With the abundance of Print Shop graphics I thought it would be great to incorporate them into paint programs, particularly RUN Paint (available on RUN Works and RUN's Super Starter Pak).
While Doodle! and Koala files can readily be loaded into RUN Paint by simply renaming them, Print Shop graphics are stored in a different format. While these transfers can be done easily with Fun Graphics Machine, it is a somewhat time-consuming process.
Print Shop to RUN Paint is a small C-64 machine language program that converts Print Shop A (3 block) or B (2 block) graphics to RPS.files that can be directly loaded into RUN Paint's Hi-Res mode as a Shape. The program determines the size, adjustments the shape size and stores the converted graphic to the same disk.
After loading Print Shop to RUN Paint from Menu 64, the program asks for the name of the graphic. Place a work disk containing Print Shop graphics into your drive and enter a filename. If your selection is either a two-block or three-block graphic, it will be converted and save back to the disk in about 12 seconds. The graphic file can then be loaded into RUN Paint and used as any other Shape. If an RPS.file of the same name is on the disk, it will not be overwritten and the program aborts. A dummy RPS.file of 1 block instead of 8 is created to allow for easy loading into RUN Paint.
Please note that Print Shop A graphics are normally printed using double-density printer functions. When the three block graphic is loaded into RUN Paint, it will appear enlarged horizontally. While this is somewhat disconcerting, it does not detract from the usefulness of the three-block graphic.
