**   ANNOUNCING: The Video Panel Machine **


          An image/animation utility Arexx script for OpalPaint v2.x

                              By Carmen Rizzolo


    The animation in this archive was rendered in Imagine, and processed
in OpalPaint v2.1 using THE VIDEO PANEL MACHINE.

    The Video Panel Machine takes your images and animations [series of
images] and adds "panels" to them.  The panels give a zoomed in or zoomed
out representation on the image information behind it.  This effect is
frequently used lately in commercials and music videos.  As you can see by
the animation, it's a very nifty effect when the subject is moving.

----  Features:

* Rectangular panels that 'zoom' the image information behind it

* Spheres that 'refract' the image information behind it

* Custom shapes [defined by 2-colour or OpalPaint brushes] such as logos

* Chroma distortion at definable intensities

* Brightness and/or Darkness distortion at definable intensities

* Greyscale effect on panels and/or on the background
  (Colour panels on a black and white background is a very classy effect)

* Mosaic distortion on panels and/or the background

* Animation "staggering" effect for the panels or the background
  (as shown in the greyscale panel in the animation) at definable frame
  step rates.

* Draw your panels directly on a frame to place them

* Saves project files in ASCII text format.  Different animations (at the
  same resolution) can share the same project file.  Project files can be
  edited.

* The option of using an alternate image or animation for the background

Carmen Rizzolo - Crazed Artist
CarmenR@cup.portal.com

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
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[generic]              2163523 2513544  86.1% -lh5- 779e Nov 30  1993 Panel2-32.Anim
[generic]                 1916    4230  45.3% -lh5- 031b Nov 29  1993 PanelMachine.ReadMe
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 Total         2 files 2165439 2517774  86.0%            Dec  4  1993