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Appendix J - Specifications

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)
# scripting commands	329
Colors per pixel	2 to the 24th power
# of layers per layered image	Limited by OS supplied window handles (generally thousands)
# of pixel transfer modes (AKA "Blending Modes")	Thirty four
# of layer modes (AKA "Blending Modes")	Seventy three
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	340 (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	`ASF` (area selection files) `CNV` (convolution specifications) `CSP` (printer color separation settings) `ELF` (extended layer files, 32-bit RGBA, various layer modes) `ISH` (I-Shape area selections) `PAL` (palette files) `PLU` (palette use criteria) `PRJ` (project files) `TRM` (32-bit RGBA images) `TTF` (Transition specifications) `W3D` (Ray trace scenes) `WIP` (plug-in effects and file importers) `WIS` (User operation scripts)
Thumbnail Format	JFIF/JPEG
# of thumbnails	Limited only by host filesystem

Note:

Most specifications depend, to some degree, upon the characteristics of the computer system upon which the software is running.

If you have a lot of memory and an advanced operating system, WinImages F/x can come closer to taking advantage of its internal range of operation. For instance, although WinImages F/x can understand images with pixel resolutions of up to two billion per axis, Windows, as of 2001, can't provide enough memory to make using the software anywhere near that inherent limit practical.

So when you read the specifications, keep in mind that these are the ranges that WinImages F/x knows how to handle, not ranges that we can promise that the combination of your computer system and WinImages F/x can handle!

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