From news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!noc.netcom.net!netcom.com!jdm Sat Jun 10 11:31:32 1995 Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.answers,news.answers Path: news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!noc.netcom.net!netcom.com!jdm From: jdm@netcom.com Subject: Graphics File Formats FAQ (Part 2 of 4): Image Conversion and Display Programs Message-ID: Followup-To: poster Summary: This document answers many of the most frequently asked questions about graphics file formats on Usenet. Keywords: FAQ, GRAPHICS, FORMAT, IMAGE Sender: jdm@netcom9.netcom.com Supersedes: Reply-To: jdm@netcom.com (James D. Murray) Organization: None Whatsoever References: Date: Thu, 1 Jun 1995 16:01:25 GMT Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU Expires: Sat, 1 Jul 1995 16:01:17 GMT Lines: 684 Xref: news.alpha.net comp.graphics:77822 comp.answers:12190 news.answers:45353 Posted-By: auto-faq 3.1.1.2 Archive-name: graphics/fileformats-faq/part2 Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: 01Jun95 This FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list contains information on graphics file formats, including, raster, vector, metafile, Page Description Language, 3D object, animation, and multimedia formats. This FAQ is divided into four parts, each covering a different area of graphics file format information: Graphics File Formats FAQ: General Graphics Format Questions (Part 1 of 4) Graphics File Formats FAQ: Image Conversion and Display Programs (Part 2 of 4) Graphics File Formats FAQ: Where to Get File Format Specifications (Part 3 of 4) Graphics File Formats FAQ: Tips and Tricks of the Trade (Part 4 of 4) Please email contributions, corrections, and suggestions about this FAQ to jdm@netcom.com. Relevant information posted to newsgroups will not automatically make it into this FAQ. -- James D. Murray ;-{)>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: 0. Contents of Image Conversion and Display Programs Subjects marked with are new to this FAQ. Subjects marked with have been updated since the last release of this FAQ. I. General questions about this FAQ 0. Maintainer's Comments 1. What's new in this latest FAQ release? II. Image Conversion and Display Programs 0. Image Conversion and Display Programs for MS-DOS 1. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Windows 2. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Macintosh 3. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Unix and X Window 4. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Amiga 5. Platform-Independent Image Conversion Toolkits III. Kudos and Assertions 0. Acknowledgments 1. About The Author 2. Disclaimer 3. Copyright Notice ------------------------------ Subject: I. General questions about this FAQ ------------------------------ Subject: 0. Maintainer's Comments This FAQ is for all of you looking for that special display or image conversion program to run on your system and to work with all those graphics files you've been downloading from the alt.binaries.pictures.* newgroups for whose-knows-what reasons. If you know of any MS-DOS/Windows/Unix/X/Macintosh/Amiga graphical display, editing, or translation programs or application that are not listed here then send me the information! And it looks as though I'll be in the O'Reilly & Associates booth at SIGGRAPH in Los Angles on August 8th, 9th, and 10th. I'll be the long-haired computer nerd with the long, braided beard. ;-{)>>>> ------------------------------ Subject: 1. What's new in this latest FAQ release? o New Windows, Unix, MS-DOS, and platform-independant applications added. ------------------------------ Subject: II. Image Conversion and Display Programs ------------------------------ Subject: 0. Image Conversion and Display Programs for MS-DOS Name: DISPLAY Purpose: Image display and conversion Version: 1.87 Author: Jih-Shin Ho FTP: ftp://NCTUCCCA.edu.tw/PC/graphics/disp Imports: GIF, Japan MAG, Japan PIC, Sun Raster, JPEG, XBM, Utah RLE, PBM, PGM, PPM, PM, PCX, Japan MKI, TIFF, TGA, XPM, Mac Paint, GEM/IMG, IFF/ILBM, BMP, QRT, Mac PICT, VIS, PDS, VIKING, VICAR, FITS, Usenix FACE, IRIS, YUV, RAW RGB, PCPAINT/Pictor, RAW GREY, Photo-CD, DL, FLI, FLC, RAW, MPEG, AVI, and GL. Exports: GIF, Sun Raster, JPEG, XBM, PBM, PGM, PPM, PM, Tiff, Targa, XPM, Mac Paint, Ascii, Laser Jet, IFF/ILBM, Windows BMP, Mac PICT, VIS, FITS, FACE, PCX, GEM/IMG, IRIS, YUV, RAW RGB, Postscript, and RAW GREY. Features: Batch conversion, image preview, command-line configuration, contact sheet creation, slide shows. Comments: I am impressed with the large number of file formats supported, including all of their eccentric variations, and several formats I have not seen supported in other packages. The DOS file directory navigation and maintenance features are easy to use and the command line usage is very convenient, especially for batch format conversions of images. Name: Graphics Display System (GDS) Purpose: Image display, conversion, thumbnail catalogs Version: 3.1e Author: Photodex Corporation FTP: ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/ph/photodex CIS: GO PHOTODEX, GDS Viewing Software (Lib 3) Imports: ANS (ANSI text), BBM, BMF, BMP, CUT/PAL (Dr. Halo), DIB, DL, FLC, FLI, FLX, GDS, GIF, GL, HAM, ICO, IFF/ILBM, IMG, JFI, JPG (JFIF), LBM, MAC, MP2 & MPA (MPEG Audio), MPG, PCC, PCX, RAX, RFX, RLE, SC? (ColoRIX), TGA, TIFF and TXT (text). Exports: ANS (ANSI text), BBM, BMP, CUT/PAL (Dr. Halo), GDS, GIF, IFF/ILBM, IMG, JFI, JPG (JFIF), LBM, PCC, PCX, RAX, RFX, RLE, SC? (ColoRIX), TGA, and TIFF. Features: File viewing, batch conversions, easy thumbnail catalog creation with many options, slide shows, automatic configuration. Includes 5000+ lines of hypertext help and prints 98 page cross referenced manual. Supports HGC, CGA, EGA, S-EGA, VGA, SVGA, XGA, TIGA and VESA. Registered versions print to HP PCL & 100% compatible laser and inkjet printers. Comments: Used by CompuServe sysops to catalog over 40,000 images regularly. ASP approved shareware. Name: pbmplus - Portable Bitmap Utilities (MS-DOS version) Purpose: Graphical file format conversion Version: 1.91d (10 December 1991) Author: Mike Castle and D.J. Delorie FTP: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/pub/msdos/graphics/pbmp191d.zip Imports: Exports: Name: TN-Image Purpose: Image analysis software Version: 2.09 (Shareware) Author: tjnelson@helix.nih.gov FTP: ftp://las2.ninds.nih.gov or ftp://las1.ninds.nih.gov Imports: TIF (Mac or PC), PCX, JPEG, TGA, BMP, GIF, IMG, ASCII, and raw bytes; all pixel depths from 1-32 bits/pixel, including CMYL, medical grayscale images, and unusual color formats. Exports: TIF, PCX, JPEG, TGA, BMP, IMG, and custom file formats. Saves images in 1-32 bits/pixel as RGB, pseudocolor, CMYK, or grayscale. FFT data can be saved in ASCII format. Features: Menu driven GUI interface, many image editing operations, and analysis features (calibration, strip/spot densitometry, area and distance measurement, automatic background subtraction, 2D FFT, image reconstruction using Fourier convolution and deconvolution, automatic detection and quantitation of bands, spots, rectangular areas and arbitrarily-shaped regions, and user-definable equations for point manipulation). Programmable macro language, batch mode, image inter-conversion. Tutorials for deconvolution, densitometry, and macro programming. ------------------------------ Subject: 1. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Windows Name: Crystal Kaleidoscope Purpose: High-end Video Graphics Suite Version: Author: CrystalGraphics, Inc., 3110 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Voice: 1.800.TOPAS.3D; Fax: 408.496.0970 Contact: Debbie Derana, Director, Customer Relations Voice: 408.496.6175 TechExport for international dealers Voice: 617.229.6900 Cost: US$1995 (USA) Features: Built on the Crystal TOPAS Professional 5.1 3D modeling, rendering and animation package. Other packages bundled into this suite include: TOPAS Network Renderer, Elastic Reality 1.01 morphing and special effects package from Elastic Reality, Inc., Kai's Power Tools" 2.0 Windows SE version from HSC Software, Leadview 3.0 from LEAD Technologies, Inc., Fractal Design Painter" 3 for Windows from Fractal Design Corporation, and offers from several other industry-leading manufacturers for CD-ROMs full of images, textures and backgrounds are included from IMAGETECTS (ImageCELs), Artbeats (Prelude), CrystalGraphics (Crystal GEMS), and the 3D model CD-ROM catalog from Viewpoint is included. Name: GraphX Viewer Purpose: Image Display, Conversion, Thumbnails, Editing Version: 1.5 Platforms: Windows, Windows 3.11, Windows NT, SCO-Open Desktop, SunOS, Solaris, HPUX, AIX, and DGUX Author: Group 42, Inc. Voice: 800.520.0042, 513.831.3400; Email: info@group42.com FTP: ftp://ftp.group42.com/pub/gviewer/ WWW: http://www.group42.com CIS: GO GRAPHICS, Library 3 Cost: $49 Windows, $99 Unix Imports: OS/2 BMP, Windows BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, Sun Raster, TGA, TIFF (raw, RLE, G3 & G4, LZW), XWD, and UUE/XXE encoded. Exports: OS/2 BMP, Windows BMP, GIF ([non]interlaced), JPEG, PCX, PostScript (Levels 1 & 2), PNG, Sun Raster, TGA, TIFF (raw, RLE, G3 & G4, LZW), XWD, and UUE/XXE decoding (single and multi-part) Features: Excellent 8-bit display of 24-bit images, color and size reduction, image filters and adjustment, thumbnail catalog creation and management, "smart" decoder for multi-part UUE/XXE files, contact sheet creation, extensive help, SDI support for Enhanced Mosaic. Export options include color reductions for all format specific color levels (1, 4, 8, 16, 24-bit color and gray scale). Name: ImagePals 2 Purpose: Image editor and DTP media management tool Version: 2.0 Author: Ulead Systems Inc., 970 W. 190th St., #520, Torrance, CA 90502 Voice: 800.858.5323, 310.523.9393; Fax: 310.523.9399 Cost: ImagePals 2, $129; upgrade from ImagePals 1.x, $49; Formats: BMP, CLP, CUR, DCS, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, MAC, MSP, PCD, PCT, PCX, PSD, CGM, CLP, DRW, DXF, HGL, PCT, PIC, WMF, WPG, PXR, RAS, RLE, SCT, TGA, TIF, WMF, VOC, WAV, MID, RMI, AVI, FLC, FLI, FLX, WRI, TXT, DBF, DOC, PPT, RTF, CDR Features: Photo album image cataloger, image editor and graphics toolbox, screen capture, file format conversion, Kodak PhotoCD browser, slide show, TWAIN and OLE compatible. Reviews: PC Magazine May 17, 1994 v13 n9 p52(1) InfoWorld, June 13, 1994, v16 n24 p97(2); PC Magazine July 1994 v13 n13 p224(2) Windows Sources August 1994 v2 n8 p82(2) Windows Magazine August 1994 v5 n8 p274(9) Name: MediaStudio Purpose: Video/audio authoring and multimedia presentation Version: 1.0 Author: Ulead Systems Inc., 970 W. 190th St., #520, Torrance, CA 90502 Voice: 800.858.5323, 310.523.9393; Fax: 310.523.9399 Cost: $349 (CD-ROM) Formats: BMP, CLP, CUR, DCS, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, MAC, MSP, PCD, PCT, PCX, PSD, CGM, CLP, DRW, DXF, HGL, PCT, PIC, WMF, WPG, PXR, RAS, RLE, SCT, TGA, TIF, WMF, VOC, WAV, MID, RMI, AVI, FLC, FLI, FLX, WRI, TXT, DBF, DOC, PPT, RTF, CDR Features: Photo album image cataloger, image, audio, and video editor, screen and video capture, file format conversion, morphing editor, Kodak PhotoCD browser, HQ-9000, TWAIN, and OLE compatible. Reviews: Computer Shopper, Nov 1994, v14 n11 p796(1); Comments: MediaStudio is a very nice collection of utilities for creating, modifying, and maintaining multimedia files and resources under the Microsoft Windows environment. I am especially impressed with its professional appearance, large selection of features, and ease of use. Name: Picture Man Purpose: Image conversion and manipulation application Version: 1.55 (Shareware) Author: Dr. Igor Plotnikov FTP: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/pub/msdos/windows3/pman155.zip Imports: TIFF, PCX, GIF, TGA, JPEG, BMP Exports: TIFF, PCX, GIF, TGA, JPEG, BMP, EPS Features: Paint, filter, and transform functions, virtual memory on disk, TWAIN driver interface for scanners, digital cameras, and video capturing boards, and runs multiple instances. Name: PlayIt Purpose: Multimedia playback utility Version: 2.03 Author: Patrick Arial Shamrock Systems and Technology, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada FTP: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/msdos_uploads/win3_desktop ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/desktop/plyit203.zip CIS: GO GRAPHSUP, Library 'Graphics Viewers', file PLYIT203.ZIP GO WINMM, Library '3rd Part S/W', file PLYIT203.ZIP Formats: ANIM, AVI, BMP/DIB, FLC/FLI, GIF, HAM/EHB, IFF/LBM, JPEG, MIDI, MOV, MPEG, PCX, PGM, PICT, PPM, TGA, TIFF, and WAVE. Features: Supports Microsoft Video for Windows, Apple Quicktime for Windows, and Xing Technologies MCI MPEG driver. Interlaced GIF output, writes audio to AVI files, convert individual frames to AVI, full scripting language for batch processing, features several image processing tools, and licensed to use LZW compression. Name: R2V for Windows Purpose: Raster to vector conversion application Version: 1.7.2 Author: Able Software Co. Voice: 617.862.2804, Fax: 617.862.2640, Email: able@world.std.com Cost: US$1895.00 (USA), US$2400.00 (International) FTP: ftp://ftp.std.com/pub/r2v/r2vdemo.zip Imports: TIFF, Arc/Info, and SPOT satellite image formats Exports: MapInfo, DXF and Arc/Info, and TIFF Features: Batch processing, vector editing and image processing functions, vector registration and merge, and printer support. ------------------------------ Subject: 2. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Macintosh Name: CH-Interchange 2 Purpose: JPEG toolkit (CH-Interchange, CH-JPEG, and CH-PegIt) Author: HighWater Designs Inc., 6 Bedford Farms, Bedford, NH 03110-6532 USA. Voice: 603.669.7466, Fax: 603.669.7456 Imports: TIFF (RGB and CMYK), EPSF, JPEG, EPSJPEG, DCSJPEG Exports: TIFF (RGB and CMYK), EPSF, JPEG, EPSJPEG, DCSJPEG Features: CH-Interchnage provides file format conversion. CH-JPEG is an Adobe Photoshop Plug-in that allows acquire/export of JPEG and EPSJPEG formats. CH-PegIt provides low-resolution compression for EPS and DCS files and uses the Mac's QuickTime extension. Name: GIFConverter Purpose: Image display, conversion, and printing Version: 2.3.7 Author: Kevin Mitchell FTP: ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu/mac/graphics/graphicsutil/gif-converter-237.hqx Imports: GIF, JPEG, JFIF, TIFF, RIFF, MacPaint, Thunderscan, PICT Exports: GIF, JPEG, JFIF, TIFF, RIFF, MacPaint, Thunderscan, PICT, EPS Features: Dithers and halftones, laser printer support Name: GraphicConverter Purpose: Graphics file format conversion Version: Author: FTP: Imports: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (raw, packbits, CCITT 3/4, LZW), RIFF, PICS, 8BIM, 8BPS/PSD, JPEG/JFIF, GIF, PCX/SCR, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP (raw and RLE), ICO/ICN, PIC (16 bit), FLI/FLC, TGA, MSP, PIC (PC Paint), SCX (ColoRIX), SHP, WPG, PBM/PGM/PPM, CGM (binary only), SUN (uncompressed), RLE, XBM, PM, IFF/LBM, PAC, Degas, TINY, NeoChrome, PIC (ATARI), SPU/SPC, GEM-Metafile, Animated NeoChrome, Imagic, ImageLab/Print, Technic, HP-GL/2, FITS, SGI, DL, XWD, WMF, Scitex-CT, DCX, KONTRON Exports: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (raw, packbits, LZW), GIF, PCX, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP, IFF/LBM, TGA, PSD, JPEG/JFIF, HP-GL/2, EPSF, Movie (QuickTime), SUN, PICS, PICT in Resource, PBM/PGM/PPM Features: Name: JPEGView Purpose: Image file viewer Version: 3.2.1 Author: Aaron Giles FTP: ftp://guru.med.cornell.edu/pub/jpegview/jpegview32.sit.hqx Imports: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PICT, Startup Screen Exports: Features: Uses QuickTime ------------------------------ Subject: 3. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Unix and X Window Name: fbm - Fuzzy pixmap manipulation Purpose: Graphics file format manipulation and conversion toolkit Version: 1.0 Author: Michael L. Mauldin FTP: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/graphics/graphics/packages/fbm.tar.Z ftp://nl.cs.cmu.edu/usr/mlm/ftp/fbm.tar.Z Imports: Sun Rasterfile, GIF, IFF ILBM/HAM, TIFF, PCX, PBM, FBM, PostScript, Face, Utah RLE Exports: Sun Rasterfile, GIF, IFF ILBM/HAM, TIFF, PCX, PBM, FBM, PostScript, Face, Utah RLE Features: Image processing functions (resize, scaling, halftoning, quantizing, etc.), TIFF functions based on libtiff library, Utah RLE functions based on Utah Raster Toolkit, full source code included in the distribution. Name: GraphX Viewer See GraphX Viewer entry in the "Image Conversion and Display Programs for Windows" section. Name: HighWater JPEG Library Purpose: High-speed JPEG compression/decompression for Solaris-2 Version: 1.2 Author: HighWater Designs Inc., 6 Bedford Farms, Bedford, NH 03110-6532 USA. Voice: 603.669.7466, Fax: 603.669.7456 Imports: JPEG Exports: JPEG Features: Library of functions callable from C programs, optimized for high-speed operation, fully compliant with the JPEG specification, operates on all SPARC-based platforms, and example source code included. Name: ImageMagick Purpose: X Window-based image display and conversion Version: 3.6.1 Author: John Cristy FTP: ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/applications/ImageMagick/ImageMagick-3.6.1.tar.gz Imports: AVS, BMP, Raw CMYK, Group 3 FAX, FITS, GIF, Raw GRAY, JPEG, MIFF, MPEG, MTV, Photo CD, PCX, Mac PICT, PBM, PDS, PGM, PPM, PM Postscript, RAD, Raw RGB, Utah RLE, SGI RGB, SUN Raster, Targa, ASCII Text, TIFF, VICAR, Visual Image Directory, VIFF, X Screen, XBM, XPM, XWD, Raw YUV. Exports: AVS, BMP, Raw CMYK, Group 3 FAX, FITS, GIF, Raw GRAY, JPEG, MIFF, MTV, PCX, Mac PICT, PBM, PGM, PPM, PM Postscript, Raw RGB, Utah RLE, SGI RGB, SUN Raster, Targa, TIFF, Visual Image Directory, VIFF, X Screen, XBM, XPM, XWD, Raw YUV. Features: Batch conversion, image preview, contact sheet creation, slide shows, animation. Name: pbmplus - Extended Portable Bitmap Toolkit Purpose: Graphics file format manipulation and conversion toolkit Version: 1.91d (10 December 1991) Version: 10 December 1991 Author: Jef Poskanzer FTP: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/graphics/graphics/packages/pbmplus/pbmplus10dec91.tar.Z ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/.b/X11-contrib/pbmplus10dec91.tar.Z Imports: Sun Icon, X10 and X11 bitmap, Mac Paint, CMU, MGR, G3 FAX, GEM IMG, FACE, .pi1, .pi3, Andrew Raster Object, Xerox Doodle, FITS, FaceSaver, LISP machine bit-array, HIPS, PostScript, RAW, GIF, IFF ILBM, PICT, XPM, PCX, TGA HPPJ, YUV, MTV/PRT, QRT, Img-whatnot, Xim, Spectrum, SLD, Sun Rasterfile, TIFF, X10 and X11 XWD Exports: Sun Icon, X10 and X11 bitmap, Mac Paint, CMU, MGR, G3 FAX, GEM IMG, FACE, .pi1, .pi3, Andrew Raster Object, ASCII, HPLJ, GraphOn, BBN, Printronix, Gemini 10x, Epson, Unix plot, Zinc Icon, FITS, FaceSaver, LISP machine bit-array, GIF, NCSA, X11 puzzle, IFF ILBM, PICT, XPM, PCX, TGA HPPJ, YUV, Motif UIL Icon, DEC sixel, PostScript, TIFF, X11 XWD, Sun Rasterfile, DXF, SLD Features: Supports monochrome, grayscale, and full-color bitmaps. Runs under all flavors of Unix. Full source code included in the distribution. Name: NetPBM - Extended Portable Bitmap Toolkit Purpose: Graphics file format manipulation and conversion toolkit Version: 1 March 1994 Author: Bill Davidsen FTP: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/graphics/graphics/packages/NetPBM/* ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/ftp/archive/netpbm/* ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib Imports: Sun Icon, X10 and X11 bitmap, Mac Paint, CMU, MGR, G3 FAX, GEM IMG, FACE, .pi1, .pi3, Andrew Raster Object, Xerox Doodle, FITS, FaceSaver, LISP machine bit-array, HIPS, PostScript, RAW, GIF, IFF ILBM, PICT, XPM, PCX, TGA HPPJ, YUV, MTV/PRT, QRT, Img-whatnot, Xim, Spectrum, SLD, Sun Rasterfile, TIFF, X10 and X11 XWD, BDF, PK font, SPOT, Biorad, BMP, Mitsubishi S340-10, XV thumbnail, HP PaintJet XL PCL, SGI, Solitaire image recorder, Zeiss Exports: Sun Icon, X10 and X11 bitmap, Mac Paint, CMU, MGR, G3 FAX, GEM IMG, FACE, .pi1, .pi3, Andrew Raster Object, ASCII, HPLJ, GraphOn, BBN, Printronix, Gemini 10x, Epson, Unix plot, Zinc Icon, FITS, FaceSaver, LISP machine bit-array, GIF, NCSA, X11 puzzle, IFF ILBM, PICT, XPM, PCX, TGA HPPJ, YUV, Motif UIL Icon, DEC sixel, PostScript, TIFF, X11 XWD, Sun Rasterfile, DXF, SLD, BDF, PK font, SPOT, Biorad, BMP, Mitsubishi S340-10, XV thumbnail, HP PaintJet XL PCL, SGI, Solitaire image recorder, Zeiss Features: Based on the 10Dec91 version of pbmplus, image processing functions include scaling, contrast and gamma adjustment, and edge detection. Package also available for VMS, MS-DOS, and Amiga Name: xanim Purpose: Animation file viewer Version: Author: Mark Podlipec FTP: ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/applications/xanim???.tar.Z WWW: Imports: DL, FLI, FLC, GIF, IFF, MovieSetter, PFX, Quicktime, RLE Name: XDim Purpose: Creation of 3D representations of 2D data sets Version: 2.3 (Freeware) Author: Walter Benzing FTP: ftp://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/X11/graphics/xdim Imports: GIF, JPEG, table calculation programs Exports: GIF, JPEG, table calculation programs Features: Motif interface, view data in several viewports, color representation independent of hardware, allows the use of complex data sets, fast redraw for modes without color interpolation. Image processing (FFT, Inverse FFT, filters, histogram equalization, free ordering from z-value to color, etc.), and data processing (add,subtract,multiply and divide data fields, linear and spline interpolation, mirror x-/y, complex data fields, etc.) features. Required are a Unix system with an ANSI C compiler, X11R4 or later, and the Motif widget set. Name: Xew widget set Purpose: X Window widget set Version: Author: Markku Savela Technical Research Centre of Finland Multimedia Systems, P.O.Box 1203, FIN-02044 VTT http://www.vtt.fi/tte/staff/msa/ WWW: http://www.vtt.fi/tte/EuroBridge/Xew/ Imports: Name: xli Purpose: X Window image file display and manipulation Version: 1.16 Author: Graeme Gill FTP: ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/applications/xli.1.16.tar.gz Imports: CMU, GEM, GIF, JFIF, TIFF, Mac Paint, PCX, Sun Raster, Utah RLE, TGA, X Window formats, PBM, FBM, Photograph on CD, Windows, OS/2 BMP Image. Name: xloadimage Purpose: X Window image file display Version: 4.1 Author: Jim Frost FTP: ftp://ftp.x.org/R5contrib/xloadimage.4.1.tar.gz Imports: CMU, GEM, JFIF, TIFF, Mac Paint, PCX, Sun Raster, Utah RLE, X Window famats, PBM formats, FBM formats. Name: xv Purpose: X Window-based image display Version: 3.10a Author: John Bradley FTP: ftp://ftp.cis.upenn.edu/pub/xv/xv-3.00a.tar.Z Imports: GIF, JPEG, TIFF, PBM, PGM, PPM, X11 bitmap, Sun Rasterfile, Utah Raster Toolkit RLE, PDS/VICAR, BMP, PCX, IRIS RGB, PostScript, and PM Exports: GIF, PM, PBM (raw), PBM (Ascii), X11 Bitmap, Sun Rasterfile, BMP, PostScript, IRIS, JPEG, TIFF ------------------------------ Subject: 4. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Amiga Name: ImageFX 2.0 Purpose: Professional image manipulation and special effects package Version: 2.0 Author: Nova Design, Inc., 1910 Byrd Avenue, Suite 214, Richmond, VA 23230 Voice: 804.282.6528, Fax: 804.282.3768, Email: Kermit@cup.portal.com (Kermit Woodall) Cost: Imports: ILBM/IFF w/Alpha, ANIM/ANIM 7/ANIM 8, Clipboard, Datatypes, DCTV, Digiview DV21, FAXX, HAM-E, IMG8 (PP&S format), Impulse, Rendition/Caligari, Sculpt 3D/4D, Toaster Framestore, DPS PAR loader, Applied Magic Jstream, YUVN, PICT (w/vector and JPEG variations), TIFF, MacPaint, Windows Icons, BMP, DP-IIe, DL-View animation frame, FLI/FLC, GIF, PCX, PIC, GRASP/GL, TGA w/Alpha, Alias, SGI RGB, Wavefront, Softimage, Abekas A60 series, JPEG, MPEG, C64 Koala, FITS, PS/EPS, PDS/Vicar, QRT/POV/MTV, Sunraster, and X-Window formats. Exports: ILBM/IFF w/Alpha, ANIM/ANIM 7/ANIM 8, Clipboard, Datatypes, DCTV, Digiview DV21, FAXX, HAM-E, IMG8 (PP&S format), Impulse, Rendition/Caligari, Sculpt 3D/4D, Toaster Framestore, DPS PAR loader, Applied Magic Jstream, YUVN, PICT (w/vector and JPEG variations), TIFF, MacPaint, Windows Icons, BMP, DP-IIe, DL-View animation frame, FLI/FLC, GIF, PCX, PIC, GRASP/GL, TGA w/Alpha, Alias, SGI RGB, Wavefront, Softimage, Abekas A60 series, JPEG, MPEG, C64 Koala, FITS, PS/EPS, PDS/Vicar, QRT/POV/MTV, Sunraster, and X-Window formats. Features: 24/32/56bit color painting, image retouching, prepress image correction, special effects, morphing, and batch processing. Name: JIV Purpose: Graphics file viewer Version: 1.19 Author: Juergen Weinelt Cost: Shareware donation (determined by the user) FTP: Aminet FTP mirrors and the Aminet #6 CDROM Imports: IFF/ILBM (1-8 and 24 planes, EHB, HAM, HAM8), uncompressed BMP (OS/2 and MS Windows w/ 1, 4, 8 and 24 planes), GIF87a (including GIF animations) and a subset of GIF89a, PNM (PBM, PGM and PPM, ASCII and binary), PCX, and JPEG/JFIF. Features: Support for all native Amiga graphics chipsets (OCS, ECS, AGA), A2024 greyscale monitor, Picasso-II graphics board (village emulation), and CyberGraphics emulation. Supports Workbench and CLI/Shell. Slide show and autoscroll modes. Name: Photogenics Purpose: Paint and image processing package Version: V1.2 Author: Almathera Almathera, Southerton House, Boundary Business Court, 92-94 Church Rd, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3TD, ENGLAND. Cost: (UK) £54.95 UKPounds. International orders 62 UKPounds inc. airmail delivery Imports: JPEG, IFF (all varieties), IFF-DEEP, Targa, PCX, PCD, TIFF, ACBM, BMP, CDXL, QRT, QuadAnim, RAW, RGB8 and RGBN Exports: JPEG, IFF, IFF-DEEP, Targa, PCX, TIFF, BMP, QRT, RAW, Sculpt Features: Full 24-bit painting, image manipulation, unique 'paint layer' system. Name: Transition Purpose: Image processing package Version: 1.2.1 Author: Joel A. Corn, DarkSoftWare/DarkSoft Computers 610 S. Iowa Avenue, East Wenatchee, WA 98802 USA Voice: 509.886.0581, Email: darksoft@ncw.net Order: Better Concepts, Inc. Voice: 800.252.6442 Cost: $59.95 retail Imports: IFF-ILBM, GIF, JPEG, PCX,,PBM+, BMP-Windows and OS/2 variety Exports: IFF-ILBM, GIF, JPEG, PCX,,PBM+, BMP-Windows and OS/2 variety Features: Built-in batch processing, Quantizing, Precise scaling, Color Correction, and easy to use. Reviews: Amiga World, August 1994 Amiga Report - online hyper-guide magazine ------------------------------ Subject: 5. Platform-Independent Image Conversion Toolkits Name: Berkeley MPEG Tools Purpose: Software MPEG1 video decoder and encoder Version: Author: Berkeley Plateau Multimedia Research Group Contact: mpeg-bugs@plateau.cs.berkeley.edu FTP: ftp://mm-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/multimedia/mpeg WWW: http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/mpeg/index.html http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/plateau.html Features: MPEG-1 statistics gathering and analysis tools, including two new tools, mpeg_blocks and mpeg_bits, which analyze videobitstreams allowing you to examine block encoding and bit rate allocation. Name: libtiff Purpose: TIFF file manipulation toolkit Version: 3.3 Author: Sam Leffler FTP: ftp://sgi.com/graphics/tiff/*.tar.Z Imports: TIFF, SGI Exports: TIFF Features: Tools for image conversions and transformations, and much contributed software. Name: Independent JPEG Group's JPEG Library Purpose: JPEG image manipulation toolkit Version: 5 Author: Independent JPEG Group FTP: ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jpegsrc.v?.tar.gz Imports: JPEG, JFIF, BMP, GIF TGA, Utah RLE, PBM formats Exports: JPEG, JFIF, BMP, GIF TGA, Utah RLE, PBM formats Features: Baseline and extended processes, format conversion Name: Purpose: Codecs suite (4 RLE, 1 Huffman, 1 LZW) Version: 1.0 (Freeware) Author: FTP: ftp://turing.imag.fr/pub/compression/codecs.dir.tar.gz Features: Full source code capable of compressing/decompressing GIF and TIFF image data. See the README file included with the package. ------------------------------ Subject: 0. Acknowledgments The following people have made this FAQ take just a little bit longer to read since the last time you looked at it (blame them and not me): Vincent Chen John Cristy Graeme Gill Chris Komnick Tom Lane Jonathan Law Angus Montgomery Borut Podlipnik Jolyon Ralph Markku Savela Paul Schmidt Marc Stengel Juergen Weinelt Kermit Woodall ------------------------------ Subject: 1. About The Author The author of this FAQ, James D. Murray, lives in the City of Orange, Orange County, California, USA. He is the co-author of the book Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats published by O'Reilly and Associates, makes a passable living writing Microsoft Windows applications in C++, and may be reached as jdm@netcom.com, or via U.S. Snail at: P.O. Box 70, Orange, CA 92666-0070 USA. GCS d-- H++ s g- p? au+ a w+ v++ C+++(++++) US+++ p++>++++ L>++ 3 E--- N++ K- W---$ M-@ V-- po Y+ t++ 5-- j>x R+>-- G' tv-->! b+++ D++ B e- u* h- f r-->+++ n++ y*(**) ------------------------------ Subject: 2. Disclaimer While every effort has been taken to insure the accuracy of the information contained in this FAQ list compilation, the author and contributors assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. ------------------------------ Subject: 3. Copyright Notice This FAQ is Copyright (C) 1994-95 by James D. Murray. All Rights Reserved. This work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, using any medium, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, CD-ROM, or published in print, under the condition that this copyright notice remains intact.