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- From: leec4@rpi.edu (CD LEE)
- Subject: Re: Problem with 16" Graphics
- Message-ID: <leec4-221292121943@silia.its.rpi.edu>
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- References: <g7l28hd@rpi.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:26:56 GMT
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- In article <g7l28hd@rpi.edu>, Stormbringer <mateyg@rpi.edu> wrote:
- >
- > I recently downloaded some 832x648 color graphic screens from apple.com.
- > Only
- > when I open them in Teachtext do I get to see them in full 24-bit color.
- > Here's
- > a question (possibly relateing to the problem: one of those 24-bit images
- > takes
- > up only 95k of disk space, while another Pict (converted from a Gif) of
- > the same
- > size, but only 8-bit, takes up nearly 900k of space. While the large PICT
- > functions normally as a startup screen, the one from apple.com displays a
- > 9"
- > picture of b&w garbage centered on the screen. I have tried to convert
- > the
- > image to a larger PICT, but have failed. One conversion program could
- > not even
- > display the image, even though it has the smae type and creator as the
- > functional
- > startup screen. My question is: what the hell is going on?!?! ---> Why
- > won't
- > they work as a startup screen? Why are they so small compared to other
- > PICTs?
- > Programs used: GifConverter, Giffer, TeachText, Image, PixelPaint,
- > Imagery &
- > Imagic. I don't have access to Photoshop. All I want to do is use the
- > 24bit
- > color 832x648 images from apple.com as startupscreens. Can anyone help
- > me????
- > Please email me ANY help you have... Thanks :)
- >
- > George
- > ************************************************************************
- > George J Matey One lawyer with a briefcase
- > Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can steal more money than
- > email: mateyg@rpi.edu a hundred men with guns.
- > - Mario Puzo
- > ************************************************************************
-
- From you description, I am sure you have QuickTime 1.5 installed.
- That's why you can open the PICT file from TeachText.
- The PICT file you download from apple.com is a QuickTime PICT/JPEG
- Compression.
- That's why is size is so small. (Thanks for the QT JPEG Compression)
- In order to be a startup screen, you can use GifConverter and save as
- StartupScreen file. We have latest version in ITS Consultant Window.
-
- CD LEE, Chun-Da Lee leec4@rpi.edu
- ITS Consultant, Information Technology Service CD_Lee@MTS.RPI.EDU
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
-