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From: jbickers@templar.actrix.co.nz (John Bickers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: GIF viewing again and again
Message-ID: <5534.tnews@templar.actrix.co.nz>
Date: 24 Aug 90 18:12:34 GMT
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Organization: TAP, NZAmigaUG.
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Quoted from - jeh@sisd.kodak.com (Ed Hanway):
> In article <5338@harrier.ukc.ac.uk> djb1@ukc.ac.uk (David Beckett) writes:
> >	Does anyone have a decent GIF --> ILBM/HAM converted that WORKS
> >	and preferably does the following:
> I like HamLab, but then I'm slightly biased because I wrote it.  With its

    Wow. Coincidence. I just downloaded it from a local BBS today, in
    between an AmigaUUCP poll and reading this newsgroup. It turns in very
    nice results, particularly with the FS dithering turned on.

    The only problem I have with it is that HAM seems to be the only target
    mode. This can be a problem with some GIFs that are created in
    640x400x16 dimensions, and already dithered.

    I normally use my own stuff to convert GIFs, though I have HamSharp on
    hand. Which can handle large pictures ok (converts to a raw 8 bit file
    then munges that) - but HamLab produces far better results on smaller
    pictures (and would with large pictures too, if... :).

> the US. I don't know if it has made it to Europe yet.

    Well, it's made it to NZ!

> Ed Hanway
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