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EZ CONVerter
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By Richard Stockdale
June 1992
Intro
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Many people have asked me if EZ Art can produce files that can be
loaded into other art packages, such as Degas, so after about 18
months I got off my backside and wrote an additional program that
will convert files saved by EZ Art.
EZ-CONV can be used to load a picture (.EZ5), automatically load
its associated palette (.COL), insert some magic bytes here and
there (mostly there), and resave the picture as either of two
formats. The formats are:
PI1, Degas Elite (Degas as well, I think)
NEO, Neochrome (Possibly Neo Master as well)
Converting
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The program is supplied as a .LST format (ie text file) which
can be MERGED into GFA Basic. It can also, with a minimal of
modifications (so I'm told) be used in most other basics, such
as HiSoft, or even Metacomco (Arrhhh!!!!).
Make sure the disk containing the picture you wish to convert has
enough space left to store the Degas or Neo file. If it hasn't,
format a new disk, and copy piccy.EZ5 and piccy.COL to this disk,
where 'piccy' is the name of the EZ Art picture you want to
change.
So, executing from the GFA (or which-ever) Basic, a menu should
appear with the following:
1) Degas PI1
2) Neochrome NEO
3) Quit
Type 1 <return> to select Degas Elite PI1 or 2 <return> to select
Neochrome NEO. Typing 3 <return> will exit to the desktop.
Assuming you've typed 1 or 2, you will be asked to enter the name
of the EZ Art picture you want to load. To abort select cancel,
otherwise the picture+palette will be loaded, converted, and
automatically saved to the same disk with the same name.
Last Bit
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Please note that EZ Art v1.70 can now also save in Neochrome and
Degas Elite formats, this is just the stand-alone program used
during development of v1.54 to v1.70.