jerry@starfish.Convergent.COM (Gerald Hawkins) (09/24/90)
I need a recommendation for a GIF file viewer. The shareware programs I've tried (VGIF, VGAGIF) are adequate for for 320x200, 256 colors, but do not understand 640x480, 2 or 16 colors. Thanks, jerry. jerry@starfish.convergent.com
wmf@chinet.chi.il.us (Bill Fischer) (09/24/90)
In article <1771@starfish.Convergent.COM> jerry@starfish.Convergent.COM (Gerald Hawkins) writes: =>I need a recommendation for a GIF file viewer. The shareware programs =>I've tried (VGIF, VGAGIF) are adequate for for 320x200, 256 colors, but =>do not understand 640x480, 2 or 16 colors. => Try VUIMAGE. Nice shareware product that recognizes 640x480 and supports CGA, EGA, VGA, MCGA and others. Available from may BBS's or directly from: Offe Enterprises 1163 E. Ogden Ave. #705-131 Naperville, IL 60543 +1 708 357 6679 Hope this helps. wmf -- | Bill Fischer | US Agent for Omega Electronics & Swiss Timing | | wmf@chinet.chi.il.us | Sports Timing and Display Systems Worldwide | | "Timing the significant moments in sports since 1936" | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
mas35638@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Odin) (09/25/90)
> [Needs a versatile GIF viewer.] I would highly recommend MVGAVU. I got it from a local bbs, but it is probably available via ftp (try Simtel). |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Time is a storm in which we are all lost.-W.C. Williams | Mike Stangel | | I'd rather have a bottle in front of me | mas35638@uxa. | | than a frontal lobotomy. | cso.uiuc.edu | `---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
bobo@hpcvra.CV.HP.COM (Bob O'Donnell) (09/26/90)
Another viewer to consider is CShow. It is available on Compuserve and possibly on Simtel as well.
svirsky@ttidca.TTI.COM (Bill Svirsky) (09/27/90)
In article <1771@starfish.Convergent.COM> jerry@starfish.Convergent.COM (Gerald Hawkins) writes:
+I need a recommendation for a GIF file viewer.
The best I've found is VPIC. It handles up to 1024x768x16 (depending on the
video board). I've run it up to 640x480x256 and 800x600x16 on a Paradise
VGA board. One of the reasons I like it so much is that it can display
many formats other than GIF and convert files from 1 format to another.
An exerpt from VPIC.DOC follows:
GENERAL FEATURES
VPIC is a file viewer for EGA, MCGA, VGA and SuperVGA, and has the following
features:
* Views the following file formats in EGA, MCGA, VGA, or SuperVGA:
1. Dr. Halo CUT files (with PAL if present).
2. GIF files (50% faster now).
3. Deluxe Paint LBM (or IFF) files.
4. MAC files.
5. Pictor/PC Paint PIC files.
6. ZSoft PCX files (including 256 color files).
7. ColorRIX/EGA Paint SCx files.
8. Targa 16 or 24 TGA files.
* Saves current image to any of the above formats (except MAC and IFF) in the
current mode (EGA, MCGA, or VGA).
* Saves current image to GIF in regular, interlaced, inverted, mirrored,
or rotated 90 degrees CW or CCW. Great for scans.
* Configurable for display boards using Tseng3000 and Tseng4000, Paradise,
Everex, ATI, Trident, C&T, Video 7, Genoa, Zymos, or Ahead (B) VGA chips
(see configuring VPIC below); the Ahead A chip used on some early boards is
not supported.
* /R option allows an application program to show a file and regain control
without changing the screen mode.
* Mode can be manually selected or auto selected from menu.
* Allows you to specifiy a new path from the menu with the [F9] key. Also
updates menu when files are added or deleted.
* Very fast GIF decoding.
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The author, Bob Montgomery, comes out with bug fixes and enhancements every
couple of months or so. It's shareware, but he's only asking $15 (as of VPIC
version 2.8). There are a few minor bugs; it doesn't display some IFF files
I have and it doesn't display nicely files larger than will fit on a single
screen. I'm compiling a list of bugs, and enhancements I'd like to see, and
sending it to him with my registration.
The latest version I know of is 2.9 and is available from simtel20 as:
PD1:<MSDOS.GIF>VPIC29.ZIP
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