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- ▒ PICTOPS (PICture TO PostScript file) conversion program ▒
- ▒ All Rights Reserved ▒
- ▒ Version 2.22 Revision 22/10/95 ▒
- ▒ Copyright (C) 1995 TerSoftWare DNF IHEP Russia by Igor L. Vassiliev ▒
- ▒ Author may be reached as: ▒
- ▒ E-mail: vasiliev_i@mx.ihep.su ▒
- ▒ ╔═══════╗ ╔═══════╗ Fax: (007)(095)-230-2337 ▒
- ▒ ║ ║ ║ Department Of Neutrino Phisics ▒
- ▒ ║ ║ ║ To: Igor L. Vassiliev ▒
- ▒ ║ ║ ╚═══════╗ Mail: P.O.Box 142284 Russia ▒
- ▒ ╠═══════╜ ║ Moscow region, Protvino ▒
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- ▒ ║ ─┼┘└─ ╚═══════╝ To: Igor L. Vassiliev ▒
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- Purpose: To convert image files to PostScript file format
- (PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.)
- Feature: Possibility to implement PostScript Level-2
- Output from PICTOPS will have more less size then standard
- of PostScript outs with Level-1
- If output device have not Level-2, so program automatically
- will be running how PostScript Level-1
- Requirements:
- Program requires an IBM PC/AT/fully compatible computer, MS-DOS 3.0
- or greater and from 180 to 350 Kb of free conventional memory.
- Any Intel processor from i286.But 386DX-40MHz and better recommended !
- Program will run without any XMS/EMS
- Usage: pictops [options] [d:][path]image-file [[d:][path][out-file.ps]]
- Import:
- BMP - Windows Bitmap Format. BMP is the native bitmap file format
- of the Microsoft Windows environment.
- Supported the all kind of this format (BI_RGB,BI_RLE4 & BI_RLE8)
- Except 24-bits files
- GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
- Supported GIF87a and GIF89a modifications
- ICO - MS-Windows Icon Format
- PCX - ZSoft Paint. Supported the all kind of this format
- Except 24-bits files
- PPM - Portable pixmap file format
- RLE - The same that compressed BMP
- TGA - Truevision (Targa) File Format. TGA is the native file format
- of the Truevision Incorporated
- Supported types 1,2,3,9,10,11
- NOTE: Import file may have no extention.
- File type will be detected automatically.
- Export: PostScript file within Level-1 and Level-2
- NOTE: If name PostScript file out is not specified, so name
- will be d:\path\image-file.ps
- Options:
- All command options must be preceded either '-' or '/' character.
- The options are described as follow:
- -zWOC - without PostScript compression (by default)
- Import image data will be encoded through ASCIIHexEncode
- filter e.g. each binary byte will be presented by two ASCII
- printable hex-digits. Extention is how 1:2
- -zRLE - Import image data will be encoded at first by means of
- PostScript RLE (Run-Length-Encode) filter and then
- through PostScript ASCII85Encode filter, which will be extend
- binary data to ASCII printable chars how 4:5
- -zLZW - Import image data will be encoded at first by means of
- PostScript LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) filter and then
- through PostScript ASCII85Encode filter, which will be extend
- binary data to ASCII printable chars how 4:5
- -b - To force binary PostScript out.
- Output PostScript file will be NOT ASCII printable
- NOTE: Option /b is not implemented in the versions 2.XX
- -L2 - To force PostScript Level-2 only. Program will NOT
- detect in PostScript device whether there is Level-2 or not.
- -A4 - To force PostScript out to scale to A4 format (210mmx279mm,
- really is 210-2x18 and 279-2x25. 18mm from left&right and
- 25mm from up&down edges)
- Default is default size of picture.
- NOTE: If image size exceed size A4 either by width or
- by height or both, so A4 format will be done automatically.
- -R - PostScript out will be 90-rotated
- NOTE: If used together with /A4 options, so at first will be
- done rotate then scale !
- -c=0 - To force grayscale PostScript output (by default)
- -c=1 - To force grayscale PostScript output (background inversion)
- -c=2 - To force colour PostScript output
- NOTE: Option /c=2 is not implemented in the versions 2.XX
- -o - Overwrite PostScript output if it exists without prompt.
- Otherwise you will get message that file already exists.
- -t - To show time of PostScript encoding
- -n - Image number (for ICO-image only)
- -h,? - this Help
- Usage example:
- 1) pictops /zRLE /R /A4 d:\tmp1\sample d:\tmp2\*
- Image file 'd:\tmp1\sample' will be translated in PostScript file
- 'd:\tmp2\sample.ps' with PostScript RLE compression,
- 90-rotated picture and scaled to A4.
- 2) pictops /c=1 d:\tmp1\sample.pcx
- Image file 'd:\tmp1\sample.pcx' will be translated in PostScript
- file 'd:\tmp1\sample.ps' without PostScript compression,
- Background of picture inversed, picture is centered, size default
- Recomendation to use:
- Although PICTOPS have enough reach collection warning-messages
- about corrupted image files, nevertheless recomended before to
- run output file on the PostScript printer, BE SURE that your
- PostScript file have valid format.
- (For example,it may be done by GS.EXE or by any other viewer)
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- PICTOPS is inexpensive shareware. If you find that PICTOPS is useful and
- continue using it after a trial period of 20 days, you are encouraged to pay
- a small registration fee. When you register, you will receive the last version
- of PICTOPS and your registration number. Registration entitles you continue
- using the current version and all future versions. The registration number
- will remove any limitation functions in the unregistered version of the
- current and the future releases.
- To register your copy of PICTOPS, please, send me your request to:
- E-mail: vasiliev_i@mx.ihep.su
- Unregistered version has ONE limitation - the maximum resolution of an input
- image-file is 640x480. The limitation is removed in the registered version.
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- *WARNING* YOU ARE USING PICTOPS AT YOUR OWN RISK !
- THE AUTHOR (Igor L. Vassiliev) IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY
- THE USE OF PICTOPS OR BY THE INABILITY TO USE PICTOPS. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE
- ABOUT THIS, OR IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT THIS, THEN DO NOT USE PICTOPS !
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