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@ARTICLE PAL = <F14MI>(Many of you have asked where I get the hi-res
images used in this magazine. Well here's a couple of utilities that
convert GIF files for use in desktop publishing. This month's cover
image was con<%2>verted from GIF to PCX with GIFPUB and then<%0> further
manipulated with Publisher's Paintbrush.)<F255B>
@ARTICLE PAL =
@ARTICLE PAL = <B>GIFPUB12.ARC<D> GIFPUB is a conversion utility
that converts colored CompuServe GIF-format pictures, VGACAD pictures,
VGACAP captured screen images, and colorized or gray-scaled MacPaint
pictures from MAC2GIF to a <%4>dithered (Floyd-Steinberg) Black &
White<%0> image and saves it to a .PCX (Z-Soft) file. You can now
use them in PFS:First Publisher, Ventura Publisher, Publisher's Paintbrush,
PC <%6>Paintbrush+, or Pagemaker. GIFPUB is<%0> <%4>graphics card
independent - NO VIDEO<%0> CARD IS NECESSARY. You can save and load
images without viewing them. For viewing, <%6>GIFPUB supports video
modes in CGA<%0> (640x200), Hercules (720x348), EGA (640x350), <%8>VGA
(640x480) AND Extended EGA or<%0> SuperVGA (to 2KB x 2KB). GIFPUB
converts your colored pictures to 256 grey shades on a 64 grey scale
continuum, which you can then <%6>adjust the brightness and contrast
levels<%0> <%4>through sophisticated Grey Scale Skewing<%0> (Brightness
Adjustment) and Histogram-based Contrast Stretching algorithms, respectively. GIFPUB
uses the Floyd-Steinberg algorithm for dithering pictures; this error-
distributed technique provides the illusion of a continuous grey scale
limited only by your printer or video resolution. GIFPUB supports
resizing of any image, while maintaining the aspect ratio in ANY video
mode (including Extended EGA and SuperVGA); this way you can be confident
of the image you will integrate and have the best possible rendering
for what ever size you choose to include in your document.
@ARTICLE PAL =
@ARTICLE PAL = <B>SQZGIF13.ARC<D> SQZGIF is a conversion utility
that will convert 256-color GIF pictures <%8>that are larger than
320x200x256 (e.g.<%0> <%6>640x480x256) and interpolate or <169>color<%0>
average<170> that picture into a 320x200x256 and save it to a .BLD
and .PLT format for import<%6>ing the results to: GIFPUB, VGACAD,<%0>
VGA2EGA, BLD2GIF, or GIFDOT. With SQZGIF you can convert, edit or
print those 256 color pics with correct aspect ratios; all sizes such
as 320x240 (Jovian Logic), 320x400 (Amiga), 512x400 (TARGA), 640x400
(MACII), 640x480 and 800x600 (SuperVGA) can be handled. SQZGIF handles
any GIF up to 2KB x 2KB. SQZGIF is graphics card independent; <%12>NO
GRAPHICS CARD REQUIRED!<%0> VGA/MCGA users can, also, pick any selected
area and ZOOM it to full screen size; you can treat LARGE GIF pictures
as <169>virtual screens<170>. SQZGIF uses two methods for <169>squeezing<170>
a picture down to VGA/MCGA size. The first is <%6>interpolation which
several GIF picture<%0> <%6>viewers use (e.g., PICEM, VGAGIF and<%0>
SNAPVGA); this method is fast and yields acceptable results most of
the time. The second method is <169>color averaging<170> which replaces
groups of color pixels to one of the colors in the 256 color palette
by finding the closest match; this method will represent these large
GIFs in 320x200x256 with the closest possible rendition. SQZGIF needs
no video card and will run on any IBM/MSDOS compatible. The <169>Pick
'N Zoom<170> feature, however will only be activated is a VGA/MCGA
card is detected.
@ARTICLE PAL =
<F14MI> (continued on page 9)<F255D>
@ARTICLE PAL = <B>MAC2GIF2.ARC<D> MAC2GIF v2.00 <189> 1988 Lawrence
Gozum & Marvin Gozum. MAC2GIF <%2>is a viewer/colorizer/conversion
utility for<%0> creating files which follow CompuServe's GIF (<169>Graphics
Interchange Format<170>) which allows the transmittal and porting
of your pictures to other machines in any graphics mode, as well as
through communication software. MAC2GIF will view and convert any
.MAC (MacPaint or <%2><169>readmac<170>) file in EGA, VGA or MCGA. All<%0>
pictures are colorized (greys or EGA colors) and view the entire picture
with correct aspect ratios. No scrolling is needed since the entire
.MAC file is interpolated to fit the screen in any of the selected
EGA, VGA or MCGA modes.
@ARTICLE PAL = <B>P4UP20.ARC<D> P4UP is a DOS utility program that
prints 4 60-line page images of ASCII text in portrait mode on one
side of a piece of paper on a variety of printers. On printers such
as the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II or DeskJet, P4UP builds and downloads
its own soft font. On other printers which cannot use these soft
fonts, P4UP uses printer graphics to draw the page of text. P4UP has
several options to let you control the print operation. Enter these
options on the command line along with the file names. Precede each
option with a dash. All options have default <%2>values, and can
be turned on or off. P4UP will:<%0> Automatically expand tabs (you
can set the width) and formfeeds; Break the output into 60-line pages
with the filename and page number at the top of each page, or run
the pages together unseparated; Print the pages top-to-bottom or left-to-right;
Write to LPT1, <%2>LPT2, LPT3, COM1, or COM2; On printers which<%0>
support manual page feeding, pause between pages so you can turn each
sheet of paper over, getting up to 8 page images on a single sheet
of paper.
@ARTICLE PAL = <B>TIFFANY.ARC<D> Tiffany records any part, or all,
of the Windows display using the <169>Tag Image File Format<170> (TIFF). The
image file can then be used in a variety of desktop publishing or
image manipulation applications. TIFF, the Tag Image File Format,
is a versatile file standard for recording and transferring raster
images. Many image manipulation programs, desktop publication systems,
and scanners support this popular image file format. Requires: IBM
PC, XT, AT, or PS2 compatible computer running Micro-soft Windows
(version 2.0 or later.) Images from any graphics card supported by
a Windows screen driver can be captured by Tiffany.
@ARTICLE PAL =
@ARTICLE PAL = <B>BITFNT42.ARC <D><N> BitFont 4.2, <189> 1988 by Bruce
J. Patin. BitFont is a program which can be used to design or modify
fonts of bit-mapped charac<%6>ters. Using a (BFC) configuration file
as a<%0> template, font files for a wide variety of printers and graphics
programs can be read in, modified by BitFont, then written out to
a new file. It is possible to write a configuration file to convert
<%4>from one font file format to another. BitFont<%0> itself has
graphics capabilities to display characters with either discrete or
overlapping dots, and there are many menu-driven functions which can
be used to quickly modify entire fonts. BitFont supports most of
the many graphics adaptors supported by Turbo Pascal 5.0. The correct
graphics routines are selected automatically when BitFont is invoked. Sample
configuration files so far written are: HPLAJETS.BFC - to read and
write fonts compatible with the Hewlett <%10>Packard LaserJet family
of printers.<%0> PROPRINT.BFC - to read and write down-loadable fonts
for the IBM ProPrinter *. NLQDRAFT.BFC - to read and write fonts for
the 9-pin <169>NLQ<170> printer, which is supposed to <%10>be compatible
with the Epson FX-85.<%0> PBRUSH.BFC - to read and write the bit-mapped
fonts of PC Paintbrush. HEXFONT.BFC - a sample file to generate fonts
in a hex character format, which you can edit with any text editor.
@ARTICLE PAL =
@ARTICLE PAL = <B>LSU502.ARC<D> Laserjet Setup Utility version 5.02
<189> Guy Gallo, 1988, 1989. Laserjet Setup Utility functions as either: a
utility to set various parameters on the Laserjet family of printers,
or as a stand alone program to print ASCII text files, and to address
envelopes. Laserjet Setup Utility can be run in any of 3 modes: As
a standard DOS application, invoked from the DOS command line, As
a Memory Resident (TSR), or from Batch Mode. <188>