Short:    The BEST Anim/Image-Processor - 3.35 New!
Author:   epgbc@cluster1.urz.uni-halle.de (WK-Artworks)
Uploader: eksec@eure.de (Andreas Kuessner)
Type:     gfx/edit

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For any questions concerning Wildfire contact:

eksec@eure.de  (Andreas Kuessner)

Wildfire - THE image processor Version 3.35a (19-Jun-1997)

1.  WF-Base.lha      - main files
2.  WF-Binary881     - main program (68020-060 with FPU)
3.  WF-PlugIns881    - PlugIns      (68020-060 with FPU)

4.  WF-Nails.lha     - if you have a registered version of
                       Wildfire you do _NOT_ need this file

5.  WF-Base0.lha     - additional main files
                       if you have already have a (demo)version
                       higher than 2.96 the you do _NOT_ need
                       this file, otherwise download it

1. Installation:

 --> If you already have registered Wildfire:

 -Obtain and decompress the first 3 archieves
 -replace the old file with the new files from the archives
 -start Wildfire
 -select your preferences (16 color screen with wf-modern palette
                           is a good choice!)
 -press F10 and select the Macro createExamples.rexx
 -just follow the instructions


 --> If you already have an unregistered Wildfire version
     higher than 2.96:

 -Obtain and decompress the first 4 archieves
 -replace the old file with the new files from the archives
 -start Wildfire
 -select your preferences (16 color screen with wf-modern palette
                           is a good choice!)


 --> If you have not installed Wildfire up to now:

 -Obtain and decompress all the 5 archieves
 -assign wf: <your drawer>
 -copy wf:envarc/#? envarc:
 -start Wildfire
 -select your preferences (16 color screen with wf-modern palette)

 -download the file WF-Nails.lha
 -install it into your Wildfire directory

2. Notes:
 -If you get any problems read the FAQ which has been updated
  or contact eksec@eure.de
 -All changes are reported as usual to the history-file.
  A description of the new player-features can be found in
  the YAFA-documentation.
 -this is a demo version! 

Now have fun !


Andreas Maschke, Andreas Kuessner

Saturday 21-Jun-97
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           Wildfire - where dreams become virtuality

            A Special Effect Program and many more

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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!)

  -superposition of Lightwave-objects and Images in the
   threedimensional space

  -phong-shading

  -(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 release 0.8
    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

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Requirements:

Hardware
-MC68020 or higher with FPU
-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 !
