Short:    DataType for GEM pictures (IMG files)
Author:   caffer@cs.ucc.ie (Neil Cafferkey)
Uploader: caffer@cs.ucc.ie (Neil Cafferkey)
Version:  1.2
Type:     util/dtype
Requires: OS3.0+

GEMImageDT is a DataType for GEM image files, as used by GEM Paint and
several other packages. These are also known as IMG files, after the
file-name suffix usually used.

Supported format variations:

  - Atari ST images up to 256 colours.
  - Two-colour black and white images.
  - 16-colour PC images.
  - Greyscale PC images.

Unsupported format variations:

  - 16- and 24-bit images.

Some subformats are untested because of the difficulty of getting sample
images. If you have any GEM images that don't work with this DataType,
please contact me.

Please send bug reports, suggestions, and any other correspondence to one of
the following addresses.

E-mail: caffer@cs.ucc.ie

Post: Neil Cafferkey,
      30, Upper Kensington,
      Rochestown,
      Cork,
      Ireland.

This package is released under the GNU General Public Licence.

History:

V1.2 (December 2003)

  - Now supports most colour Atari images.
  - Fixed memory leak when handling corrupt images.
  - New icons.

V1.1 (March 2002)

  - First release.