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#GIFFY problems

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#20284From: Michael GilbrookJun 29, 1992 8:26 PM
I recently downloaded the MARS.GIF file from the Spaceforum. When I tried displaying it with my GIFFY2 viewer, I get an image that is recognizably Mars, but the color scheme is all wrong. I had this happen on another file a few weeks ago, and passed it off as an error in transmission that dropped an important bit somewhere. Now I'm wondering if its something else. Anyone have any ideas? I'm running an A3000 under AmigaDOS 2.0 (of course), and my version of GIFFY2 is dated 6-13-90 (which is probably when I downloaded it).
#20288From: Steve Bennett/SYSOPJun 29, 1992 8:42 PM
Well, GIFFY2 is quite a bit older than that, actually… <grin> The problem you're having is quite probably the fact that the image is more than 32 colors. For these images, I rewrote GIFFY2 to use HAM mode and called it HAMGIF. It should be here in LIB 14. –>Steve Bennett
#20518From: Michael GilbrookJul 12, 1992 12:45 AM
Thanks, Steve. I figured it'd be something like that! I'll go get HAMGIF now…