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From: bcorrie@uvicctr.UUCP (Brian Corrie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IFF to Sun Raster Converter ( Should be Sun to IFF request )
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Date: 7 Dec 88 22:11:07 GMT
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I'm looking for the reverse process. I have pictures created
by a ray tracer on the suns, and want to convert them to IFF
files so I can transfer them to my amiga.

Can anyone out there give me pointers in this direction. My
format for the files on the suns is a sun rasterfile, but this
could be flexible to a degree. Ideally, I would like to see some
code to do the straight transfer for me. The sun rasterfiles are
8 bits deep per pixel ( or 24 if there is an ambitous program out
there ).

My present solution is to transfer the files to DBW Render format
and to use ray2 to get an IFF file ( its a hack ). The results aren't
too bad, but I have some bits reversed somewhere, so the picture
comes out kinda screwy. You can see what it is, but it just don't look
quite right. I don't want to spend any more time with it cause it
ain't all that important right now. ( Exams etc. )

Can anyone out there stop me from reinventing the wheel, or do I
have to muddle with this some more.

I've heard a couple of the amiga ray tracers have the ability to
convert 24 bit images to iff files. is any of this stuff PD.

Thanks for any help you can give me folks.....


	Brian


-- 
  Brian Corrie, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada

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