-- DISPLAY -- a graphic utility --

DISPLAY can view, convert, manipulate, read and write images and movies.

A 386-CPU is required. 640x480 with 256 colours is minimum. Display supports all modes up to 1600x1200 with 16.7 million colours (including 32-bit modes).

DISPLAY is a protected-mode, 32-bit DOS application with its own DOS extender, so you don't really have a minimum memory requirement. 4 Megs is usually fine, 8 is more than enough for most image viewing and converting tasks. No limit is placed on file size.

Some pic formats Display can read/write:

.GIF	.mag	.jpc	.pic	.ras	.pal
.JPG	.xbm	.rle	.pbm	.pgm	.pic (Softimage 3D)
.ppm	.pm	.PCX	.mki	.TIF
.TGA	.xpm	.mac	.img	.yuv
.RGB	.iff	.lbm	.BMP	.qrt
.pct	.vis	.pds	.vik	.vic
.FIT	.fac	.SGI	.clp	.gry
.pcd	.wpg	.ICO	.ans	.idx
.viv	.TNL	.cut	.pi	.PNG

Answers to common "ability" questions:

*.gif files can be written as interlaced and/or transparent if desired. Display reads animated gifs.

*.jpg files can be written as progressive JPEG's if desired. Also supports writing MCU restarts.

*.ico files (Windows ICONs) can be 16x16, 32x32, or 64x64; from 16 colours to 16.7 million, and can be made from any picture file (.jpg, .gif, etc.).

*Groups of pictures can be converted to pictures with the same palette for use on WWW pages.

Movie formats that Display can read:

.dl	.fli	.flc	.raw (for DMPEG)
.MPG	.AVI	.gl	.anm
.MOV	.GIF (animated)

* Display can write movies in the .flc format from any group of pictures.

Sound files Display can play:

.wav	.au

*Requires SoundBlaster or compatible card

Some additional formats Display can write:

Ascii
Ansi  
HP Laser Jet
PostScript (with many formatting options)

Other "useful" things Display does:

UUEncode/UUDecode
MIME Encoding/Decoding
All types of file management
Creates contact sheets
Creates point & click directory indexes
Does Slide Shows
Batch conversions
Image manipulation tools, such as:
   *Cropping
   *Resizing
   *Quantizing (several algorithms)
   *Palette editting
   *RGB Swapping
   *Gamma Correction
   *Image mixing
   *Smooth/Enhance filters
   *Manual matrix filters
     -letting you implement any filter
      such as those used in Paint Shop Pro,
      just by inputting the matrix.
   *Various special effects
     -such as embossing, conversion to oil
      paint, rotation, skewing, etc.
File Masks
NDOS/4DOS "Descript.ion" file support
Text and Hexadecimal viewers
Ansi viewer
MPEG Splitting utility
Thumbnail generator
CD Player

And the list goes on...

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