What's new for V2.3.0?
Changes and Additions
- Change in the distribution method to include a
printed manual along with the registered version (details below).
- Full support for the CyberGraphX retargetable
graphics standard. This now allows users with any of the graphics
cards supported by the CyberGraphX system (CyberVison64, Picasso2,
Retina etc...) to use the ImageStudio internal viewers to view the
current image in upto 24bit colour. ImageStudio can now be run on a
CyberGraphX screen itself, to give a fast 24bit colour preview!
We suggest that users completely replace their v2.1.x and
v2.2.x IO modules with the v2.3.x versions, as the module format has
changed slightly. Don't also forget to change the value of
INTERNALVIEWER preference if you have either an AGA Amiga or Amiga
with a graphics card to take advantage of the best viewer module for
your Amiga.
Change in distribution strategy
Many users have requested the addition of a printed manual
for the registered version. We have now changed the distribution
method to provide what we think is better value package which
includes a professionally printed and illustrated manual along with
the registration of the program.
We are no longer taking orders directly, all orders must now
be placed with LH Publishing, see registering.
Notes about the PNG file format
After the release of v2.1.0 of ImageStudio we wrote an IO
module for the new PNG image file format. As the format is new, the
code was based on beta versions of the PNG library routines and
incomplete specifications. We were hoping that by the time we came
to releasing v2.2.0 of ImageStudio the PNG file format would have
been finished, but this is unfortunately not the case.
The current documentation therefore contains references to the
capabilities of the PNG IO module, but no actual PNG module is contained
in the package as we still consider it "work in progress". The PNG
module will officially be included with the ImageStudio package when
the PNG library is finished; until then we keep our pre-release
PNG module available separately in the public domain.
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