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From: stephenc@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Stephen Chung)
Subject: Re: GIF to BMP?
Message-ID: <1991Mar21.182850.8025@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Reply-To: stephenc@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Stephen Chung)
Organization: Columbia University
References: <1991Mar20.131412.20733@kth.se> <1991Mar21.065402.11594@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 91 18:28:50 GMT

I have been using PICLAB to convert large GIF's to BMP's.  This's
what I do:

	1. Run PICLAB and load the GIF
	2. UNMAP
	3. set PALETTE 16
	4. PLOAD *windows-palette-file*

		*note: the windows palette file is just a 16-line file
			   containing the RGB values of the windows palette.

	5. MAP
	6. Save the new GIF

The new GIF will be a 16-color picture with the WIndows palette,
which you can use Grafworks (GWS) to convert into BMP format.  I
usually found that the dithering PICLAB performs make the resulting
BMP look much better.  With color pictures, though, the Windows
palette is completely inadequate.  I usually ended up using only
the four gray colors and convert the color GIF into a black & white
BMP.

Hope this helps.

- Stephen