      .PCX to .IMG file convertor, (c) 1989 TC Developments
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This program takes a PC Paintbrush .PCX file and converts it to  a 
GEM  image  .IMG  file.  It only works  in  high  resolution,  and 
therefore  the PCX file must not have more than 1 bitplane,  ie  a 
monochrome  image.  As well as this,  you are allowed  to  specify 
whether the image is to be inverted. If you are using the IMG file 
on an ST, and the PCX file came from a PC, you will need to select 
the inverted option. In addition, you can also rotate the PCX file 
by 90, 180, or 270 degrees during the conversion.

How to use it
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     Just  double-click on CONVERT.PRG and the dialogue  box  will 
appear.  Select the options you want,  then click on 'Convert'.  A 
file selector will appear,  and you should tell it the name of the 
source PCX file.  The file will then be loaded, analysed, and then 
reloaded for conversion.  This reloading is necessary because  the 
PCX file may be compressed so its total size can be unknown. After 
the  reloading  and decoding,  you are asked for the name  of  the 
destination IMG filename. You may now change disks if you require: 
the PCX file is no longer needed. The IMG file will now be written 
out.

Notes
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     The destination IMG file attempts none of the wide  selection 
of compression techniques available to IMG files, so your file may 
be  larger than you expected.  If you are using the IMG file in  a 
desktop publishing package such as Calamus (and let's face it,  no 
other  ST DTP package deserves the classification of  'DTP')  then 
you  should really export the image back to disk after loading  it 
in.  The package should attempt some compression.  Calamus's  .CRG 
format manages some pretty awesome ratios.

Copyright
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     The PCX to IMG convertor software is completely public domain 
and may be copied by anyone and everyone provided that no money is 
charged  for  the software and also that this unedited  text  file 
accompanies  the  rest of the software.  Even the source  code  is 
public domain !

Disclaimer
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TC  Developments  and  the  author make  no  warrants  as  to  the 
reliability  and/or  the  suitability  of  the  software  for  any 
purpose.  Absolutely  no  responsibility  can be  accepted  by  TC 
Developments or the author for any damages arising as a direct  or 
indirect use of the TC Developments software.


                       Happy converting !!


Written by Andrew Brown for TC Developments November 1989

