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D Paint

    03-Jul-90 01:29:56
Sb: #110502-D Paint
Fm: Lyle Rains 71250,324
To: Clint H. Woeltjen 72470,104
I don't know about earlier versions, but DeluxePaint II Enhanced for the IBM PC will read IFF files (up to 8 bitplanes for 256 color mode) and will also read .PCX files (a format invented by ZSoft for PC Paintbrush, and used by several other MS/DOS programs). Additionally, EA created a new LMB format which is not compatible with Amiga .IFF formats and which optionally includes a shrunk version of the picture for visual browsing. You can move 4 or 5 bitplane artwork back and forth from the PC to an Amiga (but you must save your files on the PC in "old" mode in the save file requestor). Additionally, ASDG's TAD (The Art Department) can convert new style .LBM files from the PC and 8 bitplane images into regular .IFF files or even HAM .IFF files. The loader for the new style .LBM format is an optional extra, but TAD is simply AMAZING, so I recommend it. If you are careful to save yoour IBM art as "old", you won't need the optional module for TAD.