jokim@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (John H. Kim) (05/04/91)
In article <1991May3.215805.15155@rice.edu> tjonker@rice.edu writes: > >I save the GIFs on my SPARC account, then uudecode them. After this, >I can view the files just fine using XV. No problem. > >So now I try to look at them on my Mac at home. ... I started up Giffer >..., but when I tried to open it, Giffer complained the "This file is >not in GIF format", or something to that effect. I think the Mac needs some stuff added to the beginning of a GIF file before you can view it. I'm not sure because I don't own a Mac, but I've seen programs that strip this stuff off so you can view Mac-viewable GIFs on other systems. I've crossposted to comp.sys.mac.misc in the hope that someone there can give an authoritative answer: What's the correct, full procedure for transferring GIF files from a uuencoded file to a format viewable on the Mac? -- John H. Kim | (This space to be filled when I jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu | think of something very clever uunet!jarthur!jokim | to use as a disclaimer)
TAS120@psuvm.psu.edu (Todd Safra) (05/04/91)
Your problem with view GIFs may be very simple. Have you tried changing the
type and creater? You can use Disktools 3, or MacTools and probably quite a
few other utilities. Change them to GIFf GIFf. That "should" solve it. Also,
may I suggest changing to GIFConverter, a much more useful program, and the
current version has an option that will actually do this for you (version 2.2d6
). Best of luck!
Toddgousha@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Charles Gousha) (05/06/91)
>In article <1991May3.215805.15155@rice.edu> tjonker@rice.edu writes: >>So now I try to look at them on my Mac at home. ... I started up Giffer >>..., but when I tried to open it, Giffer complained the "This file is >>not in GIF format", or something to that effect. >I think the Mac needs some stuff added to the beginning of a GIF file >before you can view it. I'm not sure because I don't own a Mac, but >I've seen programs that strip this stuff off so you can view Mac-viewable >GIFs on other systems. ... What's the >correct, full procedure for transferring GIF files from a uuencoded >file to a format viewable on the Mac? I don't think there is anything stripped off for Mac GIFs. I've ported GIFs from Suns, IBMs, Amigas, and Unix, and never had a problem. My guess is that the porper format for GIFs is exactly the same regardless of the computer it's done on (as it should be). Still, it does sound like there are problems in the file itself. The GIF programs, as far as I've seen, will open any file you give it, and only give error messages over the data itself. A thought - were any characters stripped off in the transmission? CR's changed into LF's? There shouldn't be any problem if the GIF is uuencoded, but one never knows. Heck, it might just be a bad transfer. Oh, GIFconvertor 2.2.6, the replacement for 2.2b6, is now out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Gousha | "Yes, Star Trek IS a way of life" gousha@cory.berkeley.edu | (my own philosophy) All normal disclaimers apply, as well as some abnormal ones.
rroberts@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ross Allan Roberts) (05/07/91)
>>I save the GIFs on my SPARC account, then uudecode them. After this, >>I can view the files just fine using XV. No problem. I have a question or two i this regard: 1: How does one uudecode a GIF? 2: Is there a uudecode utility for the Mac, so I can decode a file I've already downloaded? Ross Roberts | KEYSTONE DRAFT LIGHT DRY!!! rroberts@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu |The Great Light Beer In a Can |That Tastes Like Beer In A Bottle |That Tastes Like Beer In A Keg |With No Beer Taste, and No Aftertaste -------------------------------------
abs0@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung) (05/09/91)
Hi there, Look for "UUTOOLS" in sumex-aim.stanford.edu. That's what you need. Good luck, Kelvin Leung e-mail: abs0@elazar.dartmouth.edu, kelvin.leung@darmouth.edu or abs0@northstar.dartmouth.edu