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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

2492.0. "IFF <--> DDIF???" by CGOFS::OAKLEY (BCNU2) Thu Apr 20 1989 12:24

    
    Has anybody done or is working on an IFF to DDIF converter?  Since
    DECWindows is so much better than VWS it would be very beneficial
    to have this converter available.
    
    Also, if anybody has a copy of or knows where to get a copy of the
    DDIF format for images could you please let me know?
    
    thanks
    
    	wayne

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2492.1	DDIF format	WJG::GUINEAU		`Thu Apr 20 1989 18:59`	4
	For DDIF format you might try asking in DSSDEV::DDIF conference. John
2492.2	Any results ??	PUERTO::ALVAREZ	So much work to do...so little time	`Mon Feb 26 1990 12:18`	6
	Re. 0 Any luck finding a IFF to DDIF converter ? I've been playing with DECwrite for the last couple days and was wondering if I could use AMIGA generated artwork with it. Miguel A. Alvarez
2492.3		WJG::GUINEAU		`Mon Feb 26 1990 12:32`	3
	Couldn't you go through some intermediate format like PS or SIXEL or GIF etc? John
2492.4	PS or sixel to DDIF ? How ?	PUERTO::ALVAREZ	So much work to do...so little time	`Tue Feb 27 1990 07:37`	10
	Re. 3 John, Yes, I could generate PS or sixel files. You mean that there are PS or sixel converters to DDIF ?. I've just started playing with a DECwindows station, and I'm trying to convince my system manager to install applications. Which ones could I use for the above ? Thanks for your help. Miguel A. Alvarez
2492.5	Try UtoX	WHAMMY::SPODARYK	Binary Throttle	`Tue Feb 27 1990 10:25`	13
	Miguel, The best tool for the conversions is UtoX (conference CLOSET::UTOX). It allows you to convert graphics between a variety of formats, but doesn't directly support IFF. If you are working with color, converting to Sixel would be your best bet. I have a monochrome system, so I typically convert to PS, view them with the PSviewer (who does a decent job of dithering at the screens resolution of 75dpi), capture the image with UtoX, and then convert it to Xbitmap, DDIF, etc. UtoX isn't a product, but is very well done. Steve
2492.6	Image -> IFF	WELMTS::FINNIS	Peter Finnis at Welwyn	`Tue Feb 27 1990 12:10`	14
	Yes but what about the other way... There are hundreds of .ddif .epsf and .img files . Besides which I want to scan pictures with Dec Image Scanner, then keeping the resolution as best I can transfer it to IFF for the Amiga. GIF I can cope with but Postscript converted pictures do not look to good. Pete Pete
2492.7	Details on IFF -> DDIF	DUGGAN::GAY	Now where'd I put that hammer...	`Wed Feb 28 1990 19:16`	21
	This is how I go from IFF to DDIF First, I download ARC'd files, so ARC -x to un-arc 'em. then convert to sixel $ CSIX picture. picture.six then convert to DDIF $ UTOX picture.six/SIXEL picture.ddif/DDIF Note that I am not capturing the picture from the screen (what UTOX is known for), just using UTOX as a format converter. I don't know how to go the other way. I haven't really needed to yet. Have fun Erg