Short: Slideshow video creator and player Author: jPV^RNO Uploader: jpv morphos-user com (jPV^RNO) Type: gfx/misc Version: 1.0 Requires: AHI, MUI, codesets, guigfx, render, and reqtools libs Architecture: m68k-amigaos ABOUT ----- RNOSlides is a GUI based slideshow creator program, that can save slideshows as videos. The program can view saved slideshows, and play videos in various formats. FEATURES -------- - Can save created slideshows as videos in the MJPEG/AVI format - Delays between images, video resolution, and the output framerate can be freely defined - Texts can be added over images, for titling or information purposes - Texts can be formatted in various ways: bold, italics, underlined, shadow, outline, RGB/ARGB colors, etc. - Slideshow projects can be saved in the program's own format - Slideshows can be viewed within the program prior to saving them as videos - Can play its own saved videos, and a variety of other video formats - ARexx, Command Line, and tooltypes support REQUIREMENTS ------------ - At least AmigaOS 3.0, 68020, and around 16 MB RAM, but in reality a high-end Amiga or emulation setup is recommended - RTG for slideshow/video playback (video creating can be done without RTG) - MUI 3.8 or later (http://aminet.net/package/util/libs/mui38usr) - codesets.library (http://aminet.net/search?query=codesets) - guigfx.library (http://aminet.net/package/dev/misc/guigfxlib) - render.library (http://aminet.net/search?query=renderlib), v32 is probably the best for <040 CPUs - AHI (http://aminet.net/search?query=ahiusr) INSTALLATION ------------ - Copy the whole directory anywhere you want and just launch the program. USAGE NOTES ----------- - Spacebar pauses and Esc quits viewing of slideshows and videos. - Images are swapped with the Left and Right keys when in manual viewing mode. - Videos can be seeked through by using the Left/Right/Up/Down keys. - Text formatting options are explained at: https://www.hollywood-mal.com/docs/html/hollywood/PrgFormatTags_.html - Previous delay setting and formatting options at the start of a line are preserved for a new entry when adding further images. - Line breaks can be added with the n tag in texts. - Text placement and font settings can be altered from the Settings window. SETTINGS -------- Program settings can be accessed from the program's pull-down menu and are saved to the ENVARC:MUI/RNOSLIDES.cfg file. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS AND ICON TOOLTYPES --------------------------------------- RNOSlides uses non-standard command line arguments. Arguments must be given in the form of (note the "-" prefix): -argument parameter Format: RNOSlides [file/dir] [arguments] Arguments: -play . . . . . . . . - Play a loaded slideshow at startup automatically -nogui . . . . . . . - Play a slideshow or video without the editing GUI -defdir