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- From: b259phl@utarlg.uta.edu (PHILIP LIPPEL)
- Subject: Re: SGI FILE FORMAT (please post)
- Message-ID: <26JAN199312433837@utarlg.uta.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:43:00 GMT
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- In article <30741@castle.ed.ac.uk>, eonu24@castle.ed.ac.uk (I Reid) writes...
- >Malcolm Bersohn asked:
- > > Does anyone know where I can find a detailed description of the
- > >file format of the SGI image files?
- >
- >All the replies so far referred to the Demo code directory which, unfortunately
- >we no longer have (it's a long story). I want to take sgi rgb files (the output
- >images from a volume renderer), take them home and view/manipulate them on my
- >pc so....
- >
- >Could some kind soul please post details of the format (assuming it's not
- >covered by some horrendous copyright).
- >
- >Many thanks,
- >
- >Iain
- As an alternative, you might try using tosun to convert to sun raster format
- on the SGI and then use PC software that knows sun.
-