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- WANIM.DLL
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- The sprite animation library from
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- AND-XOR Systems
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- Product Description
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- WANIM.DLL is a full-featured, multitasking, and easy to use sprite animation
- library designed to be completely compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.0 and
- above, including the Multimedia extensions for Windows. As such, it will
- benefit from any future improvements Microsoft will make to Windows' GDI
- system, particularly with regard to the BitBlt() function. Were BitBlt() to
- be modified, or new graphics drivers added to take advantage of coming
- enhancements to the display hardware such as the addition of a graphics
- co-processor, any resultant speed gain would be passed right along to
- WANIM.DLL. Using this product in conjunction with the Microsoft Windows
- Multimedia extensions in MCGA 320x200, 256-color mode (great for video games)
- results in significant performance improvement. It's important not to confuse
- sprite animation with frame animation. The latter consists mostly of playing
- back a sequence of pictures to the screen, as in a motion picture. Sprite
- animation, by contrast, is non-deterministic. That is, the exact placement
- of sprites (animation objects) relative to the background, need and may not be
- known before run-time.
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- Here are some of the things you can do with WANIM.DLL:
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- * Move multiple animation objects on a colored background within a
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- * Move objects above or below one another depending on display
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- * Change display priority on the fly. That is, if two or more
- objects overlap, bring one or the other to the forefront.
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- * Animate objects, i.e., change their shape, size, or bitmap
- image, while moving them.
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- * Create either bitmap or algorithmic animation objects, or a
- combination of both. Algorithmic objects are things like text,
- ellipses, rectangles, lines, etc. They are drawn on the fly
- using Windows own functions, or your own.
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- * Automatically create mask bitmaps from Windows HBITMAP images.
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- * Determine whether there has been a collision between two or more
- objects, or between any object and an arbitrary rectangular area.
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- * Scroll background images while animation objects are stationary
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- * Maintain multiple background areas, or animation zones, within
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- * Resize and/or reposition animation zones on the fly.
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- * Use any Windows 3.0 compatible programming language or
- development tool (such as Visual Basic, Borland C++, Microsoft C,
- Zortech C, etc..) which supports dynamic link libraries (DLL).
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- In order to get a better idea of the capabilities of WANIM.DLL, please consult
- the file anim.h which contains a listing of all the functions available in the
- library.
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- Terms: check or money order. WANIM.DLL is only $69. With source $99. US
- Funds. Shipping and handling add $5. COD add $10. Foreign orders except
- Canada and Mexico add $15.
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- AND-XOR Systems
- 1107 Fair Oaks Ave.
- Suite 167
- South Pasadena, CA 91030
- (213) 969-4081
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