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From: walrus@wam.umd.edu (Udo K Schuermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: To start off with...  GIF to IFF
Keywords: GIF, IFF
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Date: 9 Jan 91 17:58:13 GMT
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In article <1991Jan9.081253.3104@Neon.Stanford.EDU> farrar@Neon.Stanford.EDU (David S. Farrar) writes:
>1.  What kinds of GIF->IFF convertors are there out there?
>2.  What kind of limitations do they have (pessimist here)

The PBMPLUS programs do a fine job, although they're somewhat memory
hungry.  giftoppm, ppmtoilbm, as well as color quantization and
scaling programs to fill the gaps.

>3.  Where can they be found?

ab20.larc.nasa.gov has:
Wed  20-Jun-90  18:26:32   963642  amiga/graphics/conv/pbmplus.lzh

>4.  What kind of Amiga format do they convert to?  320x200x5, HAM,
>    640x400x4, dynamic hires, dynamic HAM, etc.

If the GIF contains more than 32 colors, a HAM is created.  The dynamic
modes are not supported, nor is Extra-Halfbright.

>"There will come a time when our vegetable love will grow      Scott Farrar
> Vaster than empires and more slow."               farrar@neon.stanford.edu

 ._.  Udo Schuermann        "How is American beer similar to making love in
 ( )  walrus@wam.umd.edu    a canoe?" -- "Both are f***ing close to water."