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From: jacobson@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Amiga to Mac graphics help needed
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Date: 1 Sep 88 16:05:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxe.cso.uiuc.edu!jacobson    Sep  1 11:05:00 1988


In response to requests for my info on programs I have gotten a fair amount of
email and one reply in the notes. The most useful suggestion for transfer to
Mac graphics has been the use of Macview 2.0. I have 1.2 and it supposedly 
also has the feature to convert an IFF file to macpaint files. I don't have
2.0, but have the older 1.2 filed away so I tried it. It produced a file
which via kermit I got transfered to one of our mac's at work, but to no
avail, the macpaint applications would not recognize it as a proper paint
file. From the notes with 1.2 the author seemed to indicate that the Amiga
to Mac feature was added in 1.2, and that he had not tested it, but merely
followed Mac techical data on how to do it. My question is since 1.2 is not
workable has anyone used the 2.0 version to actually transfer Amiga IFF to
the Mac. I am not certain I want to send $10 to the author for 2.0 if it does
not work (I have his address with the docs on the 1.2 version). Could someone
tell me where I might be able to ftp version 2.0 of Macview so I can try it out,
or have any of you out there used it successfully?
 
Also I am interested in getting the Amiga utility to transfer IFF to the GIF
format. There are GIF converters for the Mac and this is the other solution
suggested in my Email to the way I could transfer to the Mac my Amiga graphics.
Again if I could get info on where I could ftp to get a IFF to GIF converter it
would be much appreciated.