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trixter@MCS.COM (Trixter / Hornet) wrote:

>(This has been crossposted to amiga.demos and amiga.graphics)

>In article <4kgqme$2dh@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>,
>DAVID LIEBERMANN  <deel@ldvgpi02.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de> wrote:
>>
>>I have collected quite some pictures from competitions and from other
>>sources and I just lately wondered if there is a special program around
>>to view all pictures in the correct aspect ratio. For example, I wonder
>>what resolution is best for strange sizes like 640x512 (like lots of
>>competition entries) or 320x256 (Exactly half in x&y. Maybe there is a
>>640x512 resolution (with doublescan in both x and y ??) that my card
>>doesn't know..). And I also got some pictures in 368x283. Where are
>>those from ??

>Those are mostly Amiga modes, with the last one looking vaguely
>like a C64 resolution.

>I think it's about time I coded up a small PC .GIF/.LBM viewer for
>these pictures... This question has popped up too many times.  I've
>figured out some of the odd ones, like 320x256, and with Liket's
>help I'm sure I can figure out the others.

>So, 320x200, 320x400, 320x256, 320x512... Any others?  I want this
>to work on a standard VGA card, so no 640x(>400) modes (only 256K of
>video memory), but I'd be happy to support any of the other modes
>out there, and I can get 640x200 and 640x256 working, I'm sure.
>Are there any other modes/resolutions that I'm forgetting?

The TCC'93 Party report by Septic/Extreme uses a tweaked mode of
376*282, this could potentially support the 368x283 pictures. The only
problem with that particular tweaked mode, it really requires a
multi-sync monitor. I only have a multi-freq, and the picture rolls.
(And yes, I did have to go digging in my archive to find that file, I
don't keep those things near the top of my head.)

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