Re: IQ v0.3

[meekins@crl.com (Tim Meekins)]

astdm@orion.alaska.edu writes:

>This is to Tim Meeks or anyone related to ImageQuant (SP) v .03.  I have been
>using this program and really LIKE IT.  I don't seem to have any docs with it
>and the 'about' area doesn't have a shareware fee or anything.  I'd like to
>know if there is a newer version for a shareware fee.


I have some newer docs for the next version. for now, iQ is entirely free.
If iQ gets to a point where it costs me $$$ to work on in, i'll make it
really cheap shareware.

>I have a problem with IQ too.  I got a IBM CD with all kinds of .WAV, .BMP,
>etc.  I had a case of the a$$ when none of the .BMP files would load.  I am so
>used to this program working flawless I was ready to send back the CD thinking
>it was faulty.  Well now I am beginning to think that IQ does not do .BMPs
>right.  I even d/l some .BMPs and almost everyone I use has a huge corrupted
>area in the middle of the pic.  I even noticed the thing looks kinda patched
>together.  

yeah, almost every format supported only supports the more common modes,
loading most pictures, but not the occasional odd ones. This is mainly
since I can't get hold of sample images that use every feature of the format.
When you come across pictures that display an error message or just plain
don't work, send me the picture or an ftp site where I can get it. Somone
has already done that for some IFF pics and I rewrote the entire converter
for IFF/ILBM to load them.

>I'd love to see JPEG support.  I REALLY like this program and will send the
>fees if I owe.  :)  Please respond this is an excellent program!

I just bought the JPEG standard for work and I plan on doing some JPEG
utilties. When I get the energy, I'll attempt a version for iQ. JPEG
is quite nasty and large and requires a sizable time effort to implement and
my time is limited.

-tim