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From: mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson)
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Subject: Re: PBMPlus 24 bit ILBM -> PPM?!?!?
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Date: 28 Jun 91 19:35:51 GMT
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In article <1991Jun27.203111.20266@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> cowgilc@prism.cs.orst.edu (Clayton Cowgill) writes:
>Does anyone have a version of 'ilbmtoppm' that works with ILBM24 files from
>DCTV that they'd be willing to send me? A pointer to an anon ftp site that has
>one? A pointer to Amiga sources? Anything?

I have modified ilbmtoppm to accept 24 IFFs. The problem is, you will need
to compile it with the pbmplus libraries. To avoid this, I plan on including
the pertinent library routines into ilbmtoppm.c so that it will compile
and run all on its own. You will have to wait for this though because I leave
for a week long vacation today. When I get back I'll whip it out.

>(Someone was also suggesting a program called 'xv' for doing 24->8bit gif
>conversions... It's PD, any ideas where I could find it?)

That was probably me. 'xv' accepts 24bit ppm format files but not IFFs.
It does one of the best jobs I have seen for 8bit quantization and supports
GIF, PBM, PPM, PGM, X11 bitmap, and a couple others. It is available on
EXPORT.LCS.MIT.EDU (18.30.0.238) as /contrib/xv.pl3.tar.Z.

>Thanks in advance for any help. I'm still new to the Amiga, but it certainly
>is more of a pain in the ass than I was hoping... (I'm originally a Mac/ST/PC/
>X11 type person... hence all the confusion... :-)

Keep pluggin, it pays off in the long run.
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