Image Alchemy PS

440 Pages·1998·0.79 MB·English

by  Marcos H. Woehrmann

Image Alchemy
and
Image Alchemy PS
Version 1.11
Handmade Software, Inc.
Notice Handmade Software, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind either
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Copyright Copyright © 1990-1998 Handmade Software, Inc.,
Fremont, California
Portions Copyright © 1993 Soft Horizons
Portions Copyright © 1988-1998 Aladdin Enterprises,
Menlo Park, California
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America.
First Printing, April 1998
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Image Alchemy was written by:
Marcos H. Woehrmann
Allan N. Hessenflow
David Kettmann
Paul H. Yoshimune
Handmade Software, Inc.
48860 Milmont Drive, Suite 106
Fremont, CA 94538
[phone]
[phone]
[phone] fax
http://www.handmade.com/
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Contents
Chapter 0
Introduction ........................................................................15
About This Manual ............................................................16
Document Conventions ......................................................17
Chapter 1 Installation
Overview ............................................................................19
IBM PC
Required Equipment .....................................................20
Optional Equipment .....................................................21
Packing List ..................................................................21
Floppy Disk Installation Instructions ...........................22
CD-ROM Installation Instructions ...............................23
Environment Variables and config.sys .........................23
UNIX
Required Equipment .....................................................27
Packing List ..................................................................27
Floppy Disk and Tape Installation Instructions ............27
CD-ROM Installation Instructions ...............................29
Environment Variables .................................................29
Differences between UNIX and MS-DOS ...................30
Chapter 2 Introduction
Introduction ........................................................................31
Basic Instructions ...............................................................31
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Limitations on Filename ....................................................34
Using Response Files .........................................................35
Using Output Filename Response Files .............................37
Using Paired Filename Response Files ..............................38
Using Sequential Filenames ...............................................38
Multiple Runs of Alchemy .................................................39
Chapter 3 Reading PostScript, EPS, and PDF Files
Introduction ........................................................................41
Converting PostScript files ................................................41
PostScript Conversion Parameters
Antialias ........................................................................45
Clip ...............................................................................46
Color Mode. ..................................................................47
Image Offset .................................................................49
Input Page Size .............................................................51
Margins .........................................................................53
Output Page Size. ..........................................................55
Output Page Width .......................................................57
Output Page Height. ......................................................58
Page ..............................................................................59
Pre-load Fonts. ..............................................................61
Preserve Aspect Ratio ...................................................62
Rotate Page ...................................................................63
Specify Image Resolution .............................................64
Use Bounding Box ........................................................65
Examples ............................................................................66
Generating PostScript Files ................................................71
Generating PostScript files from Microsoft Windows .71
Generating PostScript files from a Macintosh .............79
Chapter 4 PostScript Fonts
alchfont ..............................................................................87
Usage Instructions ..............................................................88
Missing Fonts .....................................................................89
Multiple Fontmaps .............................................................90
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Chapter 5 Conversion Options
Introduction ........................................................................91
Identifying Image Files ......................................................92
Input Options .....................................................................93
MacBinary .........................................................................93
Other Information. ..............................................................93
File Formats .......................................................................93
Image File Formats
ADEX ...........................................................................95
Adobe Acrobat PDF .....................................................96
Adobe Photoshop .........................................................98
Alias Pix .....................................................................100
Alpha Microsystems BMP ..........................................101
ALPS ..........................................................................102
Autodesk PIC/CEL .....................................................103
Autologic ....................................................................104
AVHRR ......................................................................105
AVS X ........................................................................107
Binary Information File (BIF) ....................................108
Calcomp CCRF ..........................................................111
CALS ..........................................................................113
Core IDC ....................................................................114
Cubicomp PictureMaker .............................................116
Dr. Halo CUT .............................................................118
Encapsulated PostScript .............................................119
Epson Stylus ...............................................................122
ER Mapper Raster ......................................................124
Erdas LAN/GIS/IMG .................................................126
Explore TDI ................................................................129
Fargo Primera .............................................................130
FBM ............................................................................132
First Publisher ART ....................................................133
FLC .............................................................................134
Freedom of Press ........................................................135
GEM VDI Image File .................................................136
GIF ..............................................................................138
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GOES ..........................................................................144
Histogram ...................................................................146
Hitachi Raster Format .................................................148
HP Printer Command Language (PCL) ......................149
HP PhotoSmart ...........................................................156
HP Raster Transfer Language (RTL) .........................158
HP-48sx Graphic Object (GROB) ..............................164
HSI JPEG ...................................................................165
HSI Palette ..................................................................166
HSI Raw .....................................................................167
IBM Picture Maker .....................................................168
IDRISI ........................................................................169
IFF/ILBM ...................................................................171
Imaging Technology ...................................................172
Img Software Set ........................................................173
Intergraph ...................................................................174
Iris CT ........................................................................175
JEDMICS CCITT4 .....................................................176
Jovian VI ....................................................................177
JPEG/JFIF ...................................................................178
Lumena CEL ..............................................................181
Macintosh PICT/PICT2 ..............................................182
MacPaint .....................................................................184
MIFF ...........................................................................185
Mimaki MRL-1 ..........................................................186
MTV Ray Tracer. ........................................................187
Multi-Image Palette ....................................................188
OS/2 Bitmap ...............................................................190
OS/2 Icon ....................................................................191
PCPAINT/Pictor Page Format ...................................193
PCX ............................................................................196
PDS .............................................................................199
PhotoCD .....................................................................201
Pixar PIC ....................................................................202
Pixel Power Collage ...................................................203
PNG (Portable Networks Graphics) ...........................204
Portable BitMap (PBM) ..............................................206
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Puzzle ..........................................................................208
Q0 ...............................................................................209
QDV ...........................................................................210
QRT Raw ....................................................................211
Raster Graphics ..........................................................212
RIX .............................................................................213
RLC ............................................................................214
Scitex CT ....................................................................215
Scodl ...........................................................................216
SGI Image ..................................................................218
Sharp GPB ..................................................................219
Spaceward Graphics ...................................................220
SPOT Image ...............................................................221
Stork ...........................................................................223
Sun Icon ......................................................................225
Sun Raster ...................................................................226
Targa ...........................................................................228
TIFF ............................................................................230
US Patent Image .........................................................234
Utah Raster Toolkit. ....................................................235
Verity Image Format (VIF) ........................................237
VIFF ...........................................................................238
VITec ..........................................................................239
Vivid ...........................................................................240
Wavefront RLA/RLB .................................................241
Windows Bitmap ........................................................242
WordPerfect Graphic File ...........................................245
XBM ...........................................................................246
XIM ............................................................................247
XPM ...........................................................................248
XWD ...........................................................................251
Chapter 6 General Options
Introduction ......................................................................253
Control Memory Usage ...................................................254
Display Image Stats .........................................................255
Do Not Alter Output Filename .........................................256
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Do Not Remove Old Extension .......................................257
Help ..................................................................................258
Multi-Page Input ..............................................................259
Multi-Page Output ...........................................................261
Override Input Type. ........................................................263
Overwrite .........................................................................265
Program Information ........................................................266
Quiet .................................................................................267
Response Files ..................................................................268
Response Output Filenames .............................................270
Response Paired Filenames ..............................................272
Sequential Filenames .......................................................273
Use Input Directories for Output .....................................276
Use Input File Format for Output ....................................277
Use Input Filename for Output ........................................278
Use 3 Letter Extensions ...................................................279
Warnings ..........................................................................280
Wildcard ...........................................................................281
Chapter 7 Color and Palette Options
Introduction ......................................................................283
Alpha Channel ..................................................................284
Black and White ...............................................................285
Brightness ........................................................................287
CMYK ..............................................................................288
Color Correction ..............................................................289
Colors ...............................................................................290
Contrast ............................................................................292
Dither ...............................................................................293
EGA Palette ......................................................................295
False Color .......................................................................295
Gamma Correction ...........................................................297
Match Palette ...................................................................299
Negate ..............................................................................301
Palette ...............................................................................302
Palette Selection: Heckbert Tuning ..................................304
Palette Selection: Palette Selection ..................................305
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