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From: c60c-3fz@e260-2c.berkeley.edu (In Sik Rhee)
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Subject: 256 color GIF -> Metafile (Programming Related)
Summary: GIF->BMP->Metafile
Keywords: GIF, BMP, Metafile
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Date: 8 Oct 90 21:31:54 GMT
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Ok, here is my dilemma:

I've been working on a GIF->Metafile .DLL filter for some time now, and I'm
getting good results so far, but only for a 16-color GIF... for some reason,
I cannot seem to get a 256color GIF to display properly... Now, I'm creating
a Device-Independent Bitmap, so I've also created the color table and every-
thing... I'm wondering if there's a procedure that I've skipped where I'd
have to set the color table to become the new logical palette???  
I don't have problems when displaying a 16-color GIF or any GIF created
by Paintbrush (since Paintbrush uses the system palette, this is why I think
my results come out as they do)...  also, what would be the side
effects if I tried to set a new palette, and run the program twice, with
different GIF's (like a 256 color grey-scale GIF and a 256 color color gif)

I would think there would be a conflict, since the video card cannot 
physically go beyond 256 colors, right???