GIFConverter Manual - Contents

GIFConverter Manual - Title Page

License Agreement

License
Limitations
Termination

Warranty

General
Warranty
Limited Warranty on Media
Disclaimer of Warranty on Software

Distribution

Support
Acknowledgements

About GIFConverter and GIF files

Images
Pixels
Dots Per Inch
Bits Per Pixel
Color Maps and Color Tables
Dithering and Halftoning
Macintosh Displays
Inside a GIF File

Setting Up GIFConverter

System Requirements
Installing GIFConverter
License Key
Configuration File
Temporary Files

Working with Documents

Opening Documents
Creating Documents
Saving Documents
Closing Documents
Discarding Changes
The Display

Display Modes

Screen Depth
Color
Default Display Modes
Dithering Options
Page Breaks
Display determines Save and Print style

Window Features

Scrolling display area
Status bar
Tool bin
Full-Screen Windows
Hiding the Menu Bar

The Editing Tools

Pointer Tool
Marquee Tool
Hand Tool

Color Tool
Selecting Images

Selecting Entire Images
Selecting Portions of Images

Using the Clipboard

Cut
Copy
Paste

Moving Images
Stretching Images
Scaling Images
Sizing Images
Rotating Images
Cropping Images
Changing the Resolution
Changing the Color Palette
Reducing the Number of Colors
Working with Comments
Undoing the Last Operation
Memory Usage

RAM
Disk Image Buffers

Enhancing Images

Image Processing Fundamentals

Gray Map
Histogram
Histogram Equalization
Gamma

Image Processing in GIFConverter
The Image Enhancement Dialog

The Display
Gamma Correction
Inverting the Image
Histogram Equalization
Contrast and Brightness Control
User-Specified Gray Map

Image Enhancement Methods
Deferred Updates

GIF Animation

General Instructions
Disposal Method
Delay
User Input
Netscape Loop Count
Transparent Colors
Previewing in a browser

Printing Documents

What you see is what you print
Print Margins
ImageWriter

Eight-Color printing

LaserWriters and other PostScript Printers

LaserWriter 6.0 Supports Color Printers

High-Resolution QuickDraw Printers

Printing halftone images

Third-Party Printers

Setting Options

Remove Unused Colors
Allow Backgrounding (MultiFinder)
File Settings
Internet Config

Set http Helper

Working with Slide Shows

Creating a Slide Show Document

Adding Files
Selecting
Deleting Files
Moving Files
Saving and Opening Slide Shows
Opening files through a Slide Show

Playing a Side Show

Stopping the Show
Skipping to the Next Slide
Changing the Time Between Slides

Using AppleScript and AppleEvents

Scripting Support
The Scripts Menu
Conversion Scripts
Frontier

Working with Other Applications

Interacting with MacOS

Choosing Memory Size
Running GIFConverter in background

Using the Clipboard
Using halftone images with QuickDraw printers

Transferring files on the Internet

Internet Config
Anarchie
Fetch
NetFinder
Netscape Navigator
Microsoft Internet Explorer
America Online
CompuServe Navigator and Information Manager
MacTerminal 2.0
Microphone II
White Knight
XModem Transfer Tool (Communications Toolbox)
Other programs
Online Help

Supported File Formats

EPSF

Description
Input
Output
Options
Restrictions

GIF

Description
Input
Output
Options
Restrictions

JPEG/JFIF

Description
Input/Output
Options
Restrictions

MacPaint

Description
Input
Output
Options
Restrictions

PICT

Description
Input
Output
Options
Restrictions

PNG

Description
Input/Output
Options

RIFF

Description
Input
Output
Options
Restrictions

RLE

Description
Input
Output

Scan Image

Description
Input
Output
Restrictions

Slide Show

Description

Startup Screen

Description
Input
Output
Options
Restrictions

TIFF

Description
Input
Output
Options
Restrictions

Support

Common problems
Reporting Bugs
Updates

Appendix A: TIFF Compatibility
Appendix B: File Format References

On the Web
EPSF
GIF
JPEG
MacPaint
PICT
PNG
RLE
Scan Image
Startup Screen
TIFF

Copyright ©1998 by Kevin A. Mitchell. All rights reserved.