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From: cms2839@isc.rit.edu (a.stranger)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: 256 Color BMP to 16 Color BMP
Keywords: BMP
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.073534.4230@isc.rit.edu>
Date: 27 Mar 91 07:35:34 GMT
References: <3765@uc.msc.umn.edu>
Organization: RIoT
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In article <3765@uc.msc.umn.edu> jps@msc.umn.edu writes:
>Sorry if this has already been covered.  But, most of the BMP files I
>have seen are 640x480x256 color.  When I display them in 640x480x16
>color, they are, of course, mostly grey.  Is there some utility that
>will take a best shot effort at converting 256 color BMP into 16 color
>BMP files.

				the shareware program Paint Shop ,
available in the pub/pc/win3/util directory on cica.cica.indiana.edu as
PS???.ZIP , will do it , and allows you many different dithering options
. you need a good amount of memory , though ...


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