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- From: kam@ddsw1.mcs.com (Kevin Mitchell)
- Subject: Re: Gifconverter 2.3b1
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.050329.13542@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Chicago, IL
- References: <16fqbsINN9h1@agate.berkeley.edu> <1992Aug14.122601.16480@magnus.ac <1992Aug15.221823.29801@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 05:03:29 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug15.221823.29801@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf) writes:
- >reload it....sneaky, that. So hey, is the author of this excellent (if
- >bug-ridden) program out there listening to all this? Cause if he's not, maybe
- >we should give him a ring...
-
- Yes, I am!
-
- Here's the rundown on the most common bugs:
-
- o Doesn't run unless under System 7 ("could not run program because
- of a system error"). A stupid error on my part;
- will be fixed in b2.
-
- o When dithering to one bit (if you choose One Bit from Display or
- on a black-and-white machine), crashes. Will be fixed in b2, along
- with not dithering millions-of-colors images.
-
- o JPEG reading gets cut off (only shows part of image the size of
- your screen). Fixed for b2.
-
- o JPEG writing results in damaged/partial file. Haven't gotten to
- this one yet, but plan to fix it for b2.
-
- o Can't read some JPEG files. Somebody send me a sample to try out.
-
- GIFConverter requires QuickTime only if you plan on using JPEG or
- compressed PICT files. I recommend 32-bit Color QuickDraw because
- GIFConverter displays 24-bit pictures better with it installed, and
- it's either automatically there (as in the IIci or if you run Sys 7),
- or easily available for color machines. GIFConverter should continue
- to serve many useful purposes on non-color machines.
-
- I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and that b2 isn't out yet. My weekend
- wasn't what I expected.
-
- Thanks for the bug reports, and the support, too!!
-
- Kevin Mitchell
- GIFConverter Author
-
- --
- Kevin Mitchell -- kam@chinet.chi.il.us -- Chicago, IL
-