rbq@iforgetmyname.LBP.HARRIS.COM (Robert Quattlebaum) (10/25/89)
A few weeks ago someone posted uuencoded GIF pictures in this newsgroup. I was pleasantly surprised. My question is this: Is it OK to post GIF files to this newsgroup. I, personally, would like to see more of these files posted. I have a few that I could post myself. I wouldn't, however, want to violate the will of the group. If there is no definite established answer to this question, could a vote be taken on it? Thanks for any info R. Quattlebaum My employer doesn't CARE what I think. "God is love, not religion" So what does it matter what I say? gatech!galbp!iforgetmyname.LBP.HARRIS.COM!rbq
kew@uucs1.UUCP (kew) (10/27/89)
violate any rules. The ones I have seen posted so far were small enough (<50k) to be sent in one posting. If we are taking a vote, I vote YES. What about larger multi-part GIFS? Again I vote YES. As for subject matter, I would like to see more Ray Traced images as well as Space Photos (NASA?) I would like to see the subject line reflect the fact that the article contains a GIF, so that interested parties don't miss them, and others can avoid them. -- Kenneth E. Wharton | ** But it's a dry heat! ** UUCS inc. Phoenix, Az | ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!uucs1!kew sun!sunburn!gtx!uucs1!kew
kew@uucs1.UUCP (kew) (10/27/89)
The first line of my article was missing. What I said was that I also enjoyed the GIFS and would like to see more of them, if it did not violate any rules. Thanks. -- Kenneth E. Wharton | ** But it's a dry heat! ** UUCS inc. Phoenix, Az | ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!uucs1!kew sun!sunburn!gtx!uucs1!kew
baldwin@usna.MIL (LT Justin D. Baldwin <baldwin@usna>) (10/28/89)
In article <201@uucs1.UUCP> kew@uucs1.UUCP (Ken Wharton) writes: >If we are taking a vote [on posting gif images], I vote YES. >What about larger multi-part GIFS? Again I vote YES. As for subject matter, >I would like to see more Ray Traced images as well as Space Photos (NASA?) Are we drawing near to a CALL FOR DISCUSSION: comp.graphics.gif.images? -- From the catapult of: |+| "If anyone disagrees with anything I _, J. D. Baldwin, Comp Sci Dept |+| say, I am quite prepared not only to __||____..}-> US Naval Academy |+| retract it, but also to deny under \ / baldwin@cad.usna.navy.mil |+| oath that I ever said it." --T. Lehrer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
paul@manray.sgi.com (Paul Haeberli) (10/28/89)
I would love to see more images posted to comp.graphics. I posted a few that were about 50k bytes a few weeks ago and I received many encouraging replies. I think sending a few images on this news group shouldn't be a problem if a few people send a few images each week. The important thing to consider before posting is will this image be interesting to a wide range of people? I generally don't find much of the discussion about how to convert from RGB to B/W, calculating the area of polygons etc. to be of much value to me, so any distraction is appreciated. Does anyone know what the largest message is that will be handled reliably? paul haeberli 415-962-3665 paul@sgi.som
gilmore@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Neil Gilmore) (10/29/89)
I would appear to be in the minority, but I do not care to have pictures sent to this group. It seems that there are two distinct personalities merged here: those who discuss the various methods and machines useful in the generation of computer graphics, and those who seem to wish nothing more than a forum for the interchange of this-to-that converters and the images to use with them. I prefer articles of the first sort, although I in no way wish to demean those whose preference is the second. Both could possibly lay claim to the title 'comp.graphics'. I currently have about a dozen groups from which I derive useful information at least once a week, and anything which would potentially reduce the number of messages across my screen in which I have little interest, interests me. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Kitakaze Tatsu Raito Neil Gilmore internet:gilmore@macc.wisc.edu | | Jararvellir, MACC, UW-Madison bitnet: gilmore@wiscmac3 | | Middle Kingdom Madison, Wi | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (10/30/89)
Time for rec.graphics, perhaps? -- `-_-' Peter da Silva <peter@ficc.uu.net> <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>. 'U` -------------- +1 713 274 5180. "That particular mistake will not be repeated. There are plenty of mistakes left that have not yet been used." -- Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
alan.kennedy@canremote.uucp (ALAN KENNEDY) (10/30/89)
Not a question of Netiquette really... I have seen posting of .GIF files here, but have no idea how to capture them and display them on my system (I have viewing software) Another thing... I keep hearing people mention FTP sites. Can anyone tell me if there are any in the Toronto area? thanks Alan Kennedy --- * Via ProDoor 3.1R
pcolmer@acorn.co.uk (Philip Colmer) (10/30/89)
In article <43698@sgi.sgi.com> paul@manray.sgi.com (Paul Haeberli) writes: >I would love to see more images posted to comp.graphics. Hear, hear! >Does anyone know what the largest message is that will be >handled reliably? 100K seems to be the common limit imposed by most mail systems. Of course, as you have to uuencode the image first, you can always split the uuencoded files up :-) Regards, Philip Colmer Acorn Computers Ltd PS. I thought the Silicon Graphics images were pretty good, but I'd have preferred the original 24-bit per pixel files.