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Subject:Re: Help with stubborn TIFF file From:Michael Krigsman <mkrigsman -at- CPUB -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 8 Mar 1995 05:00:00 LCL
>On Tue, 7 Mar 1995, Michael Krigsman wrote:
>> DOS TIFF files are binary files. If you have access to a Macintosh, try a
>> program called DeBabelizer. Unquestionably the best conversion software on
>> either the Mac or the PC.
>At 09:06 AM 3/8/95 -0400, Suzanne Townsend wrote:
>Forgive my stupidity, but if this software is the best for either the Mac
>or the PC, why do you say you need a Mac to run it?
>If it can indeed run on a PC, could you provide contact info (phone, fax,
>whatever) for the company that sells DeBabelizer?
Sorry for the confusion. DeBabelizer runs on a Mac, but it converts between
lots of UNIX, Mac, and PC formats. By offering numerous options and
settings, it allows you to tweak your images so they look as good as
possible. For example, we use it to process screen captures into 16-color,
non-dithered grays. This way they print very well in single-color manuals.
This is our standard procedure regardless of whether the source files came
from a Mac or a PC. You do need a Mac to run it, however :-(
The program comes from Equiibrium Technologies (415)332-4343/ I'm sorry I
don't have an 800 number.
Hope this helps.
Michael
Michael Krigsman Tel: (617)739-1860 ext.18
Cambridge Publications, Inc. Fax: (617)277-9990
60 Glen Road, Suite 105 Internet: mkrigsman -at- cpub -dot- com
Brookline, MA 02146 Compuserve: 73707,75
