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From: wes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: GIF/IFF Picture formats
Message-ID: <203@obie.UUCP>
Date: 1 May 88 18:42:10 GMT
References: <39602G15@PSUVM> <891@csvax.liv.ac.uk>
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Summary: Have you looked at TIFF yet?

In article <39602G15@PSUVM>, G15@PSUVM.BITNET (John F. Gbruoski) writes:
> Are there any PD programs capable of displaying (or converting to
> Degas, Neo, etc) pictures in IFF or GIF format?  I'm more interested in
> GIF than in IFF (note:  I don't have access to Compuserve.).

In article <891@csvax.liv.ac.uk>, unpowell@csvax.liv.ac.uk writes:
| 	Degas can read and write IFF files. To read set "pic type" to IFF.
| If you grab a "block" of the screen, then this can be saved in IFF format
| by saving it out as a brush file. i.e. extension "BL1" (I think)

Have you looked at TIFF (Tag Image File Format) yet?  It is becoming
very popular in the MS-DOS world, and will be the file format of
choice in OS/2.  Perhaps we should strive for this additional bit of
compatibility.  The spec for it, I am told, is huge.  

There is a good article about TIFF in the latest (May 88?) Dr. Dobb's
Journal.  It is a pretty good explanation of what TIFF includes, and
includes addresses/phone numbers for getting more information,
including the TIFF library for MS-DOS and Mac (free!).
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