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From: kevinc@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Kevin Crocker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: GIF-->bmp
Keywords: gif,bmp
Message-ID: <1928@aurora.cs.athabascau.ca>
Date: 5 Jun 90 16:11:33 GMT
References: <2669F3D6.2787@paris.ics.uci.edu> <1990Jun4.062235.8110@agate.berkeley.edu>
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In article <1990Jun4.062235.8110@agate.berkeley.edu> c60a-1ed@e260-3f (Shang-Tse Chuang) writes:
>
>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

It does the new MSP format as well -- get the upgrade.

>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...

I own Hijaak and it does do the job.  I have somehow :-) found it
necessary to do just about every conversion that it can handle and they
all seem to work.  Since I just received my brand new Taxan UV 1150
(21") color monitor I can really put Hijaak to the test -- once my
drivers arrive of course.  So far everything except specialized
software runs inf CGA emulation mode as I have no other graphics card
than the PixelWorks Ultra Clipper (1280x1024x256).  The conversions in
Hijaak worked because I have been able to read the converted files in
the target application, however, I can't judge as to quality yet.

BTW, if anyone wants to send some really interesting
GIF/MSP/PCX/PIC/etc.../etc... files I would be more than happy to
convert them and then post a summary about the experience!!!!

Kevin (Up and reading again) Crocker

P.S. Hijaak is commercial software but it is not very expensive I think
(my memory is good but short :-)) about $99.00 from

Inset Systems Inc.,
71 Commerce Drive
Brookfield CT
06810

203 - 775 - 5866

The usual disclaimers apply: no affiliation with Inset just a very
happy customer!
-- 
Kevin "auric" Crocker Athabasca University 
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