Win32Lib & Bitmaps or maybe GIF's
- Posted by Euman <euman at BELLSOUTH.NET> Jan 17, 2001
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------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C08094.70070FC0 charset="iso-8859-1" Hello Fellow Coders, I was wondering if anyone has researched the ability to bitBlt and transBlt GIF files (if possible)? I am pretty sure that to use the GIF file Format you would need a liscence. Am I right? I am extensively useing bitmaps and have found that over time (to include these bitmaps with my program) the expense of HD space = is too great. Does anyone have an alternative to oversized images other than zip archives? If I were to use JPEG what if any restictions would apply? Is it possible to use this format with Win32Lib? I want to shave some bytes by-way-of graphics and need some ideas. I cant use Euphoria bitmaps because of the limitation of being only 256 color depth (8 bit) Thanks in Advance all ! \ euman at bellsouth.net ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C08094.70070FC0 charset="iso-8859-1" <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Fellow Coders,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was wondering if anyone has = researched the=20 ability</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>to bitBlt and transBlt GIF files = (if=20 possible)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am pretty sure that to use the GIF = file Format=20 you</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>would need a liscence. Am I = right?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am extensively useing bitmaps and = have found that=20 over</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>time (to include these bitmaps with my = program) the=20 expense of HD space is too great.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does anyone have an </FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>alternative to oversized images</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>other than zip archives?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If I were to use JPEG what if any = restictions would=20 apply?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is it possible to use this format with=20 Win32Lib?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I want to shave some bytes by-way-of = graphics and=20 need</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>some ideas.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I cant use Euphoria bitmaps because of = the=20 limitation</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>of being only 256 color depth (8 = bit)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in Advance all !</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>\</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C08094.70070FC0--