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- VPIC ver 4.8 REFERENCE CARD
- (C) Copyright 1990 - 1992 by Bob Montgomery, All Rights Reserved. [CIS 73357,3140]
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- VPIC is a file viewer/converter for EGA, VGA and SuperVGA display adapters. It supports Ahead (A & B chip), ATI, Chips & Tech-
- nology, Everex, Genoa, Headland (Video 7), Oak, Paradise, S3, Trident (8800 BR & CS and 8900), Tseng (ET3000 & ET4000 chip),
- Western Digital, and Zymos VGA chips in all VGA/EGA graphics modes. If your board supports the VESA standard, it is autodetected
- and used. It is configurable for your display card using a plain text configuration file and the accompanying CONFIG and CVPIC
- configuration programs. A comprehensive DOC file explains all the features of VPIC.
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- VPIC will display ,and convert to, the following graphics file formats:
- BIF Binary Image Format B&W Image Capture board files (display only).
- BMP Microsoft Windows 3.0 Bitmaps, uncompressed and compressed (change RLE to BMP extension). Save is W.
- GIF (GIF87a and GIF89a) viewing, normal and interlaced (Fractint FRA viewing too).
- GIF (GIF87a) saves in normal (G), interlaced (I), inverted (U), mirrored (M), rotated CW (>) or CCW (<) 90°.
- LBM Deluxe Paint VGA format, regular and enhanced (IFF Electronic Arts files too). Save command is D.
- MAC file (display only).
- PIC Pictor/PC Paint and ViewPoint (ViewSonic) files. Save command is P.
- PCX including the VGA version 1.61 of PC Paintbrush. Save command is Z.
- CUT Dr Halo machine independent format with a palette file. Save command is C.
- SCx file formats for Colorix and EGA Paint. Save command is R.
- TGA Targa 8 thru 32 bits/pixel normal and compressed file formats. Sierra DAC (32K colors) support too. Save is T.
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- VPIC also has many handy features, such as:
- Command line options: vpic [path][filename[.ext]][/a /b /e /h /l /mN /r /w /xN /yN /v /z /? /@] where:
- path specifies a drive/directory for the menu or a single file.
- filename[.ext] specifies a single file to show (GIF ext assumed) or a DOS filespec such as c*.pcx for the menu.
- /a specifies auto resolution select. /b specifies beep after decoding each file.
- /e specifies 16 color (EGA) mode. /? shows VPIC help.
- /h lists hidden files in menu; great files you don't want to come up in menu normally such as x rated.
- /l specifies to not change the video mode; great for multi image screens called from an application with /r.
- /mN specifies locking mode N for menu or single file; mode as defined by CONFIG program.
- /r specifies return to calling application after showing picture file without changing the screen.
- /w specifies to wait for a keypress between images (in a multi-image GIF file only).
- /xN & /yN specify a left & top margin (in pixels) for the picture. /v tells VPIC to ignore VESA info.
- /z inhibits printing the picture filename when it is displayed.
- /@[path]slidefile shows pictures specified in the ASCII command file slidefile. The pictures are shown in the order listed,
- and you can spec a delay, resolution, animate, and animate rate for each picture. Spacebar pauses the slide show,
- ESC ends it.
- Fast, easy menu system with mouse support and the following features: (mouse buttons: left=Enter, right=Spacebar)
- Handles up to 500 files using mouse or keyboard.
- Cursor moved with arrow keys, PgUp/PgDn keys, or starting letter/number of filenames.
- Files are Marked/Unmarked for viewing with the Spacebar or right mouse button.
- F1 displays built in help. F2 does a slideshow of marked files in the order they were marked.
- Enter or left mouse button shows marked files individually in the order they were marked, or file at cursor (if none marked).
- F3 shows size and colors of picture at cursor. F4 selects between 256 and 16 color modes.
- F5/F6 decrease/increase default resolution.
- F7 selects Normal/Lock/Auto resolution. Auto picks resolution to show all of picture. Lock always uses default mode.
- F8 waits for a keypress between images in multi-image GIF's only.
- F9 prompts for new path and filespec. F10 shows current directory.
- Alt_D prompts for new slide delay in seconds. Alt_X prompts if you want to deletes file at cursor (N or ESC aborts).
- Menu automatically updated when files are created or deleted.
- Picture decoding aborted with Escape.
- Commands while viewing a picture: (mouse buttons: left=Enter, right=ESC while decoding)
- A Animates the picture by rotating the palette; Up/Dn & PgUp/PgDn increase/decrease rate. Spacebar pauses, Enter holds.
- B converts screen image to gray shades. E expands a compressed Targa file to disk.
- F prompts for another file, and the x,y offset; allows you to make composite pictures. Works best with /m, /x, and /y.
- F1-F10 are adjustments for red, green, blue, brightness, and contrast for VGA viewing. Alt F10 restores original.
- Up/Down arrows and PgUp/PgDn scroll picture vertically if bigger than screen (with enough display memory). VPIC does not
- scroll sideways; see VPIC.DOC section on `How VPIC Works'.
- Alt_F momentarily displays filename while viewing. / or ? displays built in help.
- Alt_X deletes the current file (with users permission; ESC or N aborts). V inverts video.
- C, D, G, I, M, P, R, T, U, W, Z, <, > are file conversion/manipulation commands; see VPIC.DOC.
- Configuring VPIC: You can configure VPIC from a menu by simply entering CONFIG from DOS with CONFIG, VPIC, CVPIC and all the
- configuration files (with .cfg extension) in the same directory. Then select the desired config file using the arrow keys and
- press Enter; ESC aborts CONFIG. VPIC can still be configred manually by running 'cvpic configfile' from DOS. The WHICHVGA program
- tries to identify your VGA chip and the amount of display memory you have installed; see CONFIG.DOC. History: The previous program
- was VGIF, which could display only GIF files. It became VPIC when it acquired the ability to display other graphics file formats.
- The GIF file format is copyrighted by CompuServe Incorporated, Columbus, Ohio.
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- VPIC is continually being improved, and new features are added all the time. Check it out. You can register VPIC for only $15,
- or get VPIC from me by sending the $15 registration fee plus $5 ($10 outside the USA) postage and handling ($20/$25 total). As
- a bonus, I will fill the rest of the disk with good GIF pictures. Please specify disk type (360K or 1.2M 5.25", 1.44 3.5"; I don't
- have 720K 3.5"). The 1.2M or 1.44M are recommended since you get about 1M of pictures. Also specify EGA, VGA, or SuperVGA (640x480
- x256, etc) pictures. For foreign orders, please send an International or US Postal Money Order, check drawn on a US Bank,
- Travelers Check, or cash, since the banks charge up to $60 total collection fees for foreign checks.
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- Bob Montgomery
- 543 Via Fontana #203
- Altamonte Springs, FL 32714-3172
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