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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: silverwolf on April 02, 2003, 07:58:25 am

Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: silverwolf on April 02, 2003, 07:58:25 am
i have a pcx file that needs to be converted to gif or jpg but my computer doesn't have a converter. Does anyone know about anything i could use?
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Ulundel on April 02, 2003, 07:59:37 am
Paint Shop pro or Photoshop for example. IrfanView should have the codec too but I'm not sure.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 02, 2003, 08:00:09 am
Paint Shop Pro.

Download the trial.

www.jasc.com
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: silverwolf on April 02, 2003, 08:12:58 am
thanks i'm downloadingthe photoshop trial now but it might take a while over my modem but at least i have a download manager.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Stunaep on April 02, 2003, 08:18:31 am
The resources page is your friend: http://www.3dap.com/hlp/list.shtml

Find the link for PSP or Irfanview
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: karajorma on April 02, 2003, 08:35:11 am
Irfan is probably the better one to use for this sort of thing. The download is smaller (under 1Meg) and since it opens so quickly you`ll probably be in the middle of saving it while PSP would still be opening.
 Best of all since it's freeware you don`t have to worry about nag requestors or any of that sort of stuff.

Stick to using PSP for actually creating art. Simple conversions are the province of a file viewer.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: beatspete on April 02, 2003, 09:02:21 am
For plain conversion i'd say irfanview.  But PSP is better for image editing in general. I have both, if you can get them free you might as well have both too.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Goober5000 on April 02, 2003, 10:44:56 am
Um... Microsoft Paint

--> Save As --> JPG (or GIF)

;)
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Carl on April 02, 2003, 11:45:25 am
fs2mm can convert large numbers of pcx. files to bmps, assuming you want all the textures from a specific model.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Galemp on April 02, 2003, 12:02:09 pm
Why on earth would he want to download Paintshop or Photoshop for a simple conversion? IrFanView (http://www.IrFanView.com) is absolutely perfect. 100% free, small download, very fast, and incredibly useful for other functions as well.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Thorn on April 02, 2003, 12:48:40 pm
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Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
Why on earth would he want to download Paintshop or Photoshop for a simple conversion? IrFanView (http://www.IrFanView.com) is absolutely perfect. 100% free, small download, very fast, and incredibly useful for other functions as well.

I swear by this thing... it can do so much more than PS or PSP in terms of file conversion...
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 02, 2003, 02:07:20 pm
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Originally posted by Carl
fs2mm


Now there's a program I haven't heard mentioned in a long time.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Stryke 9 on April 02, 2003, 03:17:33 pm
Irfan's compression sucks ass, though.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 03, 2003, 01:45:26 pm
Yes, but it has a nice icon.
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: silverwolf on April 03, 2003, 02:13:56 pm
lol irfanview is just what i needed thanks guy/gals
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: diamondgeezer on April 03, 2003, 02:33:52 pm
Between Paint, PSP and IrfanView, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!

Mwahahaha!

*runs*
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: CP5670 on April 03, 2003, 02:47:55 pm
That's because the big one is in there: Paint. Be a real man and edit individual pixels like I do! ;7
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: silverwolf on April 03, 2003, 03:23:59 pm
lol if you were a real man you'd go to south america rent/buy harley nad prove yourself a man by sticking a full grown tarantuala on your head. ;)
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: karajorma on April 03, 2003, 03:49:49 pm
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Originally posted by CP5670
That's because the big one is in there: Paint. Be a real man and edit individual pixels like I do! ;7


Wimp. Real men paint by altering the bytes in the file directly :)
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 04, 2003, 05:32:23 am
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Originally posted by karajorma


Wimp. Real men paint by altering the bytes in the file directly :)


Nah, real men alter the file directly by attacking the HD with a needle!
Title: pcx to jpg or gif converter
Post by: silverwolf on April 04, 2003, 07:53:55 am
nah you arrange stuff on the hard drive by breaking the inside disc and re arange the pieces ;)