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Top Document: Graphics File Formats FAQ (Part 2 of 4): Image Conversion and Display Programs Previous Document: 0. Image Conversion and Display Programs for MS-DOS Next Document: 2. Image Conversion and Display Programs for Macintosh See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge
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: Generlised Bitmap Module
Purpose: Image display and conversion
Version:
Platform: OS/2
Author: Andy Key <ak@nyangau.aladdin.co.uk>
FTP: ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/32bit/graphics/ (OS/2 exes)
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/32bit/graphics/ (source)
Imports: Bitmap, GIF, PCX, TIFF, Targa, ILBM, YUV12C, Graymap, Pixmap,
KIPS, IAX, XBitmap, Sprite, PSEG, GemRas and Portrait
Exports: Bitmap, GIF, PCX, TIFF, Targa, ILBM, YUV12C, Graymap, Pixmap,
KIPS, IAX, XBitmap, Sprite, PSEG, GemRas and Portrait
Features: Batch conversion, full portable source available, library with
format independent loading/saving, reflect, rotate, crop, map to
common palette, error-diffuse, halftoning, median-cut, scaling,
gamma/colour-space conversion, map to common or slightly differing
(frame-to-frame) palettes for animations, fullscreen animation
viewer, simple and sophisticated PM viewers.
Name: Graphics Viewer
Purpose: Graphics file display and printing utility
Version: 2.1
Author: Joe Oliphant <joe_oliphant@csufresno.edu>
<71742.1451@compuserve.com>
FTP: ftp://ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win3/desktop/GV21.ZIP
CIS: MSBASIC forum
Imports: ART, BMP, CUT, DIB. GEM, GIF, HRZ, IFF, IMG, JPG, LBM, MAC, MSP,
PCX, PIC, RAS, RLE, TGA, TIF, WMF, and WPG
Features: Full Visual Basic and C source code 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: Hijaak Graphics Suite
Purpose: Graphics file editing, browsing, and conversion tools
Version: 3.0
Author: Inset Systems Inc., 71 Commerce Drive, Brookfield, CT 06804 USA
Voice: 203.740.2400; Fax: 203-775-5634
Programs: Hijaak Pro 3.0 (Image file conversion)
Hijaak TouchUp 3.0 (Desktop publishing and image editing)
Hijaak Browser 3.0 (Graphics file manager)
Hijaak Draw 3.0 (Vector drawing and illustration tool)
Cost:
Formats: Hijaak Pro - AI, ATT, BMP, CAL, CDR, CLP, CPR, CUT, DBX, DRW, DXF,
DIB, ED5, ED6, EPS, FAX, GCA, GED, GEM, GIF, ICA, ICO, IFF, IGA,
IGF, IMG, JPG, KFX, MAC, MSP, NIF, P10, PCL, PICT1, PICT2, PCX,
PDW, PGL, PIC, PIX, RAS, RLC, RLE, SBP, TGA, TIF, TXT, WMF, WPG
Hijaak TouchUp - BMP, CUT GIF, IMG, JPG, MSP, PCD, PCX, TGA, TIF
Hijaak Browser - AI, ATT, BMP, CAL, CDR, CLP, CPR, CUT, DBX, DRW,
DXF, DIB, ED5, ED6, EPS, FAX, GCA, GED, GEM, GIF, ICA, ICO, IFF,
IGA, IGF, IMG, JPG, KFX, MAC, MSP, P10, PCL, PICT1, PICT2, PCX,
PDW, PIC, PCX, RAS, RLC, RLE, SBP, TGA, TIF, TXT, WMF, WPG
Hijaak Draw - AI, BMP, CDR, CGM, EPS, GIF, PCX, PDW, TIF, WMF
Features: Hijaak Pro - DOS and Windows screen capture, zoom, center, trace,
edit, and print images. Full integration with other Hijaak tools.
Hijaak TouchUp - Add text to images, enhancement tools, merge
images, special imaging effect, many printing options, and uses
TWAIN compliant scanners.
Hijaak Browser - Catalog of image thumbnails, index of file
attributes, search for images, import from Windows clipboard.
Hijaak Draw - Palette editor, blending and envelope distortion,
text editing and spell check, multiple color graduated fills,
extrsion of 3D objects, variable light sources, brightness and
contrast control.
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: InterChange
Purpose: 3D file format conversion
Version: 4.0
Author: Syndesis Corp., 235 South Main Street, Jefferson, WI, 53549 USA
Voice: 414.674.5200; Fax: 414.674.6363;
Email: syndesis@threedee.com; Web: http://www.threedee.com
Cost: Windows $495 US, SGI $1,495 US
Platforms: Windows, Windows 3.11, Windows NT, Silicon Graphics
Imports: 3DS and MLI, Alias polysets, BRender, CAD-3D, Coryphaeus .dwb,
GDS, Imagine, LightWave .lwo and .lws, Movie BYU, Haines NFF, PLG,
Prisms, Pro/E .slp, QuickDraw 3D, raw and .tpoly, RenderMorphics,
Sculpt, Sense8 NFF, Stereolithography, Swivel, Symbolics, trueSpace,
Vertigo, Vista DEM, VideoScape, Wavefront OBJ and MTL.
The SGI IRIX version also imports Inventor, Alias "wire",
and VRML 1.0 files.
Exports: 3DS and MLI, Alias polysets, BRender, CADL, Coryphaeus .dwb,
Direct3D ".x", GDS, Inventor, Imagine, LightWave .lwo and .lws,
Movie BYU, Haines NFF, PLG, POV-Ray 2.0, Prisms, Pro/E .slp,
QuickDraw 3D, raw and .tpoly, RenderMorphics, RenderWare,
RIB, Sculpt, Sense8 NFF, Stereolithography, Alias StyleGuide,
Symbolics, trueSpace, Vertigo, Vista DEM, VideoScape,
Wavefront OBJ and MTL.
The SGI IRIX version also exports Alias "wire" files.
Features: More than 50 formats translated. Translates surface attributes
and sub-objects for most formats. Batch conversion.
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: $349US (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 <igor@corvette.insoft.com>
FTP: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/win3/graphics/
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 <patrick@shamrck.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
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: PolyForm
Purpose: 3D file format conversion and editing
Version:
Author: Vivid Technologies, 13000 Bluemound Road, Elm Grove, WI 53122 USA
Voice: 800.962.7659; Fax: 414.641.0524
Cost:
Platforms: Windows 3.x, Windows95, Windows NT
Formats: 3DS, DXF, trueSpace, Wavefront, LightWave 3D, Imagine, Sculpt 4D,
Caligari, Vista Pro DEM, Scenery Animator DEM, Color PostScript,
EPS
Features: Converts over 20 3D file formats. Move, rotate, and scale
objects. 3D extrusion, beveling, and point editing. 3D polygon
surface stroking, flooding, picking, flipping, and selecting.
Many object manipulation algorithms.
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.
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