From: wfaust@aurea.hotb.sub.org (Wolf Faust)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: New: CanonStudio
Distribution: world
Date: 3 Sep 92 07:52:01 GMT
Organization: Not an Organization

Here is an application I have worked on the past months and is yet
available for download for free:


                    C A N O N S T U D I O
                    ---------------------

CanonStudio  is a new program wich is intended for all Amiga Canon
printer drivers.  It does print 24/8Bit IFF graphics with up to 24
bit  accuracy in any size (Want a 100*100m poster?) .  CanonStudio
is  not  limited  to  the  max.   4096 colors of the Amiga printer
device, though it does work with nearly all Amiga printer drivers.
The pictures are printed FROM DISK ie.  you don't need much memory
for printing a 10MByte 24 Bit graphic in high quality.

CanonStudio is specialy written for the Amiga operation system and
is  not  just  a  simple  portation from an IBM or Apple computer.
Because of this, CanonStudio makes heavily use of multitasking and
Kickstart 2.04.  CanonStudio includes a spooler wich allows you to
specify multiple print jobs while the program is allready printing
in  background.   The program does provide a nice "click-and-drag"
userinterface.

Now, here are some of the CanonStudio features:

- prints IFF pictures from disk
- does support nearly every IFF format including IFF24, HAM6,
  HAM8 and EHB.
- does not require $&%$ MBytes memory!
- poster function allows printing of any sized pictures
- number of copies can be defined
- 24/8 Bit accuracy
- multiple jobs can be defined and printed in background
  (estimated print time and more will be displayed)
- ink compensation does correct ink impurities
- color adjustment (gamma, contrast, brightnes, weights,...)
- Free defineable ordered dither routines. Following ordered
  dither matrices are allready included:
  Haltone-A, Halftone-B, Ordered-A, Ordered-B, Spiral, Horizontal,
  Vertical, Bck-Diagonal, Fwd-Diagonal
- Three error diffusion dither routines:
  Floyd Steinberg, Jarvis, Stucki
- Two serpentine blue noise dither routines are included:
  30% random weight, 50% random weight
- ARexx interface
- font independent user interface

What does CanonStudio requires:

- an Amiga with at least Kickstart/Workbench 2.04
- ~300KB memory (yep, that's all!)
- a Canon printer driver:
  - CanonBJ130 V11.1 (Fish 696 and Canon)
  - CanonBJ10 V4     (Fish 696 and Canon)
  - CanonBJ300 V4.1  (Fish 696 and Canon)
  - CanonLBP V3      (Canon, Version 1 on Fish 4xx)
  - CanonBJC V.99d   (new, see message that follows)
    (supports Epson 24 and 48 pin emulation! Epson24Plus and
     Star24Plus user should switch!!!)

Available for download from:

WildCat BBS (Germany) 2:249/3  ++49-6173-2544 (HST DS)
01-Amiga-BBS (England)         ++44-713771358



This program is shareware and limited. In case you want the full
version you can order CanonStudio from:

Wolf Faust
Am Dorfgarten 10
W-6000 Frankfurt 50
Germany

Tel: ++49-69-5486556 (GMT)
Fido:    2:249/3.5 (Wild Cat: ++49-6173-2544 HST,V.32bis)
Email:   wfaust@aurea.hotb.sub.org

Or in England

JAM
75 Greatfields Drive
Uxbridge, UB8 3QN

Tel: 08952-74449 (GMT)


The price for registering is:


                       INTERNATIONAL

        US$25   includes shiping
      +   $ 5   if payed by cheque. No COD!



                         GERMANY

        DM 35   includes shiping. No COD (Nachnahme)!



                         ENGLAND
          15   includes shiping



PS:    Special   Studio   versions   for  Deskjet/Laserjet/24  pin
Printers/9  pin  Printers  will soon appear, but more expensive...
CanonStudio is an exclusive offer to Canon users and because of
this, limited to Canon drivers.



-- 
Wolf Faust                  wfaust@aurea.hotb.sub.org  (<-NEW!!)
Germany:                cbmehq!venus!wfaust@cbmvax.commodore.com
Tel: ++(49)69-5486556             FIDO: 2:249/3.5 (<-CHANGED!)
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