StripAnim	V1.1

This program will convert Photon Paint 2.0 ANIM files so that they
can be run with the Director.  Currently the Director is unable to
deal with ANIMs that have imbedded CMAP chunks which allow for the
palette to change during the ANIM.  Provided that the ANIM does not
actually require a changing colormap, this utility can be used to
strip out the otherwise unnecessary CMAP chunks containing the
frame-by-frame colormap information.

This program can also be used to strip out Director incompatible
data in any other ANIM files that are otherwise ANIM op mode 5
compatible but may have CMAP chunks imbedded in the ANIM frames.

V1.1 also has the ability to correct DPaint III ANIM brushes so that
the ANHD chunks correctly indicate what type of ANIM they are (op 5
but exclusive-or).  This will allow experimentation with ANIM brushes
in The Director.

And while we're at it, we've included an example script of chaining
two preloaded anims together in a continuous loop, and an example
script that demonstrates the use of an ANIM brush that has been
converted with "strpanim".

To use, type:

		strpanim input.anim output.anim

Where "input.anim" is the name of the anim you wish to modify, and 
"output.anim" is the name of the new .anim file strpanim is to create
containing the modified anim. 

To use to correct an ANIM brush, type:

		strpanim -x inputbrush.anim outputbrush.anim

Where "inputbrush.anim" and "outputbrush.anim" are the names of the
input and output DPaintIII ANIM brush file names.  The "-x" is used to
signal strpanim to set the XOR mode flag on in all the ANHD chunks in
the anim, enabling The Director to correctly deal with them.  A script
is included "brush.script" that shows an example of how such a brush might
be used.  The IFF picture file "mach1" and anim brush "sb.anim" are used
by the script.

Rest assured, future versions of the Director *will* support CMAP changes,
and we are told that future versions of DPaintIII (whenever they may
exist) will correctly flag the brushes so that this utility will no longer
be necessary.

The Director is a trademark of the Right Answers Group.  Photon Paint
is a trademark of MicroIllusions.  DPaintIII (Deluxe Paint III) is a 
trademark of Electronic Arts.