swiers@plains.NoDak.edu (Mike Swiers ) (02/08/91)
I posted this before but didn't get a single reply. I'm looking into setting
up a graphical database of digitised motorcycles. Right now I intend to
do it on my GS, althought I'd prolly rather use an old Sun 2/nnn. Anyway,
I was playing with AWGS a minute ago, and it was tolerably fast (TWGS, DMA
SCSI, 4M RAM) but the Alliason (sp) demo pics I have don't come out very
good (bad pallette). What can I do to preserve the original pallette?
Thanks,
Mike
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swiers@plains.nodak.edu, mike@egf-bbs.UUCP, ud169430@ndsuvm1.bitnet sb@pnet91.cts.com (Stephen Brown) (02/09/91)
swiers@plains.NoDak.edu (Mike Swiers ) writes: >I posted this before but didn't get a single reply. I'm looking into setting >up a graphical database of digitised motorcycles. Right now I intend to [cut] >SCSI, 4M RAM) but the Alliason (sp) demo pics I have don't come out very >good (bad pallette). What can I do to preserve the original pallette? [cut] >swiers@plains.nodak.edu, mike@egf-bbs.UUCP, ud169430@ndsuvm1.bitnet You could try something that works in HyperStudio: Take a piece of image that has the pallette that you want, and paste it onto the existing picture. I haven't tried it, but I read about it in the HyperStudio manual. ...might work with AWGS. There! One reply. Apple II Forever. UUCP: lsuc!graham!pnet91!sb INET: sb@pnet91.cts.com
taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) (02/09/91)
From: swiers@plains.NoDak.edu (Mike Swiers ) > Anyway, I was playing with AWGS a minute ago, and it was tolerably fast > (TWGS, DMA SCSI, 4M RAM) but the Alliason (sp) demo pics I have don't > come out very good (bad pallette). What can I do to preserve the > original pallette? In a couple of words: you can't. AWGS must use 640-mode graphics, and 320-mode pictures (which is what I assume the Allison pictures are in) don't look very nice at all when converted to 640-mode. There aren't nearly enough colours, and AWGS doesn't do multiple palettes. Brian T. Tao {taob@pnet91.cts.com} || Computer guru? Someone who got University of Metro Toronto || their computer a couple of weeks Scarberia, ON, MIC 3A8 *B-) || before you did. (Alvin Toffler)
stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang) (02/10/91)
In article <485@generic.UUCP> taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) writes: >From: swiers@plains.NoDak.edu (Mike Swiers ) > >> Anyway, I was playing with AWGS a minute ago, and it was tolerably fast >> (TWGS, DMA SCSI, 4M RAM) but the Alliason (sp) demo pics I have don't >> come out very good (bad pallette). What can I do to preserve the >> original pallette? > > In a couple of words: you can't. AWGS must use 640-mode graphics, and >320-mode pictures (which is what I assume the Allison pictures are in) don't >look very nice at all when converted to 640-mode. There aren't nearly enough >colours, and AWGS doesn't do multiple palettes. I don't know if that is true. If AWGS can retain the palette, then there is definitely a way to convert to 640. There was a utility by Virtual Realities, that converted 320 to 640... You can also do it manually. First go to something like PWGold, load in the picture, go to 640, create a greyscale palette, (use black, white, and some greys for the 6 colors), write down the intensities (darkest to brightes), go to 320 mode, and use the Sort Palettes option, and organize the palette by color number... so if color 3 is has the darkest intensity, set color 3 to the end... when you go back to 640, the picture will look okay... _______________________________________________ _______________ | Steve Chiang Apple //gs Forever! | Coming Soon: | |-----------------------------------------------|---------------| | Columbia University in the Harlem area :P | DreamGrafix: | | Internet : stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu | 3200 color | | America_Online : DWS Steve | power | |_______________________________________________|_______________|
MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET (02/14/91)
On Fri, 8 Feb 91 06:32:30 GMT Mike Swiers said: >I posted this before but didn't get a single reply. I'm looking into setting >up a graphical database of digitised motorcycles. Right now I intend to >do it on my GS, althought I'd prolly rather use an old Sun 2/nnn. Anyway, >I was playing with AWGS a minute ago, and it was tolerably fast (TWGS, DMA >SCSI, 4M RAM) but the Alliason (sp) demo pics I have don't come out very >good (bad pallette). What can I do to preserve the original pallette? When you transfer a 320x200 resolution, 16 color picture into Appleworks GS, (which is 640x200 & 4 colors), it's not possible to keep the original palette. If you have some 640x200 pictures, it might be possible though, but I don't know how... sorry. >Thanks, You're welcome. P.S. Do you mean 'probably' instead of 'prolly'? >Mike >-- > "I own a Harley, not just a T-shirt!" Apple IIgs! >I like to trade. Got anything you want to get rid of? Sun 2/120! >I got _lots_ of motorcycle parts, whatcha need? Sun 2/50! >swiers@plains.nodak.edu, mike@egf-bbs.UUCP, ud169430@ndsuvm1.bitnet ---------------------------------------- f Tennes Michael J. Quinn University of Tennessee at Chattanooga BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com