| Item | Specifics, Ranges and Limits |
| # of images at one time |
Internally unlimited, based on OS-supplied Window Handles and memory |
| Views per image or layer |
Internally unlimited, based on OS-supplied Window Handles and memory |
| Image Spatial Resolution |
2 billion pixels (per axis) |
| Image RGB Resolution |
24-bits, 8-bits each of R, G and B |
| Image Alpha Resolution |
8-bits |
| Number of pixels per image |
Limited by ram |
| # of add-on "importers" |
Limited only by ram |
| # of add-on plug-in effects and format exporters |
Limited by available menu real-estate for menu loading, unlimited with regard to selecting plug-ins by name using a file dialog. |
| # of loadable scripts |
Limited by available disk space (essentially unlimited) |
| Colors per pixel |
2 to the 24th power |
| # of layers per layered image |
Limited by OS supplied window handles (generally thousands) |
| Recommended minimum processor |
Pentium or compatible |
| Individually maintained paths |
- Plugins
- Importers
- Help Location
- Most Recent Image Load Paths (9)
- Most Recent Image Save Paths (9)
- Path for DEM files
- Script Path
- Transition Path
- Raw Triangle Conversion Path
- W3D Raytrace File Path
- Scene path for Ray Tracer
- Path for FLM format filmstrips
- Path for AVI format filmstrips
- Path for GIF format filmstrips
- Path for MNG format filmstrips
- Path for FLC format filmstrips
- Path for Projects
- Path for Sequence Output from Timeline
- Particle System Path
- Particle System Palette Path
- Operator Settings Path
- Palette Use Path
- Convolution Path
- Area Selection Save Path
- Project Save Path
- Colorspace Path
|
| # of saveable image file types |
22 (Plus additional types via plug-ins and CODECS) |
| # of automatically loadable image file types |
336 (Plus additional types via plug-ins and CODECS) |
| # of operator groups |
15 |
| # of general operators |
R7: 148, plus plug-in effects |
| # of timeline levels |
Limited by OS memory space |
| # of timeline steps |
Limited by OS memory space |
| Implementation |
Microsoft Visual C version 5, for Windows 95 API and higher |
| Predecessor applications |
Imagemaster R/t (an Amiga product) |
| Initial Release: |
- Amiga: February 1st, 1991
- Windows: February 5th, 1992
|
| Working Methods |
Two: Immediate painting and pre-selection |
| View Magnification |
Arbitrary level and clipping rectangle |
| Basic Memory Footprint |
Approximately four megabytes |
| Basic Disk Storage Footprint |
Approximately 100 megabytes |
| System Registry Usage |
None (.ini file based configuration) |
| Display type compatibility |
- RGB 32-bit (recommended)
- RGB 24-bit (recommended)
- RGB 16-bit
- 256 color
- 256 grey level
- 64 grey level
- 16 color
- 16 grey level
- Bi-level B&W
|
| Native File Formats |
- ELF (extended layer files, 32-bit RGBA, 55 layer modes)
- TRM (32-bit RGBA images)
- PAL (palette files)
- CNV (convolutions)
- PRJ (projects)
- ASF (area selections)
- ISH (I-Shapes)
- W3D (Ray trace scenes)
- TTF (Transitions)
- WIP (plugins)
- WIS (scripts)
- PAL (pakettes)
- PLU (palette use criteria)
|
| Thumbnail Format |
JPEG |
| # of thumbnails |
Limited only by host filesystem |