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It's here! It's here! ******************************************** Smacker 2.0 ships August 25, 1995!! ******************************************** Smacker 2.0 is now available for Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT and DOS. Smacker is a compressor for 8-bit (256 color) animation and video data. Smacker 2.0 has complete synchronized-sound support for all platforms. A powerful Smacker SDK is also available for all supported platforms. Smacker 2.0 is available from RAD Software at 801-322-4300. Updates from revious versions are $95.00 (plus S&H), new copies are $195.00 (again plus S&H). The Smacker SDK is used by the following companies: 47-Tech, Accolade, Activion, Animatek, Byron-Preiss, Capstone, Compton's-New-Media, Core-Design, Creative-Insights, Dreamer's-Guild, Electronic-Arts, Enteractive, GT-Interactive, Hasbro, Illumina, Impressions, IntraCorp, Interplay, Krisalis, Looking-Glass, Microprose, Mindscape, New-World-Computing, Orient-Vision, Rainbow, Sci, Sir-Tech, Sierra-Online, Stormfront, Software Socery, Spectrum-Holobyte, Strategic-Simulations, Take-Two, Valkiesser, Viacom, Virgin, Visionary-Media. Smacker 2.0 has over 100 new features – here's a small sampling: 1) Support for Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT. 2) Synchronized sound support for all platforms (including DOS). 3) Multiple track mixing and scaling under DOS. DOS supports the SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, and SoundBlaster 16. 3) Sound Compression – Smacker 2.0 supports both lossy and completely lossless sound compression. 4) Easy-to-use Windows interface. 5) Online help system. 6) Support for WinG on Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT. 7) Support for full-screen mode on Windows and Windows 95. 8) Control of compression on frame by frame basis. 9) Conversion utility to convert AVI, TGAs, JPEGs, BMPs, and TIFFs to flics. 10) Intregrated command line and batch file support under the Windows environments! 11) VESA VBE 2.0 Support for fast linear addressing. 12) Complete IDE for writing SmackScript programs, including context sensitive help. 13) Utilities up to 400% faster than previous versions. 14) And much, much more! Call today for early shipping priority – 801-322-4300.