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- Short: Imagine3 format texture renderer v1.0.2
- Author: Graham Dean and Andy Dean
- Uploader: adean@eleceng.ucl.ac.uk
- Type: gfx/3d
-
- This document applies to version v1.0.2 of TextureStudio which is
- Copyright (C) 1995 Graham Dean and Andy Dean.
-
- Changes for v1.0.2
- ==================
- o Menus are now shown correctly on Workbench 2.x machines.
-
- Changes for v1.0.1
- ==================
- o v1.0.0's executable had been compiled incorrectly causing problems
- with most textures. This has been fixed.
-
- o Changed the method for choosing HAM6 or HAM8 render screens to
- avoid problems with some graphic cards.
-
- Brief description
- =================
-
- TextureStudio supports the loading of texture modules in Imagine3
- format. The parameters of the texture can quickly and easily be
- adjusted by means of slider gadgets or by typing in the numbers. The
- texture can then be mapped onto a plane, cylinder or sphere and
- rendered to a preview screen and/or as a 24-bit image to disk.
-
- Many aspects of the texture and render can be altered including axis
- position/alignment/size, lighting settings, object colours, object size
- etc.
-
- TextureStudio allows the user to quickly render the texture and
- explore the effects of changing various parameters without the need to
- ray-trace a new image each time something is altered.
-
- TextureStudio can render images to disk in ILBM-IFF24, JPEG or Targa
- format. This allows high quality images to be rendered and loaded into
- other programs. 24-bit images of any size can be rendered, regardless
- of memory available.
-
- Some example textures are included in the distribution but Imagine3
- is required to be able to use its textures.
-
- Installation
- ============
-
- To install TextureStudio, decompress the archive and then click on the
- 'Install' icon.
-
- Machine requirements
- ====================
-
- TextureStudio requires the following system to run:
-
- * Workbench 2.04 or above.
-
- * A machine equipped with a 68020 or greater and an FPU (floating
- point unit)
-
- * Around half a megabyte of free memory.
-
- List of features
- ================
-
- * Supports Imagine3 texture format.
- * Control of features via ARexx port.
- * Render unlimited number of textures simultaneously.
- * Render to HAM screen and 24-bit images on all Amigas.
- * Render 24-bit images of any size onto disk in IFF-ILBM24, JPEG or
- Targa format, regardless of memory available.
- * Saving of HAM preview screen to disk.
- * Support for colour, filter and bump type textures.
- * Easy adjustment of parameters by means of slider gadgets.
- * Map textures onto a plane, cylinder or sphere.
- * Control of light colour, distance, position, backlighting and
- intensity.
- * Adjustment of axis alignment, size and position.
- * Control of object size, visible width and image aspect ratio.
- * Multiple pass render to allow quick preview of image whilst it
- renders.
- * 5 levels of anti-aliasing available.
- * Preview colours with colourbox window.
- * Alter render screens width, height and screenmode.
- * Control of all main functions from floating windows.
- * Optimised code for 68881 and 68882 FPU's for maximum speed.
- * Render plane, cylinder or sphere without any texture to quickly
- set up lighting etc.
- * Loading and saving of textures settings, parameters and axis
- positions.
- * Render preferences to alters speed and accuracy of render.
- * Configure window positions, screenmode, default settings and then
- save preferences to disk.
- * Runs on all Amigas with Workbench2.04 or above and an FPU
- (floating point unit).
- * Standard Workbench2 interface.
- * Uses public screen.
-
-
- Shareware version
- =================
-
- The shareware version is limited in that only the first 8 parameters
- of the texture can be adjusted. No other features have been removed.
-
- The full version allows all 16 parameters to be altered.
-
- The authors
- ***********
-
- TextureStudio is written by Graham Dean and Andy Dean.
-
- Queries and orders should be sent to Graham at:
-
- Graham Dean,
- 14 Fielding Avenue,
- Poynton,
- Cheshire.
- SK12 1YX
- ENGLAND
-
- Andy can be reached for queries (no orders) via Internet Email at:
-
- adean@eleceng.ucl.ac.uk
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- 361 361 0.0% 19-Apr-95 17:25:16 Axis.lha
- 388 233 39.9% 22-Apr-95 23:23:48 Disk.info
- 55563 55563 0.0% 07-May-95 15:00:50 DocDVI.lha
- 38516 38516 0.0% 07-May-95 15:01:12 DocGUIDE.lha
- 92397 92397 0.0% 08-May-95 16:21:12 DocPS.lha
- 33431 33431 0.0% 07-May-95 15:02:06 DocTXT.lha
- 408 230 43.6% 07-May-95 14:43:36 HISTORY.txt
- 463 234 49.4% 07-May-95 15:03:40 HISTORY.txt.info
- 19888 11959 39.8% 19-Apr-95 22:31:46 ImageStudio.ilbm
- 922 517 43.9% 22-Apr-95 23:19:18 ImageStudio.ilbm.info
- 9514 2311 75.7% 22-Apr-95 23:18:04 Install
- 700 343 51.0% 22-Apr-95 23:19:18 Install.info
- 115144 60009 47.8% 12-Jan-93 15:50:22 Installer
- 17040 11353 33.3% 27-Nov-93 18:44:34 LX
- 7904 5104 35.4% 08-Mar-95 13:27:36 pcefis
- 78890 78890 0.0% 08-May-95 15:08:22 RenderScreens.lha
- 8205 8205 0.0% 19-Apr-95 18:03:38 Rexx.lha
- 3486 3486 0.0% 19-Apr-95 18:55:38 Settings.lha
- 7569 7569 0.0% 22-Apr-95 22:20:56 Textures.lha
- 85441 85441 0.0% 07-May-95 14:59:22 TextureStudio.lha
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