billj@uop.edu (Vinyl Suede) (03/15/91)
hello again, a few weeks back i posted an article requesting a mac application that would convert uncompressed tiff files into gif images. unfortunately, the only replies i received were recommending commercial programs and gifconverter. i've tried gifconverter and it doesn't work. it fails to use all the ram available to it. (i've tried it on a mac 2si with 5 meg of ram, so don't try and tell me otherwise) here is my current situation: - i own a ibm compatible - the computer lab has purchased a hp grayscale, fullpage scanner with omnipage software. omnipage will only save these images in uncompressed tiff format. hence, each file is around 1 meg in size. - i want to view these on my own computer. - i have a vax account that i can upload mac files and download them to my pc. - my account isn't quite big enough to handle these files. - i need to compress them BEFORE i upload them. - gifconverter runs out of memory. - I DO NOT WANT COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE!!!! since i don't own a mac, and have no use for one whatsoever, this would seem a bit silly. any suggestions would be appreciated. please send e-mail only, since i hardly ever read this newsgroup. thanks in advance, VS -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Steppin' on toes is a common routine | Send email/flames to: Sneakin' up from behind | billj@uop.uop.edu You won't get anywhere |----------------------------------- Dancin' out of time" - Deborah Gibson | Disclaimer: It's all mine! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=