, which use P96 in parallel (switching monitor drivers from time to time) should watch out for a newer P96 version, which should fix a startup crash, which would have been caused by Picasso96.svdriver when trying to open Picasso96API.library. It has also been reported, that PPaint (eraly V7) had been affected by this (startup-crash, too). (-> Klaus Gillarek, Toabis Abt, Frank Mariak Alexander Kneer, Torbjörn Aronsson) - there was a bug in the installer script for the library: 680x0 optimized module versions would NEVER have been installed (since last 16.x rework of the installer script) - if you once did install SuperView-Library, the script will suggest the same destination directories for any further updates again (locations for VMEM and alterantive LIBS: will be remembered in "ENVARC:SuperView-Library/SVLIB_WHERE" and ".../SVMEM_WHERE") 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 ***************************************************************************** ** 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 Inferno (Wildfire) CG 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.