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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

661.0. "IFF files to sixel ???" by HSK03::HAKALA (Tuomo Hakala, ES Finland) Thu Aug 20 1987 12:21

    Does anybody have any tools for transforming IFF files to
    sixel files in VAX? 
    
    I am working at ED. Services in Finland and we have a constant
    need for good pictures (transparencies, course materials...)
    
    I have an Amiga at home and its drawing tools are super in comparison
    to the PRO/Sight and other standard DEC stuff..
    
    Wish I could use the capabilities of my Amiga for my work here 
    at DEC!
    
    	Tuomo Hakala
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661.1ANGORA::SMCAFEESteve McAfeeThu Aug 20 1987 13:453
    
    see note 595.6 if you have access to a postscript printer at work.
    
661.2ELWOOD::PETERSThu Aug 20 1987 23:2418
    
    	There are two different ways to do what you want.
    
    1. I have heard there is a Public Domain program that re-direct
       the printer output of a AMIGA to a file. You could use the
       LA50 driver I wrote to create a SIXEL file.
    
    2. I have written a VAX program that can convert a black and white
       IFF file to a SIXEL file. I have used the program to print
       PageSetter IFF output on LN03 at work. The IFF file is much
      smaller than a SIXEL file, so I thought it would be best to
      move the IFF file to the VAX and convert it there.
    
    
    
    
    			Steve Peters
    
661.3AND COLOR SIXELSHIRE::GANGUILLETMon Aug 24 1987 10:155
    
    Is there a way to convert IFF to COLOR sixel ?
    I think to the LCG01 inkjet printer! 
                                        
    
661.4Good Success with CLAZAUTHOR::MACDONALDWA1OMM Listening 224.28Mon Aug 24 1987 10:285
    After discovering a flaw in our LPS40 print queue, I have now had
    great success uploading HAM pictures, converting them on the VAX
    to postscript with CLAZ.EXE and printing them on the LPS40. Even
    better results are obtained printing CLAZed high-res (640x400) B&W 
    digitized pictures.
661.5IFF_TO_SIX program available?HSK03::HAKALATuomo Hakala, ES FinlandWed Aug 26 1987 14:4912
    RE: .2
    
    Could you make the IFF_to_SIXEL program available? I think that
    might be a good tool for me.   
    
    What do you mean by black & white pictures? How does your program handle
    the colour pictures?
    
    I still have a dream to get my colourful IFF pictures printed by
    the LCP01...
       
    	Tuomo Hakala
661.6ELWOOD::PETERSThu Aug 27 1987 18:4515
    
    
    	First, the IFF to Sixel program only works with IFF files
    that have one bit plane ( black and white ). This type of file
    came from PageSetter, but is standard IFF. If the picture has
    more than one bit plane the program will not work right.
    
    	I will look at how hard it would be to expand the program to
    include color. For now the program is at 
    
    		ELWOOD::User$1:[peters.amiga]
    
    
    NOTE: This is a VAX/VMS program.
    
661.7DICKNS::MACDONALDWA1OMM Listening 224.28Fri Aug 28 1987 15:421
    Error trying to read that directory .. problem with the device "user$1"
661.8correctionELWOOD::PETERSFri Aug 28 1987 19:057
    
    
    	Correction :
    
    		ELWOOD::user2:[peters.amiga]
    
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