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- HAMLAB PLUS
- Version 2.0.8
- August 9, 1992
-
- (c) Copyright 1990-1992 J. E. Hanway
- All rights reserved.
-
- IN THIS DOCUMENT:
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
- DOCUMENTATION ROADMAP
-
- DISTRIBUTION
-
- REGISTRATION INFORMATION
-
- SUPPORT INFORMATION
-
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
- HAMLAB PLUS is an image format conversion utility. It can read
- bit-mapped images in many formats, perform some basic operations on
- them, reduce them to a native Amiga display mode, and save them in
- Amiga IFF format. It is intended mainly to read images with more
- colors and higher resolution than are displayable on Amigas (JPEG
- files and 256 color GIFs, for example) and to reduce the number of
- colors in the image until the Amiga can display it, preserving
- as much of the original image's quality as possible.
-
- HAMLAB PLUS has many options: for the final format, you can choose
- from dozens of combinations of resolution, number of colors, and
- other factors, plus you can crop, resize, or adjust the colors of
- the image in the process of converting it.
-
- HAMLAB PLUS is modular: it uses separate "filter" programs to read
- images, and new filter programs can be added to support other
- formats without requiring the main program to be updated. Similarly,
- HAMLAB PLUS can "export" to several formats using similar "exporter"
- programs.
-
- HAMLAB PLUS is flexible: it has a full Amiga point-and-click
- user interface with an AmigaOS Release 2 look and feel, plus
- it can be run in a simple batch mode from the command line, and
- it has a powerful AREXX command set.
-
- Finally, HAMLAB PLUS is extremely configurable: you can configure it
- to start up with your preferred settings, plus you can tailor its
- operation so that it utilizes as much or as little of your
- system's RAM and disk space as you wish.
-
-
- DOCUMENTATION ROADMAP
-
- The HAMLAB PLUS documentation is supplied on disk in plain text,
- formatted for 70 columns, with form feeds between sections. When
- making a hard copy, I recommend allowing a 1 inch left margin (10
- columns in pica) for punching holes to insert into a binder.
-
- The topics are organized as follows:
-
- intro.doc Introduction, roadmap, legalese
- acknowledgements
-
- userman.doc Quick start, setup, operation
-
- cmd-ref.doc AREXX / config file command reference.
-
- filt-ref.doc Filter and exporter reference.
-
- relnotes.doc Release notes
-
- DISTRIBUTION
-
- HAMLAB PLUS is copyrighted. It is not in the public domain, nor is
- it freeware. Distribution is permitted only under the following
- conditions:
-
- 1) Only versions designated as DEMO versions by the author may be
- freely distributed. The unrestricted version is intended for
- use by registered users only, and may not be redistributed.
-
- 2) DEMO versions must be distributed only in complete, unmodified
- form. As long as the contents of a DEMO version archive are
- unchanged, the archive may be converted to any common archive format.
- For disk-based distributions only, the contents of the archive may be
- extracted into a directory separate from other disk contents.
-
- Permission is explicitly granted to include DEMO versions of HAMLAB
- PLUS in the Fred Fish disk library, on any medium.
-
- The author reserves the right to change the distribution terms of
- future versions at any time.
-
- REGISTRATION INFORMATION
-
- To obtain the registered version of HAMLAB PLUS, send the
- registration fee to:
-
- Ed Hanway
- 149 Arborwood Crescent
- Rochester, NY 14615-3849 USA
-
- The registration fee is $25 (US), discounted to $20 until January 1,
- 1993. If registering from overseas, please include appropriate
- additional funds to cover costs of mailing a disk.
-
- All registrations must be in US funds payable through a US bank.
- The following forms of payment are acceptable:
-
- U.S.A. recommended: Personal check or money order
-
- Canada recommended: Canadian postal money order in US dollars
-
- acceptable: Bank check payable through a US branch in
- US dollars
-
- Elsewhere recommended: Bank check payable through a US bank in
- US dollars
-
- at your own risk: US currency
-
- SUPPORT INFORMATION
-
- HAMLAB PLUS support is available on the Chromaticity BBS (Rochester,
- New York):
-
- Chromaticity
- Amiga Graphics / Tech / HamLab Support
- +1 716 647 6396
- 24hrs 1200-14400 bps
- Dual Standard HST/V.32bis
-
- A closed conference and file area are available on the BBS where
- registered users may obtain updates. In addition, the latest demo
- version, as well as any freely distributable filters may also be
- downloaded from the open areas of the BBS.
-
- The author can also be reached at the following email addresses:
-
- BIX: jehanway (1-2 day turnaround)
- GEnie: JEHANWAY (2-3 WEEK turnaround)
- Internet: jeh@raster.kodak.com
-
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
-
- PCHG format developed by Sebastiano Vigna.
-
- AmigaDOS pattern matching code by Dave Haynie.
-
- JPEG support based on work by the Independent JPEG Group.
-
- Thanks to Ed Dukeshire for suggesting something as simple and
- obvious as adding "Plus" to the name.
-
- Thanks to everyone who helped with debugging and beta testing.
-