Re: .PICT mac file
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On Oct 3, 2007, at 4:27 PM, jekillen wrote:
On Oct 3, 2007, at 6:42 AM, Norberto Meijome wrote:
Hi everyone,
I have a load of .pict files which I can't seem to be able to open
with anything under FBSD. I just want to convert them into
something more useful (jpg / tiff / svg).
ImageMagick doesn't understand it, so i think this is the Packbits
compressed .PICT filetype. neither Gimp or XV like them either.
file doesn't identify the files either.
Alternatively, any tool I can script under OSX to conver them to
something useful? (FYI, 'Preview' under Tiger doens't recognise
them either, but I can drag them just fine into an Omnigraffle Pro
diagram).
One of these files is at http://www.meijome.net/files/freebsd/
image64.pict
thanks,
Beto
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You may have to use a program like Photoshop; Mac version to do the
work. I have been using Mac since 1996 and have seen pict files but
have avoided them mostly
in favor of tif or jpeg. I do not have any Classic Mac
installations and do not do graphics as much as I used to but I
don't recall even seeing pict as a file option for
graphics software on Mac, Photoshop, or other program that edits
image files.
Since X11 can be installed on OSX and Gimp will run on Mac under
X11, I would think that it would have accommodation for that.
I just launched it and did not see that as a save as option. There
is a stripped down version of Photoshop available, Photoshop Elements
that may do it without the cost of Photoshop.
But there is probably someone with more knowledge on this than I.
Good Luck;
Jeff k
Save it from OmniGraffle as a pdf (via the Export option), then
anything should be able to convert it from there (like Preview).\
Eric
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Re: .PICT mac file
On Oct 3, 2007, at 6:42 AM, Norberto Meijome wrote:
Hi everyone,
I have a load of .pict files which I can't seem to be able to open
with anything under FBSD. I just want to convert them into something
more useful (jpg / tiff / svg).
ImageMagick doesn't understand it, so i think this is the Packbits
compressed .PICT filetype. neither Gimp or XV like them either.
file doesn't identify the files either.
Alternatively, any tool I can script under OSX to conver them to
something useful? (FYI, 'Preview' under Tiger doens't recognise them
either, but I can drag them just fine into an Omnigraffle Pro
diagram).
One of these files is at
http://www.meijome.net/files/freebsd/image64.pict
thanks,
Beto
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{Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome
"Intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her
intelligence'"
Arthur C. Clarke, from "3001, The Final Odyssey", Sources.
I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery
when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is
worse. You have been Warned.
You may have to use a program like Photoshop; Mac version to do the
work. I have been using Mac since 1996 and have seen pict files but
have avoided them mostly
in favor of tif or jpeg. I do not have any Classic Mac installations
and do not do graphics as much as I used to but I don't recall even
seeing pict as a file option for
graphics software on Mac, Photoshop, or other program that edits image
files.
Since X11 can be installed on OSX and Gimp will run on Mac under X11, I
would think that it would have accommodation for that.
I just launched it and did not see that as a save as option. There is a
stripped down version of Photoshop available, Photoshop Elements
that may do it without the cost of Photoshop.
But there is probably someone with more knowledge on this than I.
Good Luck;
Jeff k
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Re: .PICT mac file
On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:02:30 -0500
Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Have you tried xnview? http://www.xnview.com/
>
> It supports most formats and will convert in bulk.
yup, found about it after I sent the email. I downloaded the FBSD 5 package,
but it doesn't understand the file either strange.
hmm i was thinking that maybe i need to decompress it, but it PackBits RLE
decompressors are also somewhat scarce...
thanks :)
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Re: .PICT mac file
Norberto Meijome wrote: Hi everyone, I have a load of .pict files which I can't seem to be able to open > with anything under FBSD. I just want to convert them into something > more useful (jpg / tiff / svg). ImageMagick doesn't understand it, so i think this is the Packbits > compressed .PICT filetype. neither Gimp or XV like them either. file doesn't identify the files either. Alternatively, any tool I can script under OSX to conver them to > something useful? (FYI, 'Preview' under Tiger doens't recognise them > either, but I can drag them just fine into an Omnigraffle Pro > diagram). I used Graphic Converter on Macs since MacOS 7.1. It used to convert just about everything under the sun. It was always scriptable before so I would imagine it is under OSX. http://www.lemkesoft.com/ DAve -- Three years now I've asked Google why they don't have a logo change for Memorial Day. Why do they choose to do logos for other non-international holidays, but nothing for Veterans? Maybe they forgot who made that choice possible. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: .PICT mac file
At 08:42 AM 10/3/2007, Norberto Meijome wrote: Hi everyone, I have a load of .pict files which I can't seem to be able to open with anything under FBSD. I just want to convert them into something more useful (jpg / tiff / svg). ImageMagick doesn't understand it, so i think this is the Packbits compressed .PICT filetype. neither Gimp or XV like them either. file doesn't identify the files either. Alternatively, any tool I can script under OSX to conver them to something useful? (FYI, 'Preview' under Tiger doens't recognise them either, but I can drag them just fine into an Omnigraffle Pro diagram). One of these files is at http://www.meijome.net/files/freebsd/image64.pict thanks, Beto Have you tried xnview? http://www.xnview.com/ It supports most formats and will convert in bulk. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
