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From: metahawk@itsgw.rpi.edu (Wayne G Rigby)
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Subject: Re: 24-Bit Graphics viewer?
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Date: 6 Apr 91 09:33:35 GMT
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In article <61872@masscomp.westford.ccur.com> mark@calvin.westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) writes:
>In article <20235@cbmvax.commodore.com> raible@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bob Raible - LSI Design) writes:
>>In article <13982@darkstar.ucsc.edu> snozer@toast.santa-cruz.ca.us writes:
>>>
>>>I'm looking to see if there are any PD programs that will allow you to
>>>view 24-Bit images on the Amiga, I'm intrigued by all the Toaster Pics on 
>>>abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov, but I can't find anything to view them with.
>
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>Things have all been rearanged and the Toaster Pics I created are now
>in /amiga/graphics/images/ilbm. A 24bit viewer/converter is unnecessary
>because I posted them in 24bit and HAM format. Following is the pics.README
>file that accompany the images (note: the 24bit images are 768 x 480)....


Ah, but for those of us who agree that HAM doesn't do justice to these
pictures and don't have a 24 bit display card for our Amiga, is there any
way to convert these to a 24 bit format such as TGA so we can view these
on other computers (I have access to this Mac II with an 8.24 card).

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