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                  an interactive customizable mini intro
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                               Ripple Viewer                               
                                   v1.01                                   
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files:


 Files in archive:

 EXAMPLE.BAT  -batch file with some examples
 RIPLVIEW.EXE -main executable
 EXAMPLE.BMP  -example bitmap file (used by EXAMPLE.BAT)
 FILE_ID.DIZ  -BBS file description
 RIPLVIEW.TXT -this info file

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usage:


RIPLVIEW.EXE [filename.bmp] [b] [f] [t]

[filename.bmp] = Name (with extension) of BMP (windoz BitMaP) file to rippling.
                 Picture has to be 320x200, 256 grayscale.
                 Palette can be i.e: Black-To-Green, or whatever...

           NOTE: If you don't specify bitmap to rippling, program will
                 generate some strange pattern and ripple it.
                 You can't change rippling parameters in this case.

[b]            = Blur strength (default=4)
                 0..8
                 (0=no bluring, 8=...check out :-)
                 optimal values: 3-5

[f]            = Rippling Frequency (default=2)
                 0..8
                 (0=lowest frequency, 7,8=NO RIPPLING!)
                 optimal values: 0-4

[t]            = Distance table type (default=0)
                 0..3
                 (Check out differences between them)


WARNING: options have to be in this specified order. It means that if you
         want put your favourite rippling frequency, you must type blur
         strength first, and if you want change any ripple parameter at all,
         you must specify input bitmap file!
         Look at the examples before you start experiences!


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keys:


The magic key available at the whole presentation:

 esc       really???


Keys available after the end of sinetablefading:

 gray +    increase sine table amplitude
 gray -    decrease sine table amplitude
 arrows    change directions of rippling (horiz. and vert.)

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examples:


riplview.exe example.bmp 4 2 0
 (this is default, so no effects :-)

riplview.exe example.bmp 5 0 2

riplview.exe example.bmp 0 8
 (just viewing picture, no rippling, no fun!)

riplview.exe example.bmp 8
 (blur of the blurs, unreadable picture, but may be used for generating
  unreadable pictures...)

Wanna see other examples? Run EXAMPLE.BAT


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warnings:


 !!! There is no error checking at all !!!
 That means:
 -You can specify any file as the input file, but if it isn't BMP, you will
 see only one big shit.
 -You can type also whatever you want as the options, but you will notice
 the effects.


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credits:


  main program : Mrock                  mrock@tl.krakow.pl
  some additional code : Rage           outman@tl.krakow.pl

  idea : something sick idea from:      subject@tl.krakow.pl

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