Short:        ZSoft PCX datatype V45.4 (68k,OS4,WarpOS,MorphOS)
Author:       oliver@futaura.co.uk (Oliver Roberts)
Uploader:     oliver futaura co uk (Oliver Roberts)
Type:         util/dtype
Version:      45.4
Requires:     OS 3.0+,picture.datatype v43+
Architecture: m68k-amigaos; ppc-amigaos; ppc-warpup; ppc-morphos

Changes since previous Aminet release:

 - MorphOS and WarpOS versions recompiled with VBCC 0.8h.
 - Fixed bug in MorphOS installer.
 - Updated Spanish and French installers.


FEATURES

 - Read standard ZSoft PC Paintbrush PCX files, including less common
   non-standard modes which Cloanto Personal Paint can save

 - Supports pixel bit depth of 1 or 8 and 1-8 planes of data, covering
   mono 1-bit images upto 24-bit RGB, both RLE compressed and uncompressed

 - Highly optimized datatype dispatch engine and PCX decoder,
   resulting in a very efficient, compact and quick PCX datatype

 - Asynchronous double buffering techniques (WarpOS only) and file i/o,
   which speeds up image decoding
 
 - Optimized versions for 68020, 030, 040 and 060

 - PowerPC support with native OS4, WarpOS and MorphOS versions

 - Alter the pen allocation precision when images are remapped to an
   8-bit display

 - Specific support for the AmigaOS picture.datatype v44+, when available

 - The dithering feature of the AmigaOS picture.datatype v44+ can be
   configured to your liking (e.g. disabled for 15/16-bit displays)


REQUIREMENTS

This datatype needs the following in order to work:

 - Kickstart 3.0 or higher
 - picture.datatype v43 or higher
   (i.e. either of the ones supplied with AmigaOS 3.5+, P96 or CGraphX)

 68k version

 - 68020 processor or higher (optimized versions included)

 WarpOS version

 - PPC accelerator card + 68040/060
 - WarpUp Release 5.0 or higher

 OS4 version

 - PPC accelerator card / AmigaOne
 - AmigaOS 4.0 pre-release or newer

 MorphOS version

 - PPC accelerator card / Pegasos
 - MorphOS beta release 1 or higher