Article 46823 of comp.sys.amiga.misc: Path: news.csos.orst.edu!flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU!gaia.ucs.orst.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!news.Arizona.EDU!news.Cerritos.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!portal!cup.portal.com!Heifner_-_Communications From: Heifner_-_Communications@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Pegger V1.3 Press Release Message-ID: <103505@cup.portal.com> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 94 17:30:08 PST Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 252 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Upgrade of PEGGER Image Compression Software Columbia, MO -- February 11, 1994 Heifner Communications Inc. is proud to announce the availability of v1.3 of their product, PEGGER, an automated image compression system for Commodore Amiga computers. PEGGER v1.3 brings drastically improved support for the NewTek Framestore format used in the popular Video Toaster product. "We are pleased to offer the finest support of NewTek's Framestore format found in any 3rd party software currently on the market", said Heifner Communications President, Greg Heifner. "We have become well aware over the past months that many of our customers are Toaster owners and we felt that improving the product's performance for them was an important goal." Not only is PEGGER v1.3 much faster when compressing and decompressing Framestore images but also provides incredible broadcast quality while maintaining high compression levels. PEGGER v1.3 also provides support for compression of pre-buffered Toaster CG Framestore pages as well as automatic support for compression and decompression of IFF and JPEG images from the Macintosh. In addition, we have listened to our users and implemented some of their suggestions to improve the software. This upgrade of PEGGER is so important that we have decided to provide a free upgrade to all currently registered owners of the product. If you have already sent in your PEGGER registration card you will automatically receive PEGGER v1.3. In addition, a patch file to upgrade either PEGGER v1.1 or PEGGER v1.2 to v1.3 will be placed on all electronic services, including Internet, for the benefit of those PEGGER owners who have access to these services. ATTENTION DEALERS/DISTRIBUTORS: We will be providing dealers and distributors a demonstration video tape explaining PEGGER and showing off its capabilities as well as some cool animations that were originally compressed using PEGGER. You can share the video tape with your customers and use it as a point of sale tool for PEGGER. The video tape will be shipping in approximately 2-3 weeks. If you do not receive a video tape, please call Heifner Communications to request one! Availability: February 15, 1994. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: CHRIS MINSHALL / IVAN MOORE HEIFNER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4451 I-70 DRIVE NW COLUMBIA, MO 65202 (800) 445-6164 (VOICE) (314) 445-6163 (VOICE) (314) 445-0757 (FAX) PEGGER is a trademark of Express-Way Software Video Toaster, Framestore, and Toaster Paint are trademarks of NewTek, Inc. Amiga is a trademark of Commodore Business Machines, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What follows is a re-print of the original press release for PEGGER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PEGGER, Automated JPEG Image Compression Software Columbia, MO -- September 10, 1993 Heifner Communications is now shipping a new software utility for the Amiga line of personal computers and Video Toaster workstations. PEGGER is a fully integrated JPEG utility based on the compression algorithm from the Joint Photographic Experts Group. PEGGER allows programs that don't support JPEG images to work automatically with them. Everything from 3D animation systems to graphic and multi-media programs greatly benefit from the enormous savings in hard drive space PEGGER's JPEG compression provides. PEGGER's Snoop capability automates the JPEG processing for programs that don't support JPEG, such as Electronic Arts Deluxe Paint AGA, the NewTek Video Toaster, so they can load or save JPEG files. Literally any program on the Amiga that supports the loading and saving of images in the IFF 24 bit, DCTV, HAM8, or NewTek Framestore formats will now be able to transparently load and save JPEG format images using PEGGER. PEGGER runs seamlessly in the background, compressing and decompressing files as needed. Your 100 MB 24-bit or HAM8 library can be compressed to under 10 MB and your applications won't even know it. A 50 MB hard drive can now hold more than 1000 frames of high resolution 24-bit files instead of just 60 or 70 frames. PEGGER does its job in just seconds. We have optimized the JPEG code for the Amiga. The JPEG compress, decompress, and selection of files to process run completely independent of each other. This allows both compression and decompression of files at the same time, with the ability to adjust the priority of each. A cue list of files awaiting processing is maintained so that you can select additional files to process while PEGGER is busy in the background processing your previous selections. In addition to selecting individual files to process, entire directories of files can be set up to be batch processed. You can have PEGGER execute an ARexx script prior and/or after JPEG processing of a file. This allows the integration of PEGGER's powerful batch processing capabilities with other applications which support ARexx. For example, using an ARexx script to load a frame buffer and activate a single frame recorder after JPEG decompression of an image. The JPEG processing is performed on a small portion of the file at a time, so PEGGER doesn't need megabytes of RAM to hold the entire image before processing can begin. A 2000 by 3000 pixel 24 bit image takes almost 30 MB of system RAM to JPEG compress or decompress with current Amiga programs. With PEGGER, less than 1 MB of system RAM is needed. Designed to run in the background, and when idle, uses few system resources. Even if your computer were to crash while PEGGER was processing files, when restarted, PEGGER will continue processing the files where it was interrupted. Features: ARexx support. Support for NewTek Framestore, 24-bit IFF, DCTV, and HAM8 images. PEGGER can process images up to 32000 pixels wide using less than 4 MB of system RAM. AmigaDOS 2.0 & 3.0 compatible. Follows all AmigaDOS programming guidelines. Adjustable priority for JPEG compression and decompression. PEGGER is designed to multi task in the background using minimal system resources so a 3D rendering or graphics program can also run at the same time. Snoop feature allows PEGGER to compress the output of your 3D rendering or graphics program into a JPEG file automatically. JPEG code has been optimized for speed. PEGGER can be used with the appropriate ARexx script to single frame record images directly from JPEGed sequential files. PEGGER is a low cost alternative to a new expensive large capacity hard drive for animation or color graphic workstations. NOW SHIPPING! Retail Price: $99.95 Dealers and Distributors : Contact Heifner Communications Inc. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: CHRIS MINSHALL / IVAN MOORE HEIFNER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4451 I-70 DRIVE NW COLUMBIA, MO 65202 (800) 445-6164 (VOICE) (314) 445-6163 (VOICE) (314) 445-0757 (FAX) PEGGER is a trademark of Express-Way Software Deluxe Paint IV AGA is a trademark of Electronic Arts Video Toaster and Framestore are trademarks of NewTek, Inc. Amiga is a trademark of Commodore Business Machines, Inc.