                              jpgtn version 2
                              ===============
 
  What is jpgtn?
  --------------
 
  Jpgtn is a thumbnailer for JPEG images. 

  Jpgtn is based on "tnpic" by Russell Marks and on "gtnpic" by Willie
  Daniel. "tnpic" was originally distributed as a utility with Marks' "zgv"
  program. "gtnpic" was an attempt to clean up and expand upon the original 
  tnpic program and "maybe add some new features along the way." Jpgtn 
  differs from both tnpic and gtnpic in purpose. It is not an indexer.

  Jpgtn only thumbnails JPEG images. I have no plans to change it to accept 
  other input formats. On and off I've thought about adding support for PNG 
  output but I haven't had a real need for it myself so I haven't done it. 

  Jpgtn can output thumbnails to files with names based on the names of the 
  input files, or it can dump to stdout. The stdout support can be a useful
  feature for CGI applications.

  Jpgtn is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.



  What do I need to use it?
  -------------------------

  In order to compile the source distribution you will need a C compiler. 

  You will also need the Independent JPEG Group's JPEG library, libjpeg. 
  It is a common library and it may already be installed on your system. 
  If you don't have libjpeg, it is freely available and links to the source 
  and documentation can be found on the Independent JPEG Group's page at 
  http://www.ijg.org/. 



  Compiling
  ---------

  You may need to edit the Makefile to fit your configuration. It is has some
  hints in it if you need them. After that simply:

  $ make
  $ make install

  Thats about it. You can install the files by hand if you prefer.



  Copyright
  ---------

    jpgtn - Creates thumbnails of JPEG images.
    Copyright (C) 2002 Jeremy Madea <jeremymadea@mindspring.com>

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

    Original "tnpic" program was Copyright (C) 1993-1996 Russell Marks,
    and was also distributed under the GPL. Original "gtnpic" program
    was Copyright (C) 1997 Willie Daniel, and was also distributed under
    the GPL.




  Contact Info
  ------------

  Email: jeremymadea@mindspring.com
  Web:   http://jeremymadea.home.mindspring.com/



