Re: Import pictures to Publishit 4

[cturley2@aol.com (Cturley2)]

Bruce.Baker@juge.com wrote the following request for info in quotes
to which I reply:

"I would like to import some kind of ms-dos pictures to Publish it 4.
It seems like PI4 is only able to import Print Shop pictures.

So maybe this is not possible.  But has anyone had success porting over any
kind of picture from a pc, say gif or jpeg.  But anything, bitmap etc. would be
ok."

Anything is possible if you have the software, the machines, the motivation and
the time to give it a try :)  Although I've never used Publish It 4, even
though I do have the original program disks and manual. 





After reading the documentation, it seems to do what you want with importing
such graphics for use with Publish It 4 would require  first converting them to
a format that the documentation of Publish It 4 outlines the program can
handle, as PrintShop graphics.

You could try using the Brutal Deluxe Convert 3200 program for this or
use the Super Convert v4.0 program from Seven Hills.  Both would allow you to
convert GIF, bit map and/or JPEG graphic files from a PC to an Apple II
graphics format that Punlish It 4 could recognize and use, that being the
PrintShop graphics format.

If you find these suggestions beyond your ability to do with limits of software
programs and the machines needed for such conversions, perhaps you could
contact me by email and send me a ZIP archive of the PC graphics you want to
convert for use with Publish It 4 on your Apple II model of machine.  I could
do this using my Mac PPC and send them back to you as either a Zip or ShrinkIt
archive with the converted graphics for use with Publish It 4.  Such might take
me a bit of time to do.  But, it would be an interesting graphic format
conversion project to work on, that I'd be willing to give a try at.

Hope these suggestions prove helpful with your conversion info and needs.

Cheers,
Tom