THIS FILE

    readme.txt


PROGRAM

    BMP24 Image Processor
    Version 1.0
    (Shareware Demonstration)
    Copyright  1999
    Steven A. Ruzinsky, Ph.D.
    All rights reserved.


REQUIREMENTS

    Pentium Computer
    Microsoft Windows 95
    at least 16 mb RAM


PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    BMP24 is an image processor.  Currently, only 24 bit (True Color)
Windows' "Bitmap" files, i.e., with the extension ".bmp" are supported.
However, over 50 functions and 7 color modes are supported.  Functions
include deconvolution, two dimensional Fast Fourier Transform and color
matrix transformations.  BMP24 has no painting capability.

    BMP24 offers the following improvement over most "image editors".
Whereas, "image editors" commonly maintain an image in an 8 bit unsigned
integer format, BMP24 stores an image in a 32 bit floating point buffer.
This practically eliminates the accumulation of truncation and range clipping
errors between successive operations.  The need to examine a small "preview"
image while adjusting the parameters of an operation is eliminated.  With
BMP24, the full size image is inspected while adjusting parameters.

    BMP24 will be most appreciated by those with an academic knowledge of
image processing.


INSTALLATION

    There is no installation.  BMP24.EXE is a single file program which will
not alter any operating system files.


UNINSTALLATION

    Delete files BMP24.exe and this readme.txt.


HELP

    In the "Help" submenu, click on "What's This?".


LICENSE

    The possessor is free to replicate and distribute the aforementioned
"Shareware Demonstration" of BMP24.  The possessor may not disassemble,
decompile or alter this program.


