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- January 31, 1993 (Go Cowboys!!!)
- YUVPAK is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
- warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-
- YUVPAK 2.0
- for
- Fractal Image Compression
- (Color Targa Version)
-
- ***** WHATS NEW? *****
-
- 1. Images are stored in 40 bits per transform... but still only 34 bits
- are significant. If anybody wants to help with that... let me know.
-
- 2. All .ifs files begin with a 12 byte header. It contains info that I
- wanted... but didn't want to write down. Such as compression time, rms
- tolerance, and plenty of room for growth.
-
- 3. The go32 environment variable still has to be set for every program included.
-
- 4. Compression ranges between 10 and 45 to 1.
-
- ***** Introduction *****
-
- I posted this program to let some of the folks on the net know
- what's going on in the area of FRACTAL IMAGE COMPRESSION.
- For references:
- ftp the file /pub/inls-ucsd/fractal-2.0.tar at lyapunov.ucsd.edu
- This is Yuval Fisher's paper... not mine. It is in POSTSCRIPT.
- If you don't have ftp access, I will be uploading this document in a short
- time to local bbses.
-
- The compression is a 2-level quadtree compression. If you read the paper
- I use ranges of 8x8 and 4x4. If you don't read the paper... then you won't
- know what I'm talking about, but it's not really important.
-
- I really need to get more images to compress. If you would like something
- compressed... get it to 256x256 and 24 bit color and in .TGA or .TIF format.
- Sharp images with good contrast are preferred... grain kills!
- If I think the image is worthy of my time... (it probably will be)
- I'll be glad to post a copy somewhere.
-
- ***** DISTRIBUTION STUFF *****
-
- The program YUVUNPAK.EXE performs a decompression of images
- compressed using YUVPAK.EXE. (now included in this distribution)
-
- YUVUNPAK was written in 'C', and compiled using GCC 1.09 for MSDOS systems.
- The source is included, along with some sample compressed images.
- (I'm a mathematician, not a 'C' programmer... I just dabble in 'C',
- no hate mail, please)
-
- The files YUVUNPAK.EXE and YUVPAK.EXE are stubbized (gcc talk). GO32.EXE
- must be in the path.
-
- ***** GETTING YUVUNPAK.EXE TO RUN *****
-
- YUVUNPAK.EXE and YUVPAK.EXE will run only on a 386 or higher.
- A math coprocessor is really required.
-
- I recommend at least 1 meg of memory, but it will be _slow_.
- It is very fast as long as is doesn't have to page to disk.
-
- Drivers for supported video cards are included.
- You'll have to decide by the driver filename whether there is
- one for your card. These come straight from GCC 1.09 distribution.
-
- You need to set the following environment variables:
- set 387=yes
- set GO32=driver "your .grd driver here, no quotes" gw 640 gh 480
-
- The program is written to display at 640x480 with 256 shades of gray.
- (of course we know vga cards only display 6 bits worth)
- The 640x480 will allow you to see all of the data mentioned below.
- If all you can get is 320x200x256... it will run but you'll be missing
- alot.
-
- syntax is:
- YUVUNPAK foo.ifs foo.tga
-
- To decompress 'peppers.ifs':
- YUVUNPAK peppers.ifs peppersc.tga (don't use a name that is already
- taken.)
-
- The peppers should appear... if not, check the parameters and make sure
- your GO32 variable is set to the right card.
-
- After that the file peppersc.tga will be viewable. You will probably
- have to dither it down to 256 colors to view it. I recommend PICLAB's
- makepal option.
-
- If you wish to compress your own files, they need to be 256x256 with
- 24 bits of color. Only .TGA is supported currently. Syntax is
- YUVPAK rms infile.tga outfile.ifs (the extensions are required)
-
- rms is a numerical value set by you. It will affect the quality
- and compression time. A higher value will decrease quality
- and compression time. I usually use a value of 4.
-
- There is very little error checking, so be careful and don't walk on any
- saved images.
-
- ***** INFORMATION ON IMAGES *****
-
- The images are _not_ stored optimally. I'm still working on the actual
- compression routines, so I'm not concerned with writing the files out
- optimally just yet. My thesis doesn't have to be finished until
- June 1993, so don't expect anything soon.
-
- Each transformation uses 40 bits of storage, but only 34 bits
- are significant. (I _think_ it will come down to 32 bits per
- transformation with no loss of quality)
- The number of transformations displayed at decompression time.
- There is also a 12 byte header. The header info is for my benefit.
- It does not have anything to do with the actual decompression.
-
- Thanks to DJ Delorie who made this work possible by porting
- GCC to MSDOS. Send him money:
- DJ Delorie
- 24 Kirsten Ave
- Rochester NH 03867-2954
-
- YUVPAK 2.0 is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
- warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-
- I can be contacted at wdy@tenet.edu.
-
-
- Copyright (C) 1993 WD Young
-