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- From: molinari@xnet.com (MrWolf)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: wbpattern,magic selector & jpg
- Date: 5 Mar 1996 14:05:13 GMT
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- >MrWolf (molinari@xnet.com) wrote:
- >: Is there any way to use wbpattern & magic selector with jpegs, gifs or
- >: wavs? I'm tired of converting stuff.....
-
- >WBPattern uses Datatypes to load in graphics, so any picture type which you
- >have a Datatype for should work fine. Note that using GIFs and JPEGs will
- >probably take longer to be processed than simple IFFs, so you could end up
- >increasing your boot time considerably if you use them. I use an uncompressed
- >ILBM to speed things up.
-
- >The above applies to OS3.0+. If you have an earlier version than that, you
- >won't have datatypes and so will have to convert the pictures manually.
-
- >As for Magic Selector, I wouldn't know, since I don't use it. What is it
- >anyway?
-
- >-- Mat.
- It's a pattern/sound changer.....it makes random wbpattern changes
- every set length of time.... I tried using jpegs and i get a error requester
- and then it works a while later.....quite annoying....
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