Short: 3D SIRDS Maker in 24-bits! Posters! 6.1c Author: teckel@kronos.com (Timothy Eckel) Uploader: teckel@kronos.com (Timothy Eckel) Version: 6.1c Type: gfx/3d Requires: OS 2.04+ Includes a 736x480 stereogram of a dragonfly hiding in cattails. Created on a 68030 Amiga running at 25Mhz in less than 5 seconds! The main feature of this release over 6.0 is an increase in speed. Following is a summary of how quick this release is compaired to other versions: * 2x faster than version 6.0 * 2.3x faster than version 5.0 * 16x faster than version 4.0 * 24x faster than version 3.5 * 32x faster than version 3.0 * 122x faster than version 2.4 * 216x faster than version 1.5 StereoScopic Professional was first released in 1993 and since then has grown into the fastest and feature-laden stereogram generator on ANY platform! Video professionals throught the world use SSPro to generate professional quality stereograms for posters, postcards, calendars, childerens books, etc. Following is a listing of the major features: * 3-100 times faster than other similar programs * No "ghosting" in stereograms like other similar programs * Renders dithered images without ANY streaking, unlike other programs * 68000 and 68020/030/040/060 versions * Create images up to 9000x32000 in 24-bits even with a 512K Amiga 500 * Uses 8 or 24-bit images for ultra smooth stereograms, 256 levels * Automatically uses virtual memory if not enough RAM is available * Custom define 10 different preset output resolutions * Create 24-bit stereograms even without a graphics card * Create 256 color stereograms even without AGA * 168 different rendering techniques, unlike 1-4 in other programs * Left-Right, Right-Left, Symmetric, and Smart rendering directions * Ability to scale brush height 3 different ways * Can create 2-16 color SIRDS images, unlike only 2 in other programs * SMOOTH scrolling of large images, even while rendering * Quick render option renders in only a few seconds * On-line AmigaGuide manual * Granular mode renders up to twice as fast with slight resolution loss * Simple to use and well organized interface * Also has complete menu and command-line interfaces * Runs on AGA and NON-AGA machines running 2.04, 2.1, 3.0, & 3.1 * 2.1/3.1 look-and-feel * Smoothing mode using Burkes dithering to remove depth stair-steps * Darkness slider to control amount of black in SIRDS * Cross-Eyed switch for inverted viewers * Show-Eyes switch for easier viewing * Beep Cancel switch to disable system beep after rendering * Ability to adjust random seed for SIRDS animations * Batch processing of stereograms * Can save multiple configuration files, and re-open at any time * Automatic PAL/NTSC resolution switching * Automatic color sorting * Automatic scaling of background brush size * Can view, print, or delete stereograms within program * Loads and saves images MUCH faster than other similar programs * Includes MANY sample brush patterns and depth images * Includes sample Imagine project with 4 different sample objects * Written in the USA * Free on-line and voice support ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 8710 6487 25.5% 11-Sep-95 17:21:38 +CatTails 46484 26070 43.9% 02-Aug-95 00:07:18 +Dragonfly.8 264 33 87.5% 06-Mar-95 03:36:12 +SSProFont.font 8798 7179 18.4% 11-Sep-95 17:19:54 +Grain 915 385 57.9% 12-Feb-95 20:05:56 +SSPro.Guide.info 902 902 0.0% 17-Jan-95 20:54:36 +SSProDemo.info 628 267 57.4% 14-Jan-95 23:03:30 SSProDemo.info 174084 143819 17.3% 11-Sep-95 16:46:58 +Dragonfly.ssp 2888 1492 48.3% 12-Aug-92 21:07:14 +8 3160 2261 28.4% 24-May-93 15:51:10 +iff.library 51374 17434 66.0% 04-Nov-95 17:03:22 +SSPro.Guide 16714 5271 68.4% 24-Sep-95 11:37:14 +SSPro.History 77756 37268 52.0% 04-Nov-95 16:49:18 +SSProDemo -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 392677 248868 36.6% 10-Nov-95 17:39:14 13 files