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From: v105mahs@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Peter P Donohue)
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Subject: best graphics format
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   I've gotten copies of the Coopers Graphic Library from an FTP site 
(files: DISK2100.zip through DISK2117.ZIP in the pcsig directory of 
KSUVM.KSU.EDU) and found that they come in multiple graphic formats.  
Of the formats included, I can use Mac Paints .MAC, GEM .IMG, and PC-
Paintbrush .PCX files (and possibly Microsoft Paint .MSP).  I was 
wondering if it is preferable to keep the graphics in any one of these 
formats over another?  Which format holds the highest resolution?  
   Similarly, when I scan files, they come in as .TIF files.  Is it 
best to leave them in this format or convert to another? 
   I am using Ventura v2 which converts most types of graphics into 
IMG or .GEM formats when you import them.  I edit drawings with Corel 
Draw or the Paintbrush program that came with Windows 3.  I usually 
print the files on a Postscript printer, though sometimes on an Epson 
LQ or an HP IIP.  Any ideas would be appreciated.

                                  Pete 
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