[comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d] PCX/GIF "Slideshow" presentation programs WANTED!

root@mjbtn.JOBSOFT.COM (Mark J. Bailey [ADMIN]) (05/26/91)

Hi,

We have been experimenting with a PCX "slideshow" presentation program lately
called PCXSHOW V3.0.  It is shareware, and does a nice job, but is having
trouble displaying anything in other than the 320x200 256-color mode.  The
images are from our Genius Color Scanner.  They are supposed to be in 
640x480 256 color mode.  But this is another story.

What I am really interested in is what other slideshow/presentation packages
are out there?  Commercial, shareware, or public domain info will be most 
welcome.  They can be for GIF/PCX/TIFF/etc.  I know there are more than
just PCXSHOW.  If anyone knows of several, and has a favorite, please send
that info along too.  

Another problem with PCXSHOW is the limitation of 128K-size images.  This
is because (I guess) the lowest common demonitator effect; ie, get it to 
run on as many 80x86 platforms as possible with one program.  We need a 
slideshow program that can work with arbitrarily large image files as the
images we are working with are much more that PC Paintbrush scribbles.  I have
seen these for GIF files, but I can't remember where.

Another reason that shareware or PD was nice was that it could be distributed
on disk to customers legally.  With PCXSHOW, a runtime unit (royalty free)
was provided when you registered so that you could package it on distribution
disks as much as you like.  This is a factor as well.

Any information anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.  Please email 
responses if possible.  

Thanks in advance,

Mark.

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