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Documentation of jpeg.datatype 43.1
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Introduction
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With the help of the jpeg.datatype, your datatype sytem is able to read JPEG images.
This datatype is freeware and can be used for any purpose.
Minumum requirements for jpeg.datatype
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* OS 3.0
* MC68020
Additionally recommened
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* CyberGraphX with picture.datatype V43 for 24-bit images.
Minumum requirements for JPEGPrefs
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* OS 3.0
* MC68020
* MUI 3.8
Installation
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Simply click on the 'Install' script.
If you have another jpeg.datatype (with THIS name) installed on your Amiga with a
version number higher than 43.0, the installer will not be able to replace it.
In this case, you must copy the jpeg.datatype manually to your SYS:Classes/DataTypes
directory.
Preferences
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Gfx Mode:
-> V43 CGX Mode
Enables V43 CyberGraphX mode.
If you do not have the picture.datatype 43.x, the datatype will fall back to V40 mode.
-> V40 AGA Mode
Truecolor images will be color reduced for AGA.
V40 Dithermode:
Enables Floyd-Steinberg dithering (recommended ,1).
Default is 'No dithering' (0).
V40 CLUT Depth:
Depth to use for color reducing in AGA modes.
Values are from 3 to 8 (default).
DCT Methods:
Choose one of the DCT methods for de/encoding.
-> Slow Integer: medium speed, good quality (default, 0)
-> Fast Integer: fast speed but low quality (1)
-> Floating Point: slowest but high quality (2).
Scale:
Picture sizes can be scaled for output:
-> 1:1 Leave size untouched (default, 0)
-> 1:2 Half the size (1).
-> 1:4 One forth the size (2).
-> 1:8 One eighth the size (3).
Quality:
Defines the compression quality. Ranges from 1 to 100.
Useful values are between 60 and 90, depending on the picture.
Low values produce short files but worse quality, higher values longer files with
good quality.
The default is 75.
Smoothing:
Value of color smoothing during compression. Ranges from 0 to 100.
Default is 0 (no smoothing).
Gray Mode:
Images are stored as 256 color grayscales pictures.
Default is OFF, save in 24 Bit color mode.
Progressive Mode:
Store the image in progressive mode.
Default is OFF.
Currently I only support MUI for the preferences.
If you don't have MUI, you also can adjust the preferences very easy.
The ENV-variable 'DataTypes/jpeg.prefs' contains the parameter as a DOS-argument
with the template
'MODE/A/N,DITHER/A/N,DEPTH/A/N,DCT/A/N,SCALE/A/N,QUALITY/A/N,SMOOTH/A/N,GRAY/S,PROGRESSIVE/S'.
You can change the settings anytime either by using the 'SetEnv'-command or by
using a text editor.
A GadTools version of the preferences may follow in the near future.
History
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08-Oct-99 V43.0
* First public release
13-Nov-99 V43.1
* Improved V43 setup to avoid problems under Picasso96 or OS 3.5.
* Glowicons are now default icons.
Credits
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Paul Huxham for the jpeg.library.
Timm S. Müller for the render.library.
Author
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Feel free to contact me for comments, critics or bug reports !
Name: Achim Stegemann
Email: astegema@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de
Internet: http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~astegema