Dieter Fiebelkorn Grner Weg 29a 45768 Marl == GERMANY == !!!!! GEM-View version 3.06 is on this Disk !!!!! This version runs with HighColor and TrueColor cards and has been tested on the Falcon 030, Spektrum1TC, Crazy Dots, Matrix true-color card, Nova 16M and the CyReL M16-1280 (Cybercube Canada). Please note that problems can occur if you use Chameleon to load GEM-View! SEE ALSO: 'GraphicMode' in CHANGES, if you experience problems with HighColor or TrueColor. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- !!!!!!! READ ALWAYS THE FILE CHANGES FOR MODUL-CONFIGURATION, PLEASE !!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The authors make NO WARRANTY or representation, either express or implied, with respect to this software, its quality, accuracy, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group, which is copyright (C) 1991, 1992, Thomas G. Lane. All Rights Reserved. The authors accept NO LIABILITY for damages of any kind. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Run 'GVW_INS2.APP' to install GEM-View >=3.00 and type in your registration- number, your name and your code/key. Take care to type your name precisely, observing capital/non-capital letters, spaces and special characters. The program will then be automatically registered in your name. During this process you may, if you wish, instal the programs in a directory other than the source directory. To do this, click on the empty box below the word "Pfad:" and choose the destination directory from the resulting selection box. The contents of the archives (GVW_V???.PAX, GVW_DOC?.PAX, GVW_TOL?.PAX and GVW_PIC?.PAX) can be seen below together with details of the subdirectories which will be created. Some special notes: o A once-and-for-all depacking and installation process, which is not dependent on your computer type, is all that is required. After installation you can use all the files normally. o You can start the installation from Floppy Disk, RAM-Disk or Hard-Disk. It is, however, essential that the archives ( the .PAX files ) are in the same directory as 'GVW_INST.APP'. o Before an existing file is overwritten, you will be asked for confirmation to proceed. o Using 'GVW_INST.APP' doesn't modify the archives so you can copy this disk after installation and send it to a friend! ;-) If you registered an earlier version of GEM-View, and do not know your code/key, you can obtain it as follows:- o Send me a letter with two CRI (international reply coupons), which you can get at your post-office, saying that you want to know your code/key. In this case your full name will be enough but please write clearly and legibly! Use the registration-number '000000' in the installation process to get an unregistered version of GEMVIEW. This version can then be tested for the next 30 days! The Archives: ============= GVW_V???.PAX ------------ GemView\Dokument\: Changes files and general agreements. GemView\GemView.App: An unregistered version of the principal program. GemView\GemView.Inf: A simple INF-file for GEM-View. GVW_DOC?.PAX ------------ SnapShot.Acc: A tool to snap and save all or part of the screen or windows OdiePack.Tif: A test-picture in TIFF format GemView\DeskIcon\: Icons to install as Desktop Icons (mono/color) GemView\Dither\: Files with special dither matrices for the "Ordered Dithering" which can be set in the "Preset" dialog or by using "LOAD". !!!!!! NEW !!!!!! New matrices created by Alexander Clauss! GemView\Dokument\: Documents(!) The German and English can be found in the folder 'German' or 'English'. It need some updating. Your attention is drawn to 'CHANGES' for information on important innovations. !!!!!! NEW !!!!!! New are the document extentions for GEM-View 3 and programing modules for GEM-View 3 (only in german). GVW_TOL?.PAX ------------ Gem_Show\: Install GEM-View as a FILE viewer for Multi-Tasking Gem_XAcc\: Material for sending and receiving XAcc-Messages Gem_View\: Material for sending VIEW-Messages Dither.150\: A program to create dithermatrices for GEMVIEW from Alexander Clauss Stresemannstr. 44 64297 Darmstadt == GERMANY == MultiDia.103\: !!!!! No in this package !!!!! (Show at V 2.48) Get it from: Helmut Neukirchen by ftp: ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de by maus: KR2 by email: hn@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de by snail: Helmut Neukirchen, Bnnersdyk 63, D-47803 Krefeld, Germany ---- with Disk and 2 CRIs ---- 1StGuide\: !!!!! No in this package !!!!! (Show at V 2.48) WinxV22\: WinX. Copyright by Martin Osieka (+ GEMRAM 1.6) Martin Osieka Erbacherstr. 2 W-6100 Darmstadt == GERMANY == VdiFix.110\: VDI-Fix. Copyright by Karsten Isakovic Karsten Isakovic Wilmersdorfer Str.82 W-1000 Berlin 12 == GERMANY == GVW_MDL?.PAX ------------ Contains sources as examples for programing modules for GEM-View3. Dieter Fiebelkorn ======= Genaral agreements for GEM-View outside of GERMANY ======= ****************************************************************** * * * Provided that all the files * * * * GVW_INST.APP, GVW_LIES.TXT, GVW_READ.TXT, GVW_V???.PAX, * * GVW_DOC?.PAX, GVW_TOL?.PAX, GVW_MDL?.PAX und GVW_PIC?.PAX * * (GVW_PIC?.PAX can be outmitted if no enough mem. on disc) * * * * are included without any change, 'GEM-View' may be freely * * copied and given away. * * GEM-View is a complex product,so it is published as shareware. * * This means that this package may be freely copied, but that if * * use is made of the shareware a fee must be paid. * * Please send, as that fee, US$30. * * Other agreements need a written and signed contract. * * * * All Copyright and other rights in GEM-View up to and including * * the actually Version are the property of the Author * * ( Dieter Fiebelkorn. ) * * * * Commercial use is NOT PERMITTED (this includes distribution * * on a Public-Domain-Disk or as part of any package ). * * * * The inclusion of a free copy with Tool-packages ( e.g with * * graphic-cards ) must be the subject of specific permission by * * the author. * * * * The latest version can be obtained from the author,at the MAUS * * mailboxes, GEnie or from some ftp-accounts. * * * * * * Other agreements can made in writing (contract). By example: * * The distibution agreement with Cybercube Research Ltd. * * * ****************************************************************** Many many thanks to Charles D. Edwars for the translation of many part of the followed document! - [3.06]: o Bug in display RSC files fixes. o Some updates in external modules. - [3.05]: o Slideshow with selectable time delay o Summary: Place automaticly your selected images to a greater image, with original size or in same size. If too many images are choosen the first summary will saved and the work will continued with the next images. o New modules ( Guido Vollbeding) - JPEG.GVS : Saves/Converts true colour images to JPEG. JPEG is a pure true colour format and it is not a good idea to save palette images as JPEG without smooting! - [3.04]: o New version of GDOS printer driver: - Free choosen device - Better position possible - Tested on color-GDOS-driver (HP Deskjet 500C & 500C) - [3.03]: o Neue Module - TIFF 1.01 (4. Mrz `94) LOAD (Freeware Dieter Fiebelkorn) - Some modules of Dirk Meyer ( Dirk Meyer) LOAD: Apple II, C64, Calamus Rastergraphik, Apple Imagewriter, Mac Startup Screen, Megapaint (gepackt, ungepackt), MGF gepackt, Monostar, Printfox, Pagefox, Thunderscan, Signum II Zeichenstze SAVE: MGF gepackt (monochrome) - [3.02]: o GEM-View runs as Accessory, again o HP DeskJet driver version 1.08 for Mono/Color(YMC/YMCK) o Convertationmodule nach Hints of H. Neukirchen o New Modules for LOAD and SAVE: - INSHAPE LOAD/SAVE Cybercube Research Ltd. - STraight-FAX LOAD/SAVE NewSTar Technology - ARROW R24 LOAD Ton von Overbeck - QFAX/COMA-Fax LOAD/PRINT John McLoud - GDOS Printer (21) SAVE/PRINT (Freeware Dieter Fiebelkorn) Tested on Screen (Mono/Color) and HP 500C (Mono). DJ5.SYS (60600 Bytes FontGDOS) works. DJ5.SYS (60539 Bytes FSM-GDOS) works. DJ5.SYS (62287 Bytes SPD-GDOS) DO NOT work. - [3.01]: Minor changes - [3.00]: (22nd October 1993 [Happy Birthday!]) New release of GEM-View! Praise, criticism (preferably constructive), suggestions for improvement to my address. The future holds the development on an interesting series of ideas, which I hope will meet with general approval. I hope also that the "Trararis" will stand with us. Questions about the modular programming by telephone. (Only Satur- days 14-16 o'clock, i do not speak english well!) And i hope to get hold of produced modules so that they can be added immediatly to GEM-View! (Better bit by bit ;-) !!! ATTENTION: Choose the right folder for your modules using "Install path... ^Z" and save the configuration! !!! ATTENTION: The structures for the modul-interface are changed! It is advisable to use the program WinX2.1 with the Falcon, because there's an unpleasant flaw in TOS which has affect that the operating system hangs when one has more than 15 windows open. This certainly happens with TOS 4.04. It doesn't seem to me to be sensible to limit GEM-View, so please be on your guard against this or instal WinX2.2. The operating system flaw is going to be eliminated in the new TOS release an no longer occurs under MultiTOS. - [2.99]: (16th October 1993) o External dither matrices can now also used for ordered color dither. (On 8 colors ORDER16C.DIT have better results!) o External loading drivers now available! o Sources for loading drives added. I will be delighted to receive other print modules! o Big fix on monochrome TIFF's, which width is aligned by 8. o "EXTOBFIX.PRG", external modules from "Interface" (Resource Construc- tion Set) can now use for display "extended" resources under GEM-Views control. - [2.98]: (13th October 1993) o Some internal changes. o Improved color-reduction methods: - Conversion to the new picture . Statistical (a little bit slower variance-based process for calculating the best color palette; excellent results on a reduction to 64 - 256 colors, very good results on a reduction to 16 colors!) o External printing modules: Minor changes (also in Sources)! - [2.95]: (10. Oktober 1993) o External loding drives in work! o Two examples for loading drivers (inclusiv Sources) available. IFF.GVL (Mono,Color,TC) and ImageLab (Color) o ZOOM (using "Globals G") possible without reload the image. - [2.92]: (8. Oktober 1993) o "Load Type...": Pictures loaded with choice of format. Enables GDPS drivers to be tied in also. (Please see MODLPROG.TXT) o Alert Boxes triggered by unknown format pictures or existing files can be switched off. In this case a protocol file is created and shown in the GEM-View window after the conversion is finished. Existing file will not be overwritten, the image will saved with an new created name, which will also protocoled! Make it easier to convert images using the modul described in 2.90! - [2.91]: (5th October 1993) o Interface of the loading functions changed to the future need! - [2.90]: (3. Oktober 1993) o Sundry smaller changed o External module for the predetermination of conversation features. - A primitiv example with source code is available. It asks for details of the pictures to be converted. (Wildcards, as well as multiple selections through "Selectric" are allowed). The destination folder and the target format can choosen. The exapmle is admittedly very primitive, a window orientated module with instal options in detail (also for individual files seperatly) is definitely pretter. - [2.89]: (1. Oktober 1993) o Minor changes o External printer modules now available. There are simple examples with it (including source code). I will delighted to receive other print moduls! - 8 pin printer function with 120 dpi for the NEC P6. - 24 pin printer function with 180 dpi for the NEC P6. - Demo module for color printing including ordered dither to 8 colors. o Extaernal conversation modules functional. Simple examples (with sources) included. I will delighted to receive other conv. modules. - Horizontal and vertical mirroring for Mono, Color, TrueColor. - Horizontal and vertical doubling for Mono and Color. The enlargement in TC should be resereved by the user an an example. But this example shows the limitation for individual picture types! - Horizontal and vertical halving for Mono and Color (see above). - Doubling and halving (physicaly) for Mono and Color (see above). + and - is only a virtual doubling and halving only for display! - [2.88]: (27. September 1993) o Some internal extentions o Extenal saving moduls functions, will loaded if necessary. Several examples are provided as source text: ESM, ESMTC, IFF, TIFF, TIFF8BPS, TIFFTC which will provide interest users with specimen examples of the new storage modules. Again I will delighted to receive other modules of this type! o Infofunctions for modules: The flags "resistent and "automatic" can switch on/off in this dialog (effects only to loading modules). The "file-selector" flag can not changed by the user, because it it a special module feature. o Better rotation in TrueColour with TrueColor pictures. o Fault in "Palette -> TrueColor" eliminated. - [2.85]: (22. September 1993) o DSP-JPEG decoder will only be directed at the registered version of GEM-View (Recognisable by missing strips on loading). o Switch for TrueColor-XIMG pictures: Unaligned (used by GEM-View) or 16 pixel aligned. o Smaller storage usage in the loading of unstripped TIFFs. o Bug in the loading of TIFFs with extra smaples fixed. o Bug in loading RLE4-packed BMPs frightened and eliminated. - [2.80]: (15. September 1993) o Sundry small changes. o Faster loading of JPEG files (without DSP) by about 33%. Many thanks to Guido Vollbeding for the optimised assembler routine for inverse DCT-Transformation. o Powerful acceleration (in parts over 500%) in loading non-interleaved Color GIF images. Many thanks to Stefan Becker for the optimised assembler decompression function for non-interleave Color GIF images. o Improved color reduction methods: - Number of colors . Freely selectable . With regular color palettes (4, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216 colors) - Calculation of color palette. . Fix (Fixed color palette as in GEM-View up to version 2.48 ;-{ ) . User (User definable, the picture follows the color palette of the top window [better] or the standard palette dithered [worse]. Useable for sequences of pictures with should use the same colors in the same order!) . OcTree (Fast, good process! In the case "approximativ" is switched on, only about 30000 pixels used for calculating the color map. In most cases this is sufficient.) . Statistical (see GEM-View 3.00) - Convertion to new picture . Ordered Dither (fast process with regular palettes.) . Nearest Color (A non error propagation dithering process.) . Floyd Steinberg(error propagation dithering process, alternating) . JJN-Dither (error propagation dithering process, alternating) . Stucki-Dither ( --- " --- last 4 with dynamic palette.) - Noise Filer (Diminishes effect in color tran 24 bit -> 15 bit) - Compress C-Map (Switch off the compression of the real used colors will not made. Should be switched off for "Ordered Dither" and "User".) - Grey (Convert to greyscale color map.) - Always (Always use, even when not necessary. Must be switched on in connection with "User".) o Better identification of XGA images. o Loading PCDs (Kodak Photo-CD) in BASE/4 and BASE (Switch in GLOBAL).