[comp.sys.ibm.pc] TIFF ... why no converters

vgopal@cbnewsc.att.com (venu.p.gopal) (06/15/90)

In article <1990Jun13.112049.4481@kth.se> d88-sak@nada.kth.se (Sebastian ]kerman) writes:

! Why isn't there any converters from TIFF format to others, like GIF and
!such. I know of ONE program that can manage TIFF files and lots of converters
!that don't. Why so. Are they unusually complicated or... 
! I'm interested to know where to find a TIFF convertion program for Unix
!or Mac.
!Please give me some pointers. 

I'm also interested in finding a TIFF to GIF conversion utility that 
converts in ONE STEP (without running out of memory on large images on a
640K PC) and a GIF print utility for the HP Laserjet II that can do dithering
on color/grayscale images (preferably callable from a batch file).

Venu P. Gopal   UUCP: ..!att!cbnewsc!vgopal   Internet: vgopal@cbnewsc.att.com

tj@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry Jones) (06/15/90)

I tried to mail but it bounced...

Try the commercial (but inexpensive package) Hijaak.
Does TIFF to GIF and a zillion others. (OK maybe just a few dozen others)

Product from Inset systems. Look in your favorite software shop!
tj