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From: toweri@clinet.fi (Jukka Lindgren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Mac Pics to IFF pics??
Message-ID: <1990Dec31.004145.19207@clinet.fi>
Date: 31 Dec 90 00:41:45 GMT
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Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com writes:

>Re:  converting Mac pics to IFF pics

>There are a number of formats on the Mac, including MacPaint, TIFF, MacDraw,
>GIF, etc.  So what you use depends on which format you're using and whether
>the pictures are raster or vector format.     

In addition to procedures like: Mac-pic ==> GIF ==> Amiga IFF, or using
commercial products like Amigatosh form Central Coast Software, or
The Art Department Professional from ASDG, one shouldn't forget
Macintosh package called Photoshop from Adobe Inc.

It can do a lot of conversions (PS, EPSF, TIFF, GIF, Pict, etc. You-Name-It)
to and from Amiga IFF/ILBM format (including HAM).  It also allows you to
select the number of bitplanes you want to have. 

Only one problem remains, to move files from Amiga-disks to Mac-disks.
I have overcome this by using MS-DOS (sigh!) disks as transfer medium
as both machines have utilities to read and write to this disk format.

>Well, there are three possible ways to accomplish your transfers.  I'm
>sure there are more.  Hope this helps.

This was only the fourth method. Otherwise, ditto

>                                           Julie Petersen (LadyHawke)

-Jukka Lindgren
-No, I am in no way affiliated with Adobe Inc. or any of its distributors.
 This is purely my own opinion and is not aimed against abovementioned
 products or companies.

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