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- FileID -- A File IDentifier program. V 1.30
- January 25, 1991
-
- WHAT IS IT?
- The program identifies and gives information about a variety of
- file types. These currently include GIF files and IFF files. More
- may be added in the future. Send us docs on your favorite format,
- and we'll consider adding it.
-
- WHAT DOES IT DO?
- Picture files: Gives resolution, number of colors, and any other
- information it can determine (special Amiga display modes for
- instance).
-
- Sound files: Gives appropriate information from the header of the
- file including as appropriate: sampling rate, volume, number of
- instruments, etc.
-
- Animation files: Gives type of compression, resolution of the
- animation, timing of the animation, etc.
-
- Other IFF types: Identifies and gives a short description.
-
- The GIF87a & 89a standards and all IFF formats listed in the "AmigaDos 1.3
- Includes and Autodocs Manual" are supported.
-
- COPYING THIS PROGRAM
- Please feel free to modify this code and add new formats, etc. If you
- do so, please leave credit to us somewhere in the file, and continue
- to distribute it freely, and try to send us a copy. The source should
- be portable to just about any other machine type. Versions have been
- compiled with no changes for the IBM PC and Amiga Personal Computer
- lines. Both executable versions and the current source code are
- available on The Coconut Telegraph BBS, listed below.
-
- Our version of the program (bearing our copyright) may be distributed
- freely by any electronic means: BBS, network, floppy disk, etc.
-
- HELPFUL HINTS
- If you use this program a lot you may want to rename the executable file
- to something shorter like FI or FID. Anything that makes sense to you
- will work.
-
- Feel free to send us money, baked goods, scantily clad women, whatever,
- when your conscience instructs you to do so. Confidentiality guarateed.
- We're two attractive college students in our mid twenties, who someday
- will make a lot of money. Really!
-
- THE AUTHORS
- The original author, Lloyd Eldred, can be reached at:
- The Coconut Telegraph BBS (SysOp) - (703) 953-0605
- GEnie - L.Eldred
- Internet - Flutter@vtcc1.cc.vt.edu
- US-Snail: 3942B McCoy Rd, Blacksburg, Va 24060
-
- %% Lloyd Eldred %%
-
- Additional author, Fred Homan, can be reached at:
- The Coconut Telegraph BBS (CoSysOp) - (703) 953-0605
- The TARDIS BBS - (703) 951-WHO1
- FidoNet - 1:264/711
- Internet - Fred.Homan@bbs.acs.unc.edu
- US-Snail: 511 Warren St, Apt 1, Blacksburg, VA 24060-4664
-
- Fred Op
-
-
- VERSION HISTORY
-
- 1.00 Initial release August 23, 1990
- 1.10 Second release November 18, 1990
- - Added more intelligent treatment of GIFs with Macintosh
- resource forks padded to the beginning. (FLAME: If they wanted
- a fork on the file, they'd have put it in the standard!)
- - Moved the copyright notice to the program help.
- - Partial support of GIF-89a added. This new standard seems
- to follow the same format as 87a for resolution information,
- at least in the one test file that I have. I'll add more
- support as soon as I can find more formal documentation
- on the standard.
- 1.20 Third release November 25, 1990
- - Complete support of the GIF89a standard.
- - Control output flags added.
- "-c" outputs any GIF89a included comments.
- "-t" outputs a single line numeric dump of resolution and colors.
- "-v" outputs any and all information on a GIF. Can be quite long!
- - Fred Homan conned into contributing to coding.
- 1.30 Fourth release January 25, 1991
- - IFF support expanded
- "-v" flag now enables complete listing of all chunks in
- the file, and interesting information about many.
- "-t" flag now enabled.
- "-c" outputs any plain text in the file.
-
- Watch for the release of "SuperMongoNinjaReptileGIF-IFFViewer" coming
- soon! (Name subject to change without notice). (Does anyone ever really
- read these things anyway?)
-
- NIFTY LEGAL STUFF
- "The Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of CompuServe
- Incorporated. GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of CompuServe
- Incorporated."
-