Re: Fwd: Converting JPRGs & TIFs to GIFs

[Ann Mackenzie <AnnMacknz -at- AOL -dot- COM>]

jfry -at- ARRAY -dot- CA (Jacqueline Fry) asked:
>>Can anyone suggest an application that will convert JPEGs and TIFs to GIFs?
I used Microsofts Image Composer (beta) to save a JPEG file as a GIF so I
could use it with Microsoft GIF Animator (beta), but the resulting GIF image
was less than perfect. Some of picture looked like it'd been 'highlighted',
and some colours had been replaced with others. Very bizarre. Also, the only
other app I have that *could* do the job, Corel PhotoPaint, can open
existing GIFs, but other image formats cannot be re-saved as GIFs (as far as
I can tell).<<

>>Alternately, are there any GIF animation programs that will allow me to
import a picture with a different file extension, and *then* save it as a
GIF? It'd be nice if any of the programs mentioned could be downloaded from
the Internet, or are available as beta programs.<<

I forwarded Jacqueline's message to my favorite resource for things graphic,
and
here is her response:

Ann, here's a quick answer to the message you forwarded to me . . . please
pass
it on.

The .jpg file is just about worthless except as a "one time" shot to reduce
file
size.

Every time a .jpg is saved, it degrades.  [Never save files from a digital
camera in .jpg format unless you don't value the images.]

The first in a series of .jpg images is the best. It is one step less clear
than
the original. Consequently, every time you save a .jpg over the same file
name,
it gets less and less clear.

Tip: Always save a .jpg to a new filename OR delete the old version before
saving to the same filename.

The best way to describe the behavior of a .jpg picture is as an image virus.

The only way to stamp out the virus is to change the .jpg to a .tif.
Depending on what your original .jpg looks like, the resulting .tif will be
somewhat degraded, but at least that degradation will be stopped.

After you fix up your .tif image, save it as a .gif.

With regard to animation, please go to www.clear-concepts.com, select
"articles"
then the article on animation. There is a link to a very good and inexpensive

animator that may do what is needed.

Karen Little
Clear Concepts
www.clear-concepts.com
clear -at- clear-concepts -dot- com

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