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- EGS-TV-Professional The Desktop-Video and Framegrabber software for EGS
- ===================
-
- *** new: now usable as handy scanner software as well ***
-
- This is the full version of EGS-TV V3.4a, the shareware video software for
- EGS graphic boards. To use this as full version you need a keyfile, which
- can only be obtained by registering directly by me. Without keyfile
- EGS-TV has some restrictions.
-
- What does EGS-TV offer?
- -----------------------
-
- EGS-TV is a pure EGS program. It offers high/true-color sequence editing
- and animation generation for random access sequences on your harddisk
- (Professional version only). It can apply amazing trick technics as the
- Blue Screen Keying to your pictures and sequences/animations. Did you ever
- want to edit an 80MByte animation and delete a frame out of the middle?
- No problem with EGS-TV-Professional...
-
- All this is done through a font sensitive EGS user interface which runs
- on your biggest screens in 24Bit color quality...
-
- * Picture import from many programs (ImageFX, PicoPainter, SpectraPaint)
-
- * Framegrabber support for VLab- and IV24 (Impact Vision) with
- high color monitor function and much more: This makes your VLab or
- your IV24 to a Motion Video Card with sequence recording...
- Please note that the IV24 functions are still in testing phase!
-
- * Handy scanner support
-
- * Sequence editing functions as insert/append/delete; demo and classical
- version only support RAM sequences; the professional version additio-
- nally supports harddisk sequences
-
- * Blue Screen Keying system for stunning trick effects
-
- * Management of any number of pictures and sequences (only limited by
- memory); every picture or sequence has it's own preview window.
-
- * Saving of frames and exporting of sequences in many file formats
- (IFF,JPeg,YUV,PPM,QRT,Targa,DEEP,...); no saving possible in the
- demo version; JPeg only available in professional version.
-
- * Loading of JPeg pictures, also in combination with sequences
- (only available in professional version); more file formates are planned
-
- * Picture export to many programs (ImageFX, PicoPainter, TVPaint); more
- transfers can be configured by the user (not available in demo version)
-
- * Loading and saving of settings for different purposes or for the
- program start-up (not available in demo version)
-
- * Usable on any selectable screenmode and on the EGS-Default screen
- (in the demo version only the screen depths can be selected)
-
- Requirements
- ------------
-
- * Amiga-OS 2.04 or higher
- (OS3.0 or higher is recommended for harddisk recording)
-
- * EGS-System version 6.0 or higher
-
- * Much memory (6MByte Fast-RAM are recommended)
-
- Video hardware support
- ----------------------
-
- * VLab-Framegrabber (classical and Y/C; also as Parallelport versions)
-
- * IV24 as Framegrabber (noch in der Testphase)
-
- * Cameron/Reisware handy scanner (no real Video hardware, but they
- can be used as frame source for greyscale pictures as well)
-
- * ... (more support is planned)
-
- EGS-TV can also be used without a framegrabber as stand alone video program.
-
- Registering
- -----------
-
- The registration fee for EGS-TV Professional is currently 30US$ for users
- outside of europe and 40DM for users in europe (see registration form for
- other possible currencies). Alternatively you can still register the clas-
- sical version of EGS-TV (20US$ or 25DM) (see documentation for differences).
-
- English and german versions available. An extensive documentation (more
- than 100kByte) is included in Amiga-Guide format.
-
- Free updates are normally available due to the keyfile concept.
-
- A registrationform and a softwareimprovementform (for bug reports and
- suggestions) is supplied in this archiv (please print them with 12CPI
- and a left margin of 10).
-
- Separate player program
- -----------------------
-
- A separate player program for EGS-TV sequences is now available.
- It plays sequences direct from harddrive and is independent of special
- video hard- or software (but it needs the EGS system as well).
- You can find EGS-TV-Player in a separate archiv named "egstvplayerxx.lha"
- where xx is the version number. An interesting demo sequence is included
- in that archiv.
-
- Disclaimer
- ----------
-
- I tried my best to make this program error-free. It has been checked
- with enforcer and mungwall and works without problems on my configuration.
- Nevertheless, as there are so many possible configurations of Amigas,
- EGS-Systems, framegrabbers, I can not guarantee that this software
- will work on your configuration. Especially the complex EGS-System
- does not have the desired stability in some situations. In cases
- where I found problems with EGS, I tried to workaround them, or
- explained them in this document.
-
- This software (program and documentation) is provided "as is" and
- comes with no warranty, either expressed or implied.
- The author is in no way responsible for any damage or loss that may
- occur due to direct or indirect usage of this software. You use
- this software entirely at your own risk.
-
- Copyright and Distribution
- --------------------------
-
- EGS-TV software (program and documentation) is copyright by
-
- Helmut Hoffmann
- Rubensstrasse 4
- D-41063 Mönchengladbach
-
- Germany
-
- The demo version of EGS-TV may be freely distributed and used as long
- as the following conditions are met:
-
- 1) All files have to be kept together
-
- 2) No file may be modified or crunched/packed.
-
- The only official way to distribute EGS-TV demo packed is the original
- egstv.lha or egstv.lzh-archive.
-
- EGS-TV may not be disassembled or analysed. The limitations integrated
- in the demo version may under no circumstance be removed or bypassed.
-
- 3) Distributors may only charge for the duplication process (including media)
- and not for the software. Theese charges may not exceed the following
- limits: a) EGS-TV demo on a PD-disk: 8$ (US-dollar) including
- postage&packing (in Germany: 12DM)
- b) EGS-TV demo on a PD-CD-ROM: 50$ (US-dollar) including
- postage&packing (in Germany: 75DM)
- c) EGS-TV demo on a BBS/Mailbox/ftp-site or other electronically
- callable system: Maximum charge 4$ (US-dollar) (in Germany: 6DM)
- for downloading
- Anyway, it must be made explictly clear to the buyer, that he does not
- pay for the program (demo) itself but only for the duplication service.
-
- 4) It is not allowed to distribute EGS-TV with any commercial product without
- a written permission by me. One exception is the distribution of the demo
- version with products, not exceeding the above price limits (e.g. a cover-
- disk magazine for 8$ or less).
-
- The following companies have my explicit permission to distribute the
- EGS-TV demo with their products: NOVA Design, Ingenieurbüro Helfrich,
- Macrosystem
-
- If you want to distribute EGS-TV demo with your commercial product
- (hardware or software) write to me for details.
-
- If you want your software or hardware product to be capable of working
- directly with EGS-TV you can also contact me (address as above).
-
- 5) The registered version may not be redistributed. It may only run on one
- machine per registration. It is allowed to make a backup copy of the
- original disk.
-
- You can currently contact me by EMail:
-
- hhoff@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
-
- If you want to register or have suggestions (and if you don't get an answer
- by EMail) please write by ordinary mails to my address above.
-
-