Short:    V1.5 PageStream V3.x/V4.x Gfx Import Filter (JPEG, TIFF, PNG,....)
Author:   100116.1070@compuserve.com (Wolf Faust)
Uploader: 100116.1070@compuserve.com (Wolf Faust)
Type:     biz/patch
Replace:  biz/patch/PGSUniFilter14.lha

This software adds/replaces many new graphic formats in PageStream
V3.x/4.x. It does not only  add  formats,  it also improves already
supported formats by loading images MUCH faster. Note this solution
is not based on a PageStream Script. It's a real PageStream filter.

All   formats  are  part  of  'Studio's  Universal'  filter.
The Universal filter supports:

      BMP:  1,  4, 8, 16 and 24 Bit, Windows V3 and OS/2 format,
            RLE4, 8, 24 compression
DataTypes:  OS 3.0 DataTypes
      DCX:  only the first image is printed
      GIF:  supports 87a and 89 format
 IFF ILBM:  including HAM, HAM8, EHB,...
 IFF DEEP:  24 Bit RGB and RGBA, supports compression
     JPEG:  8 Bit and 24 Bit JFIF, progressive JPEG
      PCX:  1,2,4,8 and 24 Bit images
      PGM:  8-bit
      PNG:  incl. interlaced
      PPM:  24-bit
    Targa:  supports all known RGB, RGBA types incl. compression
     TIFF:  1-64 Bit, RGB, RGBA, CMYK, YCbCr with None, PackBits,
            RLE, JPEG, G3, G4, LZW and Next compression, Strips
            or Tiles, Packed or separate color

The  'Universal'  filter  allows  reading  many image formats with
PageStream V3/V4  wich  are not originaly supported by PageStream.
It  also allows formats like IFF ILBM and others to be loaded much
faster.   For instance, 200-300% average speed increase for 24 Bit
ILBM images.

The  filter  is  FREE  to all owners of the CanonStudio and Studio
printer  software.   The  software requires PageStream V3.1-3.4,
V4.0 or newer.

For  more  info's  about  CanonStudio  download  the  CanonDisk in
AmiNet's  text/print drawer for a limited functional demo.  Studio
is  a  commercial software sold by many dealers.  For a small list
of  distributors  try  downloading  one  of  the Studio updates in
biz/patch and see the readme file.
Wolf Faust - 17.04.1999