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From: c60a-1ed@e260-3f.berkeley.edu (Shang-Tse Chuang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: GIF-->bmp
Summary: Yes, it is possible to put your GIF's as background  :)
Keywords: gif,bmp
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Date: 4 Jun 90 06:22:35 GMT
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Yes, when I first got Windows 3.0, I had the exact same thing in mind...
Luckily, there does exist a program that will convert GIF's to.. not BMP,
but MSP format (the OLD Microsoft Paint format, which can still be read
by the new paintbrush... phew)...  The program is called HIJAAK, and it
will convert from/to a number of different formats including GIF, PCX, MSP,
Amiga ILBM, Gem IMG, Halo CUT, HP PCL, PIX, PIC, Macpaint, TIFF, etc...
Also, it will convert from any of these formats into PostScript (!!!) for
printing...

As for the quality of the conversion, I cannot say too much right now, since
I presently own a Hercules graphic card.. but I'll have an upgrade to SVGA
soon, so in a few weeks, my unbearable torture will be over, and Windows will
be just a teeny-weenie bit more CoLoRfUl ...  BUT even in Hercules, the
graphics conversion is indeed impressive...

Btw, Hijaak is NOT shareware, so look to your nearest software distributor
in terms of acquiring it...