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- From: charles@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Charles Loader)
- Subject: Re: sprite to draw
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.113530.8651@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
- References: <1davnsINN2mn@yarrow.csv.warwick.ac.uk> <1992Nov5.121258.19779@infodev.cam.ac.uk> <721328659.14106@minster.york.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 11:35:30 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- In article <721328659.14106@minster.york.ac.uk> dcw-a@minster.york.ac.uk writes:
- >In article <1992Nov5.121258.19779@infodev.cam.ac.uk> nas20@phx.cam.ac.uk (Nick Smith) writes:
- >>In article <1davnsINN2mn@yarrow.csv.warwick.ac.uk> espgl@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr D Charalambakis) writes:
- >>> Is there any PD utility which takes a sprite and converts it to
- >>>draw file? I know about !Trace but I think this is not PD.
- >>>
- >>> Does this exists for a PC? (ie tiff/gif to coreldraw)?
- >>
- >>!Trace is not PD - but don't let this put you off! It is one of my favourite
- >>bits of low cost software on the Arc: for L5.99 (inc VAT & PP) you get a
- >>very impressive Sprite->Draw file convertor (handles colour), a Draw file->
- >>
- > Too right, I have seen both this and Midnight Tracer, a similar package and I am far more impressed
- >by !Trace. It is slightly slower but the results are far superior (as well as being far cheaper).
-
- I have not seen !Trace but I did purchase !Tracer (after using the Corel
- equivalent). I have to admit that it is the only item of software that
- I have purchased and never been able to find a use for. Corel
- Trace works just fine and gives good results so I leave !Tracer alone.
-
- >
- >>Disclaimer: I have no connection with this product other than really liking
- >>it!
- >>--
- > Me neither!
- >
- >>Nick Smith, Rm.226, Churchill College, Cambridge ! Email: nas20@uk.ac.cam.phx
- >>.sig quote wanted - must be under guarantee. ! Tel: (0223) 465596
- >
- > Doug.
-
- Charles
-