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From: sdm@sequoia.cray.com (Stuart Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: GIF to Dynamic Hi-Res?
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Date: 26 Apr 91 17:01:24 GMT
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Reply-To: sdm@sequoia.cray.com (Stuart Mitchell)
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> Are there any filters out there to convert an 8-bit GIF into a Dynamic
> Hi-Res picture?  For that matter, is there a freely redistributable
> DynaHiRes player or am I gonna have to hack it out of Newtek Demo Reel
> III? 

Well, there is "DynaShow" on fish #285, which is a dynamic hires display program.
(Together with an example pictures of some rocks), so I guess you could use that
for viewing these things. In fact I think it's the same player as on DR3.

As for converting GIF's, I'm not aware of anything around at the moment, but I
was considering hacking around with the "pbmplus" programs so that they could
generate dyna-hires pictures (and sliced ham as well for that matter, as they
both use similar techniques). It's just a case of finding spare time in which
to do it. (isn't it always? :-)

Stuart

(sdm@cray.com)