Why STyle?

Zocra Technologies has two products, STipple and STyle. Both STipple and
STyle perform image file viewing, manipulation and filetype conversion.
So what's the difference between them and which one do I need?

STipple
STipple is intended for image file viewing and simple filetype
conversion. All images loaded into STipple are translated into the
current resolution. The resulting image can then be scaled and clipped
before saving. STipple also provides a straight file translation
facility which converts filetypes without changing the image's size or
number of colours.
STipple is $29.95 US.

STyle
STyle is intended for image file manipulation, conversion and file
viewing. All images loaded into STyle are stored without converting them
to the current resolution. On screen versions of the images (at the
current resolution) are also created for display purposes. The image can
be manipulated (scaled, sharpened, smoothed, clipped) and saved without
changing the image's size or number of colours. The image can also be
rendered at any resolution or number of colours (the transformation
STipple automatically applies). Unlike STipple, the on screen displays
are created with a bias for speed, not quality. Quality resolution
conversion is performed with the "render" command.
STyle is $35.95 US.

STipple or STyle?
If you want to view image files, manipulate and save the converted image
(converted to the current resolution), and simply convert graphic
filetypes STipple is for you.

If you want to manipulate images before they are converted to another
resolution, if you want more powerful manipulation commands, and if you
want complete control over the conversion process STyle is for you.

STyle Example #1
Using STyle (in any resolution) you can
     +    load a 256 colour image
     +    clip out a section of the image
     +    scale the image
     +    render the image in 16 colours using colour dither
     +    save the image.

STyle Example #2
Using STyle (in any resolution) you can
	+	load a 256 colour image
	+	clip out a section of the image
	+	convert the colour image to a grayscale image
	+	scale the image
	+	increase the image constrast
	+	render the image in monochrome using a mono dither
	+	save the image.

Do STipple and STyle support the same filetypes?
No. STyle supports more filetypes than STipple. The next release of
STipple should add the additional filetypes found in STyle. The
only filetype that STipple uses that STyle does not is Spectrum 512.
(STipple can convert to a .SPC file.)