Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!maytag!watdcsu!wesf
From: wesf@watdcsu.waterloo.edu ( FROM W    - COMPUTING SERVICES    )
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Graphics Interchange Utilities
Keywords: protocol interchange conversion
Message-ID: <6021@watdcsu.waterloo.edu>
Date: 15 Jun 89 15:14:30 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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      Greetings.  I am trying to assemble a set of utilities to convert
from most of the major PC Graphics protocols (e.g. DIF, GIF, PIC, CGM,
TIFF, IGES, + another 40 or so) to some "standard" format.  As no de facto
standard really exists, I will probably end up using CGM, IGES, or TIFF or
all three as the target for Graphics Data conversion.  Eventually, the
standardized data will be uploaded to a UNIX system and sent to one of a
variety of printers.

      First, if anyone knows of/has experience with utilities of this nature
I would be very interested to hear from you.  Also, I am specifically 
interested if any of you have used HP Graphics Gallery or Micrografx
Convert +, and your evaluation of them.  Secondly, as I am rather new at
this I would appreciate any advice from those of you who are doing similar
things.

     I would appreciate any information you can send me via E-mail.  Thank
you in advance...


					Wes From
					Department of Computing Services
					University of Waterloo
					wesf@watdcsu.waterloo.edu