jps@uh.msc.umn.edu (Jeff P. Sorvik) (03/27/91)
Sorry if this has already been covered. But, most of the BMP files I
have seen are 640x480x256 color. When I display them in 640x480x16
color, they are, of course, mostly grey. Is there some utility that
will take a best shot effort at converting 256 color BMP into 16 color
BMP files.
BTW, I did try to read them into paint and then save them as 16 color
files, but that does not help.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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#---------------------------------------------------------------------------cms2839@isc.rit.edu (a.stranger) (03/27/91)
In article <3765@uc.msc.umn.edu> jps@msc.umn.edu writes: >Sorry if this has already been covered. But, most of the BMP files I >have seen are 640x480x256 color. When I display them in 640x480x16 >color, they are, of course, mostly grey. Is there some utility that >will take a best shot effort at converting 256 color BMP into 16 color >BMP files. the shareware program Paint Shop , available in the pub/pc/win3/util directory on cica.cica.indiana.edu as PS???.ZIP , will do it , and allows you many different dithering options . you need a good amount of memory , though ... -- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ "Imagination keeps the shadows away - Xymox @ @~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@ @ a.stranger - CMS2839@ritvax.isc.rit.edu @
s902114@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Zen) (03/27/91)
jps@uh.msc.umn.edu (Jeff P. Sorvik) writes:
:-)Sorry if this has already been covered. But, most of the BMP files I
:-)have seen are 640x480x256 color. When I display them in 640x480x16
:-)color, they are, of course, mostly grey. Is there some utility that
:-)will take a best shot effort at converting 256 color BMP into 16 color
:-)BMP files.
:-)BTW, I did try to read them into paint and then save them as 16 color
:-)files, but that does not help.
:-)Thanks in advance for any advice.
WinGIF will let you do this. It is available from cica like everything else
mentioned in this group. Simply load up the grey-looking bmp, and then use
the VGA 16 dither option.
Another program which might do thie trick is Paint Shop (ps.zip) which
is designed to convert between formats. I have not used it, but it might
do the trick too.
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// // __ //karl@hpsciz.sc.hp.com (Karl Watanabe) (03/29/91)
>Sorry if this has already been covered. But, most of the BMP files I >have seen are 640x480x256 color. When I display them in 640x480x16 >color, they are, of course, mostly grey. Is there some utility that >will take a best shot effort at converting 256 color BMP into 16 color The GIF viewer for windows "wingif" does a great job of viewing .BMP, .PCX, and .GIF files and can perform an amazing number of conversions. It can convert to 4,8,16,256 shades of gray, 16 colors, dither to 2 colors, etc. I like this program better than the non windows viewers. Karl Watanabe (no signature yet)