Short: SViewNG V7.60 + Library 21.1 (6.3.98)
Type: gfx/show
Uploader: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
Author: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de

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  Via SuperView-Library SViewNG does support powerUP (TM) as one of the first !
  (48 PPC plugin-modules available NOW, based on ppc.library)


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 >> 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 approximately 2.3 MB size - so make sure there's enough
 >> space available...
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Program Description and Distribution Concept
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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
----------------------------
 - switched all PPC modules to new format. Make sure that
   you upgrade these, too (lowest possible version: V21.1)
 - added PPC support to some more modules (4 operators)
 - bug fixes, speed improvements
 - etc.


Description of Features and Requirements
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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 49 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              - XWD                - Amiga Icons (WB/Magic/New)
               - IFF-RGFX         - TIM

                 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/TurboPrint/Studio)

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:
     ================

V7.60 (6.3.98):

  - included Library 21.1, which has been updated to new .svm style PPC modules
    (completely redesigned with SAS/C):

    NOTE, THAT THE OLD MODULES WILL NO LONGER WORK, WHILE THE NEW MODULES
    WILL ONLY WORK WITH THIS VERSION AND UP! NEW MODULES ARE AVAILABLE
    UNDER Aminet:gfx/show/svppc211.lha

  - added ARexx script for importing graphics into PageStream via SuperView.
    Script has been supplied for inclusion by William F. Maddock. Thanks William!

  - further improvements have been delayed slightly;
    PPC modules had a higher priority

V7.55 (11.2.98):

  - prefs: replaced ":SuperView/SViewNG.config" by "PROGDIR:SViewNG.config"
    (default directory still is ENV:)
  - included Library 20.1 (new: PPC support in JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PICT)


     LIBRARY-CHANGES:
     ================

     V21.1 (6.3.1998) :
     ------------------
      - various Modules:     - updated to new .svm style PPC modules
                               (completely redesigned with SAS/C)

                               NOTE, THAT THE OLD MODULES WILL NO
                               LONGER WORK, WHILE THE NEW MODULES
                               WILL ONLY WORK WITH THIS VERSION
                               AND UP! NEW MODULES ARE AVAILABLE
                               UNDER Aminet:gfx/show/svppc211.lha

      - SVObjects:           - Limbo: - the Limbo package now is
                                        available in a PPC version

      - SVOperators:         - PaletteDither, OptimizePalette,
                               AnyTo24Bit, HilbertDither256:

                                 - now with optional PPC support, too

                             - AnyTo24Bit, HilbertDither256:

                                 - fixed small bugs (see there)

     V20.1 (11.2.1998) :
     -------------------
      - SVObjects: - JPEG, PNG:  - now with support for PPC native
                                   ELF loader/saver; incredible speedup
                   - TIFF, PICT: - dito, plus fixed some bugs

      - V19.11 (1.1.98) accidentally still was labeled
        V19.10 (27.12.97) internally

      - updated Steve Quartly's 14 SQOperators to version 3.5.
        They're now adjusted to the latest library specs, have
        been improved and bug-fixed and all seem to have
        decreased their file size a little bit
        (-> supplied by Steve Quartly)

      - Prefs: - (see there)

      - Docs: - updated press feedback section
              - updated "known bugs" on PicassoIV with Picasso96
              - updated information on powerUP (TM) plugins
                for PPC in ELF format (ppc.library).

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    Overview: Supported and Non-supported Graphics Cards
    ====================================================

    Card Name            Kind of Support
    ----------------------------------------------------
    1600GX               -
    A2410 TIGA           CG  EGS
    CyberVision64        CG       P96
    CyberVision64/3D     CG       P96
    CyberVisionPPC       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  P96  NAT
    Spectrum             CG  EGS  P96
    Visiona                  EGS

 As you can see, any reasonable graphics card for the Amiga
 is supported in some way.

 (NAT = "native driver", CG = CGfx, P96 = Picasso96, EGS = EGS ;)
