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From: paul2@dcs.exeter.ac.uk (Paul DeZero)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,alt.graphics.pixutils
Subject: Fixing gifs ?
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Date: 23 Apr 91 13:02:42 GMT
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Is there any soft ware around that salvages GIFS which are 'corrupt'.
I quite often come across GIF files in which the edges of picture (and
thus the picture) wanders all over the place (rather like a random
shearing effect)

i.e.  a picture like this (poor artist's impression) 

--000000-----oooooo-----
--000000-----oooooo-----
--000000-----oooooo-----
--000000-----oooooo-----
--000000-----oooooo-----
--000000-----oooooo-----
--000000-----oooooo-----
--000000-----oooooo-----

ends up looking skewed - like this:-

--000000-----oooooo------
---000000-----oooooo-----
-----000000-----000000---
000000------oooooo-------
-000000------oooooo------
00000-----oooooo--------0
0000-----oooooo--------00
-----oooooo-----000000---

i.e. all over the place !!

Is there anything to fix these GIFS ? or should I just consign them
into oblivion ??

Thanks, Paul

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