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- TGA2GEOS 1.0
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-
- TGA2GEOS is a public domain program that was designed to work in
- conjunction with PICLAB (and possibly GRAPHIC WORKSHOP) to provide a
- quick and simple way to convert images from Targa to Commodore geoPaint
- format.
-
- If you have a 640x720 grayscale Targa-24 image that has its origin
- in the top left corner, it is a simple matter to convert the image to
- geoPaint format. Typing "TGA2GEOS <filename>" (where <filename> is the
- name of the image to be converted) will output a file ending in ".SEQ".
- This file is the geoPaint file, stored in standard Commodore SEQ format.
- (If you do not specify an extension for <filename>, TGA2GEOS will assume
- that the filename ends in ".TGA"). Once the file has been transferred to
- a Commodore machine, the Commodore user must use Berkeley Softworks'
- CONVERT program to convert this file into a usable geoPaint file. (This
- is standard practice for all geoPaint files, since it is impossible to
- transfer a true geoPaint file due to its non-standard storage format).
-
- Please note that when the geoPaint file is CONVERTed, it will have
- the *exact* same name as the name you typed following TGA2GEOS (not
- including the extension). For example, let's say you converted a file
- by typing "TGA2GEOS PiCtUrE.TGA". Furthermore, let's say you renamed
- the resultant file, "PICTURE.SEQ", to something else (maybe
- "NAMELESS.SEQ"). Ultimately, when the file is transferred to a
- Commodore machine, and the user runs CONVERT on "NAMELESS.SEQ", it will
- end up being named "PiCtUrE". You must be very careful of this.
-
- TGA2GEOS is extremely fussy when it comes to the format of the
- source Targa file. In converting images to geoPaint format, using
- TGA2GEOS is the easy part. The hard part is to create a Targa file that
- TGA2GEOS can work with. I use PICLAB to create Targa files. PICLAB is
- an excellent freeware graphics utility that is available on CompuServe
- in the PICS forum. If you don't have it I strongly suggest that you get
- it.
-
- Once I have created a 640x720 grayscale image with piclab, I use a
- shareware program called GRAPHIC WORKSHOP (also available in the PICS
- forum on CompuServe) to dither the image. While you can do this with
- PICLAB, GRAPHIC WORKSHOP does a much better job. Finally, I use PICLAB
- to save the image in the correct Targa format. To do this, load the
- image and issue the "GRAY" command followed by "TSAVE <filename>".
-
- Creating a Targa file for use with TGA2GEOS can be a tricky
- process. If you are having problems, don't hesitate to ask me for help.
- I can be reached on QuantumLink under the name GodEmperor, or on
- CompuServe at the address 72060,152.
-
- Paul Galbraith
- Oakville, Ontario
-
-
- P.S. One final note. If you find yourself using GRAPHIC WORKSHOP,
- please register it!!! GRAPHIC WORKSHOP is an execellent program that is
- well worth the low shareware price. It represents hundreds (if not
- thousands) of hours of hard and dedicated work. If you don't support
- this program, who will? Don't just assume that the next guy will
- register his copy. You are the next guy.
-