X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 13c228,ec0c87d4aa30c522 X-Google-Attributes: gid13c228,public X-Google-Thread: fd588,ec0c87d4aa30c522 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,ec0c87d4aa30c522 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,ec0c87d4aa30c522 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 124e6c,ec0c87d4aa30c522 X-Google-Attributes: gid124e6c,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-02-22 00:19:34 PST Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.misc,alt.binaries.pictures.utilities,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii,alt.ascii-art.animation Path: gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!cc.ic.ac.uk!chowwaiman.ch!yck From: yck@ic.ac.uk (Mr Y.C. Kong) Subject: Re: a problem with ASCGIF.EXE conversion program Message-ID: <1994Feb22.081934.23389@cc.ic.ac.uk> Nntp-Posting-Host: chowwaiman.ch Organization: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine References: <2kc8c0$73o@golem.wcc.govt.nz> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 94 08:19:34 GMT Lines: 14 In article <2kc8c0$73o@golem.wcc.govt.nz> wells_s@ix.wcc.govt.nz writes: >] ... and since then any GIF give the same error. >] >] There's a special format the GIF image have to respect? > >Not having used the program I'm not sure, but it could be due to the >GIF being in 89a format instead of the older 87a format. (The difference >seems to produce absolutely no difference in file-size or image-quality >so I'm not sure why it exists). > >There's bound to be a convertor for the PC somewhere.... I think one of the improvements is you can make the file a little longer in gif 89a to add some text. Besides that, I'm not aware of other changes.