| From: | Alan Buxey |
| Date: | 17 Apr 2001 at 20:38:51 |
| Subject: | Re: Voyager Image Decoders |
hi,
> Then you underestimate the work involved in using datatypes to decode
> images. Apart from the fact that V would lose all speed gained from the
> internal decoders, you'd lose progressive decoding, the cleaner dithering,
> increase memory consumption..
>
these are all the valid reasons for why they went the proprietary route
...it also means they have to worry about even more bugs..and release
bug-fixed imag decoding engines as well as the browser ;-)
> .. all for what? So they use the PPC? That's what the MorphOS decoders
> are for. And they're faster than datatypes and more compatible. What
> are you worried about? :)
and for those who want to stick with AmigaOS - under which they registered
their version of Voyager? I , personally, cannot stand any of the Vapors
team hatred of WarpUP
...an i also cannot forsee many people bein so pro-MorphOS when the time
comes around for paying for it.
alan
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