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.PCX and .TIF Picture Formats

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    .PCX and .TIF Picture Formats

    Hello to everyone.

    I First put my company logo in years ago. I have recently wanted to add another "picture". I purchased a new scanner and scanned it in. It seems this scanner will not support ".PCX" anymore. I have saved it under the ".Tif" format, but all I get is one beep error message and the picture does not show on the letter.

    I had the picture scanned in at a "Graphics" establishment. They saved it under the ".PCX" format. The letter seems to read it (at least I don't get the beep error), but all it shows is a "blob" of dark mass where the picture should be.

    Has anyone else had this problem?

    I read another string about having to get an old DOS machine and scan it in under windows 3.1. Is this the only correction?

    Has anyone purchased a scanner that will accept PCX of TIF format that actually works? If so, I am sure everyone would love to know the make and model along with what version of windoz you may have.

    If using an old Dos machine with win 3.1 is the only fix, do you have to get and old scanner as well? Will the new scanners work?

    Thanks Alot.

    **** MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR ALPHA TO UPGRADE THE PICTURE READING ABILITY OF THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE NEWER FORMATS. (without having to learn A5). ****

    Regards to all

    RS
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    RE: .PCX and .TIF Picture Formats

    Rick

    **** MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR ALPHA TO UPGRADE THE PICTURE READING ABILITY OF THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE NEWER FORMATS. (without having to learn A5). ****

    I too have been using A4 for a long time. I didn't want to go to v5 due to the work entailed. After going to the conference I'm convinced. A5V5 is as easy to use as a4 and has much more functionality. Many things are much easier in a5v5 than in a4v6. When V5 is releases you might want to look again at a5. That said, you still have to redo everything so it can be a pretty painful process-- just a lot easier than before.

    Russ

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      #3
      RE: .PCX and .TIF Picture Formats

      Thanks Russ.

      I plan on looking at V5 when it comes out.

      For everyone else, I experimented with my HP1220 "all in one" as a last ditch effort. The scanner utility that comes with it allowed me to save as .PCX and low and behold Alpha read it. It works perfectly.

      I think it might be a good idea to have a string where people can name printers and scanners that actually work with Alpha4. That way, if someone wants to purchase one, they might know where to start.

      RS

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        RE: .PCX and .TIF Picture Formats

        Rick [and others]

        Paint Shop Pro ver 5,6,7 at least can take virtually any picture format and change it to virtually any other. They usually have a free evaluation download to try it.

        Ken

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          RE: .PCX and .TIF Picture Formats

          Thanks Ken

          I'll get a copy of it for the future.

          RS

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