[Image-SIG] Macinthos PIC files

[Chris Barker]

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Elmar Werling <elmar at net4werling.de> wrote:
> Am 10.04.2012 21:46, schrieb Chris Barker:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 12:11 PM, elmar werling<elmar at net4werling.de>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> I have pictures in Macinthos PIC/PICT format (HDR image (image/x-hdr),see
>>> appendix.
>>>
>>> Can anyone suggest a simple way to convert the pictures into JPEG-format?
>>
>> Wow! OS-X "Preview" doesn't even know what to so with it -- this may be
>> tough!
>>
>> Image Magik identifies it, but thinks the header is invalid:
>>
>> $ identify example.pic
>> example.pic PICT 640x480 640x480+0+0 8-bit DirectClass 24.6KB 0.010u
>> 0:00.019
>> identify: improper image header
>> `/var/folders/Dc/Dc6nkuThGN0thxlW3QBBVXu0AwA/-Tmp-/magick-ZTHN3MI2' @
>> error/pict.c/ReadPICTImage/881.
>>
>>
>> Are you sure that file is good?
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>>
> Yea, file is good. Just changed to Windows / IrfanView and converted it to
> JPEG (see appendix)

maybe it got corrupted in download -- I"d give ImageMagick a try, and
also maybe the python-mac list (or other mac list)m for ideas.

-Chris



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