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- Short: Picture management & presentation/slideshows for EGS
- Author: hhoff@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Helmut Hoffmann)
- Uploader: hhoff@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Helmut Hoffmann)
- Type: gfx/board
-
- EGSPhotoAlbum Professional Picture management and presentation software for EGS
- ==========================
-
- *** new: now with DataType and Animation support (OS3.0 or higher required) ***
- *** new: now with support of the useful HHsXRL file formats, which can e.g. ***
- *** be used for lossless efficient storage of 24Bit raytracing pictures ***
-
- +++ new: now with Slideshow presentation function including spectacular
- transition effects and optional VideoCruncher output +++
-
- This is version 4.1 of EGSPhotoAlbum Professional, the comfortable Shareware
- picture management and presentation software for EGS. To use EGSPhotoAlbum
- as full version you need a keyfile, which can be obtained by registering
- directly by me (see below for registration fees). Without keyfile
- EGSPhotoAlbum has some restrictions.
-
- What does EGSPhotoAlbum Professional offer?
- -------------------------------------------
-
- EGSPhotoAlbum is a pure EGS program. It offers easy access to large
- collections of picture and animation files e.g. on your harddrive or on
- CD-ROMs with a comfort similair to that of PhotoCDs.
-
- The current version supports the following picture/animation file formats:
-
- 1) IFF-ILBM (all standard formats 1 to 8Bit, EHB, HAM6, HAM8, 24Bit)
- 2) JPeg (color and greyscale)
- 3) PPM/PGM/PBM (P1&P4 b&w, P5 grey, P6 color)
- 4) QRT (also known as dump format by PD raytracers as POV-Ray)
- 5) Targa (RLE compr.&uncompr. 24Bit, 1Bit, 8Bit grey/Colormap; incl. interleaved)
- 6) PCX (compr.&uncompr. EGA1-4Bit, VGA 8Bit grey/Colormap and 24Bit)
- 7) BMP (uncompr. formats for 24Bit RGB and 1Bit, 4Bit or 8Bit Colormap)
- 8) TIF (packbit-compr./uncompr. Motorola formats 24Bit RGB, 1-8Bit grey/Colormap)
- 9) EGS7.x window icons
- 10) DEEP (compr.&uncompr. IFF-DEEP 24Bit and 32Bit formats)
- 11) YUV (color 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and greyscale)
- 12) VLAB raw (color 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and greyscale)
- 13) RGB (IFF-RGB: RGB8 and RGBN compressed; RGB5 uncompressed)
- 14) HHsYUVSq sequence format (sequentiel or random access)
- 15) IFF-PBM (DPII) format
- 16) ACBM (IFF-ACBM: 1 to 8Bit, EHB, HAM6, HAM8)
- 17) FBM (8Bit grey/Colormap and 24Bit)
- 18) Sun raster (uncompressed formats for 1Bit, 8Bit grey/ColorMap and 24Bit)
- 19) MacPaint (b&w compressed 1Bit format; datafork only)
- 20) HHsXRL formats (1-8Bit ColorMap incl. HAM6/8, 8Bit grey, 24Bit RGB compressed)
-
- Additional OS3.x users can load pictures/animations with all:
-
- * Picture DataTypes
- * Animation DataTypes
-
- Special note for ImageFX fans: All fast loading functions (except JPeg) are
- also available from me in a fast universal loader module for ImageFX for
- a small additional charge (demo can be found in the archive fastifxmodules.lha);
- you can also order the modules (now including a fast saver module as well)
- separately, as they are usable without EGS as well.
-
- EGSPhotoAlbum shows whole directories or even directory trees of
- pictures and animations with downscaled preview images automatically.
- Special fast loading functions for downscaled loading are used (for animations
- the first frame in the file is shown).
-
- * automatic page layout with configurable field size (incl. variable size)
-
- * flexible subtitling of images with file name, file format, image size,
- file size, number of frames, file comment, path, ...
-
- * file comment of pictures can be edited (full version)
-
- * Page turning functions to turn the page like in a real PhotoAlbum
-
- * Viewing of pictures in full size by mouse click or double click
- (full version); multiple full size picture windows can be open;
- fast scrolling and zooming functions
-
- * +++ new +++ Slide-Show presentation function for selected pictures
- including spectacular transition effects (presentations can even be
- transferred to Video with a Video-Cruncher of Ing.büro Helfrich)
-
- * Comfortable delete function for pictures by visual selection (full version)
-
- * Pictures can be removed from the preview pages
-
- * intelligent caching algorithms and preloading of images during program use
-
- * automatic generation of small preview files (several formats supported,
- incl. JPeg) to reduce waiting time for later use; a separate preview
- directory can be selected, e.g. for use with CD-ROMs (full version)
-
- * Saving of shown pictures in some other file formats or direct
- transfer to other programs (as ImageFX, XiPaint, PicoPainter or
- general to the Clipboard) (only in full version).
- This makes EGSPhotoAlbum a comfortable 24Bit picture converter or
- easy picture selection front end for other programs...
-
- * Easy single or multiselect feature for pictures
-
- * Information display for selected picture (name, size, file format, ...)
-
- All this is done with a font sensitive EGS user interface which can be
- used even on largest Screens and in full 24Bit color quality.
-
- Many extensions (as slideshow with transition effects, ...) could be
- integrated in the future, if there is enough response and the number
- of registered users will be high enough. The keyfile concept offers
- registered users the possibilty to use future demo versions auto-
- matically as update for their full version.
-
-
- Requirements
- ------------
-
- * Amiga-OS 2.04 or higher
-
- Amiga-OS 3.0 or higher is needed, if DataTypes should be used for
- loading of pictures and animations
-
- * EGS-System version 6.0 or higher for your graphics board or for
- Amigas without graphics board (also usable as demo version)
-
- * Much memory (at least 4MByte RAM; more is really recommended to
- use EGSPhotoAlbum comfortably; the caching algorithms can use lots
- of memory); low memory can lead to problems with the EGS system.
- Virtual memory is also usable (e.g. VMM or GigaMem).
-
-
- Registration
- ------------
-
- The registration fee for EGSPhotoAlbum Professional is currently 27US$
- (as cheque or postal money order) or 25US$ (as bank notes) for users
- outside of europe (see registration form for other possible currencies).
- Inside europe the registration fee is 30DM (see registration form for
- other possible currencies).
-
- English and german versions are available.
-
- Free updates are normally available due to the keyfile concept.
-
- A registration form is supplied in this archiv.
-
- Disclaimer, Copyright and Distribution Conditions
- -------------------------------------------------
-
- This program (incl. documentation) is (c) by Helmut Hoffmann.
- Before using or distributing this software you have to read the
- Disclaimer, Copyright and Distribution conditions in the
- documentation (in AmigaGuide format); they form their own chapters.
-
- My address: Helmut Hoffmann
- Rubensstrasse 4
- D-41063 Mönchengladbach
-
- Germany
-
- EMail (no registrations by EMail!): hhoff@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
-
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- 668 379 43.2% 22-Dec-94 17:15:04 EGS-Icons/EGSPhotoAlbum.readme
- 628 273 56.5% 13-Nov-94 15:39:36 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch.info
- 147632 68149 53.8% 07-Apr-95 03:13:54 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch/egsphotoalbum
- 59207 22751 61.5% 07-Apr-95 03:18:30 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch/EGSPhotoAlbum.guide
- 482 253 47.5% 31-Oct-94 01:11:06 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch/EGSPhotoAlbum.guide.info
- 454 283 37.6% 31-Oct-94 01:11:06 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch/EGSPhotoAlbum.info
- 6791 3136 53.8% 07-Apr-95 03:22:38 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch/EGSPhotoAlbum.LiesMich
- 477 251 47.3% 31-Oct-94 01:11:08 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch/EGSPhotoAlbum.LiesMich.info
- 2321 1103 52.4% 07-Apr-95 03:23:12 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch/Registrierung.txt
- 477 250 47.5% 31-Oct-94 01:11:08 EGSPhotoAlbumDeutsch/Registrierung.txt.info
- 628 270 57.0% 13-Nov-94 15:39:36 EGSPhotoAlbumEnglish.info
- 147280 67916 53.8% 07-Apr-95 03:17:44 EGSPhotoAlbumEnglish/egsphotoalbum
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- 477 248 48.0% 31-Oct-94 01:12:32 EGSPhotoAlbumEnglish/EGSPhotoAlbum.ReadMe.info
- 2106 945 55.1% 07-Apr-95 03:23:20 EGSPhotoAlbumEnglish/Registration.txt
- 477 250 47.5% 31-Oct-94 01:12:32 EGSPhotoAlbumEnglish/Registration.txt.info
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