Bodo von Billerbeck writes:
 > The scenario is the following:
 > - using xfig, I mix xfig objects (such as lines and boxes) and imported
 >   objects (such as gifs or jpgs);
 > - I then use "fig2dev -L mmp input.fig ouput.mp"
 > - finally I use metapost: "mpost output.mp"
 > mpost (Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.1)) complains that "Picture objects are
 > not supported!"

This is indeed a limitation of the mpost output. Unfortunately I am
not aware of a workaround for this.
Why do you need to modify/enhance the gifs and/or jpegs with xfig?
Can't you produce them completely in the first step?

 > PS: while checking previous posts I came accross the hint to use
 > \pageDuration{}
 > (\newcommand{\pageDuration}[1]{\hypersetup{pdfpageduration={#1}}})
 > Using an argument of 0.02 (ie \pageDuration{0.02}), 1 or 2 doesn't seem
 > to do anything. What is a good argument to use?

This does not have any relation to the question above, does it?
What are you trying to achieve? 
Which environment do you use?

        Klaus
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        Klaus Guntermann        <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
        FG Systemprogrammierung, FB Informatik, TU Darmstadt
        Wilhelminenstr. 7, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany

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