I forgot about GIMP. Was going to download it once but never got around to it. IRIS has many features, but is not very user friendly, so I'd try GIMP first. -John
--- talquence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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> __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/1.XolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
