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Doom Editing Digest Vol. 01 Nr. 112
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doom-editing-digest Saturday, 7 January 1995 Volume 01 : Number 112
Re: Bad news for all programmers - using GIF means $$$!
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From: cgasparo@cymbal.aix.calpoly.edu
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 15:49:42 -0800
Subject: Re: Bad news for all programmers - using GIF means $$$!
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>I don't see what the big deal is about GIF ? There are dozens (literally
>dozens) of conversion programs that deal in GIFs - and will convert them
>to any number of other formats.
>
>The BMP format is trivial to decode - why not use that? I'm sure many
>users have access to at least *one* program that'll do a GIF->BMP
>conversion, should they need it.
Well, the fact that GIF is so entrenched and common is one point for it.
Plus the fact that GIF's are smaller than BMPs. Take a copy of vpic
(grat program) and convert a gif to a bmp. Now look at the size
difference. Gif uses 256 colors. Now, I know this is limited but it
means that most any system out there can view it. I have noticed that
the color quantizing on some of the other formats to fit 256 color
limit is lacking. To tell you the truth, I'll wait for the Compuserve
police to come and beat me up for converting my targas to GIFs when I
raytrace.
Steve
(targa, now there's a big format)
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