Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!hsi!genly!chris From: chris@genly.UUCP (Chris Hind Genly) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics Subject: Re: Paint programs that can read ilbm files 1728 x 1100 Message-ID: Date: 20 Apr 91 17:48:52 GMT References: <1991Apr19.145314.955@truevision.com> Organization: Eggplant Software Tools, CT, USA Lines: 34 In article <1991Apr19.145314.955@truevision.com> jerry@truevision.com (Jerry Thompson) writes: >In article bobl@graphics.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdm) writes: >>It IS possible to have even larger bitmaps I believe. I have yet to >>try anything larger...hold on a sec...Ok..I just tried a 4000X2000 >>page size and the only reason it wouldn't give it to me is because I >>didn't have enough ram. I got a requestor that said, "Not enough RAM >>for requested page size". This indicates to me that if you had more >>ram than I have (which is 5 megs total) you can have probably up to >>8k by 8k pages...maybe someone knows exactly what the limit is but I >>haven't had a need to go larger than 2048x2048. >> >>I guess that leaves only one choice..good 'ol Dpaint III which not >>even the EA reps know the capabilities of...ARGH! > >Well, shut my mouth and fill it full of chitlins! I just tried 2Kx2K in 8 >colors and it worked. I was also able to get 3000x3000 in b/w. Takes a while >to scroll around bitmaps that big, but this will be great for DTP work! Cool! I bought dpaint 3.25 on the basis of the replies to my question on the net. Not on the basis of the answers I got from EA. DPAINT is just what I wanted. I'm able to edit my fax files just fine. Thanks very much for the help. * * * \|/ * _______ --O-- ____/ KC1VP \____ * /|\ * ______/ (203) 389-8680 \______ ______/ Eggplant Software Tools \________ ______/ 95 Fountain Terr., New Haven, CT, USA, 06515 \_______ / Chris Hind Genly chris@genly.uucp uunet!hsi!genly!chris \ ----------------------------------------------------------------