Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!bbn!mit-eddie!apollo!keil From: keil@apollo.COM (Mark Keil) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Help with cvtgif .PCX -> .GIF converter Keywords: GIF, PCX, conversion Message-ID: <43f4c658.1ecf9@apollo.COM> Date: 21 Jun 89 04:39:00 GMT References: <2680@virginia.acc.virginia.edu> Reply-To: keil@apollo.COM (Mark Keil) Distribution: na Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, MA Lines: 27 In article <2680@virginia.acc.virginia.edu> jap7g@mendel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Jim A. Pisano) writes: >I am trying to convert .PCX (PC Paintbrush) images to .GIF images so < other stuff deleted > Jim, use the FBM package. I think that the FBM pipe should look like: fbsample -n2 -g1 file.gif (play with values of -n , try 1 2 3 4 ) The FBM package was posted on comp.sources.unix about two weeks ago. I heartily recommend the FBM package, It very works well for me. I also recommend the PBM package which (I beleive) was posted to comp.sources.unix a while back. I beleive that you can also FTP the PBM package from expo.lcs.mit.edu along with the Poskanzer bitmap collection (which I also recommend). Thanks go to Michael Mauldin (FBM) & Jef Poskanzer (PBM) for these much needed packages! I would also recommend that anybody considering format conversion check out these packages. The PBM package is a good base for monochrome conversion. The FBM package is an EXCELLENT base for color format conversion. It is fairly easy to add new formats. I have written several programs to work with the FBM package, and it aas very straightforward. -Mark keil@apollo.com -- Mark Keil Apollo Computer, Chelmsford MA 01824 +1 508-256-6600 x2495 keil@apollo.com / {decvax,mit-erl,yale}!apollo!keil