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- From: mikel@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca (Michael Linton)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Is there a IFF/GIF/JPEG to DynaHIRES converter?
- Message-ID: <2aZRwB2w165w@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 05:31:24 GMT
- References: <1993Jan2.222912.14705@cs.mun.ca>
- Sender: bbs@draco.bison.mb.ca (BBS User)
- Organization: The Draco Unix System [BBS]
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- > Not necessarily. Some of the best pics I've ever seen on a standard
- > chipset Amiga have come from converting 24-bit IFFs or Jpegs to
- > PCHG format with the shareware program HamLabPlus. And it only costs
- > $25 if you want to register it. You can also convert to the 'dynamic'
- > or 'sham' modes, but PCHG is superior to either. And I generally find
- > that using hi-res interlaced 'sliced 7' mode to give the best results on
- > resolutions of 640x480 or above.
- >
- > >Dynamic Hires. The only problem is, 1 in about every 20 pictures
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- > My experience with HamLabPlus has been that only about 1 in 20 *doesn't*
- > convert well. Anyone on a budget should really check out this program.
- >
-
- Well, okay then I stand corrected... I didn't know there was other
- software out that that could convert to DynaHires. I've never heard of
- PCHG format pics before, but it sounds interesting. Anyways, what I said
- was just my experiances with DigiView. I no longer use DigiView, because
- DCTV is so much better. TTYL
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- No Comment...
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