renderlib68k 32.0

Short:        image processing kernel
Author:       Timm S. Müller <tmueller@neoscientists.org>
Uploader:     Henryk Richter <henryk richter gmx net>
Type:         dev/misc
Version:      32.0
Replaces:     dev/misc/renderlib31.lha
Requires:     Kickstart 2.04 (v37), 68020
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 2.0.4

render.library
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  render.library is an amiga shared library that serves an image
  processing kernel. it is an interface between truecolor and chunky
  graphics, and it supports all amiga-specific pixel and color schemes.
  render.library provides palette-management, histograms, alpha-channel
  processing, color reduction, scaling, rendering, dithering,
  texture-mapping, and many conversion and support functions.
  
  Compared to earlier releases, no functional changes have been made.
  This upload unifies the different released archives into a single
  distribution. Source included, along with a simple vasm build
  script.
 
  This version of render.library is highly optimized for 68k series CPUs.
  It is functionally equivalent to the later version implemented in C 
  (dev/misc/renderlib.lha) but considerably faster. 
  

requirements
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  - mc68020 or better
  - kickstart 2.04 (v37) or better


installation
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  Just copy the proper library from the libs subdirectory
  to libs:  and rename it to render.library. The naming
  of the builds refers to optimizations targeting specific
  processors.

  minimum CPU/FPU requirements of provided builds
   render.library            - 68020/68030+, no FPU usage
   render.library_68040      - 68040+ with FPU
   render.library_68060      - 68040+ with FPU
   render.library_68060NOFPU - 68040, no FPU usage


features
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  - histograms up to 24 bit
  - rendering
  - dithering
  - color quantization
  - heavy alphachannel support
  - HAM mode support
  - custom memory management
  - scaling
  - low-level texture-mapping
  - conversion functions