Short:        Windows BMP 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:

 - Added native AmigaOS 4 version.
 - MorphOS and WarpOS versions recompiled with VBCC 0.8h.
 - Updated with the latest WarpDT engine build.
 - Minor changes and improvements.
 - Added Polish installer translation.
 - Updated Spanish and French installers.


FEATURES

 - Supports common BMP file types, including both Windows and OS/2 BMP
   formats.  These include BMP images with a bit depth of 1, 4, 8, 16, 24
   and 32, both uncompressed and RLE compressed

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

 - Asynchronous file i/o and double buffering techniques (WarpOS only),
   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)

 @{i}68k version@{ui}

 - 68020 processor or higher (optimized versions included)

 @{i}WarpOS version@{ui}

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

 @{i}OS4 version@{ui}

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

 @{i}MorphOS version@{ui}

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

Note that a graphics card is not necessary.