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You can use aniconv.exe that ships with AAPRO. The program will convert several raster file formats into other formats as well as different sizes. Check it out… Jeremy

" How can you use a larger that screen res (640×480) picture and then shrink it down in Ani Pro ?" The trick is to remember that you can load flic which is larger than your current screen resolution. For instance, if you load our sample 640×480 UNIONSTA.FLC while configured for 320×200, you can go into the OPTICS panel and Zoom In the way you describe. ANI/OPTICS Element/Flic Presets/Clear All SIZE 50 on REDUCE slider bar (or experiment with the mouse) USE, Reverse, Preview. You can also experiment with the Enlarge slider, and combine it with the effects of the Reduce slider.

Kevin yep! thats how i do it. [first set screen size for as big as video card will go, but you can use 640×480] next step is to make HUGE cel use flic, NEW or RESET, SET SIZE button although sliders only go up to 1200 x 1200 – supposedly you can make resolution as big as your RAM will allow Apendix A-7 Installlation & Performace Guid has a table that give rough idea of how much RAM you may want for very BIG FLICS unfortunatly you will have to pan around to do any signifigant drawing in Ani Pro at this point – there is no Zoom factor less than 1. {an option is to make graphic in different piece of software at high resolution and import GIF to empty FLIC of same or higher resolution.} then Get CEL – saving the CEL is a good idea start new flic at 640×480 resolution (or open one) I found using Optics that you may need to set CENTER to DEFAULT to get things behave some what like you'd like, at least to start. hope this helps – let me know this works for you or need some more help [I may not always make my self clear] Good luck Dave Wright Wyeknot,inc.