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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Information on Graphics Formats
Message-ID: <927@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 25 Feb 91 18:27:59 GMT
References: <1991Feb24.015807.14640@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany
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In article <1991Feb24.015807.14640@ddsw1.MCS.COM> zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh) writes:
>
>	Anyway, is the IFF picture storage format simple?

Not really, but straightforward once you understand the mechanisms.
But to port pic files to the Amiga means in addition that you must
learn a bit about the available graphics modes on the Amiga, because
every IFF file comes with detailed informations about which mode to
use with which sizes etc.

>  Are there any
>Amiga picture formats which ARE simple? 

There might exist also other specialized formats (e.g. for some
digitizers) but it is highly recommended to stick to the pure
IFF standard. Luckily, this *IS* a standard and will prosper even
more with any new application following it.

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Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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