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Harley, Just about any of the viewers over in GRAPHSUP will do 1024×768 as long as your card supports it and you configure the drivers correctly. CSHOW can be a little tricky to configure properly… be sure to carefully read the docs if you update to the newer version. No plans in the works for RLE .TGA output, but ZIPping the file will give much better compression than RLE. If you're doing animations, DTA will even read the files directly from a ZIP, LZH, or ARJ file. There is 1 Reply. Read action !

Hi Harley, Have you found that DOS base file viewer yet? If not, lend me you ear. Although there are many utility programs that do file translations available throughout CompuServ, if I had to TOOT any of them it would be LeadVIEW from Lead Technologies. As well as providing translation between a good number of formats, it also provides image compression capabilities that will make your hard-drive gasp with relief. I work as a Computer graphic designer and almost exclusively utilize the Targa (TGA) format, which can result it some impressive image sizes. 15 to 25 Mbytes is not uncommon! With leadVIEW I can `crunch' that down to between 5 and 10% original size <honest!>. Speedwise, we're talking FAST! A 1 Mbyte 24bit TGA can be `crunched' in under 5 seconds <I currently run a Compaq 386/25, DOS 5, QEMM & 9.2Mb RAM>. With some of the more common utilites I've tried you could start a translation, go for lunch, tour the zoo and do an oil change before anything happens. In short, I'm REALLY pleased with LeadVIEW <the best $90 I spent>. You can reach Lead Technologies at (704)-549-5532, I'm sure they'd send you a trial version of their software. I hope this can be of help to you. Cheers,.. Richard [76040,446] There is 1 Reply. Read action !