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ShowCEG

Display an Edsun CEG image file


Syntax

SHOWCEG <cFILENAME.CEG> [<nScreenWidth>] [<nScreenHeight>]


Arguments

<cFILENAME.CEG>
The CEG filename to display, with optional drive and path.

<nScreenWidth>
Optional screen width, otherwise will display in first available video mode 
that the image fits in.

<nScreenHeight>
Optional screen height, otherwise will display in first available video mode 
that the image fits in.


Remarks

ShowCEG displays Edsun Laboratories (Analog Devices) CEG (Continuous Edge 
Graphics) basic 8 and advanced 8 formats. To convert to Edsun CEG, there 
must be a 16-bit or 24-bit Targa format image existing in your image 
sub-directory. CEG can only be converted from 16- or 24-bit Targa. These 
massive 16- or 24-bit images have the required image data or information 
necessary to produce superior CEG images. While you can convert an 8-bit 
image such as GIF or PCX first to 24-bit Targa, then to CEG, to get around 
this limitation, you are strongly encouraged to not do so. Since the 8-bit 
format has had up to 16-bits of image information missing or truncated, the 
CEG conversion will not be improved over the non-CEG image. Edsun CEG is an 
excellent method of obtaining very fast display, ultra-high apparent 
resolution, and reasonable file size on relatively inexpensive hardware, 
however it cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear. Digital imaging 
requires that the image data exist for the sophisticated image processing 
algorithms to be able to do their job correctly. CEG, like JPEG, is a very 
advanced method of producing better PC results, and like JPEG, works best 
from 24-bit original data.


Example

To display a CEG image, WATCHES.CEG, letting the image display in the 
first video mode that it fits in:

SHOWCEG WATCHES.CEG

To display a CEG image, WATCHES.CEG, into 640x480 video mode by passing 
<nScreenWidth> and <nScreenHeight> on the command line:

SHOWCEG WATCHES.CEG 640 480