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  1. Short:    SViewNG V7.65 + Library 21.2 (5.4.98)
  2. Author:   Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
  3. Uploader: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
  4. Type:     gfx/show
  5.  
  6.   *****************************************************************************
  7.   Via SuperView-Library SViewNG does support powerUP (TM) as one of the first !
  8.   (50 PPC plugin-modules available NOW, based on ppc.library)
  9.  
  10.  
  11.    _________________________________________________________
  12.  >> When extracting the archive, please make sure, that you
  13.  >> do this as follows:
  14.  >>
  15.  >>   LHA -xarm -b64 x ARCHIVE.LHA DESTINATION-DIR/
  16.  >>   LZX -x -a -r -m x ARCHIVE.LHA DESTINATION-DIR/
  17.  >>
  18.  >> Note: Using the LHA-compatible "LX" archiver may produce
  19.  >> corrupt output on large files. LHex should work fine.
  20.  >>
  21.  >> SViewNG.lha does contain another (uncompressed) archive
  22.  >> of approximately 2.4 MB size - so make sure there's enough
  23.  >> space available...
  24.    ---------------------------------------------------------
  25.  
  26.  
  27. Program Description and Distribution Concept
  28. --------------------------------------------
  29. Successor of SuperView; SViewNG (evaluation version), a localized graphics
  30. viewer, converter, editor and screen-grabber based on SuperView-Library,
  31. with ARexx support, GUI, AmigaGuide online-help, Commodity-functionality
  32. and many more features.
  33.  
  34. SHAREWARE (evaluation version).
  35.  
  36.  
  37. What's *new* in this version
  38. ----------------------------
  39.  - remember, there IS OpalVision support, and it is still working
  40.    (other than some people did claim in comp.sys.amiga.graphics)
  41.  - too much changes and bug fixes to list here (see below for details)
  42.  - etc.
  43.  
  44.  
  45. Description of Features and Requirements
  46. ----------------------------------------
  47. Nearly anything is managed by object-oriented external modules
  48. for loading, saving (SVObjects), displaying (SVDrivers) and
  49. processing (SVOperators) graphics - converting graphics and
  50. "screen-grabbing" also is possible in a very comfortable way.
  51.  
  52. Only requires OS V2.04 and 68000, but also makes use of available
  53. OS V2.1 and V3.x features and 680x0 module versions, as well
  54. as optional powerUP (TM) powerPC module plugins.
  55.  
  56. Includes licensed SuperView-Library, which supports the following
  57. file formats, periphal devices, display drivers and image processing
  58. operators:
  59.  
  60.      ->>>> Total of 49 different graphic file formats               <<<<-
  61.      ->>>> Total of  2 different periphal devices                   <<<<-
  62.      ->>>> Total of  9 different graphic display systems (22 cards) <<<<-
  63.      ->>>> Total of 32 different graphic operators                  <<<<-
  64.  
  65. SVObjects:     - IFF-ACBM         - Windows,OS/2 BMP   - PNM (PBM,PGM,PPM)
  66.                - IFF-ILBM         - JPEG (JFIF v6)     - IMG (GEM Graphics)
  67.                - IFF-DEEP         - PhotoCD            - WPG (WP Bitmaps)
  68.                - IFF-FAXX         - TIFF               - MacPaint MAC
  69.                - IFF-PBM          - PCX                - EPS (Header/PS)
  70.                - IFF-RGB8         - Atari Degas        - C64 (Koala, Doodle)
  71.                - IFF-YUVN         - Windows Icon       - CDR-Previews
  72.                - QRT/POV Raytrace - Mac PICT-2         - SGI
  73.                - SVG              - Targa              - Pictor/PCPaint
  74.                - SunRaster        - UtahRLE            - PNG
  75.                - FBM              - XWD                - Amiga Icons (WB/Magic/New)
  76.                - IFF-RGFX         - TIM
  77.  
  78.                  as well as all OS3-Datatypes
  79.                  and 24 Bit DataTypes (picture.datatype V43).
  80.  
  81.                  Many formats with 24 Bit-Support.
  82.                  Reads XPK- and PP20-packed data via Unpack.svobject.
  83.  
  84.                  Writes C-Sourcecode in chunky/RGB notation.
  85.  
  86.                  Together with external third party programs also the
  87.                  following file formats seamlessly can be embedded:
  88.  
  89.                  File Format        needs program   also needs support for
  90.                  ---------------------------------------------------------
  91.                - AMF                MetaView        (ILBM)
  92.                - DXF/AutoCAD (tm)   MetaView        (ILBM)
  93.                - FIG                AmiFIG          (Postscript)
  94.                               or:   MetaView        (ILBM)
  95.                - CGM                GPlot           (Postscript)
  96.                               or:   MetaView        (ILBM)
  97.                - IFF-DR2D           MetaView        (ILBM)
  98.                - Limbo              Limbo 4.0       (PNM)
  99.                - Postscript (TM)    Ghostscript     -
  100.                - WPG-Vector         MetaView        (ILBM)
  101.                - WMF                MetaView        (ILBM)
  102.  
  103. Devices (via SVObjects):
  104.  
  105.                - Scanner (scanner.device of ScanQuix)
  106.                - Printer (printer.device/TurboPrint/Studio)
  107.  
  108. SVDrivers :    - OCS/ECS          - AGA                - EGS7
  109.                - OpalVision       - Retina             - CyberGraphX
  110.                - PicassoII        - Merlin             - Picasso96
  111.  
  112. SVOperators :  - Dither24Bit      - 24BitToHAM         - HilbertDither256
  113.                - ExtractRed       - ExtractGreen       - ExtractBlue
  114.                - XOR              - ExtractGrayScales  - TopToBottom
  115.                - LeftToRight      - Rotate             - Scale50
  116.                - AnyTo24Bit       - Crop               - CallPNM
  117.                - OptimizePalette  - RotateFree         - PaletteDither
  118.  
  119.                  plus the following from Steve Quartly:
  120.  
  121.                - SQBentley        - SQTiling           - SQThreshold
  122.                - SQOilPaint       - SQMosaic           - SQEmboss
  123.                - SQSlicing        - SQDiffuse          - SQContrast
  124.                - SQSharpen        - SQBlur             - SQDeep_Press
  125.                - SQMotion_Blur    - SQHighPass
  126.  
  127.      PROGRAM-CHANGES:
  128.      ================
  129.  
  130. V7.65 (5.4.98):
  131.  
  132.   - added lithuanian catalogs
  133.     (-> Levas <savel@kaunas.omnitel.net>)
  134.   - the preferences file requester may have contained garbage
  135.     in the wildcard pattern field
  136.   - selecting "Hide" fromout the menu did cause Enforcer hits
  137.     and maybe a crash (in my tests, it worked fine from the GUI's
  138.     "Really quit ?" and Cx Echange, though)
  139.     (-> Waldemar Scheu)
  140.   - you now can modify controlpad settings fromout scripts using
  141.     SVPrefs - see "ReadMe.1st" in the ARexx directory for details
  142.   - included Library 21.2, new PPC modules on Aminet, too
  143.  
  144.  
  145.      LIBRARY-CHANGES:
  146.      ================
  147.  
  148.      V21.2 (5.4.1998) :
  149.      ------------------
  150.       - SVObjects:           - BMP:          - added support for 32 bit files
  151.                                              - fixed RLE 4/8 and OS/2 support
  152.                              - TIFF:         - fixed and upgraded
  153.                                              - 68k loader was screwed up to 90 percent
  154.                              - GhostScript:  - added controlpad to allow
  155.                                                changing stacksize (in case of crashes)
  156.                              - GPlot (CGM):  - added controlpad to allow
  157.                                                changing stacksize (in case of crashes)
  158.                                              - changed way of calling the program
  159.                              - AmiFIG (FIG): - added controlpad to allow
  160.                                                changing stacksize (in case of crashes)
  161.                                              - changed way of calling the program
  162.                              - Limbo (LMB):  - added controlpad to allow
  163.                                                changing stacksize (in case of crashes)
  164.                                              - changed way of calling the program
  165.                              - MetaView:     - added controlpad to allow
  166.                                                changing stacksize (in case of crashes)
  167.                                              - changed way of calling the program
  168.                                              - reading of CGM and FIG now can be
  169.                                                redirected to MetaView, as well
  170.                              - PNG, JPEG:    - upgraded
  171.                              - FAXX:         - added note about problems with
  172.                                                MultiFax files
  173.                              - Targa:        - fixed several bugs
  174.                              - YUVN:         - fixed several bugs
  175.  
  176.       - SVOperators:         - RotateFree:   - see there
  177.  
  178.       - SVDrivers:           - Picasso96:     - fixed problem with 8/24 bit viewmodes
  179.                              - CyberGraphics: - see there
  180.  
  181.       - SVPrefs:             - now can be used for changing comtrolpad settings
  182.                                fromout the Shell or (ARexx) scripts, too
  183.  
  184.       - Support-Lib:         - see there
  185.  
  186.       - Locale:              - added lithuanian catalogs
  187.                                (-> Levas <savel@kaunas.omnitel.net>)
  188.  
  189.       - Installer:           - it's now assumed that "SVPrefs" is
  190.                                in the search path, so the entry
  191.                                in s:user-startup no longer does include
  192.                                an absolute path
  193.                                (-> Tilo Hanich)
  194.  
  195.       - Known bugs:          - added note about the "Shutdown" crash
  196.                                problem under CyberGraphX
  197.                                (-> Tilo Hanich)
  198.  
  199. *****************************************************************************
  200. ** Please support SHAREWARE and register NOW to receive YOUR KeyFile !!    **
  201. *****************************************************************************
  202.  
  203.  
  204.     Overview: Supported and Non-supported Graphics Cards
  205.     ====================================================
  206.  
  207.     Card Name            Kind of Support
  208.     ----------------------------------------------------
  209.     1600GX               -
  210.     A2410 TIGA           CG  EGS
  211.     CyberVision64        CG       P96
  212.     CyberVision64/3D     CG       P96
  213.     CyberVisionPPC       CG
  214.     DCTV                 -
  215.     Domino               CG  EGS  P96
  216.     DraCo Altais         CG
  217.     Firecracker          -
  218.     GDA-1                -
  219.     Graffity             -
  220.     GVP 110/24               EGS
  221.     GVP IV 24                EGS
  222.     Colormaster              EGS
  223.     Inferno (Wildfire)   CG
  224.     Merlin               CG       P96  NAT
  225.     OMniBus                       P96
  226.     OpalVision                         NAT
  227.     Picasso II           CG       P96  NAT
  228.     Picasso II+          CG       P96  NAT
  229.     Picasso IV           CG       P96
  230.     Piccolo              CG  EGS  P96
  231.     Piccolo SD64         CG  EGS  P96
  232.     Rain*ow II (R-II)        EGS
  233.     Rain*ow III (R-III)      EGS
  234.     Retina Z2                EGS       NAT
  235.     Retina Z3 BLT        CG  EGS  P96  NAT
  236.     Spectrum             CG  EGS  P96
  237.     Visiona                  EGS
  238.  
  239.  As you can see, any reasonable graphics card for the Amiga
  240.  is supported in some way.
  241.  
  242.  (NAT = "native driver", CG = CGfx, P96 = Picasso96, EGS = EGS ;)
  243.  
  244.  
  245. ============================= Archive contents =============================
  246.  
  247. Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
  248. -------- ------- ----- --------- --------  -------------
  249.  2436567  915544 62.4% 05-Apr-98 20:07:54  SViewNG_EL.lha
  250. -------- ------- ----- --------- --------
  251.  2436567  915544 62.4% 06-Apr-98 10:33:56   1 files
  252.