clip2gif is a scriptable utility for converting PICT, GIF, JPEG and TIFF images to any of these formats. It can also display them.
Please read this file carefully before continuing with "Documentation". Thanks!
Copyright
clip2gif Copyright 1995 by Yves Piguet. All Rights Reserved.
clip2gif 0.7.2 is freeware; this means that you can freely use it, copy it, give it to your friends and store it on your files server as long as:
-the whole distribution of clip2gif (including this readme file, other documentation files and scripts) is kept together;
-clip2gif is not modified (especially the copyright notice) or reverse-engineered in any way;
-no file in the distribution of clip2gif is modified;
-you don't charge for it, even with virtual money, and don't use it to incite people to register in a customers commercial database.
clip2gif cannot be included in another package without my prior written permission.
Source code is not available.
Please send me a note (postcard or email or banknotes) if you use it!
Warranty
clip2gif is distributed as is, without any warranty or promise of technical support. clip2gif seems to work as expected, at least on my computer, but the author disclaims any liability of any kind for any loss of data, damages, etc. or any consequential effect.
clip2gif has produced files a few programs (including itself) seem to be able to decode, but it is in no way "certified" to encode files compliant with any standard.
Acknowledgement
The Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of CompuServe Incorporated. GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of CompuServe Incorporated.
Disclaimer
The above statement doesn't mean anything more than what is specified in the GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT v.89a specifications.
Author
Yves Piguet <piguet@ia.epfl.ch>
Av. de la ChabliÅre 35
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
And then...
Thank you for having read all that. If you want to read or print the documentation, open the Documentation file. Otherwise, you can launch clip2gif, open the Apple menu and choose About clip2gif to have a first image to play with. For comprehensive online help, open the Help menu (? at the left of the menu bar) and choose clip2gif Guide.