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Appendix J - Specifications

ItemSpecifics, Ranges and Limits
# of images at one time Internally unlimited, based on OS-supplied Window Handles and memory
Views per image or layer Internally unlimited, based on OS-supplied Window Handles and memory
Image Spatial Resolution 2 billion pixels (per axis)
Image RGB Resolution 24-bits, 8-bits each of R, G and B
Image Alpha Resolution 8-bits
Number of pixels per image Limited by ram
# of add-on "importers" Limited only by ram
# of add-on plug-in effects and format exporters Limited by available menu real-estate for menu loading, unlimited with regard to selecting plug-ins by name using a file dialog.
# of loadable scripts Limited by available disk space (essentially unlimited)
Colors per pixel 2 to the 24th power
# of layers per layered image Limited by OS supplied window handles (generally thousands)
Recommended minimum processor Pentium or compatible
Individually maintained paths
  • Plugins
  • Importers
  • Help Location
  • Most Recent Image Load Paths (9)
  • Most Recent Image Save Paths (9)
  • Path for DEM files
  • Script Path
  • Transition Path
  • Raw Triangle Conversion Path
  • W3D Raytrace File Path
  • Scene path for Ray Tracer
  • Path for FLM format filmstrips
  • Path for AVI format filmstrips
  • Path for GIF format filmstrips
  • Path for MNG format filmstrips
  • Path for FLC format filmstrips
  • Path for Projects
  • Path for Sequence Output from Timeline
  • Particle System Path
  • Particle System Palette Path
  • Operator Settings Path
  • Palette Use Path
  • Convolution Path
  • Area Selection Save Path
  • Project Save Path
  • Colorspace Path
# of saveable image file types 22 (Plus additional types via plug-ins and CODECS)
# of automatically loadable image file types 336 (Plus additional types via plug-ins and CODECS)
# of operator groups 15
# of general operators R7: 148, plus plug-in effects
# of timeline levels Limited by OS memory space
# of timeline steps Limited by OS memory space
Implementation Microsoft Visual C version 5, for Windows 95 API and higher
Predecessor applications Imagemaster R/t (an Amiga product)
Initial Release:
  • Amiga: February 1st, 1991
  • Windows: February 5th, 1992
Working Methods Two: Immediate painting and pre-selection
View Magnification Arbitrary level and clipping rectangle
Basic Memory Footprint Approximately four megabytes
Basic Disk Storage Footprint Approximately 100 megabytes
System Registry Usage None (.ini file based configuration)
Display type compatibility
  • RGB 32-bit (recommended)
  • RGB 24-bit (recommended)
  • RGB 16-bit
  • 256 color
  • 256 grey level
  • 64 grey level
  • 16 color
  • 16 grey level
  • Bi-level B&W
Native File Formats
  • ELF (extended layer files, 32-bit RGBA, 55 layer modes)
  • TRM (32-bit RGBA images)
  • PAL (palette files)
  • CNV (convolutions)
  • PRJ (projects)
  • ASF (area selections)
  • ISH (I-Shapes)
  • W3D (Ray trace scenes)
  • TTF (Transitions)
  • WIP (plugins)
  • WIS (scripts)
  • PAL (pakettes)
  • PLU (palette use criteria)
Thumbnail Format JPEG
# of thumbnails Limited only by host filesystem

Note:

Keep this in mind...
Most specifications depend, to some degree, upon the characteristics of the computer system upon which the software is running.

If you have a lot of memory and an advanced operating system, WinImages F/x can come closer to taking advantage of its internal range of operation. For instance, although WinImages F/x can understand images with pixel resolutions of up to two billion per axis, Windows, as of 2001, can't provide enough memory to make using the software anywhere near that inherent limit practical.

So when you read the specifications, keep in mind that these are the ranges that WinImages F/x knows how to handle, not ranges that we can promise that the combination of your computer system and WinImages F/x can handle!


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