Image Processing Shareware

From J.Williams@BRISTOL.AC.UKMon May 15 08:35:00 1995
Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 09:58:51 BST
From: Dr Jane Williams 
Reply to: Asymetrix 'Toolbook' product discussions
     
To: Multiple recipients of list TOOLB-L 
Subject: Image announcement for ToolBook list (fwd)

Do you want to convert a whole load of images OR are you getting palette flash in ToolBook?

Two programs are now available over the World Wide Web as a beta test release:

image processor and
palette manipulator

If you are interested in trying out this software free for 30 days and you have access to the World Wide Web please read on...

***** Note: Please make sure you use the latest version of Mosaic, Netscape or other browser (must support "forms") that you may be using or you may experience problems with registering and downloading *****

1. IMAGE PROCESSOR

This program will convert images from one file format, size and colour resolution (colour depth) to another automatically. It is capable of converting all the images in one directory, unlike more conventional image processing software. Other features include the ability to strip unwanted black borders/frames from images (these may occur during over scanning), a review option, and colour balancing.

2. PALETTE MANIPULATOR

If you want to place more than one 256 colour image at the same time on a screen that is only capable of displaying 256 colours due to the limit of the graphic display card, these images need to share a common palette. The main function of palette manipulator is to optimise palettes from more than one (up to eight) 256 or less colour/greyscale images and produce a common palette.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE

Connect to the Web site: http://www.ets.bris.ac.uk/sima/sima.htm
Select the links to read about background, description, availablility and download
Check you have the required hardware under availability
Register (a "forms" compatible browser is required)
Download the self extracting archive file "etsims.exe" (1.0MB)
Follow the installation instructions

We welcome any comments you have on the software and particularly any other facilities that you would like to see.

 
Dr Jane Williams, Multimedia Resources Unit, Educational Technology Service,
University of Bristol, Royal Fort Annexe, Tyndall Ave, Bristol BS8 1UJ, UK
Tel: +44 117 9288116, Fax: +44 117 9255985, E-mail: J.Williams@bristol.ac.uk,
http://www.ets.bris.ac.uk

Revised 5/19/95
brianp@u.washington.edu (Brian Parkhurst)
University of Washington
Box 357260
Seattle, WA 98195-7260
206/543-9175