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Loading and Saving PICT format images with the Video Toaster
You can now import Macintosh PICT images into your Video Toaster using
ReadPict and WritePict. ReadPict reads a pict file into the Toaster's
memory where it can be accessed by ToasterPaint or ToasterCG. WritePict
will save the contents of the ToasterPaint (RGB) buffer as a PICT image.
To Load a PICT image into the Toaster:
1) Go to the Workbench screen from the Switcher by using the
ctl-ctl-alt-alt hot key sequence.
2) Open a command shell and type "cd" followed by the name of the
Toaster directory. (e.g. "CD Work:Toaster")
3) Type "ReadPict" then the complete name of the PICT file you want to
load. (e.g. "ReadPict DF0:BlueLogo.pict")
4) Now the image is in the Toaster's RGB buffer, you will want to
render it to the composite output by loading ToasterPaint or ToasterCG.
a) In ToasterPaint, the image should appear on the canvas as soon
as you enter the program.
b) In ToasterCG, you can display the contents of the
RGB buffer by creating a blank framestore-type page, setting
the background to use the ToasterPaint canvas, then rendering
the page.
5) You could now save the image as a framestore or, using
ToasterPaint, as an IFF RGB file.
To save a PICT image from the Toaster:
1) Fill the Toaster's RGB buffer by loading an image into
ToasterPaint.
2) Return to the Switcher from ToasterPaint then go to the Workbench
screen from the Switcher by using the ctl-ctl-alt-alt hot key sequence.
3) Open a command shell and type "cd" followed by the name of the
Toaster directory. (e.g. "CD Work:Toaster")
4) Type "WritePict" then the complete name of the PICT file you want to
create. (e.g. "WritePict RAM:VTLogo.pict")
Further Tips:
You can easily view multiple PICTs by creating the blank ToasterCG
page described above, and re-rendering it from the Switcher after every
ReadPict.
If the PICTs you import are too small, you can use ToasterPaint's
texture-mapped fill feature to expand the picture to cover the entire
screen. PICTs with few colors or noticible pixelization can often be
improved and smoothed by applying ToasterPaint's 'Blur' mode to the image.