Thanks Rapideye I just downloaded GIMP and between it and Iris that John Mahoney recomended I'll no doubt get the results I want. Talquence --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "rapideye.geo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "talquence" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I would like to know if there is a program to convert BMP images in > > the 1 to 30 mega-pixle range into .fit files? I'd like to scan some > > astro-photographs (not ccd images)to use as image files. > > I just checked and the GIMP can do it. > > Dunno if you are familiar with GIMP, but it is an open source (free) > alternative to PhotoShop. Not having logged any keyboard time on > PhotoShop in years, I can't say from personal experience, but most > people agree that if you can do it in PhotoShop, you can do it in > GIMP. > > It will run on just about any OS, is pretty stable, and the latest > version is much more polished and has a more intuative GUI than its > predicessor. There are compiled installation binaries for all the > different OS's - you wont have to roll yer own, so to speak =) > > You can get a copy of it here: > http://www.gimp.org/ > > Good Luck! > <RE>
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