Short:        IFF FILM DataType V1.6
Author:       GISBURN@w-specht.rhein-ruhr.de (Roland Mainz)
Uploader:     GISBURN w-specht rhein-ruhr de (Roland Mainz)
Type:         util/dtype
Replaces:     util/dtype/filmdtc015.LhA
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

IFF FILM DataType, which is able to load and play IFF FILM
streams. Source included.
animation.datatype subclass.

Features are:
- Supports input depths > 8 planes

- Various improvements in documentation and code, mainly to show some
  implementation details for programmers who want to implement other
  animation.datatype subclasses

- Supports writing (DTM_WRITE) in local format (IFF FILM) with various options
  (start frame, number of frames, frame step etc.)

- It's now possible to create an "empty" film.datatype object, which
  allows the conversion "animation.datatype subclass" (read) -> "film.datatype" (write)

- Verbose output

- Matches the "DataTypes" proposal.

- Supports clipboard as input

- Dynamic loading of frames (disk-based) or
  cache all frames (ram-player)

- Source

- Preference file with various options

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Bye,
Roland

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