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Date: May 02, 1988 18:21
From: CHARM::THEURER
To: @SYS$MAIL:ANIMATORS,@SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
Have you got some Mac pictures you want to use in your game?
Yes:
Have I got a tool for you.
mac_to_rad will convert 3 different kinds of Mac pictures to RAD format:
> color pictures produced by PixelPaint, one of the greatest paint
tools on this planet. It can convert a file with up to 256 colors down
to 16 colors.
> grey scale scanned pictures
> MacPaint (1 bit deep) format black/white pictures.
It's easy to use. Practically all you need to know is the name of the file
you want to convert.
To learn more about mac_to_rad,
print charm$userdisk:[theurer.mac]mac_to_rad.doc
No:
Why would anybody want to use Mac pictures? A few reasons:
> better looking text: there's hundreds of fonts in MacPaint format
> need pictures scanned in & don't want to trace them: the scan conversion
process (on the Dest scanner in Pubs) takes about 10 minutes. It works
PERFECTLY with line drawings. It does 16 level grey scales also.
> a number of superior paint tools are available on the Mac: color PixelPaint
will blow your socks off.
May 02, 1988