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Note: This is a very primitive port of the ╥djpeg╙ package that was
developed by the group working on the ╥JPeg╙ implementations that
are supposed to be running across many platforms RSN. These
programs are still in the testing phase. This program is intended to
be used as a bridge until the final versions become available.
Usage:
Place the application in the same folder where the .jpg file resides.
Launch the application. When the console dialog appears, at the
point where the cursor is positioned, enter:
<file>.jpg <file>.ppm
For example, if I have a file names ╥test.jpg╙, I would be presented
with a line like:
djpeg
to which I would add to make the complete line:
djpeg test.jpg test.ppm
Press return or click ╥OK╙.
I╒ve included the ╥README╙ file from the original distribution. I
don╒t recommend using the ╥gif╙ creation option, since the color
selection is abysmal.
The only differences between this program and the distribution
where changes made to enable the correct compilation options, the
display of the opening copyright messages, and the ╥Working...╙
implementation.
There are two versions of this program being posted. ╥djpeg╙ was
compiled with vanilla 60000 code and no 68881 math co-processor
support. It should run on any Mac. The time required to
decompress a 32K jpg file into a 497K ppm file was about four
minutes (not counting the time required for the final write to flush
the output file. The timing was done on a Mac IIci.
The ╥dpeg.020.68881╙ version has been compiled with both 68020
and 68881 code generation enabled. It will only work on Macs that
have both of these chips. The timing for the above decompression
was about 40 seconds.
You will also need to obtain the ╥ppmquant╙ and ╥ppmtogif╙
programs to make proper use of this program. They should be
posted within a couple of days.