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- From: ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg)
- Subject: Re: GIF convertors
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.002129.13611@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <convertors> <H.ea.hdbGC7L3utk@yonder.equinox.gen.nz> <1hal4hINNsjh@golem.wcc.govt.nz>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 00:21:28 EST
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- In article <1hal4hINNsjh@golem.wcc.govt.nz> wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
- >>Does anyone know of a program to convert GIF files to ST formats
- >>(Neo or Degas preferably) - I know that information will be lost,
- >>but I want to be able to load stuff up quickly, and as long as
- >>the picture looks vaguely OK it doesn't matter.
- >
- >Fast-GIF is, (as it says), very fast, and does a pretty good job of
- >converting any GIF picture into 320*200*16! (And saving it in
- >Degas PI1 format if you want.) It doesn't handle JPEG, or this 89a
- >format. (The new one), but it works fine with 90% of GIF's!
- >(1meg at least recommended, as with all GIF programs, those things can
- >use a lot of RAM!)
- >
- While we're on this topic, which programs do the best job with
- JPEG files (if there are any)?
- --Gerry
- ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu
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