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individual pixels) to tidy up any stray
little dots which had somehow
sneaked into the picture. I might also
need to be able to resize the image,
while maintaining complete control
over the aspect ratio.
Since all internal calculations are
carried out using 24 bitplanes. I know
that my images are going to maintain
their integrity as much as possible.
Using a series of "Loader" modules,
TAD can make use of graphic formats
other than good •ole EFT As well as
Amiga-based formats such as Sculpt
and Impulse, it can load PC and Mac
type images. An impressive bit of
future thinking, and an impressive
piece of software.
And there's more...
AN ever better version of TAD is
available —The Art Department
Professional. It differs by supporting
Arexx (essential for enabling long and
boring batch jobs), saving in different
formats (TAD only loads) and direct
support of external hardware (such as
scanners, 24 bit frame cards).
It means that the Amiga could
become the central image processing
computer in a set-up comprising all
sorts of different machinery.
ASDG are providing an upgrade
offer, so if you own TAD check it out.
REPORT CARD
ASDG's The Art Department
£69.95
Silica Systems
EASE OF USE,...
No problems.
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I kind of miss some of the little things
which PixMate could do. However, for
DTPing with graphics you can't beat
TAD.
VALUE
A similar pmgram on another micro
would cost many, many times more
than this.
A useful, reliable and downright
worthwhile program.
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colours are almost as you would see
them, but the detail — especially
around edges — is misleadingly poor.
Some of the images elsewhere in
this issue of Amiga Computing have
been generated using the kit described
in this feature, See if you can spot
them all!
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