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From: mcastle@mcs213e.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle {Nexus})
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Subject: Re: An Easy Image Format
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Date: 20 Mar 91 03:16:51 GMT
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In article <1991Mar18.154848.9420@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> sloderb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (Mike Sloderbeck) writes:
>Given the large number of formats and format conversion programs:
> For a 24 bit RGB image which will ultimately go to an unspecified slide
>  recorder,
>   What is the easiest format to use for *creating an original image* such
>   that (of course) it can actually be converted?

PBM??  :->

Short of that, probably RAW format (no header, 1 file for each color plane,
Left to right, top to bottom)

24-bit targa would be easy enough once you get past the header.           

Just my suggestions.
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