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From: bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (Bob Lindabury)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Converting Sculpt --> DigiView
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Date: 17 Mar 90 16:56:05 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from kamal.syed@f480.n250.z1.fidonet.org

> Hi all.  I was wondering if anyone out there knows of a program that
> will, or knows how to, convert from Sculpt R,G,B files to (preferably)
> DigiView RGB format, or to 24-bit IFF format?  I have tried using
> ImageLink, but it allows you to specify only one filename for an input
> file, and when tracing from Sculpt 4D, I saved three seperate data files
> for each of the red, green, and blue data.  I rendered in 24bitplane
> mode, 720x480, 10x10 ratio...This was the first time I've attempted to
> do this, so I'm still a bit confused...
> 
> Kamal Syed

Yes, a user on my system has written a Shareware program called RGBExchange
and it does what you are looking for.  It asks for the 3 Sculpt filenames
(red, green and blue files) and then it converts it to Digiview.  It also
supports Digiview 4.0 (DDHR) as well as resizing which Imagelink doesn't
support.  Besides supporting that, it also will convert to TARGA and a
multitude of other Image file types.

The file is available from Xanth's FTP libs or from my system which is listed
below.  I have a new update to the software that I want to submit to Tad but I
need someone to send me a working copy of UUENCODE and instructions on how to
use it before I can send it up.  The update fixes a bug in the Targa module
and also changes the Turbo module to support full overscan images.

I believe this program is your best bet because it's better than Imagelink for
the money.  Imagelink is $300 while RGBExchange is a $20 shareware fee.

-- Bob

PS: If you'd like more info on RGBExchange, you can write the author Troy
Barlow at "troyb@pro-graphics.cts.com".
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