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Short: DataType picture converter. Any->IFF. Wildcards.
Author: christon.powertech.no (Christopher Naas)
Uploader: christon.powertech.no (Christopher Naas)
Type: gfx/conv
XtoILBM 3.0 is a picture converter that uses datatypes to convert ANY
pictureformat to IFF.
XtoILBM takes 3 arguments, source, destination, and optionally,
DisplayModeID for the converted picture.
XtoILBM supports wildcards, so there's no longer any need for
scripts.
**
If you use wildcards, the destionation argument will be appended to
the names of the converted files.
An example:
1> CD IFF:
1> XtoILBM GIF:#?.GIF .IFF
The above CD's to an assign called IFF: (great place for storing
IFF's ;), and calls XtoILBM to convert all the GIF files in the GIF:
assign to ILBM files, append .IFF to the filenames and save them in
the IFF: assign (since that's the current directory).
**
If you do not use wildcards, the converted file will be saved as the
filename given as the outfile, including path.
An example:
XtoILBM JPG:Apollo.JPG IFF:Apollo.Ham8
XtoILBM will load the source image, and save the ILBM as the
specified destination file in the specified destination directory.
**
If you want, you can define a DisplayModeID for the converted image
to use.
An example:
XtoILBM JPG:Apollo.JPG IFF:Apollo.Ham8 ID 692229
This saves the converted image as a DBLPAL HighRes Laced image.
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XtoILBM is especially usefull for people who haven't got a lot of
memory, or just need to make speedy conversions. The wildcard option
is great for converting a lot of files at once, using only one
command :)
XtoILBM was programmed in SAS/C 6.51, and tested on an A4000/040/14.
It should work on any Amiga with the datatypes.library installed.
If you use this program, you have to let me know. You can either
send me a postcard, or just EMail me. But either way, you have to
let me know you are using it ;)
Contact me,
Christopher Naas
Solv. 3a
1533 Moss
Norway
TLF: +47 6925 1264
BBS: +47 6925 6117
EMail: christon@powertech.no (Christ on Powertechno)
History:
01.09.94 Received a bug report from Ralph Seichter, who
claimed XtoILBM gave two enforcerhits when started with
no arguments. As I was unable to reproduce this myself,
I rewrote the argumentparsing, and the result was a much
emproved XtoILBM2, 338 bytes smaller executable :)
Thanks, Ralph!
27.05.95 Added wildcard support, the DisplayModeID
argument and more detailed error messages.