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- From: itch@cbnews.cb.att.com (richard.m.brack)
- Subject: Re: rend24.... jpeg???
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 01:39:02 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.013902.19902@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Sep7.185100.13493@cbnews.cb.att.com> <65416@cup.portal.com>
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- In article <65416@cup.portal.com>, Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser) writes:
- > >
- > >OK, I downloaded Rend24 to try and view some jpegs, but when passing
- > >a .jpg file to it, it just tells me it isn't an IFF file... I don't
- > >see any mention of jpeg in the docs. So how do you view jpegs with this
- > >thing????
- > >
- >
- > Are you using Rend24's interface or are you calling it as a shell
- > command? Since you didn't say I'll have to guess :)
- > Try using its interface. Run the program and click on the button
- > in the upper right hand corner for the source image. A requester
- > opens up. Feed it a filename of a .jpeg image on your system,
- > wherever it is. Cycle thru the choices for the type of display
- > (color, HAM, grayscale etc). and then click the begin conversion
- > button at the bottom to start it. If you want to save the image to
- > an IFF file (HAM, Hi-res, whatever mode you selected to view it
- > in) then feed a filename to the "destination picture pattern"
- > string input gadget or use the requester button next to that gadget
- > before selecting "begin conversion." Use dithering for hi-res
- > color output unless you like globs of banded color.
-
-
- Thanks Harv.
-
- I'm calling it from a shell. I'm missing rexxarplib.library that is
- needed for the front end interface - any hints on where to find it?
-
- I've only tried one jpeg file. I'll try some others to see if that makes
- a difference. BTW, I'm getting the jpegs from ftp sites....
-
-
- Rich...
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