Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!medsys!bbs
From: bbs@medsys.UUCP (BBS login)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: iff <-> gif converter
Message-ID: <789@medsys.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jul 89 14:17:00 GMT
References: <4618@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Med-Systems, Kingsport, TN
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news@crash.cts.com (Usenet News) writes:

>Network Comment: to #249 by sprout@floyd.bellcore.com

>There are a couple of IFF -> GIF conversion programs in the PD.  I don't think
>they will convert from GIF to IFF but you can easily do that with a screen
>capture program (There are several of those around).  The most notable IFF to
>GIF converters I know of are called IFFGIF and HAMGIF.  Obviously IFFGIF does
>standard IFF images and HAMGIF is a HAM specific converter.  I'm not sure
>where you will be able to find these but I would suggest Compuserve or my
>system which is located in NJ at 201/469-0049.  You may be able to pick them
>up in a binaries lib somewhere on the net.

>--Bob

I have HAMGIF, and as far as I know it is only a GIF viewing program?
The best one I have seen for converting from GIF to IFF is AMGIF. It does
HAM conversions to 256 color GIFS, and does a good job of it too!