@ARTICLE PAL = <F14MI>(Many of you have asked where I get the hi-res 
images used in this magazine.  Well here's a couple of utilities that 
convert GIF files for use in desktop publishing.  This month's cover 
image was con<%2>verted from GIF to PCX with GIFPUB and then<%0> further 
manipulated with Publisher's Paintbrush.)<F255B>

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@ARTICLE PAL = <B>GIFPUB12.ARC<D>   GIFPUB is a conversion utility 
that converts colored CompuServe GIF-format pictures, VGACAD pictures, 
VGACAP captured screen images, and colorized or gray-scaled MacPaint 
pictures from MAC2GIF to a <%4>dithered (Floyd-Steinberg) Black & 
White<%0> image and saves it to a .PCX (Z-Soft) file.  You can now 
use them in PFS:First Publisher, Ventura Publisher, Publisher's Paintbrush, 
PC <%6>Paintbrush+, or Pagemaker. GIFPUB is<%0> <%4>graphics card 
independent - NO VIDEO<%0> CARD IS NECESSARY.  You can save and load 
images without viewing them.  For viewing, <%6>GIFPUB supports video 
modes in CGA<%0> (640x200), Hercules (720x348), EGA (640x350), <%8>VGA 
(640x480) AND Extended EGA or<%0> SuperVGA (to 2KB x 2KB). GIFPUB 
converts your colored pictures to 256 grey shades on a 64 grey scale 
continuum, which you can then <%6>adjust the brightness and contrast 
levels<%0> <%4>through sophisticated Grey Scale Skewing<%0> (Brightness 
Adjustment) and Histogram-based Contrast Stretching algorithms, respectively.  GIFPUB 
uses the Floyd-Steinberg algorithm for dithering pictures; this error- 
distributed technique provides the illusion of a continuous grey scale 
limited only by your printer or video resolution.  GIFPUB supports 
resizing of any image, while maintaining the aspect ratio in ANY video 
mode (including Extended EGA and SuperVGA); this way you can be confident 
of the image you will integrate and have the best possible rendering 
for what ever size you choose to include in your document.

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@ARTICLE PAL = <B>SQZGIF13.ARC<D>   SQZGIF is a conversion utility 
that will convert 256-color GIF pictures <%8>that are larger than 
320x200x256 (e.g.<%0> <%6>640x480x256) and interpolate or <169>color<%0> 
average<170> that picture into a 320x200x256 and save it to a .BLD 
and .PLT format for import<%6>ing the results to:  GIFPUB, VGACAD,<%0> 
VGA2EGA, BLD2GIF, or GIFDOT.  With SQZGIF you can convert, edit or 
print those 256 color pics with correct aspect ratios; all sizes such 
as 320x240 (Jovian Logic), 320x400 (Amiga), 512x400 (TARGA), 640x400 
(MACII), 640x480 and 800x600 (SuperVGA) can be handled.  SQZGIF handles 
any GIF up to 2KB x 2KB.  SQZGIF is graphics card independent; <%12>NO 
GRAPHICS CARD REQUIRED!<%0> VGA/MCGA users can, also, pick any selected 
area and ZOOM it to full screen size; you can treat LARGE GIF pictures 
as <169>virtual screens<170>. SQZGIF uses two methods for <169>squeezing<170> 
a picture down to VGA/MCGA size. The first is <%6>interpolation which 
several GIF picture<%0> <%6>viewers use (e.g., PICEM, VGAGIF and<%0> 
SNAPVGA); this method is fast and yields acceptable results most of 
the time.  The second method is <169>color averaging<170> which replaces 
groups of color pixels to one of the colors in the 256 color palette 
by finding the closest match; this method will represent these large 
GIFs in 320x200x256 with the closest possible rendition.  SQZGIF needs 
no video card and will run on any IBM/MSDOS compatible. The <169>Pick 
'N Zoom<170> feature, however will only be activated is a VGA/MCGA 
card is detected.

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@ARTICLE PAL = <B>MAC2GIF2.ARC<D>   MAC2GIF v2.00 <189> 1988 Lawrence 
Gozum & Marvin Gozum. MAC2GIF <%2>is a viewer/colorizer/conversion 
utility for<%0> creating files which follow CompuServe's GIF (<169>Graphics 
Interchange Format<170>) which allows the transmittal and porting 
of your pictures to other machines in any graphics mode, as well as 
through communication software.  MAC2GIF will view and convert any 
.MAC (MacPaint or <%2><169>readmac<170>) file in EGA, VGA or MCGA.  All<%0> 
pictures are colorized (greys or EGA colors) and view the entire picture 
with correct aspect ratios.  No scrolling is needed since the entire 
.MAC file is interpolated to fit the screen in any of the selected 
EGA, VGA or MCGA modes.



@ARTICLE PAL = <B>P4UP20.ARC<D>   P4UP is a DOS utility program that 
prints 4 60-line page images of ASCII text in portrait mode on one 
side of a piece of paper on a variety of printers. On printers such 
as the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II or DeskJet, P4UP builds and downloads 
its own soft font.  On other printers which cannot use these soft 
fonts, P4UP uses printer graphics to draw the page of text. P4UP has 
several options to let you control the print operation.  Enter these 
options on the command line along with the file names.  Precede each 
option with a dash.  All options have default <%2>values, and can 
be turned on or off.   P4UP will:<%0>  Automatically expand tabs (you 
can set the width) and formfeeds; Break the output into 60-line pages 
with the filename and page  number at the top of each page, or run 
the pages together unseparated; Print the pages top-to-bottom or left-to-right; 
Write to LPT1, <%2>LPT2, LPT3, COM1, or COM2; On printers which<%0> 
support manual page feeding, pause between pages so you can turn each 
sheet of paper over, getting up to 8 page images on a single sheet 
of paper.

@ARTICLE PAL = <B>TIFFANY.ARC<D>   Tiffany records any part, or all, 
of the Windows display using the <169>Tag Image File Format<170> (TIFF).  The 
image file can then be used in a variety of desktop publishing or 
image manipulation applications. TIFF, the Tag Image File Format, 
is a versatile file standard for recording and transferring raster 
images.  Many image manipulation programs, desktop publication systems, 
and scanners support this popular image file format. Requires: IBM 
PC, XT, AT, or PS2 compatible computer running Micro-soft Windows 
(version 2.0 or later.)  Images from any graphics card supported by 
a Windows screen driver can be captured by Tiffany.

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@ARTICLE PAL = <B>BITFNT42.ARC <D><N> BitFont 4.2, <189> 1988 by Bruce 
J. Patin. BitFont is a program which can be used to design or modify 
fonts of bit-mapped charac<%6>ters.  Using a (BFC) configuration file 
as a<%0> template, font files for a wide variety of printers and graphics 
programs can be read in, modified by BitFont, then written out to 
a new file.  It is possible to write a configuration file to convert 
<%4>from one font file format to another.  BitFont<%0> itself has 
graphics capabilities to display characters with either discrete or 
overlapping dots, and there are many menu-driven functions which can 
be used to quickly modify entire fonts.  BitFont supports most of 
the many graphics adaptors supported by Turbo Pascal 5.0.  The correct 
graphics routines are selected automatically when BitFont is invoked.  Sample 
configuration files so far written are: HPLAJETS.BFC - to read and 
write fonts compatible with the Hewlett <%10>Packard LaserJet family 
of printers.<%0> PROPRINT.BFC - to read and write down-loadable fonts 
for the IBM ProPrinter *. NLQDRAFT.BFC - to read and write fonts for 
the 9-pin <169>NLQ<170> printer, which is supposed to <%10>be compatible 
with the Epson FX-85.<%0> PBRUSH.BFC - to read and write the bit-mapped 
fonts of PC Paintbrush. HEXFONT.BFC - a sample file to generate fonts 
in a hex character format, which you can edit with any text editor.

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@ARTICLE PAL = <B>LSU502.ARC<D>  Laserjet Setup Utility version 5.02 
<189> Guy Gallo, 1988, 1989. Laserjet Setup Utility functions as either:  a 
utility to set various parameters on the Laserjet family of printers, 
or as a stand alone program to print ASCII text files, and to address 
envelopes. Laserjet Setup Utility can be run in any of 3 modes: As 
a standard DOS application, invoked from the DOS command line, As 
a Memory Resident (TSR), or from Batch Mode. <188>

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