Short:        Gui/Cli graphics conversion library OS3.0+
Author:       mark@topic.demon.co.uk
Uploader:     mark topic demon co uk
Type:         gfx/conv
Version:      7.5
Replaces:     gfx/conv/MPImage73.lha
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

7.5

Corrected some spelling mistakes.
Update Library Version number correctly.

Fix to version 7.3 - can now be opened more than once
                   - Bug fix to SaveMPImage()

Fix to version 7.2 - should now work on OS3.0! + Enforcer hit fixed

MPImage is a tool for viewing, scaling and converting Images.

It can load the following formats:

ILBM     : All standard ILBM formats including EHB, HAM6, HAM8 and 24bit;
PBM      : All formats (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6);
DataTypes: Any datatype supported format;
JPEG     : Loads JPEGs with Djpeg;
PNG      : Loads PNGs with pngtopnm.
DCTV     : DCTV ILBMs with dctv.library version 3.

It can view in the following modes:

Workbench    : View in a window on the Workbench;
Public Screen: View in a window on a named Public Screen;
EGS Screen   : View in a window on the default EGS screen.
Screen       : View on a custom screen

It can save in the following formats:

Greyscale: ILBM 16 shades and 256 shades;
HAM6     : ILBM HAM6 with fixed, computed or supplied palette;
HAM8     : ILBM HAM8 with fixed, computed or supplied palette;
EHB      : ILBM EHB with computed or supplied palette;
COLOUR   : ILBM with computed or supplied palette, 2 to 256 colours;
ILBM24   : 24 bit ILBM;
PPM      : P5 and P6 modes.
JPEG     : JPEG with Cjpeg.
PNG      : PNG with pnmtopng.
DCTV     : DCTV ILBMs with dctv.library version 3

It includes files which allow MPImage.library to be called from any
C program and includes some example source.

A more recent version may exist at:

http://www.topic.demon.co.uk/

Changes Since 4.2

Version 7.2

* Many new library functions/tags added.
* Fix for V43 picture.datatype
* Added ProgressHook.
* Recompiled using SAS/C 6.57.
* Added 060 version.
* Localised.

Version 5.1

* Non beta version of 5.0.
* Source code released under GNU License.
* FORCEGREY option now works correctly for IFF and Datatype
  images. Thanks to Fred. Calendini. It used to ignore the Green and Blue
  parts of the palette.
* Determination of Grey scale IFF and Datatype images corrected.
* Some speed improvements.
* Fixed remapping to screen palette.

Version 5.0

Added LINEAR parameter.
Added WHITE0 parameter.