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From: flatmas@ladder.cs.orst.edu (Scott Timothy Flatman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Color PICT StartUpScreens
Summary: How can you get more than 1 bit color StartUpScreens?
Keywords: Color PICTs, StartUpScreens
Message-ID: <10974@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Date: 4 Jun 89 21:50:48 GMT
Sender: usenet@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU
Reply-To: flatmas@ladder.CS.ORST.EDU (Scott Flatman)
Organization: Oregon State Univ. -- Computer Science
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I have several color Mandelbrots in 8 bit color that I would like to make into
StartUpScreens. So far all I have been able to accomplish is to get a 1 bit 
B&W ( *YEECH* ) picture at start up time. Here's what I tried:

Paste a freshly made Mandelbrot( created with MandelZot 1.4) onto the 
clipboard. Then I launch ResEdit, create a new file titled 'StartUpScreen', make
a new 'PICT' resource, and paste the picture into it. So far so good, the PICT
shows in color inside ResEdit. I then get info and change the ID to 0. I then
save it and quit resEdit. When I put the file into the system folder and reboot
all that shows up is a *VERY* unsatisfactory B&W rendition of an otherwise
beautiful Mandelbrot. How can I fix this?

Another problem is with GIF files.This is what I tried with them:

I tried to save them as PICTs using Vision Lab 0.67
saving them as StartUpScreens but the same thing happens, *UGLY* B&W.

Any tips about getting *COLOR* PICT StartUpScreens? Preferrably 8 bits.
Thanks for your support!


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Scott Flatman
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